. >> chairman: good morning and welcome to the rules committee of the san francisco board of supervisors for today, monday, april 4th, 2022. i am the chair of the committee aaron peskin joined by supervisor mandelman and my committee member supervisor connie chan. to our left, our clerk is mr. victor young. mr. young, do you have any announcements this morning? >> clerk: yes. the board of supervisors as committees are now convening as high drid meetings allowing people to attend in person and

by remote. the board recognizes to a public success says is essential. first, public comment will be taken on each item on this agenda. those attending in person will be allowed to speak first and then we will take those who are waiting on the telephone line. for those watching either channel 26, 78, or 99. the public call-in number is (415) 655-0001. and the meeting id is 24 ayes 69935727 then press pound and pound again. the public comment is called, those joining us in to line up

to speak. we'll be taking comment from those in person first. or you can e-mail public comment to myself. if you submit public comment via e-mail, it would be included in the board of supervisors and be submitted as part of the file. you may also submit it by mail. that completes my initial comments. >> chairman: can you please read the first item.

>> clerk: item one is the presidential reappointment planning commission of kathrin moore. >> chairman: thank you, colleagues, we have before us a nomination to reappoint planning commissioner kathrin moore to our planning commission here in san francisco. i want to start first by thanking. >> president walton: for seeing fit to renominate ms. moore to the planning commission. second, i would like to thank ms. moore not only for her service since 2006 on that body, but for her willingness albeit reluctantly to sign up for one more tour of duty which i think if she last even half of that will make her the longest standing planning commissioner since sue bierman.

having said that, i think her work is universally respected even those that disagree with her planning decisions. she has been a mentor to planning staff and colleagues on that body and i'm delighted that. >> president walton: saw fit to reappoint her and to re-appoint her quite early long before her term actually expires this summer. with that, if there are no questions from commissioners at this point, i would like to invite ms. moore to come up and addressed the rules committee and, again, thank you for your service. commissioner moore, the floor is yours.

>> commissioner: good morning, supervisors. is it two minutes? i was practicing two minutes. >> chairman: now you know what it's like to be a member of the public. [ laughter ] >> i'll keep it brief nevertheless. i've been a san francisco resident since 1970 and any active civic engagement started in 2001 when i was appointed to the treasure island citizen advisory committee which i served until 2018. i was asked to step on the san francisco port's waterfront design advisory committee. i'm still on this committee and actually, that committee has come two committees and i'm serving on both of them. and last but not least, i was first appointed as supervisor

peskin mentioned to the planning commission in 2006. as a new design architect i can bring bar decision raising overall discussions about citying planning. today, this is coupled with an ever stronger institutional memory and a fine sense of what really matters. i remain accurate in my profession and i'm challenged by increasing more difficult sets of circumstances both inside and outside the city including what feels like an never ending turn of state mandates. this fall with the ever present complexities of san francisco planning. in my own past work, i often find myself sitting on the other side of the table and explaining to city officials,

supervisors like yourself, what to commissioners, why it's good to design urban planning, essential for our cities to strive and for the quality of life. today, i find myself expanded by my past 16 years on the planning commission and my professional skills remain one of my strengths. and i've become a stronger and more consistent voice for social, racial, and environmental equity, and abled concerns included ethnicity, race, sexual orientation, gender identity, types of disabilities and other issues that matter in the city. i'm aware of the city's housing shortages. the significant lack of affordable housing if i my say.

the threat of gentrification, and the displacement of vulnerable communities. to that end, one of my objectives is to continue broadening the dialog. bridging the gap between the technical components of planning and the emotional that often drives decision making. this requires that we engage in current discussion and look at the trade-offs between social and environmental equity and economic benefits and the focus on citywide planning. i want to put an emphasis on that last point and economic benefits. in closing, i would be honored to continue on the planning commission for another term. today, i ask for your support.

>> chairman: thank you, commissioner moore. if there are no -- supervisor chan. >> supervisor chan: thank you, chair peskin and i too want to echo chair peskin's sentiment how grateful i am that, commissioner moore, you're willing to continue. i'm grateful for not only your service from the years past, but really also years to come especially in a critical time for san francisco's land use policy and planning changes. your institutional knowledge and expertise for us is critical in knowing the history. i came here when i was 13 years old and it was only 1990 but even then seeing the changes in san francisco at times it's painful to see many are trying to impose this

one-size-fits-all in san francisco erasing our history and wanted to put us in this binary situation and understanding the historical context. and it is my privilege and honor as a supervisor today and as a member of the rules committee to really support your appointment. thank you. >> chairman: supervisor mandelman. >> supervisor mandelman: thank you, supervisor peskin. i want to say me also. i want to thank commissioner moore and her many years of service and her willingness to sign up for another round. >> chairman: are there any members of the public in these

chambers who would like to comment on the reappointment of commissioner moore to the planning commission. first speaker please. >> clerk: i'd like to make a quick announcement before we start. members of the public who wish to speak on this item and are joining us in person should line up to speak alongside the window. for those listening remotely, call (415) 655-0001. enter the meeting i.d. of 24869935727 then press pound and pound again. once connected, you will need to press star three to enter the speaker line. for those in the queue, please wait until the system indicates you have been unmuted and that is your cue to begin your comment. thank you. >> good morning supervisors. i'd like to share a letter that

i wrote. it's addressed to then board president david chiu. i'm concerned about the need for a very solid, well informed planning commission made up of diverse members who bring expertise and a complete sense of fairness for all. in past years, i express my for the appointment of kathrin moore. observing her interaction with the public makes me appreciate her as a commissioner and saul she brings to the task. she is uniquely positioned and trained and brings the highest of standards to the job. with division and an unusual level of rigor she has built a

superlative record. appointees of her caliber are not easy to find. san franciscans are very much indebted to commissioner moore for her steadfast service. sharing her knowledge, her profound knowledge and for her generous leadership and i ask you to confirm her as planning commission. thank you. >> chairman: thank you. next speaker, please. >> good morning. my name is jerry dratler with the san francisco coalition. i've observed kathrin moore

reviewing the large case files. i cannot make the same about some planning commissioners appointed by the mayor and planning department senior management. i'm also impressed with howher experience as an architect and planner shapes the response she makes at each commission hearing. she challenges bad planning department decisions. she is the right planning commissioner to address land use

unfortunately, we can't say the

same thing about commissioners appointed by the mayor because, again, the partisan politics has trumped everything for this segment of the commission. and we're looking to ms. moore to actually enlighten us and bring up good points and raise the issues that should be raised by planning. and we look forward to another four years. her knowledge, her competence and her courage to speak up is invaluable. so we're here to support her and we are grateful again to president walton and above all

to ms. moore for accepting another four terms. thank you so much. and in case i didn't introduce myself, audrey rome with

. >> clerk: mr. atkins, can we have our first caller? >> caller: can you hear me okay? >> clerk: we can hear you. please proceed. >> caller: great. good morning. david pillpell. i wanted to join the chorus in support of the reappointment of kathrin moore to the planning commission now more than ever as we continue to lose characters and history in san francisco day by day, week by week which is sad, kathrin moore is an outstanding example

of what we need and want as others are said very eloquently. she's not a loud character, but a strong and consistent character and just the kind of smart, calming influence that's useful and necessary at planning and i too was going to mention that her length of service is getting to arrival that of sue bierman and she is in an explenty place in that way as well. thanks for listening and thanks for supporting her reappointment. >> chairman: next speaker. >> caller: eileen bogan san francisco coalition neighborhood speaking on my own behalf. i would like to thank commissioner moore for her past service and her willingness to serve on the planning commission. i would also like to thank

commissioner moore for her comments at last week's commission meeting on the rpd project at lake merced west. i agree with her perspective regarding concerns about the commercialization of the site. p.d. stating the project can only be accomplished with a private company. my written submission also includes copies of the california state audit report on the methodology as well as a copy of the embarcadero institutes analysis. the city's numbers are over the five numbers. however, due to sb 35, by the city state senator, it does. if by midway through reno in a cycle member six, the target

hasn't met its target so far. i would urge the board to be aware of this and see how the element process moves forward. thank you. >> chairman: thank you, next speaker. >> caller: good morning, supervisors. this is teresa flandrik. she has been willing to take on another 40 years. we are so fortunate to have have a teacher on this commission for all the public, the planners the new planners and the other recent commissioners. so i'm grateful she's willing

to do this and i thank you all and kathrin thank you. >> chairman: thank you. next speaker, please. >> chairman: this is sue hester. i'm grateful kathrin she reads the plans and then at the hearing, she engages, she listens to the testimony and engages with staff and other commissioners on the projects before them. that is a really important role. state mandates have been coming in. every week, there seems to be a new mandate every week. and they have to be handled

very carefully by the planning commissioners and the staff. we are grateful she's willing to serve. never agree with anyone 100%. i don't agree with her 100%. you know, 90%, 80% is really a big thing. so give the public its representation on the seat at the planning commission by endorsing kathrin moore. thank you very much. >> chairman: thank you. next speaker, please. >> good morning supervisors. my name is george wooding with the san francisco land use coalition. please approve kathrin moore

for planning commission. i'm so happy she has been given the opportunity for four more years on the planning commission. as i consider her to be a wonderful judge. she represents what i consider the peoples interest in planning. she is the guiding light on the planning commission. she is also the institutional memory which so many current commissioners have no idea of the past history. also, i must say, she's done a study and it's so obvious every other commissioner is texting while she is listening.

so i want to thank president walton for nominating her and i'm so happy that she is given the opportunity for four more years on the planning commission as she is the best choice possible thank you. >> chairman: thank you. next speaker, please. >> caller: good morning supervisor peskin. supervisor mandelman, and other supervisors. we are fortunate to have such a well qualified individual to serve three more years on san francisco's planning commission and i thank you president walton. kathryn moore leads the design

and management of major urban design with significant experience in all project types and scales. it includes the design of cities business and open space components. water front development campus planning, transportation, open space, and recreation projects i especially like when she looks at a project for its livability. other planning commissioners since they don't have that background in design, i don't know, maybe this doorway should be this way. maybe the bathroom should be here. maybe the staircase should be there. she can look at a project and tweak it from paper to

actuality. thank you. >> chairman: thank you. next speaker, please. >> caller: good morning supervisors. this is charles head for the san francisco coalition of neighborhoods. cfn in all neighborhoods support the renomination of kathrin moore. we thank her for agreeing to serve another term. we thank president walton for reappointing her. i noticed just recently, i it by the way been fortunate to sit with her ten years ago and csfn gave her an honor and i appreciate her wisdom at the table. but most recently i was watching a planning commission meeting. then during commission matters, kathrin just happened to mention the other day and i noticed that people,

pedestrians who were visually impaired were having a problem navigating a sidewalk where these motor bikes were all lined up on a stand and could staff make a recommendation about it. to have her come up with something that quickly and compassion compassionately. >> clerk: i believe we have one additional speaker. >> caller: good morning, chair peskin and rule of committee members. my name is carolynn kennedy. i'm a neighborhood leader in district 8. i am so glad we're in support

and her voice is much needed. thank you, president walton for this nomination. thank you supervisors for reappointing her reappointment. and thank you, commissioner moore for your service to our city. >> chairman: thank you. and i believe that includes public comment, mr. young. >> clerk: yes. that concludes the last public commenter on the line. >> chairman: without further adieu, let me make a motion to amend the subject motion by removing the word rejecting in line three and a rejection in line four. >> clerk: on that motion, [roll call] the motion passes without objection.

>> chairman: and then i will make a motion to send the item with recommendation to the full board of supervisors. >> clerk: yes. on that motion, [roll call] the motion passes without objection. >> chairman: congratulations, ms. moore. >> clerk: next item is a hearing to consider the appointment one member, term ending april 30, 2026, to the police commission. >> chairman: thank you, mr. young. colleagues, we had quite a time with our last vacancy in filling it. that was the seat formerly held by petra dejesus even before the expiration of seat number two which is currently held by

commissioner commissioner hamasaki which expires at the end of this month. we've currently heard from him relative to the last seat. so, with that, why don't we interview the four applicants that are before us in the order that they appear on our agenda starting with kevin michael benedicto. supervisor chan. >> supervisor chan: thank you, chair peskin. just so that i'll save us time. i would like for all the applicants in their remarks answering the same question that i have for all of them is that, you know, given just a recent developments with the police department, please, do include your answer to this question is what is your view on chief scott for ending the m.l.u. investigations with the

district attorney's office and specifically what role should the commission play in this process. please do include this answer in your remarks. thank you so much. >> chairman: thank you. with that, mr. benedicto. >> good morning. good morning chair peskin, vice chair. it's an honor to be before this committee and be considered for this appointment. as a long time advocate for criminal justice reform and police reform in san francisco, i know the police commission can be a powerful force for advancing those causes and a want to be apart of that critical work. i've worked since 2015 as pro

bono council. and since then as a member of the bar association of san francisco. i helped revise sfpd's use of force policy which i believe is still one of the west use of force policies in the city. and as a member of the public on to provide input on topics community policing and others. i work closely with numerous commissioners on their work. including former commissioner loftis, wong, dejesus, and others. including former chief sir, former acting chief chaplin, and chief scott. on behalf of the bar association, i worked with

supervisor yee in 2020 where it would pass overwhelmingly. i've also advised and worked with law enforcement agencies across the country on incident review and reform proposals. i received recognition for my criminal justice work and my broader probono practice. i'm a proud member of the api community and was awarded the exceptional legal advocacy award by the american bar association. one of the most prestigious awards and named after the one of the first and finest asian american tribe members in the bay area. i've also received an award of merit. i'm an experienced civil litigator, have worked as a civil rights lawyer and i'm familiar with the specific issues confronting the police commission. if appointed, i will be able to hit the ground running, get up to speed quickly and do my part

to allow the commission to provide progressive oversight to the san francisco police department. to address your question, supervisor chan. it was disappointing to learn when the chief pulled out of the mlu as pro bono council, we worked closely and strongly supported the mlu going into place. i was glad to see there was a short extension reached as the partisan reached to negotiate. if that issue were still open, the commission should work strongly to ensure that an mlu remains in place, because what that allowed was independent oversight, independent investigations from the d.a. unit and gives a significant piece of the progress that san francisco made. >> chairman: thank you. supervisor mandelman.

>> supervisor mandelman: thank you, chair peskin and thank you mr. benedicto for putting your name in. you are liked and respected by people i like and respect. and i'm encouraged to see you applying. i want to publicly have some of the conversation that we had privately and just sort of talk through some of these issues. i have no doubt about your passion for and capacity pursuing police reform. and that you will push to finish the work implementing and taking additional steps that the department should be taking to become a better police department and to serve all of our communities. i have a problem with the

difficulty san francisco police department is having in obtaining and attracting officers. i went to the gradual indication of the academics. there is as i understand it, a group of officers who were hired in the 90s with part of they're getting to the point of retiring and many of them are. do you as a potential commissioner have thoughts about how the san francisco

police department can obtain and attract officers. >> thank you. i would certainly be concerned with it. i would like to point out the smaller classes as something that's not viewed in isolation. we're all aware there are broader issues right now. and so i think it's important to see issues in the broader context since staffing as a police department is no different than companies hiring across the economy. i also think that the issues that you identified my experience with in reform are not necessarily separate from the staffing issues. i think there's many communities a i the result from some setbacks in some of the

positive reform efforts and i think as progress is made on repairing that deficit of trust, there is a very ambitious community plan that i served on a working group to finalize but has yet to be fully enacted as a strategic plan. i think as that deficit and trust can shrink as other efforts would bridge that, you would see that reflected in community members that want to become police officers as we

>> i think some of that is visibility and accessibility i know that under president loftis a few times, the commission would have meetings in neighborhoods. cheryl davis, human rights commission in the bayview and i think having the commission work as a community is i think helpful. i think attending community boards being present during ride alongs, if i was a commissioner, i would even try to have office hours whether members of the public could raise concerns whether that be virtual or in person because i think the public and the department should see the commission as advocating for them for better policing in san francisco. >> chairman: thank you. if we have any other questions, we'll let you know.

i appreciate your applying and why don't we move on to kathryn hodge. i believe ms. hodge is attending remotely. >> clerk: yes. you can go ahead and turn on your camera and unmute yourment microphone. >> good morning. can you hear me? >> clerk: we can hear you. yes. >> thank you. hello my name is kit hodge. i've living in san francisco since 2007. i'm currently a homeowner in district 7. i'm currently in the process of

developing a new business. i've applied to join the police l commission because i believe that body is critical to release the troubling disparities in a place for sfpd for years. i've unfortunately not yet been reduced by the justice. and began both attending and live tweeting in meetings. in the summer of 2020. i also write and post summaries an important memories to the commission on my personal blog. in my earlier cleer. i had the wide range of policy making bodies in our city. the experience has taught me to. i also very recently worked with sfpd staff and policy developments. the work i've done sfpd reform

so far has strongly been my volunteerism with the wealth and disparities community. during the development and launcheded the 2016 department of justice reform program and such help with the community events and polished discussions of various stakeholders. my goal for the police commission would be straight forward. work with my fellow commissioners and leadership at sfpd in the department of police accountability to ensure that san francisco truly serves the community. truly effective community based has to mean an elimination of troubling racial disparities in sfpd. if the current reform program alone is not leading to changeses and it's the work of

the police commission i and it's all being more effective for choosing to employ cost effective strategies. to supervisor chan's question about the mlu, my thoughts are independent oversight of any police department is critical. a system of checks and balances is one of the foundations of democratic american government. i was very concerned to see the sfpd drop the mlu. on the sfpd itself. experiencing with its partners m.l.u.. the commission's taken steps to ensure that independent overnight remains through outreach and other avenues and i fully support this work and

it's critical we have independent overnight of sfpd. with that, i'll end my remarks. and thank you again for your consideration. >> chairman: thank you. are there any questions from members of the rules committee. next. we'll move to stephen schwartz and lulu la flame. >> clerk: they do not appear to be here and we do not have a call-in. both methods were provided to the applicant. >> chairman: and i believe this panel is familiar with our last hearing. so why don't we move on to

terence tracy. >> good morning, supervisors. are you able to hear me? >> chairman: yes. we are. great. my name is terence tracy and i appreciate the opportunity to speak with you this morning. i'm a 24 resident of san francisco. i live in san francisco with my wife. she's a native from san francisco, i'm a transplant to the u.s. i'm grateful for the city where the weather's always kind. i'm a veteran. i served in the air force from 1981 to 1985. i began my law enforcement career. i served for 27 years and retired here in san francisco. i immediately after retiring, i took a job in the private sector in corporate security

and i very recently retired from that position. i have always had a passing interest in what's happening with the police department. in answer to supervisor chan's question about chief scott and the suspension of the m.l.u., i am concerned about that. i have to admit, i don't know enough about the chief's decision regardless. i think it's important that he and the district attorney's office continue to communicate i think that when he brings his issues forward and the other issues to the other side, it's heard that ultimately a consensus can be reached and the agreement can be

reinstated. i have not regularly attended commission meetings, but do i make a point to their i think that they've done a great job of building on the foundation that they have really brought the police department's policy well into the 21st century. they provided for a department that can be effective, professional, and ethical. and as residents of san francisco, that, of course, is what we're all looking for and i'd be happy to answer any questions if you have them. >> chairman: thank you. are there any questions? if not, why don't we go to public comment on this item. seeing none. why don't we go to remote public comment on this item.

>> clerk: yes. for those listening remotely, please call (415) 655-0001. then enter the meeting id of 24869935727, then press pound and pound again. once connected, you will need to press star three to enter the speaker line. for those in the queue, please continue to wait until the system indicates you have been unmuted and that will be your cue to begin your comments. there's nobody in line to speak at this time. >> chairman: okay. then public comment is closed. and the matter is in the hands of the panel. colleagues, this is a quite important position and appointment and i'd love to hear any comments you colleagues have to make. supervisor mandelman.

>> supervisor mandelman: thank you, supervisor peskin. i'm going to support kevin today. he has a history of doing that. i do have great concern around staffing levels in the department and i think we as a city have work to do. i think mr. benedicto gets that and giving him the benefit of the doubt and i hope that he, i trust that he will be an excellent commissioner who holds the department accountable and also supports the department and tries to make san francisco a place where people want to be

policed. >> chairman: i appreciate your statements and concur. supervisor chan. >> supervisor chan: thank you, chair peskin. and i concur with both of you and definitely, vice carry chair mandelman's on this. i want to thank ms. hodge for her application in this case for the seat as police commission which is a very critical seat that we definitely want to see someone who has a long extensive body of work in the field. and so, the reason why i want to single out ms. hodge for her amp li indication in this is because as a member of this rules committee i'm aware that for our appointment process specifically on this

commission, we have been consistently been appointing if i may say with all the respect, colleagues, male commissioners to the commission in the last few consecutive appointments for this body. i really look forward to seeing more women candidates coming forward especially for this body knowing that now commission president malia cohen has stepped down and her leadership was tremendously critical to that commission given work as a former supervisor establishing accountability office for the police department. and so we'd really love to see in event a future opportunity to see a really qualified candidate who is deep in the trenches in this work on law enforcement and criminal justice reform issues that we could hopefully and i'm sure

they've got to be identified as a woman candidate to come forward to be part of the commission. thank you. >> chairman: thank you, supervisor chan. and i appreciate concur with that statement as well. it sounds like the will of this committee and thank you to the other applicants is to move mr. benedicto forward to the full board with recommendation and to that end, i will make the same amendments. no. actually, we don't have to make amendments. i'm sorry. we will put -- we will forward mr. benedicto to the full board with recommendation. on that motion, roll call, these. >> clerk: [roll call] the motion passes without objection. >> chairman: thank you, again, and would you please read the third and final item. >> clerk: yes. item number three is a hearing

to consider appointing one member, term ending october 21, 2022, and one member, term ending october 21, 2023, to the local homeless coordinating board. for public comment, call (415) 655-0001. the meeting id is 24869935727. then press pound and pound again. once connected to the meeting, you will need to press star three to enter the speaker line. a system prompt will indicate you have raised your hand. please wait until we take public comment on this item, when when the system indicates you have been unmuted, it will be your cue to begin your

comments. >> chairman: thank you, mr. young. colleagues, you will recall that earlier this year, we held a hearing and made a number of appointments to various seats on the local homeless coordinating board. seat number nine, at that point, we had not gotten a nomination from the controller. we have that today in the form of the renomination of jimmy loyce and thank you to our controller ben rosenfield for your appointment to seat number eight. number nine, which we previously heard from most of the applicants that are before us with the exception of mary kate bacalao for seat 8 and i

will note that jeffery bourne has withdrawn his request to serve. we have six applicants for that seat. folks are welcome to speak again if they would like, although we have heard from virtually all of them. mr. steinberger submitted a statement which we are all in receipt of. so why don't we start with mary kate bacalao and if anybody else would like to state your qualifications again and i will also remind folks that pursuant to the administrative code set forth in a memo random that we all receive that we do need to

able to make findings. ms. bacalao, the floor is yours. >> good morning. my name is mary kate bacalao. i use she/her pronouns. i've been in the bay for about ten years and san francisco is my forever home. i love this city. i'm currently the director of external affairs and policy at compass efforts. where i lead to reduce and prevent homelessness for families. i also co-share the emergency homeless providers association. with deep roots in the communities most impacted by homelessness. and our local homeless response system and i'm also proud of our renewed focus on racial equity. i help facilitate in hespa and we've changed our executive

leadership composition to be more than 60% people of color which is wonderful for the coalition and for the homeless response system. previously, i served as the director of public funding where i raised and maintaining a portfolio of public grants and contracts representing the agency's budge. and how it impacts people living on the streets tonight. right when you have revenue, but you don't have cash, then you can't bring people inside. prior to that, i served as a staff attorney at home base where i learned a lot about hud regulations and hud funding and sort of the federal landscape and basically i have a deep understanding of budgets. i've written about these issues for city lab. the nation, shelter force, the san francisco chronicle and

other outlets and i've been participating actively continuously for about six years since starting as a staff attorney at home base. and i started my career in corporate law and i left because homelessness felt like a real crisis and i really wanted to be part of the solution, so i'm very committed to these issues and i can promise as a member of the lhcb, i would consistently show up, i'd be prepared and thoughtful and i'd build a strong partnership to help bring a regional including wage equity for front line server. so thank you so much for my consideration. >> chairman: thank you for

your application. and next we will go to raymond gary mccoy. welcome back. >> thank you, supervisors. i will be brief. i think it's rare when a candidate gets to speak twice about their qualifications other than what we had discussed at the last meeting for this seat. i have been very privileges and so i have been able to go to quite a few cities from all corners of the state in where i got to work with dph staff going through all of our

shelters so thank you for your consideration. there are a lot of amazing candidates so i don't envy your position, but i would love your support. >> mr. nagle. >> clerk: i believe mr. nagle is remote. he is logged into our system. >> supervisors, i'm here. can you hear me? >> chairman: yes, we can. for compassionate. to bring up the bold action needed to end homelessness crisis, san francisco residents must get off the sidelines and make their voices heard to

review all local homelessness initiatives to the board, the mayor, and board of supervisors. before starting and allowed me to help and performance management. i'm comfortable understanding social problems. i can assess legal frame works and. as examples of the kinds of. we advocated for the city and

the cost effective tools. and opened a pilot for shelter at 33 goff. we're already hard at work. we've added approved data management projects to hold the city accountable for results. it's currently the most informative source of data on the city's response to crisis. we've worked closely with the city in the support of management. i appreciate the responsibility. homelessness is our most underthank you. >> chairman: thank you. and next we have ancel romero.

>> clerk: this applicant did not indicate if they will be attending remotely or in person. >> chairman: nicholas staton. >> clerk: i believe it's the same situation with nicholas staton. i did not receive indication and they are not logged into our system at this time. >> chairman: okay. then we'll go to mr. loyce for seat number nine just to see him and have the pleasure of hearing him. i've known, mr. lyce for getting on to a quarter of a century. >> good morning, supervisors. supervisor peskin, supervisor chan, and supervisor mandelman. thank you. >> chairman: he's relatively new in your ten year. >> my name is jimmy loyce and i

have been a resident of san francisco for 50 years so i have that connection i also you served as the deputy director of health. and my initial relationship to homelessness was after the 89 earth cake you on that will navy ship that president i and the other one was north of market on polk street up at

geary. i have a long history. i was practicing which meant that i wanted to address the needs of you. and at that time when i was doing that, would, one of the things that was challenging here is that they didn't have folks with that particular expertise or skill set which i have. and i've served on a number of commissions and boards in san francisco. i was appointed by the supreme court to the juvenile justice commission promoted by the mayor. to the juvenile probation commissioner which i served as president of and i was on the health commission here in san francisco supported by mayor ed lee. and so i have a long history of leadership with diverse

communities here in san francisco as well as my relationship to los angeles and fundamentally i believe that if we don't develop a regional approach to homelessness in the san francisco bay area, we're never going to solve this problem. i've been on the local homeless coordinating body. i believe we need to work not only regionally but as a body with the rest of san francisco. and i also whether i get on the commission or not, i want to support her application for local homeless coordinated board. with that, i will stop because when you've done something as long as i've done, i could be here all day about the things i've been engaged in. so i will stop and entertain any questions the board may have. sorry about making your name,

supervisor mandelman. >> chairman: it's always good to hear you pull forth. i've heard you for a quarter of a century getting there, and i really appreciate your willingness to bring your skills and experience and expertise. so thank you to controller rosenfield for reappointing you. supervisor mandelman. >> supervisor mandelman: thank you, chair peskin and mr. loyce for your willingness to continue. i guess, since you're here, i will take advantage of your being here asking questions that i've been thinking about in the context of these appointments. we do not have a homelessness commission in san francisco. we have a plethora of bodies that oversee pieces of homelessness and i'm struck as i look at the qualifications for the folks who can be

appointed to this body. that they're at least in the description of these folks is no role for folks who represent neighborhoods, small businesses, folks outside -- folks who are impacted by homelessness, but are not homeless service providers and have not experienced homelessness themselves. that strikes me as an odd thing. if what this body does, then maybe that makes a lot of sense. figure out how that money gets allocated, but if this body has the broader role that it seems like some folks think. i think some folks on the body think it does and others who relate to the body think it does, it seems like we have the wrong structure for this body

and i'm curious if you have thoughts about that. >> should we have a commission that has the duties, authority, and responsibility and what the other departments are doing in relationship to homelessness that didn't happen and for some of us and i include myself in that, that was a bit disappointing that we reviewed that particular piece because the notion was if we kept it in the proposed language of the bill, we would have lost, there were people who would not support a commission z i also believe it could be expanded up

to nine members and others beyond lived experience. i myself lived in the '70s at the paige hotel. that was a difficult place to be in those days and it's night in 2022, it's still a difficult place to be. >> chairman: thank you, mr. loyce. why don't we open this item. >> clerk: yes. for those listening remotely please call (415) 655-0001. then enter the meeting id

24869953 then you will need to press star 3 to enter the speaker line. and that will begin your cue to begin your comments. i believe we have one in person right now. >> thank you. it's an honor to be speaking with you today: i'm a long time service. i'm here today to speak in support of gary mccoy's application. i firmly believe that lived experience is a very important

invaluable stool and and i think gary brings a unique combination of elements. and, you know, the linkage center. as well as the state commission. but also a deep understanding of policy. and the supervisor's office right here in san francisco and a deep understanding of what's happening in san francisco and you've combined that with his lived experience. i've known gary personally i don't know where the years went. and i've seen his journey and i'm so proud of him. i'm just inspired and amazing by his journey and those

combination of elements is a very unique combination and i think it would be an essential asset and i hope you'll support his nomination. >> chairman: thank you. why don't we go to remote public comment. >> clerk: yes. seeing the end of in-person comment, please press star 3 and wait until the system indicates you have been unmuted. we currently have three people on the line for public comment remotely. can we have the next caller, remotely please. >> chairman: first speaker, please. >> caller: hello, supervisors. my name is alex boyder and i'm calling in support of gary mccoy. it's been my pleasure to work alongside him at health by 360. and curtis bradford as mentioned, gary has a ton of

unique experiences that make him grate for this role. and as well as his professional work at health right 360 working with people who are homeless themselves. and his long advocacy and involvement with these issues in san francisco as well as in the state of california. so, again, calling in support of gary mccoy and thank you for your time. >> chairman: thank you. next speaker, please. >> caller: hi. it's sarah shore with home rise. we're a permanent supportive housing provider and so we're

well familiar with the local homeless coordinating board and i think both mary kate bacalao and gary mccoy would be amazing new members of the board. i'm calling to support both of them. mary kate has a great mixture of a legal background and then a lot of experience with homeless service systems both in her role as the hespa cochair at compass and the other agencies she's worked for. i also think it's important that she's not just a mother, but has been working for a family homeless service agency so she can push that perspective of the family and she's just a very compassionate, for smart and

committed person gary has experience with recovery and that topic is important these days and important to have that perspective. and eye leader as a member of the lgbtq community which is also an important community to represent on the board and, of course, if he has a lot of experience with service clifry. thank you. >> chairman: thank you. next speaker, please. >> caller: david pillpell again. i had called to support jeffery bourne. you can either thank him or

chastise him for his work. and if he has withdrawn his application for disappointment at this time, then perhaps another appointment would be in order for him if he's interested in serving as a city. and thanks for listening. >> chairman: thank you. and i believe the clerk of this committee said precisely that, dr. bourne that we hope he will apply and bring his skills and oversight. are there any other members of the public or board on this item? >> clerk: i believe we have one additional caller. >> chairman: next speaker, please. >> caller: hi there.

hi there. thank you. i'm with community services. i'm also a resident of the mission district and i'm calling to support mary kate bacalao. i've seen a balance representation from her. and being from the neighborhood that has been overlooked in some of our services in terms of homelessness services that we provide to the adult shelters, i feel confident with mary kate, there will be a balanced approached with that. i feel it's a good edition and also being a woman and the only woman that i see on the roster is something also to uplift. we don't have female shelters and so i would like that also to be uplifted in this

conversation. >> chairman: thank you. are there any remaining speakers? >> clerk: thanks our last remote speaker. >> chairman: okay. public comment is closed and just by way of reminding my colleagues and members of the public, the local homeless coordinating board has nine members. that would be seat number nine and four by the mayor. and this information may be outdated, but it would appear to me that the mayor's seats are all up and subject to reappointment and we have a tough decision and i want to thank all the applicants.

relative to their subject matter expertise and lived experience. so it is a tough decision to make and i look to you, colleagues, for thoughts and suggestions but would like to reach out to the mayor's office to see if one or the other candidates could otherwise be accommodated. as a matter of fact, i think that seat number two, that individual may have actually resigned. do we know, mr. young, as to seats one, two, three, and four as to whether or not i have what is in the board packet which shows that all of those seats actually expired three years ago, but i don't know. >> clerk: i cannot provide definitive information. >> chairman: then i believe, is there anybody on the call

from the department of homelessness and supportive housing. i think they have a meeting right now as well to inform us. >> clerk: it does not appear they are logged in to our meeting at this time. >> chairman: okay. supervisor mandelman. >> supervisor mandelman: i'm certainly not going to object to more representation for district eight. and so if a conversation with the mayor's office might help with that, i would certainly be supportive. i want to underscore the point i was sort of beginning to get at with commission president loyce that i think that we have an abundance of bodies that provide oversight of some part of 0 our homeless services delivery system and, yet, no clear role for neighbors in neighborhoods impacted by homelessness. small businesses that may be

dealing with homelessness related issues. this is true both on the prophesy oversight and local homelessness coordinating board. i think it would be good to have someone like mark nagel on a body and i think we leave out a very large part of the conversation and we don't include that. as i look at the criteria for the local homeless coordinating board is hard to see how that voice even makes itself heard which is disappointing to me. i would, you know, if i had to pick at this point, i think, you know, mr. mccoy in light of his lived experience and his service on state bodies that look at homelessness, you know would have the edge for me, but i certainly would be not adverse to having these folks on the committee.

>> chairman: and i'm happy to reach out to the mayor's office and see if they would be willing or able to accommodate one or the other. supervisor chan. >> supervisor chan: i actually am in agreement with the caller, sarah short that, you know, who called in support. and so it's really a hard decision in my opinion in this. i do agree with the by laws or the advice by the city attorney pierson that we can see someone like mr. nagel, you know, just wouldn't meet that criteria to be appointed, but i do agree that they should ought to have a voice, but just know that the board meeting is always open to the public and the public can

always to come in and voice their opinion. i think it's more or less about the decision-making process be it about policy or contracts and budget. so i just kind of want to say that mr. nagel should not be discouraged and give advice and opinions to the board. so i am open minded to ms. bacalao and to know be the mayor's office is. when it comes to the commission, the appointment seems to be fairly open minded and willing to have discussion. >> chairman: thank you, supervisor chan. mr. mccoy, if i may and i think you've answered this, but i

know have information at my disposal as to the mayor's seats. there is indeed one that is evacuee cannot and so i just wanted to, this is a process of elimination that you have experienced homelessness. >> yes, that's correct. >> chairman: okay. because that particular seat, seat number one which is vacant now, that is the sole and absolute criteria for that seat. with that knowledge, my inclination would be to suggest ms. bacalao for seat number eight and then i will then endeavor to work with the mayor's office today to see if they would be willing to appoint mr. mccoy to seat number one for which he is indeed pursuant to the

administrative code requirements qualifieded. if that is satisfactory to this body, i would make that motion to appoint mary kate bacalao to seat nine. >> clerk: yes, on the motion to appoint mary kate bacalao to seat eight and james loyce jr. to seat nine. [roll call] the motion passes without objection. >> chairman: we are adjourned.

>> when i look at an old neon sign that's working or not working, i feel the family business that was in there. >> since 2009, citywide, sf shines, has supported businesses and sites like the ones that receive new neon

signs. >> you know, sf shines is doing an amazing job to bring back the lighting and the neon glow of san francisco. >> sf shines is such an amazing program, and i can't think of another program in another city that gives matching gunned funds to store owners, mom and pop owners, and if they've got a neon sign, they've really got a great way to advertise their business. >> this is a continuation of the sf shines program. >> focusing other neon signs is relatively new to us. of the seven neon signs, we've invested about $145,000. >> a good quality sign costs more, but it lasts infinitily

longer. as opposed to lasting five years, a good neon sign will last 15 to 20 years. >> in san francisco, the majority of neon signs are for mom-and-pop businesses. in order to be able to restore these signs, i think it gives back to your community. >> part of the project has to do with prioritizing certain signs in the neighborhood based on their aesthetics, based on their current signs, and base on the history. in the time that we've been here, we've seen a number of signs restored just on eddy street. >> there are a number of signs in the tenderloin and many more that are waiting or wanting to be restored. i have worked with randall and al, and we've mapped out every single one of them and rated them as to how much work they would need to get restored.

that information is passed onto sf shines, and they are going to rank it. so if they have x budget for a year, they can say all right, we're going to pick these five, and they're putting together clusters, so they build on top of what's already there. >> a cluster of neon signs is sort of, i guess, like a cluster of grapes. when you see them on a corner or on a block, it lights up the neighborhood and creates an ambient glow. if you havy got two of three of them, you've created an atmosphere that's almost like a movie set. >> some of the hotel, we've already invested in to get those neon signs for people to enjoy at night include the elk hotel, jefferson hotel, the verona, not to mention some we've done in chinatown, as well as the city's portal neighborhood.

>> we got the fund to restore it. it took five months, and the biggest challenge was it was completely infested with pigeons. once we got it clean, it came out beautiful. >> neon signs are often equated with film noir, and the noir genre as seen through the hollywood lens basically depicted despair and concentration. >> you would go downtown and see the most recent humphrey bogart film filled with neon in the background. and you'd see that on market street, and as market street got seedier and seedier and fewer people continued to go down, that was what happened to all the neon strips of light.

>> the film nori might start with the light filled with neon signs, and end with a scene with a single neon sign blinking and missing a few letters. >> one of my favorite scenes, orson welles is chasing rita hayworth with neon signs in the background. >> i think what the office of economic and workforce development is very excited with is that we'll be able to see more neon signs in a concentrated way lit up at night for visitors and most especially residents. the first coin laundry, the elm

hotel, the western hotel are ones that we want to focus on in the year ahead. >> neon signs are so iconic to certain neighborhoods like the hara, like the nightcap. we want to save as many historic and legacy neon signs in san francisco, and so do they. we bring the expertise, and they bring the means to actually get the job done. >> people in tenderloin get really excited as they see the signs relit. as you're driving through the tenderloin or the city, it pretty much tells you something exciting is happening here. >> knee an was created to make the night more friendly and advertise businesses. it's a great way of supporting and helping local businesses. >> there's so many ways to improve public safety. the standard way is having more eyes on the street, but there's other culturally significant ways to do that, and one those ways is lighting up the

streets. but what better way and special way to do that is by having old, historic neon signs lighting up our streets at night and casting away our shadows. >> when i see things coming back to life, it's like remembering how things were. it's remembering the hotel or the market that went to work seven days a week to raise their money or to provide a service, and it just -- it just -- it just

if approved a total of two single family residential structures on the existing .92-acre lot. under state law residential development within aircraft noise contours that exceed 65 decibels must grant an easement at no cost for the approval. the land use commission conditionally approved the project picking property owner granting easement at no cost. as required under the airport land use compatibilities plan it would grant the city right in perpetuity to permit flight of

aircraft above and in the vicinity of brought and impose noise incidents to the operation of air craft and protect the city related to noise. i am joined by my colleague from our planning department if you have additional questions. >> thank you. supervisor peskin. >> thank you, chair melgar. i have a couple questions. one is i realize this is at no cost to city and county of san francisco and is required pursuant to the san mateo county general plan associated laws. it costs the airport and the city some amount of money to actually accept this easement.

are we reimbursed for that? >> i will defer to my colleague if there is reimbursement for that or what that actual cost is. >> mr. kim are you on the line? >> can you hear me. >> yes. >> i don't believe we are reimbursed. >> you have any idea what it costs per hour city of department of real estate and the airport to do all of the staff work in accepting the easement as well as the other associated costs including not limited to working through the board of supervisors? >> i do not have an eggsty mat of that cost. i realize it takes staff time. >> relative to the project there

may be 10,000 square foot homes in san francisco. i didn't realize san mateo had 10,000-foot family homes. if we did not accept the easement they would have the right to sue over noise, is that what it amounts to? >> it is up to the aluc condition of approval. they have to ask for the easement. i am not sure what would happen if we did not grant the easement. mr. kim. >> they are granting the easement. we are accepting. >> we have to accept they are giving us the easement. aluc conditioned approval. is it not in confirmty what happened in that situation? >> if we didn't accept it, maybe that is probably for council in

san mateo council and not san francisco would be my guess. our city attorney is nodding. is there a condition of approval of this 10,000 square foot single family home? >> yes. in terms conform goes to the use of the area. under state law developments around that 65 des bill area must conform. al uc conditioned approval based on acceptance of easement. >> if we don't accept easement they don't build the 10,000 square foot home. >> mr. kim, do you know that answer? >> my understanding it is conditioned on them granting the easement to us. i don't think it is conditioned upon our acceptance of the easement. if we don't have the easement then we don't have the right to

file on the property. >> i meaning they can sue you for flying over the property. the bundle of rights goes all the way up to the moon or something. you think but are not sure, mr. kim, through the chair? >> i would have to confer on that. >> colleagues thinking back to then supervisor kim's rather extraordinary idea of annexing the san mateo county the bay lands and i am putting a mild humorous note because you can't see the smile on my face because of this mask. it is preposterous. what hamlet is this south san francisco? >> yes. i can give you the exact.

in the avalon frank wood neighborhood. >> 297al travis take drive. unincorporated. san mateo county. >> correct. >> they have zoning to allow 10,000 square foot homes? >> we are asking for the ability to fly over it. >> i get it. we definitely want everybody to leave the field and fly over this thing. it seems preposterous. i have been around for a while. i have accepted navigation easements in my time. >> is that the extent of your questions? >> i feel like in so far as this is on the one hand a positive

thing for the airport relative to the right to fly and reduce litigation liability for noise. on the other hand it is a benefit to this developer and it does seem in addition to my policy annoyance of 10,000 square foot homes to be rather unfortunate that in order for a world class international airport to continue flying as it's has done since the days of mills field to not have staff time covered by the developer, this seems a it's not okay to me. >> i can definitely look more into that, supervisor. i know we have more easements coming within noise implementation program. with development further encroaching to the decibel

system. if this costs the city $20,000 to process. somebody is making a bunch of money on this home even if it is in the path. >> we can follow up on that and your office. >> if there are no other questions or comments. public comment on this item. >> any members of the public in the chamber to speak on this item? doesn't look like we have anyone. remote call in. if you would like to speak on item 1 press star 3 and we will see that you have raised your hand. it looks like we have no caller in the queue, madam chair. thank you, madam clerk. would anyone like to make a motion we move this forward to the rest of the board?

>> i will make a motion. >> supervisor peskin. >> aye. >> supervisor preston. >> aye. >> supervisor melgar. >> aye. >> you have three ayes. >> thank you. that motion passes. thank you. madam clerk, please call item 2. >> resolution initiating landmark designation of the 1 view road assessor's block 7281 lot number 0006. if you would like to speak call 415-655-0001 press pound and pound again. if up not already and would like to speak on item 2 press star 3 and the system when inky indicate you have raised your

hand. >> my cosponsors are excited about this initiation to landmark one of the most treasured structures the mother's building. it is located at the san francisco zoo on rec and park land. it was one of the few spaces that is dedicated to search as a resting place for mothers and young children. they are milk, water, medical advice. what makes this building remarkable is that it houses the artwork of all female artists commissioned during the work progress administration of the 190s during a time when -- 1930s when work opportunities for women artists were limited. it is listed on the national register of historic places.

it is never landmarked. we should help preserve the remarkable stories to honor women. for many years community historians like richard roth man have been advocates to ensure the building is not forgotten or destroyed by water damage. it is in front of the water. supervisor katie tang signed on for immediate repairs and jump started assessment to restore the building to reopen to the public and enjoy once again. staff, recreation and parks have been very hands on with initiative to restore mother's building. this can be complimentary to those efforts. i would like to invite mr. roth man to share a brief presentation as long time community historian,

photographer and advocate for restoration of the mother's building. we have on stand by tracy bradley from the recreation and park department for questions. mr. roth man the floor is yours. >> i have some slides. >> those didn't make it to the clerk. who did you send the slides to? >> to your office. >> start your presentation and i will text her in the meantime. i am so sorry we have this technical issue. >> the mother's building was built in 1925. it was built for her berfly

shackker and his bother in honor of their mother as part of the opening of the zoo. the fly shackker pool and like the supervisor said it was originally just for mothers and children. in fact, in the beginning, fathers could not go, men could not go in the building. it was only open to the public. it was only open to women. in 1934, president roosevelt set up an arts program to put artists to work. also, the program provided for women artists and two artists first applied for the tower.

there was a waiting list. they decided to go to the zoo and paint these murals called noah's ark. they are over 100 feet long. they started in 1934 and ran out of money and didn't finish until 1936. it is a technique call tempera. unlike the tower plaster could dry and put the tempera on top of it. there is some mosaics on the outside. another speaker will talk about them. the building was open until around 2000 when ada issues

slowed entrance. around 2016 historic preservation fund gave the project over $100,000. one of the conditions was that they listed what was the contributing factors to make it a city landmark. the planning commission has almost all of the documents they need to process the paperwork. following katy tang they secured $300,000. this did the immediate and short term repair to stabilize the building. >> i just want to alert you your picture is up your slides the picture is up.

>> this is the mother building here. you can see kids waiting in the building here. probably taken sometime in the 1930s. this is the slide inside the building here. this is noah's ark here. this is the south wall. the murals are in great condition. they are high up. these are some closeups of the murals here. they are in great detail. i marvel every time i go in the building. here is another one here of inside the building.

the next one. this is my favorite here. the next one. the next one. this is what happens. this building along with the tower and the mother's building were never designed to put murals in. the artist just wanted blank walls, as i stated. there were these giant walls inside the building here. painted these murals on the callings here. -- the walls here.

the murals are stable now. they put up some protecting on the outside of the building so the murals can't be damaged. i found a photo how they looked before the damage. somebody else is going to talk about these were three sisters britain sisters. along the way i met a lady named jane tobin. she is my partner in this. she and i and working with stacy and rec and park has come up with a plan to reuse the building. to transform the building and to open the slowed entrance so that

the murals can be seen by all of san francisco. i am here to as any questions. thank you for your time. >> thank you for your time and dedication to this cause. who is talking about the mosaics? who is speaking to that? >> wendy good is going to call in. >> thank you so much. colleagues any questions? supervisor peskin. >> i would be honored to be added as a cosponsor. >> much appreciated. i do have a question for rec and parks. i think we have someone on the line. stacy, are you on the line? >> yes. >> my question was about the damage that is currently on the murals to the west wall. i wonder if you could tell us

what has been done to stabilize that. >> as part of the immediate work workthat was done after the presentation, we were able to put up plywood on the outside edge of the western facing wall and we also redid some of the roof to further protect the building. >> that is moisture then? >> it is moisture, yes. that is what was happening to the building was moisture and the wind and rain. there was a few things that were hitting the western façade. >> what caused the damage to the paint on the inside? the material of the wall?

>> yeah, i believe it is from the moisture and the wind. it is affecting the wall, the material within the wall and the paint wasn't adhering to it. >> thank you very much. i appreciate all of your hard work. >> madam clerk. if there is no other comments or questions from colleagues we will go to public comment. >> any members of the public to speak on this item in the chamber? let's move to remote callers. we are checking for callers. if you would like to speak on this item press star 3. the system will indicate you have raised your hand. wait until you are unmuted to begin your comments.

we have eight listeners with four in the queue. unmute the first person, please. >> good afternoon, supervisors. this is woody from san francisco heritage. i apologize for not being in person there with you today. i just want to thank richard so much for his stewardship of the effort to restore this building. he has never stopped. for the last decade i have been happy to work with him to continue to try to bring this important building to a higher level of visibility. it is important and significant building. it is really made special by the artwork inside. i do think one of the final clauses of the initiation said it best. the mother's building is historically significant and as

set to honor the history of local women artists and centers the experience of motherhood. it is a very worthy landmark candidate. thank you supervisor melgar and supervisor mar and supervisor chan for championing this. katie tang and for the rec and park staff and the san francisco zoo folks open ho finding a new life for this building. thank you. >> next speaker, please. >> good afternoon. thank you for taking my call. this is windy good from monterey, california. author of sisters in art, biography about the bar continue sisters -- britain sisters who created the murals. i am supporting the mother's building to be a city landmark

and stress importance of the artists. they were accomplished artists during the 1920s and 1930s. they were part of important artistic circles in monterey, san francisco. margaret was an award-winning modernist painter. sister painted murals across california including on gold leaf at the fairmont hotel. hell help was one of the most accomplished in california. she was hired to design the murals from the mother's building. these are the first public mosaics in san francisco and the first in california funded by the new deal art program. in 1939 at the height of their careers they designed 8,000

square foot mural at the golden gate exposition. it received the largest commission out of all of the artists. my hope when the building becomes the public will learn about the pioneering women artists and will be able to view the artwork in person. >> next caller, please. >> thank you, supervisors for taking my call. this is robert churr ne, professor of history of san francisco state university. i would like to comment on this from two perspectives. first as historian who published about the san francisco extraordinary rich collection of new deal art. i have to say our city has not always proven to be a good steward of that rich collection that is in its keeping.

the beach chalet shows what can be done to save and restore new deal art when the park department puts its mind to do so. the heft of the mother's -- history of the mother's building is a history of neglect and of a failure to deal with the problems affecting the art. that is my comment as historian. my comment as a member of the historic preservation fund committee is that in 2014 we funded a detailed appraisal of the problems with the mother's building. when we did so it was with an almost promise from the parks department that they would soon find the funds to deal with the problem if only we would get the

funds appraisal. that is eight years ago. nothing has been done to do the restorationness. thank you. >> next caller, please. >> good afternoon. david pilpel. i support landmarking the mother's building. anyone who thinks i am focused has not met richard roth than who is more focused than i on this issue. i know the mother's building from my youth and time spent at the zoo. i look forward to its restoration. i join with richard and other public comments you have received in writing and today from eileen and others and urge

your support for this landmark initiation today. ultimately when this comes back for landmarking in the future and restoration work to make this mark on this unique building accessible to more and to experience. thank you again. i look forward to more on this in the future. >> thank you for your comments. that was the last caller in the queue. >> thank you, madam clerk. thank you so much for your tenacity. i would like to make a motion we send this out of committee to full board with positive recommendation. >> public comment is closed. >> on that motion, supervisor peskin. >> aye. >> supervisor preston. >> aye. >> supervisor melgar. >> aye. >> you have three ayes. >> that motion passes. thank you, colleagues.

please call item 3. >> ordinance amending the police code to add 330 to require owners on certainly construction projects to maintain labor compliance bond and condition release upon the compliance for work on the project. also amending the building code to require owners of the projects to file the bond. members of the public to comment on this item call the number of on the screen. 415-655-0001 id24801818179. if you would like to speak press star 3 to share the system to indicate you have raised your hand. >> thank you, madam clerk. we have monaco barnett from supervisor haney's office to

present. i also see director pat mulligan in the audience in case folks have questions. welcome. >> thank you. good afternoon. thank you for having heard this item at the last committee meeting. this morning i circulated an e-mail with amendments to introduce this ordinance and i will read into the record. page one line 3 correct error in long title. strikeout public contractors. while they have to do some of the reporting they aren't the ones maintaining the bond in this ordinance. page 4, line 15 and 16. we would like to strikeout residential and have the new definition of project read developing and residential group r as defined in building code section 310.1. further on this page line 19

would like to add the words or sleeping so that line 19 reads if 10 or more residential sleeping units. this clarifies the scope of project under the proposed ordinance as consistent with residential group r including permanent housing and residential uses such as hotel. finally on page 18 lines 14-18 the city attorney's land use team recommended we add section 8 which is cal's health and safety code section 17958.7. this adds finding that this is not a change in voting standards necessarytating review. madam chair, city attorney's office let us know these are substantive amendments we are requesting week long continuance. thank you. >> thank you. any questions for ms. barnett

or mr. mulligan? madam clerk public comment on this item. >> any members of the public to make public comment on this item? seeing none we move to remote public call in line. if you would like to speak press star 3 once for those on hold wait until the system waits until you are unmuted. it looks like three listeners with zero in the queue, madam chair. >> public comment is closed. supervisor preston. you are a cosponsor. motion? >> on that motion. >> we have to adopt the amendment. on the amendments requested. moved by supervisor preston.

supervisor peskin. >> aye. >> preston. >> aye. >> supervisor melgar. >> aye. >> you have three ayes. on the remaining ballot to continue be for an additional week. supervisor peskin. >> aye. >> supervisor preston. >> aye. >> supervisor melgar. >> aye. >> you have three ayes. >> thank you. madam clerk item 4. >> ordinance amending the planning code to reside rh-1 except for residential one family detached to residential rh-2 zone districts. rezone rh-1 to new class of residential districts call two family detached rh-2 d district. provide density for up to four dwelling units per lot.

norring the new units pursuant to exception and findings. members of the comment who wish to comment callphobe phone. 24801818179. pound pound. if you haven't done so would like to speak press star 3. the system will indicate you have raised your hand in confirmation. >> thank you, madam clerk. we are joined by jacob from supervisor mandelman's office. >> thank you, chair melgar. on behalf of supervisor mandelman. when this item came to the committee about a month ago there was a desire for supervisor mandelman to work

with supervisor safai and martop try to find some consensus. those conversations have been happening. they are still ongoing. we are hopeful that with a little more time that everyone will be able to come with a set of amendments to put to the committee to find a path forward. for today we would respectfully ask for continuance to next week so we can revisit this at that time with some amendments to discuss in more detail and take it from there. >> thank you. i know there are a number of amendments circulating. the city attorney has been diligently supporting us in all of this. that discussions are continuing to happen. this is a complicated piece of legislation. thank you for your work and brains on this. i want be to get it right.

district 7, 4, 11. it is a big deal. there are a few dates. i thought we could give it a couple weeks. i will not be here on the 18th. vice chair preston agreed to fill in for me as chair. i thought maybe what we could do is justin to next week. see where we are at that time. hopefully we will make progress. if not we will give it the time it needs. >> friendly suggestion. if you want you can wait and see. you have a few days to schedule if it looks like something and no public comment if there is no new progress. >> supervisor preston. >> thank you, chair melgar.

i appreciate ongoing would on this. supervisor mar elevatedded the affordability issues and there are ongoing conversations. looking forward to what comes forth. i want to elevate two issues as amendments are discussed and thought of. both may havelem issues. i want these on the record. they are things we discussed last time. not seeing any amendments to address these issues and i understand thighs are in progress. two issues. one is the issue around be demolition and being clear when we ultimately vote on this in whatever form it is, whether we are primarily trying to intenty

vice development -- incentivize development on underutilized lots. i would be interested in having more clarity when we resift with folsom planning. just demolitions. what protections are around place around demolitions. the second than is an issue we discussed a bit last time. look ahead, look behind, look forward, look back issue. wanted to elevate the look back issue. i really did appreciate some of the comments at the last hearing on this around trying to assist folks who are current home owners looking to expand units on their property versus

incentivizing the developer to do that. there is speculation we all are concern about. the issues around a look back on the ownership of the property. one wouldn't be able to avail themselves of increased density unless they owned for x number of years. sort of like the discussion at the state level. to prevent speculation. trying to reserve these rights for folks for a certain period of time. i want to bump to the top of the list with other issues. i am looking forward to further discussion on this. thank you. >> thank you for the comments. the amendment about look back period is something we are working on. there are legal issues involved. that is where we have been in

discussion was the city attorney. as a district 7 supervisor something that folks outside of the west side may not realize we do have a significant miss match between units and populations. a lot of population is aging. there are 17 houses on my block alone there are five empty houses. a couple neighbors are in assisted living. the heirs don't want to live there. you wouldn't know it from the outside. it looks well maintained. for me it is how do you juggle the things that you just spoke about? notten sentyvising demolition but making it feasible for an owner that may be a developer.

the owner is no longer capable. maybe they passed away. it is complicated. we are being supported by the city attorney. you know, we are going to give it a little more time. >> i make the motion to april 11th. >> let's do that. >> any members of the public to make public comment on item 4? we will move to the call in line. if you would like to speak to this item press star 3. it will indicate that you would

like to make public comment. if you are on hold continue to wait. you will hear the system indicate you are unmuted. begin your comments. we have five listeners two two in the queue. first caller, please. >> this is a member of the race in equity planning coalition. tenant in district 8. i support continuance and look forward to seeing supervisor gordon mar's amendment. we have yet to see them. they are filed with the city attorney. we need to see them to evaluate the whole landscape. thank you. >> next caller, please. >> david pilpel. now substantive comments on the

legislation. i support a continuance. if you want to do one week, that is fine. i would prefer supervisor peskin's approach to the call of the chair so it is not calendared next week if not ready. on today's agenda there is an italic bit the committee may continue to april 18th. it says tuesday and i think that should have read monday, april 18th. i want to encourage as much proving of materials as possible. i do support the continuance to get this right. it is important stuff. thanks for listening. enjoy the rest of the day. >> public comment is closed. >> on the motion to continue this item for another week.

supervisor peskin. >> aye. >> supervisor preston. >> aye. >> supervisor melgar. >> aye. >> you have three ayes. >> thank you so much, madam clerk. any other items to look at today? >> that completes the business for today. >> great. we are adjourned.

>> the bicycle coalition was giving away 33 bicycles so i applied. i was happy to receive one of them.

>> the community bike build program is the san francisco coalition's way of spreading the joy of biking and freedom of biking to residents who may not have access to affordable transportation. the city has an ordinance that we worked with them on back in 2014 that requires city agency goes to give organizations like the san francisco bicycle organization a chance to take bicycles abandoned and put them to good use or find new homes for them. the partnerships with organizations generally with organizations that are working with low income individuals or families or people who are transportation dependent. we ask them to identify individuals who would greatly benefit from a bicycle. we make a list of people and their heights to match them to a bicycle that would suit their

lifestyle and age and height. >> bicycle i received has impacted my life so greatly. it is not only a form of recreation. it is also a means of getting connected with the community through bike rides and it is also just a feeling of freedom. i really appreciate it. i am very thankful. >> we teach a class. they have to attend a one hour class. things like how to change lanes, how to make a left turn, right turn, how to ride around cars. after that class, then we would give everyone a test chance -- chance to test ride. >> we are giving them as a way to get around the city.

>> just the joy of like seeing people test drive the bicycles in the small area, there is no real word. i guess enjoyable is a word i could use. that doesn't describe the kind of warm feelings you feel in your heart giving someone that sense of freedom and maybe they haven't ridden a bike in years. these folks are older than the normal crowd of people we give bicycles away to. take my picture on my bike. that was a great experience. there were smiles all around. the recipients, myself, supervisor, everyone was happy to be a part of this joyous occasion. at the end we normally do a group ride to see people ride off with these huge smiles on their faces is a great experience. >> if someone is interested in volunteering, we have a special

section on the website sf bike.org/volunteer you can sign up for both events. we have given away 855 bicycles, 376 last year. we are growing each and every year. i hope to top that 376 this year. we frequently do events in bayview. the spaces are for people to come and work on their own bikes or learn skills and give them access to something that they may not have had access to. >> for me this is a fun way to get outside and be active. most of the time the kids will be in the house. this is a fun way to do something. >> you get fresh air and you don't just stay in the house all day. it is a good way to exercise.

>> the bicycle coalition has a bicycle program for every community in san francisco. it is connecting the young, older community. it is a wonderful outlet for the community to come together to have some good clean fun. it has opened to many doors to the young people that will usually might not have a bicycle. i have seen them and they are thankful and i am thankful for this program..

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>> van ness avenue runs from market street to bay street in san francisco. south vanness runs from south of market to cesar chavez street. originally residential after the 1906 earthquake it was used as a fire break. many car dealerships and businesses exist on vanness today with expansion of bus lanes. originally marlet street was named after james vanness, seventh mayor of san francisco from 1855 to 1856. vanness heavy are streets in santa cruz, los angeles and fresno in his honor.

in 1915 streetcars started the opening of the expo. in 1950s it was removed and replaced by a tree-lined median. it was part of the central freeway from bayshore to hayes valley. it is part of uses 101. it was damaged during the 1989 earthquake. in 1992 the elevator part of the roadway was removed. it was developed into a surface boulevard. today the vanness bus rapid transit project is to have designated bus lanes service from mission. it will display the history of the city. van ness avenue. 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. [♪♪♪] >> we worked very hard with the san francisco venue coalition, the independent venue alliance to advocate for venues. put this issue on the radar of the supervisors and obviously mayor breed. the entertainment commission and the office of small business and we went to meetings and showed up and did public comment and it

was a concerted effort between 50 venues in the city and they are kind of traditional like live performance venues and we all made a concerted effort to get out there and sound the alarm and to her credit, maybe breed really stepped up, worked with matt haney, who is a supervisor haney was a huge champion for us and they got this done and they got $3 million into the sf venue recovery fund. >> we have represented about 40 independent venues in san francisco. basically, all the venues closed on march 13th, 2020. we were the first to close and we will be the last to reopen and we've had all the of the

overhead costs are rent, mortgage, payroll, utilities and insurance with zero revenue. so many of these venues have been burning $1,000 a day just to stay closed. >> we have a huge music history here in san francisco and the part of our cultural fab lick but it's also an economic driver. we produce $7 billion annual' here in san francisco and it's formidable. >> we've been very fortunate here. we've had the department of emergency management and ems division and using part of our building since last april and aside from being proud to i can't tell you how important to

have some cost recovery coming in and income to keep the doors open. >> typically we'll have, three to 400 people working behind the teens to support the show and that is everything from the teamsters and security staff and usualers, ticket takers, the folks that do our medical and the bar tenders and the people in the kitchen preparing food for backstage and concession and the people that sell key shirts and it's a pretty staggering amount of people that are out of work as a result of this one verne you going tarkanian. it doesn't work to open at reduced capacity. when we get past june 15th, out of the into the blue print for our economy we can open it it 100% and look at the festival

in full capacity in october and we're just so grateful for the leadership of the mavor and dr. coal fax to make us the safest ♪ america and this is been hard for everybody in san francisco and the world but our leadership has kept us safe and i trust them that they will let us know when it's safe to do that. >> a lot of people know about america is military stuff, bullying stuff, corporate stuff. when people like me and my friends go to these foreign country and play music, we're giving them an american cultural experience. it's important. the same way they can bring that here. it sounds comfy buyia, you know, we're a punk band and we're

nasty and we were never much for peace and love and everything but that's the fertilizer that grows the big stuff that some day goes to bill graham's place and takes everybody's money but you have to start with us and so my hope is that allel groups and people make music and get together because without out, hanging together we'll hang separately, you know. >> other venues like this, all over the place, not just in the san francisco bay area need to exist in order for communities to thrive and i'm not just talking about the arts communities, even if you are here to see a chuckle bucket comedy show and you are still experiencing humanity and in specific ways being able to gather with people and experience something together. and especially coming out of the pandemic, the loss of that in-person human connection recovering that in good ways is going to be vital for our entire

society. >> it's a family club. most our staff has been working with us for 10 years so we feel like a family. >> what people think of when they think of bottom of the hill and i get a lot of this is first of all, the first place i met my husband or where we had our first date and i love that and we love doing weddings and i expect there to be a wedding season post 2021 of all the make up we haddings and i hope that many people do that because we have had so many rock ep role weddings. >> i told my girlfriend, make sure you stand at the front of the stage and i can give you a kiss at midnight. at this got down on one knee at

the stroke of midnight. it wasn't a public thing, i got down on one knee and said will you marry me and is he she had are you [beep] kidding me and i said no, i'm dead serious and she said yes. we were any time homicideel of the show. we just paused for new year's eve and that was where i proposed to my wife. this is more than just a professional relationship it's more than just a relationship from a love of arts, it's where my family started. we'll always have a special place in my heart. >> venues, you know, represent so much. they are cultural beckons of a city. neighbors can learn and celebrate and mourn and dance together. venues and arts and culture are characterized as second responders to crisis and they

provide a mental health outlet and a community center for people to come together at and it's the shared history of our city and these spaces is where we all come together and can celebrate. >> art often music opens up people to understanding the fellow man and i mean, taz always necessary and if anything, it's going to be even more necessary as we come out of this to reach out and connect with people. >> we can sustain with food, water and shelter is accurate and does anybody have a good time over the last year? no. >> san francisco is a great down. i've been here many years and i love it here and it's a beautiful, beautiful, place to be music and art is key to that. drama, acting, movies, everything, everything that makes life worth living and that's what we've got to mow

proteasome no san francisco and that's what is important now. [♪♪♪]

>> there is a lot of unique characteristics about visitation valley. it is a unique part of the city. >> we are off in a corner of the city against the san francisco county line 101 on one side. vis station valley is still one of the last blue color neighborhoods in san francisco. a lot of working class families out here. it is unusual. not a lot of apartment buildings. a lot of single family homes. >> great business corridor. so much traffic coming through here and stopping off to grab

coffee or sandwich or pick up food before going home. >> a lot of customers are from the neighborhood. they are painters or mechanics. they are like blue color workers, a lot of them. >> the community is lovely. multi-racial and hopefully we can look out for each other. >> there is a variety of businesses on the block. you think of buffalo kitchen, chinese food, pork buns, sandwich. library, bank of america with a parking lot. the market where you can grab anything. amazing food choices, nail salons. basically everything you need is here. >> a lot of these businesses up and down leland are family owned. people running them are family. when you come here and you have an uncle and nephew and go across the street and have the guy and his dad.

lisa and her daughter in the dog parlor and pam. it is very cool. >> is small businesses make the neighborhood unique. >> new businesses coming. in mission blue, gourmet chocolate manufacturing. the corridor has changed and is continuing to change. we hope to see more businesses coming in the near future. >> this is what is needed. first, stay home. unless it is absoluteliness scary. social distancing is the most important step right now to limit spread of virus. cancel all nonessential gather everythings. >> when the pandemic litly land avenue suffered like other

corridors. a few nail salons couldn't operate. they shut down. restaurants that had to adapt to more of a take out model. they haven't totally brought back indoor seating. >> it is heartbreaking to see the businesses that have closed down and shut because of the pandemic. >> when the pandemic first hit it got really slow. we had to change our hours. we never had to close, which is a blessing. thank god. we stayed open the whole time. >> we were kind of nervous and anxious to see what was going to come next hoping we will not have to close down. >> during covid we would go outside and look on both sides of the street. it looked like old western town. nobody on the street. no cars. >> it was a hard eight or nine months. when they opened up half the

people couldn't afford a haircut. >> during that time we kept saying the coffee shop was the living room of the valley. people would come to make sure they were okay. >> we checked on each other and patronized each other. i would get a cup of coffee, shirt, they would get a haircut. >> this is a generous and kind community. people would be like i am getting the toffee for the guy behind me and some days it went on and on. it was amazing to watch. we saw a perfect picture of community. we are all in this together. >> since we began to reopen one year later, we will emerge stronger. we will emerge better as a city because we are still here and we stand in solidarity with one another.

>> when we opened up august 1st. i will not say it was all good. we are still struggling due to covid. it affected a lot of people. >> we are still in the pandemic right now. things are opening up a little bit. it is great to have space to come together. i did a three painting series of visitation valley and the businesses on leland. it felt good to drop off the paintings and hung them. >> my business is picking up. the city is opening up. we have mask requirements. i check temperatures. i ask for vaccination card and/or recent test. the older folks they want to feel safe here. >> i feel like there is a sense of unity happening. >> what got us through the pandemic was our customers. their dogs needed groomed, we have to cut their nails so they

don't over grow. >> this is only going to push us forward. i sense a spirit of community and just belief in one another. >> we are trying to see if we can help all small businesses around here. there is a cannabis club lounge next to the dog parlor to bring foot traffic. my business is not going to work if the business across the street is not getting help. >> in hit us hard. i see a bright future to get the storefronts full. >> once people come here i think they really like it. >> if you are from san francisco visit visitation valley to see how this side of the city is the same but different.

>> this is one place you can always count on to give you what you had before and remind you of what your san francisco history used to be. >> we hear that all the time, people bring their kids here and their grandparents brought them here and down the line. >> even though people move away, whenever they come back to the city, they make it here. and they tell us that. >> you're going to get something made fresh, made by hand and made with quality products and something that's very, very good. ♪♪ >> the legacy bars and restaurants was something that was begun by san francisco simply to recognize and draw

attention to the establishments. it really provides for san francisco's unique character. ♪♪ >> and that morphed into a request that we work with the city to develop a legacy business registration. >> i'm michael cirocco and the owner of an area bakery. ♪♪ the bakery started in 191. my grandfather came over from italy and opened it up then. it is a small operation. it's not big. so everything is kind of quality that way. so i see every piece and cut every piece that comes in and out of that oven. >> i'm leslie cirocco-mitchell, a fourth generation baker here with my family.

♪♪ so we get up pretty early in the morning. i usually start baking around 5:00. and then you just start doing rounds of dough. loaves. >> my mom and sister basically handle the front and then i have my nephew james helps and then my two daughters and my wife come in and we actually do the baking. after that, my mom and my sister stay and sell the product, retail it. ♪♪ you know, i don't really think about it. but then when i -- sometimes when i go places and i look and see places put up, oh this is our 50th anniversary and everything and we've been over 100 and that is when it kind of hits me. you know, that geez, we've been here a long time. [applause] ♪♪ >> a lot of people might ask

why our legacy business is important. we all have our own stories to tell about our ancestry. our lineage and i'll use one example of tommy's joint. tommy's joint is a place that my husband went to as a child and he's a fourth generation san franciscan. it's a place we can still go to today with our children or grandchildren and share the stories of what was san francisco like back in the 1950s. >> i'm the general manager at tommy's joint. people mostly recognize tommy's joint for its murals on the outside of the building. very bright blue. you drive down and see what it is. they know the building. tommy's is a san francisco hoffa, which is a german-style

presenting food. we have five different carved meats and we carve it by hand at the station. you prefer it to be carved whether you like your brisket fatty or want it lean. you want your pastrami to be very lean. you can say i want that piece of corn beef and want it cut, you know, very thick and i want it with some sauerkraut. tell the guys how you want to prepare it and they will do it right in front of you. san francisco's a place that's changing restaurants, except for tommy's joint. tommy's joint has been the same since it opened and that is important. san francisco in general that we don't lose a grip of what san francisco's came from. tommy's is a place that you'll always recognize whenever you lock in the door. you'll see the same staff, the same bartender and have the same meal and that is great.

that's important. ♪♪ >> the service that san francisco heritage offers to the legacy businesses is to help them with that application process, to make sure that they really recognize about them what it is that makes them so special here in san francisco. ♪♪ so we'll help them with that application process if, in fact, the board of supervisors does recognize them as a legacy business, then that does entitle them to certain financial benefits from the city of san francisco. but i say really, more importantly, it really brings them public recognition that this is a business in san

francisco that has history and that is unique to san francisco. >> it started in june of 1953. ♪♪ and we make everything from scratch. everything. we started a you -- we started a off with 12 flavors and mango fruits from the philippines and then started trying them one by one and the family had a whole new clientele. the business really boomed after that. >> i think that the flavors we make reflect the diversity of san francisco. we were really surprised about the legacy project but we were thrilled to be a part of it.

businesses come and go in the city. pretty tough for businesss to stay here because it is so expensive and there's so much competition. so for us who have been here all these years and still be popular and to be recognized by the city has been really a huge honor. >> we got a phone call from a woman who was 91 and she wanted to know if the mitchells still owned it and she was so happy that we were still involved, still the owners. she was our customer in 1953. and she still comes in. but she was just making sure that we were still around and it just makes us feel, you know, very proud that we're carrying on our father's legacy. and that we mean so much to so many people.

♪♪ >> it provides a perspective. and i think if you only looked at it in the here and now, you're missing the context. for me, legacy businesses, legacy bars and restaurants are really about setting the context for how we come to be where we are today. >> i just think it's part of san francisco. people like to see familiar stuff. at least i know i do. >> in the 1950s, you could see a picture of tommy's joint and looks exactly the same. we haven't change add thing. >> i remember one lady saying, you know, i've been eating this ice cream since before i was born. and i thought, wow! we have, too. ♪♪

>> we have private and public gardens throughout the garden tour. all of the gardens are volunteers. the only requirement is you're willing to show your garden for a day. so we have gardens that vary from all stages of development and all gardens, family gardens, private gardens, some of them as small as postage stamps and others pretty expansive. it's a variety -- all of the world is represented in our gardens here in the portola.

>> i have been coming to the portola garden tour for the past seven or eight years ever since i learned about it because it is the most important event of the neighborhood, and the reason it is so important is because it links this neighborhood back to its history. in the early 1800s the portola was farmland. the region's flowers were grown in this neighborhood. if you wanted flowers anywhere future bay area, you would come to this area to get them. in the past decade, the area has tried to reclaim its roots as the garden district. one of the ways it has done that is through the portola garden tour, where neighbors open their gardens open their gardens to people of san francisco so they can share that history.

>> when i started meeting with the neighbors and seeing their gardens, i came up with this idea that it would be a great idea to fundraise. we started doing this as a fund-raiser. since we established it, we awarded 23 scholarships and six work projects for the students. >> the scholarship programs that we have developed in association with the portola is just a win-win-win situation all around. >> the scholarship program is important because it helps people to be able to tin in their situation and afford to take classes. >> i was not sure how i would stay in san francisco. it is so expensive here. i prayed so i would receive enough so i could stay in san francisco and finish my school, which is fantastic, because i

don't know where else i would have gone to finish. >> the scholarships make the difference between students being able to stay here in the city and take classes and having to go somewhere else. [♪♪♪] [♪♪♪] >> you come into someone's home and it's they're private and personal space. it's all about them and really their garden and in the city and urban environment, the garden is the extension of their indoor environment, their outdoor living room. >> why are you here at this garden core? it's amazing and i volunteer here every year. this is fantastic. it's a beautiful day. you walk around and look at gardens. you meet people that love gardens. it's fantastic. >> the portola garden tour is the last saturday in september

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