increase fares. you can't wait until muni is free. but during this crisis, it is essential to me that as we are getting through the crisis and recovering from it that fares are not increased. i just want to hear your thoughts on that question from both of you. i should have asked that question to you the first time around. i am glad it was brought up in public comment. >> i am happy to talk about that. i support not having those fare increases. i have been on record of saying that elsewhere. i feel like in other interviews and comments. i understand why the board did what it did in terms of the board. i think one thing to consider as well as the board was following

the recommendations written in 2009 about how they are thinking about that. obviously, we need to reconsider that. i totally understand the board of supervisors' position. this is the wrong time for fare increases. we should be using every other tool before we get there. i get why s.f.m.t.a. was between a rock and hard place. let's remove that and make that not a problem any more. let's revise how we think about fare increases. i get where that rationale may have been attractive 10 years ago. it doesn't make sense now. let's move forward to figure out how to stabilize m.t.a. without doing that on the backs of our most vulnerable riders. >> a couple months ago you weren't clear.

now you will not increase fares during the recovery or pandemic? >> i would like to look at weighs to avoid doing that in the future. i don't want to increase them now or going forward. i don't think -- there are better ways to support muni. i have heard that loud and clear. that is what we need to do. >> this is so important for us. you will not increase them? i know you don't want to. you are committing not to do so? >> i would vote against the increase. that is not the tool we need at this time. >> thank you. >> ms. lai. >> i support not increasing fares. it was very, i think, challenging timing for m.t.a. to make that decision when there is

unanimous voice from the board of supervisors representing the respective communities strongly stating the opposition. that is very important for commissioners and board directors to listen closely and be aligned with the overall trust. as i said earlier, i think moving away from fare box recovery is something m.t.a. needs to take a very close look at especially during these times. i think there were some good discussions and thought around increasing fare subsidy programs throughout the fare conversation. i think it is beyond holding fares static. we need to continue to explore ways to actually further help out most vulnerable communities

as we go from recovery. i have recognized depression with sudden unemployment rates. i definitely also make the commitment to not support fare increases but also to continue to work on ways to expand the support for our communities. >> thank you. i appreciate that. i would be happy to turn it over to my colleagues for closing comments. i wanted to say that i had a chance to speak with both of you offline. granted it was probably about three months ago but with ms. lai it was more recently. i was impressed with you, ms. lai, and i am happy to support your nomination. i will be honest, ms. natoli when we met three months ago i

didn't feel the breadth of experience was there. that is the difference of three months. i was impressed with what i feel has you have done a lot of studying and growth, in my opinion, over the last three months. i am inclined to support your nomination as well. what i would say is that i did receive a letter from the club and the save the mission who have two groups that oppose your nomination. i have not talked to them directly. i hope to have time to do so before your nomination comes up at the full board just to understand where they are coming from. it is hard to tell from a letter. it is much easier to talk one-on-one. maybe you will have a chance to have those conversations, too.

as of today, i can tell that my colleagues support your nomination. i am prepared to go along with that today with the one caveat i will check in with those two groups this week. if i have additional questions is it okay to reach out to you and talk to you during this? >> of course, you have my contact information. feel free to reach out. >> thank you so much. with that do either of my colleagues have comments or want to make closing remarks or motions? >> i don't have any additional questions or remarks other than to say i am pleased to be able to support these two phenomenal candidates for the s.f.m.t.a. board. i would like to move these forward to the full board with

positive recommendation and eliminate the word reject in the motion and have that move forward to the full board. is it next week? i don't think these are committee reports? no. move forward with positive recommendation striking the rejecting language. >> roll call vote. >> on the motion to amend to strike reject and recommend to the full board on that motion. supervisor stefani. >> aye. >> supervisor mar. >> aye. >> chair ronen. >> aye. >> the motion passes without objection. >> thank you so much for being with us today and your willingness to serve. we really appreciate it. are there any other items before

us today? >> that completes the agenda for today. >> thank you. have a good day, everyone. >> good-bye.

>> coping with covid-19. today's special guest. >> i am chris manners, you are watching coping with covid-19. my guest is the director of economic and work force development here to talk about the programs the city has in place during this crisis to help small businesses and vulnerable and disconnected residents. welcome to the show. >> thank you for having me. it is a pleasure to be here, chris. >> start by talking about gift to sf. it provides many of the resources we are talking about. could you tell us a little bit about the focus of gift to us. then we will talk about specific

programs. >> i very much appreciate the question. for anyone who is watching right now, so much of the work that has been accomplished to serve most vulnerable is because of very generous donations to the give to sf covid-19 response and recovery fund. over $28 million has been fund raised to support areas as important as housing stabilization for vulnerable communities, food security programs which has been a big issue not only in san francisco but up and down california and of course across the nation. very much thinking about workers and family members who may not have been access to state and federal programs the same way that others who are impacted have and do. that was to make sure families and workers were supported with woulrelief.

small business community to make sure they have access to loan was and grants. we are excited how diverse we have been able to do this. we have been able to roll these out to ensure that our communities are supported by our city together with all of us with city funds and philanthropic dollars to help realize them on behalf of the community's needs. >> that is great. now, many of our small businesses don't have large payrolls. they are unable to qualify for the federal ppp loans. does the city have active programs available for small businesses to help with ongoing expenses such as rent while they are still closed? >> certainly. one of the programs we launched in partnership and because of the ability of the give to sf loan fund presented us with was for loans and grants to do that. we knew in the beginning that it

was not easy for smaller businesses not connected or those who were to get an answer around relief provided through ppp. we have seen success of the program. we knew it was important at the time to also have the san francisco hardship mcwas emergency loan program be launched and designed to support businesses who needed resources the most. we have committed $15.5 million in ongoing covid-19 small business financial relief. we have awarded grants and loans to over 400 small businesses thus far. we wanted to make sure that we were equitable about that approach always guidings work through racial equity lens. one of the most important pieces is ensuring every district would be represented and also more equitable work and places where we were doing that work would be supported through these efforts.

in the first phase $1 million to 128 small businesses and 29 different neighborhoods with up to $10,000 in funds to support those who were experiencing loss. we set aside a minimum of $2 million for low and moderate income owners to ensure they were supported with relief efforts. neighborhood goes like lower filmore, bayview, castro and excelsior. long-term businesses have given to the city and we want to give bamto them as well. then because we were looking for additional funding sources, we took dollars that we had with existing partners already with our partners to do small business work and help convert to support women entrepreneurs around san francisco and very specific neighborhoods for mini

grants to serve immediate needs. every little dollar helped. >> one of the programs that just become available. right to recover. >> i am glad you are asking about right to recover. we know that it is extremely valuable right now as we look to incentivize community members disproportionately impacted by covid-19 by economic hardship, spaces to work in because they need to provide for families, having access to the economic relief or wages that you count on to protect yourself, stabilize your families, support your families and children or parents or extended family. that is a huge disincentive if you believe you may not have access to quarantine to do what we want you to do. if you are sick to get tested. if you test positive to

quarantine and stay home. so that you can get better and not infect anyone else. that comes at a cost. you are not going to work, not making wages. for so many low income workers that is not acceptable. this is to provide relief based on the individual to give minimum wage for that period of time. when they walked into the testing site they knew if i test positive is there a program to help me, we could say yes? that was important to mayor breed, extremely important to supervisor ronen and they worked together to make $2 million available to support these individuals. together with the department of public health we have a holistic system to fill the gaps that may exist to encourage people to get tested to do the right thing. wear a mask, social distancing,

not going places when they are sick and doing our part to make sure they were incentivized. >> not having sick pay with the virus would be really stressful. >> iit is important for undocumented. we know the lat inx is more than 50% of the positive cases and may not have access to sick leave or financial hardship to do the right thing and to quarantine with financial reli relief. >> as we start another new releaf program. african-american small business revolving loan fund. how will that fund work? >> well, i am very, very proud. this fund. i do have to give a shout out to

our invest in neighborhoods team who worked day and night with the african-american chamber of commerce and main street launch to support the zero percent interest loan up to 50 thousand dollars. we have been striving to be specific and target communities of color and african-american small business entrepreneur community. it is so much more difficult for this community to access resources and it was important to do something in this moment that is reflective of a movement we know has been emotion for such a long time. for us to do something real, provide financial relief for the community in this ka this way ar them specifically. we are very proud to get this up and running. we look forward to applications being live so people from the african-american and black business communities to get

relief. flexible terms. forgiveness up to $50,000 for those loans which can make a huge difference fought only for relief when you think about rent for a small business but also in terms of long-term recovery and being smart about the moment. there are businesses with the ability to be open, even a little bit. it is a stress on them. there are others that don't have the ability to do this at all. where is their relief? they wait for us to do our collective part to ensure we can re-open. these dollars, very specifically for the black entrepreneur community are important for long-term viability success. that is good for them, the diversity of the city we hold dear and we need to be proud of. >> do we have active programs for disconnected or underserved

communities? >> absolutely. as i was mentioning just simply about the right to recover program. when people go to the mission hub at 701 alabama within the mission district to serve the community, they are providing food security, access to resources. what they have done is extraordinary in terms of partnering with the city with relief efforts to help pay and maintain food distribution for families. thing are important like the latin x to do so many dishes with one item masa. access to rise, cereals, milk, butter, fresh foods and vegetables. that is across the city in the entirety in those areas of need. to ensure those programs are made available for our most vulnerable communities.

seniors or families who desperately need that help. >> finally, is there a website specifically designed to provide access and information about these resources? >> one of the easiest things to do, people have a general question and to want don't have access to the internet call 3-1-1. reach out. we have been working closely to ensure the members and staff have the information they need to get what you need. as you call in. most specifically for workers, employers, nonprofits to go to our website oewd.org and click on covid-19 which is a large button on the site. you will find a full list of information specifically designed for you as employer, as worker and nonprofit so that you know where to go for resources. also, our phone number 554-6134 for the small acciden small bus.

the incredible staff are administering those lines. if they don't answer they will get back to you so you can talk to a real person in multiple languages. also e-mail sfosbasfgov.org. again, visit the website oewd.org and you can find that. in terms of workforce (415)701-4817. someone will get back to you if they don't pick up immediately to answer your questions if you are a worker. then to donate. give to sf.org. all of that information is to find to the website if you need

resources or you need an understanding how we are phasing re-opening or updated information, please visit us. we will get back to you. we look forward to serving you and the community to get through this very, very challenging time. >> that is great information. thank you so much for coming on the show. i really appreciate the time you have given us today. >> it is a pleasure, chris. thank you for helping get information out to our communities. people are aware your government is hard at work on your behalf to get you what you need during a dynamic and challenging time. >> that is it for this episode. we will be back with more information shortly. this is coping with covid-19. i am chris manners, thanks for watching on sfgovtv.

>> shop and dine in the 49 promotes local businesses and challenges residents to do their business in the 49 square files of san francisco. we help san francisco remain unique, successful and right vi. so where will you shop and dine in the 49? >> i'm one of three owners here in san francisco and we provide mostly live music entertainment and we have food, the type of food that we have a mexican food and it's not a big menu, but we did it with love. like ribeye tacos and

quesadillas and fries. for latinos, it brings families together and if we can bring that family to your business, you're gold. tonight we have russelling for e 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. >> we even have our own brewery for fdr, ferment, drink repeat. it's in the san francisco garden district and four beautiful muellermixer ura alsomurals. >> it's important to shop local because it's kind of like a circle of life, if you will. we hire local people. local people spend their money at our businesses and those local mean that wor people willr money as well. i hope people shop locally. [ ♪ ]

[♪] ] >> i am the supervisor of district one. i am sandra lee fewer. [♪] >> i moved to the richmond district in 1950 mine. i was two years old. i moved from chinatown and we were one of the first asian families to move out here.

[♪] >> when my mother decided to buy that house, nobody knew where it was. it seems so far away. for a long time, we were the only chinese family there but we started to see the areas of growth to serve a larger chinese population. the stress was storage of the birthplace of that. my father would have to go to chinatown for dim sum and i remember one day he came home and said, there is one here now. it just started to grow very organically. it is the same thing with the russian population, which is another very large ethnic group in the richmond district. as russia started to move in, we saw more russian stores. so parts of the richmond is very concentrated with the russian community and immigrant russian community, and also a chinese immigrant community. [♪] >> i think as living here in the richmond, we really appreciate the fact that we are surrounded three natural barriers.

they are beautiful barriers. the presidio which gives us so many trails to walk through, ocean beach, for families to just go to the beach and be in the pacific ocean. we also also have a national park service. we boarded the golden gate national recreation area so there is a lot of activity to do in the summer time you see people with bonfires. but really families enjoying the beach and the pacific ocean during the rest of the time of year. [♪] >> and golden gate park where we have so many of our treasures here. we have the tea garden, the museum and the academy of sciences. not to mention the wonderful playgrounds that we have here in richmond. this is why i say the richmond is a great place for families. the theatre is a treasure in our neighborhood. it has been around for a very

long time. is one of our two neighborhood theatres that we have here. i moved here when i was 1959 when i was two years old. we would always go here. i love these neighborhood theatres. it is one of the places that has not only a landmark in the richmond district, but also in san francisco. small theatres showing one or two films. a unique -- they are unique also to the neighborhood and san francisco. >> where we are today is the heart of the richmond district. with what is unique is that it is also small businesses. there is a different retail here it is mom and pop opening up businesses. and providing for the neighborhood. this is what we love about the streets. the cora door starts on clement street and goes all the way down to the end of clement where you

will see small businesses even towards 32nd. at the core of it is right here between here and 20 -- tenth avenue. when we see this variety of stores offered here, it is very unique then of the -- any other part of san francisco. there is traditional irish music which you don't get hardly anywhere in san francisco. some places have this long legacy of serving ice cream and being a hangout for families to have a sunday afternoon ice cream. and then also, we see grocery stores. and also these restaurants that are just new here, but also thriving. [♪] >> we are seeing restaurants being switched over by hand, new owners, but what we are seeing is a vibrancy of clement street still being recaptured within new businesses that are coming in. that is a really great thing to see.

i don't know when i started to shop here, but it was probably a very, very long time ago. i like to cook a lot but i like to cook chinese food. the market is the place i like to come to once a year. once i like about the market as it is very affordable. it has fresh produce and fresh meat. also, seafood. but they also offer a large selection of condiments and sauces and noodles. a variety of rice that they have is tremendous. i don't thank you can find a variety like that anywhere else. >> hi. i am kevin wong. i am the manager. in 1989 we move from chinatown to richmond district. we have opened for a bit, over 29 years. we carry products from thailand, japan, indonesia, vietnam, singapore and india.

we try to keep everything fresh daily. so a customer can get the best out a bit. >> normally during crab season in november, this is the first place i hit. because they have really just really fresh crab. this is something my family really likes for me to make. also, from my traditional chinese food, i love to make a kale soup. they cut it to the size they really want. i am probably here once a week. i'm very familiar with the aisles and they know everyone who is a cashier -- cashier here i know when people come into a market such as this, it looks like an asian supermarkets, which it is and sometimes it can be intimidating. we don't speak the language and many of the labels are in chinese, you may not know what to buy or if it is the proper ingredients for the recipe are trying to make. i do see a lot of people here with a recipe card or sometimes with a magazine and they are

looking for specific items. the staff here is very helpful. i speak very little chinese here myself. thinks that i'm not sure about, i asked the clerk his and i say is this what i need? is this what i should be making? and they actually really helped me. they will bring me to the aisle and say this is battery. they are very knowledgeable. very friendly. i think they are here to serve not only the asian community but to serve all communities in the richmond district and in san francisco. [♪] >> what is wonderful about living here is that even though our july is a very foggy and overcast, best neighborhood, the sleepy part outside on the west side is so rich with history, but also with all the amenities that are offered.

>> as a woman of color who grew up in san francisco i understand how institutions can have an impact on communities of color. i think having my voice was important. that is where my passion lies when the opportunity to lead an office in such a new space came up. i couldn't turn it down. i was with the district attorney's office for a little over nine years, if you include the time as an intern as well as volunteer da, all most 13 years. during the time with the da's office i had an opportunity to

serve the community not only as the assistant district attorney but as director of community relations. that afforded the opportunity to have impact on the community in an immediate way. it is one thing to work to serve the rights of those without rights, victims. it is really rewarding to work to to further the goals of our office and the commitment we have as city employees and advocates for people who don't have a voice. i don't know of anyone surprised to see me in this role. maybe people have an impression what the director of the office of cannabis should be like, what their beliefs should be. i smash all of that. you grew up in the inner city of san francisco. my career path is not traditional. i don't think a person should limit themselves to reach full potential. i say that to young women and girls. that is important.

you want to see leadership that looks diverse because your path is not predetermined. i didn't wake up thinking i was going to be a prosecutor in my life. the city administrator reached out and wanted to have a conversation and gave me interest in the new role. i thought you must not know what i do for a living. it was the opposite. she had foresight in realizing it would be helpful for somebody not only a former prosecutor but interested in shaping criminal justice reform for the city would be the right person for the space. i appreciate the foresight of the mayor to be open how we can be leaders in san francisco. i was able to transition to the policy space. here i was able to work on legislation, community relations, communication and start to shape the ways our office was going to reform the criminal justice system. it is fulfilling for me. i could create programs and see

those impact people's lives. i am the change. it took truants youth to meet with civil rights movement leaders who fought to have access to education. being a young person to understand that helped the young people realize this was an important thing to give up. what we find is that young people who are truanted have a really high homicide rate in our city, which is a sad statistic. we want to change that. >> coming from a community we are black and brown. i don't reach out to other people. i don't think they feel the same way. >> i had the great opportunity to work on prison reform issues and criminal justice reform issues. we created a program at san quentin where we brought district opportunities t to lifs

and talk about how we are all impacted by the criminal justice system. we brought over 40 elected das to san quentin for the situation. now we are inviting the police department. our formerly incarcerated group born out of this programming asked for the opportunity to work on a project where we could bring the men in blue on the outside to come speak to the men on blue inside to start the healing dialogue around how the criminal justice system specifically in san francisco impacts the community. i was attracted to the role. there was a component of equity that was part of this process. the equity community here in san francisco is a community that i had already worked with. before i took steps to visit cannabis businesses i thought it was important my team have a chance to go inside and speak to men who ha had been impacted.

that conversation needed to happen so we know how we are making an impact with the work that we are doing. the da's office as we were leading up to the legalization of marijuana in the state we started having conversations on the policy team what that could look like. the district attorney was really focused on the right side of history for this. we realized it would be quite a heavy lift for individuals who have been negatively impacted by the war on drugs to expunge the record. it was important to figure out the framework to make it seamless and easy. they put their minds to it after some time and many conversations the data analysts and other policy walk throughs on the team came up with the idea to engage the tech community in this process.

code for america helped us developed the rhythm to be used for any jurisdiction across the state that was important to create a solution to be used to assist all jurisdictions dealing with this matter. the office of cannabis is the first office to have a completely digital application process. we worked with the digital team to develop the online application. there are going to be hiccups. we are first to do it. it is one of the most rewarding parts to offer a seamless -- to offer a seamless approach. that is how they can find solutions to solve many of the community challenges. the best way to respond to prop 64 was to retroactively expunge 9,000 cannabis related records for san francisco. it feels like justice full circle for my personal

experience. in the past i was furthering the war on drugs just as my directive. really coming from a place of public safety. that was the mandate and understanding. it is nice to see that pass a society we are able to look at some of our laws and say, you know what? we got it wrong. let's get this right. i had the privilege of being in the existing framework. my predecessor nicole elliott did an incredible job bringing together the individuals super-passionate about cannabis. >> the office was created in july of 2017. i came in early 2018. i have been able to see the office's development over time which is nice. it is exciting to be in the space, stickily in thinking about her leadership. >> looking for the office it is always we might be before my

time when i was working for the board oforboard of supervisors. i learn new things every day it is challenging and rewarding for me. >> we get the privilege to work in an office tha that is innova. we get to spearhead the robust exprogram. >> i am excited she came on board to leverage experience as a prosecutor 10 years as we contemplate enforcements but approaching it without replicating the war on drugs. >> i was hired by cam laharris. i haven't seen a district attorney that looked kind of like me. that could be a path in my life. i might not have considered it. it is important that women and certainly women of color and spaces of leadership really do

their part to bring on and mentor as many young people as they can. it is superimportant to take advantage of as many opportunities a as they can when they can intern because the doors are wide open. plans change and that is okay. the way this was shaped because i took a risk to try something new and explore something and show that i was capable. you are capable, right? it was about leaning in and being at the table to say my voice matters. you find your passion, the sky

>> : good morning and welcome to the san francisco transportation meet ing for today july 28, 202. madam, clerk. please call the roll. >> : (roll call) we have a

quorum. >> : thank you. before i ask the clerk to make a motion. i ask for a motion to excuse the absence. can i get a second. >> : second. >> : accelerate we do that without objection? >> : i believe so. no vote required. >> : without objection. commissioner is excused. do you have any announcements? >> : yes, i do, chair. public comment maybe available for each item on this agenda via telephone by calling (888)204-5987.

follow the system prompts. when you wish to speak on an item dial one zero to be added to the queue to speak. each speaker will be allowed two minutes to speak. calls will be taken in the order which received. best practices are to speak slowly, clearly and turn down the volume of any televisions or radios around you. >> : thank you madam, clerk. this month, i want to start by congratulating director of our capital projects. his project and partners at the treasure island development authority. cal trans, the bay area toll authority and the united states coast guard for the south gate

road realignment project held earlier this month. this project will provide a stable connection for bicyclists and motorists connecting on and off on it i80 on the san open bay bridge. this is open to visitors and neighbors on the island which is growing with several housing projects under way. next i'd like to convey our transportation authority support to the operator who was viciously attacked by a passenger after asking three passengers to wear face coverings. this may have been a hate crime as evidenced by the passenger accusing the driver of asian

descent of having corona virus. i've already made inquiries to the sfpd and district attorney's office and will work with them to ensure a thorough investigation and follow-up. no arrests have been made yet. the board stands with all of our drivers and all of our front line workers during this pandemic. we will absolutely not tolerate hate or abuse as a sacrifice to serve our city. i hope we find those who perpetrated these horrible events and bring them to justice. finally i'd like to elaborate on an item that we've been discussing here since october of 2019. this obviously is going to be the subject of discussion today, later today the board of sawp

supervisors, that's the decision we made last tuesday to place a sales tax on this move's ballot together with santa clara coun county.

i don't want to put words in commissioner's mouth but i think we both remain hopeful that representatives will support us in advancing the voter consideration and if passed sets up an immediate and long term set of funds with a near term discussion of cal tran governance support. these are key to support that san francisco and santa clara

which together provide 80% of anticipated tax proceeds have an equal say at the table which is critical given the progressive nature of the tax and the many important decisions before us particularly as they relate to equity. i want it reiterate that we believe cal tran is a fe phenomenally critical-it's never a good time to deal with governance but we can't keep kicking the can down the tracks. now is a time for all of the partner counties and create an equity, accountable, organization. thank you. that kn colludes m concludes my.

any public comments on the chairs report? >> : checking public comments. i see nobody on line. >> : public comment is closed and we'll go to executive director's report. >> : great. thank you, chair. good morning commissioners. this morning i'll note quickly that we want to provide a more full update on the events in washington d c on the senate and administration taking up the next phase of covid 19 relief. we're still trying to track down information, this may include funds for transit in the house heros act which does provide for transit relief funds. that's an important update we'll be bringing to you in the next month. the state level, assembly members obtain together a joint

proposal stimulus plan to help support those most imfacte impay covid 19. a hundred thousand dollars through a new tax program and existing revenue streams and not rearaise taxes. accelerate sb1, the gas tax, and state cap and trade funds. both of which funds transportation, capital, and maintenance, and some programs. clean vehicle programs sm we wilprograms.we will continue toe about the proposal and work with our agencies at san francisco. san francisco's projects received one hundred thirty million dollars for affordable

housing and ri infrastructure grants. the eighty million from the california strategic growth sowncouncils and sustainable grt program. 20 million was provided to the fourth street program. affordable housing and community projects are comment to relieve greenhouse gas emission reductions and support affordable housing. on the infill infrastructure grant side received three grants. three and a half million. hope sf received seven point seven million. honey vil six and a half mill.

a fourth project our own treasure island development project for the pedestrian and bike path improvement. congratulation to all the recipients. together across all of these projects san francisco received 17 percent of the state wise available funds. i start of a new program that is a regional news based program initiated in mid july. marked the start of an 18 month project that is a pilot to demonstrate the news based fare program for low income residents. households with incomes no more than two times the poverty level a discount on the fare.

plan pa bay area has an update t the federal level. inclusion of the draft blue print of that plan. the commission which commissioner ronan sits, thank you for your representation there. approved draft projects. all of our priorities did make it in to be recommended for the plan. it has not yet been adopted, that will happen next year. this is a significant mile stone to ensure certain projects are in at this point and will be

worked on over the coming year for valuation and environmental review. downtown extension project was placed in the first half of the plan period which positions it well for the endeavor to meet the six party mou project party team. this will help the project be scet active for the coming years. next i'll turn to it the regional measure three bridge toll update. as you know, it's been in litigation but it has cleared a legal hurdle on june 29th the state appeal confirmed findings for the bridge toll increase. this is the progrm tha program s approved in 2018 2018.

the plaintive is still-we'll be sure to be ready to go should that be resolved soon. you'll recall that board approved case funds for the sf environment ride home environment. i wanted to pre vie provide a qk update here. following the initial period which prioritized trips home in the late evening hours. capacity for the program, sf environment staff decided they are able to expand eligibility to workers commuting home as well. the eligibility here will also

be accompanied by a multi lingual marketing campaign to communities with concern for essential workers who commute into san francisco. many of these applications were received in an initial spike of interest. there's hope that we can-last summer, the board allocated prep k funds that is lower cost reversible traffic controls such as signage to implement safety

improvements faster than traditional improvements. the california street project between 18th. additional segments such as the third street bridge with protected bike lanes. a two way protected bike way. thank you sfta for your hard work. we look forward to tipping to support you there. turning now to bart. there's a lot of updates this month. i'm going to keep going. the construction project is also under way.

the street station including the construction public station rest rooms. a million dollars in prop k funds was contributed to this comprehensive station safety project. improve circulation on the station. in addition to the rest rooms the ticket vending machines. bart anticipates the project will be completed in 2021. the elevator attendant initiative is taking a bit of a new configuration. bart and sfmta update the attendant services at the service stations. two poinlt six million in lifeline funds for civic center funs back in april.

due to the impacts of covid 19 we're work withing stafing witho maintain the program across the four stations by showing a financial contributions a across all four stations. providing necessary match for lifeline. given that cost is shietl slighy lower than anticipated first year cost and evening hours due to covid service changes, this is working out well. bart is very-turpinturning to te local issues on my report. the community district transportation plan is stake holder and community review.

we're partnering here. there's a plan in addition to the one just approved and we discussed, this is the next phase plan-some of the solutions for the square itself will compliment the rebuild of the park that's funded as well from the recovery bond. circulation as well as some changes to parking and other facilities. we anticipate bringing that to the community and out reach meeting here in august. a final report to you all in the board in september. district four, the study there is moving along. the survey is coming out for members of the public to tell us more been b their experience in choosing transit, walking, and

biking. what vehicle trips they think could be approved with vehicle options. at the request of commissioner mar, we've been exploring ways of walking and biking with the highest ride share rates in the city. out reach began at the end of may with a presentation by staff. follow-up to that, we are launching online survey to get feedback from more residents in district four. please visit our website for more information or to take the survey. finally, on the administration side, i'm pleased to report that

the may sales tax res ar receips higher year on here. this is surprising given the close of march. rementing a significant increafe freely in may.

we'll continue to monitor the situation and ki and incorporate information. with that i conclude my report. thank you ssment. >> : thank you i did want to follow-up on one thing and thank you director chang for really comprehensive updates. you referenced some of the-your update on the federal action and we're watching closely to see what kind of federal money comes in in addition to what already came in. i wanted to ask you about those funds and other federal funds and how we're deciding what is alkayed foallocated for capitald

what is for operating. mta is using the funds to back fill the operating budget, entirely understandable especially with all the immediate losses with covid 19. i hope i have this correct and am looking to you to see if my understanding is correct, i believe that beyond just the cares act money or any further funds that are authorized that we are freer right now to use federal capital funds to cover operating expenses during a state of emergency. obviously my consti constituentd many around the city are concerned around the loss of bus lines around the city.

we're eager for solution it bring these lines back as soon as possible. we hear regularly and understandable about the lack of revenue to do this. i'm curious if there are other federal funds other than the cares act money to come in. that are for capital projects that some portion of those funds can be used on operating expenses or not. if so, how are we making decisions around whether to allocate for capital projects or expanded operations. >> : yes. thank you so much for the question. it's a very good question. indeed the sta provides each transit operator on an annual basis funds for capital. this has been going on forever.

each operator gets that funding based on mileage sm thos. those funds are only to be used for capital. however in march due to the stress and strain due to the pandemic. there was permission for operators and permission it use the capital monies for operations. million now not many of them had done so because of this covid 19 cares act funds and many are doing so now. going forward many of them do see after this calendar year and perhaps into early next, if there are no further federal relief funs say from the heros act, they really would be faced with very desire situations to either use those capital formula funds or perhaps face further

service reductions. now you're starting to see the bart board this past week approved a budget that maintained some service levels but did take some of their expansion vehicle projects that had been funded from these formula grant money it close their budget. you're starting to see agencies look to that source which is under their control. these decisions are happening at each individual transit agencies management and board and their discussions about the budget and priorities. it's a tougher decision to make with trade off because they may not have as much expansion money to trade off. whether that trade off is with capital maintenance. certainly they wouldn't want to

dip into safety projects. cal train for example, can do that. bart has already i believe begun to do that in a limited way in using their expansion capital vehicle funds.

>> : how that decision is made, i think when it gets to the maybe hood level this impack whrz we caimpactswhether we canr bus line or not. there are trade offs here and there are opportunities to use some of the capital formula funs in this way. i look forward to continuing that conversation with you and the mta. >> : commissioner also raised this concern. we can invite him back anytime when appropriate to talk about how they will be approaching these decisions. >> : thank you. seeing no other questions for direct ydirector chang.

>> : there is public comment. >> : welcome caller. your two minutes begins now. >> : thank you chair, and members. my pronouns are she and her. regarding this report very informative and helpful. i'll have to replay it. briefly the big elephant in the room in a big way is clipper start. we have to get behind this program. the chance to say 50% per ride is going to be very helpful for

people who don't travel as frequently.

>> : is there a motion to move the consent april jen agenda. >> : motion. >> : second. >> : roll call, please.

>> : good morning, commissioners. can everyone hear me? >> : yes. >> : bank accounts total to one hundred twenty five million. the investments are in compliance with the california government code and investment adoption policy. in terms of our debt expenditures, you may recall we have a sales tax revenue bond. it's been on our books for the last two years. we spent one hundred eighty eight poi poin point two millio. central sub way and new and upgraded signals among projects. bond proceedings are to be spent

over the next three months. with that i'm happy to take any questions on this information item. >> : thank you for that report. are there any questions from members. seeing none. is there any public comment? >> : yes, chair. there is public comment. >> : first speaker, please. >> : welcome caller, injure twoo minutes begin now. >> : okay. i wanted to speak on item six. the intersection study. >> : sorry that was-that as on our last agenda for public comment on july 14th. that was on today's consent agenda and was not available for public comment. my apologies.

>> : i did do a written submission. i hope you all take a look at it. thank you. >> : thank you. is that alvin. >> : yes, it is. >> : yes. i saw your written comment. >> : thank you.

>> : this tax is one and a half percent on shared rides provided by tm c shared rides. initially revenues were estimated at thirty million annually. that's looking different this year and i'll provide an update on that in a moment.

the first is quick build. this provides support for the rapid response we know is needed. safety zone, bike lanes, and so on. we have a safe streets category. this is intenned fo intended fog term requirements. this is an open call for projects. we're also recommending a signals category and maintenance. we're also developing prioritization criteria as part of the program guidelines sm just tguidelines.just to highli,

communities of concern have proven community engagement and support. limited other funding option

options-prioritizing what funding we have for quick build projects for fiscal year 2021

and 2022 and we only allocate what revenues we have in hand at that time. for this fall we're expecting to have revenues from january through june in hand and so that would allow us to allocate just under 2 million for quick build projects. it's porp important to provide a steady stream of funding. tax revenues with programs, prop k funning in order to meet that

need. if we see a significant increase in revenue we may come back to the board to fund additional projects. what you'll see this fall for quick build you'll i see what mt is is considering in their list. some include bike lanes and lighting and other changes. we're seeing feedback on parts of the program guidelines and quick builds. we'll be back in the fall seeking adoption of the guidelines an allocating the first set of funding. with that i'm happy to answer any questions. >> : thank you miss lion ses ane community out reach that you

did. are there any questions from members? i don't see any. i do want to not only thank staff but my staff for their work in getting the tm c tax on the ballot. most importantly i want to thank my colleagues

>> : any other calls from public? public comment is closed. this was an information item. >> : thank you commissioners. let me share my screen. hopefully you all can see my

screen. >> : not yet. >> : not yet. do we want to go to plan b? here we go. try this. better? okay. thank you all. thank you for the opportunity. i'm here to tell you today about the 15 third bus study which was part of our planning project series. it's meant to be a short technical evaluation of returning the 15 third street bus to service. the reasons for this project really emerge from prior community feedback that has noted challenges with the t third service, including delays, train switching, the slow

implementation tied to the subway and other factors. the purpose of this was really to look at how can we improve access from bay viewpoints in particular but where the third operates now to the 15 service. we focused this survey entirely on the analysis of which before the pandemic began, reflecting what the service was prior to the pandemic, we'll talk a little about what mpa is doing with this information at the end. there's quite a bit of scheduled delays not to mention actual performances and lower head ways on the t third or there were prepandemic. there's also been a lot of changes within the corridor and tremendous number of changes

anticipated to come in the future with major developments along the eastern water front. we do want to take a quick look as we start out the study at when people travel. we know that's an issue that's been raised. there is in fact reasonably typical travel patterns. mid day travel to and from downtown. when we took a look at this, there were four key elements of the corridor that we wanted to look at. part of it is the downtown element. we looked at this primarily as an express service, compliment the t as a service traveling on the new 15 and bay view and connection to visitation of the valley. two options were evaluated for this study.

both of them circulate on third and fourth street potentially downtown. both provide the express service on mission bay and the dog patch. the first of which is directly paralleling what the t provides today. the second of which provides a loop through hunter's point. these are two items that had emerged from prior planning studies we wanted to evaluate. we used head ways that are approximately equivalent to the type of express services that were provided by muni, the ax and bx which ran more frequently. we looked at the bulk of folks who traveled during that time of day just to cover our bye bases. travel to downtown, we were

looking at transit access type metrics. who the total ridership is and net ripership and we're in the midst of looking at the cost effectiveness of the service. just quickly we did look at speeds. we looked at total travel time which is consistent with what we saw on prior 15 services. this is resolute route for up hunter's point. from a modeling perspective stnl ridership on these lines. seven thousand riders on each and-which is a fairly substantial number of riders. we did compare that as i say to net riders and note that there is a big chunk at the bottom of the chart. about two thousand riders on the route that would travel along third street.

when you combine both of the two routes together there's 4800. there's the bay view. the alignment that aligned significantly with that. this is a more detailed look at the specific numbers that we can return to if there are questions. we do see ridership throughout the day as well. that's some useful information for mta as they think about what to do with this in terms of implementation. we also did a comparison to the details of the other express bus services that operated today. these types of services you can see the dark green bars show the two services. the-what we're calling the 15ax which is the third street

express. and 15bx have similar ridership. this is peak riders. just those traveling during the peak period and peak direction which is typically how the express bus system operates. where do we go from here. we have to complete our cost effective analysis and write-up a final report which we'll be bringing back to the board for final adoption. i also want to report and wre do have support from mta if you have questions about this about potential short term implementation as part of the return of the metro rail system in august. this is planned for august. given all the changes being made with that return there's an interest in implementing a 15 express service to compliment that work. mta is working with stake

holders to define potential route options for what that express service would look like going out to the public as a set of options and review and modify that as needed. this is something that mta has been looking at for a while. we're aligning well in being able to present to them findings that look promising. they can take that and do a more robust process and take it for further evaluation. with that i'll take any questions. >> : commissioner walton. >> : thank you so much. i just wanted to state, colleagues you know at the bus stop service to make room for a supposedly more rapid and more efficient t third rail line, we have endured issues of delay.

our office called for this feasibility study on bringing back the 15 third bus to enhance service in the third street corridor and eliminate some of the delays and inwwe inequitiest exist with the t. thank mta for listening to feedback and proposing opportunities to get the 15 back down to third street very soon. thank you for the presentation. i just wanted to follow-up with some brief comments. >> : thank you. any other comments from commissioners? seeing none, why don't we open this up to public comment.

>> : okay. chair. two questions remaining. >> : welcome caller. your two minutes begins now. go ahead, caller. hello, caller? go ahead. >> : okay. we'll move to the next caller. good morning caller, your two minutes begins now. >> : hi. steven miller calling in. i have some concerns about this project. i'm in support for the express bus. i would encourage you guys to look into improving the t line whether that means getting it out of mixed traffic along some

portions of third street, timing the signals better, running the trains more frequently, whatever that looks like, i think that is the better alternative here rather than bringing back the bus that is going to be stuck in the same traffic and signals. the bus is very dangerous because they are close to side wiping people or taking up both lanes. i have a lot of concerns with this. >> : thank you. are this any other members of the public that would like to testify on this item? >> : there are no more callers. >> : public comment is closed. this too was an information

item. >> : item 13, this is an information item. >> : good morning, commissioners. san francisco public works. i'm the better market street project manager. i'm joined b by bret. as you know as part of our one bay area grant funding we were asked to provide quarterly updates. this quarter's update although the last time we presented was in december. we have several updates that we wanted to share with you today. we've made the most progress in our environmental clearance at the federal level, we're getting

clearance.

it closed on july 14th. we held a public hearing in june to collect comment from the public. we received comments around ten to twelve comments from the public which we're now addressing and responding to. our schedule is to have final approval by august 24th. this is a quick diagram of the nepa process. the draft document with the environmental assessment. we have section 106 for historic preservation. park land and historic site. we're currently in this middle level where we're working with comments, a memorandum of agreement. we're drafting our final 4s evaluation. our target for final signature

from cal trans is august 24th. this is low allows us to allocae our federal funds build fund dollars by the end of august. our schedule has changed a little bit as a result of covid 19. primarily advertising the first phase of construction between fifth to eighth street to 2021. our design is continue to go that time. we implemented quick build back in january. we have a pilot project as a sidewalk level bike way. we plan to begin construction in 2021. we're assuming a two year construction duration. followed by construction of the f loop. i'm sure you all remember that

market street went car free january 29th. we saw significant increase in bicycling. in the eastbound direction market to main. turn restrictions from the side street prevented any vehicles from getting onto market other than delivery vehicle and para

transit and taxis. i also wanted to update you on our funding plan. we're excited to share that we were selected as part of a accessible housing an sustainable communities grant in the amount of two point seven million dollars. it's added to the middle of this chart which you've seen before. that selection was made in june. it will be added to the construction of the first phase between fifth and eighth street. the rest of the funding plan looks very sam similar. we've been working to fill the first phase of the gap of construction. we've also looked at other calls for projects and funding sources

to help fill the gap for the full corridor. i wanted to give you an ow updae on the other changes and steps we're taking during the pandemic. our schedule is delayed about six months for fifth to eighth street. we're taking this time to reevaluate implementation of the project to reduce impacts to businesses. we met with commissioners in march and spoke in detail about reteusing impacts to businesses. how we phase in the project. minimizing or limiting the am of sidewalk replacement which would directly impact businesses since it's in front of their entrances. looking at way to accommodate

the i increase bike volume. we're looking at ways we can provide more space for bicycles. the last thing is we're also looking at designing parts of the project, getting it shovel ready for stimulus funds that may become available in the near future. with that i'll conclude my presentation and i'm available to answer any questions. >> : thank you. are there any questions from commissioners and thank you for the meeting with myself and supervisor haney and taking

seriously our concerns that will become all the more true due to covid 19. seeing no comment from commissioners let's take comment from the public. >> : chair, there is no public comment. >> : puck lick comment is now closed. thank you. good luck. and good luck getting money. any new items? seeing none. any general comment? seeing none. >> : there is one public comment. just snuck if there. >> : got it. excellent. first speaker, please. >> : welcome caller. your two minutes begins now.

okay. call has dropped unfortunately. >> : okay. should we give that will person just a second to see if they want to get back on? can you just check the line again, please. >> : yes. i'm checking. hold on one second. okay. let's try this again. >> : go ahead speaker. >> : they have dropped out. >> : okay. we will close general public comment and this part of our meeting is adjourned and i think everybody is supposed to stay on and wait a couple of minutes and we will reconvene as the treasure island mobility agency.

i do not see the chair of that body as one of our participants but i believe the vice chair is available. okay. we are adjourned. san francisco is surrounded on three sides by water, the fire boat station is intergal to maritime rescue and

preparedness, not only for san francisco, but for all of the bay area. [sirens] >> fire station 35 was built in 1915. so it is over 100 years old. and helped it, we're going to build fire boat station 35. >> so the finished capital planning committee, i think about three years ago, issued a guidance that all city facilities must exist on sea level rise. >> the station 35, construction cost is approximately $30 million. and the schedule was complicated because of what you call a float. it is being fabricated in china, and will be brought

to treasure island, where the building site efficient will be constructed on top of it, and then brought to pier 22 and a half for installation. >> we're looking at late 2020 for final completion of the fire boat float. the historic firehouse will remain on the embarcadero, and we will still respond out of the historic firehouse with our fire engine, and respond to medical calls and other incidences in the district. >> this totally has to incorporate between three to six feet of sea level rise over the next 100 years. that's what the city's guidance is requiring. it is built on the float, that can move up and down as the water level rises, and sits on four fixed guide piles. so if the seas go up, it can move up and down with that. >> it does have a full range of travel, from low

tide to high tide of about 16 feet. so that allows for current tidal movements and sea lisle rises in the coming decades. >> the fire boat station float will also incorporate a ramp for ambulance deployment and access. >> the access ramp is rigidly connected to the land side, with more of a pivot or hinge connection, and then it is sliding over the top of the float. in that way the ramp can flex up and down like a hinge, and also allow for a slight few inches of lateral motion of the float. both the access ramps, which there is two, and the utility's only flexible connection connecting from the float to the back of the building. so electrical power, water, sewage, it all has flexible connection to the boat. >> high boat station

number 35 will provide mooring for three fire boats and one rescue boat. >> currently we're staffed with seven members per day, but the fire department would like to establish a new dedicated marine unit that would be able to respond to multiple incidences. looking into the future, we have not only at&t park, where we have a lot of kayakers, but we have a lot of developments in the southeast side, including the stadium, and we want to have the ability to respond to any marine or maritime incident along these new developments. >> there are very few designs for people sleeping on the water. we're looking at cruiseships, which are larger structures, several times the size of harbor station 35, but they're the only good reference

point. we look to the cruiseship industry who has kind of an index for how much acceleration they were accommodate. >> it is very unique. i don't know that any other fire station built on the water is in the united states. >> the fire boat is a regionalesset tharegional assete used for water rescue, but we also do environmental cleanup. we have special rigging that we carry that will contain oil spills until an environmental unit can come out. this is a job for us, but it is also a way of life and a lifestyle. we're proud to serve our community. and we're willing to help people in any way we can.

>> roughly five years, i was working as a high school teacher, and i decided to take my students on a surfing field trip. the light bulb went off in my head, and i realized i could do much more for my students taking them surfing than i could as their classroom teacher, and that is when the idea for the city surf project was born. >> working with kids in the ocean that aren't familiar with this space is really special because you're dealing with a

lot of fear and apprehension but at the same time, a lot of excitement. >> when i first did it, i was, like, really scared, but then, i did it again, and i liked it. >> we'll get a group of kids who have just never been to the beach, are terrified of the idea, who don't like the beach. it's too cold out, and it's those kid that are impossible to get back out of the water at the end of the day. >> over the last few years, i think we've had at least 40 of our students participate in the city surf project. >> surfing helped me with, like, how to swim. >> we've start off with about two to four sessions in the pool before actually going out and surfing. >> swimming at the pool just helps us with, like, being, like, comfortable in the water

and being calm and not being all -- not being anxious. >> so when we started the city surf project, one of the things we did was to say hey, this is the way to earn your p.e. credits. just getting kids to go try it was one of our initial challenges for the first year or two. but now that we've been doing it three or four years, we have a group of kids that's consistent, and the word has spread, that it's super fun, that you learn about the ocean. >> starting in the morning, you know, i get the vehicles ready, and then, i get all the gear together, and then, i drive and go get the kids, and we take them to a local beach. >> we usually go to linda mar, and then occasionally ocean beach. we once did a special trip. we were in capitola last year, and it was really fun.

>> we get in a circle and group stretch, and we talk about specific safety for the day, and then, we go down to the water. >> once we go to the beach, i don't want to go home. i can't change my circumstances at home, but i can change the way i approach them. >> our program has definitely been a way for our students to find community and build friends. >> i don't really talk to friends, so i guess when i started doing city surf, i started to, like, get to know people more than i did before, and people that i didn't think i'd like, like, ended up being my best friends. >> it's a group sport the way we do it, and with, like, close camaraderie, but everybody's doing it for themselves. >> it's great, surfing around, finding new people and making new friendships with people

throughout surfing. >> it can be highly developmental for students to have this time where they can learn a lot about themselves while negotiating the waves. >> i feel significantly, like, calmer. it definitely helps if i'm, like, feeling really stressed or, like, feeling really anxious about surfing, and i go surfing, and then, i just feel, like, i'm going to be okay. >> it gives them resiliency skills and helps them build self-confidence. and with that, they can use that in other parts of their lives. >> i went to bring amy family o the beach and tell them what i did. >> i saw kids open up in the ocean, and i got to see them connect with other students, and i got to see them fail, you know, and get up and get back on the board and experience success, and really enjoy

themselves and make a connection to nature at the same time. >> for some kids that are, like, resistant to, like, being in a mentorship program like this, it's they want to surf, and then later, they'll find out that they've, like, made this community connection. >> i think they provided level playing fields for kids to be themselves in an open environment. >> for kids to feel like i can go for it and take a chance that i might not have been willing to do on my own is really special. >> we go on 150 surf outings a year. that's year-round programming. we've seen a tremendous amount of youth face their fears through surfing, and that has translated to growth in other facets of their lives. >> i just think the biggest thing is, like, that they feel like that they have something that is really cool, that

they're engaged in, and that we, like, care about them and how they're doing, like, in general. >> what i like best is they really care about me, like, i'm not alone, and i have a group of people that i can go to, and, also, surfing is fun. >> we're creating surfers, and we're changing the face of surfing. >> the feeling is definitely akin to being on a roller coaster. it's definitely faster than i think you expect it to be, but it's definitely fun. >> it leaves you feeling really, really positive about what that kid's going to go out and do. >> i think it's really magical almost. at least it was for me. >> it was really exciting when i caught my first wave. >> i felt like i was, like -- it was, like, magical, really. >> when they catch that first

wave, and their first lights up, you know -- their face lights up, you know you have them hooked. >> i was on top of the world. it's amazing. i felt like i was on top of the world even though i was probably going two miles an hour. it was, like, the scariest thing i'd ever done, and i think it was when i got hooked on surfing after >> you are watching coping with covid-19. today's special guest. >> hi. you are watching coping with covid-19. in this first portion of the two-part inter vii am talking to the general manager of the san francisco recreation and parks department and state park

commissioner talking about social

we were surprised how popular they became. it was totive. we expanded to include lafayette park an and and alamo square. >> that is great. that is fantastic. now, as restrictions are lifted i understand summer camps are now allowed. how is the structure changed to make sure everybody remains safe from the virus?

>> we are thrilled to be able to provide camps at all given the virus. we worked really hard to be able to provide a fun and safe environment. camps look different but they still offer kids the same opportunities for friendships, creative, learn new skills and in order to prevent the spread of covid-19 we are following the health orders, temperature screening and enhance screening. pods of no more than 12 kids. kids and staff stay together in the same cohort for leach of the three week camp sessions. this is different than the past where kids and counselors can jump from week to week. we are doing things differently. honestly, for kids to get out of

the house, to see each other, to see their friends and run around, play some sports, which they are allowed to do in their own pods. it couldn't be more important. we are grateful for the health department. no bigger champion than our mayor. >> tennis and golf are allowed. what about soccer and basketball? >> i am laughing. there is tennis and government and soccer and basketball and baseball and volleyball and fly-fishing and bike riding. you know, san francisco we are blessed to have an amazing parks system to do about anything. we had to respond. they have now re-opened with modifications to slow the spread

or protect against the spread of the virus. in both cases people need to get social distancing. they should have masks on them if they are in a crowd on the court or at the golf course. they are to refrain from sharing equipment. people playing tennis should play with their own balls. no spectators unless it is a parent or guardian of a minor that is playing. tennis really right now all that is permitted is singles. you can play doubles if you are from the same household. golf the modification includes reservations online, six feet apart. bringing your own golf bag and some modifications to the pin and cup to make it easier to retrieve your own ball.

basketball and soccer are not open to the public. for kids in camp this summer they can play outside within their own pods. for recreational sports, these are high touch activities with a lot of physical contact. we talked to our public health colleagues almost every day. we are certainly advocating to the extent it can be done safely to allow people to fully enjoy our park system and participate in all sports and activities they are accustomed to doing. we have a way to go and we need to be patient. there is so much to do in the park system. we are hopeful that people will be able to get back to team sports. >> i hope so, too.

how have you been keeping residents informed how the restrictions have been updated and changed? >> i never. >> when i took this job we were going to be in the sign production business. we probably printed and distributed over 2000 signs throughout our park system. they keep changing as the health guidance changes. we use social media, electronic newsletters, stories in the press, outreach workers to make people aware of various health orders and how they affect park usage. rangers and volunteers are made up of police and fire and neighborhood emergency response volunteers. they have done a wonderful job of trying to encourage and remind people that we are in the

middle of an outbreak and we need to be safe. san francisco, i think, overall has done a great job in managing the crisis. unlike many cities, the parks are mostly open. we had to close a few park features like small playgrounds and basketball courts. glen canyon is open. many cities they throw up hands and close down parks. it is our responsibility to use parkings safely and wisely. it is our job to make sure people have information they need. >> thank you, mr. ginsburg. that is it for our first interview. the second portion we will talk about the 150th anniversary and how parks are essential. you have been watching coping with covid-19. thanks for watching.

[♪] >> i am the supervisor of district one. i am sandra lee fewer. [♪] >> i moved to the richmond district in 1950 mine. i was two years old. i moved from chinatown and we were one of the first asian families to move out here.

[♪] >> when my mother decided to buy that house, nobody knew where it was. it seems so far away. for a long time, we were the only chinese family there but we started to see the areas of growth to serve a larger chinese population. the stress was storage of the birthplace of that. my father would have to go to chinatown for dim sum and i remember one day he came home and said, there is one here now. it just started to grow very organically. it is the same thing with the russian population, which is another very large ethnic group in the richmond district. as russia started to move in, we saw more russian stores. so parts of the richmond is very concentrated with the russian community and immigrant russian community, and also a chinese immigrant community. [♪] >> i think as living here in the richmond, we really appreciate the fact that we are surrounded

three natural barriers. they are beautiful barriers. the presidio which gives us so many trails to walk through, ocean beach, for families to just go to the beach and be in the pacific ocean. we also also have a national park service. we boarded the golden gate national recreation area so there is a lot of activity to do in the summer time you see people with bonfires. but really families enjoying the beach and the pacific ocean during the rest of the time of year. [♪] >> and golden gate park where we have so many of our treasures here. we have the tea garden, the museum and the academy of sciences. not to mention the wonderful playgrounds that we have here in richmond. this is why i say the richmond is a great place for families. the theatre is a treasure in our

neighborhood. it has been around for a very long time. is one of our two neighborhood theatres that we have here. i moved here when i was 1959 when i was two years old. we would always go here. i love these neighborhood theatres. it is one of the places that has not only a landmark in the richmond district, but also in san francisco. small theatres showing one or two films. a unique -- they are unique also to the neighborhood and san francisco. >> where we are today is the heart of the richmond district. with what is unique is that it is also small businesses. there is a different retail here it is mom and pop opening up businesses. and providing for the neighborhood. this is what we love about the streets. the cora door starts on clement street and goes all the way down

to the end of clement where you will see small businesses even towards 32nd. at the core of it is right here between here and 20 -- tenth avenue. when we see this variety of stores offered here, it is very unique then of the -- any other part of san francisco. there is traditional irish music which you don't get hardly anywhere in san francisco. some places have this long legacy of serving ice cream and being a hangout for families to have a sunday afternoon ice cream. and then also, we see grocery stores. and also these restaurants that are just new here, but also thriving. [♪] >> we are seeing restaurants being switched over by hand, new owners, but what we are seeing is a vibrancy of clement street still being recaptured within new businesses that are coming in. that is a really great thing to see.

i don't know when i started to shop here, but it was probably a very, very long time ago. i like to cook a lot but i like to cook chinese food. the market is the place i like to come to once a year. once i like about the market as it is very affordable. it has fresh produce and fresh meat. also, seafood. but they also offer a large selection of condiments and sauces and noodles. a variety of rice that they have is tremendous. i don't thank you can find a variety like that anywhere else. >> hi. i am kevin wong. i am the manager. in 1989 we move from chinatown to richmond district. we have opened for a bit, over 29 years. we carry products from thailand, japan, indonesia, vietnam,

singapore and india. we try to keep everything fresh daily. so a customer can get the best out a bit. >> normally during crab season in november, this is the first place i hit. because they have really just really fresh crab. this is something my family really likes for me to make. also, from my traditional chinese food, i love to make a kale soup. they cut it to the size they really want. i am probably here once a week. i'm very familiar with the aisles and they know everyone who is a cashier -- cashier here i know when people come into a market such as this, it looks like an asian supermarkets, which it is and sometimes it can be intimidating. we don't speak the language and many of the labels are in chinese, you may not know what to buy or if it is the proper ingredients for the recipe are trying to make. i do see a lot of people here with a recipe card or sometimes with a magazine and they are

looking for specific items. the staff here is very helpful. i speak very little chinese here myself. thinks that i'm not sure about, i asked the clerk his and i say is this what i need? is this what i should be making? and they actually really helped me. they will bring me to the aisle and say this is battery. they are very knowledgeable. very friendly. i think they are here to serve not only the asian community but to serve all communities in the richmond district and in san francisco. [♪] >> what is wonderful about living here is that even though our july is a very foggy and overcast, best neighborhood, the sleepy part outside on the west side is so rich with history, but also with all the amenities that are offered.

[♪] >> after my fire in my apartment and losing everything, the red cross gave us a list of agencies in the city to reach out to and i signed up for the below-market rate program. i got my certificate and started applying and won the housing lottery. [♪] >> the current lottery program began in 2016. but there have been lot rows that have happened for affordable housing in the city for much longer than that. it was -- there was no standard practice. for non-profit organizations that were providing affordable housing with low in the city, they all did their lotteries on their own. private developers that include

in their buildings affordable units, those are the city we've been monitoring for some time since 1992. we did it with something like this. where people were given circus tickets. we game into 291st century in 2016 and started doing electronic lotteries. at the same time, we started electronic applications systems. called dalia. the lottery is completely free. you can apply two ways. you can submit a paper application, which you can download from the listing itself. if you a plo apply online, it wl take five minutes. you can make it easier creating an account. to get to dalia, you log on to housing.sfgov.org.

>> i have lived in san francisco for almost 42 years. i was born here in the hayes valley. >> i applied for the san francisco affordable housing lottery three times. >> since 2016, we've had about 265 electronic lotteries and almost 2,000 people have got their home through the lottery system. if you go into the listing, you can actually just press lottery results and you put in your lottery number and it will tell you exactly how you ranked. >> for some people, signing up for it was going to be a challenge. there is a digital divide here and especially when you are trying to help low and very low income people. so we began providing digital assistance for folks to go in and get help. >> along with the income and the

residency requirements, we also required someone who is trying to buy the home to be a first time home buyer and there's also an educational component that consists of an orientation that they need to attend, a first-time home buyer workshop and a one-on-one counseling session with the housing councilor. >> sometimes we have to go through 10 applicants before they shouldn't be discouraged if they have a low lottery number. they still might get a value for an available, affordable housing unit. >> we have a variety of lottery programs. the four that you will most often see are what we call c.o.p., the certificate of preference program, the dthp which is the displaced penance housing preference program. the neighborhood resident housing program and the live

worth preference. >> i moved in my new home february 25th and 2019. the neighborhood preference program really helped me achieve that goal and that dream was with eventually wind up staying in san francisco. >> the next steps, after finding out how well you did in the lottery and especially if you ranked really well you will be contacted by the leasing agent. you have to submit those document and income and asset qualify and you have to pass the credit and rental screening and the background and when you qualify for the unit, you can chose the unit and hopefully sign that lease. all city sponsored affordable housing comes through the system and has an electronic lottery. every week there's a listing on dalia. something that people can apply for. >> it's a bit hard to predict

how long it will take for someone to be able to move into a unit. let's say the lottery has happened. several factors go into that and mainly how many units are in the project, right. and how well you ranked and what preference bucket you were in. >> this particular building was brand new and really this is the one that i wanted out of everything i applied for. in my mind, i was like how am i going to win this? i did and when you get that notice that you won, it's like at first, it's surreal and you don't believe it and it sinks in, yeah, it happened. >> some of our buildings are pretty spectacular. they have key less entry now. they have a court yard where they play movies during the weekends, they have another master kitchen and space where people can throw parties. >> mayor breed has a plan for

over 10,000 new units between now and 2025. we will start construction on about 2,000 new units just in 2020. >> we also have a very big portfolio like over 25,000 units across the city. and life happens to people. people move. so we have a very large number of rerentals and resales of units every year. >> best thing about working for the affordable housing program is that we know that we're making a difference and we actually see that difference on a day-to-day basis. >> being back in the neighborhood i grew up in, it's a wonderful experience. >> it's a long process to get through. well worth it when you get to the other side. i could not be happier. [♪]

>> hi everyone, thank you for joining us today for the panel discussion on the covid recovery. i am your moderator today, megan, the policy share for the san francisco women's political committee. i would like to welcome our panelists carmen chu, joey jackson morgan, and veronica shepherd. thank you for being here today. i would like to open up the discussion with a