franciscans and our most vulnerable populations. we need to recognize that is very true, as well as the support for line staff and patients, i have said it before, the administrative staff, the executive team, they need that support because they were traumatized just like everybody else who was acknowledged that this has occurred. i want to make sure that there are people in the honda family who get access to that very important support, and i encourage -- and are encouraged to take it. it is not an order, but you should be encouraged to take some leave to address the issues that have emerged as a result of this. and some of it will be later on. it will be ptsd, kind of, so we need to be on board and aware that that is possible. thank you for your very thorough report. >> next item. >> thank you. item h. as other business. you have the calendar in front

of you. i don't have it in front of me so i can't remind you of things. there are two meetings that are coming up with the planning commission, one is october, and again i don't have the date in front of me. it is a thursday. you will all be discussing -- yes, thank you, in december 12 th is another day that you will be looking at the healthcare healthcare service master plan. those are the two unusual dates coming up. >> there are two items. one would be the request that we do what we can to respond to the family of brandon lee so that i don't, i don't know what the department is doing, but doing what you can to see if there is any support that can be provided to bring him and if it is

possible to authorize a statement of support on behalf of the san francisco resident and his family, who has dedicated themselves to san francisco. the second would be with regard to the cease and desist order to the massage therapists, i'm just wondering if there is administrative relief that we can do, even though there is an ordinance that is in the hands of the board of supervisors. the department here has a role in providing some directionality , particularly given the testimony here, and i guess they report back to us in terms of what can be provided. >> thank you.

>> thank you, commissioners. item nine is reported back from the august 27th, 2019 meeting. i'm bringing you my last announcement that you can read off of. >> thank you. [indiscernible] >> could you craft up the document about the -- [indiscernible] >> yes, thank you. i will remind you what happened in this. this is just august 27th, i should remember. we didn't did discuss the regulatory c.e.o. report and the human resources report and we also heard an update on the expensive and very successful go live implementation. the enthusiasm that people had around it, i may note it is one of the first times i have seen an d.h.r. rollout in a hospital

where people weren't enthused. during the medical staff report, the committee approved the following, a new psychiatric department chief, and standard procedures for genetic counsellors. r.n. medicine refill, ob/gyn in pediatric village list, and it was in closed session where we then discussed the reports. >> thank you. any questions from commissioners the next item, please. >> i believe there was something brief to say. >> dr. colfax? >> i just wanted to also acknowledge the commission because of the leadership role that -- dr. alice chen, who

knows the chief medical officer of the department. we weren't able to share this in writing for various reasons, but she is moving on from the department to be deputy director of health policy and chief medical officer at state and it is an amazing opportunity for her, at a huge honor for us to have her go work at the state level. i just want to acknowledge dr. chen's leadership and her many contributions to the health department. she has mentored many people in the department, and we will miss her very much, would just to really congratulate her. if i may be so bold, absolutely if the commission would be willing to determine her on her. thank you. >> we would do that and say yes to this secretary that we create a document that honours her as she leaves the department. i would foot -- i will forward you the e-mail where the full title of her new position is explained.

>> the next item is consideration for closed session >> i would like to move for a closed session. >> second. >> all those in favor signified by saying aye. >> aye. >> thank you, everyone who is not involved in the closed session. have a lov >> move to go back into open session. >> second. >> all in favor? >> i -- aye. >> motion to disclose or not disclose? >> second. >> all those in favor? >> aye. >> motion to adjourn in honor of alice chen. >> motion to adjourn in honor of alice chen's service to the department of public health and the city of san francisco. >> second. >> all those in favor say aye. >> aye. >> thank you. >> we are adjourned.

>> working with kids, they keep you young. they keep you on your tones -- on your toes. >> teaching them, at the same time, us learning from them, everything is fulfilling. >> ready? go. [♪]

>> we really wanted to find a way to support women entrepreneurs in particular in san francisco. it was very important for the mayor, as well as the safety support the dreams that people want to realize, and provide them with an opportunity to receive funding to support improvements for their business so they could grow and thrive in their neighborhoods and in their industry. >> three, two, one! >> because i am one of the consultants for two nonprofits here for entrepreneurship, i knew about the grand through the renaissance entrepreneur center, and through the small business development center. i thought they were going to be perfect candidate because of their strong values in the community. they really give back to the neighborhood. they are from this neighborhood, and they care about the kids in the community here. >> when molly -- molly first told us about the grant because she works with small businesses. she has been a tremendous help for us here. she brought us to the attention of the grand just because a lot

of things here were outdated, and need to be up-to-date and redone totally. >> hands in front. recite the creed. >> my oldest is jt, he is seven, and my youngest is ryan, he is almost six. it instills discipline and the boys, but they show a lot of care. we think it is great. the moves are fantastic. the women both are great teachers. >> what is the next one? >> my son goes to fd k. he has been attending for about two years now. they also have a summer program, and last summer was our first year participating in it. they took the kids everywhere around san francisco. this year, owner talking about placing them in summer camps, all he wanted to do was spend the entire summer with them.

>> he has strong women in his life, so he really appreciates it. i think that carries through and i appreciate the fact that there are more strong women in the world like that. >> i met d'andrea 25 years ago, and we met through our interest in karate. our professor started on cortland years ago, so we grew up here at this location, we out -- he outgrew the space and he moved ten years later. he decided to reopen this location after he moved. initially, i came back to say, hey, because it might have been 15 years since i even put on a uniform. my business partner was here basically by herself, and the person she was supposed to run the studio with said great, you are here, i started new -- nursing school so you can take over. and she said wait, that is not what i am here for i was by myself before -- for a month

before she came through. she was technically here as a secretary, but we insisted, just put on the uniform, and help her teach. i was struggling a little bit. and she has been here. one thing led to another and now we are co-owners. you think a lot more about safety after having children and i wanted to not live in fear so much, and so i just took advantage of the opportunity, and i found it very powerful to hit something, to get some relief, but also having the knowledge one you might be in a situation of how to take care of yourself. >> the self-defence class is a new thing that we are doing. we started with a group of women last year as a trial run to see how it felt. there's a difference between self-defence and doing a karate class. we didn't want them to do an actual karate class.

we wanted to learn the fundamentals of how to defend yourself versus, you know, going through all the forms and techniques that we teaching a karate class and how to break that down. then i was approached by my old high school. one -- once a semester, the kids get to pick an extra curricular activity to take outside of the school walls. my old biology teacher is now the principle. she approached us into doing a self-defence class. the girls have been really proactive and really sweet. they step out of of the comfort zone, but they have been willing to step out and that hasn't been any pushback. it is really great. >> it is respect. you have to learn it. when we first came in, they knew us as those girls. they didn't know who we were. finally, we came enough for them to realize, okay, they are in the business now. it took a while for us to gain that respect from our peers, our male peers. >> since receiving the grant, it

has ignited us even more, and put a fire underneath our butts even more. >> we were doing our summer camp and we are in a movie theatre, and we just finished watching a film and she stepped out to receive a phone call. she came in and she screamed, hey, we got the grant. and i said what? >> martial arts is a passion for us. it is passion driven. there are days where we are dead tired and the kids come and they have the biggest smiles on their faces and it is contagious. >> we have been operating this program for a little over a year all women entrepreneurs. it is an extraordinary benefit for us. we have had the mayor's office investing in our program so we can continue doing this work. it has been so impactful across a diversity of communities throughout the city. >> we hope that we are making some type of impact in these kids' lives outside of just learning karate. having self-confidence, having

discipline, learning to know when it's okay to stand up for yourself versus you just being a bully in school. these are the values we want the kids to take away from this. not just, i learned how to kick and i learned how to punch. we want the kids to have more values when they walk outside of these doors. [♪]

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>> okay. good afternoon and welcome to september 3, 2019 regular meeting of the san francisco board of supervisors. welcome back, supervisors. i guess we are going to have another exciting round of meetings. until we take a break in the winter. madame clerk we please call the. >> clerk: thank you, mr. president. [roll call]

you have a quorum. >> thank you very much. ladies and gentlemen, will you please join me in the pledge of allegiance. i pledge allegiance to the flag, of the united states of america. and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible with liberty and justice for all. so exciting to get started again. okay, on behalf of the board i would like to acknowledge the staff of sfgovtv, jesse larson

and jim smith who and make the transcripts available to the public online. madame clerk, are there any communications? >> i have none to report, mr. president. >> we are approving the minutes from the july 9, 2019, july 16, 2019, and july 23, 2019 regular board meetings. and, the minutes from the july 11, 2019 special meeting at the rules committee. the meeting will constitute a quorum of the board of supervisors. are there any changes to these meeting minutes? seeing none. can i have a motion to approve the minutes as presented?

made by supervisor brown, seconded by supervisor mandel men. those will be approved after the comments today. madame clerk and and he called her side. item one, 190214, building code - fee waiver for 100% affordable housing and accessory dwelling units. for a one year pilot program and to do -- to determine the ceqa. can i have a roll call? [roll call]

there are 11 in favor. >> this ordinance has passed unanimously. please call the next item. >> item two is an ordinance ordinance to amend the health code to streamline a small business permitting and determine the ceqa determination to make the appropriate findings. >> okay. can we take this same house, same call. without objection this ordinance has passed unanimously. these call the next item. item three, 190048. ordinance amending the planning code to 1) require building setbacks for buildings fronting on narrow streets, 2) modify front yard requirements in residential districts, 3) increase required rear yards in single-family zoning districts by five percent, 4) amend the rear yard requirements for through lots and corner lots in certain districts to permit second buildings where specified conditions are met, and 5) allow building height increases to existing stories in existing nonconforming buildings in order to accommodate residential uses; affirming the planning department's determination under the california environmental quality act; making findings of consistency with the general plan, and the eight priority policies of planning code,

section 101.1; and adopting findings of public necessity, convenience, and general welfare under planning code, section 302. >> can we take the same house same call? this ordinance has passed unanimously. please call the next item. item four, 180777. ordinance amending the planning code to require a conditional use authorization for employee cafeterias, as defined, within office space, except for existing employee cafeterias; affirming the planning department's determination under the california environmental quality act; making findings of consistency with the general plan, and the eight priority policies of planning code, section 101.1; and adopting findings of public necessity, convenience, and welfare under planning code, section 302. >> colleagues, welcome back, i actually have some pretty big news on this announcement today. when we started this conversation, we started the conversation about a band for these types of cafeterias. we felt that the condition and the treatment of the labor force , not having one, actually only one having representation, organized labor out of 45 of these, in the entire city. thousands of employees that were working for companies that on an

annual basis and make millions, if not billions of dollars per year in revenue. we felt that it was not appropriate. we felt that that conversation needed to be had come at the same time we were concerned about the impact of surrounding neighborhoods and surrounding small businesses, and what that meant to the surrounding environment. in terms of how we want to shape and go forward as a city. we then amended that, within the last year. i want to think a lot of the companies that's sat at the table with us, facebook, uber, dropbox, twitter, airbnb, lyft, many of the companies that you see, that actually have these types of employee cafeterias. we talked about going through an open and fair process, the conditional use process. always keeping an eye on the condition of the labor force, and the treatment of the workers , in environment. we have been notified by the hotel and restaurant workers union, that these companies and

their employers, and employee cafeteria world, have come to the table and offer card check mentality across the board and the entire industry. thousands of employees now will finally have the opportunity to organize, have benefits, and be treated like full-scale employees, and have the dignity and respect that they deserve. today i stand here, i want to thank my colleague, supervisor has scanned with his unwavering support with my lead cosponsor on this legislation. these agreements, all of them, have not been executed. in light of that, and all of the other cosponsors that signed on, my colleagues and those that push the city attorney's office, and my staff that carried a lot of weight on this over the last 1.5 years. i want to thank all of those companies. i want to thank local 2 for their hard work in this. in light of the negotiations

being very close, and all of those employees having the opportunity to have card check mentality and representation. i want to make a motion to send this back and let those final negotiations play themselves out. we are very excited to see that there has been a slow commitment on behalf of the companies, and the employers that represent these companies, to have fair representation for this workforce. thank you for everyone who has participated in this process and supported me, and the workers along the way. >> there is a motion on the floor, and seconded to send this back to committee. without any objection, this motion passes. item five, 190594. ordinance amending the planning code to revise the zoning control tables of the chinatown mixed use districts to make them consistent with those in articles 2 and 7, to apply the use definitions in section 102, to set an abandonment period for use size maximums, and to allow general entertainment and nighttime entertainment uses with conditional use authorization; affirming the planning department's determination under the california environmental quality act; making findings of consistency with the general plan, and the eight priority

policies of planning code, section 101.1; and adopting findings of public necessity, convenience, and welfare under planning code, section 302. >> supervisor peskin. >> colleagues, i have passed out to each and every one of you, a minor nonsubstantive amendment that appears in three places on pages 20, 31 and 43. which would delete the philanthropic administrative service use classification from all of the three chinatown mixed used districts. which will not have any impact on these districts, it's actually to conform this with legislation that was passed before the summer recess and file 190248, which deleted that use classification, so that this legislation will conform to the previously passed legislation and finally i would like to think roy chan and the chinatown community developing center for

their input and support of this legislation. i would like to make that one amendment in those three places. >> there is a motion to amend, is there a second? without objection, the amendment is passed. can we take this same house, same call as amended? without objection this ordinance has passed first reading. item six, 190702. ordinance amending the planning code to permit new floor area or building volume on the rooftop of a noncomplying structure that is designated as a significant building under planning code, article 11, located on assessor's parcel block no. 3707 (5 third street), provided that the rooftop has an existing parapet at least 17 feet in height along the primary building frontage; affirming the planning department's determination under the california environmental quality act; making findings of consistency with the general plan, and the eight priority policies of planning code, section 101.1; and making findings of public necessity, >> can we take this item, same house, same call? without objection, this

ordinance has passed on first reading. the next item. item 72 determine if the issuance of a type 42 on sale beer and wine public premises liquor license to nunovi, llc, doing business located at 1519 polk street will serve the public convenience or necessity of the city and to request that the california department of alcoholic beverage control impose conditions on the issuance of this license. >> can we take this same house, same call? without objection? this resolution is adopted unanimously. next item. item eight, 190657. ordinance amending the san francisco administrative code special tax financing law, constituting article 43.10, to authorize special tax financing of certain facilities and services related to property in the jurisdiction of the port of san francisco. >> colleagues, can we take this item same house, same call? without objection, this

ordinance has passed on first reading unanimously. next item, please. >> given that it is not yet to 30:00, it, we can skip over the 3:00 p.m. special orders. go to roll call for introductions? [roll call] >> colleagues, today i'm introducing interim zoning controls to help slow the loss of san francisco's residential care facilities. or board and care homes, have provided stable housing to our vulnerable populations and seniors and people with disabilities. staffed by in-house medical personnel, they perform a critical function keeping these folks and karen off the streets. however, as we all know, in recent years we have been losing these facilities at an alarming alarming rate. according to a report issued earlier this year by the city of

assisted living working group, coordinated council working group, san francisco has 21 fewer residential buildings and we did in 2012. at 26% decline resulting in 112 critically needed beds. we are in the risk of losing even more of these facilities. the department of public health has already learned of the planned closure of three additional facilities and it seems certain that more closures on the way. in response, president e and i are introducing a resolution today that will impose interim zoning controls for 18 months to require conditional use authorization for a proposed change of use from a residential care facility to a different use. they intent of these interim controls is discouraged -- discourage further closings, slow their loss and give the city additional time to address this challenge. the resolution requires that's in evaluating any such proposed change of use, the planning commission take into account the following factors. any findings by the department

of public health, the human services agency, the department of aging and adult services, and the san francisco long-term care coordinating council regarding the capacity of the existing residential care facility use and the nature and quality of services provided. the impact of the change of use on the neighborhood and community, where there are sufficient available beds and a licensed residential care facility within a 1 mile radius of the site and whether the residential care facility use to be converted will be relocated or replaced with another residential care facility use. missus an urgent stopgap member to preserve a curse -- crucial component of housing stock for vulnerable, sick and elderly residents. i ask that you join me in passing this resolution, without delay. and, i suspect there might be a number of us to have something to say about this today. while we are on residential care capacity, i've also requested city attorney legislation to

require the department of public health to open and fill all 55 city operated long-term residential treatment beds at san francisco general's adult residential facility as soon as possible, but in no event later than june 30, 2021. one of the first pieces of legislation i authored, made it easier for operators to add to our stock of private residential care beds. while the legislation i just spoke about addresses the challenge of stabilizing providential care beds, there is a need for us to expand city operated their -- beds for those vulnerable residents set up available for placement. all of us were horrified to see the headlines over the last few weeks describing the closing of long-term beds at general, to make room for a homeless shelter. with most issues, there is a back story here. an explanation. but that explanation is in some ways even more troubling.

at a time when san francisco is desperate for more long-term placements, very sick, mentally ill individuals. dozens of our beds have gone on sale for years, for a complicated set of reasons. was some context the decision to spend empty beds and resource scarce space to accommodate a third hummingbird may make sense. giving up on the art most often does not. you are and i have requested will require the dph bring all at a complete city operated facility online by the time the suspension of the currently suspended 41 beds ends in june of 2021. it will further require that within three months of enactment, the department present to this board report on the barriers to full capacity including any necessary legislative, regulatory, budgetary or policy changes on a plan to achieve full capacity by june of 2021 at the latest. it also requires semiannual updates to the board regarding this initial report.

allowing the department two years to restore should be enough time to fall in staffing or regulatory issues. i am mindful that it is not operated at full capacity for many more years and that. i believe when dph staff when they say they have been trying. they need to try harder. this ordinance will put the full weight of the board of supervisors, and i hope the mayor behind that. the rest i submit. >> thank you, madame clerk. today, along with supervisor haney, i'm introducing a resolution condemning the attempted assassination of san francisco's sunset district native and u.s. citizen, brandon lee, in the philippines by suspected elements of the philippines military. the resolution supports the immediate evacuation of brandon, from the philippines and his repatriation to san francisco to ensure his safety and access to adequate article care.

it also urges our san francisco federal representatives to initiate a congressional investigation into the shooting of brandon. it also urges our federal representatives to support a congressional hearing on consequences of u.s. tax dollars going to the philippine military and police, and to advocate for suspension of u.s. aid to the regime in the philippines. and tell case is resolved and the perpetrators are brought to justice. as we were just beginning our august recess. i, along with so many here, in san francisco and the bay area were really shocked to get the news of the attempted assassination of brandon lee, and -- brandon is a u.s. citizen, born and raised in san francisco. he was shot multiple times outside of his home on august 6,

in the philippines. brandon has been working as a an indigenous and environmental rights advocate, journalist, volunteer, paralegal with a human rights alliance on the philippines. he also had previously volunteered with the chinese progressive association when i was the executive director here in san francisco. he worked for several years at the stones town ymca and san francisco state university where he graduated. i just wanted to add that brandon chose to commit his life to advancing indigenous and environmental right and that is why he has been living in the philippines since 2010 with his wife and daughter, among the indigenous communities. prior to the august 6 attack, since 2015, brandon had been subjected to repeated threats and harassment by the philippine military for his advocacy to protect the land and rights of

indigenous people, and the surrounding region of the philippines. since the attack, and attempted assent -- assassination of brandon on august 6, he has been recovering in a general hospital where his brother, and his mother, who is a 40 year city and county of san francisco employee, under the department of public health, and currently working as zuckerberg general hospital, his brother and his mom are providing 24/7 bedside care for him. he remains in critical condition with multiple bullets still lodged in his face and back. brandon's experience in fits a pattern of harassment, documented by human rights, and amnesty international. incredibly -- [inaudible] against human rights defenders,

and all people expressing opposition to government policies under the administration of the president. according to people's alliance and the human rights alliance, the attack on brian was not isolated -- brandon was not isolated. the simultaneous attacks carried out saint day on both brandon and several of his qualities. again, i am joining with supervisor haney on introducing this resolution in support of brandon lee, and also human rights in the philippines, and supervisor haney had the opportunity to travel to the philippines, during the recess and visit with brandon, and his family and his supporters there. >> i would like to add my name to the resolution. >> thank you.

>> supervisor haney, do you want to speak now? >> it is great to be back, colleagues. today i have two items, but i was very happy to learn that supervisor brown has been working with the city attorney on some legislative fixes to the heavy-handed effort to regulate the massage industry. over the break, i had dozens of masseuses who are running legitimate businesses, one of the very few businesses that allow middle-class individuals to continue to work, and stay, and run their own business in san francisco. we passed a law, a few years ago , sponsored by katie tang,

who meant to protect victims of trafficking from being victimized at massage establishments. i worry that we went too far, and we have put the lives of dozens, and dozens of business owners and their legitimate businesses, in complete chaos, and i'm really looking forward to working with you supervisor brown, to fix that. secondly, i am introducing today, a similar issue that supervisor mandel just spoke about, together with supervisor haney, a hearing request that we should be doing in the next 2-3 weeks, regarding the i would say shocking decision to remove 41 out of the 55 long-term beds at the adult residential facility, which is the only city run facility providing assistance to long-term care, for severely

mentally ill people in our city. this decision came at a time where the city is already losing over 40% of our private board and care homes for people with severe mental illness, and it comes at a deeply troubling mental health crisis that you and i see every single day on the streets. i first learned about the bed closer from a frontline psychiatric nurse at dph, who informed me that the department of public health had quietly decided to place 41 long-term beds on indefinite suspension, essentially removing them until further notice. the department already removed 14 of those beds last year, using them instead as a short-term navigation beds at hummingbird place. about quietly removing the 20 beds for the same purpose. also informing us that the department had stopped admitting new residents to this facility, since it back in september 2018.

people are waiting in locked facility wards to get into those beds. they are essentially still incarcerated, despite the fact they do not have to be incarcerated, because there is no board and care beds to send them to. incredulously, if it was not for local 20 workers, who brought this to light, we would not have learned about these changes at all, even though my office has been engaged in weekly meetings with the department of public health, around mental health, and around this very issue. despite the fact that this board of supervisors has held countless hearings on our behavioral health system, both before, and during the budget process. it is quite shocking. these 41 long-term beds are the type of beds that we most urgently need in san francisco. these are bids for the sickest among us who are not able to

care for themselves over the long term. the people you and i see on the streets were often abandoned and struggling with illness, completely on their own, these are the beds for those people in need. because of how dire our cities mental health crisis has become we cannot afford for a single bed to be removed or go unused. i am a huge proponent of expanding navigation center beds. i have fought for them ever since i've started as a supervisor and i believe we need to create more navigation center beds in the hummingbird style. to do so at the expense of providing long-term, or removing long-term beds, we are severely mentally ill people have lived for years, some as long as 15 years, makes absolutely no sense. by removing long-term beds,, the shorter beds, where people average 19 days, we are essentially robbing peter to pay paul. we are nibbling around the edges, not providing actual solutions to the mental health

crisis on our streets. this is unsustainable, and unacceptable. make no mistake about it this decision will lead to more people being diverted to our streets. this decision also has serious implications for people who are being conserved. we recently passed legislation expanding the number of people who the city can place into conservatorship, and yet we are, at the same time, removing the precious beds that we control, for the people that are going to be conserved. at the rally, protesting the closure of the adult residential facility, a couple of weeks ago, one of the cities conservators, michelle dioguardi, was asked by a journalist, where will who you can serve. her response, while she was shaking her head, it would have -- i would have absolutely no idea.

why were families, of residents of the facility, workers of the facilities, and the residents themselves not told about this decision in advance? why was the truth help from these workers providing care for these vulnerable residents. the article yesterday exposed the fact, that dph management has been lying to workers about the reasons they will be keeping beds empty since 2018. suzette mayer, one of the worker said in the articles, we were told to leave the empty beds in us not having an -- new residents because of the numerous citations we received and we were on a two year probation from licensing. when informed, this justification was not accurate, she replied "i am in shocked it was not just her, it was dozens of workers that were told the same thing.

dph has stated and told me, that the decision to close critical long-term beds was not because of the lack of need for those beds, but rather staffing issues when i asked dph for what measures did you take to hire the workers to run the facilities? they took no difference, or unusual, or extra measures whatsoever, and have been keeping those beds empty since september 2018. this is frankly shocking, shocking. supervisor haney and i are calling for a public hearing grade we are requesting that both the department of public health and the department of human resources be present at the hearing, and discussed the following areas. we've also sent an extensive public record information, records request to both departments. we want to know the timeline when the decision was made by

the department of public health, and whether any alternative options were considered that did not require the closure of beds at the adult residential facility. we want to know why the board of supervisors, despite the numerous hearings and budget hearings precisely on this topic were never once informed that this decision was in the works, and that these beds were purposely being kept close, and unfilled for a year, which was extremely relevant to our consideration, and determination on whether or not to vote in favor of the conservatorship law. this would have been information i would have love to know, when i had voted in favor of that law. the reason i rationale behind close in the beds, stopping needs at the adult residential facility and steps taken by dph and the department of youth -- he have resources, including any efforts made to hire staff on an urgent priority basis, the breakdown of the adult residential facilities budget, and how that relates to operating a staffing cost, the justification for why over 20

permanent beds remained empty over the past year, even though people were awaiting entry into this long-term care facility. the reason why new clients have not been admitted to the facility since september 2018, how changes to the core provisions of services at the adult residential facility were communicated to residents, their families, and once again to this board of supervisors. with all due respect to my colleagues, supervisor mandel men, june 2021 is not going to cut it these beds have scandalously been empty for a year. that, and it outcome is an outrage. we as a city need to be doing everything in our power, right now to hire the labor force that is necessary, and whatever we need to do to make that happen, so that those beds go online next month. that is the kind of urgency that i have around this crisis, there

are people being incarcerated in jail, and in on the the locked ward, who do not need to be any psychiatrist that comes here they will tell you they have patients that they can name right now in that predicament, when what we are doing may even be illegal, it is something for the city attorney to look into. this supervisor is outraged, and has no patients, and could not have a greater urgency for this being done tomorrow. unbelievable, colleagues, unbelievable. i couldn't wait to come back, because i have never felt that the separation of powers is more important than it is at this moment. if this board of supervisors does not demand accountability, from our department, nobody else will. that is our job to make sure they are doing their job and they have failed miserably in this case. finally, colleagues, with my

colleague peskin, we will be introducing a resolution opposing assembly bill 235. it is pg&e's latest attempt to lobby the state legislature for bailout. they have no shame, do they? this bill allows utilities to use tax-exempt bonds for the welfare costs to reduce financing costs. pg&e wants customers to act as guarantee years of $20 million more, urging lawmakers to further protect his shareholders at the expense of their customers. despite concerns around pg&e's financial health, and they need to make victims whole, it is not appropriate for california rate payers and taxpayers to subsidize an investor owned companies that related to past wildfires, especially given that the company in question was found criminally at fault for past safety issues. this one should be a no-brainer, and i hope that our state

representatives see the light here, they usually do when it comes to pg&e. i think it is important for this board to go on record and tell them where we stand. >> thank you, madame clerk it is passed to 30:00, so we are going to go ahead and move back to our 2:30 p.m. special accommodations right now and then go back to rollcall later. >> we have 2:30 p.m. accommodations submitted by supervisor haney and supervisor mandleman. >> thank you, president yee. i am proud to be honoring a group of heroic first responders, from the san francisco fire department and the severance cisco police department, officers, who have courageously saved lives on our streets. in 2018, over 72,000 americans

died of drug overdoses. nationally there were more opioid overdose deaths than there were deaths from car accidents or firearm related homicides. drug overdoses are now the leading cause of death for people under 50. overdose rates that are two times the national average. in 2018, san francisco had 259 overdose related deaths, which is over 20 deaths per month. each one of these individuals who lost their life, has a ones and a future needlessly and tragically cut short. overdose related deaths are within the tenderloin civic center and south neighborhoods. the impact of these deaths in the deadly drug use crisis ways especially heavily on my constituents who want and deserve safe streets, public health, access to treatment and care and a thriving, healthy and connected community. it is time to change the way we look at drug related deaths

those suffering with addiction are persecuted by the illness. as a community we need to act boldly, and compassionately in dealing with overdose issues head-on and the impact of the deadly drug crisis in our neighborhood. we know overdose deaths are preventable. an opiate overdose can almost always be reversed by the administration of a legal nonscheduled opioid antagonist that can be quickly administered by intramuscular injections. while oxo produces no symptoms, dependence or tolerance. in the absence of narcotics has no formal logical activity. it is routinely administered by emergency services personnel to revive opioid overdose victims on side effects are rare. thanks to the introduction, the dose project reported that over 1600 overdose reversals occurred in 2018 alone. that is 1500 lives that were saved last year. august 31 was international

overdose of where to stay. a day for wasting awareness, while remembering those who have died who have suffered permanent injuries as an overdose. i am honoring 11 individuals. they have demonstrated bravery, compassion, and caring for their fellow san franciscans and continue to provide invaluable service to our city. the individuals i am recognizing today have been identified by their leadership, having the highest number of overdose preventions on their teams. these police officers, and emts demonstrate to their peers and all of us what it takes to help in this crisis. they make us proud of our cities compassion for one another and inspire us to recommit to end deadly drug overdoses in our city. we are offering these accommodations are first responders today, we want to recognize those community members who are also part of the solution.

we are working with these groups to come up with accommodation for them, at a later date. we are also working with community partners to schedule a number of narcan trainings around district six this month, including one here at city hall for my fellow supervisors and for city hall staff. we need to address the deadly crisis with systemic changes, more access to narcan, and we also need to make sure that each of us are prepared as these heroes were to save a life if we are needed. at this time, it is my pleasure to provide certificates of honor to the following first responders for their exemplary service to our community, saving the lives of our friends, neighbors and family members. acting section chief, paramedic eddie byrd, officer matthew parker, officer joseph, officer andrew clifford, officer holbrook, officer townsend,

officer costa, officer stephen arango, officer nico, an officer john. i think we have the captain who is going to say a few words. thank you, captain, for your leadership and for training, and supporting your officers so that they can be prepared when that moment comes,. i want to thank you for your leadership, as well. [applause] >> i really appreciate you for these officers today. we have one here who has done six saves in 2019 already. at the end of their shift, i really feels good to know that you saved a life. these officers are also fighting

another front also,, who are putting deadly drugs on the streets. thank you again, laura, if you want to acknowledge? as you said, it is an epidemic and we do have a serious problem , on the streets. i am very proud of the officers that stand behind me, they could just call for medical assistance, but they decide to jump in and be that medical assistance. i am very proud of them. thank you for everything that you did. thank you, also, all of the supervisors for supporting the department and providing us with this drug, because we cannot do it without you. thank you. [applause]

next we will have supervisor mandleman. would you like to present your accommodation. i want to take a moment to honor gary weiss for his commitment to district eight. for more than 30 years, gary owned and operated a floral shop , known for its sculptural,

unusual and unexpected arrangements. it was a business that celebrated the unique, the extravagant. in many ways, embodied the neighborhood he called home. gary operated the business until 2017, when he transferred the business to a new owner. in addition, to his decades as a small business owner, he has grown above and beyond to keep the corporate heights neighborhood a special place. 415 years, he spearheaded efforts to organize meetings and bring to light issues that impact to the area. in the early 2,000's he was critical in efforts to underground utilities, serving as liaison between city agencies and neighbors. he also helped lead the fight against the spread of the at&t boxes, suffered -- getting a moratorium put in place in corporate heights. in addition to his work, he served on the years of the board of associations, carrying both of their land committees. there are many neighborhoods that owe gary weiss. cities change, but whether those

changes are for the better or worse, depends in large part on the wisdom, dedication and persistence of neighborhood activists. gary is not want to stand idle in the pace of change, certainly not want to give up in the face of seemingly overwhelming economic forces. no better example than his work to limit so-called monster homes, in the neighborhood. working with my predecessors in the district eight offices, he organized his neighbors to establish zoning controls which became the framework for special use district. more process for projects, taking away rear yard oak green space, to make large homes without adding density. it is more than a change of zoning rules. it is an attempt to preserve what makes corona heights special, make sure residents have a real place in shaping the future of the neighborhood. thank you, gary, for your commitment to the corporate heights community and the city and county of san francisco. and now i would like you to say a few words, if you like. >> supervisor, if i could add a

couple of things. i also want to thank gary, not only for his neighborhood activism, before being part of the coalition of flower vendors that was instrumental in making sure that our beloved flower market is preserved into the 21st century, so thank you for that. >> thank you, supervisors, president yee. i am not quite sure why i enjoy doing this stuff. it is rewarding to see change for the good. our neighborhoods are always under attack by one force or another, whether it is homelessness, overenthusiastic developers or politicians in sacramento. for my 102nd soapbox, i have two asks. please consider supporting any proposal that requires significant improvement to our transit infrastructure, prior to permitting housing for new residents, and please