really excellent testing site and all it support they are providing. >> supervisor safai: yes. absolutely. we work really strong with both on the excelsior side for testing. now we're trying to get that expanded to vaccination. >> thank you so much for the time. if you have any specific questions we're happy to answer them. i think we would just reinforce the importance of the work in d11 and the important population and the strong partnerships that we have and we continue to -- thank you for your time today. >> supervisor safai: great, my office will follow-up. i did ask one of the questions i wanted to ask specifically, some of the space within i.t. bookman that used to have some health clinic space for those 15 and older. it will be good to follow-up if there's additional work that catholic charities is doing that

we can do with our seniors through our office that will be great. those are the two things and my office will follow-up. >> thank you so much. >> supervisor safai: thank you both. thank you to all the presenters that have come today. i appreciate that. i know mr. chair, we can open up to public comment so we can get some of the direct input from the community. maybe the questions asked were directly from our community partners and community leaders with omicc and others. if we can just open it up to public comment and i want to thank all the presenters for coming today. my office will follow-up with you directly. >> thank you, madam clerk is there any public comment?

>> operations, please let us know if there are callers that are ready. please press star 3 to be added in the queue. those on hold please continue to wait. >> yes, we currently have five callers in the queue. >> hi, thank you supervisor supervisor safai. i'm calling to respond oecc. i'm with the african-american early childhood educators. i like to emphasize the importance of community collaboration with funding and programming. making sure that african-american and early

childhood educators have a seat at the black education council to address and resolve inequities in the e.c.e. workforce committee. thank you. >> next speaker please. >> someone is talking and we can't hear them. >> please have your camera off. operations, please queue in the next caller. >> hello i'm calling in to support the recovery fund.

i think that seeing how much important that event is and how they've been affected by this pandemic, just showing me how much more important these events are. having been part of that culture, having worked in that environment for so long, it's just that the support is not quite there in terms of financial assistance for local -- [indiscernible] >> we're not yet on that item.

that's our next item. the venue fund. sorry. appreciate you calling. >> my name is mary thomas. thank you so much supervisor safai. i'm calling on behalf of the african-american early childhood educators. i appreciate o.e.c. answer some questions. i'm not sure how it will be equitable to family childhood providers. we like answers to those questions that we asked. thank you all for listening and supporting us. thank you.

>> could we please have you turn off your camera? next caller please. >> good evening. i'm the executive director of inner city youth. i'm calling just wanted to pose a couple of questions to the various departments. during the pandemic, one of the things we learned that d11 is made up of large number of folks accessing services.

[indiscernible] i'm also part of san francisco black wall street. during that work, i gained greater understanding of culture district and in particular african-american culture district. i'm wondering how oewd can invest in the economic development of lakeview and extend to upper mission. my final question is, supervisor safai, under his leadership, we've seen all these new housing development projects. one of them is under way

already. what is missing is the investment in programs that help folks to get into those housing development that allow them to [indiscernible]. when is that investment coming to the o.m.i.? is that something that will be housed in the o.m.i.? we have a lot of bigger organizations and entities that are coming to the community. it will be great to have one housed in the community. thank you very much. >> thank you for your comments. next speaker please. >> hello. my name is alita fisher. i'm a resident of the lommi. i like to thank chair haney and supervisor safai for putting this item on the agenda and highlighting our issues and

needs in the community. i really appreciated member of the lomi with the opportunity to raise questions and to have needs be addressed. one in particular, also is the share of the -- i do a lot of work within sfusd as well. one of the things we're seeing for our students in particular is just the inequity right now. my question really is, what are the goals to prioritize the investments made in our community whether it's community hubs, specifically community hub as well as other resources for families. particularly for families of student who are english learners, families of students who have i.e.p.s, families who

are experiencing homelessness, students living in public housing, student qualify free and reduced lunch, students in foster care. these are our hardest hit and most marginalized students now. how are we prioritizing them in everything we're doing right now? thank you. >> thank you for your comments. next speaker please. [indiscernible]

please proceed. >> this is renard monroe. i'm just calling in just to get a renewed sense of the investment into our community and just reviewing all the inequities in every section of our community. just trying to see when we can stop with making things so difficult for our residents and for our c.b.o.s and businesses

to keep services that desperately needed. lot of light has been put on inequities that has served us for years. i would like to see things change like quickly. i think our supervisor ahsha safai has done a tremendous job of fighting for our community. we don't want to fight anymore for our community. we want services to be allocated, funds to be allocated so we can service our community properly, education for our children can be prioritized, food security can be prioritized, our workforce development can be prioritized. those are things we're looking for, thank you. >> thank you for your comments. next speaker please. >> that completes the queue.

>> supervisor safai: public comment is now closed. any final comments. >> supervisor safai: thank you, it's clear from the information today we need to do something follow-up with the department. there was definitely a concerted effort on their part to identify the organizations and investments that's happening directly into lomi lakeview. my office will have follow-up conversations. i want to thank the community members that helped prepare this process, omicc we will continue

this work. we'll work in collaboration and we will look to expand and advance investment directly into the black community and into these black-led organizations as well as o.m.i. lakeview. yes, george floyd died in a horrible death. created a movement himself but this has spurn many other things.

we need to incorporate and lift up the black community that's had years of disinvestment. i want to recommitment myself and my office and the work we will do to continue to look at this part of my district and that does not mean we will neglecting other parts of my district, but this conversation was specific to o.m.i. lakeview. >> supervisor haney: thank you for all your leadership and the departments who joined us and certainly learned a lot. i think that the gaps in services and support that you identified are really important. whatever we can do here during the budget process, with you and your leadership and partnership to address some of those gaps and some of those needs, you have my full commitment and

support. yes, it is a commitment. with that, madam clerk, can we -- one quick thing i want to do before i move to item 9. i want to return to item 3 -- >> excuse me mr. chair, before that, could we please take action on this item, item number 8? would you like to file the hearing or to the call of the chair? >> supervisor safai: if we can continue it to the call of the chair, that will be great. >> is this a motion?

>> yes, >> supervisor haney: roll call vote please. [roll call vote]. that will be continued to the call of the chair. can we return to item 3? >> clerk: would you like me to read the item again? >> supervisor haney: yes. >> clerk: it's a resolution retroactively authorizing the department of public to enter performance contract incorporating the mental health services, lanterman.

--- public comment has been taken on this matter. >> supervisor haney: thank you. ms. simmons, is there -- i believe that also deputy city attorney pearson is on. the decision here is to continue for a week. can you give us an update? >> we've submitted revised language to amend the resolution so that it reads in a clearer matter. i'm not sure if it was decided to continue or not. we're eager to get it done as soon as possible. the state is waiting on us. >> i understand that some amendments have been prepared but have not been reviewed in full by the city attorneys who advised d.p.h. they appreciate to have extra

week to review the amendment so you could continue this for one week, that will give them the time to do that. >> supervisor haney: all right. i want to move to continue this item for one week. roll call vote on that please. [roll call vote] >> supervisor haney: thank you. can you please call item 9? >> clerk: ordinance administrative code san francisco music and entertainment venue recovery fund, members of the public who wish to provide public comment should call 415-655-0001 meeting i.d. 146 845 7129

please dial star 3 to speak. please wait until the system indicate you have been unmuted. >> supervisor haney: thank you. this is my item. i'm going to provide some brief opening comments and then we have couple of presenters that i'm going to call up as well. music and entertainment venueshave been among the harde. these establishments were the first to close and their door have remained firmly shut since shelter-in-place orders were issued back in march. unlike other businesses, venues have not had the option it safely reopen and operated any point during this pandemic. they are stuck with extremely high overhead costs that they continue to incur. san francisco venues have been ringing alarm bells over the last few months and many are

worried they won't survive along enough to reopen in a post-pandemic world. according to an industry survey performed by the entertainment commission in may 2020, more than half of these establishments were rotted having lost between 75% to 100% of their income and 75% to 100% of expected business income in 2020. it has been half year since the survey was completed. in the past year, san francisco has lost venues like slims, the stud, the oldest lgbt inventory eye -- venues in the city. congress has included the save our stages act dedicating

$15 billion to direct aid to theaters and venues. applications won't become available until april at the earls. previous aid page is any indicator how things will play out, these funds are likely to be insufficient to prevent the permanent closure and may come too little too late. that is why we worked with local venues to introduce legislation to create the san francisco music and entertainment venue recovery fund. which was originally introduced at the tuesday december 22nd, special meeting of the board of supervisors. the fund will be under the jurisdiction office of the small business in consultation of the mayor's budget office and office of economic and workforce development and entertainment commission. the mayor introduced $62.5 million in small business relief package to provide aid to many of our struggling small

businesses in the city as they await more help from the federal government. i know that for many of these small businesses they are grateful for the support and will urgently require to be able to survive in the coming months. the grant program that was announced based on the number of employees a business had, which may not always be appropriate when it comes to venues. the primary cost of venues including rent, utility, insurance and tax. you can have rent that average $20,000, the new grant program awarding $5000 to $25,000 grant that may barely cover a month of rent. our office is continuing office with the mayor's office. the mayor recently announced she is willing to allocate a part of the $62.5 million specifically for these venues. the san francisco music

entertainment venue recovery fund was created to provide the guidelines and assistance that will best support these businesses that are cornerstone of our city's cultural economy. another point i want to make, the issue of venues being forced to close is not a new one. venues were struggling before covid. many of our cities, covid has highlighted and made them worse. my hope is that we can have this fund available over the long-term and provide a safety net for venues struggling to help protect and that we can work to ensure that their future in san francisco is possess and bright and they can continue to provide critical places for our residents and visitors to build community, be creative and contribute tremendously to our

economy. with that, i'm going to call up couple of speakers that we have here for this item. the first is going to be sharky laguana who is the president of the small business commission and very involved helping us draft this fund and bring it forward. >> are you guys able to hear me all right? >> supervisor haney: yes. >> perfect, apologies to the clerk for having my video on earlier. chair haney, supervisor mar and supervisor safai, thank you for considering this very important legislation. first i like to note, chair haney, your poster is in the

back and prints are arapahoe to this legislation. from a cultural standpoint, i played music professionally for many years. i performed at many of these venues. the community that these venues have built all of my friends that i had more than a quarter century, met in these venues, my wife i met in one of these venues. i propose to her from the stage bottom of the hill. this is very near and dear to my heart. it's something that i care a lot about. i know the community does as well. should this legislation pass, the always of small business has

contemplated how that rule making process will move forward. we identified committee members, we would form a subcommittee to come up with a proper rule making process. we would include members from outside the commission. we would have members at independent venue community join the subcommittee for the purpose of drafting rules that would specifically target our smallest and most vulnerable venues who are otherwise left out, were unable to take advantage of existing aid programs. for this program, would struggle to survive. mr. haney mentioned, many of these venues collapsed and we're losing them. their contributions to san francisco's culture and history

are critical. chair haney, i will say that, i believe one of your speakers was going to be entertainment commission chair ben bleiman. he texted me. he is unfortunately, having some connection issues. he's on the road. i'm also prepared to present on his behalf. he's submitted his notes. if you like me to do so, i can. >> supervisor haney: please, continue. >> okay. this would be the presentation that president bleiman from the entertainment commission, wanted to present. our permitted venues many who are vulnerable prior to covid were among the first businesses require to close this year. and remain at the end of reopening frameworks announced today. along with restaurants and

hotels the entertainment sectors is experiencing one of the highest job lost jobs. the entertainment nightlife service generated $7 billion in economic impact annually. this industry will be critical part of our economic recovery but only -- i'll add a side here, for every dollar that is spent in a venue, $12 is spent in the surrounding community. it is a remarkable ratio there. in may of 2020, the entertainment commission conducted an entertainment nightlife industry to better understand the financial and social impacts of the virus and help guide recovery strategies. among the findings, half respondents were concerned that their business will need to close permanently including many bars, live music venues and night clubs. about half of the respondents

reported losing 75% to 100% of income in 2020. 4306 total events have been canceled in 2020 due to covid-19 with a total expected attendance of 3.4 million people. in addition, according to the california employment development department report from december 2020, employment in san francisco's arts entertainment recreation business has to declined 30.4% since february 2020. the entertainment sector experiencing one of the highest job loss rates in the city. the entertainment commission recommended among other things, allocating funding to provide grants or loans to venues that recover rent and mortgage, employee payroll, utilities and insurance to help venues maintain their space and operation.

this all represents added expenses to already beleaguered industry. finally, i will make one note returning to me from my personal comments, my company that i run, my small business is called bandigo. we rent bands to the music industry. we help bands go on tour. it was my second act after my music career collapsed. our revenue for the year has been about 20% to 30% what it was prior years. only reason we're standing because lenders have allowed us to defer but not waive debt payments. this most recent round of p.p.e. we were days away from shutting

everything down. this legislation is sorely needed for a cohort that has probably been more adversely impacted or adversely impacted as any other cohort of business in san francisco. thank you for your time. >> supervisor haney: thank you. i'm sure commissioner bleiman will be happy with your performance on his behalf. i got to meet prince few weeks before he passed away.

he has for a long time been a music in our town. with this fund i think we will continue to be a music and art town. i don't believe that we have other presenters on this item. colleague, do you have any questions or comments that you want to share before i open it up to public comment? either for me or for president laguana about this fund? >> supervisor safai: i want to thank you and president laguana and all the other leaders from the entertainment commission, small business commission for working on this incredibly

important fund. to support our live music and venue operator here in the city. you both stated, this is an incredibly important part of the culture in identity of our city. even for me as a young person growing up in sacramento, it's part of the san francisco and when i was in college here in the bay area, coming to the city for live performances. it's what drew me to the city. we know that live entertainment and music is a huge economic driver in our city generating billions of dollars in business in our city.

>> we'll make sure that you are -- there's couple of things i did want to emphasis. i did mention that this will be administered by the office of small business. as i said, we hope to have an initial investment of $1.5 million that we'll be put in coordination with the mayor. we hope to be able to add more than that. we have in particular, a goal of grants and awards of up to $100,000 with a focus on businesses that are imminent danger of closure that have been in operation for at least 15 years and those will legacy business status. wouldn't be limited to those but those are some of the ways in which we would prioritize who would get these funds. we also want to make sure that we have ways for people to donate to this fund. we're working on the exact way

to do that. we're hoping that people can really get behind this and they can contribute directly and we can match some of the funds that the city is putting into it with funds from other donors. with that, i do want to thank the independent venues and president laguana and commissioner bleiman and commissioner manny for helping with this. i hope we can not only get behind it now and support it in the coming months and years and make sure these venues can survive and thrive. is there any public comment? >> operation is checking to see if there's any callers in the queue. if you have not already done so,

please press star 3 to be added to the queue. >> we have 21 callers in the queue. >> hello everyone, thank you for your time and consideration. i'm here to support supervisor haney recovery fund. as a venue live events, they are the lifeblood of this city. nobody coming to san francisco for applebee's. they're an anchor tenant in their community. to date, many cities across the country are taking action to support their live venues, often

$20 million, charlotte $15 million, sacramento $8 million. san francisco yet to make any contribution to the sector. direct grants due to mountain of debt has taken on since march. if we can't meet those obligations we'll be forced into personal bankruptcy. this fund is important, the mayor program for small businesses will not work for venues. venues spending $18,000 to $35,000 each month on rent, utilities and insurance and what little payroll we maintain. that's why we requested $48 million in direct relief funding. the small business commission and entertainment commission all support this fund.

we expect leaders to listen to their constituents and take action to save local live events. >> next speaker please. >> hello. [indiscernible]

>> this year -- [indiscernible]. it's going to be another really tough year. super appreciate you working on this and doing what you can for us. i yield my time. >> next speaker please. >> good afternoon. i want to thank you guys for your time. i'm reaching out in support of the proposed legislation to

create this vital venue recovery fund. i'm calling in today both as general manager for the lost church as well as a lifetime bay area resident and almost three decades i lived here in san francisco. with the venue, the pandemic has crushed us. we've been shuttered for almost a year now. obviously, not sure when we're going to be able to reopen. $1.5 million in assistance is a good start. we really need that extra money and the funds to put it in. we are just getting crushed and losing so much and stand to lose so much more what we love about this city. just on the resident side, i came here almost 30 years ago from mountain view, coming up up for shows and music culture

being such an important part of what drew me here and what draws so many people here. it seems unthinkable to me that given how much we as venues and operators of these venues contribute to the city and invest city that the city would not reciprocate and invest back in us. ty hear lot of talk. now is the time to make it happen. i trust you guys will do what you need to do to go ahead and get this fund approved and hopefully start to see some money coming in. thank you for your time. >> thank you for your comment. next speaker please. >> hello. i'm the operation director. we've been operating out of the

tenderloin for five years. it's my entire life. growing up here in the bay area and it's something i was legally allowed to. i met my wife going out -- this is so vital for me. we don't know how we're going to make it. we're waiting to figure out what's happening with our stages and p.p.e. all this stuff. please do pass supervisor haney's bill. we really need it. thank you. >> next speaker please.

>> hello. my name is jason burton, i'm a bartender. i want to stress the importance of just having a place to work. if these venues don't get the funds necessary to stay open, then i'm not going to have a place to work and they're going to be lot of people who will be out of work. working at one bar is not even an option in the bay area and san francisco, we need all of these venues to be open. everybody that works in this industry have multiple jobs. all within the field of live entertainment. i know that $1.5 million is what's out on there on the table. but $48 million is what is going to be necessary to keep these

venues alive. that's pretty much all i have to say. i yield the rest of my time. >> thank you for your comments. next speaker please. >> hi. i'm joshua love, i live in the tenderloin. i want to thank the supervisors for this proposed funding for the entertainment venues. small venues have been taken a beating. covid has accelerated that process. we lost a lot of venues already. i performed and i watch entertainment at both several of the venues in town. i do like four or five nights a did. at least i did before covid came along. it is without hyperbole, a key things that keeps me in the city. i like you to please support the

funding, please expand it beyond $1.5 million. i like to see performance arts still be here once we're all able to go outside. thank you. >> thank you for your comments. next speaker please. >> hi. i'm calling for you to support the venue recovery fund. the situation is dire. [indiscernible] please help us get to the other side of this pandemic. >> thank you.

there are 30 callers in the ewe and 19 listening. next caller please. >> my name is maria davis. i'm speaking in support of supervisor haney's venue recovery fund. i lived in san francisco for 13 wonderful years. while struggling to keep the doors open here at my business, i'm one of the owner of the stud. in may, we sadly saw beloved club close its doors. we've been mourning and grieving. they're not just places to see music. they are community centers. when this is all over, san francisco will still be here in some way. i fear the community and the culture will not.

it is a community and the culture that makes people from all over the world come here to spend money, to live and work and many like myself, want to own a small business and raise a child. as i've done on the frontlines trying to keep other venues from closing, we cannot count on federal money. we cannot count on state money. venue recovery fund is the most direct with acute tool that will be a lifeline for venues to stay open. we are desperate. this is urgent. please support the creation of the fund. please help us save the community and culture and financial future of san francisco. thank you for listening to me. i really appreciate all of your hard work. >> thank you for your comments. next speaker please. >> hi. my name is brooke heineken.

i produced independent shows that many of the venues called about already. i'm calling in support of the recovery fund. i hope that you consider adding more money to it. i don't know if you had -- it's not the same. i'm hopeful there's going to be places for people to safely produce after this is all over. we tried to produce some shows outdoors safely when permitted. i know venues are investing lot of money creating outdoor spaces where they can safely allow people to gather and the demand is there. people are really starving for entertainment.

>> next speaker please. >> hello. i've been to all different kinds of venues that have been mentioned here. this is a very important thing. we always need to have a space that's free to express themselves. we need that kind of

entertainment. even know we're so locked up in our houses. we don't have that chance to interact with one another. i do believe investing in our venues will create a boom of enthusiasm to go out these venues. it's such a wonderful community where people can come together. san francisco is such a great space to have people come together. these places need to be around. we don't have them. there's so many different people who rely on these venues and places to live. i support raising the fund to $48 million as well.

would like to really get a banger for our -- bang for our buck. >> thank you for your comment. next speaker please. o >> hello. i've been a community member of the performing arts community in sf for over 10 years. we really need to preserve this. the performing arts in san francisco is what has made san francisco what it is.

people are going to need to have these places that they can feel that sense of community and feel that sense of safety. i believe it's going to take more than $1.5 million. even though that's a great start. i support increasing that funding up to $48 million to ensure that we can continue and maintain the legacy that san francisco has. >> thank you for your comments. next speaker please.

>> hi, i'm michelle catel, i'm with the lost church in san francisco. i'm calling in support of the venue recovery fund and also long-term future by increasing that $48 million. venues are part of the culture. san francisco has a story and reputation. i think it's time to make a bold move by at least $48 million so we can regrow that area of culture in san francisco. the tech industry thinks we're moving away.

i encourage $48 million to save our local venues. i yield my time. >> thank you for your comments. next speaker please. >> hi, i lived in the bay area 12 years ago. the reason was because i wanted to go to grad school. i could have gone to other places but i chose san francisco because of the live venues, cultural scenes.

i love live venues wind advisory they bring together art and entertainment together. all in one place. all mutually reinforcing in a way that nothing else really does. lot of venues are one of the greatest strengths -- i believe that supporting this funding is part of keeping san francisco a world-class city. my last thought is, i know that have a lot of votes ahead of you. i think there's one that you really be able to feel proud of supporting. thanks. >> thank you for your comments. next speaker please.

>> hi everybody. i lived in san francisco for 12 years. i work in the performing arts. i'm calling to stress the importance of saving our venues. they're not just a vital part of fostering community and providing the lifeblood for our society in many ways. they are irreplaceable communities. people need a place to go to meet where their fellow man. it's the only way to foster community to be in place with people and meet them and see them. beyond important that we save these places. support this bill.

anything you can do. i yield my time. thank you. >> thank you for your comments. next speaker please. >> hi my name is dan williams. i'm one of the owner at piano site in the tenderloin. special thanks to supervisor haney for bringing this issue to the forefront. approving the san francisco venue recovery fund is vitally important. unfortunately by taking on debt and more debt and appreciating the grants but there's a lot of

debt there. really can't take anymore. the federal fund that have -- they are not guaranteed from venue to venue. it will take a long time reach some of us. venues not making it and it cost jobs and economic growth and the further fraying of san francisco's culture fabric. we're not just part of the fabric, we're part of the neighborhoods and communities that the brick and mortar exist in that many different communities touch. lot of these public commenters are really talking about community and using that word. not just entertainment and nightlife. approving this recovery fund will provide the vital reinforcements to preserve this cultural fabric of san francisco. it's not enough time to go into

all the benefits brought you by these entertainment nightlife art venues. every dollar spent on live events in san francisco, brings an additional $12 of economic benefit to the city. that's an astounding return on investment for any funds put towards helping venues survive. >> next speaker please. >> hello chair haney and supervisors. i'm not a venue owner but i moved here to go to venues and enjoy live entertainment. this legislation is awesome. the fund does need to be bigger. there's one other change that i think would help. there's a clause in the prioritization for clubs and established culture district. i live on the west side. we don't have any culture

district at all. not in district 4, not in district 1. i don't think there's one in district 2. for some inequity standpoint, i suggest that the clause be amended to open up opportunity for all entertainment venues in san francisco. great work. keep it up. let's save all these venues. thanks. >> thank you for your comments. next speaker please. >> i'm am 17-year resident of district 3. while i do not work in the --venue i have family member who do. lot to personal connection there. district 3, we've seen the loss of red devil lounge and tragic

loss of the hamlock. small venues matter.

>> if you have not done so please press star 3 to be added to the queue. next caller please. >> hello. happy mid-week supervisors. thank you for your incredible leadership in these times of venue recovery fund. i lived in san francisco for almost 20 years. all of the years has been filled with going to hear live music in the city. i miss it. i worked in venues. most recently -- i do understand that the small businesses have. just like many people before me,

i want to emphasize that attending live events is a lifestyle. that's why people live here and near san francisco. they influence social life as a economic driver. san francisco is a major player for tourists and live events. it's not like movies where you can watch it on netflix later. people actually leave their couch. i leave my couch. i worked in the same industry. it's the good old days. i know that -- i heard that $1.5 million is allocated. we do need more. thank you, great for the $1.5 million but, as we know, $8 million dried up 16 venues

across the city. san francisco has so much more. we also know we're going to need more long-term options too. who knows how long this pandemic will last. we need a national independent venue alliance. it could be as long as 2024 before the whole music industry will have 100% recovery. just from the effects of being closed this one year. >> thank you for your comment. next speaker please. >> hello. my name is sean. 1015 folsom.

we're first closed, we'll be last to open. last show march 7th of last year. we've had zero revenue since, debt is climbing. some venues had federal aid and some have not. i grew up thinking of san francisco as like the music place. coming from that. it was part of the reason i came here because it is the mecca before tech, before sourdough before the bridge, before the basketball team. this place is music. the history is incomparable globally.

people come here from all over the world. they have come here from all over the world for that. we can't count on federal and state money. we're in deal times. we supposed to get forgivable loan and how to navigate -- just a ridiculous amount of debt through this. $1.5 million allocated is amazing. we're grateful for it. the larger sum of the $48 million to salvage this community, small businesses, possibly most importantly, your community and culture that's so predicated and based on this foundation of music.

>> you know, we need so much more, $1.5 million is just the tip of the iceberg. from my own personal experience, it cost me $25,000 a month that i lose.

my p.p.p. did not get refinded. i'm $128,000 in debt. i'm selling beers out of cooler everyday. i living on chips. no income. i daughters can't go to school. the challenge for everybody is difficult. i know this is the city that know you guys will do the right thing. thank you. i have faith in you. i yield my time. >> next speaker please. >> hi, i'm homeowner and business owner. my venue, bottom of the hill, hopes to make it to 30 years this fall and pursue legacy status. we're all music venue.

we're open every night. we're proven ground for local musicians. we host showcases for local music schools. we're often the first place in san francisco for national or international bands that are about to make it big. apparently -- please help the live music industry by creating this fund for venues. i do believe that everyone here understands why music is important to the city and its reputation. as a travel destination, i want to remind you of the possibility without significant financial help. the only ones left standing once live music can begin again will be the corporation that control so much of the live music business. please preserve unique culture of san francisco. we need your help. thank you so much for this legislation. >> thank you for your comment.

next speaker please. >> i'm the owner of the oasis on the corner of 11th and folsom. thank you supervisor haney for hearing this proposal. we've been open for about six years now. we've been a venue for local touring artist. our goal was to be a clubhouse for a cross section of the community, safe space for the lgbt community. we employed bartenders, security, technicians, cleaning group and performers. these people are our extended family. we had lay them off and cancel all their bookings. we worked so hard to pivot during this time to make a tiny bit of money. it's still not enough. we're still drawing constant debt.

i drained my personal savings. it's really a crucial time. i beg you right now, we really do need your help and we can't do it without you. thank you. >> next speaker please. >> thank you. i'm one of the owner of august hall. this initiative is very viable to our city. i would argue that the fabric of our city in san francisco is at risk. it is ever changing in the face of this pandemic. these venues are pleading for your support. they are not going to be open for a long time. just because vaccines are starting to roll out, doesn't mean we'll be able to do shows until hopefully end of this

year, maybe not even a year after. anything you guys can do is instrumental. it's an investment in san francisco as a whole. it len able our city to gain in money back with money spent in the surrounding business, sales tax, employment tax. i think this is an opportunity that san francisco make a statement. it's far beyond you can imagine contribute to venues. >> next speaker please. >> i'm born and raised in the

bay area. been doing events here for over 20 years now. thank you to the supervisors and that's it. thank you. >> next speaker please. >> hello, i'm owner of san francisco eagle bar.

i want to say that besides historic nightlife, we have our comedy day, days for karaoke and entertainment and performances and different types of shows. we have suffered tremendously like every other venue. i cannot stress enough the importance of allowing this payment for the health of everybody.

i thank you for the consideration. >> thank you for your comment. next speaker please. >> good afternoon supervisors. i'm david quinby. thank you so much for proposing

this legislation. saving music industry is crucial to saving the soul of san francisco. it's never been easy. i don't think we got into the business for the money. after the overhead is paid, there usually isn't. now with the impact of the pandemic and the constant changes and moves and regulations, we've all been pushed to the brink of extinction. without economic relief, many of us will be wiped off the map. can you imagine san francisco with no local club, no live music, no comedy, no theater. i did my first gig at 12 years old in 1982. i never thought this great city would ever become so devoid of culture. tourism will operate without culture. that is the life, blood of san francisco. i had to lay off dozens of

people. not to mention musicians, d.j.s and other performers i'm quarter million dollars in debt. these people and these clubs are what makes san francisco so vibrant, interesting and unique. this legislation will provide the safety net and boost needed to get us back on our feet and bring life back city. implore to you authorize the $48 million. $1.5 million is really a drop in the bucket and will not do much considering how many clubs there are here to save. that we bring in billions and billions of revenues to the city. thank you so much. >> thank you for your comment. next speaker please.

>> hello, this is stefan. i've been in san francisco for 16 years. i returned after being gone for 16 years. all i'm asking is that you consider spending millions more to make billions. that's all. >> thank you for your comments. next speaker please. >> during the time -- i discussed this issue. i have heard my friends and coworkers, beg, plead and cried

to make their case to stave their careers and livelihood that have been in limbo for almost a year and counting. i thank you for all the attention. i urge you for the sake all of these people that you do everything within your power to expedite these funds. thank you. i yield my time. >> thank you for your comments. there are 18 callers listening and one in the queue. if you have not already done so, please press star 3 to be added to the queue. >> hello board of supervisors. thanks for speaking on san francisco venue fund championed by supervisor haney and walton and safai. thank you for sharky and office

of small business for the support. independent venues are staring down the barrel of 18 plus months of zero capacity with zero reverend. venues employ caters, truck drivers, ticket takers, security, lighting, video, audio businesses. we'll be sitting on the sideline watching every other business in san francisco open before we. while we're closed, the businesses, contractors, workers will be out of business. this is a crises. we need extraordinary measure to san francisco problems. i urge your support for the venue recovery fund. this will be a critical lifeline for venues to survive.

the -- it's worth repeating every dollar spent on a concert ticket, there's $12 generated into the community. hotels, rideshares, restaurants, bars, retail, public transit, parking meters. etcetera. venues are the center of a large ecosystem of local businesses and workers. it will be very short sighted for the city not to invest in this future. venue fund is a vehicle to get us back on track. we look to be here to bring concerts and festivals back to the city of san francisco that we need your help. i yield my time. >> thank you for your comment. there are additional callers in the queue.

>> hi. thank you for hearing me out. my name is richard wilson by worked in this industry for a long time. i heard lot of it familiar voices on this call and from previous calls that i've been on. we really need your help and appreciate you looking at this issue. i don't know what life is going to be like if these venues close. like many have said on this call, all of the talking points that have come up, i was prepared to talk about -- it sound like, there's an outpouring of support from the community that is begging for your help and we ask you to take this matter seriously. please don't delay. it's our livelihood that's on the line. we're your neighbors.

we're the people that help prop up the society. we need your help at this time. please. i yield my time. >> thank you for your comment. next speaker please. >> thousands and thousands of workers businesses rely on concerts to keep the economy running strong. we strongly urge the committee to vote yes to move this forward. thank you, i yield my time. >> next speaker please. this is the final caller. >> that completes the queue.

>> supervisor haney: thank you. public comment is now closed. colleagues do you have any comments before i make my final comments or questions? i want to thank everybody who called in and all of the folks who own the venues, work at the venues. i could not agree more with everything that was said. this really is an investment in the heart and soul of our city. it's going to come back many fold in dollars that are spent here. even more than that, you really can't put a dollar amount on our culture and if we lose it, if we lose these venues, it would have long-term consequences that will be devastated for our city. i hope that we not only create this fund, we make a commitment

to invest in it. we're working with the mayor and should be able to make an initial investment. we know this is just the beginning. we have to do so much more for these venues, for our musicians, for our artists, for our entertainment venues who as so many folks said, have dug into their own pockets and have taken on tremendous amount of debt over the last year in particular. we've created a relief fund for people who have taken on rent debt for who are tenants. we're going to have to over the long-term, -- put themselves in some cases, they put it on their credit card, personal debt to stay alive and keep their venues open during this time. this is an initial investment that we can make.

this fund also will be able to be a vehicle private investment for fundraising. it will support lot of people. i'm really thankful for all the venues for the folks who helped us draft it. and for more colleague who co-sponsored it including both members of this committee. thank you. i appreciate it and we're going to have to do more to make sure we support this industry. vice chair safai? >> supervisor safai: thank you for taking the lead on this. somebody that grew up in a venue that would fall under this category with my family, my uncle had a wonderful place similar to this, understanding how much people personal investment and time and effort and so much goes into making

these successful. they are such an important part of fabric what makes san francisco unique and special or any city special for that matter. we need to prioritize. i'm very hopeful when this conversation started, it was prior to the election, right after the election, very hopeful that in this recovery packet there will be some funds that we can direct to those industries it identified today, music and entertainment venues that play such an important role in our city history and fabric. i'm proud to be a co-sponsor of this. we'll work with you in the mayor's office collaboratively to see how we can advance this as we move forward. thanks again for taking the lead. thank you for all the callers that called in and shared their personal stories and commitment to seeing these important venues

survive. thank you. >> supervisor haney: i appreciate that. i did not he grew up in one of these venues. one of the things i heard from the folks who called in was how these venues are all our city. all our districts are represented. i want to give special shot out to some of the venues in my district who did call in. i heard couple of folks from 1015 folsom and oasis and others. for district 6, this is a huge part of our economy. we need the support. thank you for partnering with us on this. there's a lot more to do.

>> supervisor mar: since you were giving shot out to your district and venues. i want to acknowledge the riptide. one of the few live music venues in my district. i just remember, there was a question about the legislation and cultural districts. the legislation that gets prioritize venues in cultural district. it's true on the website, we don't have existing cultural districts. i wanted to ask the question about that. that was one of a number of different criterias that would help in prioritization of the fund. >> supervisor haney: exactly. you don't need to be in a cultural district to be able to apply or to qualify. it's one of the number of different factors that can be considered in the prioritization

including being in danger of closing and certain size, various factors, not having received other moneys. it's one of the factors that will be considered. >> supervisor mar: thanks again for all your work on this. >> supervisor haney: we have all the venues that called in. i know we appreciate and have memories in and we all benefit from having these venues in our city. we need to make sure that we support you. with that, i want to move to forward to the board with a positive recommendation. can we have a roll call vote please. [roll call vote] is there any

other business in front of us today? >> clerk: there's no other business. >> supervisor haney: this meeting is adjourned. thank you all. >> ♪♪ ♪♪ we are definitely pioneers in

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have the local operators in the airport. >> we have to go going through the conceive selective process and they award a lease to the restaurant. >> they are planning on extending. >> we that you could out the china and the length evens and the travel serve and fourth your minds and it's all good. >> how long for a vendor to move through the process. >> i would say it could take 80 up to a year from the time we go out to bid until they actually open a restaurant. >> i don't know what we signed up for but the airport is happy to have us here. and, you know, even taking out the track simple things there's a learning curve

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stadium for sports and entertainment. built between 1958 to 1960, it was located in the bayview hunters point where it was home to the san francisco giants and 49ers. the last event held was a concert in late 2014. it was demolished in 2015. mlb team the san francisco giants played at candlestick from 1960-1999. fans came to see players such a willie mays and barry bonds, over 38 seasons in the open ballpark. an upper deck expansion was added in the 1970s. there are two world series played at the stick in 1962 and in 198 9. during the 1989 world series against the oakland as they were shook by an earthquake. candlestick's enclosure had minor damages from the quake but

its design saved thousands of lives. nfl team the san francisco 49ers played at candlestick from feign 71-2013. it was home to five-time super bowl champion teams and hall of fame players by joe montana, jerry rice and steve jones. in 1982, the game-winning touchdown pass from joe montana to dwight clark was known as "the catch." leading the niners to their first super bowl. the 49ers hosted eight n.f.c. championship games including the 2001 season that ended with a loss to the new york giants. in 201, the last event held at candlestick park was a concert by paul mccartney who played with the beatles in 1966, the stadium's first concert. demolition of the stick began in late 2014 and it was completed in september 2015. the giants had moved to pacific

rail park in 2000 while the 49ers moved to santa clara in 2014. with structural claims and numerous name changes, many have passed through and will remember candlestick park as home to the legendary athletes and entertainment. these memorable moments will live on in a place called the stick. (♪♪♪) i'm nicole and lindsey, i like the fresh air. when we sign up, it's always so gratifying. we want to be here. so i'm very excite ied to be here today.

>> your volunteerism is appreciated most definitely. >> last year we were able to do 6,000 hours volunteering. without that we can't survive. volunteering is really important because we can't do this. it's important to understand and a concept of learning how to take care of this park. we have almost a 160 acres in the district 10 area. >> it's fun to come out here. >> we have a park. it's better

to take some of the stuff off the fences so people can look at the park. >> the street, every time, our friends. >> i think everybody should give back. we are very fortunate. we are successful with the company and it's time to give back. it's a great place for us. the weather is nice. no rain. beautiful san francisco. >> it's a great way to be able to have fun and give back and walk away with a great feeling. for more opportunities we have volunteering every single day of the week. get in touch with

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[♪♪♪] >> i just don't know that you can find a neighborhood in the city where you can hear music stands and take a ride on the low rider down the street. it is an experience that you can't have anywhere else in san francisco. [♪♪♪]

[♪♪♪] >> district nine is a in the southeast portion of the city. we have four neighborhoods that i represent. st. mary's park has a completely unique architecture. very distinct feel, and it is a very close to holly park which is another beautiful park in san francisco. the bernal heights district is unique in that we have the hell which has one of the best views in all of san francisco. there is a swinging hanging from a tree at the top. it is as if you are swinging over the entire city. there are two unique aspects. it is considered the fourth chinatown in san francisco. sixty% of the residents are of chinese ancestry. the second unique, and fun aspect about this area is it is

the garden district. there is a lot of urban agriculture and it was where the city grew the majority of the flowers. not only for san francisco but for the region. and of course, it is the location in mclaren park which is the city's second biggest park after golden gate. many people don't know the neighborhood in the first place if they haven't been there. we call it the best neighborhood nobody has ever heard our. every neighborhood in district nine has a very special aspect. where we are right now is the mission district. the mission district is a very special part of our city. you smell the tacos at the [speaking spanish] and they have the best latin pastries. they have these shortbread cookies with caramel in the middle. and then you walk further down and you have sunrise café. it is a place that you come for the incredible food, but also to

learn about what is happening in the neighborhood and how you can help and support your community. >> twenty-fourth street is the birthplace of the movement. we have over 620 murals. it is the largest outdoor public gallery in the country and possibly the world. >> you can find so much political engagement park next to so much incredible art. it's another reason why we think this is a cultural district that we must preserve. [♪♪♪] >> it was formed in 2014. we had been an organization that had been around for over 20 years. we worked a lot in the neighborhood around life issues. most recently, in 2012, there were issues around gentrification in the neighborhood. so the idea of forming the cultural district was to help preserve the history and the culture that is in this neighborhood for the future of families and generations.

>> in the past decade, 8,000 latino residents in the mission district have been displaced from their community. we all know that the rising cost of living in san francisco has led to many people being displaced. lower and middle income all over the city. because it there is richness in this neighborhood that i also mentioned the fact it is flat and so accessible by trip public transportation, has, has made it very popular. >> it's a struggle for us right now, you know, when you get a lot of development coming to an area, a lot of new people coming to the area with different sets of values and different culture. there is a lot of struggle between the existing community and the newness coming in. there are some things that we do to try to slow it down so it doesn't completely erase the communities. we try to have developments that is more in tune with the community and more equitable development in the area.

>> you need to meet with and gain the support and find out the needs of the neighborhoods. the people on the businesses that came before you. you need to dialogue and show respect. and then figure out how to bring in the new, without displacing the old. [♪♪♪] >> i hope we can reset a lot of the mission that we have lost in the last 20 years. so we will be bringing in a lot of folks into the neighborhoods pick when we do that, there is a demand or, you know, certain types of services that pertain more to the local community and working-class. >> back in the day, we looked at mission street, and now it does not look and feel anything like mission street. this is the last stand of the latino concentrated arts, culture and cuisine and people. we created a cultural district to do our best to conserve that feeling. that is what makes our city so

cosmopolitan and diverse and makes us the envy of the world. we have these unique neighborhoods with so much cultural presence and learnings, that we want to preserve. [♪♪♪] >> hi, you're watching coping with covid-19. today my guest, director of the san francisco international airport and he's here today to talk to us about how sfo has been weathering the pandemic, the safety measures put in place touch on the future of airline travel. welcome to the show.

>> thank you chris, great to be here. >> i know airlines and airports have been particularly hard hit during the crisis. how has sfo managed and what have you put in place to protect passengers and employees? >> it's hard to believe we have been at this now for 9, 10 months. it is incredible to think about the kind of devastate to our industry. but we have managed through it i think really well and early on, it was clear that we needed to be a primary source for information for people arriving into san francisco. and so we really took that on and put together a really robust program of media as well as announcements in our facilities and we're focusing on informing the public what to expect when they fly through sfo. and our priority is always the safety and security of our

passengers and our employees and this certainly challenged us in a way we never could have imagined. but for starters, it was about physical distancing and we were fortunate to have very spacious facilities. we invested in our terminals over the past 25 years and allowed for an environment to create space and allow for the physical distancing and face mask wearing. really those three priorities when you talk about also having hand sanitizers, but we were the first airport to enforce face mask wearing and it started with employees and expanded it to the traveling public. and we developed and implemented our own hand sanitizing stations and really focused on a helpful safe experience in our terminals and one that builds confidence

in the public. there's a lot of interest in what we have done. we have been involved as a national and global level, really it was about that protecting of our passengers and our employees and being flexible and able to respond as conditions changed. >> i would imagine that includes signage as well. >> yes, signage and announcements. so we have put together our own sfo program of signage about mask compliance and physical distancing and the way things to do about washing hands and using hand sanitizer and all those things were important to our messaging and our public address system, we have been messaging since the beginning about the importance of safety of all of these measures. >> that's great. is there an effort among airports to pull information and

come up with guidelines for air travel and how is sfo involved? >> yes, and i feel the pandemic has brought us all together more as an industry. we're involved in a couple of layers of the industry, at a global scale with eight other global airports and sharing best practices with them and we're involved in many of the work groups around covid preparedness and response with other large u.s. airports. this really is an industry changing moment and sfo wants to be in the role of defining what the future looks like and passengers want a consistent experience and they have a right to expect the consistent experience because we have to all be using similar protocols so there's preparedness and expectation of what is going to be the requirement at both ends

over travel. so we have been working on something called an air information hub that could be the source of information for travellers to go to to find out what is happening, updated by the airports and the airline, so there's the understanding of what's required as they travel. >> this is typically the busiest time of the year for traveling. how was thanksgiving and what do you expect for the rest of the holiday season? >> thanks giving was unlike any other we have seen. and you know, with the health orders and travel advisories and things going into effect, we again saw a primary role of being the point of information. i believe we had more traffic than we have had throughout the crisis, our busiest day we had 20,000 outbound passengers which

would have been 80,000, but more than we've had since the crisis began. so we see this continuing trend of low traffic volumes through the holiday period and it will continue to depress travel as more orders happen. we see more of the same happening. and likely there will be further cancellations. >> right, in the future what changes will we see for air travel? can you talk about international travel and recent speculation about vaccine visas? >> you know, it is all evolving and interesting about what the future of air travel looks like. we want to be on the front-end of defining what that is. as i talked about early on, it's about restoring passenger confidence and that should be the priority of our entire

industry to get people comfortable with flying again. and so what does that new normal look like and the first thing is, expectation when you come to an airport you have a safe experience. and we did a survey of our passengers and sfo is rated a 4.3 out of five based on the preparations we have in place for physical distancing and messaging and the mask wearing compliance and all of those things, so that is just the first priority is the safety of the facility. and then, you know, testing is i think part of our future. and our testing has been very well received and it is compelling the success and again building confidence by having tested flights for people before entering the destinations, that they have to get a test to avoid quarantine. on-site testing has been very

effective, particularly in the hawaii flights we worked with united on. we see that because the planes are 70% full instead of 40% full because of the testing element. and i think that's a framework that is going to be important for the foreseeable future, test at airports but ultimately, covid-free flights through testing protocols that are applied at both ends of travel and when you talk about vaccinations and credentials, i think that's the next revolution of this. you will be required to show your health credentials and verify that you have been vaccinated and if you haven't been vaccinated, as we go through this transition, that testing is available and there's confirmation that people are covid-free. i think that's all part of the future of what travel looks

like, at least in the next several years i imagine. but also it's about preparedness for the long-term, too, and this pandemic is likely not the only pandemic we'll see. i think there's this preparedness and technology preparedness to help us in the future. >> finally, could you explain the air concept to us? >> we have been working on this with a group of global airports, it's testing protocols at both ends of a journey so there's a certainty that there's not a spread of the virus by arriving passengers. so if we could develop policies and protocols that provide for this and airline partners that we work with that help enforce this and obviously governmental support for these things, then i think it will help mitigate the

spread and have that assurance that flying is not contributing to local spread of the virus, so it requires the testing at both ends. there was a trial with london and new york and we are working on trials as well. with our testing on site, there's a lot of interest. we have been getting a lot of calls from, well, airports that are trying to catch up with testing at their facilities but a lot of airlines interested in leveraging our testing for different destinations. we are doing testing -- some level of testing and worked with united on these branded covid-free flights. >> that's great. thank you so much. i really appreciate the time you have given us today. thank you for coming on the show. >> thank you chris. glad to be here and talk about what is going on at sfo with what we're all living through.

thank you so much. >> that's it for this episode. we'll be back with more pandemic-related information shortly. you have been watching coping with covid-19. thank you for watching. ♪♪♪ >> the hon. london breed: here to swear in our next city administrator, assessor carmen chu. you know, i've known her many

years. i remember before i was on the board of supervisors, and i watched how she managed the budget process. she ran a tight ship. she kept things in working order. she maintained her integrity throughout the entire process when she served on the board of supervisors, and then, when she was appointed assessor for san francisco, i was heartbroken because i was looking forward to serving with her on the board, but i was thrilled with her in her new capacity. because of her work over the last few years, the only person who brought that office up to speed and has generated significant revenue for the city and county of san francisco, revenue that we should be putting away in the bank, but we're spending at a rapid pace because of the challenges that our city now

faces, but carmen brought home the bacon. she worked hard to make this department work hard for the residents and people of san francisco. she was one of the -- she is one of the hardest working people i know, and she will be an amazing city administrator. people sometimes ask, well, what does the city administrator do? the city administrator basically runs the city. runs the city, runs over 25 city departments. animal care and control, department of public works, the medical examiner's office. so many departments, so many responsibilities. a lot of the technical work that goes into this, who understands the city through and through. it's a very dedicated

administrative role, somebody who works hard for the people of san francisco. she's a great person, she's a great manager, and she's the perfect person to begin the process of moving this department forward and helping to maintain support and public trust of the people of san francisco. so with that, i am ready to answer in the next city administrator of the city of san francisco, carmen chu. so will you please join me -- [applause] >> the hon. london breed: please raise your right hand and repeat after me: i carmen chu do solemnly swear that i will defend the constitution of the united states and the constitution of the state of california against all enemies

foreign and domestic; that i bear true faith and allegiance to the same. that i take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion, and that i will well and faithfully discharge the duties upon which i am about to enter, and during such time as i serve as city administrator for the city and county of san francisco. congratulations. [applause] >> the hon. london breed: we're going to sign the paperwork right before you begin your

remarks. ladies and gentlemen, the new city administrator for the city and county of san francisco, carmen chu. [applause] >> city administrator chu: thank you very much, mayor breed, to my family, who is here with me today. with oversight of over 20 core

functions and citywide policies touching all governmental operations, i am honored by the mayor and the board of supervisors for their trust and for their confidence as i assume the position of san francisco city administrator. public service is a privilege, and with the public health and economic challenges we now face, there is no more important work. more than 13 years ago, i started down the path of elected office. looking back, it was a big and sometimes challenging role of public servant. but whether it was my first interview, my first election, my first debate, i drew on what was inside. i am a daughter of chinese immigrants who didn't have much

when they first came here. they went to adult school every night to learn english so they could become citizens. they saved every penny they had to start a small family restaurant, and they almost never took a day off work. i am that kid who helped out that family restaurant on every weekend, who did homework in between waiting onible at thats, who didn't have any glue for -- waiting on tables, who didn't have any glue for school projects and used mashed rice instead. i'm the wife of a san francisco firefighter, a first responder, who would give the shirt off his back of someone in need, and i am the mother of a 20 month old. she's very feisty, and she's very cranky sometimes, but even on the hardest days, i want the world for her, and i want the same for every kid to grow up safe, loved, and to be able to dream. i'm also a public servant, one

who just wants to make things work better, who believes that when we do that, we have the opportunity to save lives, to create opportunities, and help strengthen our neighborhoods. i'm so excited to join the office of the city administrator central services agency. you've played a role, and i say thank you. i especially want to thank ken and jennifer for their steady leadership. finally, i want to thank the community, the voters of san francisco, for your support through five elections, and to the team at the assessor's office. i'm so proud of what we've been

able to accomplish together, and i'm excited to see what we can do. now, mayor, i'm excited to roll up my sleeves and get to work in this new capacity. thank you for your trust. [applause] >> thank you for joining the press conference with mayor

london breed. for q & a, state your name, outlet, and questions in the webex chat. now we will go to mayor london breed. >> good morning and thank you all so much for joining us here today. i appreciate the fact that we have our police chief bill scott and our district attorney who are both here today to talk about the challenges around violent crime in our city and how we plan to address it. we know that we seen an uptick in violent crime in san francisco. some really horrible events that have occurred, we seen them on video. we heard about them. we see people talk about them on next door, on social media, and other outlets. as we speak, there sadly was just a homicide in the bayfield hunters point community. when i think about what's happening in san francisco, the

violent crime, domestic violence, the attack on our seniors, the gun violence, it's all too familiar. it reminds me of when i was growing up in public housing in san francisco. yes, i loved my community. there were so many days where i lived in fear because of the violence, because of the gun violence in particular, not knowing if a stray bullet may hit me or people that i love and care about. it was all too common to walk down the street and be on high alert. it was all too common to be in a situation where you hear gunshots and you start to duck to the ground or the floor or what have you. what we're seeing today is hurtful, it's sad, it's heartbreaking, and i know that we are better than this.

we saw a video of an innocent senior being violently assaulted in the middle of the day. i can't even imagine what his family is going through right now. it was heartbreaking. the fact that another human being would do that to an elderly senior in our community is one of the most disgusting things i have ever seen. the level of violence directed at a completely defenseless 84-year-old senior was shocking and intolerable. for jack, a long time san franciscan and storied detective to lose his life right in front of his own home. i want to communicate my deepest

sympathies to the families, the friends, and the loved ones of both mr. palidino and mr. -- because we know this is something unexpected, to walk in your neighborhood and feel safe is one of the basic things that we should have in a city like san francisco. i know that they are suffering the horrific pain of losing people they love to defenseless and vicious violence. when i think of the challenges we continue to face as a city, i know that incidents like this make people feel unsafe. no one should be afraid of taking a walk around the neighborhood or taking photographs or a kid just watching fireworks like jace was last year during the 4th of july in his community with other

kids. 6 years old, lost to gun violence. i'm here with our chief of police and our district attorney to let everyone know that violent crimes committed in our city will not be tolerated. public safety is our top priority and we are not pointing the finger. we are here to work collaboratively, to make sure that we keep people safe. we each have a responsibility. if you commit a crime in san francisco and you hurt someone, you will be held accountable to the fullest extend of the law. that's a commitment i have from our police chief and the district attorney. a tax in crime committed against our most vulnerable, especially our seniors and our children, are unacceptable. i was raised by my grandmother and watching that video, i could not help but imagine if that had

happened to my grandmother. if someone had did that to her, had hurt her like that, had killed her like that. i don't have the words. i can't even begin to understand how anyone could think of hurting a defenseless senior and i want to be clear. you will be held accountable by the police, as well as the district attorney. there will be consequences. let's dispel the myth right now that there are no consequences for committing crimes in san francisco, especially, especially as i said against our most vulnerable people. san francisco police are on heighten alert and will pursue every case vigorously to bring you to justice if you try to rob or attack members of our community in san francisco. i don't care if you are a san

francisco resident or a bay area resident. you will be held accountable. you will be brought to justice. the district attorney will hold you accountable and you will feel the full weight of the law, just as his charging announcement he will make will illustrate today. look, i believe in second chances. i believe that people are better than the worse things they have done. when you across that line, when you commit murder, when you take someone's life like that, we as a city and as a society, we have to hold you accountable for your actions. you have to take responsibility for the pain and the suffering you caused. san francisco is an incredible city. we are seeing sadly an uptick in crime. we know that as a result of this

pandemic, people are home. people are frustrated. people are tired. domestic violence is up. suicides are up. mental health challenges continue to persist. this is hard. we also know as leaders of this city, we have a responsibility. as mayor, i take the responsibility to protect and serve the people of san francisco very seriously and as a high honor. we will continue to do everything we can to support this city. i want to thank the san francisco police department for their work in this case. it was a collaborative effort between a number of units, including parol, investigations, tactical, homicide, station investigation teams, robbery detail and the community liaison

unit. i want to give a special thanks to mike redman and sergeant joseph akeem for their outreach and support to the family of mr. radna and mr. paladino. we thank you for the work you are doing to help families get through this horrendous tragedy. the thing is, this is our response after the fact, but we will have to do more as a city to make sure that these crimes are not committed in the first place. part of it is accountability. the other part, it's making sure that we are doing everything we can to keep our community safe, to make sure our police officers are out there patrolling and

walking the streets, our neighborhood watches, and providing opportunities so that people never ever get to a place where they commit the kinds of crime we have seen in recent weeks that happened on our streets. i know that nothing can take away the pain and hurt of what these families are going through, but we are here to offer support and we are here to make changes so that some of the mistakes and the challenges that existed that made it tough to bring people to justice will be repaired and will be addressed. with that, i want to turn it over to our police chief bill scott to talk about specifically what the department has done and i want to again commend the department for quickly apprehending the suspects in these cases and now chief scott,

if you can say a few words about these investigations and thank you so much for being here. >> thank you mayor breed and thank you for your leadership in bringing us together. i want to thank the district attorney and his team who worked tirelessly with us through the weekend to bring these cases to a resolution. i know i speak on behalf of the entire police department when we say how sadden we are about the tragic loss that two families are now suffering. to all the victims of violent crime, you mentioned the 6-year-old that lost his life this past summer. this department is sadden by all of the loss and we are committed, committed to holding those accountable who hurt the people of our city. the families of the victim, you are in our thoughts and prayers.

they were both seniors, although the incidents were separate, each were assault in an unprovoked attack and in broad daylight. this kind of horrific violence has no place in our city. we want everyone to know that your city officials, starting with our mayor and every member of of the san francisco police department, the district attorney and everyone in the criminal justice system, stand united to make sure justice is done in these cases. although we a preheppeded suspects in both of these cases, i want to remind our media partners and the public that these cases are active and ongoing investigations. they're not over yet. anyone with information or evidence is asked do please contact the san francisco police department and you may remain anonymous. you can call sfpd's 24 hour tip

line or text to tip411. again, the text message with sfpd. a little bit about both cases. on thursday, january 28th at 8:28 a.m., he was the victim of an assault. san francisco police officers responded to the assault. officers arrived at the scene and discovered an 84-year-old male victim on the sidewalk. our officers rendered aid and summoned san francisco fire department medics to the scene who promptly transported him to the hospital for life

threatening injuries. their initial investigation, our officers established that a male suspect ran at the victim from across the street, pushed him to the pavement, and then fled with a female associate. based on an initial investigation led by our station investigation team general crimes unit, our officers identified our suspect as 19-year-old antoine watson. we also identified his female associate, 20-year-old malasha. on january 29, 2021, investigator obtained an arrest warrant for mr. watson for assault with a deadly weapon and elder abuse causing great bodily injury. on january 30, 2021, our investigators were notified that he had succumb to his injuries

sadly. at that point, our homicide detail took over the investigation. on saturday, january 30, 2021, at approximately 8:45 p.m., officers from the san francisco police department's tactical unit and the san francisco's homicide detail served a search warrant on the 500 block of daily city. officers located the two suspects who were taken into custody without incidence. now for the case involving jack paladino. san francisco police officers responded to a reported robbery in our city's asbury neighborhood. arriving on the scene, officers discovered a 76-year-old male lying in the street. the male, our victim, mr. jack

paladino was being treated by medic from the san francisco fire department who transported him to the hospital with life threatening injuries. witnesses reported seeing a suspect in a physical struggle over his camera. during the struggle, the vehicle sped away, causing mr. paladino to fall to the ground. investigators developed information that led to the identity of two suspects, lawrence thomas of pittsburgh, colorado and 23-year-old tyjon of san francisco. on friday january 29, 2021, mr. thomas was taken into custody without incidence in the area of middle point road and hair street in san francisco. the following day on january 30, 2021, he was located on the 2500 block of east second street in

reno, nevada. he was taken into custody without incident. yesterday, monday february 1, 2021, sadly mr. paladino succumb to his injuries in the attack. this incident is now investigated by the san francisco homicide detail. in conclusion on behalf of all of us in the san francisco police department, first of all i want to express our condolences to the family, friends, and neighbors of these victims and all victims of homicides and violent crimes in our city. i want to express my appreciation to the san francisco police department members who worked tirelessly the last several days. mayor breed mentioned these units but i want to reiterate. i feel the operations bureau, investigations borough, tactical unit, homicide detail, community

liaison unit, all worked together to bring these cases to a quick conclusion, to hold the individuals responsible accountable. they gather evidence, pursue leads, identify the suspects and then successfully apprehended them without incident. we're also grateful to our partners in the daily police department and the f.b.i. in the safe street task force. our partners in the san francisco fire department also deserve recognition as well. it is our medics that responded immediately and worked heroically to save these victims' lives. lastly, our partners at the district attorney's office led by our district attorney chesa boudin. thank you for your leadership and your team for their partnership in this case and all cases that we have to work together on to resolve and bring these individuals to account for

hurting people in our city. we will continue to do our jobs and i want to reiterate what mayor breed said. for anybody that thinks that san francisco is an easy touch, you need to think twice. for anybody who thinks they can attack elderly individuals in our city, you need to think twice. for anybody who thinks that you can murder a 6-year-old child, enjoying 4th of july with his family, you need to think twice. we will bring every resource there to bring you into account and we won't rest until that's done. thank you mayor breed for your leadership and thank you district attorney boudin and now i will turn it over to district attorney boudin. >> thank you mayor breed, thank you chief scott for your comments, for your leadership, and for your unwavering

commitment to public safety. i also want to give a special thank you to all of our first responders who worked tirelessly to provide support and assistance to people injured in crimes and who have done a phenomenal job investigating these cases and other cases that we partner with the police department to hold people who cause harm in our community accountable. as chief scott said, these cases are still under investigation. there is much more work to be done, but the police have done a phenomenal job in a quick and expedient job in identifying suspects and arresting suspects and giving us the information we need to hold them accountable. now the three of us, the mayor, the chief of police, and myself stand here, united in our shared goal to keep san francisco safe for all of its residents. i know that the recent tragic

and violent events have made many in san francisco, especially our most vulnerable, our elderly feel unsafe. we are here today to inform you that we will hold those who committed these horrific crimes accountable, period. prosecuting violent crimes is and always be my top priority. we are also here to reassure you and to remind you that despite these recent terrible crimes, san francisco is and will continue to be a safe city. we will make sure of that. you have all of our commitments that we will defend the safety of our community, no matter what it takes. it is especially important that we help elderly san franciscans to be and feel safe. we know the pandemic has hit the elderly particularly hard and we will go through whatever steps

it takes to keep our elderly, our young children at 4th of july celebrations and birthday parties, wherever it may be, safe. chief scott mentioned some facts of the case and i want to reiterate. in the killing of the 84-year-old man who was senselessly been violently attack while taking a walk in his own neighborhood, i want to commend the extraordinarily effective and quick police work in this case that arrested two suspects who were not previously known to the police. they did a phenomenal job as chief scott said, the investigation is ongoing. my victim services team stands ready to support the family. we have already met with the family and our heart goes out to the family for this absolutely heinous and unimaginable devastating loss. i know that many in the

community are in pain. many have experienced violence or hate over the last year. many feel secondary trauma from the shocking video of the murder. my entire office condemns violence against anyone, but particularly against the elderly and the vulnerable, members of the aapi community that have been unfairly targeted during this pandemic. now the police have given us enough evidence in this case that we made a decision and we are pleased to announce that decision, we will be filing murder charges against mr. watson. we will be seeking his detention. i directed my staff to file those charges today and we expect he will be arraigned in open court tomorrow afternoon and we will file a detention motion, pending trial on murder charges. i also want to correct some of

the confusion and misinformation that we seen on social media and other places. mr. watson was never arrested and released in san francisco. he has never been released on this case. from the moment the police took mr. watson into custody after this killing, he has been held in custody and my office will continue to seek his detention going forward. in fact, mr. watson has no prior convictions or criminal charges in san francisco ever. at times of tremendous loss and high emotions like this one, it's common for misinformation to spread. it's essential that we focus on facts and verifying data so we can hold mr. watson, the man we believe is responsible for this death accountable. also i wanted to mention the other tragic murder that occurred in san francisco against an elder vulnerable victim last week. last thursday, two men tried to

rob jack, a beloved, well-known, heroic investigator outside his home. yesterday he passed away. he was a san francisco legend, someone who dedicated his career to pursuing justice and truth. it is fitting that his own camera helped capture evidence that we expect will help us prove this case to a jury. we know that this tragedy, like the other one last week, affected the entire san francisco community and our hearts go out to mr. paladino's family for their loss. it's unacceptable, intolerable, and there will be consequences for the people responsible. my office filed numerous felonies again the two men that we believe committed this crime. again, i want to commend the

police department for extraordinary quick work in identifying the suspects and bringing them both into custody without incident. because we initiated the paperwork while he was still alive and on life support, we charged the case with attempted murder and variety of other charges and have filed detention motions to keep both men in custody from as soon as we receive an official opinion from the medical examiner, determining the cause of death, we plan to remove the attempted and charge both men with murder. we will continue to seek their detention in this case and we will continue to work together with all of our public safety partners, especially the police department and the mayor's office to promote public safety, to promote accountability and to make absolutely crystal clear to anyone who has a doubt or second thought that san francisco will not tolerate violence, will not tolerate preying on elderly or

vulnerable members of our community. if you come here or choose to commit violent crimes, you will be held accountable. these murders are still at early stages. we will be prosecuting both of the murtd murders. i made that decision personally and i made the decision to seek detention in both cases. we stand here together with a very simple message. we are here to promote public safety. we are here to hold people accountable who commit violent crimes in our communities. we will stand by our aapi community, the elderly, the young, and anyone who is vulnerable to violent crimes and we condemn violence and hate in all its forms. chief scott, the mayor, and i are all committed to working together tirelessly to do whatever it takes to promote public safety in san francisco and to ensure that san francisco is not only a safe city, but that it is a city in which

everyone feels safe. for the families of jace young, for every single family, for every single member of our community, we are here for you and we have your backs and we will keep you safe. thank you mayor breed and chief scott, for your collaboration and your leadership. >> thank you to our district attorney, our police chief and before we open it up to questions, i just want to really put this into perspective. because as i said earlier in my remarks, i grew up in a community where sadly as much as i love my community, i lived in fear. one of the things that we have to do, and i take full responsibility to do, is to make sure that people in this city are not living in fear. so those of you who inflict that

fear with your actions by attacking the residents of this city, whether it be assault with your physical hands or with a gun or a weapon in any case, we will be aggressive in our pursuit and aggressive in our prosecution. do not come to san francisco thinking you are going to victimize another person here. whether you're trying to come here to rob somebody, assault somebody, or what have you, everything is on the table for us to pursue when you cross that line. we will be watching. we will be vigilant. we will hold the people in these cases accountable because we are

not going to live in fear. we are going to change that in san francisco. thank you both for joining us and now we will open it up to questions from the press. >> thank you mayor breed, thank you chief scott and district attorney boudin for your remarks. we're going to allow our reporters to submit any questions they the first question is for district attorney boudin from the s.f. business times. many small business owners do not feel safe because they have been hit increasingly by break in burglaries and vandalisms because of the pandemic. there is perception that your

office is not pursuing prosecution of these cases. what are you doing to assure the victims that there are consequences for property crimes in san francisco? >> thank you so much for the questions and thank you to our business community for helping to create jobs and for weathering an unprecedented year of challenges. no one more than small businesses, because of the constant challenges around health restrictions and around decline in tourism, we know that it's been a year in which many businesses have closed for good. we are doing everything we can. i want to commend the mayor for her leadership in helping to support small businesses and i want to assure you that we prosecute the mass majority of the cases you referenced that the police bring us to prosecute.

we know these are often difficult cases to solve and prosecute, but we do file charges in the majority and we hold people accountable. we do more than that. we also have a pilot program in district five to help small businesses that have been harmed by vandalism or broken windows during the pandemic, get reimbursements for their expenses. we hope we can bring that pilot program citywide so we can do more to help every single small business that has suffered from vandalism or graffiti or broken windows in the last year, regardless of wlosht -- whether or not we're able to prosecute the case. the majority of the cases the police bring us, we're able to prosecute. that's something we're committed to continuing to do. we have a wide variety of tools we used to hold people accountable. we look at every single case the police bring us and we take them seriously.

we will continue to do that. >> thank you district attorney boudin. the next question come from gregory from the san francisco community news. is there no bail set for jack palladino's murder? >> we asked the court to impose a detention order, meaning no bail. i don't believe the court has yet ruled on that request. the individuals are currently in custody, both on the initial case we filed while mr. palladino was still alive, as well as on another hold that we worked with the police department to put in place to ensure that they would not be able to get out of custody, pending an opinion from the medical examiner. the short answer is there is no way they will be released and we will be asking the court to make a formal ruling as soon as we're

able, holding both men in custody without bail. we know that these cases are of tremendous concern to all of us. that's why we're here today and i want to reiterate what the mayor said, what the chief of police said, these cases are our priority and we will do everything in our power to hold these men accountable and keep the community safe from them while the case is pending. >> thank you, your next question comes from stella chan of cnn. can you elaborate on how palladino helped crack his own case? >> mr. palladino was a renown and famous private investigator. many described him as having a six sense when something was off or wrong in his neighborhood or anywhere he worked. on the day of his death and on the day of the attack that caused his death, he left the

house with his high end investigative camera to take photos. as chief scott said, the investigation is still ongoing. we know that mr. palladino took photos right before his injury causing death of the car that the assailantings -- assailants were in. that video will be used in court to hold the men accountable. it's an unusual event for the person that was killed to play a part in the investigation of his case. to the very last act of his life, he took photos that helped confirm police work, identifying the two assailants in this case. as i said, we expect we will be able to use the photo he took, his last photo as evidence in

this case when it goes to trial. >> thank you district attorney boudin. at this time, we will continue with mayor breed for questions. mayor breed, this question comes from dan simon of cnn. there is a real perception that quality of life has gone way down. people are fleeing the city. what can you do to help restore confidence that san francisco is not going down the drain? >> let me start by asking is there any other major city in this country that doesn't deal with similar challenges like we do in san francisco? there may not be a more beautiful city than san francisco, but the fact is that we are a major city and we have challenges like any other major city. we know that this pandemic has caused a lot of people to realize that they may not, since they're working from home, they may not necessarily need to be in the city, especially because

most people choose to live in a city like san francisco because of the restaurants and the night life and the entertainment and the things to do and those things don't exist right now because of the pandemic. i have faith. i have confidence that despite the challenges that exists in our city and other major cities in the country, that when we begin to reopen, that more people will return to san francisco. it's not a matter of if, but when. the fact is, when you look at what happened in this pandemic, san francisco, the second most dense city in the country with the lowest death rate of any major city in the country, how we handled this virus has been a national model for the rest of the country to follow and how we will continue to address the challenges that persist in our city. it's something that we will work on. we will build more housing.

we will keep our residents safe. we will put forth innovative plans and projects to address homelessness and the challenges we face together. i'm confident that people will begin to not only return to san francisco to visit as tourists for conventions and other things, which they sew -- so frequently do because they feel safe to be here in light of what happened with covid, that they will return their businesses and other things that have existed before. people will want to go back to cities and san francisco will be at the top of the list. >> thank you mayor. at this point, we will continue with questions with chief scott. chief scott, your first question come from the s.f. chronicles. is there any indication that

suggestions that the death of vicha ratanapakdee was a hate crime? >> not at this point, but the investigation is still ongoing. there is nothing at this point to indicate that it was a hate crime. we have still some investigative steps to take. we're not ruling out anything, but at this point, no. >> thank you. the next question comes from sing tow daily. after a series of violent crimes targeting the aapi elderlies in the last year, what plans does our city have to protect the elderly and prevent similar incidents from happening again and again? what will the city to make sure that our elderlies do not live in fear? >> well, first and foremost, we have to hold people accountable. there have been a number of crimes against elderly members of the aapi community.

a large of -- amount of those cases, people have been held accountable for the harm they caused. that is the first thing. even before that, we will do everything in our power to try to prevent these crimes from happening in the i.r.s. if -- first place. we spent a lot of time analyzing crimes, analyzing trends, deploying our officers, our specialized units where we think we can make the biggest difference in preventing these crimes. our high traffic corridors, chinatown or north beach, where you have a lot of tourist activity. we see a lot of those opportunistic crimes. we have to deploy and the public has to see us out there. people feel safer in general when they see police out and visible. it's sometimes challenging. we also have to respond to our radio calls and our calls for

service, but we have to do that. i know our mayor has been extremely supportive on that. we continue to get that support and we have to put our officers where they have the best bang for their buck. the third thing, working with the community members that are impacted by these types of crimes. you know, we invested a lot of time and effort in that as well. trust is a big deal. people have to feel they can trust their police department. that's why we are so, so intent on making sure that people understand that it's not about your immigration status from it's not about where you come from. if you have a problem or if you want to work with us, work with us. we're here for you. that community outreach is really, really important to building community trust and i think we've done that. we will continue to do more of that. the mayor mentioned our community liaison unit that with her leadership, we were able to

stand up in october. you know, part of this process, particularly after people had been victimized is we felt that we can provide better service to families. the district attorney mentioned, you know, they have their victims services unit but in between the time the case gets prosecuted and we're investigating, we felt we can do more on our end. that's what the community liaison unit is all about. it's about reaching out to families and the communities most impacted and working with those communities in a very direct and consistent way. we hope one of the byproducts, a positive byproduct of that is better trust, people reporting crime when it happens because if we don't know about it, it's hard to do anything about it and also the more effective community partnership that builds resiliency in our city. you know, a lot of what we try to tell people when we're talking to them is don't make yourself an easy target.

you know, don't do things, don't exhibit patterns like going to the bank, withdrawing large sums of money and things like that. people watch for these things and they take advantage of it. there are predators out there. we will do those types of things. there is no easier magic answer but be assured that the things i just mentioned are happening, will happen, even in a greater degree as we move forward and we're going to do everything we can to prevent people from being victimized, not only the aapi community but all communities. you know, we have issues all over our city. there is not a community or demographic that is not impacted by this issue. we serve all. >> thank you chief. the next question comes from chris from cbs news. what steps are being taken to stop the drug traffic in the

tenderloin? >> there are -- well first of all it's enforcement. there is quite a bit of enforcement. on a variety of levels, you know, we work with our local partners, our district attorney's office. we have our narcotics unit that works with our district station in the tenderloin, the captain and his team. we have done some specific and focused efforts with the tenderloin team. we also work with our u.s. attorneys on some of the cases that meet federal thresholds and those cases have resulted in over 150 arrests. you know, that has to be consistently done. it has to be consistently applied. that's not going to be the answer to this issue. that has to happen, but it's not going to be the issue to this issue. the other side of that equation is how do we address the drug

sales in the first place and that's the demand for drugs. we have a lot of people in need. there are a lot of hurting people that need services. it doesn't mean they're criminals, but they're addicted. we're working with our community health partners, our non-profits to help better address those issues. we all have to work together though. we can't do this work in silos. i mean there is a lot of work being done and there is the will in the city to impact this problem but we have to work together. that's one thing we're working to get better at. it's a complicated issue. there is no simple answer to this. just be assured that the arrests are happening, the enforcement is happening, the community partnership is happening, and we just have to stay at it. >> thank you chief scott. our final question is for district attorney boudin.

district attorney, the question comes from tom jensen of nbc bay area. why was the man not held accountable when a murder occurred last year? >> thank you for the question. so you're aware, there was a murder that occurred in the tenderloin area in december of 2019. that occurred before i took office. the police were investigating the case for a number of months. they did ultimately arrest four men who were believed to have been in the car that the shooter was in at the time of the murder. we filed murder charges against two men in that case and they both remain in custody pending those murder charges today. those two men were the men we believe we can prove are the shooter and the driver. the other two men were arrested really because they were in the same time, in the same location

at the same time. there was not nearly enough evidence for us to be able to file charges. we are continuing to work with the police in investigation and in prosecuting the murder charges that we have filed. it's not uncommon for arrests to occur as part of the investigative process and those areas cannot always result in criminal charges being filed. i want to commend the san francisco police department for their work in that case. as i said, the murder itself took place before i was even in office. the police department continues to investigate the case for months and ultimately we were able to file criminal charges against the two people we can prove are responsible for the murder and we will continue to prosecute that case. i understand those are requests as well for me to answer this question in spanish. let me do that as well for the spanish language outlets here. [speaking spanish].

>> thank you district attorney boudin. there are no additional questions. this concludes today's press conference. thank you to mayor breed, chief scott, and district attorney boudin for your time. for future questions, please e-mail dempress@sfgov.org.

thank you and have a nice day.