>> all right. this meeting will come to order. welcome to the, september 12, '13 -- 12, thank you, regular

meeting of the public safety and neighborhood services committee. i'm supervisor rafael mandelman, to my right is supervisor ronen, supervisor peskin is not here this morning, and john carroll, and also -- like to thank you tom loftess for staffing this meeting with sf govtv. >> completed copies to be part of the file submitted to the clerk. items acted on today will appear on the september 18, 2018, agenda unless otherwise stated and communication from supervisor peskin, he is representing the central north coast on the coastal commission. >> thank you. make a motion to excuse member

peskin, take that without objection. excused. mr. clerk, first item. >> clerk: hearing to consider the issuance of extension on premise of a type-48 on sale general public premises liquor license to 98 bottles of beer, doing business as bigg. >> good morning, supervisors, sergeant george from the alcohol liaison unit from the san francisco police department. you have a report for bigg. they have applied to extend their current type-48 license at 98 turk street to include 94 turk street. if approved, allow them to sell off sale beer, wine and distilled spirits. one letter of support -- i mean one letter of protest, 0 letters

of support. they are located in plot 176, which is considered a high crime area. census track 125.01, considered a high saturation area. tenderloin station has no opposition. approve with the following recommended conditions. number one, sales of alcohol beverages for consumption off the premise is prohibited. number two, petitioner shall actively monitor the area under their control in effort to prevent the loitering of persons on any property adjacent to the licensed premise as depicted on the most recent certified abc5257. number three, petitioner responsible for maintaining free of litter the area adjacent to the premise over with i they control as depicted on the most recent certified abc257. number four, no noise shall be

audible at any nearby resident and the six consideration points. number five, any graffiti painted or marked upon the premise or any adjacent area under the control of the licensee removed or painted over within 72 hours of being applied. applicant has agreed to all the above listed conditions. >> supervisor mandelman: thank you. public comment? >> clerk: i believe the applicant is also present. >> supervisor mandelman: would the applicant like to -- >> good morning, supervisors, my name is pete glikstern. we have been at our location on turk and taylor for i think coming up on two years. it was a little bit of a slow rollout for us, but the bar is reasonably busy, and we are

actually renting basically the entire ground floor of the hotel there. and so we have three different retail spaces. we are not applying to expand the premises to all three, but just next door on turk street. the space on 114 taylor is going to be a second salon for glamorama, valencia street mission institution, really great folks, and sort of a good fit because they are going to be activating a corner during the day into the evening and then we pick up around 4, 5, and go into the night. i think we have done a pretty good job in our small part trying to help things on that corner. we wash the sidewalks, pick up the trash and generate a good little bit of foot traffic. so -- one of the tougher corners

in the city still, but we are definitely making a go of it. so -- >> supervisor ronen: i want to say you picked the perfect two supervisors because we share valencia street, and love glamorama. >> they are great folks. >> supervisor mandelman: thank you. ok. thanks. so now i will call for any members of the public who want to address us, and i believe mr. nolte, are you speaking on this item? >> hello, mark nolte. can i have the overhead projector? so, i, first i wanted to point out when the applicant originally applied for a liquor license, one of the things they have to do is post the date of

posting, and this picture was taken. you can see it's blank, which means that, well, when somebody walks by, don't know when the 30 days are up to protest or at least send in a letter of support or something. the next issue is i know rafael is new to the, being the chair and on the committee, but i've had to kind of encourage all new members over the years that there is a thing that you have to, applicants need to do, similar to what the -- what the entertainment commission does, it's in your packet i handed you is do meaningful outreach when there is an alcohol license of some kind coming in. adopting a similar kind of roles because the fact that we have

many community groups in the tenderloin and in district 6 and we have five different police districts and because of that, that means we have half of the police districts in our boundaries. and so makes it very hard to oversee how many liquor licenses and entertainment permits and stuff that come into our community and we like to see them all on the same playing field. so, we are not against this license, we are just prying to educate the decision makers how to best be suitable for our community. thank you very much. >> jordan linger, i'm partners with pete. very excited, thank you for hearing our presenttation today. we took over the bar like pete said about two years ago. it was a 21 club before that for

a very, very, very long time. part of the reason we took it over was in working with tenderloin police department, that was notified or designated as a pretty hot block, for better lack of terms and wanted to have someone in there that was a good operator. we operate different spaces around the city and want to take the space next to us to be able to activate it in another more professional, better way. so, i appreciate the gentleman up before us. we did do a significant amount of outreach when we first bought the bar. let the neighborhood know, did community outreach, but when we did the expansion we did not do as much, we got pretty good overwhelming positive impact or positive feedback when we first bought the bar. so, thank you again. >> supervisor ronen: assuming the date was just an oversight. >> my guess is it got fixed -- abc is pretty on top of that

stuff. so i remember, a number of these things that we post, so i remember abc saying hey, guys, you forgot to put the date on so took it down and our 30 days restarted after that, so, we have been kind of in this process now for a few months. thank you. >> supervisor mandelman: any other members of the public who want to address this item? if not -- comments are closed. >> supervisor ronen: i did check in with supervisor kim who is the supervisor of the district and she is supportive of this license, so i would like to make a motion to send this item for, with positive recommendation. >> drafted as a resolution recommending the public convenience necessity will be served. >> supervisor ronen: exactly. >> supervisor mandelman: that would be great and take that without objection. thank you. >> clerk: hearing to consider

the premise to premise transfer of a type-21 off sale general beer, wine and distilled liquor license to giovanni specialties llc, doing business as gy have a n italian specialties. >> sergeant george again. report for giovanni italian specialties. if approved, type-21 would allow to sell off sale beer, wine and distilled. 0 letters of support, and 0 letters of opposition. considered in a high saturation area. central station has no opposition. approve with the following recommended conditions. number one, sales of alcohol beverages permitted between the

hours of 10 and 8:00 p.m. daily. number two, no distilled spirits shall be sold in bottles or containers of less than 600 m.l.s. and number three, petitioner shall actively monitor the area under their control and an effort to prevent loitering of persons on any property adjacent to the licensed premise as depicted in the most recent certified abc257. it should be noted the applicant has agreed with the above listed recommended conditions. >> supervisor mandelman: thank you. applicant here? >> how are you? i own several restaurants in san francisco, tony's pizza, cappo's, slice houses and employ about 150 employees in san

francisco currently. i have a small retail shop i just opened call giovanni's, and a small area is dedicated to beer, wine and liquor. the store itself is only open 'til 7:00, but allowed 8:00 when i spoke to law law enforcement. this is really important to me having this license, as you know, a lot of businesses in san francisco have been hurting, especially in north beach, and this is a small part of my business but it's a very important part. so, hopefully you can accept this today. thank you. >> supervisor mandelman: thank you. any members of the public who want to address this item? seeing none, public comment is now closed. and the matter is before us. >> supervisor ronen: happy to make a motion to prepare resolution to affirm that this license meets the public necessity and convenience.

>> supervisor mandelman: great. is that what you need? excellent. very good. then we'll take that without objection. thank you. congratulations. and mr. clerk. please call our third item. >> clerk: agenda item three, hearing to consider the issue as of type-42 on sale beer and wine public premises license to lay brothers, llc, doing business as fig and thistle. located at 69-14th street. >> officer patrick maki, and you have a p.c.n. report for fig and thistle bottle shop. a applied for a type-42 license, and it would allow on sale beer and wine. 0 letters of protest, one letter of support. they are in a low crime area, census 203, high saturation

area. northern station has no opposition to the license, and a.l.u. approves with the following recommended conditions. number one, signs shall be posted at a conspicuous space at the entrances or exits of the premises on the form, dated 5-31-18, state the following. no alcoholic beverages beyond this point. said sign no less than seven inches by 11 inches in size and contain lettering no less than one inch in height, and also noted the applicant has agreed with the above listed recommended conditions. >> supervisor mandelman: applicant is here. >> good morning, supervisors. introduce myself, newy lay, my partner, angel davis and i obviously are here for this reason, and want to just tell a little about ourselves.

the space we are opening in was my grandmother and my aunt's deli for 40 years, been there a long time. she still lives upstairs and actually angel lives next to her. we opened fig and thistle about five years ago here in hays valley and would like to open another one. thank you very much for your time, appreciate it. >> supervisor mandelman: thank you. are there any members of the public who would like to address this item? seeing none, public comment is closed. i will say that i have met with the applicant. but based on presentation from the department and what we have heard today i do believe this would be a positive addition, an area that desperately needs more active uses on the ground floor. i know the applicants have been through quite a lot with the city and i am eager to see them

move forward. i would entertain a motion to find that this is, that this application meets public and is in the public, is for the public convenience and necessity. >> supervisor ronen: agreed. without objection. >> supervisor mandelman: take it as a motion from supervisor and vice chair ronen, and then we'll take that without objection and congratulations. good luck. open soon. >> supervisor mandelman: mr. clerk. >> clerk: ordinance amending the police code to require law enforcement officials to provide either a verbal warning or a written warning rather than having to provide a written warning prior to issuing a dispersal order to ensure access to reproductive health care facility. >> supervisor mandelman: thank you. >> supervisor ronen: thank you so much. thank you so much, i just wanted

to give a little history about this legislation, since it's something that i've been working on for about eight years now as the former legislative aide for former district 9 supervisor. in 2013, after continuous, really disturbing protests outside planned parenthood, which is is in district 9, then supervisor campos created legislation for a 25-foot buffer zone around the clinic where protestors were not allowed to enter. that legislation was very successful. it really struck the right balance between allowing the protestors to exercise their first amendment right to express their opinion, while allowing women to access essential health care without undue harassment and interference.

it worked quite well until very unfortunately and very disturbingly in 2014 the supreme court ruled in the horrible infamous case, mccullough, in massachusetts, the supreme court struck down that law and so we quickly met with the city attorney's office and had to amend our law, again unfortunately, which we had not had to do that. and what we did at that point is that instead of prohibiting any action within that 25-foot buffer zone, we prohibited harassing or following women or any patient within that 25-foot buffer zone, and that law passed at the very end of 2014, and has been in effect since. i will say it's not as effective

as the original law, but at least it provides some freedom from harassment in that area. fast forward to today, when the -- when d.p.w. did the valencia street streetscaping project in front of planned parenthood, they had resurfaced the street and erased the demarcation of the 25-foot buffer zone and somehow the signs came down. we started receiving again complaints from neighbors about it and quickly learned about that, that that factor, and decided you know, this is a good chance to re-meet to discuss how things are going, and figured out that tline was no longer present and the signs were down, and had an opportunity to talk with the police captain who let us know that unlike any other

area of the police code, this law for unknown reasons required a written warning instead of just a verbal warning. and so that's what we are doing today. we are revising the legislation to take out the requirement of a written warning and allow police officers to enforce the ordinance with only a verbal warning. i think this is -- it's really important because frankly what happens is the protestors almost play a cat and mouse game with the police and you know, enter the zone, harass women who police are not present, and then the minute they see the police, behave themselves and follow the law. we need the police to be nimble so the minute they witness a violation of the law, that they are able to enforce it and that extra step of requiring a written warning, not required in

any other area of the police code does not make sense. i'm introducing a simple ordinance today and making a little amendment to make it even clearer, that that makes it clear that the police need only make a verbal, not a written warning. i will say that this legislation is very timely, given president trump's hostility towards women and our ability to control our own reproductive health, and the increasingly hostile supreme court towards women's right to choose. protestors have become emboldened in san francisco and i will say that while we have always had protests in front of planned parenthood, they have become bigger, more aggressive. you know, we used to have the 40 days of prayer once a year, now we have it twice a year.

there was even an abortion holocaust survivors conference held in san francisco, that was incredibly upsetting to many of us, and aside from the usual violent images of bloody and mangled fetus and screaming lies like abortion causes cancer, which is absolutely scientifically not true, the protestors become more aggressive, grabbing on to the gate in back of planned parenthood and shaking it. you know, following women getting very close and screaming, and you know, i can't tell you how upsetting that is. most women go to planned parenthood not for abortion but to get reproductive health care, for cancer screenings, breast exams, get birth control, but sometimes women are at one of the most difficult times in their entire life when they

choose to get an abortion, and to be subjected to that type of violent screaming and harassment is really traumatic. so, you know, we are really happy to have the law on the books, and to make sure that the police can enforce it to the best of their ability, and hope that this will pass unanimously out of committee and at the board of supervisors. and before i open it up to public comment and ask if my colleague has any comments, i wanted to mention that sofia navaro and naima from planned parenthood are here, and we have another from the police to fill in if there are any questions. any questions or comments? >> supervisor mandelman: i don't

have questions. we can hear from sophia. >> supervisor ronen: open up public comment. >> supervisor mandelman: let's open public comments. >> you mentioned everything that i was going to mention. good morning. sophia, v.p. of government relations for planned parenthood in northern california. and here to say thank you, thank you supervisor ronen for all the work that you have done to push this forward. i mean, as you know and you have mentioned it in your speech right now, we currently have patients that come into our health centers and constantly get verbally harassed and we just feel it's unacceptable and we demand, we demand better for our community and our patients. they deserve a space they can come in, feel safe and get the care that they need and that they rightfully seek. so, i'll keep it brief, as mentioned. but thank you so much. we are in support of this proposed amendment and look

forward to continuing to work with your office and captain hart, amazing as well. thank you. >> supervisor mandelman: thank you. public comment? then we will close public comments. and i will entertain a motion to recommend the item for approval. >> supervisor ronen: motion to amend the ordinance to delete the words written or, we have it there, on line six of page two. i make that motion. >> supervisor mandelman: take that without objection. >> supervisor ronen: and then i make a motion to send the amended ordinance forward with positive recommendation. >> supervisor mandelman: as well. great. thank you. thank you, vice chair ronen. any other items on the agenda?

>> clerk: no further business. >> supervisor mandelman: fantastic. then we are adjourned. thank you. >> good afternoon everyone. on the mayor of the city and county of san francisco. [cheers and applause]

>> mayor breed: i'm really excited to be here with some of our city's most incredible leaders. members of the board of supervisors, and including the person who has led the efforts for each and every one of us that brought us here to this day thank you so much. [applause] for farm too loan, survivors of sexual harassment and assault of how to navigate through tangled web of city departments and resources as they fight for justice and accountability. but thanks to the leadership of everyone here, we are helping those survivors receive the help and the support that they truly need. recent surveys have shown that more than 80% of women and 40% of men and have experienced some form of sexual harassment. nearly two thirds of those assaults are not even reported to authorities. so why is that klee because time after time -- why is that?

time after time survivors have been dismissed by the system. the system that is supposed to help individuals get the treatment they need to help heal from the traumatizing experience that they have heart. we have heard so many incredible stories about things that victims have had to go through, to the point where they just given up. and to have to recount such a horrible tragedy, time and time again, is something, that what we're doing here today to address is hopefully, is going to help to deal with this. this is not ok in the era of the me too movement and we cannot stand by and let survivors go through this experience alone. today, i am proud that the board of supervisors is taking a huge step forward and helping survivors of sexual harassment and assault by creating our new office sexual harassment and

assault response prevention. [cheers and applause] >> mayor breed: it is why we are here today. we, as a city clearly need to send a strong message. we hear you, we are here for you and will do everything we can to put the resources necessary to make sure that we don't just pass legislation to make an office like this possible. we actually passed the budget allocation to support the success of this office. i want to thank all of my colleagues who are here. every member of the board of supervisors was a sponsor of this legislation. every member of the board of supervisors thought for and voted to support the funding to make this office a success. i also would like to take this opportunity to address cheryl davis from the san francisco human rights commission. she's not here today but she will be leading the charge in this effort, because we know that she focuses on issues around human rights and equity

and things that matter. this clearly matters to the city and county of san francisco, which is why we are putting it at the forefront of the human rights commission. i am grateful to cheryl for her leadership. thank you to all the commissioners here who are here from the commission on the status of women. it does take a village to move things forward in this capacity. we have had an incredible leader in this effort. someone who has been a fighter and relentless in not only just producing this legislation, but making sure that every member of the board of supervisors served as a cosponsor and a real partner for this particular efforts. ladies and gentlemen, at this time i would like to introduce supervisor hilary ronen. [applause] >> hello ladies and gentlemen in san francisco. today is an amazing day and victory for all women, but also

all survivors of sexual assault in san francisco. let's give that a round of applause. [laughter] [applause] >> i want to start off by thinking mayor lee, first off when she was still a supervisor for being a very early sponsor of the legislation, and now for signing it into law and holding this beautiful ceremony. i think it elevates the importance of the legislation. thank you so much, mayor breed. and to all my members on the board of supervisors, it is so rare to introduce a piece of legislation that is unanimously sponsored from day one by every member of the board of supervisors. i think that is a testament to how amazing this board is. and my colleagues who care so much about this issue. it is also a testament to the women behind the legislation. i did not write this legislation alone. i wrote this piece of legislation with a group of six survivors of right who worked every single day -- of rape and

they brought the issue to my attention to begin with and then who said we don't just want to complain, we want to sit down and solve this issue. so i just want to give a huge shout out to those women and a very specific thank you to jane doe, who you will hear from in a moment, to rachel, who is here with us today, tiffany who couldn't be here because she's on one of those rare two-week vacations, but who will have a chance to celebrate at the board of supervisors in a few weeks, to britney, to maria, who is here with us as well, thank you for being here, at also to audrey you you will hear from in a moment. we had an incredible team together, with my legislative aids, and specifically carolina morales, two champions this was all of her heart and soul from day one. if we can give them all a very

big round of applause, they deserve it and so much more. [applause] >> so it was also surprised me that there were many women in san francisco who don't come forward and report sexual assaults, rape or sexual harassment, because we know this is an epidemic all throughout the country. but what did surprise me is that women who did feel comfortable coming forward, who wanted accountability from their perpetrators, who wanted to be involved in our city system to investigate and prosecute and to get some accountability and justice, that they were treated so poorly by city departments. that was, honestly, a shock to me. the more i learn learned, the more i realized that we couldn't just have a meeting with the heads of those departments, who i know have the best intentions. we needed something more regular

that was going to get us the type of systemic change that would make sure that san francisco would not only dissuade survivors from coming forward and reporting these crimes, but would also take a step forward and make sure we are on the cutting edge and meeting the nation in terms of the best practices of dealing with sexual assault. when we have statistics that one in every two women in her lifetime a sexually assaulted and one of every six men sexually assaulted practice is not something that we can just throw our hands up and say, that is a shame. this is an epidemic that must be taken with all seriousness. we must have systemic change at every level. and by starting a sharp office in san francisco where survivors and victims can come forward and say, i am not being believed by

a city employee, i am not being taken seriously, i'm not being treated with dignity, i'm not being respected, that from day one, they will have an advocate to help them navigate through these difficult systems will be with them side-by-side as they are going through the very painful process of telling their story and getting justice. so this is a very important step is one of only many steps that we need to end this epidemic of sexual assault in the united states. and i'm so proud of the leap forward we are making here today without further ado, it is my absolute honor to introduce to survivors who will speak to you next. the first one, jane doe, is actually a city employee who i have worked on for years on women's rights legislation. we worked on equal pay legislation together and is the one that brought these issues to my attention in the first place. we will hear from her and a moment. and then audrey martinez, who is

a leader with communities united against violence. it is an organization that works with the lgbtq community to end violence in that community and deal with a very specific issue that that community faces. if you can give them a warm round of applause, that would be wonderful. thank you. >> hello. mayor brigade, -- mayor breed, thank you. recently, a candidate for congress stated that the people closest to the pain should be closest to the power. often, we suffer in silence. many of us who speak up are further quieted by abuse. but you listens. you listen to me and dozens of rape victims recount the details

of our darkest hour. so many of us were not only raped but blamed and discarded by san francisco process law enforcement agencies. those sworn to serve and protect under equal protection of the law. so many of us did not receive proper care at the hospital because the city process sexual assault response team was inadequately resourced. we are told rape is a fact of life. rape is a sentence. the terror of the crime is only the beginning. the magnitude is unfathomable at first. it slips by shock and denial. but so corrosive is the impact of victims can never be the same nor can we escape the nightmare as it unfolds. i am jane doe. it has been two years and nine months since i was raped. 949 days of my precious life stolen. supervisor ronan knew me before as a colleague and governments, a week or so after the rape, we

had a call about work. i blurted out what had happened. sfpd was utterly indifferent and tried brushing me off without so much as an interview. they deemed rape to be complicated but not serious. i was patronized for asking police to take basic investigative steps like securing video evidence or interviewing key witnesses. i couldn't wrap my mind around it. neither could supervisor whose unwavering ronen support for your support has been a source of strength. she and her extraordinary team, especially early not more alice, have worked with a group of victims of rape to a summons the two stand up. mayor breed, supervisors, i'm overwhelmed with gratitude for each of you. at the beginning of the hearing that led us to today, victim after victim shared harrowing experience as a being

trivialized, blamed and. you listens, you asked watchful and smart questions of our city department that consistently failed the rising masses of victims of rape and assault. you stood with us on the steps of city hall to call for change. and today, we take a step forward by taking action. this office will be a source of advocacy and accountability that shamefully, we don't reelect in san francisco. a voice definitely absent in a course crying out to, me too. on behalf of victims, survivors, warriors, loved ones, all those who ever had or will be affected , thank you. also, special thanks to supervisor stefani for your support. without women and office, we wouldn't be here. it is amazing that today our first african-american female mayor is signing legislation

authored by a female legislature and supported by all of her colleagues. and by community members of all genders. this is truly a celebration of empowerment. to those who spoke up in the hearing, at the sv you or in civil court, because your criminal case is on shelf, thank you. i am honored and humbled to stand in solidarity with you. to those who cannot or will not speak up, who are so far from a seat at the table, we stand in solidarity with you and today, we start the work of building a bridge to you. thank you. [applause] >> thank you, everyone. i am here, my name is audrey martinez. i'm a member of the community

united against violence. i am doing what it takes to make the change, the change i want to see in my life. i want to hear -- to celebrate and thank mayor breed and supervisors in all city officials that supported this new love to create an office of sexual assault prevention and intervention. this office is important because people of all genders need to have a safe place and get help after violence occurs. as an emigrant survivor, it is important to have a space where we can feel cared about without being ashamed. thank you for creating this space that helps foster, sorry, i'm so nervous.

to be accountable as a human being and stop being shamed for the experiences that we have gone through. it is about time to get help and start the change . the shame. thank you. [applause] >> mayor breed: again, i know it takes a lot of courage to get up here and share your experience. thank you both so much for your courage and for bringing us to this point. i'm excited that we are here today to sign this legislation with members of the board of supervisors, president cohen had to leave but we have supervisor vallie brown, supervisor catherine stefani, supervisor norman yee, and others. thank you all so much for your support of this very important legislation. at this time, i will sign the legislation. [cheers and applause]

>> mayor breed: here we go. and today's date is? [cheers and applause]

>> please welcome, canyon sayers roots. [♪]

[speaking indigenous language] >> it is still very important to recognize the indigenous peoples , histories of these spaces and places that we occupy in today's postcolonial secular settler society. it is important that we recognize we have a responsibility to the earth. indigenous peoples have been stewards of the land for thousands and thousands of years i am honored to be present here that you acknowledge that. i am here to offer a song. my mother and grandmother believe that one song and ceremony and dancing stops, so does the earth. i too believe that and i would like to offer this song. without that we would not be

here. we share this time and space together for a reason. it is with humility and gratitude and present mindedness that i welcome you here to our territory. [singing]

>> can i hear a good '02 send that out in a good way? we have a responsibility to the earth. we need to ensure safety. don't support carbon trading and please keep the fossil fuels in the soil. honor our mother earth and our father sky and our next generation. [cheers and applause] [♪]

>> please welcome our master of ceremonies, the head of communications for bloomberg, linda douglas. [♪] >> hello and welcome to the global climate action summit. i am honored and humbled to be here in san francisco was such extraordinary leaders from around the world. these are leaders from every sector, every industry, business , government, technology , philanthropy, entrepreneurs and artists, inventors, investors, scientists and students. all united by a common goal. the goal of protecting the people who live on our planet by confronting the existential threat of climate change.

we are off to an auspicious start. on saturday, tens of thousands of citizens around the world march to demand greater climate action to fulfil the promises made three years ago in paris. our task becomes more urgent every day. can this summer, temperatures, once again reached record highs. people are dying as wildfires burned their houses to the ground. they are starving as droughts destroy their crops. hurricanes and other disasters have claimed thousands of lives. displacing entire populations causing billions and billions of dollars in damage. of course, at this very moment, hurricane florence is bearing down on the eastern seaboard and already one and a half million people have been told to evacuate their homes. florence is said to bring 50% more rainfall due to climate and human -induced climate change. meanwhile, tropical storm olivia

is sweeping across hawaii. since the start of the hurricane season, this is an astonishing number, there have been eight other named storms in the atlantic and 14 more in the pacific. here in california, more than a dozen different wildfires are tearing across the state. so now is not the time for us to rest. this year marks the halfway point between the adoption of the paris agreement and 2020. a critical moment when carbon emissions must peak if we are to avoid the worst effects of climate change. by mid century, we must be carbon neutral. these are ambitious goals. by the speakers you will be hearing from over the next few days are working hard to achieve them. it won't be easy and the solutions won't be perfect. we are learning by doing. as we undertake a more radical shift in our global economy that has ever been previously

undertaken. we will make mistakes and we will see some failures along the way. but we cannot and we will not back away from this fight. so all of you here today and all of you watching around the world are proof that we will not back away from this fight. please join me in welcoming someone who is heading the way right here in san francisco. the newly elected mayor of san francisco, london breed. [♪] [cheers and applause] >> mayor breed: hello, everyone. is my distinct pleasure to welcome all of you to san francisco for this incredible, a global climate action summit. we are united here today to take action on the defining issue of our time. protecting our environment and fighting against climate change.

this is an issue that is bigger than one city, one region or country. the choices and commitments we make over the next few days and are sustained cooperation will determine if we are able to lead a better future for the next generation. california has long been a leader on climate action and san francisco has been at the forefront of those efforts. since 1990, we have reduced our greenhouse gas emissions by 30% and cut our landfill disposal in half. all while growing our economy by 111%. [cheers and applause] >> mayor breed: we are proof that you can have a strong and growing economy while advancing ambitious environmental policies we were the first major safety to ban single use plastic bags and i pushed legislation to establish the strongest set --

styrofoam ban and enact drug takeback policies to test 40 tons of prescription medication out of our bay and landfill. [cheers and applause] and our 100% renewable energy program, clean power s.f., has produced and resulted in greenhouse gas reductions, equivalent to taking 17,000 cars off our roads. by the year 2030, we are committing to for major initiatives in san francisco. cutting our landfill waste in half. decarbonization all new buildings, achieving 100% renewable energy and continuing to issue more green bonds to finance critical infrastructure that is desperately needed to combat climate change. today, thank you. [applause] >> mayor breed: today i ask you to join us.

the impacts of climate change are not constrained by borders. our actions shouldn't be either. let's send the world a bold message of action, unity and determination. together we can go further to protect our planet and our people for generations to come. thank you all so much for being here and enjoy your time in san francisco. [cheers and applause]

>> good morning, everyone. this meeting will come to order. welcome to the september 12, 2018 rules committee meeting. my name is >> supervisor safai: to my right is norman