is we have the receiver the zefer. we are motivated to end this by 8:00 p.m. and get people into the bars and restaurants as part of the business promotion. our goal was to bring in proceeds for wharf cares but promote the local businesses. so we are not going to go far beyond 8 to anow a-- annoy people. >> i think it's good. >> i would encourage you to aim the speakers towards oakland because they are outside of our jurisdiction. berkeley. >> aim it towards berkeley. >> i think we've heard enough unless anybody has more questions. >> ready for a motion? >> thank you. you can have a seat. >> thank you guys. i'm really excited. and please come by on saturday. we would love to have you. >> i would like to open this up for

public comment. we do have a commentator. >> this should be one of the chowder judges. >> good evening commissioners. i just want to also give kudos to randal and rachel from the community benefit district at fisherman's wharf. the business there is like a roller coaster ride. today was completely dead. so events like this help merchants it keeps the vie vibrance. the fact that we are having this discussion, i mean, is great. there's a michael jackson performer. there's a sinatra performer. they are not permitted performers. they just come up randomly whenever they want so to speak. but having this discussion today, we are ready and we know what we are getting. i commend this gentleman here. wharf fest is going to be very successful. i think it will be sold out. this is not a first time event. they have

a history behind this event. so i just think that this one in particular, the music is going to be really cool this year. so i'm all for it. >> thank you. anymore public comment? seeing none, public comment is closed. do we have a motion? >> i'll raise the motion to approve it with the staff and the sfpd recommendation, the two conditions for approval. >> i second the motion. [roll call] >> it has been approved. thank you very much. congratulations. please follow up with our staff at your earliest convenience for next steps. thank you. >> good luck. >> all right. and the final agenda item is agenda item number 7 which is commissioner comments and questions. >> you know how we have maybe this for commissioner falzon,

since we haven't had police comments in a while the permit officers from each district with come and air their frustrations or any suggestions of improvement or promotions maybe that we can do to beef up entertainment in their districts. >> i'm happy to make that offer yes. it's been both kaitlyn and crystal have been really great at educating them on any changes within staff and showing them the map of our permitted places and we are working with each permit officer directly on any enforcement action. so they've been super engaged administratively. but i agree it would be great to see them in here. >> you know, we've all been doing a lot of thinking around our mandate beyond just the regulation of night life but also the promotion of night life.

and there are a lot of moments where when we are listening to different groups, tonight was really beautiful. we had someone from calle24 and we had the wharf fest. these are legacy businesses. there's a lot of history there. and i'm starting to become more curious what their outreach strategy includes. as we think about how we create a platform for promoting night life as a city agency, i think we need to incorporate more learning in our permitting process around what our permit holders and what people are doing to just engage at this point. i want to have an understanding of it's like street team activities, is it facebook. i mean, i'm very curious what strategies people are employing as we look at all the articles that are coming out in the newspapers these days, we are seeing the businesses close and we do a count of how

many businesses have closed since the beginning of this year i'm curious as to how many are starting to open. one two, how many are becoming a permit holder and are becoming part of the commission and how many services they are utilizing, whether it's through the outdoor event producer series what kind of ta programs they are utilizing within oewd and mohcd. i think we are kind of in crisis for small businesses at this point. and i think it's sad. i think every sunday paper we are learning about all these different businesses closing. >> that's a great idea, especially because i think we are so close to the problem and these permit holders. and i think oftentimes when we hear that a business closes there's another one that opens in its place. so it's good to know what our story is and what these business

owners are doing to still activate their spaces. i think staff-wise we can definitely do a lot more data analysis, which i think would be really interesting to do, especially to look at all the businesses that closed and see which held permits from us and then what happened with that space, so i think deputy director azevedo can work with van houghton on that and then just on the intake side, we could always ask more questions in our permit application meaning that's totally relevant. and we should just talk offline and see if there's anything we can include in the applications. >> and during our retreat i think we should powwow around the different kinds of questions we should be asking so anecdotally when people are coming in front of our commission we'll be able to learn what tools people are utilizing to promote their establishments and how we can better promote night life. >> the other option is this is a previous

mandate from a previous president of the commission, but if you want to know more about these limited live performance permits i know it definitely speeds up our agenda to have them all on consent. if you want to know more about their stories, we can change that up and have them on the regular agenda. it's really up to the president. >> well, thank you for those comments. i had a couple things. does anybody else have comments? first of all, seeing that calle 24 bundling of llps and grant program, i think it's something we need to take a much smarter look at. i think there's probably tens and tens of different neighborhood corridors that might be able to use that. and i think our goal, at least my goal and i think our goal should be more llps at the minimum across entire city so there's more opportunities for artists and performers to play and our culture is more vibrant. so that

was really cool. and i'm shocked that i was unaware of it before, and that's on me. i also think that we got to the point of small businesses reaching out. last monday there was a pretty heated discussion at the small business commission on the proposed fees around go boxes. and i think some of the legislature's -- legislators are starting to see how frustrated small business people are especially in the service industry. and i know that a lot of businesses feel like they can't raise their prices anymore and continue to do business. and that's a serious issue. and i commend anyone with an environmental mind who wants to change human behavior and wants to produce less waste in san francisco. it's a crushing issue of our time. i'm just hoping that we find ways to do that that don't also force small businesses to continually raise their prices. for the record, beer and

a burger at my bar in the mission is currently $27 with a tip. and our burger is not that good. i'll put that on camera here. it's okay. but it's not that good. [laughter] that's a lot of money for a burger and a beer and everybody sits around talking about how millennials are ordering online and changing their buying habits and austria try having student debt and spending $27 on a burger and beer and you would come up with other buying habits yourself. finally it takes a lot for a government body to surprise me in this day and age. but i encourage you to read up on the responsible beverage service act that has been proposed and now is being implemented by the california abc. it is very rare that i see a steaming pile of turd this large that affects small businesses in our state. what they are proposing which they did in a very quick timeline,

essentially over the summer break when nobody was paying attention, they are trying to create a new bureaucracy in the state which will actually force every single person who serves alcohol to sign up in the dmv-like state setting in order to just serve alcohol. it will rival the dmv in size and scope. i know personally many servers in the city who would be uncomfortable putting their name into a database for various different reasons not the least of which are things happening on the federal level around immigration enforcement et cetera. it also requires a brand new extremely onerous basically college-level course for everybody to complete and get at least a 70 percent on before they can serve alcohol. and they are offering it in just two languages, english and spanish taking out the literally hundreds

of other languages that people serving alcohol in california have to -- or speak as their first language. it also makes the id process incredibly difficult for checking ids. to the point where it will slow down business and really, really hurt business what they are proposing. it's a solution in search of a problem. the public comment time is over now. but anybody watching and anybody else watching this, i would encourage you to reach out to your state representatives your local representatives, scream it from the rooftops that this is exactly what we do not need right now. it's a solution in search of a problem. so i just wanted to point that out. is there any public comment on our comments and questions? seeing none, public comment is closed. and i will adjourn this meeting at 6:19 p.m. thank you..

>> i just feel like this is what i was born to do when i was a little kid i would make up performances and daydream it was always performing and

doing something i feel if i can't do that than i can't be me me. >> i just get excited and my nickname is x usher my mom calls me i stuck out like a sore thumb for sure hey everybody i'm susan kitten on the keys from there, i working in vintage clothing and chris in the 30's and fosz and aesthetic. >> i think part of the what i did i could have put on my poa he focus on a lot of different musical eras.

>> shirley temple is created as ahsha safai the nation with happens and light heartenness shirley temple my biggest influence i love david boo and el john and may i west coast their flamboyant and show people (singing) can't be unhappy as a dr. murase and it is so fun it is a joyful instrument i learned more about music by playing the piano it was interesting the way i was brought up the youth taught me about music he picked up the a correspond that was so hard my first performing experience

happened as 3-year-old an age i did executive services and also thanks to the lord and sank in youth groups people will be powering grave over their turk i'll be playing better and better back la i worked as places where men make more money than me i was in bands i was treated as other the next thing i know i'm in grants performing for a huge protection with a few of my friends berry elect and new berry elect and can be ray was then and we kept getting invited back you are shows got better we made it to paris in 2005 a famous arc we ended up getting a months

residencey other than an island and he came to our show and started writing a script based on our troop of 6 american burr elect performs in france we were woman of all this angels and shapes and sizes and it was very exciting to be part of the a few lettering elect scene at the time he here he was bay area born and breed braces and with glossaries all of a sudden walking 9 red carpet in i walgreens pedestrian care. >> land for best director that was backpack in 2010 the french love this music i come back here and because of film was not

released in the united states nobody gave a rats ass let's say the music and berry elect and performing doesn't pay very much i definitely feel into a huge depression especially, when it ended i didn't feel kemgd to france anymore he definitely didn't feel connected to the scene i almost feel like i have to beg for tips i hey i'm from the bay area and an artist you don't make a living it changed my represent tar to appeal and the folks that are coming into the wars these days people are not listening they love the idea of having a live musician but don't really nurture it like having a potted plant if you don't warrant it it

dizzy sort of feel like a potted plant (laughter) i'm going to give san francisco one more year i've been here since 1981 born and raised in the bay area i know that is not for me i'll keep on trying and if the struggle becomes too hard i'll have to move on i don't know where that will be but i love here so so much i used to dab he will in substances i don't do that i'm sober and part of the being is an and sober and happy to be able to play music and perform and express myself if i make. >> few people happy of all ages i've gone my job so i have so stay is an i feel like the piano and music in general with my voice together i

feel really powerful and strong

>> i'm warren corn field and we are doing a series called stay safe, we are going to talk about staying in your home after an earthquake and taking care of your pet's needs. ♪ >> here we are at the spur urban ken center and we are in this little house that was built to show what it is like in san francisco after an earthquake. we are very pleased to have with us today, pat brown from the department of animal care and control and her friend oreo. >> hi. >> lauren.

>> could you tell us what it would take after an earthquake or some other emergency when you are in your home and maybe no power or water for a little while. what it would take for you and oreo to be comfortable and safe at home. >> just as you would prepare for your own needs should an earthquake or a disaster event occur, you need to prepare for your pets. and i have brought with me today, some of the things that i have put in my disaster kit to prepare for my animal's needs to make sure that i am ready should something happen and i need to shelter at home. >> what are some of the things that people should have in their home after an earthquake or other emergency to help take care of their tasks and take care of themselves. >> i took the liberty of bringing you some examples. it includes a first aid kit for your pet and you can also use it for yourself and extra meds

for your pets. and water container that will not tip over. we have got both food, wet food and dry food for your pet. and disposable food container. and water, and your vet records. in addition, we have a collar and some toys. >> yeah. to keep oreo busy. >> he needs toys and this is san francisco being a fruity city and come on oreo. this is your dinner it is patte style chicken dinner with our foody seen here. >> what they say now is that you should have at least a gallon of water and i think that a gallon of water is small amount i think that maybe more like two gallons of water would be good for you and your pet. >> does the city of animal control or any other agency help you with your pet after an

emergency. >> there is a coalition of ngos, non-governmental organizations led by the department of animal care and control to do disaster planning for pets and that includes the san francisco spca. the paws group, the vet sos, pets unlimited. and we all have gotten together and have been getting together for over four or five years now to talk about how we can educate the public about being prepared for a disaster as it involves your pets. >> a lot of services. i understand that if you have to leave your home, we are encouraging people to take their pets with them. >> absolutely. we think that that is a lesson that we concerned from karina, if you are being evacuated you should take your pet with you. i have a carrier, and you need to have a carrier that you can fit your pet in comfortably and you need to take your pet with

you when you were evacuated. >> i am going to thank you very much for joining us and bringing oreo today. and i am go >> we have been without a major seismic event for over 20 years now. will happen at a moment's notice [♪] >> today we are practising the activation of our department emergency operations center. >> this is really an exercise for us to train and we are using fleet week and the entire -- the italian heritage festival as the exercise. we have four different sections that are working today. there is operations, and operations basically is our contact with people out in the fields. they are finding out how things are going, and if there are problems they are letting us know and we can identify through our action plan what what

resources are needed and dispatch those resources. they will fill out reports and then the report gets to planning you will identify if additional resources need to be happening over a long-term timeframe and then they will provide for that by talking with our logistics staff. the logistic staff logistics staff is the one that will order labor, materials they will do that, first of all looking within our own organization, then if we don't have that within our own organization, they will contact the p.o.c. and then they will look at getting resources to us. and then last but importantly as our finance staff. and they are here to make sure that we first of all fill out all the paperwork so in an actual event, when the federal government will be reimbursing s., then we are following the proper protocol, and they are also making sure the money is there in place. >> today in the field we have the environmental service is following the parade, and doing the final cleanup of the parade.

and an emergency situation they would likely be doing something similar to this, only with debris. also in the field is the inspectors from the mapping. they are doing some live streaming. >> there is an intersection of beach making sure that everything is safe for our public, our visitors, and everyone participating in the event. >> there will be so many different departments working during a seismic event or any other kind of emergency. they will all have a separate action plan, and we are here making sure that for public works the action plan for that emergency event is actually followed through. >> engineers will likely be doing damage assessment of roads bridges overhead passes, architects and engineers as well would be doing damage assessment of facilities and buildings.

building repair it would probably be doing some immediate repairs to make facilities operational, especially things like shelters, street and sewer repair as the urban forestry crew also has big equipment that can help clear the roadways. [♪] >> we have been without a major seismic event for over 20 years now, so it is important that we are ready, we know the roles that we need to play, and we are able to act quickly because it will happen at a moment's notice so that is one of the reasons why we do this and again the more comfortable we feel in our roles, then the better we can respond quickly to emergencies. >> for an emergency planning communication is very important and so i can't stress enough the importance of figuring out a communication plan for your family and for the department. that is why we are practising

today how we communicate and interact with each other how we share information, and how we use that information and then for the city as a whole, so that the city as a halt knows what is going on as well. >> good afternoon everyone. let's try that again. good afternoon. my name is harold shields and i'm proud to be the community school director here at burton high school. we are here today to celebrate

one of our very successful programs the ace program which was a six-week learning work-based opportunity for our students. before i introduce the high school choir in the city of san francisco that is the best i want to say thank you to mayor breed for her opportunities for all initiatives and thank principal thomas for working with us as well as my staff sara kong and mubina shaik for organizing and directing the success of our summer program. here we have career pathways where we try to ensure that our students have access to college and career-readiness opportunities. we are doing our absolute best to ensure that our business and

industry partners here in the city recognize the talent that our students have here at burton and the rest of the city so that our talent here locally can stay here locally and be part of our future workforce. now, without further ado the burton high school choir. [ applause ] [♪] [♪]

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>> mayor breed: hello, everyone. i'm san francisco mayor london breed, and i am so excited to be here today. hello. first of all i love katy perry's version but i will buy that single if you guys to upload it. beautiful. thank you so much to the amazing choir that burton has been traditionally known for every since i was in high school which wasn't actually that long ago. burton always had an incredible choir and was an incredible force in this city for academics and so many things. so it really is an honor to be here because this initiative, opportunities for all is something that is near and dear in my heart. i am so fortunate because when i was in high school you know there was not really a lot of opportunities to learn and to

grow and to figure out what i wanted to do in life. i grew up in the western edition in the philmore community in public housing where my grandmother raised me. it was so easy to turn to some of the negative activity that existed in my community. there was drug using drug dealing theft, all kinds of stuff that honestly, sadly so many of the people that i grew up with ended up going down the wrong path. i think that a really important turning point in my life happened when i got that first job. i was 14 and i got a job through the mayor's youth employment and training program. [ laughter ]. >> mayor breed: and i was able to earn my own money because my grandmother was getting welfare and food stamps and all this stuff for us and we didn't have a lot. the ability to earn my own money

and make some choices for myself but also choices for my future, was so important. because it wasn't just about the money that i earned, it was about the skills that i earned. you wouldn't believe it. i'm mayor now and i dress nice, but i showed up the first day of my internship with -- some of you might have done this with a see-through shirt and the cut-off jeans and all that kind of stuff. it was the style back then but the fact is that's really not how you're supposed to show up in a workplace. the people that i worked for, they didn't just fire me and say you're not dressed appropriately. they took the time to explain to me why in this environment it was important to address like a professional. when i answered the phone like who you looking for? what do you want? they said no they turned it

into a script saying this is london breed thank you for calling. how may i help you? they didn't just give up on me. i was a handful as a teenager believe it or not. and this internship opened the doors of opportunity for me to not only work in the summer and get paid to work and buy my own school clothes and all the things that i really wanted but it gave me an opportunity to learn and grow. and, in fact because of the relationship that developed during that internship i was given a job year-round. so after school i would go straight on the bus to philmore and oak to the family school. i would work and do my homework there. i had an incredible number of adults who were great mentors and supporters. it's where i learned about college opportunities and what i can do with my future. before that i don't think i had any plans what would happen in the future.

what i saw around me was something completely different. here was a door that was opened. so when i became mayor there was nothing more important to me than making sure that young people in the city have access to a paid internship in any capacity to learn about any industry you want. because let me tell you something, not everybody i grew up with got the same opportunity. so many people that i grew up with including my family members, ended up in the criminal justice system, ended up sadly on drugs, ended up sadly dead from gun violence. i can't help but think where did we go wrong and how do we make sure as a city that no one falls through the cracks. that's why i started opportunities for all because i never ever want any young person to be turned away for an opportunity to learn to grow and

thrive. that's why we're taking this message to you because we want you to be a part of opportunities for all. we want you to know about the possibilities, whether it's working for any city department or running the airlines. today we're joined by united airlines who i basically reached out to along with so many other companies in san francisco. we have all these tech companies and healthcare companies all this network there's so many opportunities, where you can not only work for these companies, you can start your own and you can run these businesses. so we want you all to be exposed to what's possible. the way that you're successful is when you know what's out there and you decide what you want to do in life. so today united has agreed to an incredible partnership where they are not only investing the dollars to help pay for the

internship, they are providing students with paid internships, to work in various capacities on the airlines they're providing transportation to the airport and they're providing airline tickets. [ applause ]. >> mayor breed: so i'm going to let janet talk a little bit more about the details of what this means, but i also want all the young people who are here today to understand the importance of thinking about your future because before you know it you're going to be 18. like my grandmother did, she was making me if any for my own toilet paper. ms. brown did not pay. i had to give her rent money when i was working and everything else. at the same time it wasn't because she was trying to punish me. she was trying to get me ready for the real world. she was trying to get me ready

to take care of myself. ultimately, when you become adults you're going to have the responsibility of taking care of yourself. ultimately as mayor, because of what happened in the past in this city and the loss of so many of my friends and family members i want to make sure that we don't continue to make the same mistakes. i want you all to grow and to thrive in this city. i want you to be able to afford to live here when you become adults. that's my goal the future of san francisco and you all, all of you here at burton, you all are the future of san francisco. so i just wanted to take the opportunity to thank you all so much for just really being here and expressing interest in this incredible program. we came here because we wanted to bring the program directly to you. i also want to recognize jenny lam who is one of the members of the school board. [ applause ].

>> mayor breed: all of the students here and also ivar from the airport. he's the guy who runs the airport. take a good look at ivar. he's going to be retiring soon so who's going to take over his job? this guy makes some real money running the airport. i want you to think about that in terms of these opportunities. janet from united, please come up and share a few words. >> thank you so much, mayor breed. let's give her a round of applause. if i may, i just want to say when i hear your story, it's an unbelievable inspiration to me and i know it is to so many of you. it's not just getting a job but mayor london breed is managing and running one of the most complex cities in the world with lots of challenges. every day she works on machine solving. and then to come and spend the time with us to inspire.

please give her another warm welcome and round of applause and it thank you for your leadership and inspiration on this. we appreciate it. i would like to make a few introductions. matt miller my colleague is san francisco vice president hub who runs our operation. behind me, you have lots of our employees in various roles that we do at s.f.o. i just want to share with you why united is here. we have been in this community for 90 years. we are part of the fabric of san francisco. we have 12,000 employees throughout the bay area region, where they work, live play and volunteer. so we are deeply wedded to all of the issues within this region in san francisco, and we very much want to be part of the future and making sure that the future is bright. there is no better way to do that than to invest in students and in very meaningful ways. so i could not be more proud of the fact that we are here to

announce a $300000 partnership with opportunities for all. [ applause ]. >> while the money is significant, what i'm most proud of is this is a partnership with opportunities for all for the long term. we want to ensure that the students that come and work with us in various internships have meaningful skills that will give you a life-long set of factors and skills that you could apply to jobs with us hopefully, but jobs anywhere. as the mayor said it's aviation, it's tickets to go see the world. we travel to more locations within california and we have san francisco's gateway to the world. we are very excited to offer this opportunity and very excited to partner with the mayor. on behalf of everyone with us today at united we want to thank you for being here. we want to invite everybody who is interested in applying to come and join us.

we very much would like you to make an application for one of our internships. it's now with great honor that i get to introduce one of our employees who is a united customer service representative and a boys and girls club 2015 youth of the year and is the product of one of these types of internships. so please join me in welcoming carmen sousa. [ applause ]. >> so i'm carmen sousa. i like many of you, am a san francisco native and born and raised in the mission. i went to school all over the city in the bayview and the tenderloin in the mission, all over the place. so i first started off also through the mayor -- i also

started working at 14th through mayeep and was able to get all these different job opportunities and eventually started working with the boys and girls club which i was a long-term member with since i was 6 or 7 years old. through that club and mayeep, i was able to learn all these different job opportunities and how to -- job-readiness programs, like job résumés and all that. so -- [ applause ]. >> and -- so i first got introduced with united with the

boys and girls club when i first turned 18 years old. luckily through them i was able to learn even more not only with the boys and girls club and mayeep was ready to get me ready for a new job but i feel united was able to push me with an extra step knowing this is a real job with real responsibilities, you're dealing with real people. i just wanted to let you all know that anything is pretty much possible. i've been working with united for four years now and been able to travel all over the world. it's been a really great thing for someone from the city who's never been even outside of california. that's it. >> great job, carmen.

born here and flying all over the world could be you as well. thank you. our appreciation to mayor breed for being the inspiration for this. thank you all and have a great day. >> mayor breed: last but not least sheryl davis who runs the program, the director of the human rights commission here in san francisco. sheryl and i did a lot of work together together. everything centred around helping to make sure that young people grow and thrive. now we have a bigger platform to do it and impact the entire city. so we are counting on you, young people to step up and step out and be successful because i'm going to be retiring in a couple of years. so i want you to be prepared to take my place.

that's the whole point. i could tell you got me. you're ready yes. so with that sister davis can you come on up and tell the young folks how they can apply for opportunities for all because i want you to start now and i also want to make sure that we grow this program so it's not just the summer. we want to make sure that we are doing this year-round and we are going to hold all the big companies accountable who do business accountable to participate in this program which is a future for our young folks all over the city. ms. davis. >> thank you, mayor. give another round for mayor breed. i see you guys are already color-coordinated. you're ready to step into it. i would say the quick way to do this is harold shields here.

he is going to be point for us to coordinate some of that. i saw patsy and john also. i know that they are doing work here and supporting the community. saida is here from hope s.f. all of these are partners. principal thomas knows how to get in touch with us. we want to start the process. if you are serious and ready united has a plan. we're working with them to get folks through that. i see the collective team and others. there are lots of people here. i would say you start with knocking on harold's door, making sure he's got your name and number and he's connected. he's got all the stuff. we do have the app. you have to go to opps.org and that's where you register. we can get you all of that. harold is going to make sure you don't get lost in any of the process. the united process is a very

specific process. anybody who's ever had to go through security at the airport, it's 20 times harder to get a job at the airport. we want to get you ready for that. we will help you. i think we have to start now for you to have a job in three months at the airport. let's get it started. i'm here today. cathy and amelia. oppsforall.org is where you go. thank you. [ applause ]. >> go back to class. [ laughter ]

>> manufacturing in cities creates this perfect platform for people to earn livelyihoods and for people to create more economic prosperity. i'm kate sosa. i'm cofounder and ceo of sf made. sf made is a public private partnership in the city of san francisco to help manufacturers start, grow and stay right here in san

francisco. sf made really provides wraparound resources for manufacturers that sets us apart from other small business support organizations who provide more generalized support. everything we do has really been developed over time by listening and thinking about what manufacturer needs grow. for example, it would be traditional things like helping them find capital provide assistance loans help to provide small business owners with education. we have had some great experience doing what you might call pop ups or temporary selling events, and maybe the most recent example was one that we did as part of sf made week in partnership with the city seas partnership with small business creating a 100 company selling day right here

at city hall, in partnership with mayor lee and the board of supervisors, and it was just a wonderful opportunity for many of our smaller manufacturers who may be one or two-person shop and who don't have the wherewithal to have their own dedicated retail store to show their products and it comes back to how do we help companies set more money into arthur businesses and develop more customers and their relationships so that they can continue to grow and continue to stay here in san francisco. i'm amy kascel and i'm the owner of amy kaschel san francisco. we started our line with wedding gowns, and about a year ago we launched a ready to wear collection. san francisco's a great place

to do business in terms of clientele. we have wonderful brides from all walks of life and doing really interesting things: architects doctors, lawyers, teachers, artists other like minded entrepreneurs so really fantastic women to work with. i think it's important for them to know where their clothes are made and how they're made. >> my name is jefferson mccarly, and i'm the general manager of the mission bicycle company. we sell bikes made here for people that ride here. essentially we sell city bikes made for riding in urban environments. our core business really is to build bikes specifically for each individual. we care a lot about craftsmanship, we care a lot about quality, we care about good design, and people like that. when people come in we spend a

lot of time going to the design wall and we can talk about handle bars, we can see the riding position, and we take notes all over the wall. it's a pretty fun shopping experience. paragraph. >> for me as a designer, i love the control. i can see what's going on talk to my cutter my pattern maker, looking at the designs. going through the suing room i'm looking at it everyone on the team is kind of getting involved, is this what that drape look? is this what she's expecting, maybe if we've made a customization to a dress, which we can do because we're making everything here locally. over the last few years, we've been more technical. it's a great place to be, but you

know, you have to concentrate and focus on where things are going and what the right decisions are as a small business owner. >> sometimes it's appropriate to bring in an expert to offer suggestions and guidance in coaching and counseling, and other times we just need to talk to each other. we need to talk to other manufacturers that are facing similar problems, other people that are in the trenches just like us, so that i can share with them a solution that we came up with to manage our inventory and they can share with me an idea that they had about how to overcome another problem. >> moving forward where we see ourselves down the road, maybe five and ten years, is really looking at a business from a little bit more of a ready to wear perspective and making things that are really thoughtful and mindful, mindful of the end user how they're going to use it whether it's

the end piece or a he hadwedding gown are they going to use it again, and incorporating that into the end collection, and so that's the direction i hear at this point. >> the reason we are so enamored with the work we do is we really do see it as a platform for changing and making the city something that it has always been and making sure that we're sharing the opportunities that we've been blessed with economically and socially as possible, broadening that

>> good morning this. is the october 16, 2019 budget committee. i am supervisor fewer. i am joined by supervisor mandelman. i would like to thank sfgovtv. do you have any announcements? >> please silence cell phones and electronic devices and complete speaker cards as part of the file submit to the court. items today will appear on the