so, my son could not attend a field trip without his pera. there was no he could engage and stay on task without the assistance of his jiminy cricket on his shoulder for lack of a better term. my husband and i moved mountains to make it happen. my husband would go up after work. he worked in palo alto at the time. he would drop up to the headlands, spend the night in the dorm, on the cots with my kid, get them up in the morning, get him showered, get him ready. he would leave, head back down to palo alto. i would come up from the city after getting the other three kids off to school. i would spend the day with my kid, and we basically we literally pass each other coming out of the headlines. honk honk, hey, good to see. we were in a position to be able

to do this. if there were an olympic sport for a logistics, i would have won the gold medal that year for making that'll -- making that all happen. he took time off work, i took time off work and we had people willing to work with us to make it happen. not everyone has that. there are some families that can even make trips because they don't have support. when we talk about experiential field trips, and making them available. we need to make them equitable. i would love to work with the district on writing some verbiage into that. the c.a.c. would. thank you. >> thank you. i'm going to excuse our incredible all-stars. they get to go home early and we have to stay. thank you for your service. have a good evening.

>> may i hear a motion and second on the school board policies? >> so moved. >> i am referring the board policies to the rules committee. there is one more item to deal with, and that is number five, and support of achievement and success of all latinx students at sfusd. this item was duly moved and seconded on september 24, 2019. i am referring this to the budget and curriculum committees. section l, proposals for immediate action and suspension of rules. can i have a motion and a secons

of public comment and public comment to the following? >> second. >> so move. >> resolution 1910-1581 and support a proposition e on the november 2019 ballot. introduced by commissioners. >> two collins and myself. may hear a motion? nevermind. i'm just reading the script. let's see. [roll call] >> may i hear a motion in the second for the formal

introduction of the resolution? >> so moved. >> second. >> thank you. >> whereas district students in the community at large and we see critical benefits and classroom teachers on para- educators of the district. live in the community in which they practice their profession which promotes stability, community involvement and stronger ties between educators, students and families i whereas sfusd educators suffer acutely from the cities severe affordable housing shortage with 64% of sfusd teachers spending more than 30% of their income towards rent. an additional 14.7% of teachers in sfusd are spinning more than 50% for the income towards rent. according to the federal guidelines four out of five teachers are burdened with housing costs. whereas sfusd requires 3600 teachers annually, but is

challenged by teacher education rate for proximally 10% annually. 30% of sfusd teachers leaving the district within the first five years of teaching. often because of high housing costs, escalating cost of living. whereas the city has fallen short of its needs for very low to moderate income housing having only produce 31% of affordable units needed to meet its share of the regional housing needs of january 15, 2015 to june, 2022 for this critically important housing source. whereas in may have 2017 the board of education approved a resolution supporting a pilot program to develop affordable rental housing for sfusd educators where the price will be affordable for our where paraprofessionals, teachers leading to the project currently underway. whereas proposition e will amend affordable housing and educator housing programs to expedite the

development and construction of 100% affordable and educator housing in san francisco for a wide range of sfusd educators. building on the success of san francisco model by rezoning sfusd sites to allow 100% educator housing as a principally permitted use. cutting times for projects and construction. according to the office of the comptroller, proposition e will result in a minimal reduction in government cost on to the extent this legislation shortens this process the city's affordable housing projects cost due to shortage development and construction timelines. lower inflation on market costs. therefore be it resolved that the san francisco board of education urges voters to vote yes on proposition e in the november 19 ballot. >> thank you. we do have a few speakers sign up for this item. susan solomon.

megan. [ name indescernible ] and annabelle. >> good evening. i am a behavior analyst with the school district. i want to tell you about some and work with. a licensed vocational nurse who barely makes it more than somebody working at starbucks. he just had a baby last year, he commutes an hour every day to get to work. he is licensed to do procedures that i with a masters degree cannot do. he takes care of medically practical -- and fragile students we don't happen to these kids when a nurse cannot take care of them at school? they say home. they miss school. i know this nurse deserves reasonable pay and the ability to live in the city in which he works.

it is more than that. the students deserve stable access to schools, and all students deserve stable schools. what happens when this nurse tires of commuting for pennies? he will find work closer to ho home. spend more time with his family, as any of us would. what will that mean for the children he works with? our educators deserve stable, affordable housing. our students deserve stable schools. please vote tonight to endorse prop e on bring us closer to the schools. thank you. >> good evening. i am the political director. i'm here to urge you to support prop e. we all know it is not a secret that the affordability crisis it is not just impacting our families, but it's also

impacting many of our teachers and para- educators are losing their homes to eviction, and rent increases. we need to do much more to ensure that housing stability for our teachers, early childhood educators and paraprofessionals stay here in san francisco so they can continue providing quality education for our students and continue providing and making sure our schools are stable. when prop e passes it will help keep our educators in the city where they work and will stabilize our communities. we need prop need to make sure their healthy needs are being met. prop e not only as going to support our currents, it will also help our future educators. thank you. >> hello again, commissioners,

superintendent matthews, susan solomon. i will echo with the previous speaker said. thank you to the commissioners who wrote this resolution. i appreciate it. in might of the very serious and sobering conversation that you all just had around supporting students. this is all pieces of the puzz puzzle. as people get priced out of san francisco educators and families, it is disruptive to public education. if we can help bring stability and lower costs to housing so that the current statistic -- that the medium rent for a one-bedroom apartment is $3,700. this is not sustainable. thank you for presenting this resolution. i look forward to your vote. thank you. >> thank you.

any comments from the board of supervisors? i want to thank commissioner moliga for bringing this forward and letting me add my name to it. he did all the hard work. i am excited to vote on this and get the word out to the public. >> thank you. [roll call] [applause] >> section m. board members reports. let's see we will start with the rules committee. >> thank you. rules met last week.

we had two other items that were action items, sexual health and hiv-aids, prevention and instruction which we forwarded to the full board with a positive recommendation. likewise for board policy high school graduation requirements. we didn't talk about it at the last meeting. it has come up a number of tim times. sb-328 which was actually signed into law by governor newsom this week. it will mandate the districts to do a couple of things. middle schools will not be able to start before 8:00 a.m. high schools cannot start prior to 8:30 a.m. the school districts must adopt a law before july, or sooner, if they have collected bargaining and allow negotiation before the deadline. we are going to have to have some kind of analysis of this for our district soon.

ab-1505 was also signed into law. that is around's charter petitions and rules. essentially we had hoped that it would remain if our board denied a charter petition or renewal petition, if we denied it would not have to go back to the state board. for our district, since we are a city in the county. it will have to go to the state board. although the state board is changing its membership and its proclivity to rubberstamp charter schools. we are hoping that will be in our favor. and that we have some information about around split rule, which is essentially being kicked around for decades to try to undo a lot of the harm that prop 13 has done in terms of revenue coming into the school districts.

corporate property would be taxed at a slightly higher rate. homeowner and small business would not be adjusted upwards. the analysis of it right now is that it is not doing very well in polling. the governor is not committed to it and their other parties that have been given the cold shoulder. we are not at a point where it is necessarily going to pass. it is essential that we do find increased revenue sources for districts. that concludes the report from the rules committee. >> thank you vice president sanchez. do you have a report from personnel? >> i do. my first report. i do quickly remember what we talked about. two agenda items presentation around certified hiring reports. they are highlights from there, we started the school year off with a feeling 99% of our classroom vacancies were filled.

that is really great progress there. some of the comments around understanding of those breakdowns, particularly in professional education classrooms. i know that has been a concern that has been raised. as a gap from overall we are hearing from families out in the field. that is one take away of getting in more detail data there. another area of opportunity is the approach around early hiring. when we do earlier hiring you have a more diverse pool so that is a practice that the team is going to be continuing for this upcoming recruitment season.

and then knowing how important that is getting more teachers of color into our focal students particularly. another area that is a challenge around our language pathways. we haven't been able to address the long-term sustainability of finding our own language immersion vacancies. there is definitely an opportunity around how we are recruiting and partnering up. that aspect of the work for the certified hiring, and the other presentation, we are embarking on a huge human capital budget

management systems change. tonight the board approved that infrastructure investment. we are moving from a very paper oriented, to again something that is more modern, integrated, technology integrated, makes me happy um around understanding that we are embarking on a process um but also the team presented the seriousness around um the onboarding and the training aspect. that is going to be a major shift this is an two organizational change management. looking at implementation of january 2021. the detailed timeline was presented. but i also stressed during that meeting was the importance around that feedback loop. i think we have talked about that, right? if we are going to embark on a major infrastructure transition

we need to be able to quickly get that loop of where the caps are. i am excited about that management happening. >> number two, report from board delegates to membership organizations. any report? number three, any other reports by board members? okay. i wanted to give a few shout outs are quick. i just came back from a conference in san diego, the california association of educators. i was joined by the alley team. we had parents from the aipac. it was very aspiring.

i think we have a great group of advocates and team members and working with them. [reading names] thank you all for coming down to san diego. i look forward to working collaboratively to help move our district forward. i also wanted to shout out the hr team for the educators of color reception. [ name indescernible ] she did a great job. i had a good time. i think superintendent ford won the handshake contest.

she is used to winning. so, thank you all that came out for the event and all of the organizers for the district that help put it on. i'm up to calendar of committee meetings. budget and business services will be wednesday november 6, 2019 at 6:00 p.m. rules policy legislation will be monday, november 4 at 5:00 p.m. curriculum and program will be wednesday, october 23 at 6:00 p.m. building grounds and services will be monday, october 28 at 6:00 p.m. the ad hoc committee on personal matters and relations will be thursday, november 14, at 6:00 p.m. the ad hoc committee on student assignment will be monday, october 21 at 6:00 p.m. the joint school districts and city college committee will be friday, november 8 at 10:00 a.m. that meeting will be held at

city hall at the legislative chambers. section n. other information items. we have one item. kalw programming requested by a member of the public. you have two minutes to address the board. >> hello. i am kevin robinson. a parent in the school district in a guest teacher for the district. i want to thank the board for putting this item on the agenda on such short notice. the standard school broadcast which began in 1928, is the oldest educational radio program was on the united states. it airs thursday at 10:00 a.m. and ran for 47 years. ending in 1975. picking up numerous accolades and awards along the way. by the way, this radio program was broadcast from san francisco. as you are aware, the board of

education meetings are aired on kalw 91.7 as part of a service provided by the san francisco unified school district. besides these meetings, kalw broadcasts the school district lunch menu, an occasional education story. currently there is no program on the station solely dedicated to all things education related. whether they be district, regional, statewide, or nationwide. there should be. at least one hour per week could be used for such purpose. education, in this country, is at a tipping point. the district holds a license, the power, tooth hip things in the right direction. -- to tip things in the right direction. parents wanted, teachers want to, wanted and we all need it. i'm prepared to work with the board, kalw, the superintendent, as a director of communications

to make this a reality. let's make it happen. let's put on a show. thank you. >> thank you. >> section oh. memorial adjournment. rio during this meeting and the member -- memory of the superintendent of july 1985 through july 1986. he received his credentials from the san francisco state university. he was hired by the district in 1956 and retired in june of 1994. he was vice president at

roosevelt middle school and mission high school, principal at everett and benjamin frank the middle. most apparently, he headed the implementation of the consent decree for the school district. he passed away on september 23, 2019. a life remembrance will be held on sunday, november 3, 2019 from 11:30 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. at the san mateo senior center. 2645 alameda. [inaudible] san mateo, california. the board of education on the superintendent of schools express sincere condolences to the family. at this time, we will take public comment for those who

want to comment during closed session. seeing none. section p close session. the board will now go into closed session and then >> we're back in closed session. i'm going to readout from the session on october 15, 2019. the board by a vote of five ayes, two absent, approved the contract of one director. the board by a vote of five ayes, two absent, approved the contract of administrator. the borard, by a vote of five ayes, two absent, voted to release an employee in the matter of a termination the

board, by a vote of four ayes, one nay, two absent, approved the intention of litigation. in the matter of w.c. versus sfusd, the board by a vote of five ayes, two absent, gives the district the authority to pay up to the stipulated amount. in the matter of b.h. versus sfusd, the board, by a vote of five ayes, two absent, gives the district the authority to pay up to the stipulated amount. that concludes this tonight's meeting. this meeting is adjourned. [gavel]

>> when i open up the paper every day, i'm just amazed at how many different environmental issues keep popping up. when i think about what planet i want to leave for my children and other generations, i think about what kind of contribution i can make on a personal level to the environment. >> it was really easy to sign up for the program. i just went online to

cleanpowersf.org, i signed up and then started getting pieces in the mail letting me know i was going switch over and poof it happened. now when i want to pay my bill, i go to pg&e and i don't see any difference in paying now. if you're a family on the budget, if you sign up for the regular green program, it's not going to change your bill at all. you can sign up online or call. you'll have the peace of mind knowing you're doing your part in your household to help the environment. shop and dine on the 49 promotes local businesses and challenges residents to do shopping and dining within the 49 square miles of san francisco by supporting local services within neighborhood. we help san francisco remain unique, successful and vibrant.

where will you shop and dine in the 49? san francisco owes the charm to the unique character of the neighborhood comer hall district. each corridor has its own personality. our neighborhoods are the engine of the city. >> you are putting money and support back to the community you live in and you are helping small businesses grow. >> it is more environmentally friendly. >> shopping local is very important. i have had relationships with my local growers for 30 years. by shopping here and supporting us locally, you are also supporting the growers of the flowers, they are fresh and they have a price point that is not imported. it is really good for everybody.

>> shopping locally is crucial. without that support, small business can't survive, and if we lose small business, that diversity goes away, and, you know, it would be a shame to see that become a thing of the past. >> it is important to dine and shop locally. it allows us to maintain traditions. it makes the neighborhood. >> i think san francisco should shop local as much as they can. the retail marketplace is changes. we are trying to have people on the floor who can talk to you and help you with products you are interested in buying, and help you with exploration to try things you have never had

before. >> the fish business, you think it is a piece of fish and fisherman. there are a lot of people working in the fish business, between wholesalers and fishermen and bait and tackle. at the retail end, we about a lot of people and it is good for everybody. >> shopping and dining locally is so important to the community because it brings a tighter fabric to the community and allows the business owners to thrive in the community. we see more small businesses going away. we need to shop locally to keep the small business alive in san francisco. >> shop and dine in the 49 is a cool initiative. you can see the banners in the

streets around town. it is great. anything that can showcase and legitimize small businesses is a wonderful thing.

>> 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. ♪ >> my s.f. dove -- government t.v. moment was when i received a commendation award from supervisor chris daly. then we sang a duet in the board chamber. [singing]

>> happy anniversary san francisco government t.v. happy anniversary to you. happy anniversary san francisco government t.v. anniversary, anniversary, happy 25th anniversary to you. [♪] valencia has been a constantly evolving roadway. the first bike lanes were striped in 1999, and today is the major north and south bike route from the mission neighborhood extending from market to mission street. >> it is difficult to navigate lindsay on a daily basis, and more specifically, during the morning and evening commute hours. >> from 2012 to 2016, there were 260 collisions on valencia and 46 of those were between vehicles and bikes.

the mayor shows great leadership and she knew of the long history of collisions and the real necessity for safety improvements on the streets, so she actually directed m.t.a. to put a pilot of protected bike lanes from market to 15th on valencia street within four months time. [♪] >> valencia is one of the most used north south bike routes in san francisco. it has over 2100 cyclists on an average weekday. we promote bicycles for everyday transportation of the coalition. valencia is our mission -- fits our mission perfectly. our members fall 20 years ago to get the first bike lane stripes. whether you are going there for restaurants, nightlife, you know , people are commuting up and down every single day.

>> i have been biking down the valencia street corridor for about a decade. during that time, i have seen the emergence of ridesharing companies. >> we have people on bikes, we have people on bike share, scooters, we have people delivering food and we have uber taking folks to concerts at night. one of the main goals of the project was to improve the overall safety of the corridor, will also looking for opportunities to upgrade the bikeway. >> the most common collision that happens on valencia is actually due to double parking in the bike lane, specifically during, which is where a driver opens the door unexpectedly. >> we kept all the passengers -- the passenger levels out, which is the white crib that we see, we double the amount of commercial curbs that you see out here. >> most people aren't actually perking on valencia, they just need to get dropped off or pick something up.

>> half of the commercial loading zones are actually after 6:00 p.m., so could be used for five-minute loading later into the evening to provide more opportunities or passenger and commercial loading. >> the five minute loading zone may help in this situation, but they are not along the corridor where we need them to be. >> one of the most unique aspects of the valencia pilot is on the block between 14th street. >> we worked with a pretty big mix of people on valencia. >> on this lot, there are a few schools. all these different groups had concerns about the safety of students crossing the protected bikeway whether they are being dropped off or picked up in the morning or afternoon. to address those concerns, we installed concrete loading islands with railings -- railings that channel -- channeled a designated crossing plane. >> we had a lot of conversations around how do you load and unload kids in the mornings and the afternoons?

>> i do like the visibility of some of the design, the safety aspects of the boarding pilot for the school. >> we have painted continental crosswalks, as well as a yield piece which indicates a cyclist to give the right-of-way so they can cross the roadway. this is probably one of the most unique features. >> during the planning phase, the m.t.a. came out with three alternatives for the long term project. one is parking protected, which we see with the pilot, they also imagined a valencia street where we have two bike lanes next to one another against one side of the street. a two-way bikeway. the third option is a center running two-way bikeway, c. would have the two bike lanes running down the center with protection on either side. >> earlier, there weren't any enter lane designs in san francisco, but i think it will

be a great opportunity for san francisco to take the lead on that do so the innovative and different, something that doesn't exist already. >> with all three concepts for valencia's long-term improvement , there's a number of trade-offs ranging from parking, or what needs to be done at the intersection for signal infrastructure. when he think about extending this pilot or this still -- this design, there's a lot of different design challenges, as well as challenges when it comes to doing outreach and making sure that you are reaching out to everyone in the community. >> the pilot is great. it is a no-brainer. it is also a teaser for us. once a pilot ends, we have thrown back into the chaos of valencia street. >> what we're trying to do is incremental improvement along the corridor door. the pilot project is one of our first major improvements. we will do an initial valuation in the spring just to get a glimpse of what is happening out here on the roadway, and to make any adjustments to the pilot as needed. this fall, we will do a more robust evaluation. by spring of 2020, we will have

recommendations about long-term improvements. >> i appreciate the pilot and how quickly it went in and was built, especially with the community workshops associated with it, i really appreciated that opportunity to give input. >> we want to see valencia become a really welcoming and comfortable neighborhood street for everyone, all ages and abilities. there's a lot of benefits to protected bike lanes on valencia , it is not just for cyclists. we will see way more people biking, more people walking, we are just going to create a really friendly neighborhood street.

>> the bicycle coalition was giving away 33 bicycles so i applied. i was happy to receive one of them. >> the community bike build program is the san francisco

coalition's way of spreading the joy of biking and freedom of biking to residents who may not have access to affordable transportation. the city has an ordinance that we worked with them on back in 2014 that requires city agency goes to give organizations like the san francisco bicycle organization a chance to take bicycles abandoned and put them to good use or find new homes for them. the partnerships with organizations generally with organizations that are working with low income individuals or families or people who are transportation dependent. we ask them to identify individuals who would greatly benefit from a bicycle. we make a list of people and their heights to match them to a bicycle that would suit their lifestyle and age and height. >> bicycle i received has

impacted my life so greatly. it is not only a form of recreation. it is also a means of getting connected with the community through bike rides and it is also just a feeling of freedom. i really appreciate it. i am very thankful. >> we teach a class. they have to attend a one hour class. things like how to change lanes, how to make a left turn, right turn, how to ride around cars. after that class, then we would give everyone a test chance -- chance to test ride. >> we are giving them as a way to get around the city. >> just the joy of like seeing people test drive the bicycles

in the small area, there is no real word. i guess enjoyable is a word i could use. that doesn't describe the kind of warm feelings you feel in your heart giving someone that sense of freedom and maybe they haven't ridden a bike in years. these folks are older than the normal crowd of people we give bicycles away to. take my picture on my bike. that was a great experience. there were smiles all around. the recipients, myself, supervisor, everyone was happy to be a part of this joyous occasion. at the end we normally do a group ride to see people ride off with these huge smiles on their faces is a great experience. >> if someone is interested in volunteering, we have a special section on the website sf

bike.org/volunteer you can sign up for both events. we have given away 855 bicycles, 376 last year. we are growing each and every year. i hope to top that 376 this year. we frequently do events in bayview. the spaces are for people to come and work on their own bikes or learn skills and give them access to something that they may not have had access to. >> for me this is a fun way to get outside and be active. most of the time the kids will be in the house. this is a fun way to do something. >> you get fresh air and you don't just stay in the house all day. iit is a good way to exercise. >> the bicycle coalition has a

bicycle program for every community in san francisco. it is connecting the young, older community. it is a wonderful outlet for the community to come together to have some good clean fun. it has opened to many doors to the young people that will usually might not have a bicycle. i have seen them and they are thankful and i am thankful for this program.