interested -- >> you can also condition on time, too. you can designate on time. >> president hirsch: and then -- so i didn't have any specific questions. just personally, these are the projects that i really love because i personally want to see new small businesses that are not built as venues to employ artists, musicians, as well as other people. one thing, we're having a summit on april 2nd. one of the topics that day is going to be a pretty informed discussion on a -- it's still on the agenda, right, on how to make live music work for your business in a small business, and it's kind of through the lens of our limited lives, but because of your hours, you're kind of in that frame. we're trying to have a real

substantial conversation around that. that's really helpful in how to book bands, what to look for. that's exactly the conversation we're going to have, so yeah, i would recommend attending that. so i don't have any specific questions for you another those comments. all right. i'm going to open this up to public comment. is there any public comment on this specific agenda item? okay. seeing none, public comment is closed. [gavel]. >> well, your space is a small place -- actually an undiscovered place. not as big as the places i ran before. >> president hirsch: i've run really big places. >> when people -- when my friends told me to come down the street and find this place, i go where did this place come from? and you know, the crowd that they have is all financial. but i do say that when you do start having entertainment,

you're going to draw a different crowd that might come out a little later, and i do suggest getting a -- i think the code is one guard for every 100. you should have one well trained person to handle, again, the outside, crowd control, checking i.d. because even if you have a 47, you intermix in the crowd, and it's hard to say -- and all you have to do is get popped for one underage person. having a guard isn't a bad thing. when you see your happy hours, i understand why you might not want to have one. but as i think -- i mean, you already have a great crowd. i can see more people coming, and it's great for that location because it's dead there, that whole area down there. i think that other restaurant, what is it called? space 212 around the corner, they just have beer and wine

and no entertainment, but they pack it in because of the food. i think in order for chinatown or any of those areas for people to come back, it's going to be food and spirits and no cost to get in kind of thing. i think i like to support the permits with the condition that there is one security guard when there is a deejay or any kind of entertainment. >> i'd just like to add it would be helpful to have on file a security plan. it doesn't have to be as detailed as some of the our larger venue -- as some of our larger venues, but i think it's just good practice, and it's part of our conditions, actually. >> so that permit application itself is the security plan. it's how they answer the questions relative to security is technically their security

plan unless you hire somebody like a mark renne or whatever to submit some things, more robust. so if those questions that we're asking that we're using to prompt people to basically create a security plan within the application or not, robust enough, we should probably talk about that. >> change the form? >> yeah. >> president hirsch: and allow me, what i think i heard you say, i don't think you were recommending conditioning it, but it might make sense for you to spend some time working on an actual security plan just for your own sake. >> i think the security plan you're talking about, it could go really deep. live shooter situations, but just in general, when you're required to have a guard. >> you can ask our staff, and they can definitely furnish you with a boilerplate one that you can take a look at. it can be really helpful to

have. especially if there are incidents, when liability comes into play, it's very helpful to understand what the security plan it be. so steven, is that -- can be. so steven, is that a motion? >> it's a motion. >> president hirsch: the only thing i would add is i do feel permitting the entire space is a good idea, and i think personally allowing them to have two separate sound levels because i would imagine the basement could be a lot louder than the conditions. would be a condition that i would be very supportive of. >> i agree. >> may i get clarification in a your condition is they have two sound limits, one for upstairs and one for downstairs? >> yeah. >> and a security guard when they have entertainment. >> is that regardless of number of patrons? >> at least one security guard

for the front. i mean, the code says one for every 100. it's 49 downstairs, and i don't think it's 49 upstairs. i think one security guard. it's up to him if he wants to get two. >> and that's at the front door? >> at the front door. >> and i also want to clarify, that's also including comedy, trivia night, all entertainment? >> i would say just to make it consistent. i mean, how do you -- >> live music. >> live entertainment. >> well, anything. deejay. >> we just have to go with the definition of entertainment or else you're getting into a weird area. >> yeah. if you're having a deejay play a ten, there should be a guard there. >> president hirsch: all right. so we do have the motion. i recommended those. i personally don't like to

second things unless i have to. >> i'll second it. >> president hirsch: okay. so -- [ro [roll cal [roll call] >> president bleiman: congratulations, your permit has been approved. please follow up with the director at your earliest convenience. thank you. all right. the final agenda tonight is commissioner comments and questions. lay it on us. >> i'm -- equality california is holding an lgbtq leadership summit in sacramento next week for appointed and elected officials and i will be attending at one of your will go -- as one of your lgbtq

commissioners. >> president bleiman: fantastic. and we are t-minus 22, 28 days, somewhere in that date until the entertainment -- until the summit. >> 28 days. >> when commissioner perez is completed with the marketing, i hope we all do our part to get the word out. >> yes, please. >> mezzanine, it can hold a lot of people, so -- >> do we say the times and everything to people in t.v. land know? >> yes. so it is going to be on monday, april 1, and networking begins at 12:30. the actual event will begin at 1:00 p.m., and we'll have a whole opening remarks section. and then, we'll take a break, we'll have our first panel discussion, and then, we will do break out sessions, and then, we end the afternoon with happy hour.

>> ooh-la-la. we also have to put on our thinks caps and figure out a way to prank everybody there. it is our duty. >> absolutely. totally agree. >> all right. is there any public comment on our commissioners comments and questions? seeing none, commissioner comments and questions are closed. we are going to adjourn this meeting exactly at 6:46 p.m. thank you very much.

. >> thank you for coming today. my name is debbie mezlo, and i commissioner near on the status of women. [applause] >> thank you, i'll take it. the women's rrs history month. i want to thank all of the people that are here today as we launch women's history month. it is an incredible thing to see elected officials, commissioners, community leaders, our male allies who are here, so thank you for coming to spend this time with us. i'd like to recognize my colleagues on the commission on the status of women, and if you will tanstand as i call your name. commissioner sonya melara. [applause] >> commissioner melara. [applause] >> they're celebrating, too. [laughter] >> i know.

commissioner andrea shorter. [applause] >> commissioner cary pomerance. [applause] >> i also -- if you'll indulge me, i wanted to introduce and recognize marge fillhour, who is on the commission with us. and introduce our director, dr. emily maraza. [applause] >> i wanted to say a couple quick things. i wanted to see what a privilege it is to serve on the commission on the status of women in san francisco. it is the strongest commission in the country. and there are a couple of reasons why: number one, we have a department that backs us up, as well as res sources dedicated to us per authority of the mayor to implement our mission, which is to uplift the quality of life for women and girls in san francisco. we have a particular focus on prevention of violence

and economic equality. we also have a very unique history in san francisco, which is this: many decades ago the u.n. adopted human rights treaties specifically for women and girls. it is called the "convention to end the discrimination against women." it codifies us as equals in the law. now, the people of san francisco voted to adopt this locally. we were the first city to do this, and for many years the only city to do this. and we did it in the face of the federal government failing to do this, which i think speaks to history repeating itself now. but the people of san francisco adopted this, saying to the women and girls in our community, we see you, we respect you, and you deserve dignity. so i'm always proud to be a san franciscan when i think about that, so it is such a privilege to serve on the commission. march is my favorite month because it is women's history month, and it gives us a focus around highlighting women and really honoring these unsung heroins we which in

our community every day. speaking of honoring heroines, i have the opportunity to introduce our mayor, mayor london breed. this is our first opportunity to celebrate her during women's history month. i wanted to say a couple of things about her. i've known the mayor for many years. before she became a supervisor, before she answered the call and really led us through a difficult time in this city, before she answered the call to leadership and became our mayor, and i can tell you a couple of things about her. number one, she has always been a leader in this community around strength and grit and resilience and self-determination, so thank you for that, even before you were in an elected office. she has always been there for women. she has been a mentee on senator kamala harris, whom i've worked for for many years, and she was there through the good times and the bad.

so when she supports you, she supports you, and i think that is rare. and she is a person of action. she is going to get stuff done. since she has been the mayor, she has worked for strengthening protections for sexual assault survivors, and for sexual harassment guidelines here at the city, underscoring that all people have the right to work in their work places without violence. she has el held up our youth, making it a priority to give internships every summer, that economic pathway that is so important, as well as for girls in our community. i'm proud every time i get to say mayor london breed. [applause] [cheering] >> thank you commissioner mezlo, and thank you to everyone who is joining us here today. i also would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge some of our elected officials. our chair, vicki hennessey is here. thank you for joining us.

and our treasurer, jose, is joining us as well. and thank you to our fire chief, joanne white, for being here, as well as the director of emergency management, mary ellen carroll, thank you so much. some amazing women leaders in the city and county of san francisco. i'm just loving the crowd today. i am so excited. it is about time that we kick off women's history month with a woman mayor, isn't it? [applause] >> and oftentimes when you talk about women and you talk about incredible women, it's usually names that most of us recognize as important figures, like kamala harris, who is running for president, and nancy pelosi, who is the speaker of the house, and amazing woman, and all of

these incredible women from san francisco and all over the country. today i chose to honor a number of women who are also heros, who are heros in this city, who are heros in their respective communities, and they are doing things that are absolutely amazing, not because they're looking for recognition but because they love and care about their community. and they have spent their entire lives serving other people for the purposes of making sure that their communities and their cities thrive. and so the first person that i am recognizing is someone who have known my entire life. we know her as utey. and there is little utee

rutherford has been an important figure in our community. let me tell you, this woman has done so many amazing things for so many people. the list goes on and on and on. yes, we know in the filmore western community about the work that she has done around the turkey give-aways, the toy give-aways, the -- every time there is a funeral, she is the one who is cooking the food. every time someone comes home after serving time, her house is the house that they go to to get some support. and oftentimes she is doing this by pulling her own money out of her own pocket to help support people in the community. utey is there to uplift us, she is there to pray for us, she is there to support us, she is there to comfort us, especially during challenging times in the western addition community. she is this unifying support and voice. she is just a constant support. and even when we're going

through oftentimes very challenging times, she is right there to lift us up. in a way that just makes us feel better. we are so lucky to have her in the western addition community. we are so lucky to have had here in our lives for so long. whether it is feeding the seniors at queen ada, and they love to see you coming. they love to see you coming because you always give them a smile and a kind word. you don't just serve food. you give of yourself to people. you've been doing it for so long, you have raised two amazing kids. look at little rodney over there. i see you, big rodney, and your partner who has been there for you. you guys are like the first couple of filmore. they're like the first mom and the first daddy of filmore. we are just so blessed and lucky that, you know, you are such a kind person with a kind heart, who gives back to the

community time and time again. and so when i was thinking about people to honor, all i can think about is utey, utey, whether it is me calling and saying, i need some chicken, and you're like, big rodney, you've got to fry linda some chicken. or we need your help, utey, we need you to come and take up the mantel for whatever it takes, and you always say yes. you always answer the call. so many people are here today because you answered the call when they need you the most. [applause] [cheering] >> we're going to have to make some new rules around here. no, somebody is getting married. they're happy. but, you know, it just means so much to just know you and to have you as a part of my life and so many folks who are here today. so i just thought it was more appropriate than ever, as we celebrate the

kickoff of women's history month, to honor a true phenomenal woman. ladies and gentlemen, today we honor utey rutherford. thank you so much. come on up. [applause] [cheering] >> i would just like to start off by saying, thank you so much, mayor london breed, for recognizing me. i truly appreciate it. and to the beautiful city of san francisco. to my lovely family, to my lovely family, and to my wonderful friends, that always stand by me, always

stand by me. for everything i ask for for the community, i call them, and they come. they stand by me and for me. and i would like to acknowledge my husband rodney, my god son jimmy, my brother sadik, my brother sean, and my brother wendell is not here. anything i ask them for to help me with the community, they help me. i love working for my community. it is something i love to do. and i have a briend, and she is here, stephanie jackson. we've been friends for 28 years. and she worked at raw aid, and they've been volunteering with seniors for over 10 years. and i just have this drive in my heart to help, to do. and i just want to make san francisco and my community the best i can. and i just want to thank you again, mayor, for this

wonderful, wonderful award. [applause] [cheering] >> we also have for each of our honorees -- as mayor, i get a scarf with my name on it. and, in fact, i wanted to take this opportunity to show you the scarf. each of the honorees will be getting one. of the city and county of san francisco. if you look close, you'll see the african-american on the culture complex, right there. [applause] [cheering] >> and courtesy of john's grill. they wanted to make sure you had a lovely romantic didinner for two for you and your husband. so her is a gift certificate for john's grill and a scarf. congratulations. [applause] >> and all of the friends

and family that are here are going to treat her to dinner, right? [applause] >> so the next honoree, i actually started working for back in, i think, kind of right out of college, back in 1997. anne-marie conroy was my former boss, and sometimes still believes she is my boss. but, she has not just been a great boss, she has been a great friend. you know, it was -- i was fresh out of college, working my first job, and didn't know everything i thought i knew. and she has been not only a friend and a great boss, but she has been a great mentor. someone who helped guide me in my political career. her work started early. she is a lawyer, but she served on the board of supervisors. she was the director of

the treasure island development authority. she was the dreblght director of the department of emergency management, but what inspired me most about her work was when she served as a board member for partners ending domestic abuse, and how she was committed to raising money to help provide support for women who were escaping some of the most challenging of circumstances. her work oftentimes was not always recognized. in fact, when i worked for her at the treasure island development authority, there was a lot of challenges around the housing there. and a percentage of that housing went to formerly homeless families. and anne-marie and i had this conversation about how we could make that work. i'm, like, how are we going to make it work for the families? she just basically said, we're going to make it work for the families. we have this housing and part of what we're going to do is make sure we improve the bus routes. there was a program that she and john stewart's

company worked on to provide furniture and other opportunities for the families who were getting started, who had been formerly homeless. the work that she did to not only make the housing work at that time, but in the future and to incorporate it into the agreement, so that families who can't afford to live on treasure island wouldn't be left out of the process, is work that i've always admired about what she has done. she is now working at the u.s. attorney's office, dealing with some of the most challenging of crimes, and continuing to bring innovative resources and plans to the job that she does. she is one of those persons who is very creative, and she is very fun. and she knows how to decorate a house or anything else, for that matter. she is oftentimes the person that i go to for advice and counsel on how to handle things. and in every single instance, every single time, in giving advice and talking about issues, it

really comes from the heart. and it comes from her love of community. and it comes from her love in wanting to help and support people. as a daughter of san francisco, she has made us all proud with her accomplishments and everything that she has done. and i wanted to take this opportunity to just acknowledge her work, and just to say thank you for being a great role model, a great friend, a great mentor. ladies and gentlemen, anne-marie conroy. [applause] [cheering] >> so thank you so much, mayor. you're an incredible mayor, and such an accomplished speaker and such an accomplished person. i couldn't be more proud. i know this is only a

short stop on a long and incredible career. and we're very lucky for the years that we'll have you in san francisco, but i think there are some other cities, such as sacramento and washington that may be having their time with london. as london said, she did work for me at the treasure island development authority. i'll never forget the first day she walked in the door. i could see this was a young woman full of smarts with a 10,000 watt smile, and she said, hi, i'm london breed, and i'm going to be your assistant. this is just an interview. if that gives you an insight into something can stop london. that was one example. i want to dedicate this honor today to my mother, maureen conroy, also known as "mighty mo." she went to u.c. berkeley at the age of 16. she skipped didn't grades and started berkeley at age 16.

it was during world war ii, and there weren't many opportunities for women with great educations. you were pretty much trapped into being a school teacher or nurse. she got her teaching credential, and then she met my father, a great war hero. and then went to have a happy life together. back then, in his world, women didn't work because it made a man feel like he couldn't support his family. so she decided to recreate -- or create her own stay at work mom track, and she became president of just about everything. and whatever she did, she did a phenomenal job at. so there is quite a spread in my family of sisters. there are four girls. my older sister is 13 years my senior. so when i finished law school, my second eldest sister, peggy, who is here

today, said, mom, why don't you stop using all of your time helping people with compaigns and electing judges and doing petitions and fighting city hall and make some money. you know, you just turned 60. go do something. stop doing everything for free. and she said, peggy, what am i going to do. and she said, go get your real estate license. and she was, like, okay. and so she did it. and she went up to the office in lakeside. a 60-year-old woman with her certificate. and they said, yeah, we don't have a desk for you. and so she went back and peggy said, well, mom, you need a resume. and she said, oh, okay. so peggy helped her. and it is a two-page resume of the phenomenal accomplishments of this woman, how many compaigns she had run, how she had been president of just about every organization of san francisco. and they took another look at her and said, i think we found you a desk. so she became rookie --

this is at the age 60, she became rookie of the year, and she became the top seller, lister, and producer for caldwell for the next 15 years of her life in the country. i want to let people know that at age, don't let anyone tell you no. don't let anything hold you back from your dreams. and that's what i've always mentored women, is with that story of my mom, you can do anything at any age. and her big thing and my big thing as a mentor to women, is education. as far as we have come as women, you still need letters after your name. and that has always been my advice, whether it is j.d., m.d., m.a., m.s. -- whatever those letters are and those certifications, it gives you that instant credibility. and unfortunately as women, we still need that.

and i think it is very important, and i still tell -- this is why this young woman has a master's. i tried to make her go to law school, but she got her master's instead. every week, london, law school or master's, what is it going to be? so that is extremely important. debbie mezlo, emily, how much work with did in the world of domestic violence. and when the super bowl came to san francisco, how much work we have done around human trafficking. and how much more work has to be done. and we found a high-profile case that has led to having those tough discussions about human trafficking and what goes on around big sporting events and other things in every city of america. deb has held the domestic violence consortium together for decades. i take this honor today

honoring all of you and all of the work that we've done. i want to shout a special shout out to chief hazel white. i want to give her a happy birthday. [applause] >> joanne is actually two days older than i am. and i have to say again about age, when margan exacted me about this award, i said i think i'm a little too young to be part of history. and as joanne knows, and you can look this up because our profiles have always been public, with our age, she is 55, and i'm not, until tomorrow. [laughter] >> and how unfair the press can be sometimes because when joanne became fire chief, and i helped her a lot get there with mayor newsom, and it said chief hazel white, 39, and

two months later, i became head of l.e.s. emergency services, and it said conroy, 40. and i thought, that is so unfair. but there is just so much love and camaraderie in this room. i think part of that is our great mayor. she is so good at bringing everyone together, not letting waring faction continue. getting people to work together because she cares so incredibly deeply about this city. i just want to thank you, mayor, for being our mayor. there were several times in the tough talks we've had over london's career, when she ran for supervisor, i actually begged her not to do it. i said, you have so much promise, you have so much potential, the world is your oyster. do not waste your life's energy on the mud puddle of city politics. and she said, that's my

seat, anne-marie, and i'm going to take it. and i said, okay, kid, i'm with you all the way. and i'm glad she didn't listen to my advice. and i look very much forward to the great things she is going to do for our city. thank you. [applause] [cheering] thank you. okay. last, but not least, marlene tran. now, marlene tran is one of those persons who is kind of a quiet/loud force. she works for the san francisco unified school district and city college for over 35 years, teaching bilingual courses, working to fight for her community, in visitation valley, it is a community on the south side of san francisco that

sometimes feels forgotten, feels left out, but marlene doesn't let that happen. she makes sure that everyone who is supervisor, that anyone who is mayor, they are not going to forget about visitation valley and providing this community, and especially seniors -- especially seniors -- with the support that they need to thrive and feel safe in their community. i got to know her over the past years in just watching her run for supervisor in district 10. you didn't win, but you sure did create a lot of heck. and i said, i really was drawn to her because i love the fight in her. he is unapologetic in her commitment to fight for people who oftentimes don't have a voice, especially many of the seniors who in visitation valley, they may not speak english. and she is right there helping with bilingual

courses, helping with translation, helping to be the voice to fight for the resources that this community needs. and we really appreciate you. because oftentimes she doesn't stop to realize how impactful she is. every time we have a conversation, it's about muni, it's about police officers, it's about what's going on. and today it is about you. it's about you and the work that you have done in order to make the lives of so many in the visitation valley and the southeast sector of our community and our city so much better. we appreciate you for your advocacy, for your commitment to education and our young people, and how you continue to hold young people accountable. i'm sure you had a few young kids in your classes that gave you problems, and you said, those are the best ones because you know that those are going to be the ones to go on to do great things. we talked about so many things involving improving

the quality of life of san francisco, and she has, for years, put her words into action and has made not only the visitation valley community a better place, she has made san francisco a better place. ladies and gentlemen, marlene tran. [applause] [cheering] >> i think i am so overwhelmed. i was going to make a speech, but right now i'm lost for words. what a great honor it is to be with the mayor, and utey and carol.

and i am -- and all of my friends and supporters from my educational background, from my police background, community -- oh, i am so overwhelmed. and everybody is here to support all of us. mayor breed, you already summarize a lot of things i do. yes, i am quiet in my ways, but i'm very determined. i'm very persistent because we're talking about women's rights, equal rights, immigrant rights, human rights. those are the things i've been fighting for all my life because for 35 years, when i taught at the san francisco unified school district, every morning i put my hand across my heart and said "with liberty and justice for all." these are the things i work for every day. even though i retired from 37 years, teaching evening and sundays the city college, and 35 years in the daytime teaching newly arriving immigrant kids, i continue my passion to do whatever is best for the community, for san

francisco, for the voiceless. that's what i do because i am buddhist, and i feel any time we have, any energy, we should be able to share that. i just want to give you a little brief background about what happened years ago, when my mother and i and my two siblings came to san francisco. she was a new widow and struggling a lot because obviously she didn't speak the language. in those days, everything was english only. so being the oldest of three, i had to assist my mother in every way while also going to school, to navigate all of the services for her, funerals, and so on and so forth, for my stepfather. i witnessed her daily frustrations and dispair. but with her ongoing encouragement -- keep on doing it. so as a result, i earned several college degrees and credentials, that

launched my rewarding 35 years of teaching newcomers. so never forgetting the difficult times my mother had endured, i used my multi-lingual and immigrant background to do community work. and i am very fortunate that we are having a lot of people involved. and one of them happens to be susanna, the young lady here, who, you know, is doing more work. we need a lot of young blood because there is only so much we can do. so, of course, i was very surprised that the town newspaper called me, am movinamusing in some ways, a modern day warrior. those were the terms i wasn't familiar with and i thought, this is what everybody should be doing. i'm great that this women's month kickoff offers the opportunities to hear of each other's successes. people have been

wondering, marlene tran, why are you wearing this green hat? i want to honor mother earth. mother earth. and then, of course, my symbols. i have a lot of symbols here. this is our earth. we have to do everything to protect our environment. i am so grateful that san francisco is doing all of that. and every time you see my facebook, i'm always talking about environmental issues because without mother earth, without helping her, we are nowhere. so today while we're here to honor all these amazing honorees, and i'm so very grateful to have so many dignitaries, city officials, family members, i also want to give the mayor a little token. it says "100%," because she is doing 100%. may i also give her a little token of our appreciation. [applause] [cheering]

>> okay. thank you. [applause] >> and this is for you. >> well, well, well... [laughter] >> aren't these ladies outstanding. let's give them another round of applause. i want to thank all of you for joining us here today. thank you for honoring three phenomenal women who have just really touched the hearts and lives of so many people throughout our city, over so many years. we are grateful for your service and your commitment, and all that you have done and will continue to do to make life better for so many people. thank you for accepting this honor. thank you to all of the folks who are here today, the friends and family members who came to

celebrate them. and as we celebrate women's history month, kicking off today, let us make sure that we take time in our lives to honor some phenomenal women that have played a role in our lives in some capacity. the way that we make our city, our country, a better place, is how we treat one another. how we support one another. how we encourage one another, and how we make sure that we prepare the next generation for the incredible opportunities that exist in this world. i wouldn't be here if it wasn't for phenomenal women like the ones we honor today. and so now it is our time to make sure that the next generation has the same opportunities that we are so lucky to enjoy in the great city and county of san francisco. thank you all so much for coming here today. [applause] >> so now we're going to do a couple of pictures.

>> the goal is simple. it's to raise women's voices. >> learn a little bit about what you should be thinking about in the future. >> we had own over 300 -- over 300 people who signed up for the one-on-one counseling today. >> i think in the world of leading, people sometimes discount the ability to lead quietly and effectively.

the assessor's office is a big one. there are 58 counties in the state of california and every single county has one elected assessor in the county. our job is to look at property taxes and make sure that we are fairly taxing every single property in san francisco. one of the big things that we do is as a result of our work, we bring in a lot of revenue, about 2.6 billion worth of revenue to the city. often, people will say, what do you do with that money, and i like to share what we do with property taxes. for every dollar we collect in property taxes, about 68 cents of it goes to support public sstss, our police officers, our fire departments, our streets,

our cleaning that happens in the city. but i think what most people don't know is 34 cents of the dollar goes to public education. so it goes to the state of california and in turn gets allocated back to our local school districts. so this is an incredibly important part of what we do in this office. it's an interesting place to be, i have to say. my colleagues across the state have been wonderful and have been very welcoming and share their knowledge with me. in my day-to-day life, i don't think about that role, being the only asian american assessor in the state, i just focus on being the best i can be, representing my city very well, representing the county of san francisco well. by being the only asian american assessor, i think you have a job to try to lift up and bring as many people on board, as well. i hope by doing the best that you can as an individual,

people will start to see that your assessor is your elected leaders, the people that are making important decisions can look like you, can be like you, can be from your background. i grew up with a family where most of my relatives, my aunties, my uncles, my parents, were immigrants to the united states. when my parents first came here, they came without any relatives or friends in the united states. they had very little money, and they didn't know how to speak english very well. they came to a place that was completely foreign, a place where they had absolutely nobody here to help them, and i can't imagine what that must have been like, how brave it was for them to take that step because they were doing this in order to create an opportunity for their family. so my parents had odd jobs, my dad worked in the kitchens, my mom worked as a seamstress sewing. as we grew up, we eventually had a small business.

i very much grew up in a family of immigrants, where we helped to translate. we went to the restaurant every weekend helping out, rolling egg rolls, eating egg rolls, and doing whatever we need to do to help the family out. it really was an experience growing up that helped me be the person that i am and viewing public service the way that i do. one of the events that really stuck with me when i was growing up was actually the rodney king riots. we lived in southern california at the time, and my parents had a restaurant in inglewood, california. i can remember smelling smoke, seeing ashes where we lived. it was incredibly scary because we didn't know if we were going to lose that restaurant, if it was going to be burned down, if it was going to be damaged, and it was our entire livelihood. and i remember there were a lot of conversations at that time around what it was that

government to do to create more opportunities or help people be more successful, and that stuck with me. it stuck with me because i remain believe government has a role, government has a responsibility to change the outcomes for communities, to create opportunities, to help people go to school, to help people open businesses and be successful. >> make sure to be safe, and of course to have fun. >> and then, i think as you continue to serve in government, you realize that those convictions and the persons that you are really help to inform you, and so long as you go back to your core, and you remember why you're doing what you're doing, you know, i think you can't go wrong. it's funny, because, you know, i never had thought i would do this. i became a supervisor first for the city under very unusual circumstances, and i can remember one day, i'm shopping with friends and really not having a care in the world about politics or running for office or being in a public position, and the next day, i'm sworn in and serving on the

board of supervisors. for many of us who are going through our public service, it's very interesting, i think, what people view as a leader. sometimes people say, well, maybe the person who is most outspoken, the person who yells the loudest or who speaks the loudest is going to be the best leader. and i think how i was raised, i like to listen first, and i like to try to figure outweighs to work with -- out ways to work with people to get things done. i hope that time goes on, you can see that you can have all sorts of different leaders whether at the top of city government or leading organizations or leading teams, that there are really different kinds of leadership styles that we should really foster because it makes us stronger as organizations. >> take advantage of all the wonderful information that you have here, at the vendor booth, at our seminars and also the one-on-one counseling. >> i wouldn't be where i was if i didn't have very strong people who believed in me. and even at times when i didn't

believe in my own abilities or my own skills, i had a lot of people who trusted and believed i either had the passion or skills to accomplish and do what i did. if there was one thing that i can tell young women, girls, who are thinking about and dreaming about the things they want to be, whether it's being a doctor or being in politics, running an organization, being in business, whatever it is, i think it's really to just trust yourself and believe that who you are is enough, that you are enough to make it work and to make things successful. >> you're watching quick bite, the show that has san francisco. ♪ ♪ ♪

>> we're here at one of the many food centric districts of san francisco, the 18th street corridor which locals have affectionately dubbed the castro. a cross between castro and gastronomic. the bakery, pizza, and dolores park cafe, there is no end in sight for the mouth watering food options here. adding to the culinary delights is the family of business he which includes skylight creamery, skylight and the 18 raisin. >> skylight market has been here since 1940. it's been in the family since 1964. his father and uncle bought the market and ran it through sam taking it over in 1998. at that point sam revamped the market. he installed a kitchen in the center of the market and really made it a place where chefs look forward to come.

he created community through food. so, we designed our community as having three parts we like to draw as a triangle where it's comprised of our producers that make the food, our staff, those who sell it, and our guests who come and buy and eat the food. and we really feel that we wouldn't exist if it weren't for all three of those components who really support each other. and that's kind of what we work towards every day. >> valley creamery was opened in 2006. the two pastry chefs who started it, chris hoover and walker who is sam's wife, supplied all the pastries and bakeries for the market. they found a space on the block to do that and the ice cream kind of came as an afterthought. they realized the desire for ice cream and we now have lines

around the corner. so, that's been a huge success. in 2008, sam started 18 reasons, which is our community and event space where we do five events a week all around the idea of bringling people closer to where the food comes from and closer to each other in that process. >> 18 reasons was started almost four years ago as an educational arm of their work. and we would have dinners and a few classes and we understood there what momentum that people wanted this type of engagement and education in a way that allowed for a more in-depth conversation. we grew and now we offer -- i think we had nine, we have a series where adults learned home cooking and we did a teacher training workshop where san francisco unified public school teachers came and learned to use cooking for the core standards. we range all over the place. we really want everyone to feel

like they can be included in the conversation. a lot of organizations i think which say we're going to teach cooking or we're going to teach gardening, or we're going to get in the policy side of the food from conversation. we say all of that is connected and we want to provide a place that feels really community oriented where you can be interested in multiple of those things or one of those things and have an entree point to meet people. we want to build community and we're using food as a means to that end. >> we have a wonderful organization to be involved with obviously coming from buy right where really everyone is treated very much like family. coming into 18 reasons which even more community focused is such a treat. we have these events in the evening and we really try and bring people together. people come in in groups, meet friends that they didn't even know they had before. our whole set up is focused on communal table. you can sit across from someone and start a conversation.

we're excited about that. >> i never worked in catering or food service before. it's been really fun learning about where things are coming from, where things are served from. >> it is getting really popular. she's a wonderful teacher and i think it is a perfect match for us. it is not about home cooking. it's really about how to facilitate your ease in the kitchen so you can just cook. >> i have always loved eating food. for me, i love that it brings me into contact with so many wonderful people. ultimately all of my work that i do intersects at the place where food and community is. classes or cooking dinner for someone or writing about food. it always come down to empowering people and giving them a wonderful experience. empower their want to be around people and all the values and reasons the commitment, community and places, we're offering a whole spectrum of

offerings and other really wide range of places to show that good food is not only for wealthy people and they are super committed to accessibility and to giving people a glimpse of the beauty that really is available to all of us that sometimes we forget in our day to day running around. >> we have such a philosophical mission around bringing people together around food. it's so natural for me to come here. >> we want them to walk away feeling like they have the tools to make change in their lives. whether that change is voting on an issue in a way that they will really confident about, or that change is how to understand why it is important to support our small farmers. each class has a different purpose, but what we hope is that when people leave here they understand how to achieve that goal and feel that they

have the resources necessary to do that. >> are you inspired? maybe you want to learn how to have a patch in your backyard or cook better with fresh ingredients . or grab a quick bite with organic goodies. find out more about 18 reasons by going to 18 reasons.org and learn about buy right market and creamery by going to buy right market.com. and don't forget to check out our blog for more info on many of our episodes at sf quick bites.com. until next time, may the fork be with you. ♪ ♪ >> so chocolaty. mm. ♪ >> oh, this is awesome. oh, sorry. i thought we were done rolling.

>> good evening welcome to the march 6, 2018 board o 2018 boar. to my slept deputy city attorney who will provide legal advice this evening. at the control is the board legal assistant and i'm julie rosenberg. we will also be joined by representatives from the state department that have cases before the board this evening. we expect scott sanchez acting zoning administrator representing the planning commission.