unfortunately many children in this scenario today in san francisco as discussed. i think back to the wildfires in our region as well. just about everyone who could took protections. it's clear to all of us that this smoke represented a threat to our health. why then would we be complicit with the free flow of cigarette smoke or cannabis smoke in our hoemz? i should add i'm reading from the cdc website, smoke cannabis has many of the same cancer-causing substances as smoked tobacco due to the risks it poses to lung health, experts strongly caution against smoking cannabis and tobacco products. one final anecdote is about my grandmother who passed away in september from lung cancer. she was a smoker for years in the '60s and '70s, which almost certainly contributed to her death. she was ultimately a victim of the lack of public awareness and the lack of public action around smoking in her time. today, on the other hand, we are

privileged with the chance to learn from history. we have the chance to take public action and we have the chance to save lives. everyone should have the right to breathe clean air. please accept this ordinance and make san francisco a leader in secondhand smoke policy. >> thank you. next speaker. >> good morning, board of supervisors. my name is kate clifinger. i'm a 12-year district are the and an ambassador for the american cancer society cancer advocacy network. two years ago i was diagnosed with oral cancer at age 33. the first question ever doctor asked me was the same, do you smoke? i didn't. i had no known risk factors and i had, quote, did everything right, but i still got cancer. to save my life i had part of my tongue cut out. i was in so much pain and couldn't eat properly for months. i lost eight pounds in the first

month alone. >> i am if lucky one.

my cancer was caught early. my odds in hitting the five year survival mark are really good. good everyone the shot at health to protect clean air. thank you for your time in public service. >> thank you. next speaker. >> caller: i am catherine and i live in district 8. i live in the 36 unit building. unfortunately, the people in the apartment below me have four smokers. it is driving me crazy. i feel sick all of the time with headaches. they refuse to talk about it. the teenage daughters also smoke cannabis, including the teenage daughters. the people next door to me, we

live on the third floor have a small infant. i tried to talk to them. i bought a $200 air filter to try to clear the air in my apartment. it helped. i can't keep my windows open. miual donnie is -- my balcony is closed. the marijuana. i am 80 years old. i don't need brain fog from marijuana. i pray to god that you have a strong policy as possible. i would like to thank supervisor yee for introducing this. this is a miracle to me. there is a possible ban on all smoking in a multi-unit apartment including marijuana. i thank you so much. >> next speaker.

>> caller: good morning, supervisors. i am bryan davis. i live in district five. i have asthma and lung disease. i have only left the apartment twice since mid-march. several years ago a smoker lived in the unit below us. no matter how many times we asked, he refused to go outside to smoke. my breathing suffered. unlike now at least i could leave the an matterment -- the apartment without fear of covid. the tenant on the other side of our bedroom wall started smoking marijuana in her apartment every day. some nights i had a hard time breathing. i asked her her to smoke outsid. she didn't stop. we kept a record of every time she smoked. the landlord couldn't do

anything. she moved out. thank goodness. there is no guarantee another smoker won't be move in. we need a law to stop people from smoking or vaping anything in the units. i understand some people need medical marijuana. my medical condition matters, too. if edibles aren't an option they can go to the curb. no one will allow them. please send this to the board with no exception for marijuana. >> thank you, next speaker. >> caller: ii am "ted," a resident of district five. this is an issue i feel strongly about, as i have had asthma since childhood. i had strong reaction to smoke of any kind. i truly hope that you are able to pass this legislation without any exemptions. in the many years we lived in our apartment we were exposed to

marijuana and smoke in the unit. it is used for ma medicinal pur. i take a daily medication which must be mixed to water as it would be unfair to mix the medication to the water supply for the building exposing everyone else to my meds, it is unfair to medicate in the way i am exposed and put my life and the lives of my family members at risk. i don't want to force anyone to take my medication and i don't want to take anyone else's medication. please pass this with no exemptions to protect the health of all san franciscans in multi-unit housing. thank you. >> thank you. next speaker.

>> caller: hello. i live in the sunset district. i recently retired as a professor of medicine from u.c.s.f. i would like to thank supervisor yee for introducing the ordinance it is the science as i would like to address the question supervisor mandelman raised about marijuana smoke. marijuana smoke is not that different from tobacco smoke. in terms of many of the adverse health effects they are not due to the thc, ingredient in marijuana, just as they are not the nicotine in the tobacco. it is due to other things. just two days ago a new study was published or two new studies showing marijuana smoke concerns are more likely to have

complications after a stroke or angieio plaster or open clocked arteries and don't do as well after a heart attack. i think that the -- i want to support all of the people who think there should be clean ordinance passed with no exceptions for inhaled marijuana. unlike tobacco, there are many widely used edible and other forms of cannabis to deliver to those who don't pollute the air. those can use those noninhaled forms. i would strongly support removing that exception. my other suggestion in terms of enforcement is that it is unlikely the health department is going to catch someone actually smoking in an apartment. as you heard from the health

department presentation, there is something called third hand smoke, which is the residue the tobacco and cannabis leave. >> thank you for sharing your comments. next caller, please. >> good morning. i am a member of the san francisco tobacco free coalition. the important first step to improving the public health in san francisco. all residents will be protected from the second hand folks. it cannot be controlled. no level of exposure to tobacco smoke is safe. the only way to protect residentses is to eliminate smoking indoor areas. the city should not allow

anything other than smoke free policies in multi-unit housing. they are necessary to protect the most vulnerable including and not limited to seniors, people of color, existing health conditions. second-hand smoke is dangerous to children and can cause permanent damage to the lungs. asthma is triggered by second-hand smoke. people of color and low income individuals are more likely to live in multi-unit housing which makes the seconded hand smoke exposure an issue. there are people with disabilities especially vulnerable. this ordinance will promote equity among these groups ensuring that all residents are

healthy. thank you. >> next speaker. >> caller: i am lisa. i moved into the bmr unit in a multi-unit building. i have experienced heavy cigarette and marijuana smoke since april 2019. it is 24/7 between the hours of 2:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. the tenant and guests are caught smoking numerous times. management was unable to evict the tenant. i am medically disabled the conditions are exacerbated by smoke unfreeing lance. i -- fragrance. the building management i can only transfer to another bmr unit in the same building, which is unavailable. i have had to use two air purifiers, turn on kitchen and

bathroom fans and wear a mask and leave windows open 24 seven. i have been been forced to leave the unit in the middle of the night. i could not sleep or breathe. smoke was from everywhere, not just kitchen and bathroom fans. i have been living out of boxes since december 2019. i have paid $15,000 not to live in the unit and have my longings smell like smoke. many tenants are in common units, corridors. management is unable to enforce the no smoke policy. once i am able to move to another apartment i may even counter the same problem again. it is dangerous to have tenants and guests smoking during the pandemic. please pass this s so i and oths are not exposed to second-hand

smoke and not put at risk in contracting the coronavirus. thank you for your time. >> thank you. next speaker. >> caller: good morning, board of supervisors. i am leslie martinez, youth leader and 18 and live in district 11. i want to share how my little cousin has been suffering. the smoke from the neighboring units made it boars. he -- made it worse. he was gasping for air. he lived with a single parent it was difficult to afford inhalers. this issue is real. i have seen the effects and attacks myself. i believe this issue is definitely preventable. thank you for your time. >> thank you. next speaker.

>> caller: googood morning. i am with the san francisco coalition. i am calling on behalf of my friend a low income asian-american transgender woman who lives in san francisco looking for housing in the city. she began the transition. i told her smoking is at risk. [ inaudible ] second-hand smoke delivers nicotine to increase cravings in those who want to quit. i don't want her to reach for cigarettes. she deserves to housing to breathe clean air and live a healthy life. thank you. >> thank you. next speaker. >> caller: good morning. i am john, resident of district

5. chair of american heart association supports board president yee's proposed ordinance. in my career in surgery i have witnessed first hand the cost to society from wound infection and hospital readmission. it is associated with covid-19 and the need for intu base and death. we should reduce the impact on the pandemic. it can cause serious disease and premature death among nonsmokers. researchers documented in the air through heating, ventilation and air-conditioning and connections between unit. there is no safe level exposure to second hand smoke. long-term exposure is associated with an up to 30% increase risk

for heart disease in adult nonsmokers. the proposed ordinance is an important strategy to protect vulnerable populations. we encourage you to join the american heart association in supporting this vital health policy. thank you. >> thank you. next speaker. >> caller: good morning, supervisors. i am the manager of advocacy. we were wounde founded over a cy ago. this will help combat the fatal danger posed by second-hand smoke in the home. homes should be a safe haven, sanctuary from what we pays outside of our front door. to many san franciscans there are homes that are a naming or source of second hand tobacco

and marijuana smoke especially in the time of covid-19. at the start of this pandemic offices and businesses closed and we were home. you asked children to learn from home. the data and consequences of inaction and urge us all by any means necessary to get on board for the greater good of our neighbors. in california 63 other cities and counties have already implemented 100% smoke free housing policies. today we have the consequences of inaction and urge you to find away by any means to get on board for the greater good of the residence. san francisco uplifts the most vulnerable among us. many of you are involved over

the last year. i thank you for your leadership thus far. i hope you will continue to lead with a comprehensive expensive free evidence. thank you. >> next speaker. >> caller: hello. good morning. i am carol, co-chair of the african-american control leadership counsel. we are leaders to get tobacco out of the communities. i want to say i strongly support san francisco joining our progressive cities and getting rid of multi-unit smoking and housing with no exception for

cannabis. i don't live in san francisco. i grew up bayview-hunters point. my daughter lives in atlanta. i have had to endure cannabis smoke with a toddler there for years. it is awful. we need to do something about cannabis and i do recognize people who live in multi-unit housing using cannabis don't have that many options. the option is not popoison everybody else with your cannabis smoke. it is so strong that walking down the street you can get a contact high by walking by somebody using it. black babies have the highest exposure rate to second-hand smoke and as ma. we want to provide services to people so we are not lowering the boom but dealing with stress and other health issues that we have and to be comprehensive and supportive. to have backup and legal laws

where people cannot poison themselves and their neighbors. thank you. >> thank you. next speaker.. >> do we have next speaker? >> if you hear from the system that your line has been unmuted, it is your opportunity to begin your public comment. we are waiting for the next speaker. >> caller: good afternoon. i am the vice chair of the san francisco tobacco free coalition. i would like to thank president

yee, supervisor walton and other supervisors today. i would like to thank you for the wolf presentation and all of the callers with support. to some it seems as if smoke free housing aims to take away freedoms. i would assert the housing policy is perhaps the only way to about measures of restorative justice for the past tenant of the defunct geneva housing annex and potrero hill and the multi-unit dwelling. there was no protection for tenants who understood then they were exposed to second and third hand smoke and the adverse impacts to their detriment. right now san francisco has an opportunity to speak to the voices of the unheard. to the tenants hebrew tested the

smoking with -- the tenants who protested. san francisco has a unique opportunity to show it cares about the current tenants and their communities but also that it cares about restorative effort in speaking to multi-unit dwelling communities of the past who wanted protection but did not receive it. i am just another caller urging the board of supervisors to listen to our calls and to heed the advice that you hear today and approve an ordinance for smoke free multi-unit housing without exception. thank you. >> thank you. next speaker. >> caller: good morning. i am ruth williams with nonspokekers right. we support the ordinance but do not support the proposed

marijuana exception. that would expose residents to drifting smoke indoors. second-hand smoke from marijuana contained particulate matters to breathe in the lung. if it is from vaping or any smoke is a health risk to call lung irritation and as maattacks and health problems for people with respiratory conditions. it should include multi-unit housing and reduce exposure for residents in an partments and con-- apartnent apartments and . over the years i have received calls from san francisco residents they are suffering from breathing the smoke and how few options they have to improve the situation. some residents tell us the

neighbors fail to address it indoors. complaints have increased this year as people shelter at home. they need support of the city-wide law. we want all residents to have a healthy and stable living environment including right to breathe air free from second-hand smoke. it is time for the board of supervisors to take action to help residents have this important health protection. i want to emphasize this is not against people who smoke but not in smoking in ways to harm other people. thank you for your consideration. >> thank you. next speaker. >> caller: greetings from north bay. pamela, granger, co-chair of tobacco free sonoma county and cancer action network volunteer in support of the smoke flee sme

housing presented today without marijuana exemption. we in could bac in tobacco contn francisco who stood up to the tobacco bullies over the years when we could not. that being said, let us share what we learned about smoke free housing over the past 14 years because between sonoma and marin counties there are 22 policies passed which include second-hand smoke from cigarettes and cigars, vape products and marijuana. science and citizens say smoke is smoke is smoke. as for the discussion of marijuana, the citizens comment the use of the smoke to provide relief from neighbors should not provide deadly health consequences to them. vapors are the alternative.

covid 19 highlighted issues of racial and health equity and driven people indoors where air quality is more important than ever. new policy is flawless, laws have a significant effect on social norms. it is imperative it is not acceptable. that is not acceptable to smoke anything in multi unit housing. today santa rosa with 175,000 people holdings the record as the largest city in california with the smoke free multi-unit housing policy. we are happy to yield that title to san francisco. thank you. >> thank you. next speaker. >> caller: good morning. i am with the bay area activism.

i live in the east bay. i am here because i would like to comment on smoke free housing agenda item 2. i organized youth in the east bay to advocate for smoke free housing like what is discussed now. everyone should have the right to breathe clean air and live in a safe homing. if san francisco can pass this it will apply pressure to pass this. i work with youth health at risk because they are not protected from second hand smoke. i can only imagine how many youth and families breathe the second-hand smoke. low income and children of color have more likely to have asthma. they suffer worst outcomes.

african-american children are twice as likely to be hospitalized and four times likely to die as white children. i support the ordinance to protect the families from secondhand smoke. >> thank you. next speaker. >> caller: hello everyone. i am an at owner in the district. first, i want to thank supervisor yee for sponsoring this multi housing smoking policy and i want to share my policy with second-hand smoke. i have been exposed to substantial second-hand smoke. i tried almost everything you can imagine. air filters, i fill my walls and cracks. i have consultants to in my home

for smoke transition and spent more than $10,000 to solve the problem. nothing works. when the pandemic is over i am selling my apartment and moving to a single family house. this is the only way to guarantee my family and myself will not be exposed to second hand smoke. i i will not be exposed to cancer and lung disease. today i will share my story. i want you to understand that not many people in san francisco have the resourceses to do this. i strongly oppose cannabis because it is unfair to people to take the risk of harm. [ inaudible ] i want to comment about diet