perfect storm in terms of how it came out. i remember when mayor breed was president of the board. we had a conversation with james bell from the burns institute in oakland about the needs of doing something around racial equity. she was committed then and we were really try to figure out what it is that we wanted to do. what did we need to do, how did we work to build allies to move this forward. when supervisor fewer came into office, one of the first thing she said to me is we need to do something around racial equity in the city and she specifically said, i want to know what we can do to do better by african-americans and black people in san francisco. that was unusual, right? this idea that somebody who wasn't black was interested in doing right by black people was new for me. and then supervisor brown, they developed an equity program with the office of economic and

workforce development for african-americans in the western addition, fillmore, to help them develop the way to have access to city help. put money for them to get paid to tell us what to do. when we talk about being committed to the work, i really have a little tolerance for people who just like to talk and i would like to say these three women have been committed to the idea and notion of racial equity and getting to the people who have been most harmed by the disparities and putting their money and their mouth where the work needs to be done. [applause] and i say it is a perfect storm because when i look around and i think about felicia jones and dante and the folks who have been pushing on the inside to say that we need to make change, michelle and cheryl, the folks that have challenged us, but at the same time, i think about ruth and their work in the

mission. and the work that is being done. this idea that we want to transform city hall is not about transforming the work that happens in this building, it is about understanding how the work that happens in this building impacts everybody outside. [applause] so they won't. i am so full right now because i know that there is not just the accountability and the demand to make this happening from -- happen from communities, but these three women, coupled with the men over here from the board of supervisors, they will make it happen. nobody here is afraid to be told that it is being done wrong and that we need to redo it. if you want it to work right, you all need to make sure that we are held accountable. i am excited about what is to

come and being held accountable and moving this thing forward, and as mayor breed said, bringing the change that we have been waiting for for 50, 60, 70, 100 years. thank you for being here today. [applause] >> thank you. as i said to all of you before, as someone who was born and raised here, i'm so honored to be the mayor and i still can't believe what an incredible opportunity this is, but i can't also help but think about the need to make sure that even though there were mistakes that were made in the past, that change the dynamics of our city, in the past, we have an opportunity to make things better in the future. we have an opportunity not to repeat the mistakes of the past and no, i can't turn -- turn back the hands of time, but what

i can do is make sure that the policies and the investments and the decisions that we make now have a better impact on future generations to come. today is an opportunity to do just that. ladies and gentlemen, let's get this legislation signed. [cheers and applause] are we ready? [applause]

>> mayor breed: breed.>> i wantr of san francisco. i am proud to have her to meet all of you and your families. please give a huge welcome to madam mayor london breed. >> mayor breed: good morning. i can't hear you. good morning, el doo. way to start the day. i am so excited to be here. there are a lot of grownups here today with you. we want to make sure when you are walking and rolling to

school that you are safe. now, somebody tell me what do you do when you get to across walk? you stop. then you look both ways before you cross. after you cross the street, we want to make sure that when you are walking to school, you are crossing the street and doing those things you stay safe, but we also have to make sure other people who are driving, bicycling and doing other things are being safe as well. okay? is that a deal? and also to the parent and adults do not use mobile devices. kids if you see parents in the car using devices say put it away mom or dad. we want to make sure we have no distracted drivers either. this is about safety.

this is about taking care of all of you. i want to say thank you to the teachers and folks that work here every day. we appreciate your support, patience and everything you do to help support young people in the city. today i want you to have a fun day. listen to your teachers, make sure you enjoy your time at recess. make sure you learn all that you can so you can grow up to be anyone you want to be. thank you for having me. at this time i would like to introduce your state senator, scott weiner. (applause). >> thank you, madam mayor. the mayor walked in high heels to school. if the mayor can walk in heals, we can walk in flats. good morning. raise your hand if you walked to

school today. that is great. how about if you rode a scooter? how about a skateboard? one. you know, we need to make it easier for people for kids to walk or ride their bike or take a scooter to get to school. it is not safe enough now. there are a lot of parts, not just in san francisco but all-around the state where there aren't sidewalks or crosswalks and people have to get across the street or walk in away that is not safe. we are trying to make it easier. we want people to walk. it is healthy to walk, ride a bicycle. it is better than riding in a car. we need to make it easier and safer for kids and grownups to do that. i want to thank walk san francisco and the san francisco bicycle coalition and the great organizations who work every day to make it safer to walk and

bike and get around san francisco. congratulations. have a great day at school. learn a lot today, and now, i want to turn it over to our supervisor for this district, supervisor walton. [applause.] >> commissioner walton: good morning. i am excited to be here this morning. i will say i am excited to be here and i want you to say why are you excited to be here? can you do that? i am excited to be here because i use t to go to el door dorado. i was in the fourth grade many, many, many years ago. i acexcited. i see people who are on skateboards and on scooters and on bikes. you have your helmets.

you are safe. everyone is looking out for each other. when we are walking or cycling to school or on skateboards, we need to look out for each other. when we see all of our kids on the way to school, i want you to make sure you are telling your friends how to be safe, how to stop at crosswalks, look both ways. i want you to look out for each other in the morning. can we do that? all right. have a wonderful day, a wonderful week. remember, safety first when we are walking to school, cycling to school, on skateboards. thank you. i am going to bring up the leader of this wonderful school district, your superintendent, doctor convince matthews. >> good morning, everyone. what does good spell? i am going to say it and you are

going to say it. i will see g-o- o-d j-o-b. >> you did a great job this morning. people are celebrating with you, three people on the leadership of our district, the commissioners and the vice president of our board, mr. mark sanchez. good job. let me tell you what you did this morning. you did a couple things. one, you walked, scooted, road, biked here. you got your heart pumping. second thing you did in walking

in riding and scooting and biking. you weren't in cars. that protects our climate. we want you not just doing this today but every day. okay? good job. i said good job. good job. i want to bring up the director of the sfcta. >> good morning, kids, i want you to know the parents and city leaders are working hard for you to have great options to get to school. parents are putting tax dollars to build safer streets. these are the sales tax funds. we are happy to be a partner. thank you, mayor for your

leadership and board members on the transportation authority. have a great day. [applause.] >> m.t.a. director tom mcguire. >> thank you all for being here. thank you for everything you have done by walking to school today. you have done your part for the planet and to make the neighborhood safer. we will try to keep your safe for your whole life. we want no one to get hurt walking or riding bikes around the streets. that is our goal. that is why you have the gold capes. i want to give a shout out to two heroes here every day. the crossing guards up the hill. you might have seen them on your way in. they are keeping all of you safe. some have been here for years and years. we know throughout the city it is up to all of us if we are

parents orchids or crossing guards to keep the streets safe. we want you to grow up in a wonderful safe san francisco. i will turn the microphone over to an alumni and parent in el dorado. >> good morning el dorado. >> let's be loud so big kids can hear you. one, two, three. good morning. >> that is what is up. before i start i want you to give a big round of applause to your teachers and families today. give them a round of applause. cool. i am a proud parent of marley and gabriel. they are in the crowd. like mr. walton, i went to el dorado, too.

i was class of 1982. i want to share a story with you. is that okay? cool. like you, i liked playing four square. that is a good game. i liked playing kick ball and double dutch. how many of you like those games. that was my fondest memory. what i appreciated today we walked to school. when i was your age from kindergarten to fifth grade i walked to school every day with my dad and enjoyed it. who is tired? there are a lot of hills to get to school. you did it, right? you did it. i will share a secret. after school, because now you have a great after school program. when i went to school we didn't have after school programs. there was a corner store and that was our after school

program. we would walk there and get to know the manager. he was nice. he would ask us about our day and he would know some of our families. to say to my families who are parents if you could say hello to someone to the left or right of you. i bet we are all neighbors. we just don't have time to say "hello" because we are going to work and driving. build that community. you know that. we are a secret in san francisco. everyone wonders where el do are. ado. we obviously walk to school. we are tired. teachers. we did our pe exercise because we live on hills. and i invite our elected officials to visit us. you can tell the young people what is possible. we might have a future mayor in

our midst right here. have a great rest of your day. >> okay. kids, how exciting is it you are part of 10,000 people walking to school today? 10,000 kids are walking to school today. you know what the best part is you are the luckiest kid in the city. only you guys got to walk with mayor london breed. big round of applause for mayor london breed. [applause.] >> i am jody with walk san francisco. we are excited to be part of this partnership to throw this big event for you have. we are here to make sure the streets are safe so you can walk, bike, roll and take the train to school. we are excited to be part of the partnership and keep you safe.

thank you for walking every day. it is so important for not only your bodies but our climate and our city. thank you for coming out today. we hope you have a fabulous walk and roll to school day. have a great day, kids.

i want to thank mayor london breed for insisting on a transit environment. she is a huge champion of the permanent project in 2021. we didn't want to have those passengers miss the community to get out of cars and come by ferry. from alameda and oakland

passengers can enjoy a game and special event at the warriors an arena and the beautiful bay. i would like to thank key partners. we do this critically quickly. the golden gate ferry paid for the tow and installation and port crew did all of the improvements you see today. it was a collaboration from three agencies that was very, very quick to get it done and effective. thank you so much to golden gate and to the warriors for their help and support. i would like to thank my commissioners who are here today. commission president kimberly brandon and gail gilman. thank you for being here. we have other vips.

thank you for making this happen. thank you all for being here and celebrating with us the good transportation opportunity that the ferry provides. thank you so much. [applause.] >> thank you, elaine. i know you guys expect to hear a sound because we have a microphone, but in fact this is to help with the new folks so they can get what we say right. i will be a little loud. first of all, i want to thank assembly member david chou had is advocate for transportation to make it possible for these efforts to take place. i just want to thank everyone who is here and all those who played a role to make sure on day one of the opening of the

chase center we didn't hear hardly any complaints. the fact is, you know, it had to do with so many amazing folks from the m.t.a. to the port to the warriors, to so many folks getting the word out to coordinate these efforts in a way that would help make getting here easier on public transit, whether it is by ferry, muni or what have you, and just the ability to use your ticket as fare for the muni buses is outstanding. i am looking at jack over there. it is wonderful there. great thing to consider for the giants. it worked so much more efficiently. we are blessed to have two amazing teams that draw people

from all over the bay area, the san francisco giants and golden state warriors. using water as a mode of transportation is not only amazing but a great ride. it is so relaxing. i want to thank my family in the golden gate bridge board. they have really been great partners with san francisco and with water transit. we are happy to have you all here today to join us. bay area council. thank you, jim wonder man, the port and warriors and really doing this kind of thing takes a lot of people to make it happen. this is just the temporary location. fingers crossed for the permanent location. we are hoping to get that thing open sooner rather than later. when that happens it is going to be a game changer boaster is

going to be right there. who wouldn't want to basically hospital on the ferry to get to a warriors game or go to a concert. the way to time it will be absolutely outstanding. this is the future of san francisco, making it possible to get around easily and to make sure that we are doing good-bye the environment and reducing congestion and making it a great experience. we want people to enjoy themselves when they are trying to get in and out of san francisco anywhere and this is a great addition to our city. at this time i wanted to give assembly member chou a chance to say a few words. >> thank you for your leade leap to move this forward. shouldn't you all be at work

right now? we just took the one major form of public transit in the bay area that does not feel like publickic transit. this is how the transportation experience should be. i am obsessed with water transit. the chronicle says i am smitten. it goes back to five years ago when they called to say have you thought about water transit? about a week later, i ran into this man and he said have you ever thought about water transit? i then ran into larry from the giants and he said have you thought about water transit. then jim said i need to meet with you to talk about water transit. when i started studying the fact

millions of trips were taken every year across the bay on water transit. today you go to sydney, hong kong, new york city, it is all about water transit. this is why working with jim wonder man and labor and my good friend jeff we proposed with collegenal major 3 the doubling of the water transportation system. 3 $00 million for transit. this stop is really one of the flagship stops for our 21st century bay area water transportation system. this is clean and green. let me close by emphasizing this is the most romantic way to travel. in new york city people go on dates on the ferry system. i don't know about you guys but

muni dates are not the way to go. water transit is the way to go. i look forward to seeing you guys on the next ride. [applause.] >> the guy that is going to bring us a world championship -- the guy that is going to make it happen, rick welch. >> thank you, mayor. i just want to run over and hug everybody here. thithis is an an unbelievable accomplishment. we were thrilled with the mayor said, look, we can make a permanent ferry dock happen at 16th street in 2021. elaine at the port said why do we wait until that happens? a success story is seeing an opportunity and making it happen

like this in san francisco. i hope it is recognized. the effort that went into making this happen for the first warrior's preseason game on saturday to the people in the east bay and marin, it is a game changer. david has been there from day one. i am equally smitten with water transportation. to see it come to life in mission bay what this means for every business and resident here is outstanding. thank you, thank you, thank you for everything you did to make this a reality. thank you. (applause). >> i would like to now introduce the chair of the board, ms. jody breckenridge. >> good morning, it is an exciting day. any day you can be out on the water the on a ferry is a good

day. i want to thank you for your support. we love people who are passionate about water transportation but also the active support you offered to us, both of you. i want to thank the board. jim wonder man and jeff with us today. in particular, i want be to thank everyone here involved in this. it is those who spoke before me said this came together quick and in short order. it was worked on yesterday to finish it up. those working on it are problem solvers and doers. we are ready for the opening of the preseason game. there is a practical application for this. this is part of the emergency response portfolio we have, equipment we have. this is the first time we have had to exercise putting it up to see what that took.

we have lessons learned that we will take back to put into both the federal and state plans for the bay to enshould be that should we need this equipment in an emergency we are ready to go and leaning forward so it is a great day and we appreciate everyone being here with us today. thank you. >> that is it. do a nice story because we had a good ride. [applause.]

san francisco, 911, what's the emergency? >> san francisco 911, police, fire and medical. >> the tenderloin. suspect with a six inch knife.

>> he was trying to get into his car and was hit by a car. >> san francisco 911 what's the exact location of your emergency? >> welcome to the san francisco department of emergency management. my name is shannon bond and i'm the lead instructor for our dispatch add -- academy. i want to tell you about what we do here. >> this is san francisco 911. do you need police, fire or medical? >> san francisco police, dispatcher 82, how can i help you? >> you're helping people in their -- what may be their most vulnerable moment ever in life. so be able to provide them immediate help right then and there, it's really rewarding. >> our agency is a very combined agency. we answer emergency and non-emergency calls and we also do dispatching for fire, for medical and we also do dispatching for police. >> we staff multiple call taking positions. as well as positions for police

and fire dispatch. >> we have a priority 221. >> i wanted to become a dispatcher so i could help people. i really like people. i enjoy talking to people. this is a way that i thought that i could be involved with people every day. >> as a 911 dispatcher i am the first first responder. even though i never go on seen -- scene i'm the first one answering the phone call to calm the victim down and give them instruction. the information allows us to coordinate a response. police officers, firefighters, ambulances or any other agency. it is a great feeling when everyone gets to go home safely at the end of the day knowing that you've also saved a citizen's life. >> our department operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. >> this is shift work. that means we work nights, weekends and holidays and can

involve over time and sometimes that's mandatory. >> this is a high stress career so it's important to have a good balance between work and life. >> we have resources available like wellness and peer support groups. our dispatchers of the month are recognized for their outstanding performance and unique and ever changing circumstances. >> i received an accommodation and then i received dispatcher of the month, which was really nice because i was just released from the phones. so for them to, you know, recognize me for that i appreciated it. i was surprised to even get it. at the end of the day i was just doing my job. >> a typical dispatch shift includes call taking and dispatching. it takes a large dedicated group of fifrst responders to make ths department run and in turn keep the city safe. >> when you work here you don't work alone, you work as part of a team. you may start off as initial phone call or contact but everyone around you participating in the whole process. >> i was born and raised in san

francisco so it's really rewarding to me to be able to help the community and know that i have a part in -- you know, even if it's behind the scenes kind of helping the city flow and helping people out that live here. >> the training program begins with our seven-week academy followed by on the job training. this means you're actually taking calls or dispatching responders. >> you can walk in with a high school diploma, you don't need to have a college degree. we will train you and we will teach you how to do this job. >> we just need you to come with an open mind that we can train you and make you a good dispatcher. >> if it's too dangerous to see and you think that you can get away and call us from somewhere safe. >> good. that's right. >> from the start of the academy to being released as a solo dispatcher can take nine months to a year. >> training is a little over a year and may change in time.

the training is intense. very intense. >> what's the number one thing that kills people in this country? so we're going to assume that it's a heart attack, right? don't forget that. >> as a new hire we require you to be flexible. you will be required to work all shifts that include midnights, some call graveyard, days and swings. >> you have to be willing to work at different times, work during the holidays, you have to work during the weekends, midnight, 6:00 in the morning, 3:00 in the afternoon. that's like the toughest part of this job. >> we need every person that's in here and when it comes down to it, we can come together and we make a really great team and do our best to keep the city flowing and safe. >> this is a big job and an honorable career. we appreciate your interest in

joining our team. >> we hope you decide to join us here as the first first responders to the city and county of san francisco. for more information on the job and how to apply follow the links below. >> hi today we have a special edition of building san francisco, stay safe, what we are going to be talking about san francisco's earth quakes, what you can do before an earthquake in your home, to be ready and after an earthquake to make sure that you are comfortable staying at home, while the city recovers. ♪ >> the next episode of stay safe, we have alicia johnson from san francisco's department

of emergency management. hi, alicia thanks to coming >> it is a pleasure to be here with you. >> i wonder if you could tell us what you think people can do to get ready for what we know is a coming earthquake in san francisco. >> well, one of the most things that people can do is to make sure that you have a plan to communicate with people who live both in and out of state. having an out of state contact, to call, text or post on your social network is really important and being able to know how you are going to communicate with your friends, and family who live near you, where you might meet them if your home is uninhab hitable. >> how long do you think that it will be before things are restored to normal in san francisco. >> it depends on the severity of the earthquake, we say to provide for 72 hours tha, is three days, and it helps to know that you might be without services for up to a week or more, depending on how heavy the shaking is and how many

after shocks we have. >> what kind of neighborhood and community involvement might you want to have before an earthquake to make sure that you are going to able to have the support that you need. >> it is important to have a good relationship with your neighbors and your community. go to those community events, shop at local businesses, have a reciprocal relationship with them so that you know how to take care of yourself and who you can rely on and who can take care of you. it is important to have a battery-operated radio in your home so that you can keep track of what is happening in the community around and how you can communicate with other people. >> one of the things that seems important is to have access to your important documents. >> yes, it is important to have copies of those and also stored them remotely. so a title to a home, a passport, a driver's license, any type of medical records that you need need, back those up or put them on a remote drive or store them on the

cloud, the same is true with any vital information on your computer. back that up and have that on a cloud in case your hard drive does not work any more. >> in your home you should be prepared as well. >> absolutely. >> let's take a look at the kinds of things that you might want to have in your home. >> we have no water, what are we going to do about water? >> it is important for have extra water in your house, you want to have bottled water or a five gallon container of water able to use on a regular basis, both for bathing and cooking as well as for drinking. >> we have this big container and also in people's homes they have a hot water heater. >> absolutely, if you clean your hot water heater out regularly you can use that for showering, drinking and bathing as well >> what other things do people need to have aren't their home. >> it is important to have extra every day items buy a couple extra cans of can food that you can eat without any

preparation. >> here is a giant can of green giant canned corn. and this, a manual can opener, your electric can opener will not be working not only to have one but to know where to find it in your kitchen. >> yes. >> so in addition to canned goods, we are going to have fresh food and you have to preserve that and i know that we have an ice chest. >> having an ice chest on hand is really important because your refrigerator will not be working right away. it is important to have somebody else that can store cold foods so something that you might be able to take with you if you have to leave your home. >> and here, this is my very own personal emergency supply box for my house. >> i hope that you have an alternative one at home. >> oh, i forgot. >> and in this is really important, you should have flashlights that have batteries, fresh batteries or hand crank flashlight. >> i have them right here. >> good.

excellent. that is great. additionally, you are going to want to have candles a whistle, possibly a compass as well. markers if you want to label things if you need to, to people that you are safe in your home or that you have left your home. >> i am okay and i will meet you at... >> exactly. exactly. water proof matches are a great thing to have as well. >> we have matches here. and my spare glasses. >> and your spare glasses. >> if you have medication, you should keep it with you or have access to it. if it needs to be refrigerated make sure that it is in your ice box. >> inside, just to point out for you, we have spare batteries. >> very important. >> we have a little first aid kit. >> and lots of different kinds of batteries. and another spare flashlight. >> so, alicia what else can we do to prepare our homes for an earthquake so we don't have damage? >> one of the most important things that you can do is to

secure your valuable and breakable items. make sure that your tv is strapped down to your entertainment cabinet or wall so it does not move. also important is to make sure that your book case is secure to the wall so that it does not fall over and your valuable and breakables do not break on the ground. becoming prepared is not that difficult. taking care of your home, making sure that you have a few extra every-day items on hand helps to make the difference. >> that contributes dramatically to the way that the city as a whole can recover. >> absolutely. >> if you are able to control your own environment and house and recovery and your neighbors are doing the same the city as a whole will be a more resilient city. >> we are all proud of living in san francisco and being prepared helps us stay here. >> so, thank you so much for joining us today, alicia, i appreciate it. >> absolutely, it is my pleasure. >> and thank you for joining us on another edition of building

>> this is one place you can always count on to give you what you had before and remind you of what your san francisco history used to be. >> we hear that all the time, people bring their kids here and their grandparents brought them here and down the line. >> even though people move away, whenever they come back to the city, they make it here. and they tell us that. >> you're going to get something made fresh, made by hand and made with quality products and something that's very, very good.

♪ >> the legacy bars and restaurants was something that was begun by san francisco simply to recognize and draw attention to the establishments. it really provides for san francisco's unique character. ♪ >> and that morphed into a request that we work with the city to develop a legacy business registration. >> i'm michael cirocco and the owner of an area bakery. ♪ the bakery started in 191. my grandfather came over from italy and opened it up then. it is a small operation. it's not big. so everything is kind of quality that way. so i see every piece and cut

every piece that comes in and out of that oven. >> i'm leslie cirocco-mitchell, a fourth generation baker here with my family. ♪ so we get up pretty early in the morning. i usually start baking around 5:00. and then you just start doing rounds of dough. loaves. >> my mom and sister basically handle the front and then i have my nephew james helps and then my two daughters and my wife come in and we actually do the baking. after that, my mom and my sister stay and sell the product, retail it. ♪ you know, i don't really think about it. but then when i -- sometimes when i go places and i look and see places put up, oh this is our 50th anniversary and everything and we've been over 100 and that is when it kind of hits me. you know, that geez, we've been

here a long time. [applause] ♪ >> a lot of people might ask why our legacy business is important. we all have our own stories to tell about our ancestry. our lineage and i'll use one example of tommy's joint. tommy's joint is a place that my husband went to as a child and he's a fourth generation san franciscan. it's a place we can still go to today with our children or grandchildren and share the stories of what was san francisco like back in the 1950s. >> i'm the general manager at tommy's joint. people mostly recognize tommy's joint for its murals on the outside of the building. very bright blue.

you drive down and see what it is. they know the building. tommy's is a san francisco hoffa, which is a german-style presenting food. we have five different carved meats and we carve it by hand at the station. you prefer it to be carved whether you like your brisket fatty or want it lean. you want your pastrami to be very lean. you can say i want that piece of corn beef and want it cut, you know, very thick and i want it with some sauerkraut. tell the guys how you want to prepare it and they will do it right in front of you. san francisco's a place that's changing restaurants, except for tommy's joint. tommy's joint has been the same since it opened and that is important. san francisco in general that we don't lose a grip of what

san francisco's came from. tommy's is a place that you'll always recognize whenever you lock in the door. you'll see the same staff, the same bartender and have the same meal and that is great. that's important. ♪ >> the service that san francisco heritage offers to the legacy businesses is to help them with that application process, to make sure that they really recognize about them what it is that makes them so special here in san francisco. ♪ so we'll help them with that application process if, in fact, the board of supervisors does recognize them as a legacy

business, then that does entitle them to certain financial benefits from the city of san francisco. but i say really, more importantly, it really brings them public recognition that this is a business in san francisco that has history and that is unique to san francisco. >> it started in june of 1953. ♪ and we make everything from scratch. everything. we started a you -- we started a off with 12 flavors and mango fruits from the philippines and then started trying them one by one and the family had a whole new clientele. the business really boomed after that. >> i think that the flavors we make reflect the diversity of san francisco.

we were really surprised about the legacy project but we were thrilled to be a part of it. businesses come and go in the city. pretty tough for businesss to stay here because it is so expensive and there's so much competition. so for us who have been here all these years and still be popular and to be recognized by the city has been really a huge honor. >> we got a phone call from a woman who was 91 and she wanted to know if the mitchells still owned it and she was so happy that we were still involved, still the owners. she was our customer in 1953. and she still comes in. but she was just making sure that we were still around and it just makes us feel, you

know, very proud that we're carrying on our father's legacy. and that we mean so much to so many people. ♪ >> it provides a perspective. and i think if you only looked at it in the here and now, you're missing the context. for me, legacy businesses, legacy bars and restaurants are really about setting the context for how we come to be where we are today. >> i just think it's part of san francisco. people like to see familiar stuff. at least i know i do. >> in the 1950s, you could see a picture of tommy's joint and looks exactly the same. we haven't change add thing. >> i remember one lady saying, you know, i've been eating this ice cream since before i was born. and i thought, wow! we have, too. ♪

[gavel]. >> chair ronen: good morning, everyone. the meeting will come to order. welcome to the october 7, 2019 meeting of the rules committee. i am supervisor hillary ronen, chair of the committee. seated to my left is supervisor gordon mar, and we -- it's just the two of us today. mr. clerk, do we need a motion to excuse supervisor walton? >> clerk: yes, we do. >> supervisor mar: yeah. i make a motion to excuse supervisor walton. >> chair ronen: and without objection, that motion