increased racism, xenophobia and discrimination come at the hands of our very own city employees. from eligibility workers to staff on buses. when i receive the invitation to speak here today, i was asked what the city of san francisco can do for asylum-seekers? since you asked. supporting this community demands our willingness to create an adequately fund radical and brave new structures and processes that center racial equities, social justice. we did increased funding to hire trained immigration attorneys, or universal representation for student seeking asylum. we need asylum-seekers to be automatically eligible for services, much like refugees and aslyees are. such as free muni passes so they can take their young people to school, so they don't get cited

by muni officials come on the bus. free phones, and emergency phones area we need to create an adequately fund a centralized asylum and refugee program to welcome this community and offer support so they do not feel so alone. we need a place where we conduct and takes and assess their nee needs, offer linkages, introduce them to city services, educate them on their rights and how to file grievances, and automatically enroll them into free services. we need training to staff who can help them understand asylum proceedings and attorney searches, and accompany them to federal appointments so they are not further victimized. i know this has been discussed a little bit, but not so much. susanna rivero can attest more, after, if we have questions. the amount of time that we have to spend telling families that there are no lawyers available to them, that they need to file their own asylum, that they need

to search for attorneys and write it all down, even though they probably will not find one. you take time off work. go all over the city, without a clipper card to try to find an attorney attorney that is not there. it is really, really challenging. we need to coordinate, and streamline, all of our services including those at sfusd. while i see no end to the struggle, we need not struggle alone. i implore the city of san francisco to consider how we can breathe life into its century city ordinance, and truly become a city of refuge. thank you so much for your time. [applause] >> thank you, angelina. okay, i would like to come at this., to thank all of our invited speakers.

at this point, i am not going to open two questions, because we are now after 7:05. i want to get to the community testimony, considering that everybody still here, and i want to hang onto you. so, to that point, i am going to move to community testimony. if there are any asylum-seekers here tonight that would like to share their stories, we invite you to do so. if you would like to speak, melissa, to your left has a public comment card. these complete one, and drop it back to melissa and it will come to us here, at the podium. we currently have ten testimonies to begin with. each speaker is invited to speak for two minutes. he will be given a warning at 1.5 minutes that you have 30 seconds left ragged we ask you to be mine -- left peer, we ask you to be mindful, brief and

distinct with here, so we can hear from everybody. there will be additional public comment afterwards, if there are any other members of the public who are not involved in the asylum or asylum-seekers that would like to make a comment on aslyees on the situation at the border. if there is anybody who does not wish to be films, we ask you to make it known, and sfgovtv will not show your face. the first speaker, within the community testimony, commissioner sweet are going to tagteam and invite you to come up and address the commission. we are very thankful that you're here with us this evening melba, and we invite you to come forward. >> commissioners, thank you very

much for this hearing. a very important hearing, in light of the situation that this country is in. we have heard testimony from these people, and they were truly heard, in terms of what is happening at the border. there is a reason for what is happening at the border. there is a reason for all of these immigration changes. xenophobia, racism, and white supremacy. i think that is really key. if you recall, many years ago -- you know, maybe not so many years ago really, in europe,

there was a big scandal how the kids died, and drown -- the american public. [inaudible] we have forgotten that africans were also, you know, being beaten, and not even allowed to come ashore. you know, this is not new, and this is an illness. that is fascism. when we have a president like president trump -- who kills

families and children, who denies food and water, hygiene, health to the families and the children, at the border camps. the administration demands payment to relieve the children. we have had many many families that we work with, that have had to scramble to find a $1,500, because, you know, they keep your child in cages. but then, you have to pay the airline ticket. this is something that, you know, from the international, to the national, to hear, we have

to remember to go with our. [inaudible] also, alone to talk about what the situation was the families in san francisco. be aware of what is going on at the border, and support those families in san francisco. they need help. especially access to asylum. especially, figuring out, in a positive way how we can go around the public church, and talk about the programs, because marissa from my team is going to talk about that. just a reminder of, you know, where is this coming from? just a reminder so then you can

make the decision about what it is, how is san francisco going to unify the voices and make sure that no family is, you know, is left without shelter and no child is left without shelter. thank you. >> our next speaker. thank you. >> thank you everyone, thank you for the opportunity to address you tonight. again, my name is mary said, i am a social worker. we provide social services and immigration wraparound services. our agency, like many here, have stated already we continue to sea two increase in families found honduras, guatemala and el salvador. they are spanish speakers.

additionally, many have limited education, or are illiterate. as part of the relief from detention, many are required to wear an ankle monitor as if they were criminals on probation. the ankle monitor causes physical and mental trauma, and exacerbates the ongoing trauma that these families experience back home. i.c.e. refuses to remove the monitors, even for a health reasons. some have warned the monitor for over a year. i'd come, personally, accompanied one of our families, a mom to try to remove the ankle monitor, she was sitting about a year. she had medical verification. not only did they not remove the ankle monitor, she has to now do weekly reports with immigration, they go to her house now weekly.

what i gathered, from that situation, when i was advocating for her is that we were being penalized, being taught a lesson, not to do this again. we are playing the rules, but the rules change constantly. their health and dignity drafted by another tormentor, in this case a i.c.e. san francisco offers numerous social services, it is a complex system and families face multiple burials including language limited or nonexistent family support. routinely confiscated by i.c.e. prior to their release. a daily reality and barrier for they are afraid to apply for services, and get them departed. additionally, the high cost of living impacts are immigrant community at a much higher level. due to no income, the ability to pay for housing costs and other basic needs as extreme a difficult.

due to an overwhelming demand, the nonprofit immigration legal service writers, our agency included, are unable to represent or provide legal consultation and a timely manner. we understand how critical their representation as to any cases and the huge disadvantage of if you don't. we ask that you help us to help one of san francisco's most vulnerable, impacted communities, by fully funding all of our programs. thank you for your time. >> thank you. it christina here? >> next is ana maria, from el centro bayview. >> moving onto julie, from the mission neighborhood health center. i'm going to remind people that we need to stay two minutes. please keep an eye, they will

give you a 32nd warning. we are going to have to ask you to wrap up once we go beyond that. thank you, and welcome. >> thank you for this hearing, and your support for the immigrant communities in san francisco. my name is julie, i'm a licensed clinical social worker at, in the mission and excelsior. we have about 12,000 patients, we have over 40 years working with latin communities, mostly immigrants and children of immigrants, in san francisco. medical care is one of the first services that newcomers seek out when they come to the u.s. they come for their kids vaccines to get birth control, or to treat health problems that are the result of harsh conditions on their journey to the u.s. angelina and marissa have already given you a very detailed and comprehensive look at what some of their needs are. when newcomer families come into our clinic, they are not there to seek mental health services,

which is what i generally provide. so, instead, we help people with what is most urgent to them, food and shelter, legal advocacy, getting their kids to school or child care. most newcomer families are not here voluntarily, they are here because of vibrance, or jobs that make it impossible for them to farm their land. many are from rural areas, this is their first time in a city the size of san francisco. many of them have children they were forced to leave behind, often in very dangerous situations. so, as our team works to meet the practical needs, it is critical for us to integrate their interventions to address her mental health. we provide psychological evaluations for asylum cases and offer traditional therapy. we do try to reduce the barriers to care, and make it as easy as possible for people to get the help they need. based on these years with working when newcomer families i want to address three areas that we have particular needs.

first concrete practical support. someone else mentioned the refugee resettlement program is a model. people who are in the process of seeking asylum are ineligible for government assistance. we need the city to fund and support a similar system to the refugee resettlement program that would provide services for these families. meanwhile, the agencies that work with these families need concrete support to help them. we need things like bus tokens, passes on grocery vouchers. we need the emergency fund at the resource center to be fully funded. we need subsidies that cover co-pays and nominal fee is for health services our community clinics, and we need to remove the practical linguistic and cultural barriers that new families face in accessing services. other people have also spoken about the need for increased funding to be able to provide legal representation. this is key for aslyees

families. finally, mental health services. many newcomer children and adults are fleeing horrific violence in their countries of origin. a site lease salvador, the level of violence is higher now than it was during the brutal civil war of the 80s and 90s. >> i have to call time. >> i am sorry. >> next is emma delgado. >> again, at the first bell, you've got 30 seconds. at the second bell and going to have to ask you to wrap it up. we double time if we have translation. [ speaking native language ]

>> good evening, thank you for your time. thanks to all of their presenters. thank you to the commissions, because you are supporting our community. i do outreach at schools, communities,, events and community organizations providing information on immigrant rights. [speaking native language]

[speaking native language] [applause] >> thank you again for your support, for your ongoing support. we ask for a commitment to continue to support. you have the power to bring about all of these proposals to support the community. i'm really sad, it makes a very sad to say, when i came here i was thinking of an two american dream. people are afraid of sexual violence, people are afraid of

being recruited for gangs, and when folks come here, they need the basics, they need clothing, they need housing, they need work. i talk about, they say i really cannot go back, because going back means going back to this. [applause] >> thank you. our next speaker is damon estrada. i would like to remind come and please do not hold the microphone -- [speaking native language] >> good evening, my name is

damon estrada.

i would like to speak about the services that we offer. for example, we begin so that folks know what legal services are available. [speaking native language] we also provide accompaniment so individuals can look for clothing, and services, and medical services. anything that they need. [speaking native language]

we organize to welcome in order to provide mutual support, also to advocate on behalf of of their policies, we also have folks who can provide orientation, and support to women. [speaking native language] we also provide emotional counseling, because we are seeing increased fear, frustration, and emotional distress in our communities. [speaking native language]

i would like to thank you again for the support that you are providing in the city, continuing to increase your support organizations who bring these important services to immigrant women and children. [speaking native language] we are asking for a city resolution against the attacks to accessing asylum, and on behalf of of asylum-seekers. thank you.

>> good afternoon, my name is rosario. i work with recently arrived and directly impacted women, and i wanted to take a moment to what we are seeing on behalf of the government we are seeing extortion, we are seeing aggravating tracking, stocking and persecution by the state. this is all being justified under the criminalization of migration. as survivors are trying to, you know, find a way to survive. also, i want to bring up, on the fifth of september, four days ago, william barr, the acting attorney general is going after judges who are placing injunctions on federal policies. he is specifically referencing

the in -- injunction that san francisco passed to protect daca. so, i want to recite on the fact that the legal system come of this country, is not broken it's working exactly as it's supposed to. as it is intended to. i want to highlight, as much money as is going into detenti detention, it is costing $750 today -- per day to detain children. we need to put that same effort to people at the front lines, and working with recently arrived women in the parade want to say they are ready to meet, and defend their communities. they know what the solutions are going to look like. i'm san francisco also has an opportunity, to pass a resolution to define -- defend the right to asylum because of these attacks were saying on

behalf of the federal governme government. also, the bay area asylum support coalition. we are looking at solutions to the unbroken legal system. the fact that there are no lawyers. we are working with legal service providers right now, as community organizations to find solutions to this. just a in general, it has been expressed by other speakers that need to be at the same table talking about the things we are all struggling through, the burnout that is happening on purpose. that is all. thank you. [applause] >> our next speaker's magic altman.

>> good evening, commissioners. the problem has never been immigrants crossing borders. we need to flip the story. the root cause of the border crisis is that corporations can with impunity across borders and exploit the rich resources of other countries, and their labor. destroying economic systems by underselling local industries, stealing lands, and using the backing of the military to create a constant state of intimidation. that is what has driven our brothers and sisters, and their children to flee for their lives to seek asylum in the united states. our current economic system must always have a labor force, about rights, to keep wages low to fill the pockets of ceos. let us be clear, i.c.e. is a rogue agency that did not exist until 2,003, and was tasked with preventing terrorism, not caging children. its actions, in the camps are

illegal, even by their own laws and immoral by all who have a moral compass. it is time for san francisco to demand that i.c.e. leave our great city, to end this constant intimidation. [applause] we need to enforce our status as a sanctuary city. there is a resolution that will be introduced at the board of supervisors tomorrow to demand the closure of the camps. it will be adequately stating that we need to boycott by throwing all services to these agencies, including the customs and border patrol and in my opinion first and foremost i.c.e. where cannot point to be upholding our duty as a signatory city. we have a madman in the white house, because our system has for too long been corrupted by lobbyist by the greedy 1%. the mask of democracy has fallen off the face of fascism. we are all responsible for deaths and cruel treatment of our dear children and their families. these people have lost their lives. there is a call nationwide to abolish i.c.e. telling them they are not welcome here, and they need to

leave. all of you can advocate for the end of i.c.e. do it now. [applause] >> good evening, commissioners. i am an iranian american immigrant. i grew up in san francisco. the past 20 years, i have been a resident of san francisco. i am also the founders of ethics in tech. a new nonprofit based here in san francisco. we started being active in 2013, by organizing events, and writing our blogs and content. if you things we want to mention tonight, stop profiting from

u.s. concentration camps. amazon, microsoft salesforce are among the leading tech firms of government contracts tied to immigration detention. as much as the world recoils in horror and continue to report of refugees, including young children being imprisoned, abused and even dying in u.s. concentration camps, scores of businesses, big and small, are profiting handsomely from this unconscious civil atrocity. in addition to the usual suspects like geo group, dozens of medical and financial services, transportation and telecom companies, also have government contracts to provide services to prisoners. the tech sector is no exception. last month, hundreds of employees e-commerce furniture company wayfarer made headlines canceling 200,000 contract for bedroom and furniture supplies. that requires management was refused.

amazon employees have been using companies since last year to c cut. [inaudible] amazon have both refused. salesforce, space tier in san francisco, that we are so proud of and their new salesforce center has been supporting i.c.e. how are we going to go and impact these businesses? you have to impact them at trade shows where they host their events and where they are having their public forums. make sure we have a say and people know about their involvement with i.c.e. thank you. [applause] >> we have a written testimony that has been handed to him. >> i apologize for not being able to stay for the entire hearing. i appreciate your service and thank you for bringing up this

pressing issue for our communities. i am the director of a nonprofit organization serving maia immigrants in the bay area. we offer a range of ceremonial activities, including language classes, dance classes as well as community events featuring traditional music, food and dance. we offer social services including interpretation services in seven maia languages as well as group and information activities. we serve well over 2,000 people every year with the services. through at least three main areas of concern of our community when we think about the crisis at the border. it is important to keep in mind a large number of those trying to ask for asylum are immigrant and indigenous background, of indigenous background specifically maia immigrants from guatemala and southern mexico. this means many of them do not speak spanish as their primary language but rather one of the two dozen mayan languages in a style that is spoken in central

america. our communities are different from our non- indigenous, from its counterpart so we want to make sure that our cultural linguistic and context deeds are taken into consideration as we arrive in large urban centers like san francisco. interpretation services and other services that are regularly will be critical in addressing our needs, and engaging our communities here. as indigenous people we have seen some of the worst violence, discrimination, racism and abuse of our families in the recent past. the scars of the civil war, in guatemala, and the ongoing arm arms -- [inaudible] trauma is a very present issue in our communities, not only because of what i described above, in terms of civil war, crime and discrimination against indigenous communities, but in addition because of the journey here has plagued the harmful situations both physically and emotionally. children are susceptible to all

of this only want to make sure that this is considered so we create communities of healing for these families. once they reach our jurisdictions. last, along these lines, i want to say that the environment that is welcoming and reflects us culturally, and otherwise a powerful tool for healing and for ensuring these families engage and join our communities to reach their full potential. we hope we can create spaces, services and visuals that will let these communities now that. welcoming them with an event with music, dance, and anything that reminds us of our home will make a huge difference so that the healing process begins as families step into this great century city. thank you. [applause] >> thank you. is there any other comments -- are there any other members of

the community that would like to make testimony? i do have one final speaker card that i have, they do need to remind the public office may not make political statements pretty are more than welcome to speak on the issue at hand, but this is not the forum for political statements. >> thank you. as an immigrant myself, i find it very compelling and important that you all are holding this hearing. i applaud and thank you for it. i want to add a couple of comments to the discussion. when we talk about migration, particularly at the southern border we cannot take our eyes off the impact which a climate change and chaos is playing a roll. we know the drought in central america is part of what is driving people to flee. we think about solutions to these crises, we cannot do them within silos. these are intersectional issues. i had an opportunity to visit the border, and its detention facility outside of san diego a month ago.

i met with people from a humans right group, particularly review to report published by amnesty international titled "saving lives is not a crime ago. they document it -- experience of human rights activists. these are citizens being denied egress by i.c.e. and cdp because they are watchlist of human rights advocates. it is one thing when we illegally detain aslyees, it is another thing when we do it in mass. it is another thing when we separate children from their families. it is legal abuse when we started threatening and abusing the rights of u.s. citizens, in three different dimensions. we don't have the right, in the first place, as a government to deny egress to citizens. we don't have the right to discriminate, and further to against support for human rights that we fought world war ii established, it is just gross and detestable, frankly. i urge each of you to support the resolution that is being

introduced. i want to applaud the board of supervisors and you for supporting face surveillance that was recently put in place. those kinds of measures to deny data to i.c.e., is a further expression of our sanctuary commitments. thank you. [applause] at this point i would like to think all of our invited speakers and all of those that gave it community on this issue. there are many facets to this conversation, there are many struggles, there is a very long and difficult road, there are many difficult conversations that need to be had as we figure out the best way to support our communities. i would like to thank each of you for your feedback, your comments, for your thoughtful insights and your suggestions or recommendations that each of the commissions rethink, discuss and

look at moving forward were best we can. at this point i would like to see if there any other members of the public who would like to comment on aslyees on the situation of the border? are there any members of the public that would like to comment on any matters within the jurisdiction of the immigrant rights commission and/or the human right commission that are not appearing on tonight's agenda? hearing none. i am going to open the floor to both commissions in the interest of time, we have agreed to two questions from each commission. each commission will come to your commission chair, and the questions will be based on the invited speakers. the testimony is given by professor wong, carol bisharat, and angelina romano. i am going to defer to the human

right commission for the first question. >> this question is for the unified school district. are there any informal, or formal coordinating efforts with the department of public health or sf general as it relates to aslyees and the undocumented immigrants, as well as any translators also available? >> we have a monthly standing meeting that we have had since 2014, since the search for our department of public health and unaccompanied minors eating where we meet with the health center, southeast family health center, sf general hospital. i'm also in collaboration with newcomer health program because we are both a part the refugee and aslyees program. we do coordinate. we are lucky in san francisco, we have social workers and nurses based at every one of our

schools, that it can also. in terms of translation support, we just got a contract with language line to offer real-time interpretation support, that funding ends in about two weeks. >> i heard about two resolutions that have either been drafted or are in the process of being drafted. one related to i.c.e., one related to the right to process aslyees. the folks that have access to those resolutions, can you submit them to our commissions as well? thank you.

>> any other questions? trying to i am wondering from the legal services community. i understand there is a constant funding deficit to adequately respond to the demand to provide legal representation. as part of the upcoming budget cycle i'm wondering if we can have some ongoing conversations around quantifying exactly how much financial support and investment the city must provide to truly show those figures so that we can be on the same page advocating for those additional investments and resources. >> s, just to give you an idea, i know the leadership is working on that and quantifying that in terms of the number of attorneys that are needed, also based on the existing waitlist which as i stated earlier, is 127 children, and i believe another 200 individuals on top of that. in addition, i failed to mention

earlier, we have our hands on the pulse of what is taking place for people that are not represented, because part of the sflidc duties are to staff the program at the immigration court, which is basically to provide triage services for underrepresented individuals before court. with all of the legal maneuvers that have been put in place, the changes in policy, the needs grow greater, the number of hurdles to access relief, the number of barriers if they don't file on time, that they don't understand that there has been a nuanced change in policy and there about to be precluded from accessing really. the demands on the attorney have grown tremendously. i believe we will be asking for increased funding to expand that program. we are also working on other ways to triage by having short-term clinics to meet the needs of people that do not have representation. understanding there is a tension between putting a band-aid on

the system, and at the same time helping meet the dire needs of individuals who must appear before the court, with or without an attorney. twenty thank you. i would like to ask the staff to follow up on that item on the commission's behalf. >> along the same line, if it makes sense for the city and county of san francisco to provide funding to the office of civic engagement to hire a staff of attorneys to support the community in these efforts. we should explore that. if we can't find it through the city, the nonprofits that are working on this, depending on what the community needs. >> any other questions on this side? rise sf i just want to say thank you so much for giving us

opportunity to do a joint commission hearing. this was an impactful and educational. the other thing i would like to propose is, if and when the san francisco police department decides to explore re- engaging and participating in the f.b.i.'s joint terrorism task force that we would convene the joint commission between the human right commission and the immigrant rights commission so we can have a robust, and open dialogue, debate and get as much input as possible. >> thank you. duly noted. i shall differ to both commission directors to keep us informed on this area did thank you, commissioner. i think that brings us to the end of this evening's hearings. i would very much like to thank all of you who have stayed with us for the duration. it has been a long evening but it has been a very worthwhile evening. we are thankful for you for your time and your presence. i would like to thank the members of the immigrant rights

commission and the human right commission. the board of supervisors, especially the staff of the immigrant affairs and the human rights commission, particular shout out to both director upon and davis are being here. thank you for your leadership, and your staff. tonight's testimony, i think we can agree was heart wrenching and compelling. we thank all of the speakers for their courage and for sharing the information, and stories and on behalf of both commissions we pledge to work with the community on your behalf. >> i would like to echo those words of gratitude, particularly to the staff of both commissions who worked tirelessly, in the trenches on all of the initiatives of these commissio commissions. when we see a full room like this, we are reminded of the important work that we all do and that our staff does often

for little or no recognition. thank you to the staff. thank you to everyone who came and spoke. it is very important to have people come speak to us, with public comment, that is how we communicate with you. that is how we can ensure that the message is carried, and i want to thank my fellow commissioners and the commissioners from the human rights commission for a very informative and thought-provoking hearing. >> thank you all. the meeting is adjourned. [applause]

sustainability mission, even though the bikes are very minimal energy use. it still matters where the energy comes from and also part of the mission in sustainability is how we run everything, run our business. so having the lights come on with clean energy is important to us as well. we heard about cleanpowersf and learned they had commercial rates and signed up for that. it was super easy to sign up. our bookkeeper signed up online, it was like 15 minutes. nothing has changed, except now we have cleaner energy. it's an easy way to align your

environmental proclivities and goals around climate change and it's so easy that it's hard to not want to do it, and it doesn't really add anything to >> it had been rain for several days. at 12:30 there was a notice of large amount of input into the reservoir. we opened up the incident command and started working the incident to make sure employees and the public were kept were safe there is what we call diversion dam upstream of

moccasin. the water floods the drinking water reservoir. we couldn't leave work. if the dam fails what is going to happen. >> we had three objectives. evacuate and keep the community and employees safe. second was to monitor the dam. third objective was to activate emergency action plan and call the agencies that needed contacted. >> the time was implement failure of the dam. we needed to set up for an extended incident. we got people evacuated downstream. they came back to say it is clear downstream, start issuing problems and create work orders as problems come in. >> powerhouse was flooded. water was so high it came through the basement floor

plate, mud and debris were there. it was a survey where are we? >> what are we going to do to get the drinking water back in. >> we have had several emergencies. with each incident we all ways operate withins dent command open. process works without headache. when we do it right it makes it easier for the next one. >> we may experience working as a team in the different format. always the team comes together. they work together. >> our staff i feel does take a lot of pride of ownership of the projects that they work on for the city. we are a small organization that helps to service the water for 2.7 million people. >> the diversity of the group

makes us successful. the best description we are a big family. it is an honor to have my team recognized. i consider my team as a small part of what we do here, but it makes you proud to see people come together in a disaster. >> safety is number one through the whole city of san francisco. we want people to go home at the end of the day to see their loved ones. we don't want them hurt. we want them back the next day to do their work. >> there is a lot of responsibility the team members take on. they word very -- they work hard. they are proud of what they do. i am proud they are recognized.

>> my name is alan schumer. i am a fourth generation san franciscan. in december, this building will be 103 years of age. it is an incredibly rich, rich history. [♪] >> my core responsibility as city hall historian is to keep the history of this building alive. i am also the tour program manager, and i chair the city advisory commission. i have two ways of looking at my

life. i want it to be -- i wanted to be a fashion designer for the movies, and the other one, a political figure because i had some force from family members, so it was a constant battle between both. i ended up, for many years, doing the fashion, not for the movies, but for for san franciscan his and then in turn, big changes, and now i am here. the work that i do at city hall makes my life a broader, a richer, more fulfilling than if i was doing something in the garment industry. i had the opportunity to develop relationships with my docents. it is almost like an extended family.

i have formed incredible relationships with them, and also some of the people that come to take a tour. she was a dressmaker of the first order. i would go visit her, and it was a special treat. i was a tiny little girl. i would go with my wool coat on and my special little dress because at that period in time, girls did not wear pants. the garment industry had the -- at the time that i was in it and i was a retailer, as well as the designer, was not particularly favourable to women. you will see the predominant designers, owners of huge complexes are huge stores were all male. women were sort of relegated to a lesser position, so that, you

reached a point where it was a difficult to survive and survive financially. there was a woman by the name of diana. she was editor of the bazaar, and evoke, and went on and she was a miraculous individual, but she had something that was a very unique. she classified it as a third i. will lewis brown junior, who was mayor of san francisco, and was the champion of reopening this building on january 5th of 1999. i believe he has not a third eye , but some kind of antenna attached to his head because he had the ability to go through this building almost on a daily basis during the restoration and

corrects everything so that it would appear as it was when it opened in december of 1915. >> the board of supervisors approved that, i signed it into law. jeffrey heller, the city and county of san francisco oh, and and your band of architects a great thing, just a great thing. >> to impart to the history of this building is remarkable. to see a person who comes in with a gloomy look on their face , and all of a sudden you start talking about this building, the gloomy look disappears and a smile registers across their face. with children, and i do mainly all of the children's tours, that is a totally different feeling because you are imparting knowledge that they

have no idea where it came from, how it was developed, and you can start talking about how things were before we had computer screens, cell phones, lake in 1915, the mayor of san francisco used to answer the telephone and he would say, good morning, this is the mayor. >> at times, my clothes make me feel powerful. powerful in a different sense. i am not the biggest person in the world, so therefore, i have to have something that would draw your eye to me. usually i do that through color, or just the simplicity of the look, or sometimes the complication of the look. i have had people say, do those

shoes really match that outfit? retirement to me is a very strange words. i don't really ever want to retire because i would like to be able to impart the knowledge that i have, the knowledge that i have learned and the ongoing honor of working in the people's palace. you want a long-term career, and you truly want to give something to do whatever you do, so long as you know that you are giving to someone or something you're then yourself. follow your passion and learn how to enrich the feelings along the way.

good morning, everyone. the meeting will come to order. welcome to the september 9th, 2019, meeting of the rules committee. i'm hillary ronen, chair of the committee, seated to my right is -- and seated to my left is rules committee men, supervisor gordon mar. our clerk is victor young. i'd like to thank charles and jim smith from sfgov tv for recording this