space on the first floor goes all the way to the very back of the lot. why not just make the 6 feet go all the way down to the ground? , which really gives them -- >> that is possible. again, a code complying, commercial space is allowed to go to the full lot coverage. >> right. i think it makes up for some -- >> there is another reason why that might be impractical from a code perspective, which is the rear yard open space for the residential use must be at the first floor of residential use, so putting the rear yard at the rear of the commercial space would dissociate it. >> got it. the deck, the change in the deck length was what from what we thank you said the department recommends reducing the deck on the second floor, which is the fourth floor of the residential. >> basically a 5-foot permit around all building edges on the second floor rear deck. >> i agree with that, too.

>> commissioner moore? >> mr. winslow, would you mind staying there. please pop up the zoning diagram and what is exceptional or extraordinary to me is in the pattern of zoning. you have a small strip of commercial zoning along cortland , no, it is not this diagram. it is the zoning map. would you mind getting it? the zoning map itself shows a very unusual bump, which basically is surrounded by an island of residential. it interferes in all forms and shape with surrounding properties, no matter which lot you are on. the fact that we have a single story commercial building, which

now, by some assumed right, gets extruded out of this bump into now becoming residential. that is where i think the problem lies. i kind of would like to point that out also to the supervisor, that that creates not only for this, but for the development of this project but all subsequent projects should be resembling when you look at the larger diagram fronting cortland street , as it moves eased and what -- east and west. that is number 1. the second question i have, if this building could have three stories only, we would not need two stairs which are very, very spatially consuming of living space, and we could develop three units well sized by eliminating one stair on three floors. you don't need that second stair that is question number 2. the architecture is a little bit

subjective. i believe it is very aggressive and not at all sensitive to neighborhood context. it kind of sits there on its own it does not at all address anything of the smaller scale of the adjoining buildings, including window treatments, et cetera. i believe that this project asks too much and does not -- isn't good dialogue with adjoining neighbors based on gardens and open space, privacy and views, i wanted to point out to mr. winslow that on the site plan as it stands, and it is the plan that i don't think is modified based on the asks you have made, there is really an issue of privacy in the rear of the building with the second floor deck, looking into the adjoining neighbor to the west.

that is not even being addressed i believe, also, that the stair penthouse. >> they took it away. >> but it is not shown in drawing form yet. it is not sean -- own indrawing form. if you make the penthouse smaller, and that would be basically chopping it off from the east side, the wide catalogue that looks like a long rectangular deck would have to become much narrower. rather then looking like another leg to an already very large deck, which create privacy issues for people on the adjoining street. i think this project has so many little tweaks and tax that i would like to see worked out before i approve it and i would

like to suggest this drawing needs to be properly drawn, redrawn, potentially considered doing three units on three floors and creating units which eliminates the second stair. i read in the business times a few weeks ago that the market was closing and i did not at all bring it into the context of this particular project. i said it spoke about another butcher closing. there was one on polk street that just closed a few weeks ago it mentioned this one as closing as well. all of a sudden it has real impact the small exclusive business like meat stores. i would suggest that the strange bump out on the front façade which looks like a bay window or some attempt of it is completely out of context with what we have

on cortland. i would like that to be reconsidered as well. there are so many issues, but i think this project needs to be more sensitized. i think we can salvage and fully support three units, but bring it more into discussion of all the changes that are proposed but not shown yet. >> okay. commissioner phone? >> mr. winslow, if this had been a residential zoning, what would the residential design team have done that might be different then the urban design team? , or is it the same people? >> essentially there is the same group of the design review for, but we do apply guidelines, different guidelines in a slightly different way. in a key lot condition like this , it is typical for us to ask for a now that -- a number of side setbacks and reduction of expansions into the rear that

would probably not tend to go as far to the required rear yard line. i'm just thinking of previous examples that we might have had here at commission a few months ago, i can't think of the address of the top of my head. >> parker. >> parker. >> i was thinking of another one in the avenues. it was difficult for us to have his side setbacks as well as reduction of the building depth. again, he did not reduce the number of dwelling units or the number of bedrooms, but still accommodated concerns that the situation where you have loadings adjacent to the rear yards of the key lots and perpendicular to the key lots. >> with the residential design team have requested setbacks at the top floor?

>> yes, in fact. that is also a very typical response. with respect to scale either the front or the back, and the key lot situation, the setback at the top floor isn't as much you are looking at a narrow width from the setback that you would ask for. it be maybe 3-5 feet will people recognize the balance we have to strike between housing units in bringing housing units online with their impact, especially

adjoining neighbors and properties. there is never not an impact. obviously when we are building a four-story, which is code compliant next to smaller places , and we face this a lot on commercial streets where you tend, you contend to go back farther and higher than you do on the smaller streets. it becomes an issue. i mean, the good things are, this is a project that we ask for. it is three flops. it is relatively small, 1100 square foot or three bedroom flats, they are kind of the bread-and-butter of san francisco's housing stock. i know i have lived in them when i have been here. i think they are great. it is a type of building we should encourage being built and to try to minimize the impacts to the neighbors. i don't see what lopping off a story does for neighbors. i actually appreciate mr. winslow's recommendations to

bring this back 6 feet because i thank you can do that, and that helps some of the adjoining neighbors more so than lopping off a story where we are faced with losing the unit. i am in general support. i appreciate the changes that came from staff. i would support those. i thank you can get the same program in by reducing bathrooms and mr. winslow's case you showed that you are left with just a half bath in the remainder of this space, but you can combine and work around that washer dryer and put it in the kitchen area and make that a bathroom. i would support recommendations and take the d.r. i would move to take d.r. and take recommendations from staff. >> second. >> commissioner moore? >> i have concerns that we are designing by words here without really seeing what the project itself is. there are quite a few techs that

you would propose. if those were communicated earlier, i would expect to see drawings here today that fully substantiate that. it is not just words et cetera. i basically ask for continuance. that is still leaving the door open as to whether or not the applicant want to consider designing three units and eliminating the third store -- three -- third stair and getting better units. that is not up to me to push that, but that -- let's continue this project and see the drawings in their final form. >> second. >> how long would you like a continuance for? >> i think, mr. winslow, what would you think? you are the residential designer what would you do in your office six weeks, eight weeks. >> six to eight weeks.

middle of the july -- middle of july at the earliest. >> very good. procedurally, the motion that has been seconded to continue takes precedence, so we will take of that matter first. if that fails, we will take of the motion for the d.r. >> commissioner phone? >> what is being asked of the project sponsor? to examine the alternative of delete -- deleting a floor? >> all of the requests that the -- that the department has made are not shown in these drawings. i am saying i don't want to approve something that i don't see fully drawn out. >> it is basically the six-foot reduction to the second, third, and fourth floors. that is the department's recommendation. >> the six-foot reduction to the rear, 5-foot setbacks on all sides for the second floor deck,

the deck at the second floor, 5- foot setback for the roof deck from the west side, and the light well, and reduction of the size of the penthouse -- >> with the minimum requirement. >> let's make sure we get everything. >> mr. sha, we didn't hear anything you said because you didn't say it into the microphone, but i think you are saying to mr. winslow that if the motion doesn't carry -- >> the question i would ask is if do you feel that you need to see a continuance on this to be able -- there are two request. one is being able to see the changes as requested in the d.r.

, the second was exploration of a three-story building with the removal of a portion of or all of the ground floor commercial space to accommodate three units. >> is that what you said, commissioner moore? >> and he should be working that out with mr. winslow and the department, rather then if we make a motion to ask for something, which she does not believe as possible, we are approving something, for all intensive purposes used to be put between planning and the applicant to be right or wrong. i don't have a clue that way. i want us to make a motion. however, if you are saying it doesn't work, then you need to work that out with the department. >> i would say that i support this project as it is. i do think that you could work with staff to do the things that they intend. i think it is workable. i trust mr. winslow's magic.

[laughter]. >> i will say that, you know, the thing about the commercial space, i worry quite a bit about our commercial space around the city, particularly places like cortland, 24th street, ocean avenue, that have these older, one-story retail spaces. because it is not good for businesses today. businesses are competing with amazon and increasingly, you know, we want to keep our commercial spaces vibrant, but when you don't have an internet connection because the wiring is old and the plumbing doesn't work, it affects the entire health of the commercial corridor, and so, you know, i think that having a project that will rebuild the commercial space and add housing units in an infill project that works, that is not displacing an existing business, that is what i want to see, you know, i want

over time, to preserve the character of the neighborhood, but the physical space has to be workable for the businesses or they will go under. we are seeing that all over the city. i support having a retail space there, i support having a new retail space because i think that it will be better for the entire commercial commercial corridor, and, you know, i trust that mr. winslow can work with you to do this. >> commissioner moore? >> i still would like to ask for a continuance, and i would like to stress that i believe that this commission needs to see in black and white, in drawn form, what the consequences of these modifications are, and i do believe that we owe it to the public to be accountable to our decisions and do not make decisions just based on simply verbal agreements, which none of us fully understand.

we don't know what 16 feet really means or what does not mean. we have neighbors in front of a speaking to what i believe is a reasonable argument that we should be concerned about. we are not seeing that there can't be a building to the contrary. we are supporting the building with the units, but i will not support approval or waving off of my responsibilities. >> if the continuance does win, i would like to see a 3d from the back because it would show what the 6 feet actually does do it is hard to see it on the latitude in a flat form. >> commissioner hillis? >> commissioner his, there are two motions. we will take of the matter continuance first. [roll call] >> i can imagine what it looks like, but i will agree. [roll call]

>> motion fails 3-4 with commissioners hillis, johnson, richards, and mel garbo against. we will take up the next question? >> no. >> yes. on the motion to take the d.r. and approve with staff not of -- modifications? [roll call] >> so moved. that motion passes 6-1 with commissioner moore voting against. >> we are adjourned.

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chairman the chief my best testimony a at the hall of justice on 870 drooint street that is dramatically updated and not sufficient for the medical chairman facility i've charles program manager public works should a earthquake of a major are proportion occurs we'll not continue to perform the services or otherwise inhabit the building before the earthquake. >> we're in a facility that was designs for a department that functions and in the mid 60s and friends scientific has significantly changed we've had significant problems with storage capacity for evidence items of property and also personal protective if you're doing a job on a daily basis current little storage for

prirjs are frirnlsz we're in an aging facility the total project cost forever ever commercial is $65 million the funding was brought by a vote of go bond approved by the voters and the locations is in the neighborhood the awarded contract in 2013 and the i'm the executive director we broke ground in november 2015 and that started with the demolition of existing facility we moved into the foundation and january so pile foundation and then with second construction of the new facility. >> one of the ways that we keep our project on time on budget and we're having quality to have regular meeting and the variety of meetings with construction process meeting as

well as cost of control meeting and i'm a project manager for public works the office of chief commercial we want walk the project site when we sign up and also with a contractor insinuates for a change over we need to verify what or what was instead of. >> the building is 42 feet tall so it is two stories and 46 thousand square feet roughly we're that's a great question to be on time and budget have the roof complete a the exterior moving with the site work. >> and as you can see we've got a lot of the interior finishes installed. >> in an effort of an differentiate the facility that designed to work for 72 hours. >> not taking into account there was a lot of structural updates made into this building

not seen in other construction throughout san francisco or other barriers we have friday morning examiners from 8 to one public comment monday to friday because of air circulation we literally have to shut the doors and so the autopsy is done without staffing being able to come and go or exit the space and literally lock down the autopsy in the new facility we have bio build one door opens and closed behind you you can gown up and go through a second seizures of doors that has its own independent air supply and now in the exterior opt space having that middle space have greater flexibility of staff as they move in and out of the area.

>> in the current facility investigative unit has small tiny, tiny place in the area of the new facility is almost doubled in all divisions from the current facility and the new facility. >> the planning we have here gives them the opportunity to have the pool needs to complete theirs jobs in a much more streamlined fashion. >> we're looking forward to have secured parking to minimize the egress of you know visiting and the members of the public but really to minimize the investigators remaining remains from our advancing and so the facility. >> we have a new visitors area we're building that is a little bit more friendly to families. >> one thing you may notice in the room no windows there is no

natural light not good for most autopsy but in the new facility at new hall we made that an objective they want to insure we were able to look up in the middle of exam and see the sky and see natural lights. >> that's one of the things the architect did to draw in as much light as possible. >> we have staff here onsite we insure the design of the new design enables the investigators and other investigators skiefksz to consider to house on site this meant we needed to design and plan for locker room facilities and shower rooms the ability to sleep. >> third of the construction going into the building has been by contributions of small

businesses. >> part of the project is also inclusive to the sidewalk have all new sidewalks and new curve cuts and landscaping around the building we'll have a syrup in front of the building and rain guardian. >> the medical examiner's office has been a several if in their contributions of the understanding the exception and needs. >> it's a building that the chief medical examiner has been looking forward to quite a few of the. >> it is extremely valuable contribution to the, neighborhood address san francisco as a whole. >> the building will allow is to have greater very much and serve the city and county of san francisco and the neighboring

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work supervisor. >> i first started as a non-profit and came to san francisco and started to work and i realized i needed to work with people. this opportunity came up by way of an executive fellowship. they had a program at mta to work in workforce development type project and i definitely jumped on that. i didn't know this was something that i wanted to do. all i knew is that i wanted to help people and i wanted to empower others. >> the environment that i grew up that a lot of women were just stay-at-home moms. it wasn't that they didn't have work, but it was cheaper to stay home and watch the kids instead of paying pricey day care centers. >> my mom came from el salvador

during the civil war. she worked very hard. when she came here and limited in english, she had to do a service job. when i was born and she had other kids, it was difficult for her to work because it was more expensive for her to be able to continue to work in a job that didn't pay well instead of staying at home and being able to take care of us. >> there isn't much support or advocacy for black women to come in and help them do their jobs. there also aren't very many role models and it can be very intimidating and sometimes you feel uncomfortable and unsure of yourself and those are the reasons exactly why you need to do it. when i first had the opportunity, i thought that's not for me. my previous role was a project manager

for a biotech start up. i thought how do i go from technology to working in government. thinking i didn't know about my skills, how am i going to fit in and doing that kind of work. thinking you have to know everything is not what people expect have you, but they expect you to ask questions when you don't know and that's important. >> my mom was diagnosed with cancer. that was really difficult. she encouraged me to go to school because in case anything happened i would be able to protect myself. i wanted to be in oncology. i thought going to school it would set me for the trajectory and prepare me for my life. >> we need the hardships to some of the things that are going to ultimately be your strength in the future. there is no way to map that out and no

way to tell those things. you have to do things on your own and you have to experience and figure out life. >> you don't have to know what you are going to do for the rest of your life when you are in college or high school because there are so many things to do. i would encourage you to try to do everything that you are remotely interested. it's the best time to do it. being a young woman with so many opportunities, just go for it and try everything. >> good morning, let's get this press conference started. hi, everyone, i'm mary of the city and county and san francisco, and also resident.

welcome to the lower hate, everybody. i am here with sorrow who is the owner of café international, which is really an important legacy business that really holds this community together, and your supervisor, vallie brown. [applause] >> you know, this café is one of the small businesses around our city that are more than just a small business. they are spaces for our neighbors together across close-knit communities, they are where young people get their first job opportunities, and they are an important part of our workforce. as i said, they are where zahra, the owner of were of café international, and in immigrant who can create new opportunities for themselves and countless employees. well we know that small businesses in san francisco employ more than 350,000 people,

and make up 95% of our businesses, and generates millions of dollars for our economy, what i love most about our small businesses is the opportunities that they create for the people. the opportunity to grow a community, grow our skills, and grow our people -- our future. from here in my home district of the western addition, lower hate neighborhood, out to the excelsior. we have hosted roundtable meetings with small business forms to provide faces -- spaces were businesses can talk about their concerns and their challenges. today, i am so excited to announce that we are working to

make it easier for small businesses to not only survive in san francisco, but to thrive in san francisco. that is what today's announcement is all about. is not just for people to open and run their businesses, but for people to find employment at small businesses and for small business owners and employees to have a seat at the table where we are having -- making the decisions about our budget investments. first, let's take a step back and think about what it means to start a small business in san francisco. i hear from people all the time what a great idea and new innovation they want to do. then they are confronted with bureaucracy at city hall. it is such an incredible challenge. san francisco has loan programs in place that help people through our office of economic and workforce development. we have issued more than 20 million dollars with 90 4%

repayment rate, which is incredible. these loans have estimated to create 1300 jobs. this includes our revolving loan fund, the fund provides low interest loans with flexible terms and support for small businesses that help to keep them stable and to help them grow. with my proposed budget, we are adding an additional $1 million to this incredible program. this funding will support city sponsored small business loans that will help more small businesses to get out and run and create more job opportunities. finally a small businesses grow and thrive, sometimes they need key improvements. one like we were able to do right here at café international , which is now a.d.a. accessible, and i'm so excited about that. even though people have always found a way to get in there and get their coffee and their

snacks regardless of the barriers that existed, but heck, why not make it easier. so part of our investment will include new things like awnings and doors and windows, and upgrades to interiors, new equipment, or improvements to me businesses a.d.a. compliant so that people with disabilities can access those businesses easily. through our invest in neighborhoods and the s.f. sign program, we have business -- we help businesses cover some of the costs to make these upgrades because when our businesses shine, our communities shine. that is why i am committed to providing an additional and this year's budget $2 million this is with specific focus is in the excelsior, the bayview, the lower fillmore, and right here on the street. we know that when we make the small business investments that

our community succeeds. let's say, you open a business and you go through the registration process and many of your small business owners have told me of these experiences and only to have the doors shut in your face because of what you did or didn't have, and you're told you will have to pay hundreds of dollars for a permit or a fee that you didn't even know existed if you are a small business owner, right -- raise your hand if you have encountered that. exactly. if those registers -- for a permit for the fire department, for who knows what else and i want to be clear that these fees that the city charges is not intended to make doing business in san francisco harder, but we know that that is something that we need to address, so i was

really determined with what i heard from small businesses to eliminate all city fees, but my staff wouldn't let me do it. so instead, until we can basically do the report, do some more investigation, determine what is needed, in the meantime, i'm allocating in this year's budget, $2 million in funding for relief for small businesses for refunds for some of those fees that we know are challenging for people to do business. with our proposal, we estimate that more than 8,000 businesses, almost 9,000 businesses will qualify from some sort of reimbursement for certain fees that have really impacted our small businesses, and it may seem like a small amount, but it

will make a difference in our ability to allow small businesses to have the kind of support that they truly deserve, until we can eliminate the fees. when i think back, growing up in san francisco, i remember the small businesses. i still go to the same drycleaners that i have been going to since i could even afford a dry cleaner, i am still going to the same nail shop and the person who does my hair, my same dentist since i have had teeth. and when i think about san francisco, what i want to protect is what makes us a special and diverse city. it is our neighborhood. it is our small businesses, it is like knowing you can go to zara and she can basically give you advice on how to take care of your kids, how to discipline your kids, how to take care of your mom and give you a cup of coffee at the same time. this is what this is about and protecting businesses are so important we are also going to invest an additional $4 million

in grants for small businesses. grants to provide additional support for small business and nonprofit that want to relocate in places where we have a number of vacant storefronts. because we know that is another challenge that exists in our communities where you know that there are vacant storefronts and there is difficulty in accessing those storefronts. we have to do more, as i said, to make the kinds of investment that not only provide, you know, the support and get rid of the layers of bureaucracy, but we also have to provide the financial investments that are going to help businesses get into business, but also stay in business. these are some of the largest investments ever made in this city to support our small business community, and we still know that there's more work that we can do to better improve what is happening in san francisco,

especially when we make decisions, when we make policy decisions, and unfortunately sometimes, we lose a small business because of his bad policy decisions. as we work through the bureaucracy, as we work through making the kinds of changes that are going to make things better for small businesses, this is a first step towards demonstrating that we are committed to supporting our small business community, and we are here to receive feedback in other ways in which these programs are working and making a difference in your communities, and of course, there is still more that we know we need to do, but this is the beginning of what i think is a bright and prosperous future for our small businesses in san francisco, and i want to thank all of you for being here today. and someone who has been an incredible small business champion on the board of supervisors, who is working on legislation around vacancy controls, who is working on

making sure that we have opportunities to have more legacy businesses, and funding for those legacy businesses, which is equally important, is a committed former resident, but now living in another part of d5 , but you all remember her, because she used to pick up trash in front of your businesses, that is why we know, and we love vallie brown because of her commitment to the residents of district five. ladies and gentlemen, your supervisor, vallie brown. [applause]. >> thank you. i really appreciate everything you were doing, giving the funding forward so we can actually address these issues. i guess you i will have to legislate things to get that done, but i really feel that in these times when small businesses are struggling, the city needs to step up and do

better. we need to make sure that streamlining, when people get in , trying to open their businesses, it doesn't take them a year and a half to pay rent and open a business if they want to have a couple of businesses able to go into one bigger space , that should be easy for them. we need to make it easy. in these times are we have amazon and all the other home deliveries, we need to make it easy for businesses to not only survive, but to prosper. this was personal for me because i lived in the lower hate for 20 years. it is my heart. i have to join you -- tell you, at café international, over 15 years ago, and the patio, that is where we started the first neighborhood association. we also started the first merchant's association. we argued about how many trees should we plant, and how many

bar crawls should we have to get those money -- the money to plant the trees. all of this, the merchants were there, the merchants came forward with the residents, and said, your priorities are our priorities. the whole foods across the street, that is the original whole foods, everybody. there we are. yes, mike's barbershop has been there since the sixties, zara and café international, 27 years , has she been serving coffee to the neighbors, giving them advice, and also listening to their issues, and ricky records, two jacks, from 20 years plus. i mean this is the kind of businesses that we want and that we crave. when i say to my friend, let's meet for coffee or dinner, i don't say, come to my house, i say let's meet in the corridors. they are the extension of our

living room. they are an extension of our home. when we go out, i want to be somewhere when i feel like i am at home. where i can talk to mike at the barbershop or others. i can't imagine not being able to go out my front door and go to a store that i love, or a café that i love and then i can meet my friends, so i am here today to say, all of a sudden, we weave ourselves in the fabrics of these neighborhoods, and we need to be -- we need to support our merchant corridors because they are part of our home. i know you are nervous, but i told her, just pretend she is behind the counter, giving advice, and speak from the heart i want to thank everyone here today, and i, as your supervisor , will be working on creative ways, legislating them, to make it easier for merchants, and to make sure our corridor

thrives. thank you. i will introduce her. because she has given me advice many times. and even though i moved, i still come in here, and after a busy day, i sit there and say, tell me what is real. i will have few tell her what is real right now, and your beautiful café, after the renovation, it is amazing. i want you to come up and tell it from the heart. thank you. >> thank you, mayor breed and supervisor brown for the introduction and for coming to café international for this very important announcement.

through the mayor and supervisor vallie brown in the office of economic and workforce development, café international, we have received a lot of money. our beautiful interior and exterior, with has a san francisco shine. café international is not only a community hub. with the health and support in the city and the mayor, we continue to serve our community and keep it healthy and vibrant. mayor breed, thank you. supervisor vallie brown, thank you for all your support. these two people saved the café. thank you. and thank you everybody, and come and get coffee. [applause] >> now we will have comments from mario who is the president

of the district council of merchants. >> good afternoon, everybody. mayor breed, thank you very much for having me speak here, and supervisor vallie brown, thank you for all you have done for this neighborhood. this is kind of my stomping grounds when i was younger, and i'm proud to say that as president of the council of district merchants, it is a member of the council as well as upper. the council stands to represent those who are underrepresented, as the mayor has said earlier, small businesses have been struggling. that doesn't mean we're down and out. we are not looking for a handout , but we do need to help out. when times are tough, community -- communities need to get together. i commend the mayor for having that roundtable that you had a few weeks ago. she gathered many of us businesspeople together and she hurried as speak, not only did

she hear us, but she listened. not only did she give our complaints and concerns, bed we told her what things we contributed to the community as a small business merchants. it is a symbiotic relationship. small businesses would not be there without the neighbors and the customers. we pretty much defined the neighborhood. most of us adopt our names based on our commercial corridor. it is something that is precious to us, it is unique to us, and if it is anything else other than that, then we become a suburb. then we are no longer a unique city called san francisco, which is one of the most desirable cities in the world. i would also like to say that i commend the mayor for not just listening to our needs, but responding to them. when it comes to the shine program, when it comes to the revolving funds, and also the assistance with fees, sincerely, mayor brown, i thank you, because we were heard.

it was a gesture. i hope it was just a start, and i hope if you need any help with that legislation, i've got your back on that, too, but the fact that we were heard, the fact that someone acknowledged that there is a problem, maybe we need a little bit of help, it goes a long way. i am one of those people that said, it is necessary, but also after that dialogue, we need some action, and we need follow-up. it is, it is a symbiotic relationship. we all grow together, we all sleep together, but it is important that we are heard and now we look forward to working together, not one-sided versus the other, but as one team holding hands and walking through this process together because it does take a village. on that note, i laughed when i heard of her story because i too am an immigrant. i beat her here by about 25 years, and i've acclimated quite well, but i walked up and i started chatting with her, and

she started chatting with me in arabic. or arabic was much better than mine, but what got to me is when the mayor mentioned that you came over there and she started to give advice, because 35 years ago, that was my mom and her little corner grocery store. should be sitting there giving these guys advice on how to run their marriages, their households, and a couple of them were esteemed attorneys and appointed judges on the federal court circuit, so it was kind of funny to see where some of our leaders know where to get the best advice. on that note, thank you very much. thank you for having me, and a look i look forward to working with you. thank you. >> thank you for being here. i also want to take the opportunity to acknowledge the new head of the san francisco chamber of commerce, rodney phone, thank you for joining us here today, because it has to be about protecting and supporting our small business communities so we are all working together to do that. now that we are wrapping this up

, a couple of things, get your food and your coffee from café international before you go back to work. if you need a haircut, mike will take care of you across the street. if you need groceries, you can go to whole foods, which is a local grocery owned place, and you will take care of their needs. everything you need before you go back to work, or you go home, it's right here in this neighborhood, at these incredible small businesses, usually staffed by the people who actually owned them and work day in and day out to take care of the people of this community. again, that is why we have to take care of them and make the right investment in our small businesses all over the city and county of san francisco so they cannot only survive, they can thrive, and we can be the city that we truly know how to be. thank you also much for being

>> shop and dine in the 49 promotes local businesses and challenges residents to do their business in the 49 square files of san francisco. we help san francisco remain unique, successful and right vi. so where will you shop and dine in the 49? >> i'm one of three owners here in san francisco and we provide mostly live music entertainment and we have food, the type of food that we have a mexican food and it's not a big menu, but we did it with love. like ribeye tacos and quesadillas and fries. for latinos, it brings families together and if we can bring that family to your business,

you're gold. tonight we have russelling for e community. >> we have a ten-person limb elimination match. we have a full-size ring with barside food and drink. we ended up getting wrestling here with puoillo del mar. we're hope og get families to join us. we've done a drag queen bingo and we're trying to be a diverse kind of club, trying different things. this is a great part of town and there's a bunch of shops, a variety of stores and ethnic restaurants. there's a popular little shop that all of the kids like to hanhang out at. we have a great breakfast spot

call brick fast at tiffanies. some of the older businesses are refurbished and newer businesses are coming in and it's exciting. >> we even have our own brewery for fdr, ferment, drink repeat. it's in the san francisco garden district and four beautiful muellermixer ura alsomurals. >> it's important to shop local because it's kind of like a circle of life, if you will. we hire local people. local people spend their money at our businesses and those local mean that wor people willr money as well. i hope people shop locally. [ ♪ ]

>> good afternoon. i would like to call to order the regular meeting of the san francisco public utilities commission. the date is tuesday, may 28th, 2019. roll call, please. [roll call] we have a quorum. >> i would like to make an announcement before we proceed. the first session will do close sessional be called out of order today and it will be heard after item number 4. after item number 4, we will go into closed session and then reconvene