>> and on military installations across the world. i want to start off by saying thank you, supervisor walton, and to all of you guys having me

here today and for all of your messages of support throughout my youth of the year journey. your encouragement has truly meant so much to me. this journey is not something that happened overnight. throughout this process, i spent many weeks away from the city, spent many nights working 12-hour days, doing my come and coming back just in time to get to class. by the time i finished elementary school i saw the beast of poverty. i ran out of fingers to count

the youth in my community that lost their lives to gun violence. the club made sure to stay open the nights of shootings, making it so we would have a caring and dependable place to go when it wasn't safe to go home. the club gave me a place where i could be my authentic self. the club showed me the power of a good education and encouraged me to go into private school. it wasn't easy. i found my sense of self slipping away as i switched between environments, but i could always find myself back at the club, a place i didn't have to alter who i was. every tragedy and piece of divert that i went through in my community, the club was right there to help me through it. when everything in the world seemed hopeless and motivation was hard to find, the club was a

place i could find positivity. the club gave me the tools i wanted to foster to see the positivity in the world. they taught me how to be a leader and gave me the space to show other kids what to look up to. the club did so much for me and does so much for other kids. boys and girls clubs of san francisco is an incredible force. i honestly wouldn't be the person i am today if it weren't were the club. thank you again for this honor to speak to you today. and i look forward to recognizing sfrik with great pride over the year and as the 2019-20 youth of the year.

[ applause ][ applause ]. >> all right. congratulations to all the honorees receiving commendations today, great choices. thank you. that concludes our special commendations for today. madam clerk, let's go to the 3:00 p.m. special order items, 31 through 34.

>> clerk: these items constitute the public hearing and associated motions for persons interested in the certification of a final environmental impact report for proposed mixed use project and project variant at 3333 california street, items 35 through 38, comprised the public hearing and associated motions for persons interested in the appeal of the certification of a conditional use authorization and planned development for the proposed project at 3333 california street. and items 39 through 42 comprise a public hearing and associated motions for persons interested in the decision of public works dated december 27, approving a tentative mat for a 15-lot vertical subdivision and 675 residential and 64 commercial mixed-use new condominium project at 3333 california street. >> okay. would you like to make any

remarks? >> thank you, president yee. just at this time all parties have agreed to continue these items until the next board meeting on november 12. >> okay. so there is a motion to continue the item, and is there a second? second by supervisor safai. are there members of the public who wish to speak on the continuance of items 31 through 42? seeing none, then the motion has been made and seconded to continue the item for the meeting november 12th, 2019, without objection. items 31 through 42 will be continued to the meeting -- >> clerk: mr. president, we have a different house so we'll

need a roll call vote on that. >> roll call, please. [ roll call ]. >> clerk: [ overlapping speakers ] -- >> okay. then items 31 through 42 will be continued to the meeting of tuesday, november 12, 2019. madam clerk, please call items 43 through 45. >> clerk: items 43 through 45 were referred without recommendation from the land use

and transportation committee. item 43 is the ordinance to create the 3333 california street special use district. item 44 is the ordinance to approve the development agreement. item 45 is the ordinance to improve the major enroachment permit for laurel heights partners llc to occupy portions of the surrounding avenues adjacent to 3333 california street. >> colleagues, can we have a motion to continue these items to the meeting of tuesday, november 12, 2019. motion made by somebody? supervisor mandelman, seconded by supervisor walton. these items will continue on first reading on november 12, 2019.

madam clerk, i believe we are at public comment. >> clerk: yes, mr. president. at this time the public may address the entire board on items in the subject jurisdiction of the board to include the previous minutes and items on adoption without reference to the committee calendar. direct your remarks to the board as a whole. if you are utilizing interpretation assistance, you will be allowed twice the amount to testify. if you would like to use the projector, place your document under it. >> the first speaker. >> the righteous shall rejoice -- so that a man shall say there is a reward for the righteous.

v verily he is a god that judges in the earth. if you go to duck, duck, go and type in warroom and go down to project veritas, you will notice that there are people threatening to murder tomorrow morning the evidence that jeffrey epstein was murdered in prison. it's going to come out tomorrow. you know when trump mentioned it's going to be interesting how many times clinton was on that airplane, he was on it 26 times, 26 times, 26 times. truth is truth. you know, jesus said there's nothing covered that will not be revealed and that will not be made known. roger stone's trial was today. the man has done nothing wrong. he's actually a hero. that's who that guy is.

and they're stacking, okay, the jury against him. i was glad that alex jones released the names of the jurors because they're so pro-obama, it's incredible what's going on in this nation, this obama-appointed communist judge. 26 seconds, well truth is truth and eventually truth will come out. we are at the time of the end and god is a god of justice and truth. he sees and hears everything. no one can hide from him. in jeremiah god said, am i not -- >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> good afternoon, president yee and supervisors.

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please. >> i come to city hall once in a while so that i can checkmate because there's a game of chess going on. it's important on a day like today that many people have to think hard and act right. i was on san bruno today where our mta, the municipal transportation agency, without having any meaningful meetings is depriving san bruno avenue of over 46% of their parking accessibility rights.

what's happening today all over san francisco. if you go to union city -- not union city, union square. if you go to the castro, if you go on inclement street, go anywhere, nobody gives a damn about the businesses. small businesses employ the most people in san francisco, and we have some in this chamber wheeling and dealing, giving awards, saying some good things to some, while acting in a bad way, an evil way, is totally wrong. thank god there are some, i call them the last of the mohecans

who will fake truth to power. >> next speaker, please. >> i voted today. i was sitting at home and said, hey, i created these t-shirts, why not go and try to get rid of them. i've got san francisco history t-shirts. i have the first lady mayor on here, the first black lady mayor, london breed, the first asian mayor and the first black mayor. i will be at the elections outside. please come support the bayview. >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> hello, i live three blocks from the proposed proposal at

3333 california street. i'm a transplanted from los angeles -- >> clerk: mr. president, i'm pausing the speaker's time. ma'am, that hearing is actually going to be held next week, november 12. >> okay. i have a medical procedure that day and i cannot attend. >> clerk: the president opened public comment on this item and asked if anyone wanted to speak at public comment. that was your opportunity. >> i see. >> clerk: or anyone else's opportunity to come and let us know. >> okay. i thought public comment was available for the -- >> colleagues, how many of you are confused with this one? just you? >> clerk: if you have something in writing, we can make sure it's included in the record.

>> thank you. next speaker, please. >> i work at the mission pharmacy. as a specialty pharmacy, mission hill serves patients who have h.i.v., hepatitis, substance use. the pharmacy has been located in the mission district since 1978 and has a long-standing history in the community. recently the department of healthcare service sincere reimburses pharmacies across the state for specialty medications. this reimbursement has had a devastating impact on mission wellness pharmacy and other pharmacies in san francisco and across the state. community-based pharmacies represent the most accessible healthcare providers -- healthcare access to vulnerable patients. we provide bubble packages.

if this policy is not changed, mission wellness cannot continue to serve wellness patients in the county. we have to make sure the wellness patients have access to these important medications. i would like to thank supervisor ronen for introducing this important legislation. i would ask that the board of supervisors support this solidifying san francisco's position as a leader in healthcare. >> good afternoon. i'm here from the aids foundation, again in support of the resolution. thank you to supervisor ronen to call on the department of healthcare services to re-examine their new policy for future service reimbursement rates. this has an outcome of disadvantaging our community-based pharmacies who

are a key part of our response in the city. it would be unfortunate to see them go out of business. we urge your vote. thank you. >> hello, i'm the ward nurse at the positive wellness program. we are a primary clair clinic servi serving 2,300 patients living with h.i.v. the pharmacy reimburses medicines at a lower rate than it costs to purchase them. our safety net clinic serves the most vulnerable people living with h.i.v. in our community.

we depend on local community pharmacies to provide specialty medications to our patients. not only do these pharmacies provide the medications for our patients, but they also place them in adherence packaging, making it easier for the patients to take their medications as described. these community pharmacies deliver the medications to the patients' homes. if we lose these community pharmacies because they can no longer afford to stay open or stop providing services, we will lose our fight to keep patients on their medications. >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> thank you, supervisor ronen, for bringing this important

issue forward. i am the vice president for the center of advocacy for the california pharmacists' association. the drastic reduction in the medical reimbursement rate for pharmacists have been devastating. they have already resulted in numerous closures of community pharmacies all over california. the patients who need these medications the most are those suffering with h.i.v., aids, behavioral health issues, et cetera, just to name a few. as the former speaker stated, community pharmacies don't just stand behind the counters, we know that these are the individuals going out to the homeless camps in the county and providing the medication to the individuals. we know we have a mental health crisis in the state of california, and without these pharmacists who are willing to go into those communities to make sure that those individuals are getting their injections, taking their medicines as

prescribed, the situation is only going to grow worse. we want to thank you for bringing this issue forward. san francisco is truly a leader being a healthcare advocate, and we hope we can count on your support. thank you so much. >> thank you, next speaker, please. >> i am a nurse-practitioner and worked on ward 86 for over 20 years and i serve as the deputy clinic director. i want to echo all of the work of the pharmacists who sup superseded me. we do not want to go backward. the patients who need

medications for their mental illness s and many other issues. we urge you to assist us in rescinding this resolution. >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> i am a representative for city-wide council for seniors disabled, also for phta which is public housing tenant associations. i'm here because of notice number h20190-9-pih-2019-23ha. i was told by a director over at moma that that certificate is no good, that we don't go by that

anymore. i showed her the rad guidance and the mayor's office has told us we don't go by that anymore. this is the new fourth rescission that we've been working on. we're constantly given false information from them. notice that also in the mayor's -- this draft here, that they -- when they dig sewage, they send everything out to the neighborhood and that informs them what's happening. this draft, nobody in public housing received that draft or saying that there's a draft being done. we are not getting information out of anyone from the mayor's office. right now under the rad program is at washington now. we need help trying to slow it

down, stop it, because any of the information we're getting from the mayor's office has been nothing but lies to us. thank you. >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> i got some bad news for you people. i got a judge fired right down the street. this is my copy of the u.s. constitution. i was assaulted by a guy wielding a piece of iron. i didn't go to the police because i had a bad experience with the police. my neighbor got his collar broken twice. the police couldn't do anything because they didn't have any witnesses. i was groped in the street by a woman. i went to the police and the police told me they couldn't do anything because his hands was tied by police procedure.

if he's being paid, why can't he provide the protection. when i first got here in 1982, i was on market street. this guy got mugged in the alley. this guy had a gash as long as my finger on his eye. i walked out and this cap car turned a corner and i flagged him down. i told the police officer that a guy is in the alley and he needs your help. he asked me if these were white people or black people. now, i want you people to take action. everywhere i go in this town, i'm accosted by homeless people looking for a handout. i was walking home from -- see that, that's my arm hurting me now.

i was walking from the grocery store and three of these god damn immigrants are sitting inside the door where i pay the rent waiting for me. i carry a piece of iron everywhere i go. the reason i didn't crack him in the head -- >> thank you very much. next speaker, please. >> i'm here from mission health center. i'm here to talk about item 48. so the department of health services reimburses the medications for less than the cost it is to purchase them. community-based pharmacies are forced to choose between discontinuing services and

losing their businesses. community-based pharmacies represent the most accessible healthcare to vulnerable patients. who often need a greater level of service that's provided greater than chain pharmacies. we would also like to thank supervisor ronen for introducing this legislation. sncht thank you. next speaker, please. >> tom gillbert. my mother did turn 95. right now she is deciding whether to do another medical

intervention or hospice. pg&e should be a regional public organization. our fires and smoke are coming from part of our region. we need to be part of that region solution, part of a region. moderate air can be surprisingly pretty bad. i've kind of noticed that for the first time this time around. tv stations again. local news should not be banned or blacked out because of cable providers. the people up north that were having the fires, a complete lack of what was going on. we need as much information sources as possible. a petition to ban assault rifles and semi-automatic weapons, people killers.

i don't want to ban them in san francisco. i want the federal government to ban them. so what i would like to do is to create a petition for other cities to sign to send to washington, d.c., to let our voices be known. i don't think we're the only ones here that want to ban these weapons. they're people killers. the republicans in north carolina and georgia do whatever they want to create their politicians to win the prize. here in san francisco, we have a group that decides we can place people ahead of an election and give them a head start. that is our scandal. it's time to change that. >> thank you. is there any other speaker for public comments? seeing none, public comment is now closed. there is a request to rescind a

vote. >> thank you, president yee. i would like to move to resend the vote about items 31 to 35 to allow public comment. i think there was some confusion there. i would hate for those that came down not to be heard. if we could do that, i would greatly appreciate it. >> supervisor stefani, i believe it's 31 to 42. we don't need to go beyond 42 for public comments. >> i'm sorry. i meant 42. i just wrote it down wrong. >> so this motion to rescind, is there a second? seconded by supervisor mandelman. any objections? then the vote is rescinded.

is it okay to re-open the public comments? public comment is now re-opened. >> thank you. i live three blocks from the proposed project at 3333 california street. i'm a transplant from los angeles, from hollywood, and like many transplants, i've grafted onto san francisco and i love it. the hills, the green space, and national park on our doorstep have made it a magnet for visitors and businesspeople for well over a century. i never thought i would live to see the day when san francisco would approve a project or for a project to get as far as it has gotten for everything that

ruined my hometown city. l.a. bulldozed over parks and replaced them with freeways and that continues to this day. that is what this project and the plans drawn by this group represents to me. it will bulldoze the hill, cram in a walkway. and as a large retail complex where it does not belong at the intersection of four family neighborhoods. if this is truly about housing, then we need to build housing on this site, only housing. the community alternative achieves the objectives that the city says that it wants, housing. not only that, but it is done without defacing the very things

in that site unique, the trees and hill, which this group will remove and pave over. >> any other public comment on these items? seeing none -- are you coming up here for -- >> 3333 california. >> i just want to add on to my friend's statement. the developer could get around

affordable housing to paying the opt-out option back to the city. we are being treated as if this is a done deal, even though we are a strong voice of reason for our neighbors. we hope that you soften your hearts about this. the developer finds -- our plan does not include chopping down 200-plus magnificent trees inside and outside of the property. i had my office at 3333. i am a neighbor. i forgot to mention that. we want to use our green spaces and breathe the air.

the canopy is 32.5. it would be chopping down like a whole urban forest that doesn't need to be chopped down. our community variant plan to you provides 558 or 744 invariant housing units with senior and affordable housing and daycare centers and cafeteria. the building of it would be about five years less time the developer, 15 years our community variant plan does not include adding an overwhelming amount of commercial and retail space, allowing businesses to run from 6:00 to 2:00 a.m. the developer insists that we will harm our neighborhood community by -- anyway our plan does not venerate 15,000 tons of

greenhouse gas and construction over 15 years. we have to hope and pray that you know we are not against affordable housing. four neighborhoods depend on this -- >> thank you very much. any other public comments on the continuance on these items? seeing none, public comment is now -- on a -- madam clerk, give me the right wording. >> clerk: yes, mr. president, public comment is now closed on item it is 39 through 30. you would keep items -- you would keep the items for the tentative map which are items --

you would keep the tentative items open which are 39 through 42. we have a bifurcation. >> can i have a motion to continue items -- >> just gavel down that you would close public comment on the first two special orders, 31 through 39 -- 38. then you would keep the items on the third special order open and then you would continue all of them to november 12. >> before i do that, deputy city attorney. >> just along the lines of what the clerk is suggesting, the board can close public comment for the purpose of this meeting and continue and clarifying on

the record that you should continue the one item as an open item. because of a special deadline in the law that authorizes the tentative map appeal, we recommend that you continue that item as open. >> i need a motion to continue items 41 through 42 and the public hearing is open on a tentative map appeal. >> so moved. >> motion made by supervisor ronen. the items will be continued. madam clerk, let's go to the

adoption of the reference calendar. >> unanimous vote is required for the resolutions today. alternatively, a supervisor may request or require a resolution to go to committee if it's on first street. >> can i please severe item 48. >> okay. >> then can we take items 49 through 51, same call. well, objection then, items 49 through 51, the resolutions are adopted and the motions are approved. madam clerk, please call item number 48. >> clerk: item 48 is a resolution to urge the state of california to rescind or amend the new department of healthcare services policy regarding the

pharmacy reimbursements for covered specialty medications. >> first i just wanted to thank all the individuals, pharmacists, and organizations who came out to speak on behalf of this resolution today. when i first learned about the situation, it made no sense to me. but i also learned a lot about community pharmacies. we have an extraordinary community pharmacy in the mission district called mission community wellness. maria, the pharmacist and founder, spoke today. i've been a life-long keizer patient, so i've had no relationship with pharmacists whatever. you go in and get your meds, and may have a brief consultation. that's not what mission wellness does. what it does is it everybody --

serves as a confidant, someone to help the patients stay current and take these specialty medications for complicated diagnoses like h.i.v., aids, like severe mental illness. and often their clients are h e homeless or barely housed. the pharmacists go above and beyond. they package medications in a way that it's obvious and easy how to take them each day. they often hold the medication at the pharmacy so that individuals who are afraid of losing their meds because they're experiencing homelessness know that they can come there every single day and take it and not miss a dose. it seems like something of the past that hardly exists anymore. here we have a nonsensical decision on the part of

department of healthcare services that cuts these services for these life-saving specialty meds that is making it impossible for these pharmacies to continue and stay around. the amount that these pharmacies are losing on every prescription that they fill is going to make them obsolete in no time. the least that we can do is pass this resolution today, urging this state to reverse its non-sensical decision to improperly reimburse for these medications. please also know that our office is working with senator weiner who will have a meeting with health care services urging them and explaining how important it is for them to reverse their decision here. hopefully we will make some headway there. in the meantime he will be

planning on introducing a bill during the budget process next year if we can't make the headway with the department itse itself. this is something i wanted everyone who came out know that we didn't just pass these resolutions, but worked with the state representatives to work on this important issue. i hope you will be joining us to vote on this important issue. >> i wanted to thank supervisor ronen for bringing this resolution forward. thank you to everyone from the public who spoke out in support and educated us about this really important issue. i would like to be added as a co-sponsor. >> supervisor safai. >> thank you, mr. president. yes, i too would like to be

added as a sponsor. if you all recall, last year we did a piece of legislation that had to do with surplus medication from nursing homes and other places rather than throwing them away. we were able to work with our city pharmacists and have these medications distributed to patients through many of our neighborhood clinics and pharmacies. without the survival of neighborhood pharmacies, we're not the able to get to patients who don't have access to cheaper medications. so that legislation was married to these neighborhood pharmacies and clinics. this is an important resolution and we're hopeful that senator weiner is successful at the state level as well as the rest of our state delegation. to you to supervisor ronen and all the advocates from the neighborhood clinics and pharmacies who talked about the importance of keeping this.

>> so i thought i had already asked to be added as a co-sponsor. if that hadn't happened, i would like to be added. okay. thank you very much, supervisor ronen. colleagues, can we take this item without objection? this resolution is adopted unanimously. madam clerk, please read the in memori memoriums. >> this meeting will be adjourned in the name of one of our residents. >> we are ending early to our residents can go and vote. madam clerk, is there any other further business before us

today? >> that concludes our business today. >> thank you. have a wonderful election day. the polls close at 8:00 p.m. we are adjourned.

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community. >> we have a ten-person limb elimination match. we have a full-size ring with barside food and drink. we ended up getting wrestling here with puoillo del mar. we're hope og get families to join us. we've done a drag queen bingo and we're trying to be a diverse kind of club, trying different things. this is a great part of town and there's a bunch of shops, a variety of stores and ethnic restaurants. there's a popular little shop that all of the kids like to hanhang out at. we have a great breakfast spot call brick fast at tiffanies. some of the older businesses are refurbished and newer businesses are coming in and it's exciting.

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