this first world-class school for our kids in this neighborhood and particularly the cause they offerthis great extended care so we can work and no our children are nurtured and safe and most of all really loved . so many of the parents who called in just wish more children could have the same opportunity to attend the little school that we have and that frankly our kids could stay longer. thank you for your time. >> iq, last call for public comment. pressá3 to be added to the queue. you have 2 minutes.>> caller: my name is samantha carol and my grandson attends the little school . he only attends 2 days week and both parents are full-time.

without my help he wouldn't be able to do this program and it's been an amazing experience for himespecially during these challenging times . he's almost 3 and because of the pandemic until you started attending he had little social interaction with other children. his

>> caller: two comments one as a parent, as you heard many parents and grandparents say, the school is a truly special place. to say that it was transformative for my children is an understatement. i say it was transformative to my wife and i as young parents trying to figure out what it means to be a parent.

that is the parent perspective. i want to speak from the neighbor perspective. i think that's the reason that we're here. we are neighbors. we live about a block and a half from the school. we live in a small single family home that was built so long ago that it doesn't have any parking. we are hyperaware of the parking situation in the neighborhood. we park our cars on the street. it's noteworthy to point out that with the exception of street cleaning mornings, the parking is actually improved in the neighborhood. in recent years. probably as a testament to uber and so forth, car sharing and ebikes and the like. the parking situation is not terrible. i want to speak as a neighbor

and as a community member that it's really -- it's special to be a part of a community like this and to see parents and we know of, we're no longer at the school. parents we know of walking up and down the sidewalk and teachers coming and going from school. it really adds a depth and breath to our experience as residents of the city and residents of the neighborhood. >> clerk: that will conclude public comment. this matter is now before you. we have a late request for public comment. shall we take that caller? >> president tanner: yes, please take the caller. >> caller: hello, i'm laura. i'm a staff member at the little

school. also a sixth generation san franciscan. i wanted to touch on a couple of the things that make little school so special. our pillars of inclusion and diversity. the fact that we include children who require additional support or have special needs identified within our classrooms is something that really sets us apart. one of the biggest barriers for that is our necessity having two and three day part time programs as a parent talked about, it doesn't work for working parents in san francisco unless they have another form of child care. i hope that you will help us make little school more available to all kinds of families. thanks so much.

>> clerk: that concludes public comment. this matter is now before you commissioners. >> president tanner: i will call on commissioner moore. >> vice president moore: i want to express my strong support for this particular project. the reason is, it's for years now, the issue of child care and children and families have been very strong subject matter in the planning commission. it's a heightened awareness from the commission of importance giving these projects particular attention and priority. it's totally convincing. i'm in full support of supporting this project. thank you.

>> president tanner: thank you vice president moore. commissioner diamond? >> commissioner diamond: 9/11i'n full support of this project. we need more child care in the city. five day a week, full time child care. it's been a decades since my children were in preschool. i'm in a two working parent household. we limited our search for preschools to those that had day programs. they are very hard to find. little school has a tremendous reputation. i think that what they are offering is very, very helpful to families in the city. i move for approval. >> second. >> president tanner: thank you

for that motion. i think that was commissioner imperial who seconded. i want to thank all the families, the folks who called in, the pictures of the little ones. i'm so excited to support this project. i'm so excited that you're able to offer your services to a new group of san franciscans. some people having three and four kids. i'm so glad to see that we're able to provide wonderful place for families. as well as a very high quality early child education experience for so many in the community. i hope we see more schools like this one that can be part of our communities, really woven into the fabric. this is what the legislation intended to do to make it easier for child care to be accessible to people where they live, to be woven into the neighborhood. i'm very enthusiastic in support of this program. thank you all for seeking time to call in and support the

project. we're ready for the vote. >> clerk: very good. there's a motion that has been seconded to approve this matter. [roll call vote] so moved. that motion passes. unanimously. 6-0. that places under discretionary review calendar. item 14 for divisadero street has been moved. that places us on item 15.

last i heard, both parties were close to an agreement. mr. winslow, do you have good news? >> i do. good afternoon president tanner and vice president moore. david winslow, staff architect. the d.r. request have reached an agreement. they like to have memorialized through taking d.r. that includes the following. i will try to share my screen. i will enumerate those conditions. the conditions of the agreement includes the west side shall be lowered from 30 inches to 6 inches. west side of the third floor roof should be lowered from

30 inches to 6 inches. northerly corner extending 3 feet to the south and west wall shall be set back 4 1/2 feet. this will be topped with opaque glass 6 feet extending from the rear building to a point approximately 3 feet from the northerly edge of the deck. to illustrate that, this is the diagram that reflects that agreement. this ends my presentation. i believe the project sponsor, d.r. requesters are here to confirm that agreement. >> clerk: indeed. in order to memorialize it, we have to go through the procedure. hopefully the d.r. request and the project sponsor will not need the full three minutes. d.r. quester, you have three minute presentation if you need

it. >> yeah. deborah hollie for the d.r. requesters. i would like to thank david winslow and all the project sponsors for working out an agreement with us. that's all i have to say. thank you. i'm here for any questions. >> clerk: fantastic. mr. tunney you have three minutes. >> thank you president tanner and commissioners. just expressing our support for the agreement. we're available for any questions you may have. thank you. >> clerk: thank you. seeing there are no other members of the public

participating in the hearing, i will open public comment as a formality and close public comment. give both the d.r. requester to ebut. this matter is now before you. >> president tanner: i do have a question mr. winslow. i have a question about the merger of the unit and to ensure that part of this project make sure those dwelling units are separated and the restoration of that. >> that is correct. >> president tanner: okay. making sure that we know that second unit is restored.

commission koppel? >> commissioner koppel: correct me if i'm wrong. i want to make a motion to not the discretionary review and approve. >> clerk: you want to take the discretionary with the modified for the agreement. >> commissioner koppel: that should be moved then. >> president tanner: second. >> clerk: if there's no further deliberation. there's a motion that has been seconded to take d.r. and approve with modifications that were read into the record by staff per the agreement between parties. on that motion -- [roll call vote] that motion passes 6-0. thank you mr. winslow and both parties. commissioners that will conclude today's hearing.

we will see you again on march 3rd. i will remind you that march 17th we have a scheduled break. >> this meeting is adjourned. bye everyone. [♪♪♪]

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[applause] >> let's give liondanceme a big round of applause. [applause] >> i just learned something amazing about this wonderful group of performers. over the last ten days, they have done 100 performances to ring in the new year. amazing job.

>> hello. -- hello, everyone. my name is carmen chu, and i serve as the san francisco city administrator, and i am so glad to see you at city hall. [applause] >> i hope that you will indulge me as i just give my greetings in chinese. [speaking chinese language] >> i think, as many of you know, we celebrate so many of our wonderful communities in san francisco city hall. the lune or new year holds a very special place for many of us in our communities. it's a time of the year that we all gather with relatives and

friends, some who we haven't seen for a whole year, and i think especially as we enter into a new phase, we hope, of this pandemic, it's time for us to come back together, to connect with community, to rejoice, celebrate with one another, and to rebuild, and i think with that, reengaging in all of the civic celebrations that we're going to see all across san francisco. i want to thank all of our community members, our community partners, who have continued to make sure that our celebration continues to be uplifted. in the year of the tiger, we can't wait to come roaring back into the year with our lunar new year parade that's coming up this saturday, so i hope you all are there and watching and enjoying and visiting all of our wonderful businesses that are out in chinatown.

i also want to thank, at this time, of course, supervisor chan and mayor breed, the leadership, and making sure that our portsmouth garage has two hours of free parking, so make no excuse why you're not coming out to our great parking garages for our celebration. i want to welcome our supervisors and i'd like them to stand. you'll be hearing from them shortly. mayor london breed, sheriff paul miyamoto, supervisor chan, and supervisor mar.

supervisor. please stand. [applause] >> and, of course, to the many departments that are here today, of course, we couldn't do the work that we do in the city without all of you, so let me just name all of you. police bill scott, fire chief jeanine nicholson, linda giroux, our c.i.o., kimberly ellis, eric shaw, patrick o'riordan with d.b.i., mary ellen carroll with the department of emergency management, and all the city departments who make this

events possible. thank you all for being here. [applause] >> and, of course, our thanks to our community partners to help make an event like this feasible, possible, and done with such warmth. the a.p.a. heritage foundation, the chinese chamber of commerce, soma pilipinas, a.p.i. cultural center. thank you so much. and now, of course, i want to introduce to the stage someone who needs of course no introduction, someone who, what i remember when the pandemic first started was clamoring, we've got to get the city open, and we've got to restore the city's economic vitality. mayor london breed, and i want to invite her up to say a few words. [applause]

>> the hon. london breed: i don't know about you, but i just can't get enough of these lions. they are just the cutest, and even after the -- look at them. look at them. look at that. even after they were finished performing because i know that it took a lot of strength and energy, they were looking like they were breathing really hard. did you notice that? it's almost like they're real. but i just wanted to say, to liondanceme, when they perform not just for people in san francisco but all over the bay area, they're an important institution for our city, and it's great to see the next generation that are performing this dance. and it takes a lot of work and practice to do what they do, so let's give them another round of applause.

liondanceme. [applause] >> the hon. london breed: and i am just so happy to be here. it has been a very, very challenging two years, and san francisco, we have so much to be proud of. we have so much to be proud of because in the face of a lot of the hatred, in a face of a lot of the criticism, in the face of how people have tried to define our city, we continue to stand proud. we continue to collaborate and come together. we continue to uplift one another, and so many of you who are here today have played an important role in not just dealing with the challenges of this pandemic but helping the city come together to build bridges during what i believe has been a very, very challenging time for our a.p.a. community. i really want to express my appreciation to so many amazing

people. people like our deputy chief david lozar and/or commissioner, larry yee and claudine chang, people who worked on dealing with public safety challenges with our a.p.i. community but also building bridges, and when i was sitting here today, i was thinking about how amazing it is to be here not just to celebrate lunar new year, but also to celebrate black history month. wouldn't it be nice if we can come together and merge the two events and have them together? because our communities are stronger together. our communities are stronger when we build those bridges, when we learn about one other's

culture, when we express appreciation for one another. that is something i'm looking forward to do next year, and i was especially inspired by the work of claudine chang, who consistently has been a bridge builder in those efforts. so lunar new year, for the last two years, with you didn't have that crown of events, and i know down at the pier, we are working at getting those outfits ready, working at getting everything ready so we can show that the lunar new year parade in san francisco is one of the best lunar new year events anywhere in the world.

and now more than ever as we celebrate the year of the tiger, which signifies courage, it signifies strength, san francisco is going to exercise its current and its strength in weekend by showing that we are one of the greatest cities in the world, how despite these challenges, we are coming back bigger, better, and stronger than ever, and all of you are going to be an important part of that. [applause] >> the hon. london breed: i want to thank the chinese chamber of commerce for the work that they have done year after year in making sure that the businesses in chinatown and our chinese and asian businesses all over the

community but businesses like this represent san francisco values at their very best. so thank you so much to the chinese chamber for their commitment to this event and the activities during lunar new year. thank you to the consolidated benevolent association. so many great activities, and finally, we get to do them in person. and i want you all to remember this year more than anything, that we haven't been able to do this, which is why being able to be here today is so much more special than it has ever been. and i am looking forward to that celebration, demonstrating san francisco's courage, our strength, and our resilience. time and time again, people have counted us out and knocked

us down, and we emerged stronger than ever before, so this weekend, let's show that strength, let's show that courage, let's show that love, that compassion, all the things that our city is known for, and let's continue to renew our commitment, our fostering our relationships with some of our sister cities and our consular generals are here to celebrate with us from all over the world. from indonesia, from mongolia, china, singapore, and viet nam. i want to ask our consul generals to please stand as we honor the year of the tiger in san francisco.

[applause] >> the hon. london breed: thank you all, and i'll see you all on saturday. >> if i can ask the consul generals to please stay up on stage for a moment, and we're going to ask all of our elected officials to standup for a

photo. >> thank you, and with a special request for our mayor,

our elected heads, please come up for a photo. >> thank you so much. [applause]

>> we have a fantastic slate of performers to celebrate the new year coming up. i want to thank the a.p.a. heritage foundation for sponsoring today's performances, and i want to introduce our next group. our next group of performers is focused on promoting philippine culture through dance and music. through filipino dance, performances, and songs, they teach people about filipino heritage.

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>> good evening. could we give one more hand to the dance company? that was beautiful, and i'm so glad they were here tonight. the event organizers said that if they were not here to perform, that sheriff miyamoto

and i would have to perform. my name is david chiu, and i'm so glad to be your city attorney. thank you, mayor breed. and it is so wonderful to be back here in city hall. the last seven years, i spent time in every asian neighborhood in the state of california, and what i can tell you is that california has a lot of asian communities, but san francisco is the capital of asian america. between chinatown and japantown, little saigon and our filipino heritage district, we envision the asian american community, the asian diaspora in san francisco. we are the center of the culture, of the social community, of the politics, and of the history. and i know, many of us, as the

mayor just said, we are thinking how hard it's been between the pandemic and recession and antiasian hate, and the fact that we appear to be recreating the history of antiasian hate here during this time period. we let me just say the following. last night, i happened to be reading a little bit of the history of chinatown. in 1877, there were three days of rioting where literally hundreds of san franciscos were attacking -- san franciscans were attacking chinese residents in chinatown. and at that time, there were a handful of san franciscans that stood up and stood up for the chinese community, and i just want to say how proud i am of the san francisco community, saying no to the hate. we're at a time, 145 years

later, at this asian ceremony, we have our first asian sheriff, sitting next to our first asian public defender, sitting next to asian supervisors, supported by our mayor, our district attorney, our commissioners, and so many of you from the community, whether you're our commissioners, whether you're from the chamber, whether you're from the six companies or whether you're a nonprofit that's stood with us, i just want to say thank you. and during the year of the tiger, i say thank you as we come roaring back. and with that, it is my pleasure to welcome not just our first asian public defender, but the first asian public defender in the country. >> it's truly an honor to be in

this space today. i owe so much to san francisco, san francisco's asian american community. i actually began a lot of my belief and identity about empowerment by teaching a class for san francisco kids in chinatown, and my first interaction was with the asian law caucus. i'm your first south asian public defender, and i want to wish everyone a happy, healthy, and lucky year of the tiger. the tiger is known for being aggressive, tenacious, ambitious, and strong. and just like the tiger, we at the public defender's office believe in skillful advocacy, and we also believe in building

supporting, thriving communities. we're particularly excited to be collaborating with community, to challenge systemic issues that impact our a.p.i. community, including our immigration unit that helps immigrants facing deportation. our clean slate programs that gives formerly incarcerated prisoners a chance. we look forward to collaborating closely with the cities, community partners, and to fight for more just and equitable systems for all communities, including our a.p.i. community. thank you so much. [applause] >> and with that, i want to introduce our first asian american sheriff, sheriff paul

miyamoto, who, in addition to being a sheriff is being a real family man. even though we disagree, we still respect each other, and he still takes my calls. sheriff miyamoto? >> hello, everyone. forgive my accent here, but -- [speaking cantonese language] >> as was mentioned, i'm the first asian american sheriff here in san francisco, and as we mentioned, all of the san franciscos, i hope that will not be the first but just the beginning, and we will move on and become part of the history that david mentioned earlier, the rich history that we have here for not just the a.a.p.i. community but being a community of color and being a community

that comes together during times of diversity, during times of challenge, and really shows the best of what it is to be a part of humanity, and, you know, i had some things to stay, and everyone had said some -- pretty much everything i wanted to say, so i'm just going to tell you a little bit about myself because i've been here for a very long time, and i am so looking forward to the parade because for years, as part of the sfsd lion team, i had the duty of carrying the dragon head. i can't do anything what the kids here tonight did, but i can carry a dragon head about 10 feet. it is an amazing program to support and be a part of. the mayor mentioned, you know,

having events and bringing different communities together. our agency is planning on a different event called bridging the communities, where we're bringing together people from the black and a.a.p.i. communities to have discussions about challenging things that face us now. safety is a paramount thing for us here, especially those in the a.a.p.i. community that feel that they're being targeted, and i want to say, as a member of the public safety team here in san francisco, rest assured that we are here for you, we are there to keep everyone safe, and all of us as a community have to work towards that goal. if you see something, say something. if he observe something that needs to be reported, please do. >> commissioner so: that we can

get the assistance that's needed, and we can report out everything. i do want to mention that since david mentioned that we were going to do some [indiscernible] together later, my daughter actually is participating on a team, so i do have some skills, and i'm more than happy to do so in full uniform with you if they have the bamboo sticks here. thank you very much, and it's my honor at this time to introduce -- well, let me try this one more time, too, by the way. [speaking cantonese language] [applause] >> and at this time, i'd like to introduce supervisor connie

chan. [speaking cantonese language] >> supervisor chan: it's great to be here, and it's honor to be here with you all tonight, celebrating lunar new year. i wanted to say that i wholeheartedly support mayor breed's idea for next year, that we will celebrate black history month and lunar new year together in solidarity. it's also great to be here. when i think about lunar new year, when i was a little girl, i was really excited about it, thinking about the firecracker and the new year. getting rid of the old year and

welcoming the new year. it's why i'm also excited to say that it is this year, for me, i got elected last year, took office last year. i didn't have a chance to have the chinese new year parade that i wanted, so i'm really excited that, this year, i finally got to join the parade as your district one supervisor. [applause] >> supervisor chan: all the more reason is the reason why i hope that we can bring more people to the new year parade and making sure that everyone can come and join us at the parade, so thanks to our partnership with m.t.a. and with the support of my colleague, supervisor aaron peskin, and supervisor dean

preston, who is a strong transit advocate that we get to announce free muni for saturday and sunday for this coming weekend so that everyone can ride muni for free to get to chinese new year parade. let's celebrate chinese new year, but most importantly, let's celebrate it new year. here is my honor to introduce my colleague, the only chinese american supervisor besides myself on the board, supervisor gordon mar. [applause] >> supervisor mar: happy year of the tiger, everyone. [speaking cantonese language] >> supervisor mar: i want to thank mayor breed and my

community leaders for thanking you for your compassion and leadership during the pandemic and standing up against the surge of crime against chinese americans. we ought to be able to come together on this most cherished holidays for our families here at city hall, in chinatown, and in all our neighborhoods throughout the city. in fact, in my district, which is 50% asian american, we had an incredible lunar new year celebration at our outer sunset farmers market and mercantile. in fact, if you missed it, you'll be able to celebrate the

great highway lune or celebration on february 26 from 3:00 p.m. to sunset. we're going to have more kite makers and lunar new year activities. thanks, everybody, for coming together in events that bring so much hope to our city and looking forward to seeing you all at our lunar new year parade next saturday. >> thank you, supervisor mar. supervisor mar is actually my home district supervisor. thank you for your service, i've got to call out david chiu, our city attorney. every year, david comes out and tells us he's going to come out and do some kind of performance -- dancing. this year, david, our challenge

to you is actually to carry through on your words and do a performance, so i hope that you will. let's give a round of applause to the upcoming performance of our city attorney, david chiu. i want to also take a pause to introduce a few more elected officials who did join us today. our district attorney, chesa boudin, and our assessor-recorder who is here with us. our next performer is considered one of the great saxophonists of his generation. please welcome francis wong and his partner, melanie takata, to the stage.

[applause] >> thank you so much, frances and melody. let's give them another round of applause. [applause] >> and next, i'm pleased to invite to the stage two community asian american leaders. we want to bring up robert wong to represents the chinese

american benevolent association, and also, mr. dough lu who represents the die knees chamber of commerce and serves -- chinese chamber of commerce and serves as their vice chair. [applause] >> good evening, ladies and gentlemen, honored guests, honorable mayor london breed, and all the supervisors, elected officials, and appointed officials. happy chinese new year of the tiger. my name's robert wong, and you represent the chinese consolidated benevolent

association. first, i would like to introduce some of my colleagues that's here tonight. also, my upper management, president larry yee, also our san francisco police commissioner. will you stand, please? thank you. president of the [indiscernible] association, and the president, president of the yung wa association. they're all in chinatown. and i'm president of the kyung chao association here in san francisco. also, the executive secretary for the chinese [indiscernible] companies.

first, i'd like to say happy new year of the tiger to everyone. everyone should be at the parade this coming saturday. hope everyone have a good time. [speaking cantonese language] >> wishing everybody here a very happy new year, with safety, healthy, and prosperous new year. thank you very much. mr. liu? >> good evening. happy lunar new year. hello. my name is donald liu, and i'm

the president of the chinese chamber of commerce. we want to thank you for supporting our annual chinese new year activities. between the flower fairs, the street fairs, and upcoming parade, it's going to be televised internationally. we bring people to chinatown at the exact moments when we need it, but in the coming year, we need even more support from the city. while the economic impacts of covid continue, our community serving small businesses are

failing due to covid relief programs. while understanding that these programs cannot continue indefinitely, we want to see if we can come up with a transformative investment in our a.a.p.i. communities to stabilize businesses or we will lose them forever. we are seeing many of our long time community property owners being forced to list their buildings for sale at a pace i've never seen before in 30 years of my time in chinatown. we are approaching or even at a tipping point in chinatown as a

true immigrant gateway. i am ringing the bell for chinatown, but i am also hopeful and confident that we can find a way to work together to make sure that the oldest chinatown in the united states remains a community serving place for another 150 years. thank you. [speaking cantonese language] >> excuse me. i just want to add in chinatown, we need the two hour free parking a lot longer because our businesses are really suffering. i would appreciate it if our supervisors could help us out and give us free parking for longer than the two-hour parking. thank you very much. >> thank you very much for your advocacy on behalf of the chinese american community and

chinatown. this is our final performance of the evening. these talented performance highlight the asian american experience through dance and promote cross cultural understanding. please welcome the college of alameda dance group and the wynn dance company. [♪♪♪]

[applause] >> thank you so much. i want to thank all of you for joining us to celebrate the year of the tiger and to thank all the staff and all the volunteers who made this event possible. as we conclude our event tonight, i want to wish you all of the happiness in this upcoming year of the tiger. please join us in chinatown,

support our local businesses, enjoy the parade, enjoy the restaurants, enjoy the local stores, and most importantly, enjoy each others' company. happy new year.

>> if i could have your attention. thank you. the look around the room, it is wonderful to see your faces. it is really a pleasure to see wisdom, strength, bravery and leadership. all of the great attributes for the year of the tiger.

[applause] >> thank you for being here. on behalf of the heritage foundation, thank you so much for coming to this afternoon's lunar celebration. i am the board chair of the foundation. the foundation's mission is to promote awareness of the asian pacific cultural heritage and great opportunities for community collaboration. the main event is a celebration of the apa heritage month in may. you will learn more about that later this afternoon. this seven's event will not be possible without all committee members and volunteers. we also are thank full to the reception sponsor amazon. let's give them all a warm round of applause. thank you so much.

[applause] now to start our program i have the great pleasure to introduce san francisco's city administrator carmen chu. i really don't have to say more than that, right? carmen chu. how much more do i need to say? i have a list. a career in public service. mayor's office of public policy finance. elected to serve as district 4 supervisor for two terms. following which she was elected to serve as city assessor. last february carmen was appointed by may or london breed to be the san francisco city administrator overseeing 25 city agendas. please welcome carmen chu.

[applause] >> good evening everybody. i am carmen chu, san francisco city administrator. as you can tell from the buzz of conversation the happy faces that we have here that we are so excited to be back in person to celebrate the lunar new year. [applause] on behalf of the city and county, on behalf of mayor london breed, board of supervisors and elected officials and department heads today we want to wish all of you a very, very happy year of the tiger. (applause). cheers. come on. [cheers and applause.] i want to give a shout out and thank you to jj and claudine who have worked tirelessly to organize this event to make sure we start the year of the tiger

off right. claudine, please come on up. yes, you. [applause] here is the certificate of honor on behalf of the san francisco city administrator's office. thank you. [applause] >> i saw on your script it was five more minutes. co-chairs, please join me. we need to welcome former mayor. thank you for being here. let's start with celebrating lunar new year. trying to connect everybody with this celebration. this is february 7th. it is a prize if you can explain

why we chose that day and what is special about this date february 7th. anyone? what? i can't hear you. it is right. commissioner louie. in the lunar calendar, the seventh day of the new year as long as everybody's birthday. happy birthday everyone. [applause] lunar new year is about gathering of families. we have all done that. looking around the room a number of you are not asian pacific americans. today you are because we appreciate you being here to celebrate with us. in the last year or year and a

half in the asian communities we have been encouraging each other to speak up, stand up because of anti-asian hate at the san francisco human rights commission. we also have talked a lot about standing together. we shouldn't stand together and support each other, connect this event today. not only as we kickoff the whole year of cultural celebrations in the city, but we want all of you to have an opportunity to connect a number of you just told me earlier this afternoon this was the first time you were in city hall in two years. isn't that great? i want to thank you mayor for allowing us to do this. this afternoon is about celebrating families, celebrating communities by first communities coming together. we are thinking this is part of every year in may we have the

celebration of asian pacific heritage month. we were thinking what is our theme this year. anti-asian hate, standing together. what we need is to continue to create opportunities for more community bonding. i think what we need is keep on having those opportunities that we can meet each other, learn a lot more about each other and be friends. it is true. if you know somebody, we are all different. we all come from different places. we get to spend some time together. get to know each other. that can how we appreciate differences. the celebration of apa heritage month in may we are going to be talking about community bonds.

that is what we are about. that is what this afternoon is about. i want to thank all of you for taking time to be here. i want be to specifically thank former mayor willie brown for being here. he hasn't missed too many occasions in our community. [applause]. we are a small organization but very, very blessed with a large community that consists of representatives of from over 10 to 12 different ethnic groups. at the head of it we have very, very fortunate to have three co-chairs working together. thomas lee and everyone bringing a lot. [applause]. to make it all work. this is by invitation only.

the reason we invited you because we appreciate you and we want to thank you. unfortunately so many have done so much we cannot introduce every one of you. we have special acknowledgments to make. when i say your name, please stand. the president of the board of supervisors. supervisor walton for district 10. district 1 connie chan. district three peskin representing chinatown. district four gordon mar. district five preston filmore.

>> haney soma. melgar. district eight mandelman representing castro. district nine ronen thenition. district 11 supervisor safai. >> thank you. in paddition to the board of supervisors we would like to welcome the city-wide elected officials. no particular order. city attorney david chu. [indiscernable] district attorney, public defender har. board member lee and city college trustee allen wong. thank you all for joining us this afternoon.

>> last but not least i would like to acknowledge the members of the heritage foundation board. different directors today. the foundation is a small nonprofit with individuals from diverse backgrounds. jj laura. [indiscernable] steve wilson. irene riley. [indiscernable] scott adams. in the audience are members of the apa heritage celebration committee. in the interest of time we cannot introduce all of you. please note we are so very much appreciative of your participation and service on the committee. thank you so much.

[applause] >> really we appreciate the support of the city's family. at this time i would like to introduce our mayor. i don't know how many of you were at chinatown when we kicked off a week ago. lunar new year is a new beginning, reset for communities, and we are so proud of being in the city where it is one of the safest cities in the country. the mayor has taken tough measures to make sure we are safe and healthy. mayor london breed. [applause]. >> mayor breed: thank you. let me say i can't believe that

we are all able to get together again like this. it is absolutely amazing. claudine, the people who work in city hall and our elected officials come to the event because we love coming to the event. not just because the food is so amazing. i don't know if we have food this year. i remember the days on the board of supervisors. this was a good meal after a long day's work. we are here to support the apa heritage foundation for all of the work they continue to do. not just during lunar new year but year around. to really highlight the importance of the api community in san francisco. one of the things claudine mentioned that is really impactful to me is, sadly, when we started to experience a lot of the hate and the deviciveness

and the attacks on the community. the heritage foundation started to build bridges with a number of cross cultural events. they have embedded the work around cross-cultural relationships in their programming year around. i want to thank claudine for leadership and work and advocacy of bringing our communities together to understand one another, to learn about one another's culture and uplift and appreciate one another. i remember when i was in high school. we always had all kinds of assemblies about the taiwan or chinese or black community just to understand and see just our cultures on full display sparked interest and discussion and understanding. it also sparked togetherness. today we are joined by some of our asian countries.

council generals. i want you all to stand when i announce the council general from korea, japan, philippines, indonesia, singapore, mongolia and vietnam. .applause. and china. building relationships with not just the communities in san francisco but all over the world is very important to us. we are grateful for the partnership with the various council generals who continue to work with us every day. today as we unveil this new stand. it is not about a collector's item. will say to our postmaster general in almost every instance

they are so beautiful and fascinating you can't help but want to collect them. we know it is about signifying a new day, new opportunity, every lunar new year is about an opportunity for us to reset and to come together and to just really appreciate life as we know it, especially after dealing with a very challenging time during this global pandemic. we are grateful to celebrate the year of the tiger, which signifies courage and strength. i know as a tiger myself where i get it from. [laughter] but the truth is i couldn't wait until we got to the year of the tiger. i couldn't wait to this year where we could see all that it will entail, the various events,

lunches, performances, gatherings, parade in person for the first time in over two years. [applause]. i want to thank each and every one of you for coming to the celebration, helping to uplift our community. all of the things you have done that have been seen and unseen to have an impact. by just being here today it demonstrates your commitment and support for the api community in san francisco and this stamp is really another incredible thing that we are able to really show and support and as a matter of fact in honor of lunar new year, maybe we can start writing physical letters and using stamps to mail them other than just mailing bills with those stamps. with that i want to thank you all for coming and looking forward to seeing this

incredible stamp. we will hear from our postmaster general before we move to the unveiling so we can get on with the festivities. thank you all so much. [applause] >> thank you, mayor breed. before we go into that i want to acknowledge our reception sponsor amazon. i would like to invite sally to say happy new year to everyone. >> thank you. you know what they say never stand before a party when there is stamp unveiling. based on what we learn tonight. thank you for coming to my birthday celebration. it is all of our birthdays. thank you for the apa heritage foundation for including amazon and inviting us to sponsor this

event. over the last two years amazon is investing in san francisco. looking around the room so many partners we have worked with and to be inspired by. thank you for that. i am told the water tiger is a symbol of courage and action. i want to let you know as amazon continues to invest in the city we will serve the needs of the community and celebration. thank you for being here tonight. thank you for allowing amazon to be part of it. thank you. >> every year we have been unveiling stamps in san francisco since 1992. i was reminded by my good friends this is the 13th anniversary of the historic announcement of the issue of set

of stamps honoring chinese and asian-american cultural heritage in december of 1992. this year's unveiling has special meaning. we hope next year that the national birthday of issue will be in san francisco. it is 30 years of history. something we are proud of. it is a very tiny stamp. a stamp is an instrument of communication. it represents so many more people to learn about the lunar calendar, what it means, whether they agree or don't agree, what to do on a particular day. there is a lot of history on the lunar calendar. we are happy to have the second postmaster with us today. the acting postmaster of san francisco starting in postal

service as letter carrier. over the years he has been operational managers and customer service. after that the postmaster of oakland. now we are happy to have you as the acting postmaster of san francisco. we are having stamp sales outside. after the event feel free to go and if you haven't purchased your stamps, please do to so. let's welcome the acting postmaster. [applause]. good evening, everyone. thank you for the kind introduction. i am postmaster of san francisco. i am happy to be here on behalf of the post office for the year of the tiger stamp. i would like to thank our speakers, mayor breed, commissioner chang.

board president walton and customers and leaders for joining us today. i want to take this opportunity to thank the national organization oca and several local organizations for continued support. in china the tradition of celebrating new year's began thousands of years ago. the crops and livestock the villages were on the night before the new year. in some versions of the story the brave old man decided to put up red paper around the village and fireworks. frightened by the loud noise and red peeper left without eating the crops. i love this. it symbolizes the human experience and fighting spirit in protecting and caring for our

families. since that time the lunar year evolved and the customs are loved throughout the world. the celebration is squarely within the cultural traditions. time to prepare for a fresh start while honoring the past. families come together for delicious food an occasion for good luck and prosperity. this year more than 1.5 billion people around the world mark the beginning of the year of the tiger. strong, gave, confident and well liked. we could all benefit from the tiger's qualities in the year ahead. let's work together across the globe with confidence better days lie ahead. to the stamp. year of the tiger is created by

chu after the director. the lunar year stamp. you will agree the result of the coloration and design that captures the beauty and strength of the tiger and fresh. the design is comtemporarily take and. [indiscernable] lion or dragon dances performed during the new year parades. it is symbolic meanings of blue, orange and gray. the tiger's head purple to reflect the chinese zodiac. this is from the third series of new years. 1993-2004 and 2020 to present. this event is for celebrating the 30th anniversary

announcement of the stamps honoring the chinese asian contribution to this country. announcement was first made at the national convention in august of 1992. former and vailing of year of the rooster in the same year. add to your collection or mail your new year's greetings. it is our hope it brings you pros pair be, peace, -- prosperity, peace, good luck and much joy. the mayor will join me in unveiling the stamp. (applause).

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>> i don't want to be involved in the process after it happens. i want to be there at the front end to help people with something in my mind from a very early age. our community is the important way to look at things, even now. george floyd was huge. it opened up wounds and a discussion on something festering for a long time. before rodney king. you can look at all the instances where there are calls

for change. i think we are involved in change right now in this moment that is going to be long lasting. it is very challenging. i was the victim of a crime when i was in middle school. some kids at recess came around at pe class and came to the locker room and tried to steal my watch and physically assaulted me. the officer that helped afterwards went out of his way to check the time to see how i was. that is the kind of work, the kind of perspective i like to have in our sheriff's office regardless of circumstance. that influenced me a lot. some of the storefronts have changed. what is mys is that i still see some things that trigger memories. the barbershop and the shoe store is another one that i remember buying shoestrings and

getting my dad's old army boots fixed. we would see movies after the first run. my brother and i would go there. it is nice. if you keep walking down sacramento. the nice think about the city it takes you to japan town. that is where my grandparents were brought up. that is the traditional foods or movies. they were able to celebrate the culture in that community. my family also had a dry-cleaning business. very hard work. the family grew up with apartments above the business. we have a built-in work force. 19 had 1 as -- 1941 as soon as that happened the entire community was fixed. >> determined to do the job as democracy should with real

consideration for the people involved. >> the decision to take every one of japan niece american o japanese from their homes. my family went to the mountains and experienced winter and summer and springs. they tried to make their home a home. the community came together to share. they tried to infuse each home are little things. they created things. i remember my grand mother saying they were very scared. they were worried. they also felt the great sense of pride. >> japanese americans. >> my granduncle joined the

442nd. when the opportunity came when the time that was not right. they were in the campaign in italy. they were there every step of the way. >> president truman pays tribute. >> that was the most decorated unit in the history of the united states army. commitment and loyal to to the country despite that their families were in the camp at that time. they chose to come back to san francisco even after all of that. my father was a civil servant as well and served the state of california workers' compensation attorney and judge and appellate board. my parents influenced me to look at civil service s.i applied to police, and sheriff's department

at the same time. the sheriff's department grabbed me first. it was unique. it was not just me in that moment it was everyone. it wasn't me looking at the crowd. it was all of us being together. i was standing there alone. i felt everyone standing next to me. the only way to describe it. it is not about me. it is from my father. my father couldn't be there. he was sick. the first person i saw was him. i still sometimes am surprised by the fact i see my name as the sheriff. i am happy to be in the position i am in to honor their memory doing what i am doing now to help the larger comment. when i say that we want to be

especially focused on marginalized communities that have been wronged. coming from my background and my family experienced what they did. that didn't happen in a vacuum. it was a decision made by the government. nobody raised their voice. now, i think we are in a better place as country and community. when we see something wrong we have change agents step up to help the community affected. that is a important thing to continue to do. you talk about change and being a leader in change and not knowing whether you have successes or results. the fact of the matter is by choosing to push for change you have already changed things. through inspiration for others, take up the matter or whether it is through actual functional change as a result of your voice being heard. i think you have already started

on a path to change by choosing that path. in doing that in april of itself creates change. i continue in that type of service for my family. something i hope to see in my children. i have a pretty good chance with five children one will go into some sort of civil service. i hope that happens to continue that legacy. >> i am paul, sheriff of san francisco. [ music ] .

>> reporting progress. >>. >> chair: thank you everyone. regular meeting of the board of education of the san francisco unified school district or february 8 2022 is called order. roll call please. [rollcall]

>> chair: item 1, general information. item 2, opening item. we will begin our meeting with the land and knowledge meant. we the san francisco board of education acknowledge we are on the unseeded ancestral homeland of the original inhabitants of the san francisco peninsula. as indigenous stewards of this land and in accordance with their tradition they have never seeded, lost nor forgotten their responsibility of as the caretakers of this place as well as for all people who reside in their traditional territory. as guests we recognize we benefit from living and working on their traditional homeland. we wish to pay our respects by acknowledging the ancestors, eldersand relatives of the

ramaytush ohlone community and affirming their sovereign rights as first people . item 2, approval of board minutes. the regular meeting of january 25 2022 and special meetings of december 7, 2021, december 9, 2021, december 16, 2021 and january 27,2022 . i need amotion and a second . are there any corrections? i will also check for our virtualparticipants . seeing nine,rollcall vote . [roll call vote]

>> chair: let's move on to item 3, superintendentsreport . i'd liketo call on doctor matthews . >> thank you president lopez. tonight i want to start by acknowledging black history month. as a school district that values diversity we believe black history should be celebrated hundred 65 days a year, hundred 66 in inthe year. the diverse stories and voices of black people should be recognized, honored and uplifted every day . we value the fundamental opportunity history month offers schools to acknowledge african-americans of the past, present and future of this country . we recognize the importance and origins of black history month. the month of february was officially recognized as black history month in 1976 but it's origins go back 50 years prior when a vision forpromoting african-american history .

the association for the study of african-american life and history once negro history week to remove the study of african-american history as a discipline . although we have made progress in our efforts to reach each and every san francisco unified school district we know there are still persistent gaps in access, experiences and outcomes of ourafrican-american students in our district, city and country . we are proud there are many examples of how student staff school sites and school communities in san francisco unified oruplifting the achievements and history of african-americans all year and especially during february . this month the san francisco alliance of black school educators presents the 28 african-american honor roll for all san francisco unified students of african-american descent in ages three through 12gpa of 3.0 or higher .

this year's event will take place on two over three days on february 15 two elementary students, every 16 for middle school students, everyseven for high school students for more information visit the san francisco alliance of black school educators website , as if 80 sd.org. congratulationsto every scholar of theafrican-american honor roll . there is so much to celebrate . happy lunar new year to everyone who celebrates. and this year of the tiger let'slive our shared san francisco unified value of fearlessness . in line with san francisco unified wellness policy be well guideline, our wellness teams have shared the fun and creative ways to celebrate holidaysobserved by san francisco unified diverse community throughout the year including lunar new year . check out these ideas visit sf

ust.edu/be well, one word. scroll down to wellness resources and click on ceremony ascelebrations to explore resources for different holidays . now i'd like to provide a health and safety update. as of january 29 the san francisco department of public healthreported a seven-day new per day average of 694 cases . this is a decrease from the 919 cases on january 26 and what appears to be at the height of the search which was 2229 cases on januaryknife . we are now down to 694 cases. this is a strongindicator that the search continues to decline as predicted . the city vaccinationrate is at 82 percent . 412 through 17-year-olds is 90 percent and 5 to 11-year-olds at that 62 percent.

64 percent of residents have received booster shots and 32 percent of 12 through 17-year-olds have received their booster shots . to support students and staff having access to vaccinations and boosters areworking with the san francisco department of public health and california department of public health to expand vaccination clinics . additional school site vaccination sites have been added and included tenderloin community school , brian elementary, er taylor elementary, moscowthe elementary . all information about vaccination sites is at our district website under covid vaccination resources and includes flyers in multiple languages. that vaccinated . if you are not and if your children, get your children vaccinated there over five years old. san francisco unified has provided 3579 tests from

january 3 tofebruary 4 . this march 2021 san francisco unified provided 100,000 color tests and we seen a decrease in the median turnaround for test results which is now taking less than 24 hours and in some cases there has been an 11 hour turnaround time. san fran unifiedhas been offering weekly testing for over a year . staff and students have access to the testing option. as of november 2021 we have been able to offer students the additional option of the self swap gets and have daily color at each school sitein addition to the four daily mobile labs and the central office locations . favor together has added burden high school as one of their antigen testingsites starting

tomorrow. the site will be open from 1:30 to 5 to accommodate staff and students who cannot make the earlier times at the other sites . we're working onadding one more later afternoonsite to open soon .in order to streamline access to testing for the san franciscounified school district , and families not already done so youshould set up a color account for your child today . 14 and older can create their own account . students and staff must register for color self swap testing accounts to access the service available at everysan francisco unified school district site . families who need to register can go to www.color.com/sfusd- students. to register your students for a color account go to www.color.com/sfusd-students.

>> is everybody muted? who has a zoom on in here? >> masking. 1.2 million masks have been delivered toschools in january . distribution began last week as part of the monthly ppe distribution to schools. you can find information about our distribution efforts on the public facing dashboard on our website. some of you may have heard california's statewide mass mandate which require everyone to wear face coverings indoors most of vaccination status will be lifted february 15 as anticipated. health officials have noticed cases have dropped dramatically from the peak of the search. the easing of the state border next week will not apply to

pre-k-12 schools. i want to repeat that. the easing of the masking the order will not apply to k-12 schools. where indoor masking will continue to be required for all students and staff. face coverings also will still be required on public transportation due to a federal health order and in certain congregant settings like nursing homes. people who are not vaccinated will still be requiredto wear masks indoors and all public settings . sf ust has been sharing information about safety protocols and testing offerings with families and students through most of multiple channels. information has been translated and made available inseven san francisco unified different languages including spanish, chinese, arabic , vietnamese, somali and english . sfusd online for medications include website, socialmedia

and email . online for medications are essential as a reference for all those who support families in a more targeted manner including staff and cbo partners and are the basis for any information sent by text and phone calls as only limited information can be made in short messages. a couple of examples to share with you this evening . the sfusd website is updated regularly and contains an overview of information of sfusd covid testing options, location and registration details. the family announcements bulletin is aweekly summary of public announcements, resources and opportunities sent to family , sfusd families who have an active email on file also receive a monthly family newspaper that contains rated resources and information. additionally to remove access barriers for families , sfusd

since multilingual traits mailers to every household in august 2021 with health and safety and covid testing information. every student will receive a print mailer in february 2022 and information on how to register for a color swap self swap account. sfusd shares testing information directly with student audiences through a monthly i schools student newsletter and during the recent surge is nowsharing information in weekly student digests . finally, i am pleased to inform you are school sites will be closed february 21 2022 in observance of presidents' day. this is a non-instructionalday . the most up-to-date academic calendar is available on

sfusd.edu/calendar and is now downloadable in pdf format in seven san francisco unified school district languages . thank you president lopez. that is myannouncements for this evening . >> chair: thank you for that information and i know there are efforts to get your reports posted publicly so people can access the information. okay. before we hear from our student delegates i did want to announce i will be moving up section j on our agenda regarding the independent study items to follow up section d after our advisory reports. item 4, student delegates report. i'd like to call on our student delegates. >> thank youpresident lopez. this is our student advisory reports of this evening .

we want to start by giving a quick recap of our student advisory council cabinet meeting in fact the chinese progressive association for wanting to work through the covid demands with us. we're excited to announce we become the planning of our annual youth summit and with that i will pass it to our student delegate. >> an update on our resolution still in the works and we are excited for what's to come and lastly as always if you have any questions feel free to email justin at sfusd.edu and our next council meeting will be february 21, no 14 at 6 pm andthat is open to the public . and that concludes our student delegate report. >> president: thank you for that information. moving on tosection c, public comment . item 1, protocolfor public comment .

note public comment is an opportunity for the board to hearfrom the community on matters within the board's jurisdiction . we asked you refrain from using employee and student names . if you have a complaint about thedistrict employee you may submit it to the supervisor in accordance with district power policy . board rules in california law do not allow us to respond to comments or answer questions during the public comment time. if appropriate the superintendent will ask that stafffollow up with speakers . item 2,comments from sfusd students . we will hear from sfusd students who wish to speak on any matter . students will have up to 2 minutes to make comments and may also speak at any other public comment time.

>> thank youpresident lopez. please raise your hand to speak if you are a student at this time . you will have oneminute each a totalof 15 minutes . cannot be repeated in spanish and chinese ? [speaking spanish] >>. [speaking chinese] >> to clarify, apologies. students are getting 2 minutes. >> hello, darcy. >> i forgot it wasstudents first . iwill be back .

>> hello, count. >> i apologize for background noise. i am still at school but i wanted to talk about the agreement that was passed by the union today. one of the district's main pillars is the center, it will have favorable discussion to move forward with an agreement that only causes harm to the students . the proposed agreement takes vital resources away from students. classes are essential in providing students with a vigorous and challenging course load and these cuts don't only harm ap classes. they're detrimental to other enrichment programs like visual and performing arts, language and even our pure resources program all of which are often highlights of students time in high school and make it so much more bearable .

i implore you to vote no on this agreement because of how much it in peace and splitting experiences and i encourage the district accept accountability for its role in forcing this agreement. it's caused by the district's lack of control in the past and also because teachers feel underpaid and they're willing to trade in their other teachers to get a one-time bonus or two time bonus. the district shouldn't be throwing teachers under the bus as aresult of its long-standing negligence taking away the likelihood of 60 real people . i think that's something that's truly being in this discussion. these features that would be fired are real people with real bills to pay, real families to support real futures and retirement story about. these features are not on second be tossed aside in a political game so i hope that considering both how this agreement detrimentally affect students andhow it affects the teachers who would be fired , the board of education does not

allow this agreement to move forward . thank you. >> thank you.>> hello, astrid . >> caller: can you hear me? my name is astrid, i made eye school junior i'm calling to make public comment about tonight's closed session conference.if this contract moves forward over 60 full-time teaching positions could be cut and ap programs that do not fulfill graduation requirements would be cut 11,000 sfusd students participate in ap classes annually . at some schools the money from the bonuses is also used to supplement other programs like art, languages and resources. these are all classes students out of passion and interest . that is not up to students and teachers so i urgethe board to vote against this agreement .