spaces. to quote him, improving things people can't see, so what they do see works. whether he was putting together bonds to repair the san francisco zoo to prevent similar damage. creating and operating reserve for the bay area ridge trail council. or acquiring hilltop throughout the city to preserve views from public access -- for public access, phil was steadfast and meticulous in doing what he believed was right. his legacy lies in the intersection of financial planning, social justice and environmental preservation. which is why friends and colleagues describe him as extraordinary. the highest model of what public service can and should be. and the ultimate renaissance man. phil influenced countless careers with his leadership, poise, self-sacrifice and creative problem solving and remained firmly grounded in his principles. the city and county of san francisco would not be the same

without him. phil is survived by his wife of 33 years, monique. his brother steve, daughters misha and sons, paul and daniel and countless other family members, friends and colleagues who had the privilege of knowing him. thank you to my colleagues joining me, and i invite his wife, monique to share words with us. >> thank you very much. good afternoon, president yee, members of the board of supervisors. with me is my daughter adrian who works for the department of emergency management. and thank you supervisor fewer for calendaring their time to recognize phil for his many years of public service. after graduate school, phil worked for the wisconsin legislature as a policy analyst in the criminal justice field. he was hired by harvey rose and worked there for almost a decade

as an analyst and within that work he headed up numerous studies to reduce jail overcrowding and to reform youth guidance center. rec park, he authorized the bond issues as was stated by supervisor fewer and he was very interested in repairing underground infrastructure and not just those things we can see. at puc, phil was the lead author and planner for the puc master plan that resulted in our rebuilding of the sewer system in the city. and at human services, which is probably the job that he loved the most, allowed him to use his management skills to help the disenfranchised and the poor. and with his leadership, the city expanded food stamp, child care, access to medical insurance and housing for the poor.

he was a gifted and hard-working and very humble public servant. as supervisor said, he did join nonprofit boards and was a member of the housing authority for a number of years. but beyond his good year for the public, he was a sailor in the bay, a life long swimmer and runner. lots of time spent hiking and biking the trail of the open space within the bay area. but most importantly, phil was a loving husband, father and friend to many. largely due to phil's example, our children have found their life calling by working the land, teaching elementary school, working for the city, and studying public health. phil and i opened our home, our hearts and our time to our family and friends.

we enjoyed and were always proud to be san franciscans. we lived here since 1987. and we intended to live a long time and to become very old together in a city that we loved with our family and friends nearby. unfortunately, that's not possible, but the clan will keep phil's drive for improving public service. and we collectively will pass on his passion for making the world a better place. thank you. good afternoon, president yee, supervisor fewer, members of the board of supervisors and everyone else who has been so instrumental in recognizing my father's accomplishments over his life. i'm speaking from the perspective of one of phil's children and i can say with

utmost confidence that my mom was correct about what a great dad he was. my very first job in high school was an administrative assistant working for the board of supervisors at my father's. and while all my friends were getting employee discounts from their jobs in retail, i was putting together briefing binders every tuesday and responding to constituent concerns. and my father was a constant reminder that the most important and impactful thing that a person can do is dedicate his or her life to serving the public. so here i am, a city employee, doing everything i can to continue his legacy. over the past couple of weeks i've thought and spoken as my mom did, a lot about phil's humility. he did lots for others and

expected nothing. channelling him, i want to thank the city and county of san francisco as a whole. the board of supervisors, the mayor areas office, parks and rec, and human services agency for supporting our families so much over the past year. through both their words and their actions. in particular, i want to thank the partnership between the recreation and parks department and the bay area ridge trail, who were able to renovate the oak wood lands trail and rename it the phil arnold trail. i look forward to teaching my future children what it means to serve their community like their grandfather did. he really was an amazing man.

and although he would never say it, he deserves this honor. so thank you very much. [applause] >> president yee: that concludes our commendations for today. so madame clerk, let's go to item 42, public comment. >> it's now time for the public

to offer their general public comment to us. you may directly address the board on items of interest that are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the board. including items being considered today which have not been considered by a board committee, and excluding those items which have been considered by board committee. each member of the public will be allotted two minutes. speakers using interpretation assistance will be allowed twice the amount of time to testify. if you would like to use the overhead projector, just place your document down on the projection and remove the document when you would like the screen to return to live coverage of the meeting. >> president yee: first up. >> i was on a street corner in redwood city literally turning your radio to emergency broadcast. michael savage was on a roll today on schiff.

this is amazing what we're seeing. dear god, help me to do this, lord, you know i have two minutes. dear god. now if everyone in redwood city tuned their radio to 560 you would have 98% of the people voting republican. this despicable little rat. schiff was confronted by stephanopoulos about his, husband stephanopoulos has a little bit of integrity. it's like judgment day is now. it's coming, folks, it's coming. it's coming. now as important as that was, that was an announcement that i made and it's very important that everyone should tune their radio to ksfo560. there is something more important. and that's the message that you're going to hear in the remaining time i've got. we are in the time of harvest. and in matthew 13, jesus gave a

parable, now it's true that a parable doesn't have precise interpretation to every point in the parable. it's a general story. and the theme in matthew 13 is obvious if you get the flavor of it and read it. judgment day is coming. [bell ringing] and jesus said this, in regards to the wheat and weeds, that some day the weeds are going to be pulled out. let both grow together until the harvest. in the time harvest, i will say gather you together and bind them in bundles to burn them. to burn them. [bell ringing] >> president yee: thank you. next speaker, please. >> tough act to follow. good afternoon.

my name is tony, president of teamsters local 665. i'm here to speak to item 47. the resolution urging the sfmta consider compliance with ab awarding permits. i want to thank supervisor yee for introducing it and all 11 supervisors for cosponsoring this resolution. along with my sister local teamsters, we represent thousands of workers for employers who have interests with the sfmta. these include shuttle bus drivers, parking lot attendants, circling marking meter workers and more. the key thing that ties them together, they're hired as direct employees of the company, not as independent contractors or temp workers. employees have the legal right to join in a union and

collective bargaining. that was also the point of the other labor bills to prevent workers from being hired as perma temps, which is another thing we all need to watch out with the growth of companies like blue crew, that supervisor peskin mentioned earlier. that's why this resolution is important, because it says that the sfmta should be using its purchasing an permitting power to create good jobs. we encourage your yes vote. thank you. >> president yee: thank you. next speaker, please. >> good afternoon, president yee, and supervisors. my name is john. i've address this had body before -- addressed this body before about animal rights generally. we're here today specifically because six activists, myself included, currently face felony charges in sonoma county to connection with investigations and rescues of factory farms in that county. the background is that we spent

years documenting criminal animal abuse at facilities across the state. and we delivered that documentation to the california department of food and agriculture, district attorney, the sheriff, animal control and other agencies. and all refused to take action. and what they told us was that these facilities are regulated and they follow industry standards. and, therefore, there was nothing they could do. but the law in the state is very clear that animal abuse, neglect and torment is illegal, regardless of whether it follows industry standards. and on the advice of counsel, including a professor of criminal law, we went to several facilities in sonoma county, those with supply residents of san francisco, and we documented the conditions. when we found animals who were on the verge of death due to starvation or injury or disease,

we either removed them or attempted to remove them to get them care and place them on a sanctuary where they could recover. for that, we're currently facing felony charges. [bell ringing] the peace and justice commission of the berkeley city council has already passed a resolution supporting nonviolent activist who expose factory farms and disavowing the prosecution of us and we would be deeply grateful if this body would consider a similar resolution. thanks so much. >> president yee: thank you. like to remind the audience we don't have audible sound here. your supportive fingers. thank you very much. >> good afternoon, mr. president. and other members of the committee. i wanted to talk today about regulations. industry regulations are very

important, but we must not confuse them with standards. if we allow industry regulations to become industry standards, our society will stagnate. injustice will flourish. these felony charges are no more than attempts to silence. i know from the history of san francisco that this city does not support the suppression of peaceful voices. i know that here in san francisco, we are better than this. so please join us in condemning these charges and supporting the right to rescue abused and neglected an matters. -- animals. thank you so much. >> president yee: thank you. >> hi there, my name is brianna. i have two questions to ask. my first question is, when you look around this room and you see all these blue shirts filling up the stands, do you see a diverse group of compassionate people or do you see criminals?

california has strict animal cruelty laws like penal code 597. which outlaws the torment and neglect of animals. 597e permits anyone who is aware of animal abuse to enter the location in which they're being abused and provide them care. penal code 597 also states that animal abuse is chargeable with misdemeanors and felonies. so why is it that those who are rescuing animals and raising awareness on their plight being charged with felonies and misdemeanors instead? we're here to encourage you to support the right to rescue. i am someone who is facing potential felony charges and it's not fair that myself or anyone else be punished for doing the right thing. we have sent footage of animal abuse in these facilities to everyone in authority.

in july, nearly two dozen of us, myself included, walked a brutal 150 miles from right outside these doors in san francisco to the state capital in sacramento. and we asked the attorney general -- [bell ringing] -- and the governor to support the right to rescue. we are extremely dedicated and we'll not stop until there is justice for up. -- for all. my second question here, is will you support the right to rescue or support animal abuse? thank you. >> president yee: next speaker, please. >> my name is -- i'm an animal rights activist. i think animal and nature is the best gift that is given to us. animals are sensitive beings just like the ones in our homes like cats and dogs. so all of them have feelings.

they suffer, they value their lives. as an organizer, we investigated commercial operations, reported animal cruelty violations, and officials took no action. we are fortunate enough to live in california. a progressive state like the city of san francisco. that has strict animal cruelty laws that protect animals in commercial operations, but they are being violated. we love animals. respect their rights to live happy, safe and free. please support the right to rescue and persecution of animal abusers, not animal rights. thank you very much. >> president yee: thank you. next speaker, please.

>> hello, everyone. my name is molly epstein. when you think about systems of oppression, maybe you think about systems that directly affect you. maybe you think about racism, sexism, because they're so commonly talked about socially and throughout politics. we are asking you not only to remember species, the oppression that benefits humans and disadvantages all nonhuman animals, but to fight against the system. it is critical to remember that all systems of oppression intersect and to fight against some while working to uphold others is counterproductive. despite me having a disability, my body being different, i would hope you agree my body has value. despite nonhuman animals, whether they have fur, feathers, wings or scale, they all have

value and should have the right to live without fear, without suffering and dying at the hands of humans. other social justice movements wouldn't have been as successful without the support of allies. and the animal rights movement is a movement of all allies. we need you, but more importantly, the animals need you. san francisco is one of the most progressive cities in the country. we've seen it as a critical location for justice social movements, whether it's the lgbtq movement or the female rights movement. it's time to keep moving forward -- [bell ringing] -- sorry. and show california and the country that animals' lives are their rights. please support the right to rescue. thank you so much. >> president yee: thank you. next speaker, please. >> good afternoon, board of supervisors. i'm also someone who is facing felony charges up to almost a decade in prison and deportation

for helping animals. all of us are here today to ask you to pass a resolution in support of the right to rescue. this is important because it's going to send a strong signal to district attorney in sonoma county and other prosecutors that prosecuting activists, repressing activists for the sake of profit for these giant corporations like amazon, is not okay. when we first met with an attorney after our arrest, our attorney, who had worked in sonoma county for decades said there is no way anyone is getting felony charges for this. i've never seen anybody get serious charges for action like this. yet i got a letter in the mail saying i'm getting seven felony charges. i would ask all of to you take a stand against the repression, corporate greed and speak up for all of the animals that need your help. >> president yee: thank you. next speaker, please.

>> good afternoon. we live in a state where we can break a stranger's window to rescue a dog or a cat from heat stroke. please support the right to rescue pigs, chickens, cows, turkeys, sea life. and all neglected basic food and water. how can we live in a world where we give animals fundamental rights to a live a life free of harm, but denial there is a same right. there is no difference between a dog, cat, chicken, a cow, a pig or a fish. they all feel pain. they all feel love. just like you and me. the right to rescue is simply granting the fundamental rights to animals who so desperately need it and we hope you're on

board to helping our fellow earth lings in bringing more peace into our current world that needs more peace. that needs more love. that needs more compassion. we need to do a lot better and today we hope you hear our words to help and not criminalize and punish us for doing the right thing. supervisor stefani, i ask you to strongly support the right to rescue. whistleblowers need protection. especially in this political climate. on a deeper level, i think we all really need to reflect on how we treat others, especially those we have ensplaved. -- enslaved. >> president yee: thank you. >> dear mayor breed and san francisco board of supervisors.

imagine being severely sick, dying from lack of health care, food and water. this is what is happening every day to millions of animals. according to california penal code, 597e, that's animals can be tended to by an individual. please recommend charging these farms where they're not getting proper care and being abused. undercover investigations have proved the criminality taking place in many facilities, but nothing has been done by those in power. your city has led the way in many oppressed. please continue san francisco's legacy by supporting the right to rescue an animal in need of care. support the dropping of charges against people who are following the law and taking animals to safety. thank you so much. >> president yee: thank you. next speaker. >> good afternoon, president yee

and members of the board. my name is anastasia. i'm a bay area resident and investigator with direct action everywhere. as an investigator, i have seen firsthand and documented numerous cases of criminal animal cruelty. in all these cases, none of the reports have been addressed. actually, i've been arrested and am current facing charges just for trying to bring attention to this issue and rescue animals. i'm here today to ask this board to pass a resolution in support of the right to rescue animals and uphold the animal cruelty laws in the state of california. >> president yee: thank you. >> good afternoon, board of supervisors. my name is samantha. i'm a resident of sonoma county. i'm here today on behalf of the people of sonoma to implore you

to support the right to rescue and to denounce the prosecution of peaceful whistleblowers. they're seeking justice for the criminal conditions found there. activists have been charged with multiple felonies for exposing flagrant disregard of california state law in the form of hideous neglect. in california, we have the legal right to save animals from death by abuse and neglect. and dying of neglect is exactly how we found rose, a chicken, suffering in sonoma. yet, her rescuers are facing up to a decade in prison for saving her life. by supporting the right to rescue, abusers and law breakers will be held to the standard that the state of california has already set for them. thank you. >> president yee: thank you. next speaker.

hello. my name is leslie goldberg. in san francisco, many of the foods that are consumed here, the cheese, the meat, the eggs, are produced on farms in sonoma county. and many of these farms are labelled humane. and i can tell you, as a person who has been on some of these farms, they're anything but humane. animals are trapped in filthy sheds where they get no access to the outdoors. injured and sick animals have no access to veterinarian care. and smaller animals and weaker animals end up with no access to food or water. it's a horrific situation. and our investigators have gone in and documented these conditions. and we have reported over and over again the authorities, these terrible conditions, but they do nothing.

and finally, we decided to go ahead and rescue some of these animals, some of these sick, injured, near-death animals. instead of the authorities -- the authorities, instead of investigating the farms that perpetrated these crimes, they arrested the activists. we have fully six people who are facing multiple felonies. seven felonies apiece for these actions. and this is reprehensible and it's unacceptable -- [bell ringing] -- and it's not consistent with california law. i'm here to ask you to please support this resolution to affirm the right to rescue and to condemn this actually ridiculous prosecution of nonviolent law-abiding citizens. thank you. >> president yee: thank you. next speaker. >> good afternoon, board of supervisors. my name is brian wheat.

today i come to you not as a citizen of san francisco, not as a californian, but as an earth ling sharing this planet with our animal friends. we have witnessed firsthand on how factory farming operations are depriving our animal friends of basic needs, food, water and sunlight. a year ago we were able to rescue one of the animals. rose the chicken was in poor condition and the authorities allowed us to help her. a year later, rose is a live and well thank you to the rescue efforts of our activist. despite our heroic actions to save rose's life, our activists are facing felony charges. we come to you today to ask for your support in the right to rescue these neglected, tortured animals from the inhumane conditions where they spend their entire lives.

can you please find it in our heart to see these suffering individuals and support humane treatment with an animal bill of rights? thank you. >> president yee: thank you, next speaker, please. . [please stand by]

>> we ask that you support the right to rescue and animal bill of rights, thank you. >> thank you, next speaker. >> good afternoon, board of supervisors. i was born and raised in san francisco and have lived hear he for the past 25 areas o 25 yeary life. i was one of the people arrested where activists rescued ducklings where animal cruelty has been documented. i've been incredibly proud to be from an inclusive and progressive city but the way these animals are treated is

unjust and out of line wit. san francisco has paveed the way with fighting so many issues of injustice and i'm asking you to align with these values of equality by supporting the right to rescue. thank you very much pu. >> thank you. >> my name is alexander. i've been living in san francisco for the last five years. i want to emphasize how much we need your support. it's a lot of work do an undercover investigation of the farms, report it through legal means and find somebody who will take responsibility and then organize an action to rescue these animals. we shouldn't have to do this in the first place.

there shouldn't be criminal, animal abuses in the first place so your support with this would help us to feel like we're not alone and to help us to continue our hard work in supporting animals. thank you. >> thank you, next speaker. one big example in high school a long time ago -- [ laughter ] >> -- san francisco legalized gay marriage at time where there wasn't much support for it and this bold act sparked controversy, but as we as a society talked more about it, the more we realized we should not press those based on who they love and now marriages are recognised in the u.s.

today, there are others who are suffering and being oppressed day in and day out and they need our help and they are the animals animals. i see immense conditions in animal facilities. also to support the rights rescue. thank you very much. >> next speaker. >> my name is pria suhani and

i'm one of the six felony defendants for exposing violence against animals, criminal violence against animals and i was born in pujab, india. we immigrated because we looked at this country because animals were treated better and people were treated better. the reason i started going inside of these farm and rescuing animals because i wanted the public to know what was happening and because as child when i moved to this country, i faced discrimination and i asked people, why didn't you stand up for me. i didn't want the animals to look at humans and ask that same question. we're asking you today to support the right to rescue and dis-avow these chargeses, not own because the animals need or help but because the public deserves to know what's happening in brutal places and the reason we are facing criminal charges is because these companies and corporations

don't want people to know, don't want the public to know the violence happenin happening. if we could all see what's happening, there's no way we would support it. we believe in you all and we believe we can make this happen, especially with the help of san francisco. >> next speaker. >> were america is not quite right. we're prosecuting people that saves lives, whether it's animal or people. people that put water in the desert for migrants so that they don't die, they're prosecuted. american is not right. i believe everyone in this room would sign a bill proposing that

we ban assault and semiautomatic weapons. san francisco value, why not our legislatures, you guys with the mayor, with our legislatures in isacramento and washington sayig we would like our city to ban those weapons and maybe other cities would join in with us. this is a moment that has come. i don't think hunters enjoy wanting people with semiassault and ak47 rifle. they slaughter people. it's time. let's move on that. when i was a young man, there was a peace corps in the 1960. instead of sending young men and women and not so young men and women out to other countries to

help other societies, w and the weapons we're selling to every other country and an alternative for peace, somewhere along the line. it needs to be changed and we can do it right here. we can start doing it right here. thank you. >> next speaker. >> my name is julie and i grew up in the bay area, living here my whole life and i just want to say that what's legal is not always moral. it used to be legal in germany to murder jewish, men, women and children in gas chambers like

they did to my great grandparents. it used to be legal to own humans because of their skin colour because they were legally considered property. it was legal for men to own women. it wasn't until the 1970s a woman could apply for a credit without a man's signature. it was legal to drown hundreds of dogs in a river in new york when they were overpopulated. in some countries, it's legal to kill a woman who was seen in public with a man she isn't married to. so i repeat, legality has never been synonymous and i ask you to forget about what is legal and considered normal and consider if what is happening to animals is moral and whether what my friends have done is moral or immoral. thank you. >> thank you, next speaker.

>> hi, thank you all for being here. my heart is beating so fast and so grateful for you listening. i've never done anything like this before but i want to say we're at critical time in history, where our governing bodies, choices and voices will determine the future of not only our species but all species. , as science now agrees. commercial animal operations is part of this climate emergency and it's due to the nature in which we treat animals and their waste and mass and we are in a position of moral obligation to end these commercial animal operations. one way we go about it, direct action everywhere, is by educating the world and recording the conditions within those operations. so you can see what otherwise you would never know. and also by taking the sickest manning them out anamong them om

proper ve veterinary care. we are telling their stories and we and you to be the leaders of the world you are and support the right to rescue. as california goes, so goes the world. together we create a world that works for everyone. no one left out, humans and nonhumans. this is a great time to anyone youto be inyour shoes. be on the route sued o right sid thank you for your support to rescue. >> thank you. next speaker. >> good afternoon board of supervisors and present yi. i have graphics. with the new york city marathon coming up, i want to say good luck to olympic bronze medalist

galen ruf. i just thought i'd show you that. can you see this? it says best friends, no more homeless pets. there it is. ♪ pussy cat, pussy cat, i love you and i want to rescue you. ♪ and i love lassie.

♪ it's no wonder we don't put them in the zoo, i love lassie and we want to rescue you. thank you. >> next speaker. you need some help? >> good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. i'm ellen helms, i reside in san francisco at the jazz k tower and i'm now under the rad and hud and mercy's mercy. mercy is not merc full. merciful. i have lived in the building for the last ten years and for one

thing or another, i have watched them use $2 billion that was issued to be remodeled and to be brought up because it is the memorial building. it's also an aba building, which i apparently i'm the only one that knows about it because every time i ask any of the organizations in san francisco, seniors and disabled, adult services, i've spoken to miss stephanie and they've tried for my district two and i have gone to every level to ask for help. bottom line, ladies and gentlemen, i need to know when is the inspectors going to come in to inspect the building and when will we have a fire on the building safety? safety is the most important

thing. and for most reason, maybe you've forgotten it, and they're able to take the money and pocket it and then the warrantty will be up and no one cares. i don't want any money. i want a place to live in comfort. asbestos is still there. the water smells awful. the work that was done there is not done right. >> thank you. next speaker.

>> public works projects is ensuring due diligence and ensuring the reliability and the reasonableness of call structures. i am hoping that you would be willing and able to provide independent cost analysis of finished material and individual component costs as reported prior to their insulation, possible through audit agreements and the transparent street level enclosure of a new escalator over this year. to promote a model of transparency. >> any a public comments? come on up, please. if there's anybody else that would like to make public comments, please line up or this would be the last speaker. >> i'm too old to stand that long and i am born and raised in san francisco and here on a

total different subject. i'll read my letter -- >> please speak directly into the microphone. >> i made packages for all of you and i hope my clerk disperses them. i'm claudia stevens, and a domestic violence victim resulting from repeated domestic violations of the san francisco superior court, 2009, kamala harris ordered were not enforced. today is october 1st, domestic violence awareness month. ten years ago i asked beverly upton why i've never been invited or danielle honoured at the san francisco memorial office. beverly replied, claudia, danielle was murdered and this is san francisco. every crime committed against my daughter was here in this city.

every violation that was held unaccountable for, here in the city. her nonprofit helps people from all over the world and every woman desimpl deserves an sos. thank you for your service. domestic violence is an epidemic and the homicide has gone up since 2009 by one woman a day and that's unacceptable, i believe. i will leave you with, i hope you get this and i would like to be invited this year, ten years lawyelater and hear my daughters name memorialized because she deserved it for the past ten years and nobody offered it to her or me. thank you very. [cheers and applause]

>> seeing no other public comments, public comment is now closed. where are we? madam clerk, go to the next item. >> item 43. this is a closed session for the board of supervisors to convene on september 3rd, 2019 for the purpose of conferring with or receiving add surprisreceiving e city is a petitioner and a inspection guest. this motion was scheduled pursuant to a file approved on september 3rd, 2019 and continued to september 3rd. file 19-0887. >> so colleague, there are no updates from the city attorney at this time. the request is to table this hearing and we will schedule

another closed session when there's more information available. can we have a motion to table this item? made by supervisor peskin and seconded by safye. and without objection, this closed session is tabled with a unanimous vote, i guess. madam clerk, please call for committee adoption reference. >> 43-47 reference, alternatively a member may require a resolution to go to committee. >> supervisor brown. >> i would like to sever item 44. >> supervisor stephanie. >> thank you, can i please sever item 47? >> supervisor -- anybody else? i thought i saw another name?

no. then i would like to sever 47. madam clerk, we have -- could we call item 45? item -- and you're severing item 47, are president? >> yes. >> item 45 is a -- you wanted me to call item 45? >> yes. >> it's a resolution to extent by 30 days in which the planning commission may renner renderino provide calculateses for all projects not seeking and receiving a density bonus, permit the legalization of un-unauthorized dwelling units of no fault eviction and permit residential care facilities in housing districts and to make

the appropriate findings. >> can we take this item, same house, same call? seeing no objection, then this item is adopted -- this resolution is adopted unanimously. madam clerk, let's call item 44. >> a resolution to urge the rent stablization and arbitration board to adopt guidelines, to uphold the rent ordinance in chapter 37 for the use of reasonable releasance in the evaluation of maintenance pass through petitions. >> this is to develop stronger crew teato criteria. i want to thank you all. our hope is that the represent board will create objective

standards on which a respect other than did, in fact, reasonably rely on the ability to pass through costs when they decided to purchase the building. my office is open to working with the rent board, to push forh language to help protect vulnerable renters. it's time to take a city-wide approach with meaningful policies to protect representativers and keep san francisco in their home. i'm concerned about the impact of certain things that include in rent increases, including operation maintenance pass-throughs. these are petitioned for by corporate landlords who own and manage with multiple buildings, with thousands of tenants. i encourage the rest of my colleagues to please sign on to the resolution, push our colleagues on the rent board and let's halt the uncertainty and face our constituents. thank you.

>> supervisor? >> thank you, president and thank you president brown. in the spring of 201 2018 withii authored to ban landlords from passing a rent-controlled building. tenants made me aware of petitions being filed at the rent board. the vast majority coming from large corporat corporate landlo. as a small property owner myself, i have never filed a pass-through petition and was not aware of all of the passes available to landlords that allow us to pass various costs on to our ten ans. ants. there was a major flaw in the omn pass-flew petition that allowed landlords to impose permanent rent increases by passing through debt service and

property tax expenses they incurred from simply purchasing a rent-controlled building. i am proud to have passed this legislation that is speculative and unfair practises for property purchased after april 3 april 3, 2013. the ordinance says that a landlord who had already purchased a property prior to april 3, 2013 can pass through debt service and property tax increases if he or she demonstrates that it had reasonably relied on its ability to pass through costs at the time of purchase. then the clause was to grandfather those to purchase the building prior to the introduction at the legislation with the understanding they are reasonably relied on this pass-through in order to realize a fair rate of return on their investment. but i'm concerned that the rent

board's current interpretation of reasonable rely advance is too lenient and open they will adopt fair guidelines to uphold the spirit of the law. i would like to thank supervisor brown for bringing this forward and i hope we can all count on your support pu. >> colleagues, can we take this same house, same call? so with no objection, then, this resolution is adopted unanimously. item number 46, madam clerk. >> resolution to recognize october of each year to be italian american heritage month in honour of the countless italian individuals and organizations who have contributed to the city and county of san francisco. >> supervisor stephanie. >> today i ask to for your suppt

recognising the month of october as italian heritage month in san francisco. october is important to the community, we when we have italian organization parade and they recognize what italian americans have brought to our city and country. across this country, italians cell brought their heritage in october and it's no secret that president president obama, bull clinton and george bush declared this as italian month, as the city of boston and it's time for sasan francisco to join them. they dedicate themselves to making this a world leader and destination. we know that sanfrancisco is named for saint francis, an italian catholic lead to act for all of those in extreme poverty

and for world's natural space. the first immigrants settled in san francisco bay area in the 1840s, at the time of california's statehood and as i've stated before, this city ohs a great city of gratitude to the american individuals, families and communities who have made many incredible contributions to our city's culture, landscape and history. italian americans spans a broad array of the institutings, including the banks, performing arts and literature. they have been a part since the city's founding. perhaps some of the greatest contributions are in public service. three italian mayors have lead san francisco through momentous times. mayor angelo rossie pre-decided over the building effort golden

gate and bay bridges. mayor alioto of the '60's and '70s through the trans-market period. power mid. mayor george musconi fought to keep the sanfrancisco giants in the city. at the federal level, san francisco has been represented for the last three decades by another incredible italian american, the speaker of the house of representatives, speaker nancy pelosi. i'm grateful to the coalition of italian american coastguard ligses known as ciao. the italian community services of san francisco and the italian cultural institute of san francisco to promote the italian cuculture and i introduce in all they do