your testimony today and your fight has made me feel comfortable doing that because you are americans, and you are what we are about, and you are the people that hold the values that we hold so dear as a nation. so i want you to know that i am 100% with you. i will be on that picket line with you until you win. i will be writing letters, i will be calling, i will be raising awareness, and i am so humbled by all of you, and thank you so much for this beautiful hearing today. >> supervisor yee: thank you. [applause] >> supervisor yee: so are there any other supervisors that would like to make last comments? if not, i'd like to say that i want to thank everyone who came out today and made public comment on this item. and certainly, i want to thank the hundreds of others that came

out and wasn't able to or wanting to make the comments in public but i'm sure their comments are similar to what we've heard today. thank you, supervisor ronen, for basically summarizing the comments that we all heard. i think it's important for us to hear that over and over again because what we heard today are comments made by the backbone of what makes the city run and tick. without workers to do this type of work, we wouldn't be a city, and certainly, we wouldn't be the city that we know it as. and certainly, we wouldn't see a whole lot of tourists coming in here without these workers. so for me, for the sake of the workers, for the sake of the name of the marriott corporation, and for the sake of all those people that want to

come and appreciate, we -- the marriott corporation needs to step up. they need to be the leaders -- they are the biggest hotel corporation in san francisco. then they need to either step up as a leader, or i just realized, we haven't looked at the hotel tax for a long time. i'm willing to look at it and maybe help those hotels pay for some of the things that the workers are not getting. you know, people are -- people are struggling in san francisco, and we all know that. and we want the marriott to show that they care, care about the people in san francisco, and help these people that are helping them make their fortune, to make their fortune so they can live in san francisco. we're all busy, and in

particular now until tuesday. after tuesday, we hope that this thing is settled. if not, i will, and many of you, my colleagues, will join the workers out there in the picket line. thank you very much. [applause] >> supervisor yee: so what i'd like to do now is thank the colleagues, the committee -- i didn't see it. supervisor fewer, i didn't see your name. >> supervisor fewer: thank you. i just wanted to also say to the workers, thank you for coming out today. i think it was very hard testimony to hear because i think each one of us knows that behind every voice, every story, there are 100 people who have a very similar story and are struggling to stay here, and many of them are workers like you who every day are serving the people of san francisco. and the idea that your jobs are

so hard that you are cleaning the luxury hotels for the guests of san francisco and to make our city such a tourist attraction, and that you should have to go on strike for some basic needs such as health care. i think this speaks larger to what is happening in san francisco, but even larger to what is happening in our country. and i also hope that they will sign the agreement and give you a contract. i know after being a member of local 2, i know how important a good contract is to you, and not only you, the workers, but also the united states. labor is under attack nationwide, and under this administration, we are seeing a much larger separation of wealth in this country, and i just

think that the working poor, or the moderate wage workers, you guys are up against a big battle, but we're behind you, and we hear you. and i think today your voices were loud and clear, and one job should be enough. [applause] >> supervisor yee: supervisor stefani? >> supervisor stefani: yes, thank you, supervisor yee. and i want to thank my colleague, supervisor ronen, for calling this hearing. i just want to speak briefly. i want to thank you for coming out. definitely heard you, and i absolutely agree, one job should be enough. to the parents out there, i, too, am a mom with two kids. i heard what supervisor ronen mentioned, and it breaks my heart. i just want to say i heard you today, so thank you for coming out. [applause] >> supervisor yee: okay. colleagues, then, without

objection, we will now dissolve the committee of the whole and reconvene as the board of supervisors. without objection. [ gavel ]. >> supervisor yee: okay. madam clerk, item number two. >>clerk: mr. chair, we are going to hear and file that public hearing? >> supervisor yee: yes. >>clerk: okay. >> supervisor yee: hopefully, yes. >>clerk: at this time, the public may address the board of supervisors for up to two minutes on subject matter jurisdiction. direct your remarks as a whole to the board as a whole, not to individual members of the board. if you need interpreter assistance, please utilize twice the amount of time. to display your item on the display, and remove it when you want the image to revert back to the meeting. you may comment on anything you want, but not on the item that we just heard.

>> tom gilberti. just a couple of weeks ago, we had another union here. they were losing the gardening jobs. was that sutter health? the following week, a different union came in because they were losing the gardeners, and the next week, they were losing the drivers. it's a rush down to nothing for the people here. a week ago, we had -- who came in a week ago? the in-home supportive service people. they went up to $17 an hour, but there's no place for them to live. there's no place for the workers here to live. we have to make it so that instead of driving two hours a day, they can live and work in the city.

we need to change the fabric right here, right now. thank you. [applause] >> supervisor yee: next speaker. >> thank you, acting president yee. good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen of the board. my name is winship hillier. on tuesday, i showed you a graph of the mental health filings in san francisco superior court jumping up by a factor of 19 in one year right after 9-11. these people, these mysterious people, the -- accounting for these 2,000 filings are -- were, i believe adjudicated incompetent to stand trial. penal code 67, i think, and following. this is a back door commitment route, as i've said before. this is a way of ordering people

into involuntary psychiatric treatment when they do not meet the criteria for lanterman-petra-short. this is a back door commitment route. it's been historically abused, and credibly. people have been shoved into treatment, involuntary treatment on the basis of jaywalking. for years, i have been in involuntary treatment for over a decade on an unknown charge. now this is being used, and if sfgovt.-v, could you focus on the laptop -- and in case anybody forgets, this is a huge sea change. these are invisible people, much like the laborers here, these are people who have never had a trial, these are people who have never had a hearing. these are people who have been subject to ex-parte, in camera

proceedings. they cannot even get the records, they cannot get the government to admit that they are demarkated at terrorists, as international terrorists, as agents of a foreign power, and this is a terrible thing. this exposes them to the authorization to use military force back on september 18. back to you, acting president yee. >> supervisor yee: any other speakers for general public comments? seeing none, public comment is now closed. and madam clerk, i believe that brings us to the end of our agenda. are there any further businesses before us? >>clerk: no, mr. chair, there is no further business. >> supervisor yee: okay. then special meeting is adjourned.

>> i came to san francisco in 1969. i fell in love with this city and and this is where i raised my family at. my name is bobbie cochran. i've been a holly court resident for 32 years. i wouldn't give up this neighborhood for nothing. i moved into this apartment one year ago. my favorite thing is my kitchen.

i love these clean walls. before the remodeling came along, the condition of these apartments had gotten pretty bad, you know, with all the mildew, the repairs. i mean you haven't seen the apartment for the program come along. you wouldn't have believed it. so i appreciate everything they did. i was here at one point. i was. because i didn't know what the outcome of holly court was going to be. you know, it really got -- was it going to get to the point where we have to be displaced because they would have to demolish this place? if they had, we wouldn't have been brought back. we wouldn't have been able to live in burn. by the program coming along, i welcome it. they had to hire a company and they came in and cleaned up all

the walls. they didn't paint the whole apartment, they just cleaned up the mildew part, cleaned up and straighted it and primed it. that is impressive. i was a house painter. i used to go and paint other people's apartments and then come back home to mine and i would say why couldn't i live in a place like that. and now i do. sustainability mission, even though the bikes are very minimal energy use. it still matters where the energy comes from and also part of the mission in sustainability is how we run everything, run our business. so having the lights come on

with clean energy is important to us as well. we heard about cleanpowersf and learned they had commercial rates and signed up for that. it was super easy to sign up. our bookkeeper signed up online, it was like 15 minutes. nothing has changed, except now we have cleaner energy. it's an easy way to align your environmental proclivities and goals around climate change and it's so easy that it's hard to not want to do it, and it doesn't really add anything to the bill. wa >> the hon. london breed: all right. good afternoon, everybody. my name's london breed, and i'm mayor of the city and county of san francisco, and i'm truly excited to be here on this festive occasion with so many city departments and so many

community members who made this project possible. i want to start by thanking president of the board of supervisors, malia cohen. [applause] >> the hon. london breed: she has been working on this project since she became a member of the board of supervisors, and thank goodness, president cohen, that you're able to complete it on your way out. doesn't it feel good? today, we celebrate this project, a project that will bring almost 1600 units of housing, 25% which will be below market rate, and 200,000 square feet of commercial office space or space in general, 14 acres of public park open space, and we will, of course, be increasing transit options with pedestrian and bike lanes and improving our

city streets and infrastructure in this particular neighborhood. this is all as a result of an incredible partnership between city departments, as i said, and the residents of this community. because as our city grows, we need to make sure that all of our neighbors -- our neighborhoods are equitiable, sustainable, and diverse. i'm very proud of the effort that's been put into making this project an inclusive project by making community and housing spaces for people and families of all backgrounds. and thanks to everyone who's here today, we're doing just that with 394 affordable housing units that will be constructed through this project, and they're all -- and 40% of these

projects are eligible for the landmark legislation that president cohen and i worked on a few years ago to ensure that the residents of district ten have right of first refusal for this housing. this program is so critical in keeping our communities intact as neighborhoods, like india basin and bayview-hunters point experience rapid growth and expansion. and with the public open space, the child care facility, the new growth restorers, the markets, and everyone in the community will have access to jobs and outdoor activity, and, of course, an important grocery store, as i mentioned. you're happy about that, right? i'm very grateful to the hard work and dedication of all of you here today, including the office of economic and workforce development, the rec and parks. clearly, the staff -- go ahead.

[applause] >> the hon. london breed: thank you all for your work and your leadership, thank you all to the rec and parks department, the port of san francisco, the india basin neighborhood association and build, particularly, the principle and managing director, lou vasquez, for your hard work on this project. and as i said before, the leadership of president cohen on making this a reality and providing a real community process with a very balanced project that will bring all of what's needed to india basin where it will be an important part of district ten and the vibrancy of the bayview-hunters point community. i'd like to, at this time, thank her for her hard work and also her commitment to finishing this project before she left the board of supervisors. ladies and gentlemen, at this time, i'd like to introduce

president of the board of supervisors, malia cohen. [applause] >> president cohen: thank you. thank you, mayor breed. thank you, everyone, for coming out this afternoon. i feel so many things. just a mixed bag of emotions. first, being the first -- strongest emotion i feel is exhaustion, and the second emotion is gratitude. gratitude is just filling me because this has been an incredible journey, an opportunity for me to go not only as a professional, but as a person, as a woman. i was elected when i was 32 years old and relatively young in one career, and projects like this have made me a woman, and i just want to say thank you, thank you to all of those that have touched this project. so many people -- i think i alone have had three legislative aides working on this particular

project, so there are many people that i'd like to just recognize. you know, first and foremost, i want to talk about the bayvi bayview-hunters point community. this neighborhood is the beating heart of san francisco, hands out. when bayview-hunters point is thriving, you will find every nook and cranny of san francisco will be thriving. it is my joy to standing certify celebrating the project through this area, the india basin project. we're talking about 1500 units of housing, waterfront habitats and restoration that are only a few of the highlights that this project is going to bring to the entire neighborhood. ann, don't go too far away. don't walk away from me now,

ann. i have, as you heard the mayor say, devote eight years of my life to this project. i just want to take a moment to say how thankful i am to the neighbors of india basin, to the neighbors that have been so steadfast, paying attention to every detail. these are neighbors that i didn't have a relationship with until i started campaign, and they took me under their wings and took me by the arm and indoctrinated me into seeing things there way. i want to recognize jill fox who's also here, who also works for the city, who has taken time on her lunch breaks to come and to advocate and to be in the chamber. and there are many members of the india basin neighborhood association that are not here today but have put in an incredible amount of work, and i just want to give voice to the neighbors that have been advocates from day one on this particular project.

thank you. we are finally here to implement a strategy to maximize public benefits in the southeast part of san francisco through housing options, better transit, and open space. and i want to pause here and recognize the department of rec and park. r.p.d. has been a partner, a steadfast partner from the dinning when it comes to open pace. not only are -- beginning when it comes to open space. phil ginsberg has been a partner in developing new open spaces, spaces that were not in existence, small space acquisitions. we have been through it, phil and i, and we haven't always loved each other. we have our moments when we bicker, but today is a proud moment. i hope i can continue to work with you as we continue to get this park bond to move forward, as we continue to work on building the southeast neighborhoods and build open space, through the southern and

central waterfront, connecting the entire city, so there is a joule, an emerald, a jewel of green, open space that's walkable, and bikable, that's open and unobstructed, so that any and everyone can enjoy open space. thank you, philip. [applause] >> president cohen: and i really need to give a moment to recognize the mayor's office of economic and workforce development. this is an incredibly awesome responsibility that this particular department has, and for this project, i want to up lift ann. this woman has been like a goddess. she embodies not only my fashion sense but my fitness goals, with

arms like that. this is a strong woman, and i want to say thank you. ann, i want to recognize you have a whole team of people around you. you didn't do this by yourself, you've spent countless hours with the city attorney, as well. thank you to the see attorney's office for their time and billable hours that have brought us to where we are today. just a moment of gratitude. thank you. [applause] >> president cohen: now, there are two other folks that are standing up here to my right, and it's so appropriate that they stand to my right because they have been my right hand through this endeavor. this is jackie flynn, who's representing the a. philip randolph institute. [applause] >> president cohen: and then, this is michael hammond, who is representing himself -- just kidding. michael is representing ibha,

the india basin housing association. they have advocated for the project, but they have educated their neighbors, they have educated the youth around in the surrounding area, and that is how we continue to move forward so we are uplifting and not leaving anyone behind, and i don't think that could be overstated. thank you very much. this is a dynamic duo that have put in a lot of work. i want to welcome the young people from apri, they have learned a lot about the inner workings of local government. thank you very much to kurt and sophia and the entire apri team. thank you so much. we couldn't do it without you. [applause] >> president cohen: let me tell you a little about jackie flynn. she's a native san franciscan,

and we have a connection. that is her father, my god father, if you will, james bryant, who has been a stalwart in san francisco when it comes to labor and has been able to impress upon us the importance of labor, and with that, i want to thank all the labor leaders who are here in shaping this project. i don't want to forget anyone. thank you so much to the plumbers, the pipe filters. i want to recognize jackie, a true dynamic leader. she listens, and she responds to what she is hearing, so when there are community concerns, her advocacy reflects those concerns, and there are few leaders standing before us today that do that. jackie, thank you for mobilizing the community, thank you for giving notice and giving feedback on this project. it has been invaluable. i want to recognize michael

hammond, who is a long time bayview resident, an institution. i'm glad you wore his red shirt, because usually, you see him in the blue shirt. it's either red or blue with this shirt, but one thing that is true, he's leading with his heart, and he always has the community at the forefront of his mind. he's been an advocate for housing in the community, playing close and careful attention to the developments, even developments that i don't want him to be focused on, but all of the developments, nonetheless, and he is serving on the bayview c.a.c., the bayview citizens advisory committee. once the redevelopment agency was dissolved, we saw there was a gap, that we needed to have community voinvolvement and inp on each and every one of these developments. thank you for serving on the

c.a.c., thank you for serving on ibha. thank you. it's important that we have people that are committed, not only vested in ideology, but in practice. so madam mayor, and my colleague, supervisor safai, thank you for being here to recognize these wonderful neighborhood leaders, and again, to the project sponsor, i want to thank you for giving a gift that would not stop giving in the 11th hour in the chamber. we should even give a shout out to jane kim, just to be nice. but lou and the entire team, i just want to say thank you for the countless hours that we spent in shaping the project, listening to the neighbors, and producing a product that will benefit not only all of san francisco but specifically the bayview-hunters point community. thank you, and with that, i'd like to bring up mr. michael hammond. [applause] >> thank you, mayor breed, thank

you, supervisor cohen, for giving me the challenge of a lifetime. they asked me to limit my remarks to one minute. so you know, when the planning commission approved this project unanimously, and that right there is a news worthy item, several commissioners came out and characterized this project as outstanding and exemplary, and indeed, in the years to come, this project will be held up as an example of how to do a large project right. and the main reason this is so is because of the way it came about. the project you see before you today is the result of years of collaboration with the neighborhood. and -- >> president cohen: don't be nervous now. >> -- the project is inseminated

with the ideas of folks, and it shows. this is going to be a star in the constellation of stars that we call san francisco. thank you. >> thank you, mayor breed, and supervisor cohen. you are amazing. i remember about 15 years ago, my dad took me out to gerald and earl, and he told me to look out at the shoreline, and he told me one day, believe that one day, the shoreline is going to serve. about three years ago i was honored to serve on the task force, and i remembered every day that we came to the church about his vision and his dream, and today, you know, this is history. this is an opportunity to cleanup environmental

contamination in our community, improve transportation that is so heavily needed on that side of town, create housing stock and make bayview more beautiful than it already is. we had a beautiful, wonderful event last night with all the families in bayview at the jolie rec center. and i know if we build something at this site, that all the families will come together and really enjoy this space. so i also want to thank everyone who worked on the project who worked to bring a vision and plan to the shoreline. i want to thank the people and families and remember that i'm asking you to pour in your time and effort, but it's because of how much time and love we have for our community. i'm looking forward to really pulling up our sleeves, getting some work done and activating the site, and we want to make sure that we're moving forward, so thank you, everybody.

[applause] >> the hon. london breed: and jackie, the job is not done, because when we build it, we need to make sure we're in the bayview-hunters point community, and we've got folks applying for the housing, so we can make sure we get them in the housing. that's the next step. and with that, ladies and gentlemen, let's sign this legislation. [applause]

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>> in november of 2016, california voters passed proposition 64. the adult use of marijuana act. san franciscans overwhelmingly approved it by nearly 75%. and the law went into effect in january of 2018. [♪] >> under california's new law,

adults age 21 and over can legally possess up to 1 ounce of cannabis and grow up to six plants at home. adults in california can legally give up to 1 ounce to other adults. >> in the state of california, we passed a law that said adult consumption is legal. if you are an adult and in possession of certain amounts, you will no longer be tried. you will not be arrested or prosecuted for that. that is changing the landscape dramatically. [♪] >> to legalization of cannabis could bring tremendous economic and social benefits to cities like san francisco. >> this industry is projected to reach $22 billion by the year 2020. and that is just a few years away. >> it can be a huge legal industry in california. i think very shortly, the actual growing of marijuana may become the biggest cash crop in the state and so you want that to be

a legal tax paying cash crop, all the way down the line to a sales tax on the retail level. >> the california medical industry is a 3 billion-dollar industry last year. anticipating that multiplier as 20, 30, 50 times in the consumer marketplace once adult use is really in place, you could go ahead and apply that multiplier to revenue. it will be huge. >> when that underground economy becomes part of the regular tax paying employment economy of the bay area, it not only has a direct impact, that money has a ripple impact through the economy as well. >> it is not just about retail. it is not just about the sensor. is about manufacturing pick a lot of innovative manufacturing is happening here in san francisco in addition to other parts of the state as well as

the cultivation. we should be encouraging that. >> there is a vast array of jobs that are going to be available in the newly regulated cannabis industry. you can start at the top tier which a scientist working in testing labs. scientists working at extraction companies. and you work towards agricultural jobs. you have ones that will require less education and you look towards cannabis retail and see traditional retail jobs and you see general management jobs. those things that are similar to working at a bar restaurant or working at a retail store. >> we are offering, essentially, high paid manufacturing jobs. typical starting wage of 18-$20 an hour, almost no barrier to entry, you do not need an education. >> that means that people who do not have college educations, working-class people, will have an opportunity to have a job at cultivating cannabis plants. there's a whole wide array of job opportunities from the

seedling to the sale of the cannabis. [♪] >> last year, they said 26 million people came to san francisco. >> the tourism industry continues to be very robust here and the city and county of san francisco is about a billion-dollar industry. >> if we use a conservative cannabis user adoption rate to 15% that means 4 million tourists want that means 4 million tourists want to purchase cannabis. and we need to be ready for th them. >> in 2015, as adult use legalization efforts gained momentum in california, the supervisors created the san francisco cannabis state legalization task force. this task force offered to research and advice to the supervisors, the mayor and other city departments. >> we knew that adult use legalization was coming to the ballot and stat that would bring with it a number of decisions that the city would have to make about zoning and regulation and so forth.

and i decided at that time, at a know it was a great, that rather than have a fire drill after the ballot measure passes, as suspected it would, we should plan an event. so i authored a task force to spend a year studying it and we made it a broad-based task force. >> we prepared ourselves by developing a health impact assessment and partnered that with key stakeholder discussions with washington, oregon, colorado, to really learn lessons from their experience rolling out both adult and medicinal cannabis. >> within days of the passing of the proposition, ed lee called on agencies to act decisively. >> he issued an executive order asking the department of public health, along with planning and other city departments to think through an internal working group around what we needed to do to consider writing this law.

>> we collectively, i would say that was representatives from g.s.a., as well as the mayor's office, met with a lot of departments to talk through what prop 64 and the implementation of prop 64 it meant to them. >> the mayor proposed an office of cannabis, a one-stop shop for permits allowing operators to grow and sell cannabis. >> he wanted a smart structure. he wanted a regulatory structure that ensured that kids didn't have access and community's were safe and that consumers were safe. and he wanted to ensure, more importantly, it was a regulatory structure that encouraged diversity and inclusivity. >> this is an office that will be solely charged with a duty of wanting not only the policies that we create, implementing and enforcing them, but also executing the licenses that are needed. we're talking about 20 different

licenses that will put us into compliance with what is happening on the state level. >> this is a highly, highly regulated industry now, at this point. we have anywhere from 7-10 departments that will be working with these industry participants as they go through the permitting process. that is a lot of work at a loss of coordination. we are creating a permitting process that is smart and is digital. it is much easier for the user and for community input, and is less mired in bureaucracy. >> for the first time ever in san francisco history, standalone licenses are available for all aspects of the nonretail side of the cannabis industry. now, a cultivator can go in to the department of building inspection and to the department of health and say, with this first registered and temporary license, and then what will eventually be a permanent license, this is the project,

this is what i am going to do. >> very rarely in city government do we interact with industries that are asking to be regulated. these guys want to be regulated. they want to be compliant. they want to work with the city. that is rare. >> san francisco has created a temporary licensing process so that the pre-existing operators here in san francisco can apply for a temporary state licensed. >> we have taken teams of up to 12 inspectors to inspect the facility twice a day. we have been doing that with the department of building inspection and the department of public health. and the fire department. >> it is really important for the industry to know that we are treating them like industry. like manufacturing. like coworkers pick so that is the way we are approaching this from a health and safety and a consumer protection network. this is just the way practice happens with restaurants or manufacturing facilities.

>> because there are so many pieces of industry that people haven't even thought about. there are different permits for each piece. you have to set up a permitting system for growing, for manufacturing, for testing. for delivery. for retail. you have to make sure that there is an appropriate health code. certainly the regulation of alcohol in terms of restaurants and retail it's probably a model for how this industry will be regulated as well, both on sale and consumption. >> it is completely uncharted territory. there is a blessing and a curse with that. it is exciting because we are on a new frontier, but it is very nerve-racking because there's a lot at stake. and quite frankly, being san francisco, being the state of california, people are looking to us. >> we hope that cannabis does become more of an accepted part of society in the same way that

alcohol is, the same way coffee is. >> it is a very innovative fear, particularly around manufacturing. san francisco could be an epicenter. >> san francisco can be a leader here. a global leader in the cannabis movement and set a bar just to other communities and cities and states and this nation how it is done. [♪]

>> this is one place you can always count on to give you what you had before and remind you of what your san francisco history used to be. >> we hear that all the time, people bring their kids here and their grandparents brought them here and down the line. >> even though people move away, whenever they come back to the city, they make it here. and they tell us that. >> you're going to get something made fresh, made by hand and made with quality products and something that's very, very good. ♪ >> the legacy bars and restaurants was something that was begun by san francisco simply to recognize and draw attention to the establishments.

it really provides for san francisco's unique character. ♪ >> and that morphed into a request that we work with the city to develop a legacy business registration. >> i'm michael cirocco and the owner of an area bakery. ♪ the bakery started in 191. my grandfather came over from italy and opened it up then. it is a small operation. it's not big. so everything is kind of quality that way. so i see every piece and cut every piece that comes in and out of that oven. >> i'm leslie cirocco-mitchell, a fourth generation baker here with my family. ♪

so we get up pretty early in the morning. i usually start baking around 5:00. and then you just start doing rounds of dough. loaves. >> my mom and sister basically handle the front and then i have my nephew james helps and then my two daughters and my wife come in and we actually do the baking. after that, my mom and my sister stay and sell the product, retail it. ♪ you know, i don't really think about it. but then when i -- sometimes when i go places and i look and see places put up, oh this is our 50th anniversary and everything and we've been over 100 and that is when it kind of hits me. you know, that geez, we've been here a long time. [applause] ♪ >> a lot of people might ask

why our legacy business is important. we all have our own stories to tell about our ancestry. our lineage and i'll use one example of tommy's joint. tommy's joint is a place that my husband went to as a child and he's a fourth generation san franciscan. it's a place we can still go to today with our children or grandchildren and share the stories of what was san francisco like back in the 1950s. >> i'm the general manager at tommy's joint. people mostly recognize tommy's joint for its murals on the outside of the building. very bright blue. you drive down and see what it is. they know the building. tommy's is a san francisco hoffa, which is a german-style presenting food.

we have five different carved meats and we carve it by hand at the station. you prefer it to be carved whether you like your brisket fatty or want it lean. you want your pastrami to be very lean. you can say i want that piece of corn beef and want it cut, you know, very thick and i want it with some sauerkraut. tell the guys how you want to prepare it and they will do it right in front of you. san francisco's a place that's changing restaurants, except for tommy's joint. tommy's joint has been the same since it opened and that is important. san francisco in general that we don't lose a grip of what san francisco's came from. tommy's is a place that you'll always recognize whenever you lock in the door. you'll see the same staff, the same bartender and have the same meal and that is great. that's important.

♪ >> the service that san francisco heritage offers to the legacy businesses is to help them with that application process, to make sure that they really recognize about them what it is that makes them so special here in san francisco. ♪ so we'll help them with that application process if, in fact, the board of supervisors does recognize them as a legacy business, then that does entitle them to certain financial benefits from the city of san francisco. but i say really, more importantly, it really brings them public recognition that this is a business in san

francisco that has history and that is unique to san francisco. >> it started in june of 1953. ♪ and we make everything from scratch. everything. we started a you -- we started a off with 12 flavors and mango fruits from the philippines and then started trying them one by one and the family had a whole new clientele. the business really boomed after that. >> i think that the flavors we make reflect the diversity of san francisco. we were really surprised about the legacy project but we were thrilled to be a part of it. businesses come and go in the city.

pretty tough for businesss to stay here because it is so expensive and there's so much competition. so for us who have been here all these years and still be popular and to be recognized by the city has been really a huge honor. >> we got a phone call from a woman who was 91 and she wanted to know if the mitchells still owned it and she was so happy that we were still involved, still the owners. she was our customer in 1953. and she still comes in. but she was just making sure that we were still around and it just makes us feel, you know, very proud that we're carrying on our father's legacy. and that we mean so much to so many people. ♪

>> it provides a perspective. and i think if you only looked at it in the here and now, you're missing the context. for me, legacy businesses, legacy bars and restaurants are really about setting the context for how we come to be where we are today. >> i just think it's part of san francisco. people like to see familiar stuff. at least i know i do. >> in the 1950s, you could see a picture of tommy's joint and looks exactly the same. we haven't change add thing. >> i remember one lady saying, you know, i've been eating this ice cream since before i was born. and i thought, wow! we have, too. ♪