management. when jeff took office, he made her the first latino felony supervisor that is significant because when she was hired, she was only one of three female attorneys. you should be impressed by jeff's staff of work and immigration field, creating immigration wing at the san francisco public defenders office. >> supervisor peskin: next speaker please. thank you counselor. >> i'm jeff walsh. you want to reiterate my stance from the may 1st meeting. why do you want to name a street after a drug addict? what interest do co-sponsors

have in gilbert street? the man was an insult to the public defenders office as far as i'm concerned. you had some questions for him. they asked me if you was a person of color. i said i'm white. they referred me to you mr. haney and hung up on me. i oppose the coroner was wrong in his results. it was just a rumor about his addiction. why are you promoting this? a sanctuary city where you can shoot up and be safe? where is my sanctuary when these people rob to get their fix and hide in subsidized housing and desecrate gilbert street's name. what a joke. waste of people's money. why do you enable a dead man? no tribute what so ever should

be made for him. maybe an outhouse. >> supervisor peskin: next speaker. >> good afternoon. i'm a resident on gilbert street. for some reason public defenders and board of supervisors are overzealous in effort to change the name of gilbert street to jeff adachi way. they have haven't met the qualificatioqualification to do. this was public defender meeting on may 1st that was touted neighborhood meeting. this meeting was partially posted and did not qualify as neighborhood meeting because they didn't even post -- they posted gilbert street from

brannan street south. south was never posted but gilbert street north was posted. there are 52 residents who never got posted. that doesn't qualify as a valid posting. number two, when we did go to the meeting at the public defenders office on may 1st, the front door of the meeting at 555, 7th street was a lot to type. we couldn't get in. lot people couldn't attend the meeting because the doors were locked. there was no one at the front door to let anybody in. the public deferredder were anxious to eliminate all the resident and interest businesses who dirte did not want this name changed to jeff adachi way. third, you wasn't allowed to speak. when ivwhen rebecca learned i ws

speaking against the renaming, she came to the podium and began speak being several unrelated subjects. i have been to many meetings. >> supervisor peskin: we got lot more speakers. thank you for your testimony. next speaker please. >> good afternoon. i'm a deputy public defender in san francisco. i have been for about 15 years. i speak today to support renaming gilbert street to jeff adachi way. years ago, we went to jeff with surveillance video of police officers who violating the constitutional rights of inhabitants of s.r.o. hotels. you was hesitant to publicize

these violations because my client wasn't perfect and the system he was going up against was powerful. jeff took me aside and he said, don't hesitate because you're walking with power and truth on your side. that's the way he always was. he stood up to the powerful, he stood up for the destitute, the disabled, the decision possessed. jeff was a hero to those people. i hear it when i walk in the streets of the tenderloin to meet with a client in the jail. everyday when i leave the office, walk on gilbert street as it's named now, i have to feel myself when i join the corner i see that large concrete symbol of the system that you

have to fight. having jeff's name on the corner renaming that street jeff adachi way, will give me the strength to keep fighting. it will give my colleagues the strength to keep fighting. it would be a great honor to honor his legacy by renaming gilbert street to jeff adachi way. thank you. >> supervisor peskin: next speaker please. >> good afternoon supervisors. thank you so much for considering renaming gilbert street to jeff adachi way. i want to thank her for sharing jeff's life with us for decades. jeff has been a visionary, a dreamer, a fighter, a warrior, a hero. he is particularly so for the youth and families in san

francisco. jeff understood the importance of putting resources up front where the kids are and where the families are and where the communities are so that we could prevent youth from moving further into the criminal justice system. he created a model juvenile system that consist of social workers and paralegals that work with youth in the communities in the schools, home visits and with community-based organizations. we have been able to lead the way not only in california but in the nation and providing a holistic model of defense. jeff was instrumental in creating the legal educational advocacy program. for every kid that's in school, we keep them out of jail. jeff believes that kids deserved a chance.

not only a second chance but opportunity to succeed. we have been a leader in the nation and i really applaud you for considering renaming gilbert street to jeff adachi way. thank you. >> supervisor peskin: next speaker please. >> good afternoon i'm a homeowner and president of the south part of gilbert street as one resident pointed out and didn't receive notification. you would have received email from myself and others who live on gilbert street and have done for 15 or 20 years. there's nothing in this for us. unfortunately. we spoke about usps. how am i going to explain to comcast if you had that

privilege, yes my address changing but the physical connection of the equipment is staying put. my green card needs to be updated. my address is changing not because i'm moving because san francisco city changed the name of my street. there's nothing in there for us. you mentioned 74 businesses or units in the street. every one of those has service providers that need to be updated. some maybe automatic. ultimately, i have nothing against mr. adachi. he sounds like a wonderful man. you can be renaming the street martin luther king, none of of it makes easier for me as a taxpayer on gilbert street. what's in it for me? >> supervisor peskin: next speaker please.

>> i'm also resident of gilbert street. i also represent the gilbert p.oh.o.a. there's a huge inconvenience to have all our records and printed. materials and business registered affected by this name change. i wish mr. haney would have thought about representing the residents of gilbert, nothing against mr. adachi. from all the testimony he's been fantastic advocate for justice, you propose we should look at different way to honor his legacy. perhaps, we can rename the 555 seventh street public defending building jeff adachi public defending and a plaque to show the future generation about the things he provided. plus the cost of the city fo.

please consider not changing name of gilbert street. we can work together another way to honor a man who had great impact on the city. >> good afternoon supervisors. i'm here representing the japantown task force which is a nonprofit community-based organization based in san francisco japtow japantown one e left in america. i'm here to support the name change from gilbert street to jeff adachi way. jeff as well as his wife and daughter lauren have been active members of the japanese-american community ever since they've been here. we support this change. we think it's an honor to a man who made lot of contributions to the city. thank you very much for considering this. >> good afternoon. thank you supervisors.

it's little bit difficult listening to some of these things and feeling the pain of that. i wonder how the family are feeling. my name is judy, i appreciate this time to speak as a friend. i'm a member of the board of directors of the san francisco chapter of the japanese-american citizens league. it's the oldest and largest asian-american civil rights organization in the nation. jeff adachi served as board president. jeff fought for reparation for all those who were uprooted and incarcerated during world war ii. he was aware of the injury done and fought for what was right.

this is who jeff was. we recognize jeff adachi as a protector of individual civil rights for all. he did not fight only for the japanese-american community. he was a fighter and advocate for those who are underserved, ignored and overlooked. jeff dedicated his life and his carrier to public service. the records shows that he was a voice for justice. the renaming of gilbert street to jeff adachi way is fitting and meaningful in that his spirit resides in that neighborhood where he worked, mentored and inspired. his name will remind generations to come that there was a man named jeff adachi and he was important enough to name a street after. jeff was important. thank you supervisors haney and walton for sponsoring this. you want to say jeff did not

ever ask what the end is. >> supervisor peskin: next speaker. >> good afternoon. i'm the director of the be magic program founded undergod's leadership. no one is more deserving being honored and celebrated by the city and having street named for them than jeff adachi. jeff was the public servant to fight for vision and more just san francisco. jeff always said that he was in the business of putting public defender out of business. he did so by developing programs like magic, which worked collaboratively with those serving children, youths and families and addressing systematic issues in order to keep our young people out of the system so our office doesn't see them later in the criminal justice system. jeff believe believed in communy

empowerment, raising the voices. his passing, countless people have shared their tour stories h me. our vocal leader is missed by us all and especially those who championed for the most. within the city. our actions moving forward continue to advance jeff's vision. we're asking you to take action and honoring jeff's legacy by approving the naming of jeff adachi way. thank you. >> good afternoon. thank you for this resolution supervisor haney. i'm rebecca young of the san

francisco public defenders office. we know that san francisco has long tradition of renaming streets after individuals who have left a lasting impact on the community whether it be through the arts, through music, through literature, poetry and social justice. we have army street, vast street that covers miles that was renamed to cesar chavez streets. than must have impacted thousand of people. the issue wasn't what's in it for me to rename this to cesar chavez street. the issue is are we honoring a man who's legacy deserves to be honored? jeff adachi is a man who led by example and because of that, you heard all the previous speakers talk about his fight for racial and social justice, he mentored

generations of lawyers to be advocates in his model. he created the strongest public defender office in the country that is used as an example all across the country. he died on february 22nd. not a week goes by that we don't receive notice of another memorial honorary and tribute to him. today, one that came in today is from the chinese centre for asian-american media. they are holding a tribute to him this saturday to honor him by showing his film. renaming gilbert street to jeff adachi way is a beautiful tribute to him, fitting tribute and is one that would i agree with woman -- >> supervisor peskin: thank you.

next speaker please. >> good afternoon supervisors. i'm joh i'm executive director f the a.p.i. counsel. you want to thank supervisor haney for proposing this resolution to enamrename this s. i'm in favor of it. my only concern about it, i wish you can do more to honor the man. i have been a youth advocate for over three decades. i reached out to jeff adachi on many occasions to stand up for marginalized communities to stand up for opportunities for young people. every single time, he responded. the one thing i wanted to say, i wanted to cut to the chase here, any argument against the renaming of this street, pails in comparison to what this man contributed to the city. to what he contributed to the citizens of this city, to people

who nobody else would stand up for, it pails in comparison to what this man meant to the city of san francisco. this is the least we can do to honor the man. thank you. >> good afternoon supervisors. i like to also thank supervisor haney for authoring this resolution. my name is paul osaki. i worked in this community for over four years. i'm a san francisco resident. 150 years ago, this year, japanese immigrants first arrived in port of san francisco. yet, all our accomplishments, our trials, tribulations are publicly recognized in the city

of san francisco. this is an honor that you do not only project, it's an honor for our community, for the immigrants and for our history. living in san francisco is full of inconveniences. unfortunately, as it's been said, it's hardly worth recognizing and honoring a man who provided justice for this community and justice for all. thank you very much. >> supervisor peskin: thank you paul. good to see you. next speaker please. >> i'm resident of bay view a native of san francisco. i was one of those persons in 2001 or 2002 that jeff met on the streets of bayview on third street handing out program fits-

pamphlets asking us to come. he has touched so many people and have elevated everyone he has come into contact with. he made us feel as if we were seen and heard and he did something about whatever he said that he was going to do. he was a man of his word. that's something that in underserved communities, doesn't happen very often. i'm also imploring you to approve this legislation and make gilbert street into jeff adachi. i don't live there. i absolutely respond to an acknowledge the persons who do live on that street, the inconveniences it will be. maybe there can be a committee to help. seem like only thing they're

objecting to is the inconvenience of turning over all of their paperwork and having that. maybe there's a committee that can be formed to help them through that. that seems to be the only objection. thank you. >> supervisor peskin: next speaker please. >> good afternoon. our executive director could not be here today. i apologize as my comments will not be as entertaining as his would. i'm with the united players. i'm am native san franciscan and lived in soma for the past 20 years. i live and work about three blocks away from gilbert street and i cannot more emphatically express my support of this proposal. every individual who knows jeff has a story about what he has done for them, for someone they knew for the community, why he was so special. just echoing him, this is the very last that we can do for him

and all that he gave to everyone in san francisco, never once asking what's in it for me. i really fully support this. you hear the concerns of the people who live on that street this is the least we can do for jeff. my only regret is that this was not done while he was alive. i know that his spirit is here with us and i as a native san franciscan, love that you are corporating on with our city's culture of honoring and paying tribute to those people who shaped the city. you fully support this. i look forward to naming maybe a new rehabilitative centre after him. thank you.

>> person dies at least two deaths. the first when the spirit leaves the body and last no one remembers the name. i remember jeff adachi. jeff started as a crusader and only by accident, he became a politician. he never chose political expediency. took on issues despite being attacked or being misunderstood. you heard about jeff's role staving -- saving japantown. jeff believed that recognizing one wrong displacement of the japanese and the effort to save that history was not the denial of another group's right to

coexist. jeff showed similar courage in supporting the comfort in memorial. despite the deep conflicts among the government and group of vocal deniers, jeff spoke truth alongside the chinese, korean and filipino women. lastly, when we talk about the police, jeff spoke truth to power he paid a price. the backpack scandal, the racist text messages, that was not fake news. participating in the black lives matter movement was not slander of the police. the measure for deserving a named street is the courage to shine light on injustice, i invite san francisco to say his name. jeff adachi.

you was not going to com >> i was not going to come up here and speak. i had to comment. it's crocodile tears that people are screaming, oh, there's going to be a name change. oh my god, it's so inconvenient. even though there's a whole process to mitigate all that. jeff was meaningful to many members of the japanese-american community and asian community. everybody who's been brutalized by this criminal punishment system, black, brown community, immigrant community, transgender, disabled, you name it. jeff was someone who wasn't in it for a paycheck. he stood up for community and that's just what we need more of. i hope that street renaming will also lead to more of a what he fought for more the social

justice and social economic justice he fought for and youth justice for so many different communities. i want to say that the person that you looked it up, the person gilbert street was named after it was mediocre white dude named in the 19th century. it's significant we name it after man of color. i live on gary boulevard, gary was a mediocre white man. i'm hoping we can change all the names of streets to people of color who stood up for the community thank you. >> supervisor peskin: next speaker please. >> hello. i'm a resident of japantown. i'm also an individual who many decades ago really benefited

from jeff adachi as my tutor at hastings college of law. like so many of yo us in the program. jeff up powered us to really use our law degree to fight for social justice. i really believe that honoring his name and his legacy with a street named after him would be very important. i thank you for considering this. >> in the chinese media and english media there's lot of reporting about what the board of supervisors, starting with

this subcommittee. there was lot of many concerns about the matter. >> supervisor peskin: we will have a hearing on the rose pack resolution. this is a hearing on the adoption matter. if you keep your comments to what the subject is, you can continue testify. otherwise there will be another opportunity to testify on the rose pack resolution. >> there's no public comment on this matter. >> supervisor peskin: correct, this is a committee hearing. you can speak to the item that is on the agenda but that item is not on the agenda. if you like to speak to the proposal to rename gilbert street to jeff adachi way, you are welcome to do that. >> okay, i got it.

>> supervisor peskin: there will be a publicly notice hearing in the future. no date has been scheduled. that opportunity will come at some point in the future. >> okay. thank you. >> supervisor peskin: are there any other members of the public who like to testify on item number 3? public comment is closed. we'll reopen public comment. >> thank you supervisor. about 18 years ago, i supported adachi running for the public defenders awesome. i remember the-- office.they hay carriage. we walked in chinatown and

market street an in san francis. he worked there more than 10 years before he ran. there was a primary. he won the primary more than 50%. he got the job. he don't have to run again in the november election. wwe have the best public defenders office in the whole country. he really helped the underdog, the immigrants, the without the

proper paperworks. we have eyes. he had a strong section of his office that held all these underdogs. naming gilbert street to jeff adachi way is the way. i hope that whole city will support it. thank you. >> supervisor peskin: thank you. seeing no other members of the public for public comment, public comment is closed. for the second time. i want to thank the folks here who came for some powerful and moving testimony and i'm going to turn it back over to supervisor haney. i knew jeff for long time. i don't know how many decades.

we got along really well except when it came to budget time when he was asking for more money. i miss him terribly. i'm more than happy to be co-sponsor. i do have and it's up to the community and chief sponsor a friendly suggestion for which there is precedent. precedent is right outside of this building where polk street for one block is named for dr. carlton b. goodland. there maybe a block for jeff walked to be jeff adachi way and dead end block to the south of brannan to remain as gilbert street and it seems that is where the vast majority of the condo folks are. that is a friendly suggestion.

i'll defer to whatever the will of community and supervisor haney and jeff's family is in that regard. please list me as a co-sponsor. >> supervisor safai: i wanted to say, all the speakers today for coming out. thank you supervisor haney for taking the lead on this. i think this kind of thing is in the tradition of san francisco. we've always look to honor people that made significant contributions to our city, that is challenged the status quo and pushed the conversation forward. i think this is really important. i think it's a wonderful gesture to do something like this. i wanted to commend you on that and i support it as well. >> supervisor haney: thank you. i want to thank everybody who came out today. jeff community family and friend and the residents of gilbert

street. thank you for coming as well. i think every time that we've been able to honor jeff here, i've learned something about him and what he contributed and just extraordinary impact he's had on our city and beyond. i do feel like this will be a fitting tribute to him for people who are around our hall of justice, walking to and from, at the public defenders always and work on gilbert street or work in gilbert street or soma and look up and see his name. i think will be a very powerful reminder of what all of us have to do to fight for justice and continue his legacy. i appreciate that number of folks stoke about his contributions and what he meant to the japanese american community. we have a need in our city to

honor and celebrate the full diversity of individuals who have contributed and this will be an important step forward to honor a japanese-american member. it's critical and powerful. colleagues i hope we'll move this forward. i want to correct one thing that i said earlier, there will be not be public comment on this at the board of supervisors meeting next week if we move in forward. if the board of supervisors support this intent, there will be another opportunity here at land use if it comes back after the outreach process to the residents. i will be having a community meeting and we'll be discussing more with residents and businesses about some of their questions and concerns around this. i hope you send this to the full board. you hope we all support this. we all miss jeff and we will not forget what he's done for our city and our community.

we'll continue his legacy as well. >> supervisor peskin: like to make a motion supervisor haney? >> supervisor haney: yes. move to the board positive recommendation. >> supervisor peskin: without objection, that will be the order and the land use committee is adjourned.

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