about 450 feet from the project uphill. the sfpuc was issued a permit for seismic retrofits and upgrades to the site in 2000, and i spoke with sam young at the sfpuc who indicated that all the upgrades and retrofits were successfully completed, and the only thing that remained was minor structural or conduit work. in addition, mr. young spoke with the project manager for that particular project who indicated that the reservoir would not have been placed back in operation had the upgrades and retrofits not been successfully completed. now to the final claims related to archaeology. one is the -- it's important to point out that the site has

been repeatedly and deeply terraced by site preparation for the existing residents, which was constructed in 1941, and given that, there's little to know probability that any archaeological resources would have survived the site preparation. and in addition, i spoke with our in-house archaeologist specialist that indicated that no ceqa significant resources would be located or discovered on the site. in a moment, before i conclude, i would like to respectfully acknowledge the public comments, and in relation to -- there was a comment brought up about the water on-site, and the final -- before this site permit is -- or building permit is issues, d.b.i. and one of

the components of the geotechnical report would be -- would address on-site and off-site drainage from the project. and also, there were no other claims brought to our attention tonight that would change the determination of a categorical exemption. again, the project is a -- a 669 square foot addition to an existing structure and will include minor alterations, and the -- in addition, it's under 10,000 square foot. therefore, it qualifies for a class one exemption. and in addition, there are no unusual circumstances associated with the project or the site. therefore, the categorical exemption was appropriately issued. and with that, i would be happy -- or the staff requests that the board uphold the

categorical exemption and deny the appeal. i'd be happy to answer any questions. thank you. >> president yee: thank you. are there any questions? i don't see any questions or anybody on the roster. then right now, i would like to call up the project sponsor and the real party interest to speak for up to ten minutes. >> good evening, supervisor, reuben, junius and rose on behalf of the project sponsor. i definitely don't need ten minutes. this project involves a very modest addition to a very small single-family home basically to allow rob so each of his

children that are soon entering adolescence can have their own rooms. as you know, it went to the planning commission. it was unanimously approved by the planning commission on discretionary review. i think it was, you know, sort of seen as being one of your more modest projects that we have in san francisco these days. what we heard about at that hearing in advance were review impacts to the neighbor. there's a 30-foot addition, and as we know, sometimes additions do cause moderate view impacts to the neighbors. there was a concern, and it was brought to the planning commission and unanimously a approved. only after the planning commission approved did we hear concerns about geotechnical

reports presented today. the geotech report does support the project and the amount of excavation possibly associated with the project. i'd ask the board to not let this forum to be a way that appellants can raise view concerns about their projects. this is essentially what we think is happening here. there are other views i know that are protected in san francisco, but certainly, the planning commission if we're going to have those discussions about massing, that's the place to have it. we ask that you deny the appeal. it's been a really long road already for this project. we ask that you allow this project to proceed and allow rob to create the home for his family that he'd like to rob and the architect are here to answer any questions, and thank you for your time. >> president yee: thank you. i don't see no names from my colleagues on the roster, so i'm going to ask members of the

public who wish to speak in opposition of the appeal to please come forward. seeing none, then, public comment is now closed. so last part of the procedure would be to invite the appellant to present a rebuttal argument. you have up to three minutes. >> thank you again, supervisors. ryan patterson for the appellant. i also want to thank staff for the significant amount of time that you spent in this review. there are other impacts, and in other forums, we've talked about impacts that are appropriate. this is not code compliant, and it requires a variance. today, we're talking about the environmental impacts, and one of those impacts is that the project will be a demolition. planning department has not reviewed demolition

calculatio calculations to our knowledge and to our review of the documents, and as the engineers have stated in two new reports which you have before you today, this will be a demolition. a significant portion of the rear wall of this building will be removed for the retaining wall which brings other terms to the impact and flips stablity. this is important for ceqa because a cadx has to have a sufficient description. demolition is not allow index this zone, and it -- is not all allowed in this zone. i commend the supervisors for taking action on one problem,

but in the meantime, current sponsors must follow the law as it pertains to demolitions. the geotechnical report that was required was inadequate, and that's been stated in the engineering reports and as summarized by the engineers that you heard today. that that's irrefuted. >> my name's eddie lau. i want to make two comments. number one is for the planning commission, i happened to be the engineer of record for the seismic retrofit of the college hill reservoir about 20 years ago, so i'm aware of the site condition and also the college hill reservoir. the other thing i want to point

out is the report -- the geotechnical report prepared was made in 2015. that was before the project was finalized, and he said this would be a new project. so if you base your decision on the report, it would be the wrong decision -- [inaudible] >> president yee: thank you very much. okay. so this -- thank you. this public hearing has been held and is now closed. >> supervisor ronen: president yee, could i just ask one more question? >> president yee: oh, i'm sorry. i didn't see your name. >> supervisor ronen: to the planning department, on that last point about whether or not

the geotechnical report adequately covered the seismic safety, can you elaborate more on that point? >> joy navarrete through the chair. yes, we do take in geotechnical reports. we ask for them mainly for informational purposes, so we can get the site view, but we're not civil engineers or structural engineers. the geotechnical report, as david mentioned earlier, is always in draft form when it comes to us and ultimately gets scrutinized by d.b.i., and there's a back and forth until it becomes finalized and they have a final foundation. >> supervisor ronen: so any seismic safety concerns will be

addressed by the city in a completely separate process from the ceqa review. >> that is correct, and it happens after planning. >> supervisor ronen: okay. thank you. >> president yee: okay. any other further questions? seeing none, i believe i said the hearing was already closed, right? okay. we will now reconvene as the board of supervisors, and colleagues, we now have items 60, 61, and 62 before us. i will entertain a motion at this point. supervisor ronen? >> supervisor ronen: thank you. i am actually pretty sad that we're here today hearing this appeal. this is essentially a disagreement between neighbors that has escalated into a legal battle, and i wish that we were able to resolve it, you know,

informally. but unfortunately, despite my offices attempt to host meetings, that we weren't able to reach an agreement. in november , the planning commission, as was mentioned, heart the appellant's -- heard the appellant's request for discretionary review. several neighbors spoke about the view and the effect that that would have on property values and the loss of sun light and encroachment on privacy for neighboring homeowners. the planning department did not take discretionary review but asked the appellant to work with the project sponsor to work with the concerns of the neighbors, and that project has been modified to address those concerns. i also understand that the sponsor purchased this very small -- and it is a very small and modest home in bernal heights on a small lot and is now seeking to add, again, not

a huge space but rooms to accommodate his children who are growing up. and when -- and with many homes in bernal that are on small lots, the lots aren't standard. it's a unique community with unique sized homes and character, and this home does not conform to current planning codes. so this isn't the end of the process, either. there will be a variance that will be necessary. [inaudible] >> supervisor ronen: we're in the process of refining this proposed legislation, and hopefully, it will be helpful to cases like the one before us today.

and we know that we need to rely on our housing stock that we have, and we need housing that's appropriate for various sized families and family needs, and we also need to balance that with respecting neighborhood scale and the influence of homes of affordability and liveability. these are all bigger issues that we are working on as a board. while i sympathize with the neighbors whose homes are being impacted by this project, the decision is not about the views or the access to sunlight, the decision is about the ceqa review and whether it was adequate, and the focus around soil disturbance and structural and archaeological merit that, you know, the appellant is requesting additional review. as the planning department

explained and i'm learning about this as i go along with this project, there will be that additional review through permits that will not be issued by d.b.i. until all of those concerns are -- are taken into account and that there are, you know, detailed plans that assure the seismic stability of the -- of the renovation, the home renovation. so given all of that, i would like to make a motion to approve item 60, affirming the determination of the planning department, that the proposed project at 11 gladys is categorically exemption from further review and 61 and 62. >> president yee: okay. there's been a motion by supervisor ronen, and seconded by supervisor safai. roll call, please.

[roll call] >> clerk: there are 11 ayes. >> president yee: okay, colleagues, the determination of exemption is finally affirmed. thank you very much. so let's -- madam clerk, please call the next special order. >> clerk: okay. items 63 through 66 comprise the public hearing appeal of determination of exemption from environmental review, 3637

through 3657 sacramento street. items 63, 64, 65, and 66 are the motion. would you like me to read items 67 through 70 as well? >> president yee: yes. [agenda item read] >> president yee: okay. i want to then ask whether or not district two -- district two supervisor wish to make

remarks. >> supervisor stefani: thank you, president yee. currently i'm in the process of working with the project sponsor and the appellant on this, and currently i'd like to move to continue items 63 through 70 to our meeting of january 29. >> president yee: okay. and there's a second for that? supervisor ronen? does -- do any of the department staff wish to make any comments on this? seeing none -- okay -- with the understanding that these items will be continued, we will now take public comment on the continuation. any public comments on this continuation? >> can you hear me? >> president yee: just stick the mic right over there, be lowered for you.

>> thank you very much. i just want to inform you that i'm seventh generation san franciscan, and i was also instrumental in getting r.c. not accepted on sacramento street. and that is very important in this case, too, i think. it was a commercial street, the jocopintis that i represented back in the 1960's, i put together two important buildings plus the parking lot building, which houses parking for the neighborhood, and which is very commercial. on that particular block, i suggested why don't we have a limitation -- i said this to the board -- the board -- no, the planning department, and i

was told -- i said, let's limit the five blocks of commercial to only three restaurants per block, and i was told we don't care if you put 15 on that block. so you have to understand, i've been around a long time, seventh generation, and i do think that i know a little bit about what's good, and i was in real estate, obviously, too, as a broker, and what-have-you for the jocopints wis, who built te units. so i leave you with this thought. please consider the fact that residential commercial, which i suggested not using there -- in fact, it couldn't be used because it was a residential zoning, to take away the commercial, was allowed, and they -- i mean, in this

order -- you have a great building here. it's a gorge building, and i'm sorry if i have to -- [inaudible] >> president yee: thank you. are there any other public comments on the continuance? seeing none, then, public comment is now closed. [ gavel ]. >> president yee: there's a motion put on the floor by supervisor stefani and seconded by supervisor safai to continue items 63 through 70 to the meeting on january 29, 2019. are there any objections? then, the motion passes. >> clerk: mr. president, may i add a 3:00 p.m. special order? >> president yee: at the 3:00 p.m. special order. >> clerk: time certain. >> president yee: okay. madam clerk, please call the next item. >> clerk: committee reports. item 71 was considered by the budget and finance committee at

a regular meeting on thursday, january 10, 2019, and was forwarded as a committee report. it's an ordinance to retroactively authorize the department on the status of women to accept and expend a $750,000 grant through the united states department of justice's office of violence against women for the domestic violence high-risk program and to amend the salary ordinance for fiscal years 2018-2019 and 2019-2020 to provide for the addition of one grand-funded part-time class 1820 junior ad striv analyst position for the period of october 1, 2018 through september 30, 2020. >> president yee: do i need a motion on this? okay. if there's no objection on this, same house, same call.

[ gavel ]. >> president yee: next item, please. >> clerk: items 72 and 74 were considered by the land use and transportation committee at a regular meeting on monday, january 14. [agenda item read] >> president yee: okay. supervisor peskin. >> supervisor peskin: thank you, president yee. colleagues, i have a minor amendment that we discussed yesterday in committee for item number 74, and i want to thank miss sue hester for bringing this to the committee's attention. it -- >> president yee: supervisor peskin, we're on item number 72. >> supervisor peskin: oh, i thought you read items 72 through 74. >> clerk: no. i read 72. i indicated items 72 through 74 were from a particular committee. >> supervisor peskin: okay.

thank you. my apologies. i will wait. >> clerk: mr. president, if these items are from the same project, i could call all of them together. okay. >> president yee: looks like they are. please call them together. >> clerk: okay. item 73 is an ordinance to revise general map of map one of the downtown area plan to include 1650, 1660, and 1670 commission street, and item 74 is to amend map one of the market and octavia plan and to make the appropriate findings. >> president yee: now, supervisor peskin, you may speak. >> supervisor peskin: well now, i'm getting confused because maybe it's 72 that i want to amend. it is 72, not 74, so i rose for

the right item. it makes it abundantly clear with this zoning change that the project sponsor would still be responsible for all applicable fees. so i would like to make an amendment to item 72 to add a section three, which would read as provided in article four of the planning code, a project sponsor applying for a chase of use for any of the properties covered by this ordinance shall be required to pay all applicable impact fees and then, we'd read the existing section three to four, and i'd rise to make that amendment. >> president yee: okay. is there a second? supervisor stefani. so there's an amendment on the floor. are there any objections? then, the amendment passes. [ gavel ]. >> president yee: can we still pass this on the first reading with this amendment? >> clerk: yeah. >> president yee: okay.

so let's see...can i -- so without any objections, can we have same house, same call on the amended item on 72, and for items 73 and 74? no objection? then motion passes. [ gavel ]. >> president yee: okay. it's the most fun part of the meeting, roll call for introductions. madam clerk? >> clerk: thank you mr. president. supervisor fewer, you're first to introduce new business. >> supervisor fewer: thank you, madam clerk. colleagues, several weeks ago, i introduced a hearing's on the city's planned census activities which is now planned for february 6 at the government audit and oversight committee, and i look forward to hearing presentations from the office of civic engagement

and i mmigrative affairs. this resolution will allow us to access additional resources to support this critical work. i hope i have your support on this resolution. today, i'm also introducing a hearing on the recently released five-year financial plan as well as the mayor's budget instruction to see city departments to be heard at budget committee in the coming weeks. . as the newly appointed chair of budget finance, i introduced this ordinance with supervisor stefani. i look forward to working with my colleagues, supervisor mandelman and supervisor stefani, as well as supervisors ronen and yee starting in march, and also the mayor's office, the controller, the community stakeholders to ensure a productive season and year. thank you to president norman yee for this opportunity. i am honored to serve the

people of san francisco in this capacity. thank you. the rest i submit -- oh, i'm sorry, i have an in memoriam. [inaudible] >> supervisor fewer: lisa was born in san francisco's inner richmond district on september 19, 1961. throughout her too-short life, she found peace and joy nearing near mount lake park and the presidio's park. she visited them often, first as an infant with her mother, and later with her husband and kids. later in her life she went daily with her friends. lisa always loved school.

she always loved san francisco public schools. as a child, lisa attended sutro, lafayette, presidio and lowell high school where she excelled in sports as well addreas academics. lisa learned to crochet and made a beautiful poncho at eight years of age. lisa's love of adventure, education and travel wass enriched by a trip to mexico in 1971. the culture and language so much became a part of her life, continuing to be expressed on the city playgrounds as she was developing into a star soccer player as well as her work as a

bilingual teacher at a bilingual school. after high school, lisa attended community college in pasadena before attending sonoma state university and then san francisco state where she received a teaching credential in bilingual, life cultural education. she and her husband met in the mountains of colorado at a foot bag tournament and fell deeply in love, marrying on the 4th of july 1998. both he and lisa are inductees into the football hall of fame. the wedding was photographed by a fine photographer who

published books, covered and photographed vietnam for international press. family members from both sides of the family met, bonded and celebrated. lisa was a great joy to many. they were passionate vocal fans of the warriors. she was ever the optimist with an amazing capacity to focus on the positive. her dear friend lydia remembers her sly sense of humor and generosity. lisa took a year from work to enjoy mother hood and parks with him. when lisa went back to work e her loving mother provided care

until her baby became preschool age. lisa loved being a parent. her mother had in 2002, they moved to hot spring, wyoming where they lived part-time until 2016 where they returned to be closer to lisa, thuan and joey. her daughters, debbie, dawn, were also close to lisa, and dawn came and stayed with lisa when she need it had most. after her retirement, lisa started a new chapter. after her retirement as veshe

ventured on her heeling path, she spent some of her happiest moments with the presidio walking group. a memorial bench has been proposed to honor and remember lisa and other members who have passed. following the morning walk, a memorial gathering will take place at spring valley school. not only did lisa and thuan both have close extended families, they shared the richest of friendships of many circles in their work and home life. her mother will miss her always, as will her husband, her beloved stepsisters. lisa will be missed by her brother, his wife. she was deeply loved by her aunt, uncle and cousins and

family. her strength and determination serve as an inspiration to her sisters and children. the family extends its deep gratitude to the many who helped lisa find joy and meaning in her life until the end of the special thanks to dr. garrett smith and the smith integrative oncology center staff, cpmc hospital as well s as -- [inaudible] >> clerk: thank you, supervisor. supervisor haney? >> supervisor haney: yeah, so i am introducing a resolution to establish the soma west community benefit district.

this is a multiyear effort that began in the fall 2016 and has been a culmination of various community meetings, organizational meetings and outreach efforts. soma west, it will be voubded by several other c. -- surrounded by several other c.b.d.s. soma west has seen the benefits of their neighboring c.b.d.s and found that their own neighborhood could take advantage of additional street cleaning and other types of supplemental service enhancements through the formation of a c.b.d. i want to thank the steering committee for their tenacity and active involvement in order to reach the 30% threshold to move forward with the special election. the balloting phase of this c.b.d. is happening right now,

which will close on february 5. this resolution will call for a committee of the whole meeting on that date to hear public testimony in favor and against the c.b.d. formation and will close the balloting process. at that time, the department of voting will tabulate the votes and let the board know if they have a majority protest or not. i want to thank the folks at irving place consulting and everyone at oewd, chris and helen for their work on this. i'm looking forward to seeing the results of the balloting and having that hearing, and hopefully forming this c.b.d., which is in an area of the city that experiences a lot of impacts and has a lot of needs that i hope this c.b.d. can address. i'm looking forward to the results on february 5. thank you. >> clerk: thank you, supervisor. supervisor mandelman? >> supervisor mandelman: thank you, madam clerk. today, i'm introducing

legislation to protect sidewalks and alleyways and to permit accessory dwelling units on corner lots and certain through lots, commonly known as back yard cottages. the impetus for this legislation was my -- and we will be bringing it to you momentarily was frustration with my district that went quite poorly. it was prior to my joining the board. there was a 900 square foot lot that no one could imagine ever being developed. it backed on a dirt alleyway that was actually according to glen park local historyians --

[inaudible] >> supervisor mandelman: -- blocking off a window in the adjacent building that had been there for decades. the planning commission scaled back the project a little bit, creating a light well, taking off the roof deck, but when it went to the board of appeals, for reasons absolutely unclear to me, they decided to undo the changes in this project and actually restore it back to the original project by the developer. i looked into this project, realized there wasn't that much i could do in the aftermath to try and roll back what seemed like a bad decision, but i did learn that there were no protections for neighborhood alleyways in residential districts, although there are in other districts, and that seems like something we should address. so that is part of this legislation. the other part of the ordinance permits back yard cottages as accessory dwelling units on certain lots and alley lots.

a.d.u.s of course are a well established strategy for providing housing in diverse neighborhoods. it is a proven to successfully add to the housing stock in cities across the country. i want to thank my office for taking the laboring oar on this as well as the planning department and the city attorney's office and i look forward to working with you all colleagues on this, and i thank kindly. >> clerk: thank you. supervisor mar? >> supervisor mar: nothing tonight, madam clerk. >> clerk: okay. thank you. supervisor peskin? >> supervisor peskin: thank you, madam clerk. together with supervisors mandelman and stefani, i'm introducing a hearing request today on the issue of hospital pricing at san francisco general which was the subject of an investigative report that has made the rounds recently,

and i think we've all gotten e-mails relative to aggressive patient costs at san francisco general. and so i thought this would be a good opportunity to touch base with our department of public health which still doesn't have a leader, but hopefully will in the next few days. and learn about how the various federal, state, and local laws that drive our insanely complicated health care system work. i have reached out to d.p.h., and as i think many people know, this relates to a very small percentage of the entire patient base at the general. it's about 340 patients who are either underinsured or did not qualify for public assistance last year. and while that may be true, it's also a pretty large number relative to vulnerable patients in our community. so this is not an i gotcha

hearing, but i think we need to be asking the questions, and if there needs to be reform to the rates. this is something that happened to one particular constituent of mine a couple of years ago. i actually dragged that person and their under insured surer in, and they -- insurer in, and they had conversations. i thought it was going to result in resolutions. maybe we'll have a forum to holistically to discuss this. >> clerk: thank you, supervisor peskin. >> supervisor peskin: the rest, i will submit. >> clerk: supervisor ronen. >> supervisor ronen: submit. >> clerk: thank you. supervisor safai? >> supervisor safai: submit. >> clerk: thank you. supervisor stefani?

>> supervisor stefani: thank you. i actually have three in memories. i would like to close this meeting in memory of john james walsh, a beloved servant of the county and city of san francisco. john passed away on december 10 at the age of 84. he was a proud native of san francisco. he was born on valentine's day to thomas and mary walsh. he and his older brother grew up on 17th street. john went onto play basketball at the university of san francisco and also joined the u.s. army rotc program. it was at this time where john reconnected with a high school quaintance, audrey duhagen, who would become his lifelong partner. after basic, john was stationed

at fort huachuca as a second lieutenant in the army. he returned to san francisco and began his 34 years in public service in the city and county of san francisco. although he enjoyed some time off in his retirement, he still proudly served as a member of the san francisco civil grand jury. nothing meant more to jonathan his faith, family and friends. the bonds that he formed at st. agnes, sacred heart, and u.s. army, endured to this day. he's survived by his wife and children, and his loving grandchildren. my thoughts and prayers go out to john and his family as they continue to remember and

celebrate his life. my next in memory is mike fair, sr. i would like to close today's meeting in memory of michael fair, sr., known as the mayor of west portal. he was the father of former supervisor mikael al yoet oiot. his defining characteristics were his warmth, his playful and witty sense of humor.

most importantly, he cherished those he loved. he demonstrated this on a daily basis. his friends and family say hez gratest legacy was how fervently and unconditionally he loved them. mike will be remembered for one of his most significant gifts, his social and friendly nature. i remember running into mike with my father-in-law several times at the olympic club, and he always lit up a room. he was run to be with, he employed an avid curiosity and genuine interest in people. mike understood the art of conversation. he paid intention, had a remarkable ability to remember people and the details of their lives. he was positive and encouraging. mike could be found at his

weekly games. in reading about mike and his life, one thing that rings extremely clear was his love and friendship. mike was curious about everyone's life story and connected with people easily. he was vivacious and an incredibly positive spirit that will abe sorely missed in san francisco. he was predeceased by his son, george fair iii. mike's legacy will continue through his brother, joseph, his grandchildren. he was exceptionally close with his sisters in law and brothers in law, nieces, nephews and numerous friends. my thoughts and prayers go out to mike's family and friends as

they continue to remember and celebrate his life. and finally, i would like to close today's meeting in memory of judge william newsom, a beloved leader in san francisco and of course the father of our governor, govern newsom. some new -- governor newsom. judge newsom passed away at the age of 84. he was a proud native of san francisco. judge newsom was born in 1934. he was no stranger to politics. his father was a political campaign manager who worked with california governor pat brown. newsom also ran for a seat on the board of supervisors in 1967. judge newsom was appointed to the placer county superior court in 1975 and then to the state court of appeals in 1978 by governor jerry brown.

judge newsom leaves a powerful legacy. early in his judgeship, he straunchly advocates for the rights of narcotics users. in one prominent case, contributing to the fight for women's equality, he ruled that the bohemian club in san francisco could not enforce a ban on hiring women in the club. he dedicated much of his career and personal life to the getty family and forged deep friendships. judge newsom served on the boards of the sierra club foundation, the environmental defense found, and the mountain lion foundation. in the late 1960's, judge newsom opened his own law firm

in tahoe city. judge newsom, showing our beautiful state of california to our future mayor of san francisco, our lieutenant governor of california, and now the 40th governor of our state. judge newsom is survived by his two children, by his loving grandchildren, colleagues, and friends. my thoughts and prayers go out to our former mayor and governor, newsom, his sister, and spouses, his grandchildren, and all those who knew and loved him. there were many. the rest i submit. >> clerk: thank you, supervisor stefani. condolences will be sent. supervisor walton. >> thank you, madam clerk. today, i'm making a city attorney request for legislation in the area of mandatory sectors hiring for

employment outside of construction. for example, technology, hospitality, health care sector and city government, which is our largest employer. and i just want to say that as a city rich in diversity, san francisco, we take pride in our ability to be responsive and our innovation in creating workforce that is job ready. the san francisco local hiring policy for construction has helped connect our residents to living wage jobs and has addressed then equalities in ethnicities, race, gender, w l lgbtq and those who have been traditionally left behind. our local hiring policy has been successful for many residents, and we are excited to expand this policy to additional industries. we are excited to work with so many of our employers that want to hire locally. research from the brookings institute has shown that we can

connect more of our vulnerable populations to work through programs that are created to help with local hiring. i ask that you all stand with me in supporting greater access and inclusion for all san francisco residents. when we focus on developing strong partnerships between labor and community, we have higher success rate of connecting our residents to work and creating a city of opportunity where businesses and communities with thrive. the recess i submit. clerk -- the rest, i submit. >> clerk: thank you, supervisor walton. supervisor yee? >> president yee: thank you, madam clerk. colleagues, today, i would like to introduce a resolution to support a.b. 127, spleet streets act of living. as you know, vision zero is a priority for me. as the author of the vision zero policy, we have made

significant strides in terms of engineering and education, but last year, we reported more fatalities than in 2017, and this is not acceptable. yesterday, i heard from trauma surgeons at san francisco general that nearly half of the 4,000 traumas received in their emergency room are from collisions. one half of the pedestrian deaths are seniors, and three-fourths of the traffic deaths are walking or biking. we must do everything to stop these preventible injuries and deaths. this is why today i am introducing resolution to -- in support of the s.b. 127. on january 10, senator wiener druzed the complete streets act for living bill.

currently cal -- caltrans prioritizes car and truck traffic -- 13% of our streets are the location of 70% of our severe collisions. many of these are on roads that are caltrans thoroughways, including 19th avenue, sloat boulevard, and vanness avenue. this bill will ensure that all users, such as people crossing the street to access homes and businesses, people's bicycling or people riding the bus are prioritized. s.b. 127 also secures funding for the pedestrian and bike improvements, mandates

performance measures and an engagement process of communities and local governments. senator scott wiener's legislation is aligned with san francisco's complete streets policy and our codified better streets plan that directs the city to include pedestrian, bicycle and streetscape improvements as part of any planning or construction in the public right-of-way. that is why i am proud to join senator wiener, san francisco bay area families for safe street, safe route to school, the california san francisco bike coalition, walk sf, the american heart association in supporting s.b. 127. i want to thank my cosponsors, supervisors mar, haney, and safai, and the rest, i submit. >> clerk: thank you, mr. president. supervisor brown. >> submit. >> clerk: thank you.

that concludes the introduction of new business, mr. president. >> president yee: okay. so why don't we go to public comment, and we will now hold general public comments. if you would like to speak, please lineup. every speaker will be allocated two minutes, and please refrain from directing any -- your comments to any individual supervisor or any items already heard at the board. all right. >> hi. my name is sabrina hall, i'm a resident of district ten. it's funny on item nine, when you guys are talking about d.h.r. to accept complaints of harassment, discrimination, and retaliation up to one year, i have several complaints in where since i've whistle blowed on these various agencies, i have been retaliated against, my whole life taken from me. i've been forced to stay in the city shelter, hamilton family

shelter, which is very dirty and nasty. many residents come to complain, but we get hit with if we complain, we get a c.p.s. case, because people in power have the right to do anything. i go to get food, an entity call, on the application, it says you need help with food. eight months went by. i never got anything. right now, my kids are being retaliated in school. my son goes to malcolm x preschool. they over medicated him. i put in a complaint with the city. they covered it up, they made the principal step down. same thing at everett school. my daughter was harassed, i called them out, the principal was forced to step down, and they covered it up. i have several complaints in. i've been up here several times, several times. nobody's doing nothing, so it's fun that he all say one year.

i have ipictures with newsom, willie brown. we have videos on facebook. it's sad that you do this to some of your employees. some of people sitting here know what i'm talking about because they're part of it. [inaudible] >> president yee: thank you very much. next speaker, please. >> supervisors, i was watching a swearing in, and i'm requesting the clerk of the board, that we need to take a look at that swearing in

ceremony because it was a circus. that was a circus, and i've been coming into these chambers for 40 years, so i should know. the other thing missing, you all must remember that this land belonged to the native americans, and not once you all mentioned the native americans. even though some of you are purported to have some affinity to the native americans. the native americans could be killed up to 1927 signed by the governors of california. we need to have empathy, and we

need to have compassion. when people come here and tell you they've been harassed, they need the support. i worked for the army, rose very high, the national park service, and the united states park police, so i understand crooks. i'm not afraid of them. i have very high clearance, i am not afraid of crooks, and believe me in this chamber, there are some crooks dealing with dark money, and i'm not afraid of them. and you talk about segments of the population suffering, we need to talk about the native americans, and we need to talk about people of color. thank you very much. >> president yee: okay. next speaker, please. >> hi. my name is gloria berry, and i would like to thank the supervisors that supported the

reform del gegate candidates lt saturday. second, i heard the words affordable housing used in this meeting. it used to be that affordable housing meant that the cab driver or regular worker could afford a house in the city. now, unless a building is 100% affordable, affordable housing is now code word for gentrification. by thinking it's acceptable to build 70% with those who earn ov over $82,000, for those at the poverty level, their