uniforms or buy them as keep sakes. through this, we can strike up many positive conversations about provide services to homeless youth. all of the proceeds of this project will be donated to the larkin street youth services so that they may continue their valiant mission of changing the lives of thousands of homeless youth throughout the city. what prompted this is let me

just -- [please stand by] . >> and his reaction was son, why haven't you done this sooner? so i also have known people who have battled with homelessness as a youth, and they found programs like the larkin street youth services, and they attribute their services to their success in leaving homelessness and finding

stability in their health, employment and housing situations. the lgbtq communities in san francisco is one of the largest and most prominent lgbtq communities in the entire world. the san francisco police department is the 14th largest police department in the nation, and we have a duty to reduce the number of lgbtq youth sleeping on the streets each night. june is lgbtq pride month, with a celebration of how far this movement has come around the world. san francisco police department are dedicated to excellence in law enforcement and to treatment of people of diversities and ethnicities around the city. i ask for your favorable

declaration of approval in our request. for you, i have a copy of the patch, so go on here as well as a mock up shirt of what it would look like when it goes on everyone's uniform. >> may i congratulate you for your -- your creativity and your willingness to move forward on issues like this. this is great. are we being asked for an action here? we have to take action in order to modify -- >> clerk: we need a motion and a second, correct. >> i'll make a motion. >> i second. >> president hirsch: all right. any comment from commissioners on the motion? >> commissioner dejesus: i -- i'm sorry. >> president hirsch: commissioner mazzucco? >> commissioner mazzucco: thank you. you're right, you are a third generation with your dad serving at mission station. your grandfather was my dad's

partner. i'm proud of you, i'm proud of the strength you brought forward as you entered this department. you're a brilliant young man and you represent this department well. i want to thank you and all the members of the pride alliance and this is something that we can really be proud of. thank you. >> thank you. >> president hirsch: and commissioner dejesus. >> commissioner dejesus: and i agree with the previous statements. it's a positive thing for the lgbtq community and i just want to say thank you for the pride alliance to come up with this, and i'm looking forward to supporting this motion. >> thank you, commissioner. >> president hirsch: vice president taylor? >> vice president taylor: yeah. i want to thank you, as well. no one can say pride patch project three times fast, but it's a fantastic project, and thank you for your work. >> president hirsch: director henderson? >> yeah. it's about time.

i was surprised when you were talking that we haven't seen this already, but my question was a practical one. how much is the patch? >> $10. >> did i miss that part? did he say that already? >> we are going to be selling the patches for $20 a set. >> well, make sure you hit up all the commissioners. commissioner brookter? >> commissioner brookter: yeah, i want to go along with all of my commissioners. i'm glad to see we're working with larkin, and i think it also shows this department's wherewithal understanding that homelessness is a big issue here in the city, but we're going to focus on this young people to make sure they do have housing, so they can get off the streets and when they

grow up, they have this interaction with the police and make it that much stronger. >> president hirsch: commissioner ham -- hamasaki? >> commissioner hamasaki: yeah. i'm going to sound like a broken record. there's been some things over the last few years, actions by officers in the department. i think officers that wear these and show to the rest of the city, to the other members, to our visitors, that we are an inclusive environment, that we are a supportive environment, and this department supports all members regardless of any background or orientation is really important. i think it's important not just for the department to see, but for young people that you're

describing might have negative pressures of law enforcement based upon what they see in the media. i think actions like this are not just symbolic, but they can help change how people feel about the department, so i think it's overall an excellent plan, and i look forward to seeing officers wearing these on the street. >> thank you, commissioner. >> president hirsch: thank you. i think we now need public comment on this before we vote, correct? >> clerk: correct, commissioner. >> president hirsch: okay. i'm getting good at this. okay. we're asking for public comment on this motion only. any public comment? seeing none, it's closed. can we have the vote, please. >> clerk: on the motion presented by commissioner elias and seconded by commissioner mazzucco, all in favor of passing the pride patch project motion? any opposed? the motion passes unanimously. >> president hirsch: okay. thank you. thank you, all.

yes, sir? i think we need to make $20

donations. >> president hirsch: thank you very much. >> commissioner elias: thank you. >> commissioner dejesus: thank you. >> president hirsch: okay, chief, i think you have another item. >> clerk: we'll move onto line item four. [agenda item read]. >> good evening. the department is excited to announce the issuance of much needed and highly anticipated piece of safety equipment, the ballistic helmet. the ballistic helmet is basically a replacement of our riot helmet. we've had the same helmet that we've issued officers as protective head wear for approximately 30-plus years now. the ballistic helmet changes that piece of safety equipment with one important aspect, and that is it now will have

ballistic capablities to protect an officer from gunfire. it changes or slightly amends three separate department general orders. it's department general order 10.01, 10.02, and 10.03. specifically for 10.01, it would simply alter the uniform for a class d, which is basically like a tactical crowd control type of a uniform. that particular general order identifies the helmet that's issues as a riot helmet. this would be a ballistic he helmet which would be taking the place of that. 10.02, the change for this general order would be the department bulletin calls for officers that are assigned to

uniform sector patrol to have their helmets readily available with them and then all other officers to have their helmets available as is practical. and then, finally for department general 10.03, the change would be in regards to helmet identification. 10.03 talks about numbering of officer's star numbers on the side of the helmets to be readily identifiable, and it specifically calls for gold numbers on the side of the helmets. our helmets and what we've requested in the department general order would be silver for officers and sergeants and gold for commissioned officers, and the purpose for this is to have commissioned officers more readily available in either crowd control situations or critical incidents that you can look at the helmets and readily identify who's a lieutenant or

captain or member of the command staff as opposed to officers or sergeants. and with that, questions? >> president hirsch: the only question i have is assuming we approve this, do the general orders actually then get amended in your office and do we see the amendment? how does the mechanic of that work? >> so the amendment would be via the department bulletin, and then, eventually, the department general orders would be amended as they would come up through the process to amend all the general orders. >> president hirsch: all right. i just want to make sure we don't lose track of that because some of these general orders may not come up for three years. >> and commissioner, they get reissued. if that general order is like in year three or four, this bulletin would get reissued down the line until that order gets amended. >> president hirsch: okay. may i have a motion to amend

those three orders? >> motion. >> second. >> president hirsch: okay. questions from commissioners? okay. we need public comment. is there any public comment on this motion? seeing none, public comment is closed. we are ready for a vote. >> clerk: for the vote, all in favor? any opposed? the ayes pass, 7-0. >> president hirsch: okay. thank you. thank you. >> clerk: line item five, general public comment. [agenda item read].

>> president hirsch: thank you. any general public comment? >> just wanted to end the day and talk about my son, as i do every wednesday when i come here, and i'd like to use the overhead. and my son, aubrey aberkasen, who was murdered august 6. they just had a meeting yesterday with the mothers -- with some mothers about unsolved homicides. our homicides are still not solved. seemed like we were creating the table, creating the same thing over and over again,

talking about our lost loved ones and still no justice, still no solved homicide for our children. we're just coming to meetings and another meeting for bringing up these feelings when something should be done. there's nothing being done not fast enough. i keep bringing these names of the persons that shot my son, and one of them's deceased. i also want to put here, i bring this because i want to read it, my son's birth. it says, my son. i close my eyes for but a moment, and suddenly, a man stood where a boy used to be. i may not carry you in my arms anymore but i will always carry

you in my heart. you are -- you have given me so many reasons to be proud of you, to be proud of the man you've become. but the proudest moment for me is telling others that you are my son. love, mom, and happy birthday. this is his birthday card, when he was alive or he isn't. >> president hirsch: thank you. again, the tip line is 415-575-4444. any other public comment? seeing none, public comment is closed. we're ready for the next item. >> clerk: line six, public comment on all matters pertaining to eight below, closed session including public comment on closed session. public comment on closed

session. >> president hirsch: any public comment on closed session? i see none. it's closed. >> clerk: item seven, closed session. >> so moved. >> >> clerk: on-line item seven, all in favor? any opposed? the motion passes 7-0. >> president hirsch: okay. and thank you all. we're going into closed session. uxz gsz. >> clerk: okay. commissioner, we are back in open session. line item nine, vote to whether to disclose on any or all discussion held in closed session, action. >> president hirsch: all right. i think hang on, we have to

note that commissioner mazzucco is no longer here, we have a quorum, is that correct? >> so moved. >> president hirsch: is there a second? >> second. >> clerk: all in favor? opposed? the motion passes 6-0. line item ten, adjournment, action item. >> motion to adjourn. >> second. >> clerk: all in favor? opposed? i' >> i'll oppose. >> clerk: the motion passes 6-0. thank you.

>> i moved into my wonderful, beautiful, affordable housing march 7th. i have lived in san francisco since i was two-years-old. i've lived in hunters view for 23 to 24 years now.

my name is vlady. i use titus and i am the resident commissioner for the san francisco housing facility. from the very beginning, this whole transition of public housing and affordable housing was a good idea. but many, many residents didn't think it would ever actually happen. it's been a life changing experience. and i'm truly grateful for the whole initiative and all those that work on the whole sf initiative. they've done a wonderful job accommodating the residents, who for many years have lived in delap tated housing. now they have quality housing.

i was on a street where the living room and the kitchen and stairs. it wasn't large enough to accommodate. the children are grown. i had the accomplish of having a dishwasher in my home. i really like that. [laughter] i really like not having to wash dishes by hand. we still do it from time to time. the mayor's office has been a real friend to us, a partner. we know that our city supports us. i love san francisco. just to be able to stay in my community and continue to help the residents who live here and continue to see my neighborhoods move into new housing, it's been a real joy. it's been a real joy. food in s

just about expensive eat but food for everyone and there's organizations in the city that are doing really good work making sure that healthy food it assessable to everyone. more and more as follows are are becoming interested in upper arlthd they want to joy the open green pace sea know where their food it coming from we'll look at 3 programs talking ushering agricultural and garden to new heights. so what exactly it, your honor agricultural >> it the growing food or

flowers within city limits traditionally we've been referring to communities gardener that is a raised bed over and over upper argument has a more a farming way of farming. >> so tell me 0 what's growing in this garden. >> a really at all plant. in the one of the rare places, you know, people have access to green space 24 is one of the places to grow things like the purple floor. it is sort of recognizing that the more diversity in given space the better not to just have one thing by everything

supported each another >> it provides the community with an opportunity to get their hands dirty and reach 0 out and congressmen with the community in ways they might have not otherwise to engage with one other. >> now the dpw urban planning program so see how the garden community. >> so i grew up on a farm in air force base we picked the foods open the trees and share with other families and as i drive around san francisco i see any trees with apples or mrumdz and lemon trees i can see the food going to waste and brought that idea back to the department many of the trees where the fruit would go to waste we origin or crop and pick other

fruits and delivery this to food banks or shelters to people who need them. >> i'm here with nang wong hello nang. >> hello. >> i need to understand house this gleaning work. >> we come and harvest like for example, we'll come over here this is the lemon and plug it like this. >> (laughter). >> made that good, good and ease. >> the trick is how not to hurt the branches. >> like the thing. >> i'm so excited about this. the people are so passionate about where the food goes to the

private property owners give us the food they're happy that no of a t is going to waste >> oh. thank you. thank you. again job aura natural >> (laughter). >> from backyards to back lots let's take a look at the food and community bonding at the free farm. >> my idea was to start growing food and giving it away. and getting my neighbors to who had space and having a kind of event that brings people together not to run our food program this time around but to share the wealth of the abundance of our welfare.

we were all divorce and as part of our philosophy of working together and working together. >> what's the most rewarding aspect of volunteering for the free farm stand. >> well, we could is a generalic satisfaction but something about giving food away it's giving something i brought that in and sort it and gave it to you it's primitive to be able to give something some basically to someone else. >> now serving number to 49 come on down. >> we have the capability of producing this food and in san francisco you can grow food all year round so the idea we're capable of prougdz food in our

own backyards we're here to demonstrate an bans of food and i think that giving it away for free we show individuals it in have to be a comedy. >> we build time together and it's the strength of any ideas of the connections we'll turn that connection and the more connections you make no mistake about it the more you can have a stronger power and not have to rely on money that's the people power. >> in this episode we've seen the urban farms and gardens provide more in fruits and

vegetation people can have the special produce available it can be a place to give back by donating food to others and teach our children the connection to the earth and environment it's truly

shop and dine in the 49 promotes local businesses and challenges residents to do their shopping and dining within the 49 square miles of san francisco. by supporting local services within our neighborhoods, we help san francisco remain unique, successful, and vibrant. so where will you shop and dine in the 49? >> my name is ray behr. i am the owner of chief plus. it's a destination specialty foods store, and it's also a

corner grocery store, as well. we call it cheese plus because there's a lot of additions in addition to cheese here. from fresh flowers, to wine, past a, chocolate, our dining area and espresso bar. you can have a casual meeting if you want to. it's a real community gathering place. what makes little polk unique, i think, first of all, it's a great pedestrian street. there's people out and about all day, meeting this neighbor and coming out and supporting the businesses. the businesses here are almost all exclusively independent owned small businesses. it harkens back to supporting local. polk street doesn't look like anywhere u.s.a. it has its own businesses and personality. we have clothing stores to

gallerys, to personal service stores, where you can get your hsus repaired, luggage repaired. there's a music studio across the street. it's raily a diverse and unique offering on this really great street. i think san franciscans should shop local as much as they can because they can discover things that they may not be familiar with. again, the marketplace is changing, and, you know, you look at a screen, and you click a mouse, and you order something, and it shows up, but to have a tangible experience, to be able to come in to taste things, to see things, to smell things, all those things, it's very important that you do so.

in this san francisco office, there are about 1400 employees. and they're working in roughly 400,000 square feet. we were especially pleased that cleanpowersf offers the super green 100% clean energy, not only for commercial entities like ours, but also for residents of the city of san francisco. we were pleased with the package of services they offered and we're now encouraging our employees who have residence in san francisco to sign on as well. we didn't have any interruption of service or any problems with the switch over to cleanpowersf. this clean power opportunity reflects that. i would encourage any large business in san francisco to seriously consider converting and upgrading to the cleanpowersf service. it's good for the environment,

it's good for business and it's good for the community. >> good afternoon. welcome to the the land use and transportation committee of the san francisco board of supervisors for today, april fools' day, april 1st, 2019. i'm the chair of the committee, joined by the vice chair, and momentarily by committee member matt haney. our clerk is erica major. you would do you any announcements? >> make sure to silence also phones and electronic devices. completed speaker cars and copies of any documents to be included as part of the file shoue