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tv   Mayors Press Availability  SFGTV  August 22, 2021 2:40pm-3:01pm PDT

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replacement between year one and two, it should be no more than $1.1 million. know that your ability to participate in this program expires after two years. you will not be able to receive prop 60 tax benefits if you cannot make the purchase within two years. so benefit from this tax savings program, you have to apply. just download the prop 60 form from our website and submit it to our office. for more, visit our website, sfassessor.org, >> now, i know we think this is normal, to be out here on a parklet, to see some incredible musicians playing and some smooth jazz. watch folks enjoy wine and food.
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we think it's normal? it's not. this hardly happened in san francisco before this pandemic because of our bureaucracy and the difficulty of allowing businesses businesses o to support so they can perform in front of their businesses so the reason we're here today is because is we were able to, as a result of the pandemic, allow things like this, this parklet, and other shared, well they're called shared spaces, right, soe of this pandemic, one good thing came out of it, that is the ability to allow businesses to pivot to outdoors and to build these parklets to allow folks to
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continue business. so, thank goodness that we have this opportunity and thank goodness the board of supervisors supported making this shared spaces program permanent. [applause] so, over 2,000 shared spaces in san francisco and that is what is amazing and they are here to stay. and in fact, we have members of the board of supervisors joining us including supervisors safai, who was one of the original co-sponsors, as well as supervisor rafael mandelman and getting through the board and allowed teague shared spaces to be permanent in san francisco. mary ellen is here and as well as jaoquin torres, our economic and workforce development
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director but actually he is now our assessor recorder and jeff tom lynn who is with us from m.t.a. it did take a village and will take these actions working together to get this program burning and i know there was some challenges in between where some businesses built these incredible spaces and they were told, well, you need an entry way and change this and make this change and that drove us nuts. at end of the day, here we are, with a permanent program that is really going to make a big difference for san francisco and not just in supporting the businesses, but look how much lively the city is become. look at what happens when we take businesses that are indoors and we bring them outdoors, when we're able to enjoy the city and enjoy these incredible spaces. this is how we recover. yes, we need to be mindful that the delta variant is real. yes, we need to be mindful that
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they're going to be some changes as a result of some people who unfortunately have not gotten vaccinated, we got a lot of work to do. in the meantime, san francisco is open for business and this is part of the recovery and vibrancy of our city. thank you for being here at this signing ceremony to just really mutt my signature on this legislation so it can be implemented and we can move on and have add good time with these shared spaces. don't forget, go out and support one of these businesses. buy drinks, food, continue to support our local businesses as we begin to reopen our city and recover. with that, i will sign this legislation and make it official! [applause]
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it is official! [applause] all right!
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>> shop and dine in the 49 promotes local businesses, and challenges residents to do their shopping within the 49 square miles of san francisco. by supporting local services in our neighborhood, we help san francisco remain unique, successful, and vibrant. so where will you shop and dine in the 49? >> i am the owner of this restaurant. we have been here in north beach over 100 years. [speaking foreign language] [♪♪♪] [speaking foreign language]
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[♪♪♪] [♪♪♪] >> it's been a long sim since we've been back in the streets and we're excited to be here. this is not only a celebratory time for us to commemorate this project and to recognize the hard work that was put into it, but also just recognize that as we continue to reopen the city in a responsible and safeway, that we're also celebrating the neighbors, the neighborhood, and all of the unique characteristics of our city and it makes san francisco special and that's going to be a big part of our recovery. we have a great program today. relatively short and right to the point. of course our mayor will speak and i'm going to introduce sunshine to come and speak as well. if we're talking about any
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champion of the city in terms of making sure that we incest in our neighborhoods, continue to invest in making sure that our streets look good and we continue to take care of our neighborhoods, it's very owe own mayor, london broad. she's been a cam yun having been the directing supervisor, but now as mayor, really continuing to invest in the resources and the attention and the focus on making sure our neighborhoods are taken care of, we support our local small businesses. without further adieu, mayor london breed. >> hi, everybody. it's good to be here in the community. this community is near and dear to my heart because i spent time at gus' market shopping and decades of fashion with sis ali at love on hate with sunny it's just an amazing community where you can basically find anything. and it's an important community, not just to be the people who live here, also the people who
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visit san francisco. i met a decades of fashion i met tourists, some people who were coming to san francisco from other states. we know that as we begin to reopen after being closed for much too long, it's important to invest in neighborhoods like this to make sure that projects occur during a time where it's not so dis representative, but then look at what we have as a result of this, as a former district 5 supervisor, i had to hear complaints from the merchants and neighbors about the whole construction process. whether it was issues around parking, the gas leaks that occurred on numerous occasions and the things that led to challenges. this community has not just suffered because of the pandemic, there were a lot of challenges around this
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construction. we're done, finally! after all the pain and suffering, the results are amazing. we wanted to sparkle up the sidewalks with glitter. these projects are never easy and they're tough. sometimes they're neighborhoods that aren't able to do these projects. this community came together. they provided the guidance for what they wanted to see both merchants and people who live here. they harassed me as a supervisor and as mayor to make sure that we got the resources when the community process was complete to get the job done and now, thanks to ruiz construction and 130 construction workers, we're at the end of this project. what does it mean? something that you may not be able to see and something that
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makes me really excited as a mayor, because i'm a big infrastructure person. the sewer system has been replaced. so that means your pole et cetera will keep flushing and we will see the massive flood situations and for those of you who have experienced those things, this is a welcome addition. for those of you who visit this neighborhood frequently, you know as soon as you get here your cell phone service drops. there's improvements to ensure it doesn't happen. those are exciting things. the pedestrian lights to light the sidewalks they're absolutely beautiful. and i see irene is excited about those, she's blowing the whistle, thank you, very much. the in trash reciprocal so that we can this is because of the
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hard-working men and labor. it's because of apartment department heads and resources that came together so i want to thank the department of public works here with us today. i want to thank m.t.a. and jeff tumlin, the head of that department. i want to thank the transportation authority for the resources provided for this project as well and i want to thank the office of economic workforce development for working with the community and working with the number of the businesses that are here. i want to thank this community especially, the businesses, that are in the in the place. it's a great place to visit. you can find anything you need here. if you want a sandwich, go to gus'. if you want a t-shirt, go at any of these stores, jewelry and anything and in fact on in this
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art space, valley stepped in and she made sure this work was done and she helped respond to this community and deal with the challenges and so again, we are so excited and grateful to be here today so as we reopen, make sure you visit these stores and support the community. this is a historic neighborhood in san francisco and we want to make sure that it is thriving and that it is clean, and it's safe and here for generations to come. thank you all so much. [applause]
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>> thank you for your leadership and personal attention to this neighborhood. i know the neighbors here, the merchants here appreciate it. no project is successful without the deep engagement of our community. and i want to really thank the folks who have been part of this, not only the residents who live in the area but of course the merchant association. sunshine power sunny is going to come up and say a few words. i want to say congratulations to her. she just got married during the pandemic. congratulations. [applause] >> hi, everyone. welcome. thank you, madam mayor, distinguished guests and my community. i'd like to share story about what happened and yesterday and
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he said everyone person, whether it was a couple, a person, or a family, left happier and with a larger smile as a native san franciscan and someone who spent 30 years in the hague, it's what it has done for me. it's made me smile. how else would a woman that looks like me to talk at an event like this today. you've got to love san francisco. when i used to do walking tours here in the haight, i would end
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saying when people think of san francisco, they think of the golden gate bridge, fisherman's wharf and a hippie on the corn of haight and ashbury. well, here i am. i would like you all to know that we have brand new lights, brand new sidewalks, but even though we have some new stuff, the color, creativity, and consciousness that haight street is known for still emulates from these streets but our rainbow is bright every, our streets sparkle as much as we do, and the love is here times 11. i think if there's one thing that we as business owners, as community members, as san franciscans have learned from
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this pandemic, is that we will get by, we will survive and we will thrive. thank you, everyone, for coming out today. please, get vaccinated. shall we cut some ribbon. >> 5, 4, 3, 2, 1! hate ashbury.
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