>> chair ronen: good morning. the meeting will come to order. welcome to the september 21, 2020 meeting of the rules

committee. i am supervisor hillary ronen, chair of the committee. with me on the call is rules committee vice chair catherine stefani and supervisor gordon an m mar. i would like to thank sfgovtv for staffing this meeting. mr. clerk, do you have any announcements? yes, d >> clerk: yes. due to the covid-19 emergency, city hall and offices are closed. members will participate in the meeting to the same extent as if they were physically present. public comment will be available on each item on this agenda. both channel 26 and other various cable channels and sfgov sfgovtv.org are streaming the numbers across the stream. public comment and opportunities to speak are

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comments submitted to me will be included as part of the file. that concludes public comments. >> chair ronen: thank you. can you please call items 1 and 2 together. >> clerk: yes. [agenda item read]. >> chair ronen: thank you so much, and we'll start with mr. harrington. you're back. >> good morning, supervisors. thank you so much for taking this up today. >> chair ronen: of course. >> i'm happy to start with comments or questions, whatever you prefer. >> chair ronen: we'll start with your statements. >> okay.

i have a long history with the city. i have a history and a love for the organization. just briefly, so if you're looking at the different values i bring to this, and i want to talk about three different things to talk about three different parts of the organization. one is the concern for the environment, and so clearly, when we impact so many lands and water ways, like the p.u.c. does, there's always a bit of attention between trying to make sure we're taking care of those lands and taking care of these water ways and our obligation to our kpust custom and some of that tension is bubbling up right now. but one of the things that i always prided myself being able to do was working through

things like that. i hope to bring that to the organization. another is environmental justice. we have not always been the best neighbors when you look at the having a treatment plant in the bayview-hunters point, before i left, whie started to put in digesters in that area in san francisco. but we are still in their neighborhoods with a wastewater plant, so we need to figure out how to be better neighbors in terms of what we do. the third issue is kind of rate fairness on the power side. i think it's pretty clear to most people, any way, that you can run a public power agency, you can have it cheaper, you can have a better green mix.

they do it in l.a. and sacramento and silicon valley. the real problem is how do we get it there? how do we buyout pg&e, and how do we do that without causing rate shock, which is something that i would be focused on. again, i'm here today because i love the p.u.c., the communities that we work with, the staff that are there, and i'm grateful if you would let me work with them again. >> chair ronen: fantastic. it's so good to see you again. i have two questions. one is to your last point, if you could tell us a little bit more. it sounds like you're very open to the city acquiring pg&es

structures to distribute energy, but of course we have to do so in a responsible way and address all those issues that you brought up. i just want to make sure -- confirm what i heard you say and make sure i heard correctly. >> sure. when i was there [inaudible] until something else happened and delayed that for a while, and the only reason for doing that was on the way towards really running your own power operation. it is a better way to do for the people, it is a better way to do it for the environment, sure. >> chair ronen: fantastic. couldn't agree more. and then, the second question that i had for you is, you know, because you've been the director of the p.u.c., and now, assuming we confirm your -- your -- your appointment, we would have two former directors on the p.u.c. board, and is that a little bit

too many cooks in the kitchen? that's my concern, is that we'd have, you know, a general manager, and then two former general managers on the board. how would that affect you as a general manager, and do you think that's a little bit too much? love to hear your thoughts on that. >> it's a very fair question, supervisor. when i was city manager, i argued with the mayor to appoint andy moranz. i guess there's a couple of things. one is i've always been somebody who has a job, and then, when you leave the job, you have faith in those that follow and they're in charge, and you're not. it's great that i talk to ben rosenfield every once in a

while, but i would never just butt into your world. i'm really clear about that. other thing is there are some departments in the city. the p.u.c.s division goes -- they go out 20 or 30 years. you just don't pick up the knowledge of the hydrology of the public utilities commission overnight, so i think there's a reason to not be as concerned in this case, but i totally understand why it could be a concern. >> chair ronen: do any of my

colleagues have any questions? >> supervisor stefani: yes. just to follow up on what you're saying to having led the p.u.c., i thought it kind of an advisory council, you know, that people that leave are there to experience and guide. you are a former controller, manager of the p.u.c. i remember when i came here in 2007 and just remember hearing so many good things about ed harrington. obviously, the concern for the environment, we can't say that enough, given the fact that the sky went dark, we can't go outside, we can't run. we need people like that in all sorts of places. environmental justice. i think you were here when i

worked for michaela, and remember we were so adamant we weren't going to have those coal fired electric plants, and then, i've had constituents that have challenged that -- they weren't my constituents, they were michaela's. so i think your ability to approxima serve on the p.u.c., it's undeniable. i have no questions, only the deepest admiration and support, and i'm thanking the mayor again for appointing you. >> thank you, supervisor. >> chair ronen: supervisor mar, did you have anything to add? >> supervisor mar: yeah, thank you, supervisor ronen. thank you, mr. harrington for

your years of service and high-level service to our community, and thanks for your willingness to step back in to the important role at the p.u.c. i just had one question. as you're aware this year, we've been dealing with a number of crises in the city, unprecedented, but one of them has been around a crisis in -- in faith in our government, and, you know, as the -- the federal corruption investigation, you know, you know, has been playing out over the last seven months, and that's really lead to charges and directly impacting many of our key departments here in the city with documented evidence of corruption and -- and particularly around contracting, you know, the

public works department, d.b.i., and the mayor's office of neighborhood services. and so even in july, you know, there was a federal subpoena that extended to the p.u.c., and there's an ongoing investigation now, so i just wanted to see what your thoughts are around, you know, the federal investigation into corruption here, and that's now extended to the p.u.c. >> sure, supervisors. so there's many different examples of fraud and corruption in several departments of the city. when i went to the p.u.c., i added an audit function there

because we were spending $3.5 milli $3.5 billion of rate payer money to upgrade the system, and we had had some scandals there. one of the things that i did was i set up a system of meetings and trainings for anybody in the public utilities commission to design anything: time sheets, purchase orders, contracts, everything. and we went through and did training for about 300 staff in the p.u.c. to talk about the important of tone at the top for honesty, of how you do business with each other, that your signature means something, and if in fact you don't do right or you don't call out someone else that's doing wrong, that's your responsibility, and there will be consequences. over the years, i've fired people, i've reprimanded

people, and i've issued orders to stop doing people with the city. i think as we talk about these things, we have to be aware that we are -- actually, we have a lot of people that are honest, and we should keep their morale up by commending them and congratulating them. at the same time, if someone is working against us, then you take them out. >> supervisor mar: yeah, thank you for that. i appreciate that -- yeah, your past history on implementing controls and oversight practices but also your point about the need to support and -- and the -- you know, the vast majority of our -- and

pretty much almost all of our civil servants that are doing their work at ethical and high standards, so thank you. >> thank you. >> chair ronen: thank you so much. if there's no further questions, then we will move onto the second appointment, tim paulson. good morning, tim. >> thank you very much, supervisor ronen, my supervisor, as well as supervisor mar and stefani. so should i follow the same lead as -- >> chair ronen: you got it? >> -- as the previous candidate and just say a few comments about what is happening today? so as you know, i have been appointed by the mayor, and it is now in front of rules, and i just am looking for your approval because as you, you know, approved me the first

time, i ran around to come into this job because i went into a little bit kicking and screaming, i guess is what i tried to say because i've advocated in front of commissions but never sat on them. when people recruited me to come and sit on the public utilities commission, i accepted it, and i took it seriously. i have to tell you, i have learned more about water and power and sewer systems and public power and pg&e and environmental issues than i ever thought i was going to learn, and i've taken it -- i just want you to know, i've taken it very seriously. i've asked questions, i've engaged the staff -- and by the way, there are some incredibly talented professionals in the six different departments of the area. every time i ask a question, there's a powerpoint -- it's

not like they made it up for me, they're actually prepared for a commissioner to be fully briefed. as i continue to go into public service, i'm going to continue to take it seriously. all three of the different agencies and the six departments have been great. as you know, i've worked in the labor movement on behalf of working men and women for the past 25-plus years. that's been my job, and that's been my passion, and that's what drives me is the workers who make this city work, and the workers in both the public and private sector to move forward. so i'm going to continue to, you know, that is my advocacy in my day job, but in my life, i'd like to be able to bring that piece also to the -- to the commission as i continue. i do want to let you know something that i haven't put in, and i think all of you know this in general, but, you know, i do come from the construction

industry. you know, i have -- you know, i've been -- you know, i've run jobs back in the day, you know? i was a construction worker, you know, that ran as a foreman and whatever, you know, i ran many jobs. i know what a change order is. i know what a board foot is. in the trades, your college is your apprenticeship program where you spend four or five years of your life, and you don't have to pay money to go to a college, you actually get paid to learn your trade, and you can go to school at night or on the weekends or whatever else it is. i was an apprenticeship coordinator, also, for a few years. when i was also at the labor council and the building trades council, i worked on a lot of these project labor agreements.

when we sit down with developers, public or private sector, it's all about money, and that's where we fight to make sure we get the best bang for the buck. and as i think i said in the first press release when you guys first approved me, and the mayor nominated me, you know, the rate payers are the first priority. all the other issues are -- because this is an important and complex commission, and a major part of the structure of our city, that we have a lot of issues to deal with that. so, you know, i don't know if i should just stop right there. i really care about finance when it comes to things. during the downturn we had in 2007, when everything just fell to crap, and wall street kept putting money into work and housing and everything else, i actually had the silly idea of

going with lennar and ed lee to china because they wouldn't invest in our city. it actually was a lot of union funds and trust funded that started putting money in the stuff. i was one of the teams that was invited to go, of all places, to main land china to fine some money. but i hope that these comments let you know that i'm honored to be on this commission, and i really want your support to be able to continue to do this work, and more than willing, gang, to take any questions that you might have, so thank you. >> chair ronen: thank you so much. i keep calling you tim. i should be calling you mr. paulson or commissioner paulson, but i've known you so

long, it's hard. i just want to thank you for taking on this new role that is hard for you because you're so used to being on the other side of the podium. but i appreciate your willingness to serve in this capacity, and i'm excited that the mayor that's chosen to support you. do you have any questions? do any colleagues have any questions? commission . >> supervisor stefani: i don't have any questions. mr. paulson, he's been a great member of the commission since last year. you will continue to do a great job in your first full four-year term with this appointment. you've done so much work for not only the p.u.c. but the

labor community, and i have nothing but positive experiences and nothing but the greatest faith in your ability to really do the work necessary and advise the p.u.c., based on your experience, and i just -- i can't sing your praises enough. so again, another great nomination that is so easy to support, thanks. >> commissioner, i'm honored, thank you. and chair ronen, you just segued so fast. thank you for this. >> supervisor mar: yeah, i'll just add -- thank you, chair ronen. i'll just add to this, thank you, commissioner paulson or tim, for your decades of work supporting people in this city in the labor movement, and now for your service on the p.u.c. i just have the same question -- i would ask you the same question that i asked of mr. harrington, what's your

response to the investigation and now the prosecution that's been playing out in our city around misconduct, fraud, and corruption by city officials that has now expanded to -- at least the investigation looking into the p.u.c. since july, and how does that relate to the important oversight role of the p.u.c. and for you as a p.u.c. commissioner? >> well, you know, i've been very briefly briefed by the city attorney, that this was an expansion. i think what i'm going to say is former director harrington said, that all of us in the labor movement, whether we're in government or any part of public life is going to be incredibly diligent to make

sure that somebody, you know, that is cheating or taking public dollars or whatever else is going to be exposed, so, you know, as part of the oversight committee, we will -- you know, i'm going to take this very seriously. i don't know of anything, but somebody might or somebody might not. we know the most high profile pieces that have come out of this investigation, but i'm going to take the oversight very seriously, but to be honest, i haven't seen anything. it's in the grand jury's hands right now, so, you know, but obviously, i'm curious as to if anything comes through. so i will be diligent. i don't know if that's the best way to put it, but just like all of you as supervisors. we hope that this department is as clean as i've seen it, but if there's something there, you know, we'll keep our -- i will

keep my ears wide open. >> supervisor mar: thank you for that, tim, and yeah, i think right now that it's really important for all of us, like the -- on the board of supervisors and members of important commissions like the p.u.c. to really focus on our oversight role and really to restore confidence and faith in our city department and critical departments like the p.u.c., so i appreciate that. thank you. >> thank you, supervisor. >> chair ronen: thank you so much. we will know open this item up for public comment. any member of the public who wishes to speak on these two appointments, you'll have two minutes to do so.

>> chair ronen: vic tore, you're on mute. >> clerk: members of the public who wish to provide public comment should call 415-655-0001. the meeting i.d. is 146-854-9547, then press pound, and pound again. if you haven't already done so, press star, three to lineup to speak. please wait until the system indicates you have been unmuted, and you may enter your public comment. mr. qao, do we have any speaker for public comment. >> operator: yes, we have one caller. >> hello. my name is larry mazzola,

director of plumbers union 32. i'm here to support tim, to reappointment him on the p.u.c. he has a long history of representing workers in san francisco and well thought of in the city. he's well respected in our industry, done a great job on the commission since he's been on board, and it's very important to have labor on these commissions to have a invoice with the important decisions that are made on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis. so i urge you, on behalf of the building trades, to reappoint tim paulson, and i appreciate your time today. >> clerk: thank you. mr. qao, do we have any additional callers? >> operator: madam chair, that completes the queue. >> chair ronen: then public comment is closed.

i wanted to say how excited i am about both of these appointments. i think they're terrific candidates at this time, and i'm happy to support them. i do want to mention to the mayor and staff since there is one appointment coming up, it would be great to see some additional diversity to this p.u.c. it's such an important commission in our city, and we want to make sure that people from different backgrounds and perspectives are able to have this power and voice on the commission, so that's the one request that i have of the mayor, but it's hard to deny how wonderful, qualified, and committed these two appointments are, and so i'm happily going to be supporting them today and will make a motion to move forward with

positive recommendations both ed harrington to the -- i've got to get out my notes here -- to fill seat one, and tim paulson -- to move that forward with a positive recommendation to fill seat three. can we please have a roll call vote. >> clerk: madam chair, may we amend the motions to delete the wor wor words rejecting on both motions? >> chair ronen: yes. one day, i'm going to get this motion right. victor, thank you. >> clerk: so on the motion to approve and recommend, on that motion -- [roll call] >> clerk: the motion passes to amend and recommend the motions

for the appointment of ed harrington and tim paulson. >> congratulations on your appointments, and thank you, thank you, thank you for your willingness to serve the city and county in this way. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> chair ronen: mr. clerk, can you please read item number three? [agenda item read]. >> clerk: we have six seats and 23 applicants. >> chair ronen: okay. well, thank you so much. it is with great joy that we are hearing this item today. as you all know, i offered, together with supervisor matt

haney and many frontline workers who serve people battling mental health and addiction every single day, and we wrote this law because our system has not been working, and we know that by what we see in the streets every day when you're walking in most neighborhoods, but especially in the mission near general hospital, in the tenderloin, and soma, which is why supervisor haney and i teamed up to create a system that works. mental health sf is the vision of a new and hopefully innovative approach to serving people that need health care for mental illness and substance use, and hopefully in

a few years, we're able to say we have the best system in the country. we were able to fully fund the implementation in the budget that is before us tomorrow. it is a massive systems overhau overhaul, where coordination and collaboration don't exist today although. they're fabulous programs serving the population, they aren't operating as they should, because in san francisco, we have a belief that most mental illnesses and addiction is a curable illness. you can take someone who's very ill and get that person healthy and to a place where they can participate in society as a full and well, you know, participant. we have so many interest in these seats, and when i look at

this list of people, i really already jumped for joy, and unfortunately, we only have six seats, but i just want to remind the candidates today that if you aren't recommended to move forward, that the mayor will also be appointed six seats to the mental health implementation working group, and the city attorney will be appointing one person, so there are other possibilities. and then, of course, once this committee is up and running, all their meetings will be public, and there are many ways to participate in making the vision of mental health sf a success and fully implementing this groundbreaking law. so with that, i wanted to call all of the applicants forward. we have many applicants today, so if you could keep your comments to three minutes, we would appreciate that.

and then, we'll hear from the public, and each member of the public will have two minutes to speak. and then, of course, if either of my colleagues have any questions, feel free to chime in at any point. and with that, i just wanted to ask supervisors mar and stefani if they have any opening remarks or if we should just get into the presentation. presentation? >> supervisor stefani: yes. >> chair ronen: okay. fantastic. so we will do that, and we'll go in order as you're listed on the agenda, and we are starting with amy wong, if she is here with us. >> hi, good morning, supervisors. can you hear me? >> chair ronen: we can hear you. >> yes, hi, good morning. my name is amy wong. i'm member of iftte local 21. i have worked as a mental health treatment specialist for over 20 years at the san francisco behavioral health center. i am honored to be considered for a seat with the san

francisco mental health committee seat. as a shop steward for local 21, i empower co-workers, clients, to standup for their rights to live with dignity. my empowering others with justice and dignity came when i was bullied by others at work. this ad advocacy started with becoming involved in the arts and culture commission through the very ordinance that supervisor hillary ronen and mat haney -- matt haney crafted and that all of you approved.

since the pandemic, our city has been hit with more homelessness, job losses, and services are often inaccessible to these folks. many programs are running independently of each other, lack of oversight, and we need specialized programming and leadership to ensure these services are organized, coordinated, and accessible. and as a mental health professional, i am prepared to use my expertise and decades of experience to help shape policy that will provide effective solutions to the adjusting mental health conditions, substance use disorders and provide strategies to reduce stress accompany homelessness. thank you. >> chair ronen: thank you so much, miss wong, and thank you for your decades of work,

incredible work. we appreciate you. thank you. next, we're going to hear from lucretia bolin. good morning. >> hi. good morning, chair ronen and vice chair stefani and supervisor mar. i've spent the last three decades working in public health. the majority of this time has been in direct clinical service in the field of addiction, mental health, family practice, sexual assault and sex trafficking. i do this work for a variety of reasons, and some of those reaso reasons are deeply personal. many of the people that i work with rose from the similar ashes and are shaped by similar adversity. i'm vested in protecting

workers' rights and vested in making sure that they can live in the city. i grew up in public housing, lived with my grandmother. we had no black dentists. i was part of the great desegregation movement in the early 70s, and this is when i began to have some visceral sense of difference and access, black and white, rich and poor. following the 1965 debate with william buckley, about the age of five or six of seven, i learned to know the shock and the disaffection and the gap is based only on the color of one's skin. my grandmother never finished high school, and i'm indebted

to to innumerable people. should i be appointed to the work group, i will work to make sure that members have a voice and a seat at the table in the implementation of services that they may be working with. i want to represent the voices that may not have this platform. i have a tremendous amount of privilege because of my education. i want to ensure that elected and appointed servants in body and practice [inaudible] i want to thank you. i'm happy to answer any questions. appreciate your hard work, and please stay safe. thank you very much. >> chair ronen: thank you so much. appreciate all your hard work, as well. thank you. >> thank you. thank you. >> chair ronen: if there's no

questions, then we will move onto shon bufor the record. >> -- buford. how you doing this morning? >> chair ronen: fine. thank you, papa. >> basically, i've been a member of the san francisco fire department for 27 years now. most of my time has been spent working downtown in the bayview or mission district where i was able to see the effects of stress first that has affected our society. during this time, by biological father has also been part of the system for many, many years, suffering for drug addiction, and i've seen how the type of resources can help

people in and out and making sure they get the help they needed. also moving forward in the fire department, i started to see how our public safety providers and service, those who work there are affected by it, and i wanted to make sure that we had thinged in place, not only for to help the citizens, but also to help the providers, whether they're nurses, doctors, sheriff's deputies, firefighters. so i can bring a talent to work with people collaboratively. i have a personal and professional perspective. i'm not afraid of constructive conflict, and also, you know, i wanted to make sure that our city understands the importance of that, as well, and know the stresses that affect our city, what are the challenges that affect our city, what organizations and resources are available, and if appointed to

there, i believe i bring a leadership skill that will help bring everyone together on all sides and make sure that the city is healthy from all perspectives. from that, i'll ask that you nominate me to this seat, and i thank you sincerely. >> chair ronen: thank you. we appreciate your time and service to the city, and we thank you for applying, as well. anyone have any questions? thank you. >> thank you very much. >> chair ronen: next, we'll hear from c.w. johnson. are you here with us today, c.w. johnson? okay. we will come back to it just in case he joins us later. next, we'll hear from darnell

boyd. is darnell boyd with us today? okay. we will come back to mr. boyd in case he joins us a little later. next, we have john smither. is mr. smither with us? okay. we will come back, as well. next, we have liza murawski. >> good morning, supervisors. thi it is my honor to be among such

committed applicants, and i share in your enthusiasm to finally implement mental health san francisco. i have 16 years experience of living with mental health and suffering from addiction and substance abuse. i am a state certified drug and alcohol counselor and educator. i'm applying for stage three, which is for an individual suffering from a dual diagnosis. my life experience spans from nob hill to the corner of turk and hyde. in november of 2019, i had the privilege to do my presentation on a blueprint to wellness and recovery with the mental health association international conference.

this outline, this blueprint outlines the needs and mimics the needs for the mental health san francisco implementation group. i'm currently a member of the tenderloin's people congress and also serve as a health justice leader. i hope you've had time to review my credentials as well as my history. i look forward to working in service and collaboration to create a mental health system that works for our diverse culture and systemic needs of our community. thank you for your consideration, and if you have any questions, feel free to address me with them. thank you. >> chair ronen: thank you so much for applying. is there any questions for my murawski? thank you so much for applying

for the seat. next, we will hear from peter thomas murray. >> great. can you see me and everything? >> chair ronen: yes. we can't see you, but we can hear you perfectly. >> okay. any way, my name is peter murphy, and i appreciate this opportunity to speak with you this morning. i mean, i think mental health sf is a wonderful project, and i'm really glad that it's getting close to fruition. i'm with the mental health association of san francisco, and i would say that i -- well, i identify as an alcoholic and an addict. i've been clean and sober for around 25 years, through 12-step recovery, but i'm also very familiar with the principles of harm reduction and the -- the value of that. i'm not somebody that's going to try to, you know, i don't

know, foist a 12-step recovery on somebody that's not ready or not interested in it, and i also identify with mental health challenges. i'd say for my whole life -- i'm in my early 60s now, and it's taken me that long to realize how my mental health and substance issues have impacted my life. i got clean and sober, didn't really address my mental health issues very well, so even though i was clean and sober, i would continue to still have issues and problems. and it's only in the last, say, six, seven, or eight years that i've found mental health recovery that's been consistent. i believe in peer recovery, and the idea that -- a 12-step recovery to me is about one alcoholic or an addict helping another. mental health recovery or peer

recovery is one addict or alcoholic providing a model of help for another. i think the idea of having universal access to mental health care is so important, and that a lot of our services now exist -- i've -- you know, i've heard the expression exist in silos, and i think that's true. i think we need to have a comprehensive service so we can best address how to serve our community. i look forward to it, and yeah, if there's any questions at this time, i'm happy to entertain them, and i thank you for the opportunity, supervisors ronen, stefani, and mar. thank you so much. >> chair ronen: thank you so much. we really, really appreciate everything you had to say, and you applying to this position. is there any questions for mr.

murphy? nope? thanks. thanks again for being here. >> clerk: mr. murphy, can i ask that you turnoff your camera, as it's been on during most of the meeting. >> oh, sorry. >> chair ronen: no problem. next, we'll hear from phyllis jones. >> hi, he have beeverybody. i just want to say thank you for this opportunity, and i'm really filled with gratitude, and it really helps the work that i'm doing to be in a position to be able to give back. so for my personal experience, i am a young person of color. i just recently aged out of the t.a.y. system. i identify as african american and latinx.

i spent my youth in and out of jail, mental health treatment facilities, and addiction facilities. i am formerly an i.v. drug user, and i currently have five years of sobriety, so i directly relate to the populations that we will be trying to make an impact with in this position, and in the last recent years, i have overcome those things myself, and i hope to bring that perspective to this position. in my professional life, i have become rather successful. i am a student at san francisco state studying in the social work program. i also am a willie brown fellow, interning with h.s.h. my current role, i am a case manager for jail services, working with populations that are affected by drug abuse,

have co-occurring disorders, homelessness, and are trying to navigate the criminal justice system. before this role, i worked for ucsf doing very similar work. i worked at a drop in center at 850 bryant, and i once again worked with those populations. so personally, for me, i have dedicated my life and the greater part of my 20s so far to apply what i have learned and make an impact on people who are like me and going through similar situations. i hope that young people can see some of them in me, and it gives them hope and inspiration to per severe over what they are -- persevere over what they

are going through. as a person of color and someone who experienced what i did early in my life, i offer a unique perspective and needed perspective to this position. i just want to thank you. all of the applicants have been amazing thus far, so i'm glad that we have some really good choices, whether it's me or someone else, to make choices in san francisco and all the communities that have been looked over. thank you so much. >> chair ronen: thank you so much. you all are creating an impossible choice right now, but thank you for applying with your wealth of experience and understanding. any questions? if not, thank you so much for much here and for applying for the seat. we really appreciate you. >> thank you, guys. >> chair ronen: next, we will hear from charles ryan.

charles ryan? not here, and i will give him another chance at the end. and next, we'll hear from kara chen. >> good morning, supervisors. >> chair ronen: good morning. >> my name is kara chen. >> chair ronen: hello. >> i am a deputy public defender. i've been working as a public defender for 30 years, and i am currently the managing important for the san francisco mental health unit. it's an honor to advocate for miself-amongst the group -- myself amongst the group, and i think all of the applicants are so impressive. i serve as a member on the san

francisco mental health board, now it's known as san francisco behavioral health commission from 2012 to 2017, and from 2015 and 2017, i was the chair for the san francisco mental health board. and also, i -- i serve on the jail -- reenvision jail replacement work group, and i also serve on the a.o.t., assisted outpatient treatment program on the implementation group. and currently, i am also working -- serve on the san francisco sfpd crisis intervention work group with the community provider. and also, i cochair a work group from my -- that's work related, which is transitioning clients in jail, in custody, and inpatient from the acute facility or in jail into treatment. and i think, based on my work,

i realize that -- the importance of participating in mental health sf in order to make sure that services and availability of services to be delivered to our clients and consumers in a dignified way, and i think that my knowledge base and my problem-solving skills will be -- enable me to serve the client population in a -- in an effective way. so i thank you for your consideration, and -- and i think this is a great opportunity to participate because i think if sf -- san francisco, if we implement it in a way that is effective, i think we could be the model for the rest of the nation. so thank you very much for your time. >> chair ronen: thank you so much, miss chien. i just want to take a moment to

thank you for all that you do. you are such an expert in the field in so many ways. just feel so grateful for all of your works. >> thank you. >> chair ronen: let's see...who is next? kate franza. she could not be present, but she sent an e-mail, so thank you so much. steve fields, are you here with us today? [inaudible] >> chair ronen: we can't hear you, steve. are you on mute? >> not anymore, i hope. >> chair ronen: nope, now we can hear you. >> good morning, supervisors. it's an opportunity to say a large thank you, supervisor ronen, for being a part of the leadership on getting this essential reform moving right at a time when it's needed

most, and the board of supervisors that supported the measure by 100%. it's -- this is an opportunity that working with the mayor's office and the board may not come around again, and so i'm excited about this. [please stand by]

>> what's been exciting in any career to get a chance to do programs that are based on the kinds of principles that i believe have to be core to the mental health if it's going to be successful. i think the biggest challenge facing all behavioral health systems is the problem over recidivism. we have never seriously confronted that we have a cycling population of individuals who going into acute care, coming back to a community where there isn't adequate treatment, follow through and a dedication to recovery being a possible outcome if we build a continuum of care in the community.

we're reliant inpatient. we have not made the deal we need to make to actually commit to a community-based system of care. no jurisdiction has try to put together this effort on a policy level. no other jurisdiction has the wealth of agencies and services and providers that we have. if we just find a way to work together with a common vision of our outcome, we can attack recidivism and seriously change the course of what it means to a young person today who comes into an emergency room with a dual diagnosis problem that they need to have treated. i want to be in this from the beginning because i've been in it from the beginning. i bring to this group an

experience of what it takes to stand up a program. what it takes to find the funding for a program, to leverage other resources. i have worked in the system of care my whole career and my dedication is to try to find ways to avoid the mistakest -- mistakes we made for decades to leverage the politics and the strategy and the resources for developing full articulated community treatment system of care, from the inside. that's what i'm excited about -- working with the people i heard so far this morning -- this is really an opportunity. i don't want to miss it. i want to be in with this group working on solutions. thank you. any questions, i'd be happy to answer.

>> chair ronen: i want to thank you so much. >> i started my 53rd year. >> chair ronen: that's incredible. thank you so much. very much appreciate you. i don't think there's any question. but thanks so much for being here today and for applying. really appreciate it. >> thank you supervisors. >> chair ronen: i understand that vitka eisen withdrew her application. we'll skip over her. next we'll hear from monique lesarre. >> can you hear me? >> chair ronen: yes. we can hear you. good morning. >> thank you all so much. i'm going to read my comments because there's so much that i

can respond to. good morning supervisors ronen, mar and stefani. i'm deeply grateful to be part of this conversation today. it is my honor to apply for the seat 6, 7 and 8. i had sleepless nights dealing with behavioral health department in san francisco, specifically around -- [indiscernible]. my frustration is lack of community that has been shown. i'm excited to work as a team to engage mental health, substance and the community. as a long-term african-american resident of san francisco i worked on equity for all people. i'm the daughter of two parents that were impacted by mental health, ptsd, depression, anxiety and substance abuse, addiction, trauma, violence. as a survivor myself of trauma,

i have dedicated my life to working to understand what my parents and family and went through and understand how to support and provide safety to people of healing. i work everyday to provide more resources for our community. i have my doctorate and masters degree in clinical psychology. my specific focus is on african-american mental health and wellness, especially intergenerational trauma and healing. in addition to my main job, where our mission is to eliminate health in black and marginalized communities.

i worked as a clinician with moms and children and day treatment and psychological services. i worked as a director of children youth and family services and as a mental health services director at california mental studies. i continue to be a tireless advocate in the san francisco and bay area that actually serves the community effectively with chair and excellence. my engagement has been a volunteer on projects for the community as a volunteer-led -- [indiscernible] i volunteer

regularly mentoring healings for communities. i thank you for your time and consideration. i agree with mr. jones, there's been amazing applicants. we must find a way to address recidivism. i really want to be part of the solution. thank you so much and if you have any questions, i'm here. otherwise, thank you, amazing applicant and thank you so much. >> chair ronen: thank you so much for all your inspiration. thank you for being here and applying. i don't think there's any questions. next we will hear from aggie

quinn. aggie quinn is not here. i will call one more time to make sure. next we will hear from andrea salinas. >> good morning madam chair and supervisors. i will be honored to serve on seat 7. i'm a clinical social worker. we are the largest contract partner with d.p.h. providing services to 1200 individuals

across our program. our clients has severe mental illness, many use substance, have complicated medical needs and are diverse. we are also the mental health provider with program dedicated to serving the mentally ill. we also provide substance abuse treatment through our staff program. up until the pandemic, we had a lively social opening monday through friday. i serve as the supervisor to our lgbtq focus team and oldest program, community focused case management. we are organized and culturally focused team including our

african-american focused team and latinx and korean focused team. we meet our clients where they are at honoring their particular experiences. i have been working as a case manager in san francisco for over 20 years. i always worked predominantly person of color. over the years i developed expertise working with latino population. i'm aware of the unique needs -- [indiscernible]

thank you. >> chair ronen: thank you so much for all your work and applying for the seat. really appreciate it. i don't believe there's any questions. now asking for kathleen johnson-silk. is she present? >> good morning. thank you, madam chair and supervisors. thank you for the opportunity to participate today amongst such an incredible group of applicants. my name is kathleen johnson-silk. i was born and raised in san francisco. i'm a family therapist with focused on trauma and care. i'm applying for seat 7. i worked for 17 years with people in criminal system in diverse capacity. serving the behavioral health safety net and community organizing and prison rights litigation.

i currently oversee 450 treatment beds in san francisco and up until march, had the distinguished honor of spearheading the implementation of the meth task force recommended drug sobering center in district 6. i see mental health sf has a tremendous opportunity to improve the system. one major problem is that the public behavioral health treatment can perpetuate trauma and depression of the criminal system. this can happen without intention or awareness but it does happen as treatment can emulate and sustain damaging elements of the criminal system. i oversee treatment and supportive housing for people coming hope -- home after serving life sentences. things like the behavioral surveillance, stigmatizing terminology can trigger lack of

control, reinforced dependence and loss of identity which recalls the ways of feeling and being they experienced. treatment is all too often another part of the poverty and incarceration cycle. mental health sf is an opportunity to address the systematic fault. i see an obligation to overhaul healthcare system to be less racist. as we move into a future where we are able to envision ways in which police departments can and should be defunded, how jail and prisons can quickly reduce populations instead continuing to overcrowd to deadly capacities where black lives matter truly mean something, sf can show the rest of the world how we do it. thank you. >> chair ronen: thanks for applying. next we will hear from veronica

forbes. >> good morning. >> chair ronen: we can't hear you. we still can't hear you. >> can you hear me? >> chair ronen: now we can. >> hi, i'm veronica forbes applying for seat 7. as formally homeless queer with mentally ill incarcerated father, i work to reduce recidivism, prioritize public safety and enhance victim protection, provide trauma services and efficiently use san francisco's resources to divest from incarceration and depression. as lead medical social worker from kaiser transition team i know that funding program according to the positive outcomes pays for itself in fiscal savings by reducing high medical spending. i collaborated with jail

psychiatric services and jail aftercare services as behavioral health where rereduce the use of criminal justice and mental health services with a net benefit by stabilizing patients. my goal is to further increase saving by cutting unnecessary jail time and fund more case managers. my other goal is to extend our county's practice of neighborhood courts, restorative justice and use of social workers sentencing planners to defund our criminal justice system especially in our schools. juvenile criminality being the highest -- biggest predictor of adult criminality and males ages 15 to 24 having highest rates of arrest, it's why i created a pilot program for ucsf citywide focus.

as a behavioral health specialist and the first program manager of navigation center, i know that federally funded employment, job training reentry programs, mental health team and protecting undocumented individual who report crimes can successfully reform our criminal justice system. i've also volunteered on campaign for the mental health sf to create a national model for universal mental health care. it is for all these reasons that thank supervisors, ronen, stefani and mar and colleagues for their time. >> chair ronen: thank you so much. this is so difficult. you all are so amazing. thank you very much for all your work and advocacy.

next, we will hear from aaron buchbinder. are you here? we will hear from oi-yee wong. ms. wong available? then last but not least, sara shortt. are you here? there you are. good morning. >> good morning.

i'm just super excited about mental health sf. i'm passionate about being involved in the implementation. i'll tell you why. i think it was probably when i graduated with my masters in social work about 20 years ago when i first started to understand some of the challenges with our mental healthcare system. i knew a bit about it before that. i do have an uncle who's chronically mentally ill. family has been working to get decent care for decades -- understood firsthand all the barriers and the challenges and the obstacles. but also how important it was for him to get decent care.

care that emphasized things like harm restructure, care that was sensitive -- coordinated, compassionate. that's what we're talking about with mental health sf. i'm also excited about it because as a member of the treatment on demand coalition, we've been working on the issue of reform for behavioral health services for a few years now. it just so happen we were starting to -- talk to members at city hall about what can be done about this type of reform that was needed. it coincided with the ideas with mental health sf and we thought, this is wonderful and we jumped in and got involved with working with supervisor haney's use supervisor ronen office and department of public health to actually craft something. having involved crafting the

legislation and help pass the legislation, i have a real investment in making sure that it works effectively. my other reasons are, i spent three years in skid row in los angeles. i ran a homeless outreach program there. we had multidisciplinary teams. the teams included nurses and outreach workers, substance abuse counselors. it included mental health clinicians. that was a big part of the program. i learned so much about the role that mental healthcare on the streets that will meet people where they are and will particularly work to integrate the issues of homelessness and mental healthcare -- how that played out, again some of the flaws and some of the amazing benefits that occur when people are approached not just by an outreach worker but someone who's trained clinicians and who can correct them to mental

health services. that's where i started to see benefits, the way that housing is a mental health intervention. the way that housing intersects with mental health and behavioral health needs, in a way that's almost miraculous sometimes. after working on skid row, i started here in san francisco working at community housing partnership. we're a supportive housing provider. i'm applying for seat 11 which is for supportive housing provider. that's when i continue to see that supportive housing makes all the difference in the world. it's not a silver bullet. but, when you can get people who are mentally ill or dealing with substance abuse issues off the streets and into good permanent supportive housing where they have the services on sight and they have the connection, the

case managers and clinical support, mental health issues are absolutely also being treated through that method. it's one of the most effective methods so that people with get the stability they need to then be able to be successful in treatment. community housing partnership, we have 17 buildings across the city we primarily provide houses to homeless folks. one of our main goals is to provide that type of stability so people can work on substance abuse and mental health issues and link them to the services they need and provide housing. i will definitely bring that housing perspective and the intersection and will have an eye out for that.

other thing i can say, i've been on a lot of working boards and commissions within the city. that's on my resume. i'm member of the conservatorship working group. it's being now increased, expanded due to changes in the law. just would like to say that everyone who has spoken today, seems so amazing and has great experience. i'm so ready to roll up my sleeve and put my qualification and experience and expertise into making a great program. i know we can do it. we talked a lot about various ideas people have, we've looked at national models.

so many people come up with super resourceful ideas, based on direct experience, working in the system. that's what we need to make this program work. we have such dedicated supervisors, leaderships at the helm, supervisor as supervisor ronen and haney. i know that the department of public health is fully on board. we had enough considerations to- conversations to know they are ready to do this. this is an opportune time that we can bring all these amazing people together to work from different perspectives to make an new day in san francisco. a new day with people with mental health issues and substance abuse issues will get treated with parity and will bring equity to the system rather than this whole long

history we've had of segregation mental health and physical health. that's not the way of the world anymore. it's about integration and this program will do that. i'm just grateful for the opportunity to apply. i'm grateful that this process is moving forward. i'm excited to see what comes out of it. >> chair ronen: thank you so much. appreciate you and all your work. now we're going to give one more chance for the people who weren't present the first time around -- i'll call all the names one more time. if you present, let us know. aggie quinn, cw johnson, darnell boyd, john smither, charles

ryan, aaron buchbinder, oi-yee wong. any of those applicants show up? okay. seeing none. mr. clerk, hoping you can open up for public comment and if you'll excuse me for one minute, i will run to the restroom. supervisor stefani can take the chair. i will be right back. thank you. >> clerk: members of the public who wish to provide public comment on this item should call 415-655-0001. then press pound and pound again. if you haven't already done so, please dial star 3 to line up to speak. please wait for the system to

indicate that you have been unmuted and you may begin your comment. do we have any speakers at this time? >> yes, there are two callers in the queue. >> hi members of the rules committee. i hope you pass supervisor ronen as soon as she gets back from the restroom. i really support sara shortt, i have all the confidence in world that you will appoint her. i also want to see liza muraws murawski. she's my neighbor and i worked with her on issues.

housing is a component to mental health. we need someone not only experience with mental health -- [indiscernible].

thank you very much. i yield my time. >> clerk: next speaker please. >> my name is joe wilson. i'm executive director of hospitality. i got accused by the technology. i was trying to testify in support of darnell boyd for seat 3. will acknowledge members of the committee and especially supervisor ronen for her leadership on this important issue to really help redesign the city's mental health system. long overdue. darnell boyd, i believe, is an accomplished both consumer,

advocate and activist in the community for many years. worked at power for a number of years. he's been an activist and advocate to the coalition of homelessness. he's a veteran. he is formall formally homeless. former member of hospitality and board of directors. he has commitment to lifting up lived experiences in the community and with the struggle of mental health issues, i think reflects the need for us to recognize how important it is

and benefit of viewing those who lived experience as assets, not liabilities. we need to invest in the least restrictive interventions possible. that often stimulates the unlimited possibilities of the individual's own potential. that has collective benefits for us all. i want to acknowledge incredible depth and breadth of experience -- >> clerk: thank you. speaker time has expired. do we have any additional speakers?

>> hi there. my name is eric. i'm speaking on behalf of philip jones for seat 3. i'm the mentoring and peer support program coordinator with jail behavioral health and reentry services. philip is a mentor working with our program. we work with most of the treatment court, behavioral health court, misdemeanor behavioral health court drug court, veteran's court and mental health diversion. i want to speak up on behalf of philip. although, i think, he did really good job presenting. all of you did. philip had become a substance users when he was younger. he became homeless. he's bipolar as he had said. he's amazing with working with

people really natural using motivations and interviewing. he joins with people in jail and guides them through the process of making it through the criminal justice system showing them how they can go on living accessing services and pursuing a dream of sobriety and stability to also reduce recidivism. he's a role model doing work at the cast, organizing the sort of entire lobby. he's respected in every court by the judges, the lawyers -- all the social workers, case managers in the community as well as here in the jail. he's able to really inspire people to manage their own mental health issues. i just love to see philip fly,

especially with him going to school, getting scholarships. he's tireless. that's about it. thank you. >> clerk: thank you. next speaker please. >> [indiscernible] >> thank you for letting me speak with you. i'm calling today to speak in support of liza murawski. i understand the dedication, work ethic and the breath and

depth knowledge she brings. i think they would make really invaluable memories on the implementation committee. i want to say to supervisor ronen, thank you so much for bringing this legislation forward. it's an amazing opportunity for san francisco and for our community, most importantly for our residents who are in such dire need of reliable services. thank yru so much again, thank you for your time. >> clerk: next caller. >> it's sara shortt again. i wanted to comment on some of

the folks that have applied who i think would be -- if i am appointed, great colleagues. the working group with me. these are people that i worked personally particularly with the treatment on demand coalition work that we've done. i would say that amy wong is remarkable and would be a great at representing the interest of labor and that's an important seat that the working group does have. andrea salinas is clinical social worker who really knows the ins and outs of the system. kara ka wah chien has such good criminal justice background.

steve fields he's been in the game a long time. really knows about the larger system. i don't think i heard anyone else who really knows that kind of the breadth of knowledge around department of public health functions, behavioral health services and the landscape the community mental health program. finally, philip jones, i haven't worked with him. he struck me as having a very important viewpoint to bring to the table around particularly youth but also as a user of services, would be extremely important to have his reflection

and advising -- it does seem like he's been in different parts of the system. he has that up-close knowledge. those are people that i wanted to reinforce, struck me as really important beneficial people to the body who would really be able to talk from -- >> clerk: speaker time has expired. do we have additional speakers? >> that completes the queue. >> chair ronen: thank you so much. public comment is closed. colleagues, did you have any comments or questions? >> supervisor stefani: thank you chair ronen. just a few comments. first of all, thanks to your leadership and supervisor haney for the overhaul and the focus mental health in san francisco. i'm so glad that we all came to

a consensus and moving forward. obviously we know this is something we struggle with. there's so many qualified applicants. i know three, shawn, sara and steve -- there's a treatment home in district 2 that i toured with steve. one thing that stood out to me, chair ronen and supervisor mar, i thought about the seats that -- sara shortt said something about working with different perspectives. i'm looking at seat 6 about substance abuse, treatment providers and expertise of mental health treatment and harm reduction. also in seat 3, someone who identifies as having both mental health condition and substance abuse condition. for me, i think it's so important to look at all aspects

of recovery and obviously harm reduction is one. i think fate-based programs has to be considered. i think a lot of people have the feeling that lot of these abstinence based program prograe somehow religious or something. i think that's a myth in needs to be dispelled. i was impressed by everybody. what stands out to me is people in recovery. people that have dealt with that beast of addiction in hair -- their head. they know what it's like to overcome that. i think it's really hard for people that don't understand what it's like for people. it's not a will power thing. i just want to make sure the voices of recovery are heard.

not at the expense of harm reduction because we know that is important too. i think peter thomas murphy touched on it. he bravely told us about his recovery and he's sober and he participates in 12 step program. he also sees the value of harm reduction. that one on one thing, alcohol to alcohol it's that peer thing. that has to be a component of this working group. it has to be something that's respected. again, not at the expense of harm reduction. there are people in this world with substance abuse disorder that cannot take their drug of choice. that has to be respected. i think so many times it isn't. it's not to say that people who engage in an abstinence based program, once they do they

relapse and it's a huge part of sobriety and it's a huge part of substance abuse disorder. lot of people relapse and they start up again and try in abstinence based program. there's nothing wrong with that. i think it's important that we have voices of also not only harm reduction, not only treatment providers but people who have that thing inside their head and everyday wake up in the morning and make a decision whether it's conscious or not, to not take their drugs. to not take that drink. to know what it's like to pay that forward to somebody else. i think it has to be considered and we would benefit someone on the working group that really

understands not only abstinence based programs but also knowing that's an attraction rather than promotion idea, that they are able to talk about in a way that's personal and helpful to the working group in our situation that we're facing. the working group and everybody on it would benefit greatly. one last thing about shawn buford, i worked with him for so long. i know he applied for seat one. also the thing we've been talking about lately is looking to our fire department or others to take the emergency calls th t was long assigned to police department, how we want to steer away from that. how we know em6 can help us do

that in the future. i think shon is uniquely qualified to lend his voice to that part of the conversation. it's crucial to the conversation having other people respond to mental health responses in a way that's effective. everyone i can say is so qualified. for me, i would like to recommend shon buford for seat one and make that motion. i don't know how everybody feels. i think that for me sticks out. thank you to all those that came out today and applied. like chair ronen said, it's so hard. i want to thank those who shared their recovery with us. it's a brave thing to do. there's a lot of stigma around people that are in recovery and people who suffer from substance abuse disorder. i hope one day that people

realize that recovering alcoholicses those with drug addiction are afflictioned with a disease like somebody with diabetes. it is a disease and there are ways to treat it and we have to look at all way. supervisor ronen, i want to thank you for your leadership and i'm looking forward to this moving forward. thanks. >> chair ronen: supervisor mar, did you have any comments? >> supervisor mar: thank you chair ronen for the incredible leadership that you and supervisor haney have brought to the mental health sf campaign and working with all the community and labor stakeholders and mayor breed and d.p.h. on getting up to this point. it's such an exciting moment for our city to think that we can -- we're going to be moving ahead with such visionary and

transformative approach to addressing such huge challenge for our city. thanks to all of the 23 applicas for the mental health sf working group. i'm impressed and blown away by all of the work that you all are doing in all of your different ways. this is an extremely difficult decision to make to figure out who we as a board will appoint to the six seats. it's got to know that the mayor, there's additional seats that the mayor will appoint to. i appreciate supervisor stefani's comments and remarks. i would defer to you chair ronen since you been the most

intensively working on this. >> chair ronen: thank you. i think for the first time on this board in the seat, i would appoint every single person who spoke today. it was a remarkable set of applicants. from the bottom of the heart, i'm saying that in a genuine way, there's not one of you that i would not appoint to this if we could appoint every single one of you. there is really good news. the mayor and the city attorney have some additional appointments. particularly luceretia bolin.

again, this is such -- i would make a motion to move forward and i want to speak to seat 1. i would actually move forward amy wong for seat 1. the reason for that is not because shon buford wouldn't be amazing. if this goes forward, i'm extremely hopeful that the mayor will consider appointing him to the seat that he's qualified for. amy wong works very close with

us while we were working to create mental health sf. she has such an incredible experience, particularly with the boarding care side of long-term placement for mental health. such a particular set of experience and knowledge that wouldn't otherwise be represented on the board. together with her labor, she's a very active member and runs the only city care facility that we have. those are the reasons i would put forward amy wong name with some knowledge that i think we could all be really supportive of mr. buford with his appointment and hope that we get

both of them appointed on this board. for seat 3, i would put forward philip jones. i never worked with mr. jones. you blew me away in your presentation today. hearing from some of the public commenters about you, and your particular personal experience mixed with your professional experience, it's so unique. if you are appointed, i will be so looking forward to getting to know you better and working with you to implement mental health sf and to hear your voice on this committee. to seat 6 with a residency waiver, i would put forward steve fields. who has 52 years of experience. it's hard to beat. especially given his role he

plays on the state level in terms of mental health reform and working groups. i think he can bring that statewide and larger knowledge of the system here locally and combine those so they work together. so many of our dollars that we spend on mental healthcare and substance use care comes from state. having that advocate and that's so knowledgeable and how to access those dollars is so important. to seat 7, i would put forward, this is an extremely hard choice. we have so many qualified applicants. i would put forward andrea salinas to seat city.

citywide case management plays such an important role in our system of care in san francisco. i believe they, case manage close to 70% of the cases that we have here in san francisco and because of that unique role that they play and then salinas' incredible 20 years of experience on the front lines, providing case management and especially with those that are touched by the criminal justice system. we know are so many individuals that are living with mental illness and substance abuse. she is the right person for this seat at this time. for seat 8 i would put forward dr. monique lesarre. we are in a moment in our city's

history where we are paying special attention and grappling with failing the black community and african-american community in ways that we're finally making up for in sort of radical and new ways. i think we're all very proud of that work. dr. lesarre is the leader this that work. we know that the african-american community is disproportionately impacted. that's because of trauma inflicted by this country on this community in a very particular way. her experience and voice on this implementation working group, i believe is essential. last but not least, i would recommend sara short shortf of r

seat 11. her knowledge of permanent supportive housing intersect with wellness and stability for those living with mental illness and substance use is unique. that's the possible possible cht i would recommend. knowing that we have the opportunity to advocate for many others of you to be seated to the working group by the mayor and the city attorney. then finally, every one of you is over qualified to serve on this working group. not having a vetoin -- seating s not mean you cannot participate. there will be opportunity for public comment and share your

expertise and guidance with this working group. this is a historic moment in the history of san francisco. i do believe with your help, we're going to create the best system in the country. we're going to create a model that we can share and that other cities and counties can replicate throughout the united states. i cannot thank you all enough for your daily work, for your willingness to serve. with that, mr. clerk, i know we have two different motions on seat 1. maybe if we could -- did you want to say something? >> supervisor stefani: you made your motion and obviously, i support shon in that role. i did make the motion. with the mayoral appointment, hopefully that will work out. i'm willing to respect your

appointments that you said. i know that -- i really think that shon will be great. but sam-- >> i appreciate that. are you willing to withdraw your motion? >> yes but with my support still very much on record. >> absolutely. i hope we can work together because i am very hopeful that the mayor sees in shon what you and i see in shon which is someone that should be on this body. i think this might be a moment where we can have it both ways. very much hoping that's the case. i certainly will be working to hopefully see that as a reality. i know that the mayor has great respect for mr. buford.

i have a feeling that we'll be able to see that happen. with that, i really appreciate your willingness to do that supervisor stefani. i share your passion and respect for mr. buford and believe that hopefully we can work together to share that respect with the mayor and these appointments. mr. clerk, did you get my motion on all those seats? >> clerk: i did get it. we have amy wong seat 1, philip jones seat 3. steven fields seat 6, andreas salinas seat 7, monique lesarre seat 8 and sara shortt seat 11.

>> chair ronen: can we have a roll call vote? [roll call vote] the motion passes without objection. >> chair ronen: thank you so much mr. clerk. again, thank you so much. what an amazing group of candidates and leaders and this work in our community. we appreciate you all. thank you. mr. clerk, please read item number 4. >> clerk: appoint -- it's a motion to appoint supervisor rafael mandelman, term ending

december 1, 2021 to the california state association of counties. do we have any speakers on this matter? >> there are no callers in the queue. >> chair ronen: thank you so much. i'm happy to make a association to -- motion to send this item forward with positive recommendation. please take a roll call vote. [roll call vote] motion passes. >> chair ronen: thank you so much. please read item number 5.

>> clerk: hearing consider appointing one member for investment term to the food security task force. i wanted to mention that ms. monique was accidentally appointmented to the seat last week which is not a vacant seat. we have scheduled this matter to appoint vacant seat 9 which has the same qualifications. i apologize for this error. >> chair ronen: no problem. thank you very much for flagging it for us. we can this up for public comment. >> clerk: members of the public who wish to speak on this matter can dial 415-655-0001. please dial star 3 to lane up to speak. a system prompt will indicate you have raised your hand. please waive to the system that you have been unmuted.

do we have any comments for this item? >> there are no callers in the queue. >> chair ronen: okay. thank you very much so much. then if i could make a motion to send this item forward with positive recommendation. can we please take a roll call vote on that motion? [roll call vote] the motion passes without objection. >> chair ronen: thank you so much. any other items on the agenda? >> clerk: that completes the agenda for today. >> chair ronen: thank you. have a good day everyone. see you soon.

>> my name is london breed and i am the mayor of san francisco. i'm joined by the supervisor of this district. [cheers and applause] we are joined by dr. grant colfax with the department of public health and your amazing community member who helped spearhead and put this thing together.

e.j. jones. [cheers and applause] and let me start by saying that, you know, i really want to express my appreciation to all of the people with the resources that are here, to all of the folks in this community for your patients, for your understanding as we deal with one of the most challenging world pandemics that we have ever experienced ever. it has been an adjustment for all of us. we have not been able to come together with our family and friends. we have not been able to visit or open. so many of our small businesses are still closed. it has been over six month and it has taken our toll in our city and our community and all of you continue to be patient and continue to do your part. i see so many people, they are wearing their masks. people are socially distancing and doing their part because that is how we will get to a

better place. more importantly, we are living with covid for some time. we all know that. and how do we get our city reopened? we do it by making sure that we provide access to testing and it has to be consistent because you can get tested today and then contract the virus tomorrow and then say, wait a minute, i am feeling a certain kind of way, but i have symptoms, but i just got tested and i was negative. and the fact is, we have to make it easier. we have to make it easier in the communities on the southeast side of san francisco because we know the disparities are right here in communities like the o.m.i. we know that our latino population in particular has experienced higher amounts of covid-19, over 50% of the over

10,000 cases diagnosed in this city have been people of latino descent. so we have to make sure that we bring the testing and the contact tracing directly to the community. sites like this are so critical. the consistency of having pop up sites and permanent sights in the o.m.i., in the bayview hunters point and in the mission are critical to our ability to get this virus under control and make sure that we meet people where they are in our communities so they can get tested whenever they want, no questions asked, nothing regarding your immigration status. we are here to protect public health and that is what this is about. [applause] so i am really excited. this is not just a testing sight this is also a site with resources. this is a site where we are

going to provide access to various resources because this is really about the community. i want to thank e.j. jones for his leadership. [applause] i want to also just say, just to put this into perspective, you all know the task on monday. we just opened an indoor salon. and you know what? i was so happy to get a manicure and pedicure last night. i didn't know what to do with myself. [laughter] i really didn't. yes, it was the best experience ever. i want to make sure that places that we all go to, the people who have been suffering a collecting no income whatsoever, we want them to stay open. we want them to continue to be open. the fact is, we are doing okay

with our numbers. we want to keep it that way. we want to improve the numbers. that involves all of us playing our role. in fact, we are doing okay and we anticipate, by the end of this month that we will be an orange. we are currently in red. we are not out of the woods, but we expect, based on if the numbers continue to go the way they are going, we will be at level orange. as a result, we will be able to open restaurants indoors at 25% capacity if that occurs and if we continue the way that we are. because we know that restaurants are suffering. we know hair and nail salons are suffering. we know gyms are suffering. we know our mental health because of our inability to access our churches and our spirituality in the way that we have before, we are suffering. if we continue down this path, we will have an opportunity to

reopen safely. covid hasn't gone anywhere so far. we have to get used to living like this. we have to get use to the socially distancing and mask wearing. we want to have a party, and over time we're hanging out with their families in the backyard or at the park, but we get too comfortable and we start drinking a bit and start kicking things up. we can't let up. we can't see another surge. we can't go backwards. we have gotten -- come too far. san francisco has been a leader in this whole coronavirus world pandemic. we were the first city in the country to say, you know what? we will shut it down. our numbers have been decent, our death rates, sadly we have lost a lot of people, but not in comparison to other places. we are doing okay, but we can do better because i want to keep these businesses open. i want to make sure we don't lose the fabric of san francisco and what makes san francisco so

great and so special. and that means we have to do our part. i want to thank each and every one of you for being there today we can have a good time socially distancing and wearing a mask. i have been saving a lot of money on lipstick, by the way. the fact is, we are all in this together. i appreciate everyone that each and everyone of you have done and at this time, i want to take the opportunity to introduce your supervisor of this district to has been an amazing, amazing advocate for the people of this community. [cheers and applause] >> good morning, everyone. thank you to our mayor. isn't she doing a wonderful job

leading our city and taking the heat? we are all sacrificing. i know she actually put out a message this morning for our schools talking about families. there is a lot of people struggling right now. there is a lot of children, a lot of families who are waiting for their opportunity to go back to school. the work that we all do together as a community, coming together as a community benefits everyone it benefits those that are suffering the most. there's a lot of children right now that are waiting for their opportunity to get back into the classroom and so much of that is already being underscored by what we have done in this community. we opened up one of our community learning hubs.

i want to thank london breed and dr. colfax and for the work that they have done and the covid command centre for joining us here today. at this site is community driven this site is a perfect example of how a community that comes together shows its resiliency and strength. after months of fighting to open a testing sight, the community came together. these folks are volunteering their time. these folks are going above and beyond what they have been asked to do. they are a model of strength for the rest of our community. this is how it should be done. this resource hub, as you see here, it is more than testing. they can get access to food services and access to housing services. soon they will be able to access the flu vaccination. all of this has come and shown how the community can come

together and really serve those in need. i also want to give a special shout out -- let's give it up for invest black. for their leadership and owning this site. they have come together as a community and shown how you can lead and how community can turn a national music -- movement into a neighbourhood driven movement. i want to give a special shout out to e.j. jones for the wonderful work he has done here leading this site, being on zoom calls, juggling his day job and continuing to do what he needs to do to lead us through this effort. i also want to give a shout out to patty clement and catholic charities. this is their sight and their location. patty was not about to say no. she just said, let me tell you how we can make this happen. i am ready to say yes. this pop up has been driven also

, i want to give a special recognition to a lot of the people that have been here every day. i always recognized bernard munro, mary and al harris, felicia thibodeau, glenn brown, maurice rivers, delia fitzpatrick, brandon wiley, monique guidry, mary thomas, jeffrey morris, all the folks that have been here on the ground fighting every day, volunteering every day to make sure this community is safe. if i didn't mention you, i'm sorry. i try to remember everyone that's involved. thank you again for all of your work. i am proud to be here and proud to be part of someone who has been supporting this all this time. i'm really proud to be the supervisor of this district. thank you, everyone. we will bring up dr. colfax.

>> good morning, everyone. i am the director of health. thank you, mayor breed for your ongoing leadership and supervisor. it is an unprecedented time in san francisco. because of your leadership, we are in a better place. there are so many places across the united states with regards to covid-19. i want to thank e.j. jones. thank you so much for spearheading this effort to get to work on the ground. also, the southwest community corporation. catholic charities, thank you for making this available, and to all community partners for their collaboration and support to the true community assets. this is so much more than just a testing sight. this is that collective and wraparound service centre that we need and that we know we need to have our approach to covid-19 take root and our prevention

work. we are supporting people when they test positive in helping people in their recovery. not only individuals, with families, friends and the community. like the mayor just noted, more than 50% of our cases are in the latino community. when we saw this trend, we responded by implementing community mobile testing strategies to bring testing to neighbourhoods most impacted by covid-19. our community mobile testing site have visited and are regularly testing people in the mission, the excelsior, visitation valley, sunnydale, the o.m.i., the tenderloin, the bayview, among others. and while this virus does not discriminate by race or ethnicity, it does exploit our existing economic and social disparities.

we know that this pandemic affects communities more than others and we must continue to focus on an equity approach as we continue to expand our testing and prevention and care efforts. this is why community mobile testing like we are having today is so vital to our response. to date, we have tested more than 5,000 people in the community mobile testing sites and have tested more than 23,000 people at our community testing clinic. our community mobile testing strategy allows us to respond quickly to where the response -- the virus is spreading fastest and help people get what they need. this includes isolation and quarantine services providing the hotel rooms for people who need to isolate and quarantine safely, food assistance,

healthcare services. we are here on the ground helping people in the communities in which they live. i'm happy to say, with regard to isolation and quarantine rooms that are available to people who test positive. forty-five% of currently occupied as people who identify as latino. we have expanded our case investigation and contact tracing efforts with community members and we are now expanding our contact tracing teams so 50% of our investigators are collaborating and our spanish speaking. 90% of latino cases have been contacted by case investigators. and of those who have been tested, 15% have tested positive seventy 2% of covid positive patients have been hospitalized are latino, reinforcing the need to care and test and reach out

to communities most affected. testing is one part, but prevention is so important. it's so key because we do not need the virus to spread quickly , slowing the spread of the virus is so important. they testing hundreds of people every day. to date, thanks to the dedicated staff and 30 people who run the site, we have tested over 700 people in the community at this testing site alone. 700 people. this is the only thing that has happened in the last few months. we hoping that we will add 250

more people to get tested here today. because of these efforts, we are on our path to reopening. a path that gets people back to work. let the small businesses open the doors and get the economy back on track. as the mayor mentioned, we saw some vital reopenings happening this past week and we are excited about potentially opening indoor restaurants at 25 % capacity soon. we need to continue this work together. i'm proud of what we're doing, but we must take these prevention efforts. you know what i am going to say. continue to wear the facial coverings. it is so important. continue to social distance and be safe, dig deeper and together we will come through this. thank you. [applause]

>> thank you dr. colfax. he has just been at city hall so he had to come in and give all the technical details. they are very important. i also want to give a shout out to some performers who are here today. he and his amazing wife and talented children are incredible and awesome and we are so glad to have them in this community. they are always performing for the singers and other groups of people all over the city. thank you. [applause] at this time, we will wrap it up with e.j. jones who is just going to thank all of the community and talk about the work that he did to help make this happen. e.j.? [applause] >> good morning, everybody. first of all, my name is e.j. jones. i'm a third-generation member of

this like you community. this community means everything to me. i also want to first off thank by -- say i want to thank the mayor. i want to thank you for allowing us the opportunity to have testing in the community. my story, with covid-19 and testing began in early july when i thought i had an exposure and needed to get tested and could not find a place that would test me sooner then two weeks out. at that time, i gave the call to the supervisor and asked what was available in the district. there wasn't many options. i was able to get tested at the mission hub thanks to community members. and right after the supervisor and i had a conversation about how we can bring testing to the o.m.i. with that said, as you look around this testing site is not about me. it's about the entire community that is out here. there are numerous organizations

that come together on a weekly basis to make sure that our community is safe in our community is taken care of. really, when you are looking at the success today, you're looking at the power of community. we are only going to beat this in community. i just want to thank the entire community for coming out. we would not be able to do this without each and every one of the organizations and members that are here today. i appreciate everyone so much. thank you. [applause]

historic preservation remote hearing for wednesday, september 16, 2020. i would like to enter the following into the record. the mayor declared a state of emergency related to covid-19. further more, the mayor and governor issued emergency -- [inaudible] -- to boards and commissions making it possible to hear commission hearings remotely. on may 29, the mayor's office authorized all commissions to reconvene remotely. this will be our 7th hearing. we request your patience in advance to enable public

participation, sfgovtv is broadcasting and streaming this live and we'll receive public comment for each item on the agenda. sfgovtv is displaying the call-in number on the bottom of the screen. and comments are opportunities to speak during public comment are available by phone by calling 1-415-655-0001, and entering access code, 146 179 5679. when you are connected and would like to submit public comment for an agenda item, press star and then 3 to be added to the queue. each speaker will be allowed up to three minutes. when you have 30 seconds remaining, you'll hear a chime. when the allotted time is reached, i will announce time is up. best practices are to call from

a quiet location, speak clearly and slowly and mute your television or computer. i'd like to take roll. >> president hyland: here. >> vice president matsuda: here. >> commissioner black: here. >> commissioner foley: here. >> jonas: commissioner johns? >> commissioner pearlman: here. >> commissioner so: here. >> jonas: thank you, commissioners. first on the agenda is general public comment. at this time members of the public may address the commission on items of interest to the public that are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the commission except agenda items. with respect to agenda items, your opportunity to address the commission will be afforded when the is reached in the meeting. we should open this up for public comment. each member has three minutes. members of the public, this is

your opportunity to press star and 3 to be entered in the queue. commissioners, i have no members of the public raising their hand requesting to speak. so we can then move on to department matters. item 1, director's announcements. welcome, director hillis. >> good afternoon. good afternoon, commissioners. a couple of items. one, i think after your last meeting, you heard that jeff johnson is not -- and liz has stepped in as -- [inaudible] director for planning. we're undergoing a search to fill that position permanently. so in the interim, [inaudible] contacts, elizabeth and mark will be the present contact. i will also, if you need me at any time, please reach out and i'll try to --. i also would like to let you

know that the department was approved. i think it's got some final approvals, or the mayor has -- [inaudible] it was about for the city-wide survey program. -- [inaudible] to what we proposed in the budget reductions. so there is funding in the budget to carry us a significant way. the city-wide survey, we'll come and report on that to you. so that is my report. other items as well, but thank you and good seeing you. >> jonas: sorry, commissioners, i'm just trying to help out commissioner johns in the background to enter the hearing. thank you, director hillis. item 2, review of past events

and planning commission, staff report and announcements. i don't believe there are any announcements other than what director hillis provided. we can move on to item 3, president's report and announcements. >> president hyland: no report or announcements. >> item 4, consideration of the adoption draft minutes for the august 19 and september 2, 2020 hearings. commissioners, we should open this up for public comment. members of the public, if you wish to address the minutes, please press star and 3. i see no hands requesting to speak. commissioners, the matter is now before you. >> president hyland: okay. any comments on either of these two, or a motion for approval. >> motion to approve. >> second. >> jonas: thank you, commissioners, on that motion then to adopt the minutes for

august 19 and september 2. >> commissioner black: yes. >> commissioner foley: yes. >> commissioner johns: yes. >> commissioner so: yes. >> vice president matsuda: yes. >> president hyland: yes. >> jonas: so moved, commissioners, that motion passes unanimously, 7-0. i will remind commissioners and staff who have entered at panelists, the web x microphones are extremely sensitive, so remember to mute when not speaking. it would be very helpful on the

feedback. that places us on item 5, commission comments and questions. >> president hyland: i don't see any. anyone have comments or questions? okay. >> jonas: we can move on to consideration of items proposed for continuance. item 6, 20189197coa vallejo street. [please stand by] [please stand by]

. . . . placing us under the regular calendar for items a-e for case numbers 2020-7531, 7532, and following.

for properties at 915 howard street, 1315 and 989 market street. and these are legacy business registry applications. is staff prepared to make their presentation? kate? >> yes. >> clerk: okay. you are not the presenter. >> i believe we have a new staff person who i believe is going to be introduced. >> who is making that introduction? >> thank you, jonas. sorry about that. so we have a new staff person with the planning department and i would like to introduce him to the commission. he is a san francisco native.

he's got a bachelor's of science degree in landscape architecture. he came to planning and came to the department in may of this year as an assistant planner in the southeast quadrant and is one of several staff working on legacy business combinations. please welcome al. >> good afternoon, commissioners. katie willburn of planning staff. we have five legacy business applications today that i will quickly introduce. the first two applications will be done by al and directly after i will present on the remaining three. go ahead. >> hello, commissioners. the first legacy business -- [breaking audio] >> clerk: i am going to interrupt you because it seems as though you are having

connectivity issues. if you stop your video, sometimes the audio will come through better. if you kill the video feed, then the audio will come through at least. >> okay. would you like me to restart? >> clerk: yes, please. >> the first legacy business application we have is ambience, a 37-year-old family owned boutique that sells specially cure rated women's bothing and accessories to the san francisco community and visitors. ambience selectively chooses pieces they feel the community would enjoy at the four locations in the city. they have also help and supported multiple community events and fundraiseers. the owners of ambience has

dedicated sales towards community events and including forest fires, school fundraisers, and larger efforts such as black girls code. that supports a resolution recommending ambience to the legacy business registry. the next legacy business is farley's a31-year-old family business that sells coffee and tea paraphernalia in san francisco. farley's is open daily to their customers 364 days a year. farley's has played a crucial role in the neighborhood as a central gathering spot for the community. farley's has helped host neighborhood decision making events and also host many community groups such as planning meetings for the neighborhood, clubs, and art classes and stand-up specials,

live music and poetry and poetry performances. that supports our resolution recommending farley's to the legacy business registry. thank you. >> thank you. the third ap ligation is glbt a 35-year-old nonprofit dedicated to collecting, preserving and sharing the history of san francisco's queer community. it has come to be internationally recognized as an irreplaceable asset. they have two locations, one on market street for the publicly accessible archive and program, and another within the castro cultur cultural district with a museum space. the society ensures that the unique experiences and contributions of the lgbtqi community are remembered and honored and spreads awareness and respect for this community and the cultures they create. staff supports this application

and recommends a resolution to add the lgbt historical society to the legacy business registry. the next legacy business application is for the san bruno supermarket, a 31-year-old family-owned grocery store that offers inclusive products that reflect the vibrant community. the market offered produce, meats and seafoods that can't be found at other grocery. the items are primarily chinese, filipino and vietnamese in origin. the owner is committed to safeguarding the business's use, signage, and interior features. staff supports a resolution recommending the san bruno supermarket to the legacy business registry. the last application is for val de cole wine and spirits that was advertised as far back as 1939.

val de cole is known for the personalized experience, friendly and welcoming environment and the inclusive offering at all price points. it may primarily be for wine and spirits but the soul of the business is the community it has helped foster and maintain for 80 years. they are in the cole valley historic district and staff has discussed adding additional features to be safeguarded with the applicant. collectively, we recommend the following be preserved. the business's name, signage, friendly environment, and products offered at all price points. the department supports a resolution recommending val de cole to the legacy business registry. this concludes staff presentations and we will be available for any questions. thank you. >> clerk: very good, commissioners. we should open this up to public comment. members of the public, this is your community to press star and 3 to be into theed into and to

speak to any of the legacy business applications. i will take the first caller, and you have three minutes. >> caller: hello, commissioners. i am chris hillard -- i apologize i am getting some feedback here. sorry about that. commissioner, again, thank you for allowing me to speak. i am chris hillard, and my wife and i are the co-owners of farley's, the coffee house on petrero hill. we have been there for 31 years now. and my father started farley's originally when he broke his french press and could not find a replacement part and found petrero hill could be the ideal location and we really became to

embrace our motto which became community in the cup when the earthquake happened in 1989 and a lot of power around water in the city was out, except on petrero hill, and no one was going to work, so the neighborhood really came together and came to farley's and we became a community gathering space. that is really how community in a cup, our motto, began, and what we embrace today and we certainly hope to be approved for a legacy business to carry that on. as we all know, community is needed right now more than ever. i want to thank you for your consideration and thank you very much. >> clerk: thank you.

[no audio. >> sir, we lost your audio. >> caller: i am pleased to serve for the lgbt and a resident of san francisco since 1981. i regard my role as a solemn duty and the a formidable

collection perhaps anywhere in the world and is sacred keeper of some of the greatry threshshies and stories. i am proud to build on the work of the founders. recently we helped found a cultural district and the cultural heritage festival which was sent and grown since the early days in northern california and the diversity and expanded the program to include a wide array of exhibitions and work in historical preservation to house the archives and new home that will be the first full-scale museum of lgbt in the united states, but for now we and many other organizations

face daunting odds and we plan to reopen on a restricted basis with the mission of collecting and preserves during our history. we are grateful to the commissioners for their support for this nomination and hope the city strengthens the support for the legacy program to preserve the cultural heritage of san francisco. thank you very much. >> go ahead, caller. >> caller: thank you for taking my call. my name is john muskat, property enowner of san bruno supermarket at 2480 san bruno avenue. a little background here, the

family property in 1940 started a grocery store with several remodelling and it has service the neighborhood over 80 years and has been a part of the muskat family the entire time. the lee family has leased the property and is operating the market now for 20 years. we have recently re-negotiated a new lease for 20 more years through the year 2040. this will mean the location will be open as a grocery store for total of 100 years in the district.

we are proud to have the ling family operation the grocery store in our building and having this added as a legacy business that will only strengthen this commitment and to add historic value to san francisco legacy businesses for many years to come. we appreciate your consideration and look forward to receiving a favorable outcome. thank you. >> clerk: thank you. i will remind member of the public that this is your opportunity to submit testimony on any of the legacy business registry applications by pressing star 3. seeing no requests to speak,

commissioner, the mater is now before you. i apologize, commissioners. we have one more request to speak and will take that caller now. >> hello, thank you, commissioners, for taking my call. i would like to thank the historic preservation commission and city of conversation to consider ambience to be acknowledged as a legacy business. and with the historic neighborhood and iconic black and white awnings and gift boxes familiar to many in the city. our stores are in vintage buildings and with the remarkable exterior and had an

artist create a huge mural. we are well known and well aboved by many in san francisco. and ambience has received many requests to restore the different city, different state and even a different country. they make contributions to the different ways. for the past 24 years, we have had an ongoing relationship with schools and any school that asks us receives a donation and supported fashion shows and fundraising shopping parties in the stores. we organized a drive with the

custom collections and with the different trade yards and merchants association and we love the city of san francisco where we live and work. very honored to be considered for this status. ebl that our happy presence truly adds to the san francisco experience. at the peak we employed 98 staff and provided health and dental for our employees. thank you for your consideration. that is it. clerk lr thank you. members of the public, this is your community to press star. i see no additional requests to speak so the mater is now before

you. >> commissioner, would anyone like to speak? >> commissioner pearlman? >> i believe you are muted. >> we can hear you now. >> okay. and for some reason it's having a problem. i want to congratulate all the businesses. i have spent many an hour at farley's and two of the businesses are 80 year old and cruising to another 20 for 100

years old and the gentleman who spoke about the lgbt and the comment about the sacred duty to doing this work could sum up everybody's responsibilities and feelings about their own businesses as they present to us, and i heartily endorse all of these. i will certainly vote to approve them. >> clerk: i apologize to interrupt. we have a late request for public comment and should take that caller. >> go ahead, caller. is the member of the public

prepared to submit your testimony? you should mute the television or computer. there is a delayed broadcast. >> hello? >> a yes, i run val de cole. >> can you hear me? >> yes, we can hear you, sir. >> should i speak about the store or what should i say? >> this is your opportunity to address any of the legacy business applications. ed you have less than two minutes. >> val de cole is one of the oldest wine store liquor stores in san francisco and i believe it started in the 30s and there was an older couple who always

kept their newspapers and everybody loves our store and is always coming back. one year the american express called us a second store for repeat customers in the country with the same people and the same customers. i started in 1977 and worked for a previous owner whose name was jacob and we learned all about wine and beer.

the place is always respectful and we open holidays and we never close. i think it's a good addition to the community and in a different neighborhood. so there they really like us. this is there for many, many years. >> you have 30 second, sir. >> that is why i am requesting for the legacy for the store to stay the way it is because it is very that is very classic. thank you.

>> a commissioners, the mater is now before you. >> remind the commissioners to mute the mics when you are not speaking. next commissioner please. >> commissioner: i want to congratulate all the legacy business applicants for this round. all of you spoke with great passion. i am so happy and proud to be added to the list. and i want to call out the comment by the san bruno store

and with no communication and no real understanding with the landlord about how important the small business is and thank you for understanding the small business that is in your property and very happy that you understand and realize how important it is to keep small businesses alive in the city. awe same thing as was already mentioned. i want to overall congratulate everybody and also welcome our new staff coming in. to do the application for us. i have a few to talk about and

first the san bruno supermarket. i love that store and is always an anchor and to hop in and hop out with the ethnic food and is also a much needed grocery store with the minority and asian and other culture. i really applaud the landlord to work so flexible and embrace to continue with the always changing district. congratulations. i fully support the application. farley's is my coffee shop. i really appreciate what farley's and ambience where i shop, too.

i am proud to be able to sustain your business and have that legacy for the generation. and the society is amazing and i hope you work with the neighborhood and their business to preserve and thank you for your application and your time today. i appreciate your stories and my pleasure to hear them again. >> absolutely. go ahead.

i just wanted to congratulate and one of the comments i want to add is the legacy businesses donate so many dollars and goods and services to the schools and charities to do that so generously. congratulations, all of you. >> i always was not on the list of commissioners -- >> commissioner johns, please go ahead. >> u a commissioner black and i

share another thing in common, but after the wonderful and quite accurate comments that the commissioners have made, really the only thing left is to move that all these applications be approved and sent forward. >> second that motion. >> very good, commissioners. there is a motion that is seconded to adopt approval for all the legacy and commissioner black? commissioner foeley? [roll call]

so moved. commissioner, that motions passes unanimously 7-0 and concludes our hearing today. i will remind commissioners that we have an officers meeting that we can join separately. great. thank you, all. all right. we are adjourned. stay well, everyone. >> thank you.

>> we are providing breakfast, lunch, and supper for the kids. >> say hi. hi. what's your favorite? the carrots. >> the pizza? >> i'm not going to eat the pizza. >> you like the pizza?

>> they will eat anything. >> yeah, well, okay. >> sfusd's meal program right now is passing out five days worth of meals for monday through friday. the program came about when the shelter in place order came about for san francisco. we have a lot of students that depend on school lunches to meet their daily nutritional requirement. we have families that can't take a hit like that because they have to make three meals instead of one meal. >> for the lunch, we have

turkey sandwiches. right now, we have spaghetti and meat balls, we have chicken enchiladas, and then, we have cereals and fruits and crackers, and then we have the milk. >> we heard about the school districts, that they didn't know if they were going to be able to provide it, so we've been successful in going to the stores and providing some things. they've been helpful, pointing out making sure everybody is wearing masks, making sure they're staying distant, and everybody is doing their jobs,

so that's a great thing when you're working with many kid does. >> the feedback has been really good. everybody seems really appreciative. they do request a little bit more variety, which has been hard, trying to find different types of food, but for the most part, everyone seems appreciative. growing up, i depended on them, as well, so it reminds me of myself growing up. >> i have kids at home. i have six kids. i'm a mother first, so i'm just so glad to be here. it's so great to be able to help them in such a way because some families have lost their job, some families don't have access to this food, and we're

just really glad to be lesb ri >> by the time the last show came, i was like whoa, whoa,

whoa. i came in kicking and screaming and left out dancing. [♪] >> hello, friends. i'm the deputy superintendent of instruction at san francisco unified school district, but you can call me miss vickie. what you see over the next hour has been created and planned by our san francisco teachers for our students. >> our premise came about for san francisco families that didn't have access to technology, and that's primarily children preschool to second grade. >> when we started doing this distance learning, everything was geared for third grade and

up, and we work with the little once, and it's like how were they still processing the information? how were they supposed to keep learning? >> i thought about reaching the student who didn't have internet, who didn't have computers, and i wanted them to be able to see me on the t.v. and at least get some connection with my kids that way. >> thank you, friends. see you next time. >> hi, friend. >> today's tuesday, april 28, 2020. it's me, teacher sharon, and i'm back again. >> i got an e-mail saying that i had an opportunity to be on a show. i'm, like, what? >> i actually got an e-mail from the early education department, saying they were

saying of doing a t.v. show, and i was selected to be one of the people on it, if i was interested. i was scared, nervous. i don't like public speaking and all the above. but it worked out. >> talk into a camera, waiting for a response, pretending that oh, yeah, i hear you, it's so very weird. i'm used to having a classroom with 17 students sitting in front of me, where they're all moving around and having to have them, like, oh, sit down, oh, can you hear them? let's listen. >> hi guys. >> i kind of have stage flight when i'm on t.v. because i'm normally quiet?

>> she's never quiet. >> no, i'm not quiet. >> my sister was, like, i saw you on t.v. my teacher was, i saw you on youtube. it was exciting, how the community started watching. >> it was a lot of fun. it also pushed me outside of my comfort zone, having to make my own visuals and lesson plans so quickly that ended up being a lot of fun. >> i want to end today with a thank you. thank you for spending time with us. it was a great pleasure, and see you all in the fall. >> i'm so happy to see you today. today is the last day of the school year, yea! >> it really helped me in my teaching. i'm excited to go back teaching my kids, yeah. >> we received a lot of amazing

feedback from kiddos, who have seen their own personal teacher on television. >> when we would watch as a family, my younger son, kai, especially during the filipino episodes, like, wow, like, i'm proud to be a filipino. >> being able to connect with someone they know on television has been really, really powerful for them. and as a mom, i can tell you that's so important. the social confidence development of our early learners.

>> hello everyone. welcome to the bayview bistro. >> it is just time to bring the community together by deliciou deliciousness. i am excited to be here today because nothing brings the community together like food. having amazing food options for and by the people of this community is critical to the success, the long-term success and stability of the bayview-hunters point community.

>> i am nima romney. this is a mobile cafe. we do soul food with a latin twist. i wanted to open a truck to son nor the soul food, my african heritage as well as mylas continuas my latindescent. >> i have been at this for 15 years. i have been cooking all my life pretty much, you know. i like cooking ribs, chicken, links. my favorite is oysters on the grill. >> i am the owner. it all started with banana pudding, the mother of them all.

now what i do is take on traditional desserts and pair them with pudding so that is my ultimate goal of the business. >> our goal with the bayview bristow is to bring in businesses so they can really use this as a launching off point to grow as a single business. we want to use this as the opportunity to support business owners of color and those who have contributed a lot to the community and are looking for opportunities to grow their business. >> these are the things that the san francisco public utilities commission is doing. they are doing it because they feel they have a responsibility to san franciscans and to people in this community. >> i had a grandmother who lived in bayview. she never moved, never wavered.

it was a house of security answer entity where we went for holidays. i was a part of bayview most of my life. i can't remember not being a part of bayview. >> i have been here for several years. this space used to be unoccupied. it was used as a dump. to repurpose it for something like this with the bistro to give an opportunity for the local vendors and food people to come out and showcase their work. that is a great way to give back to the community. >> this is a great example of a public-private community partnership. they have been supporting this including the san francisco public utilities commission and mayor's office of workforce department. >> working with the joint venture partners we got resources for the space, that the businesses were able to

thrive because of all of the opportunities on the way to this community. >> bayview has changed. it is growing. a lot of things is different from when i was a kid. you have the t train. you have a lot of new business. i am looking forward to being a business owner in my neighborhood. >> i love my city. you know, i went to city college and fourth and mission in san francisco under the chefs ria, marlene and betsy. they are proud of me. i don't want to leave them out of the journey. everyone works hard. they are very supportive and passionate about what they do, and they all have one goal in mind for the bayview to survive. >> all right. it is time to eat, people.