monday. hopefully that will be rescheduled and we will let you know. we are also -- we have cara and a community living campaign at doing a workshop on your right during a hospital stay, and that is happening next thursday, april 11th from one to three at the universalist church at franklin and gary. we hope people can join us for that. and the other thing i wanted to mention was disability and aging capital action day. hopefully folks have started to hear about it. this is the first year that the disability community and the senior community joining forces with a really big lobby day at the state capitol. it is very exciting. this is happening on thursday, may 23rd. we are working with independent living resource centre court to coordinate -- they have really taken a lead on buses and making sure we get people there. we will have legislative visits, there is a rally, in march, a resource fair, it is a wonderful day. i would encourage commissioners to come if you are able, and

certainly to encourage folks that you work with to come as well. you can certainly contact me directly for more information and we will be putting out e-mails far and wide. thank you. >> thank you. any other general public comment hearing none, any announcements? >> i just wanted to make note of the fact that, a kind of piggybacks on something you raised earlier, president, and was reflected in the insight column on the housing affordability for aging adults. i attended, at the invitation of mayor breed, a presentation on a 300 million-dollar housing affordability bond that is going to be on the ballot this november, and she announced in concert also with the president of the board of supervisors, that she was able to procure

another $200 million through the city administrator's office. there are four working groups for this ballot initiative. one of them is being headed up by annie chung from south hope -- self-help for the elderly, in one of the working groups, in particular, is seeking input for this housing affordability obligation bond for housing affordability for seniors. i think it would be a good idea if we looked into that a little more and perhaps were able to make some input as this comes to the floor. >> thank you, commissioner. any other announcements? hearing none, motion to adjourn. >> so move. >> seconded. >> thank you, thank you very much.

. >> my name is dave, and i play defense. >> my name is mustafa, and i am a midfielder, but right now, i am trying to play as a goalkeeper, because they need a goalkeeper. >> soccer u.s.a. is a

nonprofessional organization. we use sports, soccer in particular to engage communities that can benefit from quality programs in order to lift people up, helping to regain a sense of control in one's life. >> the san francisco recreation and park department and street soccer u.s.a. have been partners now for nearly a decade. street soccer shares our mission in using sport as a vehicle for youth development and for reaching people of all ages. rec and park has a team. >> i'm been playing soccer all my life. soccer is my life. >> i played in the streets when i was a kid. and i loved soccer back home. i joined street soccer here. it was the best club to join. it helps me out. >> the tenderloin soccer club started in the summer of 2016. we put one of our mini soccer

pitches in one of our facilities there. the kids who kpriez the club team came out to utilize that space, and it was beautiful because they used it as an opportunity to express themselves in a place where they were free to do so, and it was a safe space, in a neighborhood that really isn't the most hospitalable to youth -- hospitable to youth playing in the streets. >> one day, i saw the coach and my friends because they went there to join the team before me. so i went up to the coach and asked, and they said oh, i've got a soccer team, and i joined, and they said yeah, it was he for everybody, and i joined, and it was the best experience ever. >> a lot of our programs, the

kids are in the process of achieving citizenship. it's a pretty lengthy process. >> here, i am the only one with my dad. we were in the housing program, and we are trying to find housing. my sister, she's in my country, so i realize that i have a lot of opportunities here for getting good education to help her, you know? yeah. that's the -- one of the most important things that challenge me. >> my dad was over here, making some money because there was not a lot of jobs back home. i came here, finish elementary in san francisco. after that, i used to go back to my country, go to yemen, my country, and then back here. last time i went back was a couple years ago. >> i came here six months, i know nobody. now i have the team has a

family, the coaches. amazing. >> i'm hoping for lifelong friendships, and i'm super inspired by what they've been able to achieve and want to continue to grow alongside them. >> i love my family, i love my team. they're just like a family. it's really nice. >> street soccer just received a five year grant from the department of children, youth and family, and this is an important inreflection point for street soccer u.s.a. because their work in our most important communities is now known beyond just san francisco recreation and park department, and together, we're going to continue to work with our city's most vulnerable kids and teach them to love the beautiful game. >> i want to tell everybody back home, i hope you all make it over here and join teams like this like street soccer

u.s.a., and live your life. get a better life. >> right away, just be patient, and then, everything will be okay. >> 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. [♪] >> i just don't know that you can find a neighborhood in the city where you can hear music stands and take a ride on the low rider down the street.

it is an experience that you can't have anywhere else in san francisco. [♪] [♪] >> district nine is a in the southeast portion of the city. we have four neighborhoods that i represent. st. mary's park has a completely unique architecture. very distinct feel, and it is a very close to holly park which is another beautiful park in san francisco. the bernal heights district is unique in that we have the hell which has one of the best views in all of san francisco. there is a swinging hanging from a tree at the top. it is as if you are swinging over the entire city. there are two unique aspects. it is considered the fourth chinatown in san francisco. sixty% of the residents are of

chinese ancestry. the second unique, and fun aspect about this area is it is the garden district. there is a lot of urban agriculture and it was where the city grew the majority of the flowers. not only for san francisco but for the region. and of course, it is the location in mclaren park which is the city's second biggest park after golden gate. many people don't know the neighborhood in the first place if they haven't been there. we call it the best neighborhood nobody has ever heard our. every neighborhood in district nine has a very special aspect. where we are right now is the mission district. the mission district is a very special part of our city. you smell the tacos at the [speaking spanish] and they have the best latin pastries. they have these shortbread cookies with caramel in the middle. and then you walk further down

and you have sunrise café. it is a place that you come for the incredible food, but also to learn about what is happening in the neighborhood and how you can help and support your community. >> twenty-fourth street is the birthplace of the movement. we have over 620 murals. it is the largest outdoor public gallery in the country and possibly the world. >> you can find so much political engagement park next to so much incredible art. it's another reason why we think this is a cultural district that we must preserve. [♪] >> it was formed in 2014. we had been an organization that had been around for over 20 years. we worked a lot in the neighborhood around life issues. most recently, in 2012, there were issues around gentrification in the neighborhood. so the idea of forming the cultural district was to help preserve the history and the

culture that is in this neighborhood for the future of families and generations. >> in the past decade, 8,000 latino residents in the mission district have been displaced from their community. we all know that the rising cost of living in san francisco has led to many people being displaced. lower and middle income all over the city. because it there is richness in this neighborhood that i also mentioned the fact it is flat and so accessible by trip public transportation, has, has made it very popular. >> it's a struggle for us right now, you know, when you get a lot of development coming to an area, a lot of new people coming to the area with different sets of values and different culture. there is a lot of struggle between the existing community and the newness coming in. there are some things that we do to try to slow it down so it doesn't completely erase the communities. we try to have developments that

is more in tune with the community and more equitable development in the area. >> you need to meet with and gain the support and find out the needs of the neighborhoods. the people on the businesses that came before you. you need to dialogue and show respect. and then figure out how to bring in the new, without displacing the old. [♪] >> i hope we can reset a lot of the mission that we have lost in the last 20 years. so we will be bringing in a lot of folks into the neighborhoods pick when we do that, there is a demand or, you know, certain types of services that pertain more to the local community and working-class. >> back in the day, we looked at mission street, and now it does not look and feel anything like mission street. this is the last stand of the latino concentrated arts, culture and cuisine and people.

we created a cultural district to do our best to conserve that feeling. that is what makes our city so cosmopolitan and diverse and makes us the envy of the world. we have these unique neighborhoods with so much cultural presence and learnings, that we want to preserve. [♪] good afternoon, everyone. thank you so much for joining us today. mi'm the founder of persian women in tech, in partnership with our mayor, london breed, and the supervisor, asha safai, we have been working on this event, this all-day event, for six months. thank you so much for being here. [applause]

[cheering] >> maruse is a celebration of new year in many, many cultures. and it also has the meaning of new day, and also signifies the first day of spring. behind me you will see a table spread, which we create several days before persian new year. and on this table you see different symbols. and i will go a little bit over what they are and what the significance is. i apologize that i don't know all of it perfectly, so i'll give you an overview. and what we call it is a heff seen, so seven symbols. seep is apple, somal, seki is coins, gold coins. sumbold, which is a

flower. samanu is a persian sweet. let's see. sanja is a persian fruit. seer is garlic. and sabsa, which is wheat grass. and everything that you see on this table is basically symbolizing health, wealth, and happiness. so what we are looking forward to when we look at this table is looking forward to what we can have in the new year. and with that said, i would like to ask our supervisor safai to come up on the podium. [applause] >> i threw steffi in there at the last minute so she could say what the seven symbols are of our culture. and it's such an honor to be here. 2004 i was working for mayor gavin newsom, and

the community came together and we talked about all of the different things that were important to our community in terms of our culture and how to reflect it and so on. it was during that time the community said, we would love to be able to host a persian new year in maruse in city hall. in 2005 was the first time we put that together, and it was a wonderful event. and here we are, 14 years later, and we're celebrating this in city hall. we never had it spread early so people can come and enjoy it and partake and understand what it means. in general, i explained to everybody we celebrate from the first moment of spring. it is the spring equinox when the day and the night are equal the same all over the world. and this celebration has been celebrated in the greater persian and

particularly in iranian culture and community, for thousands of years. it pre-dates the islamic influence in iran, and it is something that iranians all over the world and persians all over the world joyous the celebrate. we celebrate it for 13 days. and each day we start off with going to the most senior, the most elder people in the family, and work our way down. and then finally, on the last day, the 13th day, so that the year doesn't begin with bad luck, we go and have a national day of picnic. and everyone goes out and enjoys a barbecue and picnic with their family, with watermelon and cantaloupe and all types of barbecue and wonderful food. as you all know, that are iranian and persian, i'm explaining mainly for those who are not. this also symbolizes, in many ways, a coming together. i started my career in this city in the year 2000, and that's when i met my friend, who is now the mayor, london breed.

when i asked her if we could host this event and do something special in city hall, without hesitation, she said, absolutely. we want to continue this wonderful tradition and to celebrate naruse. this is our way of saying, happy naruse, and welcoming in the new year for all of iranians and persians all over the bay area, and all over the united states. and it's with great honor that i introduce my friend and our great mayor, ms. london breed. [applause] [cheering] >> mayor: good afternoon, everyone. we no that naruse has been celebrated in the iranian and persian communities for more than 3,000 years. and while we know that there is a rich community with a rich history here in the bay area, in san francisco, we celebrate our diversitiy.

we come together to learn about various cultures, and this is no exception. we will be celebrating all day and all night in city hall. with friends, with family, with community. it's a time for renewed spirit. it's a time for new beginnings. i was reading about the celebration of naruse, and one of the things i thought was so interesting is basically this concept of moving, you know, old things out of your home to make way for new things. and what a great concept to basically think about how you cleanse, how you open up yourself, even, for new opportunities and new beginnings. today, although we celebrated naruse here in city hall over the years, supervisor safai wanted to do something special. and that's why we're going to be hosting events this

evening, in an amazing gala with so many people in our persian communities throughout the bay area. and i want to take this opportunity to thank persian women in tech, and stefi, and the women behind me. they are the ones who really put in the work to make this event an amazing event, a successful event for each and every one of you. so, stefi, i wanted to ask you to come up and thank you because i don't think people realize how much work goes into really bringing together such an amazing celebration. and so we appreciate the time, the commitment, the work, the fundraising, and all that you and your team have done to make this day special for our communities here in san francisco. so thank you so much. [applause] [cheering] >> so thank you, everyone,

for being here. and we will see you tonight. [applause] [cheering]

>> good afternoon and welcome to the land use and transportation committee for the san francisco board of supervisors for today, monday ape il -- april 8, 2019 and our clerk is ms. major. do you have announcements? >> clerk: yes, silence all

electronic devices an anything to be part of the file should be submitted and items will appear on the agenda unless otherwise state. >> thank you to the folks at sf gov tv and madame clerk can you please read the first and only item. >> clerk: yes, a resolution imposing interim zoning controls for condition use authorization and specified findings for a use from a childcare facility for another use and affirming appropriate findings. >> we'll start with public comment. kelly ing come on up and you'll have not to exceed three minutes. >> hi, good afternoon, commissioners. my name is kelly ng with wamai school. our executive director ben wong

sends his greet and wishes he could be here but is unable to make it this afternoon. i'm here to speak in support of the passage of interim zoning controls. conditional use authorization for conversion of childcare facilities to other uses. i would like to thank president w yee and sandra fewer for the bill allowing for increased protections for childcare facilities at a time where cultural erosion and gentrification continues to threaten communities in san francisco. wamai was established after the supreme court ruling that ensured non-english speakers has access to equitable education. it's best known as the first and longest serving bilingual school in san francisco. it operates pre-school, after

school, summer camp and for 45 years it's been dedicated to providing affordable bilingual and multicultural and early use development programs. we're proud to serve a culturally diverse and mixed socioeconomic community. half our enrollment is for low-income families for receive subsidies. we serve over 260 families every year. and this afternoon was slated to be honored with a distinction at the small business commission hearing. our school was notified our landlord was placing the property on the market for sale immediately placing us at risk of displacement. it was cited as having potential -- [chime] . >> commissioner: you can wrap

up. i think you're the only member of the public speaking on it and in the interim the zoning control sin large part spurred by the situation your discuss sog -- discussing to please wrap up. >> it was cited as potential for future residential development or continued use. the loss of the school would be a loss to the community as much-needed childcare services for working families in the neighborhood and city. passing of the interim zoning controls would help protect childcare facilities like the school and ensure when a building with childcare services goes up for service the wired community is aware of the potential neighborhood impact. it would help to ensure not only we maintain community-based childcare service but we as a city take a pause to evaluate the transformation of our neighborhood. we must be sure to maintain others at risk of closure and i

urge you to approve this ordinance to ensure childcare is protected in san francisco. >> i know we have a representative here to speak after the author of the measure. are there other members of the publ public here to testify on item number 1? seeing none the public comment is closed. i'd like to welcome supervisor safai and norman yee. the floor is yours. >> thank you, chair peskin. the legislation is a small attempt for us to address the growing need for childcare facilities in san francisco. we have 23,000 infants and toddlers and nearly 20,000 preschoolers in this city. 85% of the children 0 to 2,do

not have licensed care and many have unmelt nee-- unmet needs. there are over 2,000 families on a wait list to receive care at it hit moment continues to grow. while the passage of the early care and education for all last june meant an unprecedented level of investment to eliminate the waiting list and to expand access to our middle income families, we're still awaiting court decisions. at this point in time, we have a long way to go in order to provide services for this growing demand. and we certainly need to do more to support the childcare educators who are barely getting a living wage despite the significance of their work. we all know how expensive it is to seek quality childcare for a

child. it can cost more than rent and college tuition. what's becoming more apparent to us is that it's also exceedingly difficult for childcare facilities who operate. because of the speculative real estate market, many childcare facilities are at risk of displacement and are unable to find new spaces. we are hearing stories from long-time childcare providers uncertain about their future. even in the past couple of months we heard about a pending childcare closure in my district that is for sale. there's a childcare there and they've gone through anxious moments and they're pulling out. and wamai was not sure they can

say in their site. when it closes it impacts the entire neighborhood and educators and students and families. the city may lose slots that may never be replaced and leaving a gaming hole in the community. we're already falling behind in existing needs. therefore we need to stabilize our existing licensed facilities if we ever want to serve the families who seek childcare. in order for us to better understand how to support our existing childcare facilities and how best to encourage new license childcare spaces, we are proposing an 18-month interim control that would require a constitutional use authorization. sorry, conditional use authorization if an existing childcare facility is changed to another use. and i want to emphasize that

it's only when a childcare facility is changed to another use. as san francisco grows, we will need more childcare spaces to accommodate existing needs and to protect our young child population. i want to thank supervisors mar and fewer for co-sponsoring this legislation. during this interim period, i want us to better track childcare facilities and think creatively on ways to support them while also encouraging new site developments. i hope i can count on your support. thank you. >> thank you, president yee and colleagues if there are no question or comments from committee members at this time i would like to ask ms. quan on behalf of supervisor mar to come up and offer comments on behalf of the district 4 office. >> hi, i'm a legislative aide to supervisor marr co-sponsored by

supervisor fewer. i wanted to echo the sentiments expressed by supervisor yee. the school sits on the border of district 4 and 7 and holds immense significance to the chinese community, bilingual education community and immigrant community. but the legislation is more than just about one site and more than two or three districts. while most pre-school needs are met there's an 85% unmet need in childcare for infants 0 to 2 and many don't have access to the subsidies. in conversation with oece we know eight centers that have recently faced possible displacement due to high rent or building sales. these are centers that are proactively reached out and we

know they do not represent the whole landscape. the interim zoning would give us an opportunity to understand the pressures childcare centers face. we know they're not immune to private housing market pressures. this would give us an opportunity for look at uses and about the creation of future child sar -- care centers and we look forward to working with president yee during the interim period. >> commissioner: thank you. supervisor safai. >> thank you, chair. i have spoken with president yee about this i have an unusual situation that could potentially or may not be impacted so i wanted to ask a couple questions. so there's an existing proposal to develop on a site in our district, deputy city attorney through the chair.

that site has a childcare facility. though the childcare facility has purchased another site and they're on a month to month lease. in the next probably two months they will relocate at the same time, the project sponsors will be coming in front of the planning commission and because it's a home sf project, i think they're going to go through what would be similar to a conditional use authorization anyway and they are working with an existing childcare center to come back and relocate on the ground floor. they're in the process of finalizing an agreement. how would this legislation impact that scenario? >> deputy city attorney, john gibner. i have a hard time answering without knowing more and talking to the planning department on what that kind of approval that project needs.

it does sound like if the project sponsor is seek ing a chink -- childcare use it would require approval requirement during the interim controls resolution. >> also, i heard supervisor safai indicate they were planning to have a childcare facility in the new structure. >> like said, i'd need more specifics on the use of the property. >> president yee. >> let me ask for some language. it's not my intention in this situation where a child care

facility will be removed but it will be replaced by a child care facility. it's not my intention, that that particular condition would trigger a conditional use. so if we need to add some language to clarify that, i'd be more than happy to entertain that. another example of this is the sunny dale they're going to knock down a center in this site and rebuild the sunnydale project another site to replace it.

if we need language would be able to create it? >> i think it depends if they are seek change of use authorization as part of the project of the move of the center within the project. i can talk to planning. it's probably a simple fix at the board when the resolution comes to the ford and if you did -- board and if you did amend it would not trigger a referral back to committee. >> thank you, president yee. thank you, supervisor peskin and deputy city attorney. is there a motion to send this to the full board of supervisors with the understanding that in the intervening eight days we'll figure out whether any amending resolves are required? >> so moved. >> can we take that without objection? that lb the order and we are adjourned.

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[inaudible] over see the girls sports program. when i came to san francisco and studied recreation and parks and towerism and after i graduated i moved to candlestick park and grain r gain adlot of experience work with the san francisco 49 and [inaudible] be agfemale in a vore sports dynamic facility. i coached volo ball on the side and as candle stick closed down the city had me move in92 too [inaudible] >> immediate interaction and response when you work with

kids. i think that is what drives other people to do this. what drew me to come to [inaudible] to begin with for me to stay. i use today work in advertising as a media buyer and it wasn't fulfilling enough and i found a opportunity to be a writing coach. the moment [inaudible] you to take advantage of how you change and inspire a child by the words you say and actions you do. >> you have a 30 different programs for girls through rec and park and fast ball, soft ball and volley ball. i started the first volley ball league and very proud what i have done with that. being a leader for girls is passion and showing to be confident and being ambiggish and strong person. [inaudible] for about

5 years. programs offered thraw thirty-three rec and park and oversee thg prms about a year. other than the programs we offer we offer summer camp squz do [inaudible] during the summer and that is something i wherei have been able to shine in my role. >> couple years we started the civic center socking league and what an amazing opportunity it was and is it for kid in the neighborhood who come together every friday in the civic center plaza on green grass to run and play. you otonly see soccer and poetry but also see books t. is a really promoting literacy to our kid and giving them to tools to make it work at home. real fortunate to see the [inaudible] grow. >> girls get pressureed with society and i know that is

obvious, but we see it every day, magazines, commercials the idea what a woman should look like but i like to be a strong female role for it goals that play sports because a lot of times they don't see someone strong in a female role with something connected with sports and athleticism and i love i can bring that to the table. >> soccer, poetry, community service. we now have field of dreams. we are [inaudible] all over the bay area and excited to be share our mission with other schools across the bay to really build the confidence and character of kids when they go out to play and close their eyes and think, why was [inaudible] we want to make sure-i want to make sure they remember me and remember the other folks who [inaudible] >> get out there and do it. who cares about what anybody else says. there will be poopal people that come up and

want to wreck your ideas. that happen today eme when i went to candle stick part and wanted to [inaudible] people told me no left and right. whether you go out for something you are passionate about our something you want to grow in and feel people will say no. go out and get it done. i can be the strong leader female and i love that. >> when i open up the paper

every day, i'm just amazed at how many different environmental issues keep popping up. when i think about what planet i want to leave for my children and other generations, i think about what kind of contribution i can make on a personal level to the environment. >> it was really easy to sign up for the program. i just went online to cleanpowersf.org, i signed up and then started getting pieces in the mail letting me know i was going switch over and poof it happened. now when i want to pay my bill, i go to pg&e and i don't see any difference in paying now. if you're a family on the budget, if you sign up for the regular green program, it's not going to change your bill at all. you can sign up online or call. you'll have the peace of mind knowing you're doing your part in your household to help the

environment. >> the meet willing come to order. this is april 3, 2019 regular meeting of the budget and finance committee. i'm joined by supervisors, catherine, stefani and mandelman. madam clerk any announcements. >> please silence all cell phones. items acted upon today will appear on april 9th board of supervisors