acceptable of different people, the out liers, the crazy ones. we've become so focused onic maing money that we forgot about those that make our city and community unique. when people come to discover, i want them to rediscover the magic of what diversity and empathy can create. when you're positive and committed to using that energy,

>> president yee: okay. good afternoon and welcome to the november 19, 2019 regular meeting of the san francisco board of supervisors. madam clerk, would you please call the roll. >> clerk: thank you, mr. president. [roll call] .

>> clerk: mr. president, all members are president. >> president yee: thank you. would you please join me in the pledge of allegiance. [pledge of allegiance] >> president yee: on behalf of the board, i would like to acknowledge the staff sfgov tv, colina mendoza and jim smith who record each of our meetings and make the transcripts

available to the public on-line. madam clerk, are there any communications? >> clerk: i have none to report, mr. president. >> president yee: okay. so can we please call -- madam clerk, can we please call the consent agenda? >> clerk: items 1 through 6 are on consent and considered to be routine. if requested, an item can be removed and heard separately. >> president yee: colleagues, would anyone like to remove any items from the consent agenda? seeing none, on items 1 through 6, madam clerk, please call the roll. [roll call]

>> clerk: there are 11 ayes. >> president yee: okay. then without objections, these filings pass unanimously. [gavel]. >> president yee: madam clerk, let's go to our regular agenda and all items 7 -- call items 7 through 9 all together. >> clerk: items 7 is the ordinance to amend the planning code and the zoning map to create the 3333 california special use district. item 8 is an ordinance to approve an agreement between the city and laurel heights partners to develop a site located at california street and presidio avenue with various public benefits. and item 9 is the ordinance to create an encroachment for laurel partners to occupy adjacent sections of 3333 california street to maintain

improvements, waiving conflicting requirements under the public works code and to make the appropriate findings for all three items. >> president yee: colleagues, can we take these items same house, same call? without objection, these items are finally passed unanimously. [gavel]. >> president yee: madam clerk, please call items 10 and 11 together. >> clerk: items 10 and 11 are two items that pertain to the hope sf project. item 10 is to authorize the delivery of -- [inaudible] >> clerk: and potrero terrace and to annex housing developments. and item 11 is the appropriation ordnance for the $86.3 million to the mayor's office of housing and urban

development a2019 through 2020 and the sale pending c.o.p.s. >> president yee: colleagues, can we take this same house, same call? items are passed on first reading. [gavel]. >> president yee: madam clerk, please call items 12 and 13. >> clerk: item 12 is a resolution to authorize the controller to cause the execution and delivery of taxable or tax exempt certificates of participation and item 13 is the ordinance designating the $13.2 million of the c.o.p.s and to establish a controller's reserve pending

the authorization of the c.o.p.s. >> president yee: colleagues, can we take this same house, same call? without objection, the items are passed on first reading. [gavel]. >> president yee: madam clerk, would you please call item 14. [agenda item read]. >> president yee: colleagues, can we take this item same house, same call? without objection, this ordinance is passed on first reading unanimously. [gavel]. >> president yee: so madam clerk, please call the next item. >> clerk: item 15 is a resolution to approve the first amendment to the refuse collection agreement between the city and sunset scavenger and golden gate disposable and recycling company doing

business as recology and recology san francisco. >> president yee: colleagues, can we take this same house, same call? without objection, this item is adopted unanimously. [gavel]. >> president yee: madam clerk, please call item 16. >> clerk: item 16 is an item to authorize the juvenile department to accept and expend a grant from the state and community investment. >> president yee: colleagues, can we take this same house, same call? without objection, this item is adopted unanimously. [gavel]. >> president yee: madam clerk, please call items 17 and 18 together.

>> clerk: item 17 is the agreement between alaska airlines and the city to incorporate terminal space formerly occupied by virgin america into alaska airlines lease agreement with an estimated rent of $21.8 million to expire on june 30, 2021, and the other is the lease between virgin america and the city agreeing to terminate the lease agreement with the city following the dissolution of virgin america. >> president yee: colleagues, can we take these items same house, same call? without objection, the items are passed on first reading. [gavel]. >> president yee: madam clerk,

please call items 19 and 20. [agenda item read]. >> president yee: colleagues, can we take this item same house, same call? without objection, this resolution is adopted unanimously. [gavel]. >> president yee: madam clerk, please call the next item. >> clerk: item 20, resolution to approve and authorize the executive director of the port of san francisco to execute amendment number one to the professional services agreement between ch2m hill for the sea call resilience planning and to increase the contract amount for an approximate total of $60 million. >> president yee: colleagues, can we take this same house, same call? without objection, this resolution is adopted unanimously. [gavel]. >> president yee: madam clerk, please call item 21. >> clerk: item 21 is an item to accept and expand a $500,000 grant from the federal

emergency management emergency for phase two of the early intake switch head slope for management through june 30, 2020. >> president yee: colleagues, can we take this same house, same call? without objection, these resolutions are passed first reading. [gavel]. >> president yee: madam clerk, please call the next item. [agenda item read]. >> president yee: colleagues, can we take this same house, same call? without objection, this item is adopted unanimously. [gavel]. >> president yee: madam clerk, please call the next item. [agenda item read].

>> president yee: colleagues, can we take this item same house, same call? without objection, this resolution's adopted unanimously. [gavel]. >> president yee: madam clerk, please call items 24 through 26 together. >> clerk: items 24 through 26 are three resolutions that pertain to the project associated with 1064 through 1068 mission street. item 24 authorizes the issuance and delivery of multihousing revenue bonds in the amount of 87 million to provide financing for the acquisition and construction of a 258 unit affordable multifamily residential housing project at 1064 through 1068 mission street. item 25 approves and authorizes the director of the mayor's office of housing and community development to execute an amendmented and restated loan agreement, and a long-term ground lease with 1064 mission, l.p., in the loan amount of

$74,000 for a lerm of at least 57 years to finance the 200 unit 100% affordable rental in order to construction the project once the site is transferred to the city and to adopt the appropriate findings. and item 26 is the resolution to authorize the office of mayor's housing and urban development to restate an amended grant agreement with 1064 mission homeless services center for 13.4 million to finance the construction of a city owned and operated homeless services center to be located on the two ground-floor levels of 1064 through 1068 mission street for a grant period through august 1, 2021. >> president yee: colleagues, can we take these items same house, same call? without objection, these resolutions are adopted

unanimously. [gavel]. >> president yee: madam clerk, please call item 27. >> clerk: item 27 is a resolution to approve and authorize the director of the mayor's office of housing and community development to execute an amendment to the loan documents related to an existing loan agreement with the san francisco housing accelerator fund for a total loan amount of 20 million and to make the appropriate findings. >> president yee: okay. colleagues, can we take this item same house, same call? without objection, this item is adopted unanimously [gavel]. >> president yee: madam clerk, please call item 28. >> clerk: this is a resolution of the intention of the board of supervisors to renew a property based business improvement district known as the noe valley community benefit district to levee a fine on all parcels in the district, to approve the district plan, the engineer's report, the proposed boundaries for the map of the district, and to order and set a time and place for the public hearing of the board of supervisors to sit as a committee of the whole on

january 28, 2020. >> president yee: colleagues, can we take this item, same house, same call? without objection, this resolution is adopted unanimously. [gavel]. >> president yee: madam clerk, please call items 29 through 32 together. >> clerk: items 29 through 32 are four resolutions that pertain to pier 70 condominiums special tax district 2019-1 and 2. 1 authorizes the city and san francisco to establish a tax district, to order and set the time and place for a public hearing of the board to sit as a committee of the whole onnian 14, 2020. -- on january 14, 2020. item 2 allows the board to incur bonded debtedness and other debt for the special

district 2019-1. item 31 declares the intention to declare the special tax district, the special pier properties and a future annexation properties. this also sets the time and place for a public hearing for the board toity s sit as a come of the whole on january 14, 2020 and determines other matters in connection defined herein. >> president yee: colleagues, can we take these items same house, same call? without objection, these items are adopted unanimously. [gavel]. >> president yee: madam clerk, please call items 33 through 38 together. >> clerk: these item pertain

to the following six community benefit districts or c.b.d.s. item 32 changed the name of the rincon community to the east cut community benefit district and to approve the c.b.d. item 35 approves an agreement with the nonprofit owners association for administration and management of the c.b.d. known as the north of market tenderloin c.b.d. through june 30, 2034. item 36 approves an agreement with the nonprofit owners association for administration and management of the c.b.d. known as the business improvement district through june 30, 2029. item 37 is an instruction to receive the annual report for

the tenderloin c.b.t., and item 18 is an instruction to receive the annual report for the lower polk report for 2017-18. >> president yee: colleagues, can we take these items same house, same call? without objection, these items are adopted unanimously. [gavel]. >> president yee: madam clerk, please call the next item. [agenda item read]. >> president yee: colleagues, can we take this item same house, same call? without objection, this ordinance is passed on first reading unanimously. [gavel]. >> president yee: madam clerk, please call items 40 through 42 together. >> clerk: item 40 is a resolution to determine that the premise to premise transfer

of a type 21 off sale general beer, win, and distilled spirits license to target will serve the public convenience. item 41, a resolution to determine that the transfer of a type 21 off sale general beer, wine, and distilled licenses to xing yi will serve the public convenience. and item 42, the transfer of an off sale beer, wine, and distilled spirits license to -- [inaudible] >> clerk: will serve the public convenience. >> president yee: colleagues, can we take these items same

house, same call? without objection, the items are adopted unanimously. [gavel]. >> president yee: madam clerk, please call the next item. [agenda item read]. >> president yee: supervisor mar? >> supervisor mar: thank you, president yee. this resolution declares a state of emergency to rapidly expand the city's emergency firefighting water system to ensure that all neighborhoods are protected in the event of a catastrophic fire following a major earthquake. the resolution encourages the city to create an affirmative action plan, including to expand the city's high pressure water lines to all unprotected neighborhoods within 15 years. so complete a study for add -- to complete a study for adding a new salt water firefighting

plant on the north side of the city, to create interim protections within three years by increasing the emergency firefighting capacity in all neighborhoods currently unprotected by high pressure pipelines, and finally to strengthen public oversight and accountability by requiring an annual report to be presented to the board of supervisors on the status of the emergency firefighter water systems preparedness for a major earthquake and fire. this fall, residents in our city and throughout the bay area have been reminded of the importance of emergency preparedness as we experienced yet another devastating fire season in the north bay plus a series of unsettling earthquakes throughout the region, and the 30th anniversary of the loma prieta earthquake in our area. since then, our city has taken steps, including the side

mistake retrofitting of buildings, and nert, our neighborhood emergency response teams. however, one area that has not been adequately addressed is the threat of wide spring fires after a devastating earthquake. the even more devastating 1906 san francisco earthquake caused 86 deaths and fires following the earthquake. in 1906, the city took the step of building an emergency water system for firefighting separate from our water system. that includes 135 miles of high pressure pipelines and two salt water pumping stations. this system is designed to furnish large amounts of water for firefighting purposes and establishes reliability in the

event of an earthquake. unfortunately, one part of the city is not protected by the firefighting system. most of the neighborhoods on the west side and southeast districts remain unprotected in our vulnerable to widespread fires and property damage following a major earthquake, and san francisco remains one of the most vulnerable cities in the world and certainly in the united states from i'd spread destruction resulting from an earthquake and fire. the usgs also warns that the pace of larger earthquakes is likely to increase due to geologic geological reasons, so the resolution we're urging today

is to bring attention to the urgent issues here in our stay. i want to thank my legislative aide allen wong, and the nanny neighborhood lead -- many neighborhood leaders in the sunset who have provided input. i'd also like to thank the fire department, police department, and office of resilience planningt planning for working with us and the steps that you take to make sure that residents will be protected from catastrophic earthquake fires. finally, i'm proposing a set of nonresolution amendments that have been reviewed by deputy city attorney givner. the first amendment specifies that the annual firefighting report on the emergency system shall be due on january 1 of

each year, and the second by june 30, 2021. colleagues, i thank you for your support on this resolution. >> president yee: okay. supervisor safai? >> supervisor safai: do we need to take -- mr. president, do we need to take the amendments first or should we -- >> president yee: do you want to make comments? >> supervisor safai: yeah, i do. >> president yee: okay. go ahead. >> supervisor safai: okay. thank you. so first, i want to thank supervisor mar for leading the charge on this. this has also been a certain of mine. i appreciate the calling out that we were able to get five, four in the budget, one additional through the state. i think that it's important to underscore that there are certain areas of the city that will not certainly have the same amount of underground

infrastructure after the 1906 earthquake. it makes sense when areas that have more of the city burned down, they make that decision. i've had subsequent conversations with the p.u.c. to talk about how we can accelerate some of the studies and look at how and when we would underground the additional infrastructure in some of the parts of my district as well as lower part of your district. i think we would share that, along with president yee's district. this is a big concern, particularly in the environment that we're in today, and so i want to ensure that the study that comes out talks aggressively about, as you say, through the equity lens, how those areas that are not served by emergency infrastructure for water system is not served and this is a priority. also want to recognize budget

chair and how she was able to push the conversation through the bond process and ensuring that this is also a priority for all parts of san francisco. so we're going to continue to move aggressively. i look forward to continue to worki working hand in hand aggressively with you to ensure that san francisco moves forward on this. >> president yee: so is there any further conversation? without objection, then, we'll accept the amendments. [gavel]. >> president yee: colleagues, can we take this item same house, same call? without objection, this item as amended is adopted unanimously. [gavel]. >> president yee: this brings us exactly to our 2:30 special

accommodations. wow. good timing, folks. so madam clerk, let's go to our 2:30 special accommodations. >> clerk: yes, mr. president. it's now time for a special commendation for transgender awareness month to raise the awareness of transgender people and the challenges their community face. >> president yee: thank you, madam clerk. today, we will be recognizing transgender awareness month for the first time at the board of supervisors. i welcome you all to the chamber for this momentous occasion. we as a city stand united in proud support of our transgender community and we'll continue to fight vehemently, fervently against the discrimination and violence that so many of our community

members have endured. today, we'll celebrate each other and uplift the lives of our transgendered leaders. first, someone to explain the order of the celebration. i will turn it over first to supervisor mandelman to make opening remarks. then, we will have supervisor haney share his commendation as the supervisor representing the world's first ever transgender cultural district. after that, we will proceed by reverse alphabetical order starting after supervisor haney. so right now, what i'd like to do is turn it over to supervisor mandelman. >> supervisor mandelman: thank you, president yee. i want to start by

acknowledging that tomorrow is the 20th annual transgender day of remembrance, where we honor the memories of trans folks whose lives have been taken by antitrans violence. last year, mayor breed launched san francisco's annual transgender awareness month to help raise the awareness of san francisco's transgender communities. we have the opportunity today to celebrate the contributions of extraordinary trans san franciscans through today's first ever board of supervisors transawareness month special commendations. now to be honest, it should not have taken us this long. 53 years ago, a group of trans women and drag queens led one of the first documents lgbt up

risings. we now have the country's first ever transgender cultural district located in supervisor haney's district which encompassed the site of the riots and other locations. 23 transgender people have lost their lives to antitrans violence this year. most were black transgender women. even in the face of tremendous inequities, discrimination, and violence, however, trans communities resilient. in san francisco, numerous communities have won numerous awards and rights. in 2014, thanks to the leadership of the

transcommunity, san francisco became the first city to offer publicly funded transition related surgery access which continues today under the gender health sf program. in 2017, trans advocates successfully advocated for the office of transgender initiatives, the first trans-led local government office in the united states. and this year, they led the way on housing justice, launching our trans home-sf and securing $2 million in housing equities for san franciscans. this work and the work ahead is only possible because of the amazing trans leaders that we are fortunate to have here in san francisco, many of whom are here today. i look forward to hearing from each of our honorees and recognizing them for their contributions to the city and county san francisco. but first, i want to thank the office of transgender

initiativ initiatives as well as honey mahogany in supervisor haney's office for fighting for transgender residents. before we begin, i'd like to invite claire farley from o.t.i. to say a few words. >> thank you, supervisor mandelman and supervisor yee. supervisor mandelman has led the charge for this important day, and i want to appreciate all the supervisors for your ongoing support for the trans and lgbt community. the budget investments of last year include over $3 million of city commitment to this important community, and i'm really excited about the housing commitment that you've all continued to support. this'll be the first trans housing program in san francisco to really support making sure that our community gets off the streets and access

to stable housing. as we look back at the history of our communities, we recognize that often times we only celebrate folks after their death, and so today, we are honoring the living. tomorrow, we will remember those that we've lost too soon. this year alone, we've lost 26 transgender women. majority of those are transgender women of color, black and brown trans women who've been killed due to gun violence and murder. so today as we recognize these important leaders, it's important to remember not only what they've done but what they will continue to do. thank you so much. >> supervisor mandelman: thank you, claire. so to start us off today, we have a legend in the queer community. activist, singer, entrepreneur, and author, lynn breedlove.

come on up. [applause] >> supervisor mandelman: share some of your words right there. >> right here? awesome. this is awesome. this place is awesome is. i remember coming here when i was a bike messenger, but i didn't get to come in here, and most definitely didn't get to come up there. good afternoon. i'm going to read from a book of poems. this is called apocalypse and intimacy. you will make unpopular choices. your family will abandon you. you will desperate stab in the dark, miss your mark. you'll be tempted to give them what you want and see you have no choice. you will be accused of fucking over. you will be accused of selling

out. what matters is not to drift apart or hide under beds where monsters lurk. standup in unicorn slippers and swinging trans flags. stick with who loves you, who inspires you in spite of what you choose. document things in chalk on broken benches before the rain washes them way. kung fu, wang chung, boxing gloves. not like when discounters sell

ivanka's hit. offer your bed, your quiet place as recuperation for a trans friend who says i don't need this part anymore, but i need understanding. actually make swimming possible again because i haven't been able to swim since 1992, when i suddenly saw my body but hadn't changed it yet. reclaim gospel, lakota prayer songs if they ever were yours. defy who locked you out. say so, i never wanted that any way. then come back and say, i changed my mind. hold up, i do want it, and you can't stop me. one day, you'll be asked to do something harder than you've ever done, and you can fall into the bottom of a glass,

smoke yourself into oblivion, or you can stand for, in your last moment, what you will not regret. [applause] >> supervisor mandelman: thank you, lynn. now we have some honorees to honor. as president yee said, i'm going to stand, then we're going to have supervisor haney, and then we're going to go in reverse alphabetical honor. so district eight honoree andrea forn, are you here? [applause] >> hello. >> thank you. >> supervisor mandelman: i'm going to say some nice things about you. andrea is a dancer, writer, jazz singer and long time glen park resident. originally from los angeles, andrea grew up in a well

educated family who had always expected her to attend college. at age 15, andrea transitioned. for many, including andrea, transitioning in the 1960's to cost you everything and everyone you loved. after transitioning, andrea came to san francisco in 1967. in the years that followed, she worked as an actress, model, and singer, touring with the jasp jazz band pleasure. exhausted by years of topping while on tour, andrea was lured back to san francisco in 1979 by her friend, beloved and famed disco star, sylvester. since then, andrea has dedicated her life to lifting up trans people.

andrea has left an indelible mark on all whose lives she has touched. andrea, thank you for all you have done to ensure that trans people are seen, heard, and valued, and i'm proud to call you my constituent. >> thank you. >> supervisor mandelman: would you like to say a few words? [applause] >> well, i didn't think i'd be so emotional, but i am. it's such a kind gesture to notice me. i'm nobody, and it's such a lovely award coming from my peers, and i so appreciate it. i'm not standing -- i am standing here alone, but all the nameless and faceless trans women of color that didn't make it need to be remembered because none of us would be

here without them. we, they fought the police and trained the police. we taught the doctors how to take care of us, and now finally we're getting a little recognition. everybody's not a celebrity, and this is very -- this is lovely, and i thank you -- i thank you, raphael, all of the supervisors. this is lovely. it's a bigger deal than i thought it was going to be, but i'm so happy to be here, and i'm so happy to accept this honor. thank you. [applause]

[applause] >> president yee: okay. supervisor haney? >> supervisor haney: thank you, president yee. first of all, thank you, supervisor mandelman and aaron mundey from your office. this is an extraordinary event that we're having here today. i know this is the first time that we're doing this, but i'm sure that because of today and how powerful this is, i'm sure this is something we're going to be doing every year, so thank you for taking that step, and it's long overdue. and i want to congratulate all of the honorees that are here for your individualness, for your brilliantness and all that you contribute to our community. i'm so proud to have the first ever trans cultural district in

district 6, it's a huge deal. [applause] >> supervisor haney: it's only the beginning, and thank you, claire for all of the resource and commitments that we're putting in to help trans members of the community. so that's what we commit to today. i also want to acknowledge honey mahogany in my office who was a large part of partnering with supervisor mandelman. she's probably been honored before a number of times and is also one of the only -- i believe the only trans member of an elected body here in san francisco, so we need to make sure that there are more folks who are getting elected, as well, and i want to acknowledge her and her work. [applause] >> supervisor haney: i get to honor somebody who i'm sure you're going to be excited to hear from again, and that is lynn breedlove.

lynn is somebody who has broken-down so many doors in so many arenas, that i'm not going to get through all that he has done. lynn was able to find his way into the thriving punk life and night scene, developing a connection with san francisco's underground queer scene, he became a member of one of the first queer bands in the community. their music discussed everything from queer love to sexual expression and gender identity. tribe 8 was revolutionary in many ways and became known across the globe for its brazen and unapologetic music. the band has played at the michigan women's music

festival, the san francisco trans march, and multiple lady fests and lgbtq pride festivals. lynn breedlove is the author of a novel, godspeed, and he also cowrote, directed, and produced in a short film that premiered at a film festival. his memoir was published in 2019. in 2015, breedlove returned to playing music with the emergence of his new band, the queer mobiles. the band works in collaboration with queer and trans artists across the country, performing

shows and concerts across the country. lynn is also the founder of homobiles founded back in 2010 years before ride share companies like uber and lyft came along, seeing the need for creating safe, harassment-free rides for queers, trans women of color, and drag queens across san francisco. i'm confident that i didn't touch on everything that this incredible person has done in his varied and prolific career, but lynn has contributed

greatly to the well-being and culture of san francisco and the world. he has kept our communities safe and continues to inspire people wherever he goes. it is my honor to present him with this certificate of honor. [applause] >> thanks, supervisor haney, and all supervisors, thank you so much. i'm deeply humbled. so crazy. i was thinking about, in the 70s, in '75, i went to drive my friends from san leandro over to the bars -- we were a bunch of rule breakers. and we didn't know that trans was even a concept. we didn't know that the leather scene was south of market, and the trans ladies were north of market, and the tenderloin, and we didn't know about comptons

and any of that. and i don't know. i've always felt san francisco was my home, not san leandro. i'm living there again, unfortunately, even though this is my favorite place, it's not that affordable. but i do want to thank all the trans community for believe in homobiles, primary, for the stories you tell, like donna persona was reminding me, when she got into the car, and other people were telling me the terrible things that would happen to them at the hands of other public forms of transportation drivers, and i did not realize at that time was homobiles was a necessary serve and continues to be necessary, sadly. and i hope that we as a community can continue to inspire all forms of transportation around the world to step up and, like, raise

standards and not allow any kind of violence against our communities. so thank you very much. i appreciate it. [applause] >> president yee: okay, colleagues, it's my turn. first of all, before i even get started, i want to thank supervisor mandelman once again for really making this happen

sometime today. certainly, things fall apart, but it did not fall apart today, but i really appreciate your effort on this, and we will depend on you to continue this in the future years. but today, i am proud to recognize jessie calvert. as a queer and trans professor of sociology at city college of san francisco, jessie's leadership has been instrumental in development and implementing trans inclusion efforts in ccsf. since joining the faculty at ccsf in 2015, jessie has worked tirelessly to address the many barriers trans students face on the campus.

jessie's work has led to many important changes including the campus wide chosen name systems, and all gender rest rooms on the campus. as a professor of sociology, jessie has always made contributions to research on gender and race that extend beyond ccsf. jessie's ph.d. research focuses on understanding the social mechanisms that underlie transphobia, racism, and homophobia. we all learn about leadership by watching the people around us, and we are so grateful to know that the students of city college are learning from watching you, jessie, and the

leadership you have shown over the past several years at ccsf. jessie, we are grateful for your commitment to trans inclusion efforts at city college and beyond. the campus, your students, and the city of san francisco are all made better by your advocacy and leadership. thank you very much, jessie. [applause] >> thank you. thank you, president yee and supervisors. it's such a great honor to seech this acknowledgement of my work and commitment to social just -- to receive this acknowledgement of my work and commitment to social justice issues. as we know, changing institutions takes considerable effort and team work, and so i also want to acknowledge the

many others, colleagues, students, and staff who also work towards trans inclusion and respect at ccsf. thank you so much. i really appreciate it. [applause] [applause] >> president yee: okay. thank you, jessie, once again. now i'd like to ask

supervisor -- district 10 supervisor, shamann walton to introduce his commendation. >> supervisor walton: thank you, president yee, colleagues, and the public that is present. i have the privilege and honor of honoring samantha jo dato. and unfortunately, she couldn't be here today -- well, not unfortunately, but she couldn't be here because she's attending her sister's wedding. so her good friends, janelle and lisa, are here to accept the award on her behalf.

in californi she is a board member with children's council's association board and the northern california transgender advisory council. i am continually inspired by the work she's done. she's fought for marginalized communities her entire life. from the local level here in san francisco to the international stage, she's worked with the united nations human rights council, the white house antiviolence task force, the los angeles county division of h.i.v. and s.t.d. programs, biomedical summit and the trans women elective and is a two-time best selling author just to give you a sample. not only is samantha's resume unbelievably impressive but so is her steadfast commitment to

fighting for all oppressed people here in san francisco. she has been a member in legislative campaigns and community projects for so many years that she has been given the nickname the fixer in projects that she's been involved in before. she is envied for her project solving, relationship building, and swift decision making skills. i could go on, but i do want to close with samantha's self-professed model which sums up how hard and well she works for our entire community. if i can just get in the room, i make the connection. she's made that connection for so many people in our community, and for that, we are

forever in her debt. and joanna and eva, i believe, are here to accept on her behalf. [applause] [please stand by]

[ applause ] [ applause ] >> next up is our supervisor from district 2, katherine stephanie. >> thank you, president yi. i want to start by being thankful for creating this amazing event so long overdue. thank you to honey mahogany as well. i was so happy when we started thinking about who we would

honor, i didn't know we would end up with an italian. i was very excited that we have leo patroni. are you here today? leo is a native san franciscan, born at saint mary's hospital and lives in pacific heights. he's the child of an immigrant father. he spent former years working in his father's restaurant, north beach restaurant. one of my favorites. he's had a thriving career in real estate. he's been making waves in the san francisco real estate market. he started his career at a brokerage firm. in a business times article about leo entitled "pioneers on the frontier of gender identity in the workplace," leo called his move to the climb part of

the puzzle that was missing. he's a trailblazer as historically conservative industry has learned to respect worker who have transitioned or do not conform to male or female identity. leo spoke at the national associati association. he admits to knowing every corner of the city and knows the markets better than anyone. cultivating his relationship with his clients is a credit to his success and satisfying. he never loses contact and assures the best possible outcome. he's inspired by successful people who have stayed true to their individuality.

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