based on arrests or conviction histories unrelated to securities. which further divides families who live in communities and impacted by mass incarceration. visits can also be very expensive and time consuming. as many people in california are incarcerated hundreds of miles away from their homes and after taking long costly trips to visit a loved one, visitors often face long waiting times that use up limited visiting hours. or are turned away or removed for petty reasons such as wearing a v-neck t-shirt or having inadequate documentation or holding hands too long. during the past year, with the covid-19 pandemic, in-person family visits were completely stopped and phone communications have been limited. family members of loved ones who got seriously sick in

custody often received no notice or opportunity to call or a visit. ab990 will establish visitation as a right and address the current problems with limited visits to encarson rated people by removing barriers to visits in order to ensure families remain connected. today, colleagues, i have two in memoriums. the first one is for ms. ramon andrea fischer known as "mona." mona was born to raymondy von fischer where she lived most of he adult life. mona graduated from balboa high school and was a teenager. when others were riding bikes,

mona was driving and using her sister's i.d. to have a good time at nightclubs. in 1995, she married eddie travis from their union and they had two sons. lucky and raymond. and in 2001, she married edward burns who passed away in april, 2012. mona was a loving mother and daughter. she was a loyal sister, friend, and confidant to many. she was the god mother to so many had that family has lost count. she lost her nieces and nephews as if they were her own. mona worked as a ups driver and bridge toll collector for the san francisco bridge. she loved the daily interaction with people. unfortunately, due to hopkins lymphoma she was forced to stop working. she was a fighter both figurative and literally and

wasn't going to let the disease beat her. she was reminded daily of what her friend once said "you can't win if you don't fight." so she fought on and kept winning. she leaves to cherish her memory, her father, raymond fischer the first. dog, little man. her children. nadine yvonne, raymond the second. jamar and e epiphany. ava may broaden shepherd. the youngest of 15 children was born january 5th, 1931. as a young woman, ava may inspired to become a teacher but fate intervened and she started her family of eight

children. being strong and courageous with hopes of a better life for her family, she left detroit, michigan, to relocate in beluxy, mississippi, and later ventured to san francisco. throughout her life she had developed throughout a staunch humanitarian. ava may's experience was a great expectation. the importance and seriousness of her job was as important as any politician. she couldn't wait until election day as she encouraged all to get out and vote and she would be at the polls from sun up to sun down. on a regular basis, she would assist with feeding those in need at a local food bank. she worked alongside san francisco's renown community activist who fought for disenfranchised in san francisco. attending protests at city hall, making posters for

marchs, prayer vigils. she even used her talent to sew quilts. even though eva may didn't get teaching credentials, many that knew her learned many lessons. she exemplified unwaivering strengths. she leaves to cherish seven children, rose marie, edward lloyd, jacquelyn uetta, lori k and anthony dwayne. a host of grandchildren and other families. the rest i submit. >> clerk: thank you, mr. president. supervisor chan. >> supervisor chan: thank you, madam clerk. so, colleagues, in april, governor gavin newsome announcement point in times that the state will stop issuing fracturing by 2024, and, this week, the california, the news is that california has

already denied 21 fracturing permits. so here i am introducing an ordinance that sets san francisco out -- gets san francisco out of the fossil fuel business permanently by striking the planning code article 12 from our planning -- by striking the planning code article 12. article 12 of the planning code set zoning controls and permitting frame work for land use activities associated with oil and gas exploration, development and processing. it also create over districts to regulate heavy industrial oil and gas support in processing facilities. so in san francisco, we pride ourselves as an environmental leader and while most of us may not have realized this section existed in the planning code and this section of our code may have set collecting dust for decades. it is important that in the face of the catastrophic impact of climate change, we make this

long needed commitment to prohibit any task and oil business activities in san francisco and on our public lands. meanwhile, i'm also a proud cosponsor to supervisor preston's resolution urging the sfmta for restoration service. really, colleagues, you know, we're having a debate and we've been having debates around great highway and jfk and making changes to the sections of our city, it is now then it would be without the muni service restoration, it becomes a catch 22 scenario for the richmond. closing roads, changing the dynamics on our roads permanently but also without public transit. where do our people go, how do they get to places. so i look forward to urging sfmta to do the right thing to restore muni services 100% this

year. thank you. the rest i'll submit. >> clerk: thank you, supervisor chan. seeing no names on the roster. mr. president, that concludes the introduction of new business. >> president walton: thank you, colleagues. thank you, clerk. we are now at public comment. >> clerk: at this time, the board of supervisors welcomes your general public comment. the best way to provide public comment is to listen from your touch phone. you will be in live sync to listen to the proceeding and provide your public comment. the telephone number is (415) 655-0001 and when you hear the prompt enter the meeting i.d. 146 408 6781. press pound twice and you'll have joined the meeting. you'll hear the discussion, you'll be muted and in the listening queue. to be added to the speaker's queue to provide comment, press star 3 and when it is your turn, the system will send you a prompt. listen for you have been unmuted and just begin speaking

your comments. each caller will have up to two minutes to provide their comment. you may speak to the items that have not been to committee but are on this agenda as items 45 through 49. you may also speak to the subject matters that are within the jurisdiction of the board, but do not appear on this agenda. all other agenda content has had its public comment fulfilled. if you are multi-tasking and the line is unattended, when it is your turn after waiting a few moments, we will move to the next caller. we do try to circle back to the unattended lines, we will apologize now if we miss someone. as stated earlier, we had interpreters on stand by today. we will have them from 3:00 p.m. to 5:30 next tuesday. so operations, let's hear from the first caller, please.

>> linda chapman. i have to say how much i admire the consideration that i heard for shared spaces both at this meeting and at land use and i hope the consideration equally robust will go to what just happened in the condo in florida because that situation has ramifications in all directions in san francisco. i've been talking about corruption at the planning department that actually cooperated with hiding the earthquake damage to our concrete high-rise in san francisco chafs the same height as that building and have fewer units. i'm going to have to put that aside for the moment. also, i'm talking to the fact there was nowhere to turn to complain about this or seek resolution. i want you to realize that even

without earthquake even without a planning department, our buildings are exposed to the same kind of risk that happened in florida and we don't have the kind of procedures that they obviously have. they require inspection and recertification, rebuildings that are 40 years old. we don't have that. we didn't even have a requirement that buildings be investigated by structural engineers after the earthquakes. i learned from dealing with four different structural engineers also that we have defective concrete in our buildings because the recipe for concrete was lost with the romans and until well into the 1930s, there was -- they were doing experiments, in essence, they were used beach sand full of salt. you heard about the salt.

ours was corroding because it was made with salt to begin with. any building that is made of concrete and steal is going to be deteriorating. >> clerk: thank you, +chapman. thank you. my apologies for interrupting you. each caller will have up to two minutes. that's the amount of time we're setting the timer for today. i will just also state before we hear from the next caller that if you are in line to make any comments on the city's budget, that item is not agenda content for public comment today as it has had its public comment requirement fulfilled at the committee level. i shared this at the outset just to try to minimize any frustration that will occur when i have to interrupt speakers. so if you are speaking on the budget, we will mute you and go to the next caller. all right. we have eight callers who are listening and five who are in the cue.

operations, let's please hear from the next caller. >> good afternoon, madam clerk, president walton, board of supervisors. this is gilbert chriswall of district 8. thank you, supervisor preston for your roll call for introduction on transit. you seem to be the only supervisor that cares about transit. we have more supervisors concerned about restaurants, small businesses, and corporations getting business loans, grants, and free money from the city, but we don't have free muni for people that are senior, disabled, or poor. we need to restore muni lines that have been cut like the 31, 28, 22, 45, 54, and 63. these are neighborhoods that

are poor and neglected. why are these bus lines not restored? we need to open the central subway. muni is not transparent. nobody holds muni accountable for anything what's going on. what's wrong? why does it take me an hour to go from the castro to chinatown? why does it take me an hour to go from the castro to north beach? why is it that a bus comes every 5 minutes and you can't get a bus line through the tenderloin? i don't understand this. thank you for supervisor preston for your passion for transit and i'm all in for dean protest ton. thank you. >> clerk: thank you, mr. chriswell. operations, next caller,

please. >> good evening. my name is mark and i'm calling about item number 45. i've been a security officer for dignity health for three years now. security officers across dignity health have suffered immeasurable inequalities. security officers suffered constant harassment, intimidation by upper management. work place violence, most staffing levels, lack of proper protective equipment and resources ask continuous covid expow hers and unequal benefits and pay. for example, the janitorial staff get paid about $6 more per hour than the security officer dealing with the inmrux in the behavioral facilities. you may have seen those touching human kindness commercials. you would also know about our mission which refers to our

commitment to social justice and to might for the common good, but management does not up this decision. could only start with getting the respect, equality, and social justice from dignity health management throughout their facilities. dignity health values state compassion, inclusion, integrity, excellence, and collaboration. this is all we as security officers are asking for. dignity health claims to be committed to these core values. several00 security officers are asking for compassion and inclusion in the same benefits to other workers. we deserve collaboration to work with our employer and give and receive social justice. today, i'm asking the board to unanimously adopt the resolution supporting the right

of security officers to have their social justice. thank you. >> clerk: thank you for your comments sir. operations, let's hear from the next caller. we have eight listeners and four callers in the queue. if you're one of the eight, please press star 3 now, that will get you in to the speakers' queue. welcome, caller. >> hello. i didn't have a comment as much as a question. can we get more information for the public for muni on what day and time that meeting will take place and in which forum? thank you. >> clerk: thank you for your comments. i will check on that information for you and hopefully get that to you in short order.

operations, let's go to the next caller. >> good evening. i'm calling regarding item number 45. i'm a member of s.c.i.u.h.w. and i'm calling to express my support for the dignity health security officers. i'm asking the board to call on management to expect the will of these officers or at the very least allow them to hold a free and fair election so that they can vote on their own to form their union within s.c.i.u.u.h.w. thank you.

>> clerk: thank you for your comments. operations, let's hear from the next caller, please. all right. welcome, caller. >> hello, can you hear me? >> clerk: yes, we can. >> hi. i'm an organizer with stiuhealth care organizers. i'm also a resident of district 7. i'm calling to express support for item number thir 5 and the hundreds of security officers that health facility statewide. the majority of officers at dignity including st. francis and st. marys here in san francisco have signed union authorization cards. officers have experienced dangerous working conditions including a lack of personal

protective equipment and adequate staffing levels and sufficient nonexisting safety protocols. officers have raised concerns that they have been placed at extreme risk of work place violence and general disregard for their well being and despite working side by side, they paid more for their health care and they're fighting for a greater voice over their wages, benefits in terms of their condition and employment. management, however, has not recognizing these security officers as members of sciuuhw and has not allowed them to hold a free and fair election and i urge the entire board to vote unanimously in support of item number 35 and call on management to respect the will of the workers by recognizing their union or by allowing them to have a free and fair vote to decipher themselves. thank you. >> clerk: thank you for your comments, sir.

all right. operations, before we hear from the next caller, there is an anonymous line that we've gone to four times and so if you are not pressing star 3, we will not be able to unmute you. okay. operations, let's hear from the next caller, please. >> welcome, caller. all right. let's go to the next caller, please. >> hi i'm an sciuuwh member. and i'd like to also call in support of the common to support security officers and i'd like to the supervisors who

vote unanimously on item number 45. thank you for your time. >> clerk: thank you for your comments, sir. all right. we have about eight listeners and four callers in the queue. welcome to the next caller. >> yes. hello. my name is dion youngblood and i am an employee at dignity health hospital and being here at the hospital with our leadership, we have been faced with challenges on a day-to-day basis. i can go over a few of them, discrimination, harassment, favoritism, disparity, and i would like to -- you have a right on some of those on discrimination, we have had an african american young lady who applied for the position.

she was advised that she couldn't retrieve the full time position because she had dread locks. and then we also had ppe where director advised us we're not allowed to wear the ppe gear. it got so bad that our nurses did a strike and the doctors were complaining. our director, our president of the hospital went down to one of our units and noticed that our officers did not have any protective gear on. went to our director and stated that we need to wear gear. from that point on, our director told us if we wanted to wear the gear, we will be written up if we don't wear it. first, in the beginning, we will be written up if we did wear it. so officers are challenged everyday here at dignity health hospital and we need support

and we ask that you got the board recognized us as union members. we really need to support, we really need help at our dignity health hospitals. >> clerk: thank you for your comments. all right. operations, let's hear from the next caller, please. >> hello, can you hear me? >> clerk: yes. we can. >> yes. my name is lamont wright and i worked both at the san francisco kaiser as a shop stuart and at dignity health systems and just knowing even with representation to meet the challenges of the day-to-day of the employee i know it is critical that we support item 45 for the security officers at dignity. we are in a new era, ladies and

gentlemen, we are in an era where we are constantly being replaced by machines so why it makes sense to me that we as human beings that we are able to represent ourselves and our own interests and that is all i have to say. thank you so much. >> clerk: thank you for your comments, sir. anonymous, we see you've entered the queue, we will try your line one more time. >> hello. can you hear me? >> clerk: yes. we can. >> thank you. seems to be a little problem. you'll give me a thirty-second warning. >> clerk: happy to. you'll hear the bell. >> thank you. a chime. wonderful. is that a chime. good. peter warfield, executive director of library user's association we can be reached at libraryusers2004@yahoo.com.

and p.o. box 17044 san francisco, california. i have made comments during the budget about a certain issue and i have to say that the same issue i think actually affects a much broader kind of set of problems. and that is during covid, we had a massive withdrawal of government away from the public and a massive increase almost a mote with a drawbridge that separated the government from folks who were used to using their familiar ways of reaching the government and suddenly were cut off dramatically. how were they cut off? they were cut off by not being able to show up at city hall to do any kind of business they

thought they were able to do. 40 hours a week they were able to previously make phone calls and expect somebody to answer, somebody from the front desk, somebody from somewhere in the office who would presumably answer. >> clerk: 30 seconds. >> all of a sudden, massively these opportunities disappeared and in some cases were replaced by suggestion. send us an e-mail if you have a question or a problem. that's wrong and a tremendous reduction of services in the people you are funding. i think you should think seriously about a law that requires same service or a notification and a process for any reduction of service perhaps a kind of environmental impact report because otherwise you are being cheated and the public is being cheated for the funding you provide. >> clerk: operations, let's hear from the next caller,

please. >> hello. thank you. my name is april crawford and i am a resident at san francisco in district 10 and a kaiser employee and also at sciuuh wshgsz member. i really want to express my support for the security officers at dignity health and ask that each and every one of you vote yes on the resolution of the support efforts of security officers at dignity health so they can form their union. again, i want to thank you for your time. >> clerk: thank you for your comments. all right. operations, do we have another caller in the queue? >> maddal clerk, that completes the queue. >> clerk: okay. thank you, operations. and, mr. president, i just want to respond to the caller, it's an m.t.a. root abandonment hearing before the government and audit oversielgt committee. typically members of the public

call my office at 554-5184 and we can provide information since you needed it right away we helped out this one time. thank you, mr. president. >> president walton: thank you so much, madam clerk. and thank you to the public for public comment. seeing no other public comments, public comment is now closed. madam clerk will you call items 45 through 49. >> clerk: items 45 through 49 were introduced for adoption without motion. on first reading today. alternatively, any member may require a resolution to go to committee. >> president walton: thank you. supervisor mar. >> supervisor mar: i'd just like to be added as a cosponsor to 45 and 47. thanks. >> president walton: thank you, supervisor mar. supervisor chan. >> supervisor chan: i would like to be added as a cosponsor to 47. >> president walton: thank you, supervisor chan, supervisor melgar. >> supervisor melgar: yes, i

would also like to be added as a cosponsor to 45. thank you. >> president walton: thank you, supervisor ronen. >> supervisor ronen: 45 please. add me on. >> president walton: thank you, supervisor ronen. supervisor preston. >> supervisor preston: same here. cosponsor 45. >> president walton: thank you. and i don't see anyone wishing to sever any items. madam clerk, would you please call roll on 45 through 49. >> clerk: on items 45 through 49, [roll call]

>> clerk: there are eleven ayes. >> president walton: without objection, the resolutions are adopted and the motions are approved unanimously. madam clerk, do we have any imperative agenda items. >> clerk: none to report, mr. president. >> president walton: thank you, madam clerk. would you please present the in memoriums. >> clerk: on behalf of supervisor safai for the late mrs. rose fung chung, on behalf of supervisor walton for the late ramona "mona." shepherd. >> president walton: is there any further business for us today? >> clerk: that completes our business for today. >> president walton: in conclusion, i leave you with this brief quote. "alone we are a drop, but together we can form an ocean." this meeting is adjourned.

[♪♪♪] >> 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. [♪♪♪] >> my name is alan schumer. i am a fourth generation san franciscan. in december, this building will be 103 years of age. it is an incredibly rich, rich history. [♪♪♪]

>> my core responsibility as city hall historian is to keep the history of this building alive. i am also the tour program manager, and i chair the city advisory commission. i have two ways of looking at my life. i want it to be -- i wanted to be a fashion designer for the movies, and the other one, a political figure because i had some force from family members, so it was a constant battle between both. i ended up, for many years, doing the fashion, not for the movies, but for for san franciscan his and then in turn, big changes, and now i am here.

the work that i do at city hall makes my life a broader, a richer, more fulfilling than if i was doing something in the garment industry. i had the opportunity to develop relationships with my docents. it is almost like an extended family. i have formed incredible relationships with them, and also some of the people that come to take a tour. she was a dressmaker of the first order. i would go visit her, and it was a special treat. i was a tiny little girl. i would go with my wool coat on and my special little dress because at that period in time, girls did not wear pants.

the garment industry had the -- at the time that i was in it and i was a retailer, as well as the designer, was not particularly favourable to women. you will see the predominant designers, owners of huge complexes are huge stores were all male. women were sort of relegated to a lesser position, so that, you reached a point where it was a difficult to survive and survive financially. there was a woman by the name of diana. she was editor of the bazaar, and evoke, and went on and she was a miraculous individual, but she had something that was a very unique. she classified it as a third i. will lewis brown junior, who was

mayor of san francisco, and was the champion of reopening this building on january 5th of 1999. i believe he has not a third eye , but some kind of antenna attached to his head because he had the ability to go through this building almost on a daily basis during the restoration and corrects everything so that it would appear as it was when it opened in december of 1915. >> the board of supervisors approved that, i signed it into law. jeffrey heller, the city and county of san francisco oh, and and your band of architects a great thing, just a great thing. >> to impart to the history of this building is remarkable. to see a person who comes in with a gloomy look on their face

, and all of a sudden you start talking about this building, the gloomy look disappears and a smile registers across their face. with children, and i do mainly all of the children's tours, that is a totally different feeling because you are imparting knowledge that they have no idea where it came from, how it was developed, and you can start talking about how things were before we had computer screens, cell phones, lake in 1915, the mayor of san francisco used to answer the telephone and he would say, good morning, this is the mayor. >> at times, my clothes make me

feel powerful. powerful in a different sense. i am not the biggest person in the world, so therefore, i have to have something that would draw your eye to me. usually i do that through color, or just the simplicity of the look, or sometimes the complication of the look. i have had people say, do those shoes really match that outfit? retirement to me is a very strange words. i don't really ever want to retire because i would like to be able to impart the knowledge that i have, the knowledge that i have learned and the ongoing honor of working in the people's

palace. you want a long-term career, and you truly want to give something to do whatever you do, so long as you know that you are giving to someone or something you're then yourself. follow your passion and learn how to enrich the feelings along the way. i'm derek, i'm hyungry, and ready to eat. these vendors offer a variety of the streets near you.

these mobile restaurants are serving up original, creative and unusual combinations. you can grab something simple like a grilled cheese sandwich or something unique like curry. we are here in the average eight -- upper haight. you will be competing in the quick buy food challenge. an appetizer and if you are the winner you will get the title of the quick bite "chompion." i am here with matt cohen, from off the grid.

>> we assembled trucks and put them into a really unique urban settings. >> what inspired you to start off the grid? >> i was helping people lodge mobile food trucks. the work asking for what can we get -- part together? we started our first location and then from there we expanded locations. >> why do think food trucks have grown? >> i have gotten popular because the high cost of starting a brick and mortar or strong, the rise of social media, trucks can be easily located, and food trucks to offer a unique outdoor experience that is not easily replaced by any of their setting any where else in san francisco. san francisco eaters are

interested in cuisine. there adventuress. the fact they use great ingredients and make gourmet food makes unpopular. >> i have been dying to have these. >> i have had that roach coach experience. it is great they're making food they can trust. >> have you decided? >> we are in the thick of the competition? >> my game was thrown off because they pulled out of my first appetizer choice. >> how we going to crush clear?

>> it will be easy. probably everyone has tried, something bacon tell us delicious. >> -- people tell us is delicious. >> hopefully you think the same thing. >> hopefully i am going to win. we're in the financial district. there is a food truck right there. every day changes. it is easy and fun to go down. these are going to be really good. >> how are you going to dominate? >> i think he does not know what he is doing. >> i was thinking of doing [unintelligible] we are underrepresented. >> i was singing of starting an irish pub.

that was my idea. >> one our biggest is the corned beef and cabbage. we are asking people what they're thinking in getting some feedback. >> for a lot of people i am sure this combination looks very wrong. it might not sound right on paper but when you taste it to or have it in your mouth, it is a variety. this is one of the best ways in creating community. people gather around and talk about it and get to know different cultures. that brings people together and i hope more off the grid style and people can mingle and interact and remove all our differences and work on our similarities. this creates opportunity. >> the time has come and i am very hungry. what have you got? >> i got this from on the go, a

sandwich, and a caramel cupcake. i went with home cooking. what de think? >> i will have another bite. >> sounds good. >> that was fantastic. let's start with you. >> i had the fried mac and cheese, and twinkies. i wanted to get something kind of classic with a twist on it. >> it was crispy. >> i will admit. >> want to try fried mac and

cheese? >> was that the best twinkie? >> would you say you had the winning male? >> definitely. >> no. >> you are the "chompion." clair has won. you are the first "chompion." >> they know it was me because i got a free meal. and check a map on -- check them out on facebook. take a peek at the stuff we have cut. to get our -- check out our

blog. i will have valencia has been a constantly evolving roadway. the first bike lanes were striped in 1999, and today is the major north and south bike route from the mission neighborhood extending from market to mission street. >> it is difficult to navigate lindsay on a daily basis, and more specifically, during the morning and evening commute hours. >> from 2012 to 2016, there were 260 collisions on valencia and 46 of those were between vehicles and bikes. the mayor shows great leadership and she knew of the long history of collisions and the real necessity for safety improvements on the streets, so she actually directed m.t.a. to put a pilot of protected bike lanes from market to 15th on valencia street within four months time. [♪♪♪]

>> valencia is one of the most used north south bike routes in san francisco. it has over 2100 cyclists on an average weekday. we promote bicycles for everyday transportation of the coalition. valencia is our mission -- fits our mission perfectly. our members fall 20 years ago to get the first bike lane stripes. whether you are going there for restaurants, nightlife, you know , people are commuting up and down every single day. >> i have been biking down the valencia street corridor for about a decade. during that time, i have seen the emergence of ridesharing companies. >> we have people on bikes, we have people on bike share, scooters, we have people delivering food and we have uber taking folks to concerts at night. one of the main goals of the project was to improve the overall safety of the corridor,

will also looking for opportunities to upgrade the bikeway. >> the most common collision that happens on valencia is actually due to double parking in the bike lane, specifically during, which is where a driver opens the door unexpectedly. >> we kept all the passengers -- the passenger levels out, which is the white crib that we see, we double the amount of commercial curbs that you see out here. >> most people aren't actually perking on valencia, they just need to get dropped off or pick something up. >> half of the commercial loading zones are actually after 6:00 p.m., so could be used for five-minute loading later into the evening to provide more opportunities or passenger and commercial loading. >> the five minute loading zone may help in this situation, but they are not along the corridor where we need them to be. >> one of the most unique aspects of the valencia pilot is on the block between 14th street. >> we worked with a pretty big

mix of people on valencia. >> on this lot, there are a few schools. all these different groups had concerns about the safety of students crossing the protected bikeway whether they are being dropped off or picked up in the morning or afternoon. to address those concerns, we installed concrete loading islands with railings -- railings that channel -- channeled a designated crossing plane. >> we had a lot of conversations around how do you load and unload kids in the mornings and the afternoons? >> i do like the visibility of some of the design, the safety aspects of the boarding pilot for the school. >> we have painted continental crosswalks, as well as a yield piece which indicates a cyclist to give the right-of-way so they can cross the roadway. this is probably one of the most unique features. >> during the planning phase, the m.t.a. came out with three alternatives for the long term

project. one is parking protected, which we see with the pilot, they also imagined a valencia street where we have two bike lanes next to one another against one side of the street. a two-way bikeway. the third option is a center running two-way bikeway, c. would have the two bike lanes running down the center with protection on either side. >> earlier, there weren't any enter lane designs in san francisco, but i think it will be a great opportunity for san francisco to take the lead on that do so the innovative and different, something that doesn't exist already. >> with all three concepts for valencia's long-term improvement , there's a number of trade-offs ranging from parking, or what needs to be done at the intersection for signal infrastructure. when he think about extending this pilot or this still -- this design, there's a lot of different design challenges, as well as challenges when it comes

to doing outreach and making sure that you are reaching out to everyone in the community. >> the pilot is great. it is a no-brainer. it is also a teaser for us. once a pilot ends, we have thrown back into the chaos of valencia street. >> what we're trying to do is incremental improvement along the corridor door. the pilot project is one of our first major improvements. we will do an initial valuation in the spring just to get a glimpse of what is happening out here on the roadway, and to make any adjustments to the pilot as needed. this fall, we will do a more robust evaluation. by spring of 2020, we will have recommendations about long-term improvements. >> i appreciate the pilot and how quickly it went in and was built, especially with the community workshops associated with it, i really appreciated that opportunity to give input. >> we want to see valencia become a really welcoming and comfortable neighborhood street for everyone, all ages and abilities. there's a lot of benefits to protected bike lanes on valencia , it is not just for cyclists. we will see way more people

biking, more people walking, we are just going to create a really friendly neighborhood street. [♪♪♪]