risk of injury and death because of these practices, and why? i believe it is due to a lack of enforcement. i spoke to supervisor stefani last night about this issue and she informed me that there are 50 motorcycle cops who are responsible for this enforcement throughout the city. excuse me, but why the help do we have 1900 cops on payroll if only 50 will only enforce the law? i understand that these folks are really strep -- stretching their limits in order to make ends meet, you know, you have to jump out of your car, drop off your fair, at your food and go, but i really don't think that we can compromise the law in order to accommodate these practices. thank you. >> thank you. next speaker. >> hi, i work at the rental car at the s.f.o. recently i have been made aware of the tee and c. program with uber and vehicles on san

francisco property. i would like to know that -- why that is being allowed. thank you. >> thank you. next speaker. >> this is federal law. and employer means a person who has 15 or more employees in the current or preceding calendar year or, a private membership of a club or other labour organizations that exist from taxation under section 50, part two, except during the first year after march 24th, 1972. persons having fewer than 25 employees in their agency shall not be considered employers, or plan so to engage in with employees to participate in

which events for the purpose of -- in whole or in part with dealing with employees -- [indiscernible] a member of such a labour organization, 25 or more during the first year as of march 24 th, 1972, 15 or more thereafter, sets a labrador his labour organization. a subordinate body through which such employees may enjoy membership or become affiliated with such a labour organization. the terms that employees need to employ by an employer except that -- [indiscernible]

unless the employer demonstrates that he is unable to reasonably accommodate employees are prospected employees' religion observance or practice without undue hardship on the conduct of employment of -- >> thank you. time is up. thank you. [indiscernible] >> thank you. next speaker please. >> thank you. next speaker. >> good afternoon, supervisors. i want to start out by appreciating all the personal testimonies from the workers. i think i even had to pause for a moment and soak that in.

there are some real hardships that folks are dealing with. my name is mario. i'm a staff person with a chinese progressive association. we are members of the progressive workers' alliance of san francisco workers representing immigrant workers and various sectors from domestic work, day labour, restaurant work, retail, caregiving, now salons, massage parlours just to name a few. today you have heard a lot of testimonies on how a.b. five will improve the lives and work conditions with thousands of gig workers, particularly drivers, which we firmly support. however, it is important that you understand that this classification impacts other industries across low-wage worker spectrums. every day, low-wage workers in the city are not afforded the same protections and rights that other employees -- miss -- they are being misclassified as independent contractors.

in san francisco, low-wage workers are struggling for survival, as you have heard already today. the cost of living is skyrocketing, will access to dignified employment is disappearing. as an alliance of community-based organizations that serves some of the most marginalized and exploited workers in san francisco, we call on city government to enforce our neighborhood laws, hold corporations accountable for how they treat workers and support the gig workers in all those contingent workers bypassing this resolution. we must hold companies and corporations accountable for how they treat the people that do the work, that generate millions and billions of dollars in revenue. by not taking action, to regulate the gig economy or contingency work, you normalize and perpetuate -- [indiscernible] >> thank you. next speaker.

>> dear members of the san francisco board of supervisors, thank you for the opportunity today to provide public comment at the hearing. my name is victoria chan and i am the worker's rights community advocate at the asian law caucus we are a nonprofit community-based organization in chinatown promoting and advancing the legal and civil rights of low income and immigrant communities. i'm here today to urge the san francisco board of supervisors to continue its leadership in shaping and creating some of the strongest labour laws the country has seen by supporting workers' rights in passing a resolution in support of a.b. five. at the heart of a.l.c.'s worker rights program is our semi semimonthly clinic where we provide free and language confidential consultation. we have seen terrible employers misclassified workers and a whole range of context, despite

continuing to control meaningful aspects of their work. some examples are filipino residential caregivers who work around the clock caring for elderly and disabled residents, but who have opposed independent contractors and are not giving any -- given any paid sick leave to care for themselves. airport shuttle drivers who work 15 hour days, six-7 days a week to try to cover thousands of dollars in business expenses they are made to pay each month, costs and gas with no reimbursement because they are misclassified. nail salon and massage workers who are made to pay for the supplies and uniforms they use, again without reimbursement due to misclassification. and of course, uber and left drivers are working multiple jobs to make ends meet and try to cover benefits that are not expended to them because they are quote unquote and dependent contractors. the decision is a breath of fresh air in the fog of

misclassification. a.b. five seeks to share -- sure it up in the face of attacks from employers. as a leader in the state -- [indiscernible] >> thank you. next speaker. >> hello, good afternoon. my name is erica. i'm the worker's program coordinator at some canon south of market community action network. we want our city government to enforce and regulate our labour laws, supporting gig workers' rights bypassing resolution to support state assembly bill five i have stated in an earlier presentation that under california law, workers are either employees or independent contractors. the recent california supreme court ruling in the case will enable more workers to be classified as employees rather than considered independent contractors. those who are considered independent contractors do not have the right to receive basic workers' rights such as minimum

wage, over time, paid sick leave or state disability insurance for job protected leave of absences due to pregnancy, for example. these are just some of the rights that workers classify as independent contractors do not have. by reclassifying these workers as employees, they will be able to have workers' rights and protection. i also want to emphasize that there is a broad range of contingency workers outside of just the rideshare drivers. this can include domestic workers, day labourers and much more. workers are being exploited and we must ensure that all workers have rights. once again, i'm here to support the push to pass the san francisco resolution to support a.b. five. thank you. >> thank you. next speaker. >> good afternoon. i'm with the south of mac market community action network. today we seek to encourage

government to enforce and regulate labour laws, supporting gig worker rights or passing resolutions to support a.b. five it is important to know that there is a broader range who are often misclassified and impacted by this action, such as domestic workers. this business model of exploiting workers lowers the overhead of these types of corporations and enriching another sector of tach and spiking our cost of living here in san francisco. the struggles of low-wage and immigrant workers in these sectors must be addressed and alleviated. they deserve a real wage, benefits, transparency, and a voice. because gig workers report their workers are not employees were not even workers, but rather independent contractors then suppose a business partners, these gig workers do not receive basic civil rights such as minimum-wage, paid sick days, or assistance with work-related injuries. often these workers must pay for

their own work expenses such as car maintenance and gas, supplies. the recent california supreme court ruling of this will help many workers who are misclassified as independent contractors by using stronger test to discern whether workers truly are independent. a.b. five has been the -- is in the legislature now and will help codify the ruling into law. many of these workers could be recognized as employees and finally get their rights in full we need action on the board of supervisors. please support. thank you. >> thank you. next speaker. [speaking spanish] >> voice of translator: my name is veronica, i am a domestic worker and i am here with -- [indiscernible]. [speaking spanish]

>> voice of translator: i live and work here in san francisco and i'm here to support the resolution in support of a.b. five because all workers deserve basic employment rights. >> next speaker. [laughter] [speaking spanish] >> voice of translator: my name is alma, i work as a domestic worker and i'm a member of -- [indiscernible] and a live and work in san francisco. [speaking spanish] >> voice of translator: i'm here to support the resolution in support of a.b. five. [speaking spanish]

>> voice of translator: because all workers deserve protections under labour laws. [speaking spanish] >> voice of translator: and the misclassification of independent contractors, it is time for it to stop. thank you. >> thank you. next speaker. >> my name is edward escobar, i am providing advocacy for gig workers' rights globally and i'm a full-time driver for five plus years, 11 different companies. we are the drivers unite movement. we are the tip of this. and the alternative labour movement and we are standing here today against uber and lyft and the tech titans of silicon valley's oppressive nature and undermining the hard-fought victories achieved by labour activists that have come before us. those that fought and died for the rights of workers around the world to rise up in protest and violation of workers' rights. together we stand here today for

positive change in the workplace , for not just drivers, but for all workers. as we face the daunting challenge of shaping the future of work, the a.i. w. supports a nonpartisan effort to identify concrete ways to address the challenges of american workers that are facing due to the changing nature of working the work in the 21st century. there are several trends that are increasingly -- increasing impacting workers today that will bring about dramatic transformation in the years ahead such as the weakening social contract between workers and employers, the increased importance of providing access to education and skills to better transition workers in preparation for working with the new technologies and increased automation as they roll out, which is now. finally, the most challenging, this is the extreme profit motive of corporations to produce short-term profits rather then a long-term value, which is severely destabilizing the workforce in the long run. in closing, these powerful words from mario salvia.

there is a time when the operational machine becomes so odious, makes you so sick at heart that you can't take part, you can't even passively take part. you have to put your bodies upon the gears, upon the wheels, up on the levers, upon all the apparatus and you have to make it stop. you have to indicate to the people who run it that unless you are free, the machine will be prevented from working at all drivers unite. support a.b. five. >> next speaker. >> good afternoon, supervisors. i am with bright line defence. i'm very appreciative of supervisor mandelman calling this hearing today and connecting if you pieces that call for local hiring, and we have seen a running theme states about transparency and data, and it is amazing to me that we have tech companies to talk about these levels of efficiencies.

these are basic things we need in order to make this work and be sustainable to begin with. i appreciate the work that is being done here today and also the work of the voices involved. thank you. >> thank you. next speaker. [speaking spanish] >> voice of translator: good morning, my name is maria. i'm a domestic worker and a live and work in san francisco. [speaking spanish] >> voice of translator: i'm here to support a resolution in favour of a.b. five, the widespread employee misclassification must end. [speaking spanish]

>> voice of translator: because all workers deserve basic employment protections under the law. thank you. >> next speaker. [speaking spanish] >> voice of translator: good morning, my name is joan. i'm a domestic worker. [speaking spanish] >> voice of translator: i live and work in san francisco and i'm here to support a resolution in favour of a.b. five. [speaking spanish] >> voice of translator: all workers deserve labour protection. thank you. >> next speaker. [speaking spanish]

>> voice of translator: good morning, my name is grace, i am a domestic worker. [speaking spanish] >> voice of translator: i live and work here in san francisco and i'm here to support a resolution in favour of a.b. five. [speaking spanish] >> voice of translator: the problem of employee misclassification should end. we all, as workers, deserve labour protection. thank you. >> next speaker. [speaking spanish] >> voice of translator: good morning. i am a member of the san

francisco women's collective and the day labour program. i live and work here in san francisco and i'm here to support a resolution in favour of a.b. five. [speaking spanish] >> voice of translator: the widespread employee misclassification must end. all workers deserve basic labour protection. thank you. >> next speaker. [speaking spanish]

>> voice of translator: good afternoon, my name is carmen. i am a domestic worker and member of -- [speaking spanish] -- i live here in san francisco and i also work here. i'm here also to support a resolution in favour of a.b. five. employee misclassification must end and all workers deserve basic labour protection. >> next speaker. [speaking spanish] >> voice of translator: my name is lou. [speaking spanish] >> voice of translator: i am a domestic worker and also a member of -- [speaking spanish] [speaking spanish]

>> voice of translator: i also live and work in san francisco and i'm here to support a resolution in favour of a.b. five. [speaking spanish] >> voice of translator: the widespread issue of employee misclassification must end because all workers deserve basic employment protection. thank you. >> next speaker. >> good afternoon, supervisors. i am with the san francisco labour council. i think it is really important how much society is getting ripped off here, you know, the employers responsible for approximately 7% of social security and medicare taxes and that is not getting paid. if we continue this line, the entire -- all of society will

fail. social security will fail, medicare will fail, and in a day and age where we are also talking about medicare over all, we cannot afford for this type of employment arrangement to continue. it is just not sustainable, and the worst could happen again. i recently just rewatched " grapes of wrath" and i walk around san francisco and i am like, well, we are so close. we are so close society, security, medicare, safety programs, that they are not paying their fair share of. it is really horrific what they are doing, and i urge you to think about the future, the society that the children will grow up in, and making sure that the employers do their fair

share. i just heard on the radio that some internet mobile just bought a 71 million-dollar house in beverly hills. these people aren't getting their social security and medicare being paid for. they will wind up on the streets this type of employment arrangement allows for a future skid row, and that can't happen. not in this city. thank you. >> thank you. next speaker. >> hello, supervisors. i really want to thank you for listening to all the testimony today, supervisor mandelman for your leadership, the whole committee, all the cosponsors. i think mariko said it. i have been organizing workers for a long time. i was very moved and disturbed by what i heard from the drivers our union, we have a number of members that drive for over and lyft to make ends meet and work for handy, cleaning houses to make ends meet, and for sciu

california, finding a pathway to organize and building power for these workers and allowing them to raise standards in the industry is one of our top priorities. i'm very encouraged the board will move a resolution to support this. beyond that, we have laws on the books and we need to make sure that these workers are getting the san francisco minimum wage, getting the healthcare, getting the sick days, all the things we believe in as a city. we have never let an army of corporate lawyers stand in our way in the past and he can't let that happen again now. that is why it is so important you called for this hearing and we are shining a spotlight on what is happening. >> thank you. next speaker. >> thank you, supervisors. i'm with i am his emphasis with would taxidriver and i'm here to speak for myself. i am here in support of a.b. five four gig workers. there is a question of how the a.b.c. test applies to taxi drivers, and it is not as simple

as a.b.c., especially when it comes to taxi medallion holders. that question a side, on the question of employee status for cabdrivers, i would support a.b. five under three conditions. one of which is that uber and lyft drivers not be exempted, two that they don't receive any kind of special treatment, some kind of third category of worker , which is the type of thing that is going to undermine and erode workers' rights across-the-board over time, and the third condition is that the regulatory discrimination that taxidriver his face must end because unless we have a level playing field, we simply cannot compete under any conditions and certainly not under conditions of employee status. all the money in the taxi industry, aside from the tips the drivers get, come through the metre.

if that money isn't there, how do you pay, you know, the worker we need to have a level playing field. the taxi industry must continue to exist. we serve people without cell phones, we serve people without credit cards, we serve people who can't use goober or left or don't want to use uber or lyft. we serve the disabled community, we have to be there. the last thing i will say, just an aside, something has to be done for the cabdrivers who have purchased their italians. they have been the victims of bad policy, of unfair competition, and now the credit union -- >> thank you. next speaker. >> this is likely to be an an unpopular opinion, however, there's a great deal of abuse and there is a great deal to be said for entrepreneurship, much of the employment we witness

generated in the gig economy resembles the development of underdevelopment and the adoption of third world grade economic practices, bundled together by a high-tech app. however, flooding what is a service economy with low-wage workers increasing labour elasticity through unregulated immigration has deadened -- has had economic consequences. it places downward pressure on the wage scale, even as consumer prices are rising. labour is presently being paid at the lowest rate in 30 years. workers seem to miss the connection. if you refuse to take in the labour market, that all you can do is continue to legislate further increases however, the dollar has a tendency to depreciate in value even as the wage increases. i believe that many of these gig companies are losing money, not turning profit on operations, if that is the case, it will be interesting to see how they pick up employment related cost.

>> thank you. are there any other members of the public would like to speak on this item? seeing none. public comment is closed. colleagues? any final comments? vice chair stefani? >> thank you. i wanted to thank you both for bringing this hearing. i think it is an excellent discussion that must be had, and thank you to the presenters. i thought the presentations were great. it did feel like law school. and most of all, thank you to the public for coming out and for sharing your stories. they are heartbreaking and obviously something needs to be done. i look forward to looking closer to a.b. five and how we can do something at the board of supervisors to effectuate change with the income equality growing in not only san francisco, was quickly in san francisco, we absolutely have to do something.

thank you for coming today and sharing your stories with us. thank you. >> thank you. supervisor walton? >> thank you. again, i want to thank you for calling this hearing. both you and supervisor mar. this is important. i want the public to know, i want everyone in this room to know, thank you for coming out and testifying today and talking about the issues and the concerns, and what is happening as you go to work every single day. i want everybody to know that we have been bound by state law and we are working to find ways to attack what state law has and it is our job to make sure that you are protected. it is our job to make sure you get all the benefits of employment. we are going to work hard to do that. there are some things we will be continuing to try and do to push the state. we are regulated by state law in terms of what is classified as

employment. we are regulated by state law in terms of wood some of these -- what some of these gig companies are allowed to do. it disgusts me. we will continue to work on ways to regulate these companies so that you can get the employment opportunities, all of the benefits and employment that you deserve. and my commitment for that to happen. thank you so much for coming out here and spending a couple of hours with us on a friday. >> thank you. for me, you know, this has been an amazing hearing and i'm incredibly grateful that folks came to us to organize this and clearly a lot of work went in to getting things out. it was also a horrible hearing to hear these stories.

you have to take a deep breath. i was thinking about the arrogance of people a decade ago , i need a minute together myself. the arrogance of people who, a decade ago promised disruption and boy, have they delivered. i think there is a lot of good people working in tech and in these gig companies who don't intend for horrible things to be happening, but i started doing a little lyft of all of the

results from the people who are dying on our streets because of congestion, who are getting hit by cars because streets have been flooded. the people who are just frustrated because they can't get around on our streets because of the congestion, the harm to our public transportation system is people are pulled off into these other unsustainable modes of getting around, the harm that has happened to our taxicab industry , the lives that we hear about every single week at our board meetings that have been devastated by the disruption in that industry, the harm to our small businesses and our commercial corridors, to entrepreneurs who are seeing their livelihoods being taken from them, to, you know, i gave a litany of labour protections that have been undermined over the last ten years.

we are in a -- and kim was talking about being threatened with a sort of return to an era when none of these protections existed, but -- that they were writing about in the twenties and thirties. all of the progress, you know, it is not all to be laid at the feet of this industry, this happens to be existing in an environment where at every level , as supervisor walton was saying, we have lost or given up , or had taken from us the tools to actually regulate for a fair economy. but one of the reasons that, you know, i hearing like this, you know, to be a little bit more positive is hopeful is that the amazing organizers who are actually doing work with the hardest to organize population because by nature they are not, you know, they are so diffuse, and to the folks who are -- to

the workers who are participating in efforts and are coming together across platforms and in these very challenging ways, that was also enough to make us of her clumped. moving forward, we are going to introduce a resolution in support of five. we will get that done. i imagine it will be unanimous. i will be very surprised if it is not. but we are also, you know, every member of the board is going to be wanting to look at ways that we can do whatever we can do locally to provide protections for workers and residents and businesses, small businesses, you know, the folks who have been so dramatically impacted. we will want to do that and i think we are and we have begun talking to the city attorney. we want to see our reinforcing and pursuing every single legal remedy that we have right now? we should be using every tool in the toolbox. i believe that we will, but i

think there is tremendous political will on this board to make that happen. so, anyway, enormous gratitude and thanks for the work you are doing. good luck in sacramento and call on us to do anything else that we can to help with the fight. with that, i will move that we hear and have this hearing heard and filed and we can do that without objection. thank you everyone. [applause] okay. mr. clark, are there any other items before us today? >> there is no further business. >> we are adjourned. thank you.

we spoke with people regardless of what they are. that is when you see change. that is a lead vannin advantage.

so law enforcement assistance diversion to work with individuals with nonviolent related of offenses to offer an alternative to an arrest and the county jail. >> we are seeing reduction in drug-related crimes in the pilot area. >> they have done the program for quite a while. they are successful in reducing the going to the county jail. >> this was a state grant that we applied for. the department is the main administrator. it requires we work with multiple agencies. we have a community that includes the da, rapid transit police and san francisco sheriff's department and law

enforcement agencies, public defender's office and adult probation to work together to look at the population that ends up in criminal justice and how they will not end up in jail. >> having partners in the nonprofit world and the public defender are critical to the success. we are beginning to succeed because we have that cooperation. >> agencies with very little connection are brought together at the same table. >> collaboration is good for the department. it gets us all working in the same direction. these are complex issues we are dealing with. >> when you have systems as complicated as police and health and proation and jails and nonprofits it requires people to

come to work together so everybody has to put their egos at the door. we have done it very, very well. >> the model of care where police, district attorney, public defenders are community-based organizations are all involved to worked towards the common goal. nobody wants to see drug users in jail. they want them to get the correct treatment they need. >> we are piloting lead in san francisco. close to civic center along market street, union plaza, powell street and in the mission, 16th and mission. >> our goal in san francisco and in seattle is to work with individuals who are cycling in and out of criminal justice and are falling through the cracks and using this as intervention

to address that population and the racial disparity we see. we want to focus on the mission in tender loan district. >> it goes to the partners that hired case managers to deal directly with the clients. case managers with referrals from the police or city agencies connect with the person to determine what their needs are and how we can best meet those needs. >> i have nobody, no friends, no resources, i am flat-out on my own. i witnessed women getting beat, men getting beat. transgenders getting beat up. i saw people shot, stabbed. >> these are people that have had many visits to the county jail in san francisco or other

institutions. we are trying to connect them with the resources they need in the community to break out of that cycle. >> all of the referrals are coming from the law enforcement agency. >> officers observe an offense. say you are using. it is found out you are in possession of drugs, that constituted a lead eligible defense. >> the officer would talk to the individual about participating in the program instead of being booked into the county jail. >> are you ever heard of the leads program. >> yes. >> are you part of the leads program? do you have a case worker? >> yes, i have a case manager. >> when they have a contact with a possible lead referral, they give us a call. ideally we can meet them at the scene where the ticket is being issued. >> primarily what you are talking to are people under the influence of drugs but they will

all be nonviolent. if they were violent they wouldn't qualify for lead. >> you think i am going to get arrested or maybe i will go to jail for something i just did because of the substance abuse issues i am dealing with. >> they would contact with the outreach worker. >> then glide shows up, you are not going to jail. we can take you. let's meet you where you are without telling you exactly what that is going to look like, let us help you and help you help yourself. >> bring them to the community assessment and services center run by adult probation to have assessment with the department of public health staff to assess the treatment needs. it provides meals, groups, there are things happening that make

it an open space they can access. they go through detailed assessment about their needs and how we can meet those needs. >> someone who would have entered the jail system or would have been arrested and book order the charge is diverted to social services. then from there instead of them going through that system, which hasn't shown itself to be an effective way to deal with people suffering from suable stance abuse issues they can be connected with case management. they can offer services based on their needs as individuals. >> one of the key things is our approach is client centered. hall reduction is based around helping the client and meeting them where they are at in terms of what steps are you ready to take? >> we are not asking individuals to do anything specific at any point in time. it is a program based on

whatever it takes and wherever it takes. we are going to them and working with them where they feel most comfortable in the community. >> it opens doors and they get access they wouldn't have had otherwise. >> supports them on their goals. we are not assigning goals working to come up with a plan what success looks like to them. >> because i have been in the field a lot i can offer different choices and let them decide which one they want to go down and help them on that path. >> it is all on you. we are here to guide you. we are not trying to force you to do what you want to do or change your mind. it is you telling us how you want us to help you. >> it means a lot to the clients to know there is someone creative in the way we can assist them. >> they pick up the phone. it was a blessing to have them when i was on the streets.

no matter what situation, what pay phone, cell phone, somebody else's phone by calling them they always answered. >> in office-based setting somebody at the reception desk and the clinician will not work for this population of drug users on the street. this has been helpful to see the outcome. >> we will pick you up, take you to the appointment, get you food on the way and make sure your needs are taken care of so you are not out in the cold. >> first to push me so i will not be afraid to ask for help with the lead team. >> can we get you to use less and less so you can function and have a normal life, job, place to stay, be a functioning part of the community. it is all part of the home

reduction model. you are using less and you are allowed to be a viable member of the society. this is an important question where lead will go from here. looking at the data so far and seeing the successes and we can build on that and as the department based on that where the investments need to go. >> if it is for five months. >> hopefully as final we will come up with a model that may help with all of the communities in the california. >> i want to go back to school to start my ged and go to community clean. >> it can be somebody scaled out. that is the hope anyway. >> is a huge need in the city. depending on the need and the data we are getting we can definitely see an expansion. >> we all hope, obviously, the program is successful and we can implement it city wide. i think it will save the county

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to have access to healthy foods, and all of this food here is available. it's a matter of creating the infrastructure, creating jobs, and the system whereby none of this goes to waste. since the beginning of our program in july 2016 to date, we've donated over 1 million pounds of produce to our community partners, and that's resulted in over 900,000 meals to people in our community, which we're very proud of. >> carolyn at the san francisco produce market texts with old produce that's available. the produce is always excellent. we get things like broccoli, brussels sprouts, bell peppers. everything that we use is nice and fresh, so when our clients get it, they really enjoy it, and it's important to me to feel good about what i do, and

working in programs such as this really provides that for me. it's helping people. that's what it's really about, and i really enjoy that. >> the work at the produce market for me representing the intersection between environment and community, and when we are working at that intersection, when we are using our resources and our passion and our energy to heal the planet and feed the people, nothing gets better than

>> everything is done in-house. i think it is done. i have always been passionate about gelato. every single slaver has its own recipe. we have our own -- we move on from there. so you have every time a unique experience because that slaver is the flavored we want to make. union street is unique because of the neighbors and the location itself. the people that live around here i love to see when the street is full of people. it is a little bit of italy that is happening around you can walk

around and enjoy shopping with gelato in your hand. this is the move we are happy to provide to the people. i always love union street because it's not like another commercial street where you have big chains. here you have the neighbors. there is a lot of stories and the neighborhoods are essential. people have -- they enjoy having their daily or weekly gelato. i love this street itself. >> we created a move of an area where we will be visiting. we want to make sure that the area has the gelato that you like. what we give back as a shop owner is creating an ambient lifestyle. if you do it in your area and if you like it, then you can do it

on the streets you like.

>> clerk: please silence your mobile devices that may sound off during these proceedings, and state your name for the record. i'd like to take roll at this time. [roll call] >> clerk: we do expect commissioners melgar and johnson to be absent today and for commissioner moore to arrive later today. first up are