>> good morning and welcome to the rules committee of the san francisco board of supervisors for today, monday, november 14, 2022. i am aaron peskin the chair joined by supervisor mandelman and member supervisor chan. our clerk is there victor young. would you read the

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remember to turn down your tv and all other listening device. as indicated public comment from those in person first and then to the public comment phone line. you may submit comment in writing e mail them to myself at victor. young sfgov.org tell be forwarded to the supervisors and part of the file. you may send written comments by mail to our office at city hall 1 dr. carlton b. goodlett place room 244, san francisco, california that completes my comments. read the first item. >> yes, item one. ordinance amending the administrative code to establish the 706 mission fund to receive funds provided to the city under

the 2013 sales agreement regarding the report at 706 mission to authorize the reshg and park and community development to expand money for specified purposes after receiving recommendations from the soma stableation advisory committee and rec and park department approximate mayor's office of housing and community development to prepare reports and regarding the expenditure from the fund. >> thank you, mr. young. there is history on this one goes back about a decade. bh the then supervisor district 6 jane kim, worked with south of market communities around the development of a purchase and sale agreement for 706 mission street. which you may know as a

millennium project and the potential future home for the mexican museum. and after supervisor kim left members of the community reached out to her ultimately not getting a robust response wandered to my office for any number of reasons. one being that during supervisor kim's tenure there was we referred to our respective districts as combined district 36 or 633 because supervisor kim's former staff migrateed my office there was a point of contact there. the interim lack of responsiveness lead to a hearing that i conducted at land use and transportation committee where we were investigating what

became of all of the fees that were in that purchase and sale agreement. and discovered that the developer as a result of that agreement if, had yet to pay over 3 million dollars in needed affordable housing fees. and we are working to delay the payment of that. they had succeeded in delaying the payment of it. in the midst of a housing crisis claiming that they were not able to sell their units fast enough, which counter intuitive. any rate, i'm pleaseed say that the successor redevelopment agency known as ocii is now after my suggesting we have a hearing about the payment of those fees and introducing this hearing. ocii is in receipt of a letter if the developer say they will pay those outstanding fee in

full by the end of march. so that 3-1/2 million dollars is on the way. which i'm pleased with and we goat have one last hearing. we discovered that there were open space fees that had not gone through any of the intend community processes envisioned in the original negotiations over the 706 mission street project. and ultimately the community asked that the open space fees go through a formal community process as long been the dynamic in the south of market through which they have direct input. which is what lead to had you see here before you today. i'm very pleased and thankful that our colleague now from district 6 supervisor dorsey is a cosponsor with our colleague on the panel supervisor chan.

this funds takes the funds cover a broad array of uses including antie vision displacement and codifies they go through the soma cac process. and takes open space funds intended to be allocated through rec and park and ensures they go through the soma cac. at the hearing i made it clear if departments are spending money for their own projects or without accountability to community that the benefits the board would step in and pass legislation like this, the south of market long strugyinged with issues of open space programming something district 6 and 3 have in common with the lowest amount of open space per capita. i think this legislation is

appropriate and i'm happy to answer any questions. and with that, seeing nobody on the roster why don't we open item one to public comment. >> yes. members of the public who wish to provide comment on this item and in person line up to speak at this time. for those remote, call 415-655-0001 then access code: 2486 917 6560 ##. once connected you need to press star 3 to enter the speaker line. police continue to wait until the system indicates you have been unmuted that is your queue to begin your comment. there is nobody in the room for comment. we have 2 callers on the line. >> first speaker, please. >> good morning this is allen

low. the importance of this ordinance is really to establish the accounting and transparency. simple enough comment. concepts but it was difficult to get to this point. on accounting, we have to first establish how how much money collected. and where are those funds as well as are those funds extended for the purpose under the purchase special sale agreement. the ordinance establishes the accountability in for the collection of the funds. the second is transparency. the purchase and sale agreement does contemplate that the there will be a community review process. a commitment to work with existing community groups to az vice on expent tour of the

funds. this ordinance establishes that transparency. provides account at to make sure the funds are collected. establishes the procedure in which to engage with groups. the expenditure of the funds make sure they are going to soma open space and programs. so this is a necessary ordinance to implement the mission funds there are 3 buckets of funds. there is an annual payment to the gardens and soma open space 500 thousand dollars that escalates each year. a one time, 1.8 million dollars payment plus there is a transfer fee this gets paid perpetuity. your time.

>> keep wrap up mr. low. keep going. >> this ordinance is necessary to provide that accountsability and transparency. and i wanted to thank supervisor peskin for the 8 years in this pursuit as well as the unfish district 6 supervisor. thank you. >> thank you for sicking at it former rec and park commissioner allen low and for working with the unacknowledged who stuck with it all these years. next speaker, please. >> good morning spierzs i'm michelle with united [inaudible] i'm a soma resident and member of the friends of [inaudible] parks. [inaudible] can't believe it has been a decade for us to get

here. i want to start by really saying that we cannot over state how much we value or relationship with the park and rec department because of our partnership, we were able to serve the young people that we serve uninterrupted during the pandemic we closed for night days and because we got out of the rec center we served kids that need it the most in san francisco. so that is part of why with allen, i have been trying to track dhoun money and make sure it guess to the community it is supposed to serve. we are super excited for the funds to renovate jean friends so we can have a new shiny facility. the service funds and stabilization funds, we have a need for recreation in our

neighborhood as has been discussed. we have the least amount of open space. but when we advocated these funds planning was supporting the senior dancing or senior exercises or parent dangs. an amazing dance group that would love to be able to do more. so who i this development was created at a time when the city was not investing a lot in tenant support, that changed. because the funds are tied to open space i want to urge the funds stay connected to open space approximate recreation. and say that what has been the most sad to meet funds were lost in a time when our community needed them the most. housing funds were not paid but open space fees were paid and took a crazy process and e mails after e mails to electronic this

money down. that should never have happened should not be the case with city government. i'm really excited for the funds to be available to the community. and just urge your support that they stay connect to the open space and rescue rigz they were entitled for. thank you. >> thank you for your advocacy all these years. other members to comment on item one >> we have additional callers. >> next speaker, please. good morning, supervisors i'm heather phillips. i work with united players approximate part of the friends of jean friend. and we have been working since this project was at planning. to see that the dollars do go toward open space and new sport's programming and so --

thank you, thank you to supervisor peskin's office and suny and allen low and folk who is continue to work to make sure the funds don't disappear. and so -- justmented give my support for the ordinance today making sure there is clarity and community process to make sure that the dollars support the community, they support youth and seniors and families. i think that the transparency and the account at that it brings will shine light on the work that they are doing in the soma. thank you very much. thank you. next caller. >> good morning i'm ann koppel a member of west bay and born in the south of market area.

i support the 706 mission funds being advised by the soma stabilization fund to benefit residents. and so we have more recreational activities. for the youth and family in soma especially. our kidsment to join sports and moms dancing and there is little to no funds to have activitying like this in soma. i support funds used to the stabilization fund to ensure there is recreational activities and opportunity. thank you. >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> good morning i'm carla and the director of west bay filipino service center and friends of jean friend and wanted to so appreciation to supervisor peskin and the sponsor dorsey and chan and office and allen low and misha

for making sure the funds advocates for almost 10 years ago don't get lost. the soma community those that are the most vulnerable and under represented. we serve folks in the soma youth and family zone and either some of the family members there are in the usually talked about but are the ones that as supervisor peskin mentioned have the least aim of open space. we appreciate rpd and the support over the years with united way to use jean friend so kids and families can go there and make sure the funds that we had advocates for 10 years ago used for the families so we have more activity at jean friend like lancing. as they mentiond and sports for kids approximate seniors as well to do recreational activities.

many, i support the fund mission funds advised by the soma stabilization fund soez the community has a voice and you, supervisor peskin, your office and of course, [inaudible] for making sure that the funds stay for those members in the community that need it most. thank you very much. >> thank you. just checking to see if there are additional callers. that was our last phone caller >> okay. public comment for item 1 is closed. and supervisor mandelman. >> thanks for your work chair peskin approximate thank you supervisoran gullo and add me as a cosponsor. i will make a motion to sends item 1 to the full board with a positive recommendation a roll call, please. >> on that motion, supervisor chan. >> aye. >> vice chair mandelman.

>> aye. >> chair peskin. >> aye. >> the motion passes without objection. >> next item. >> next on the agenda is item 2, ordinance amending the administrative code to require board of supervisors approval of a policy covering the fudding and use of law enforcement equipment consistent with the criteria in state law and approving the police department's use of equipment policy. >> thank you, mr. young. colleagues, it is taken a few meetings i want to thank the police department for working with me approximate my office on continuing to hone the policy as a result of our recent conversations result in the the policy that is now in the packet and has been circulateed all of you as of thursday. and available has been available since then for the public to

see. which i recommend to you, i'm happy to answer questions as to how we got here. and want to thank captain marina and lieutenant kim and osha steves for their work. and they are here to answer questions that we may have. any questions, colleagues? if not, why don't we go to public comment on item number 2 that has been heard in this committee 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 times. >> yes, members of public wish to speak on this item and joining in person lineup to speak at this time. for those remote call 415-655-0001 then access code: 2486 917 6560 ## press story 3

to enter the queue. for those in the queue continue it wait until you have been unmute exclude that is your queue to begin your comment. we have member of the public in the chamber with us today. please, come forward. i'm arthur comp a small business owner with a store front and an artist live nothing district 9. hillary ronen is my supervisor i sent her a letter in participation of this going to the full board. i'm a member of the san francisco friends meeting serves on the peace and social concerns committee. a quaker meeting house a couple blocks away at 65 south ninth we

are no strangers to city hall or the neighborhood this surrounds it. i want to thank you for the improvements to the proposed policy. i ask the board of supervisors to call for further improvements of the propose the military equipment use policy we thank the pd for improving the policy authorized use definitions. but more is need. the policy must describe the circumstances in which weapons are used and how the weapons are used and when they should not be used. we need clear limits to broad definitions of authorized use. san francisco should set a delivery date for annual reports alining with the budget process the weapons and the costs involving training on them and deploying them are poor physical choice for san francisco. san francisco pd proposed policy

should allow to acquire equipment without board of supervisors approval if it runs low on the stock or wishes to replace the equipment, if this happen this is is a situation in which moreover site is needed not less. i appreciate that this proposed policy improved under chair peskin's leadership and i hope there will be improvements before the proposed policy is decided upon by the full board, thank you very much. >> next speaker, please. there are no further speakers in the chamber. we can move to our public comment call in line. first caller, please. hi. this is jennifer i w for [inaudible] first i wanted thank chair peskin for take the time to contract policies from sfpd. that work means the policy has

improved. i think the counta a little off it has been agendized 6 times but not comment during all of the times there is one part of the proposed policy that i'm concerned with. and the exconclusion of 375 of 608 assault rifles. this misleads the public think the police have over 200 rifles rather than over 600 assault rifles they have. the weapons need to be included in the policy in full for 2 reasons. first this year pd killed 3 people with assault rifles. one killed was suedal. the other 2 remember men who were killed on the ground arguing over a knife. all rifles need use policy describing when it is authorized to use.

second, every type of equipment in the policy each them is required have an annual report. reports are required include a summary of the use and the fiscal impact. the impact includes not just the acquisition costs but on going costs. the law that includes no time including training and maintenance. we know that means all of the costs are going to be around personnel. public deserves to know the impact of the deadly weapons including all assault rifles addition not 15 machine guns and 64 machine guns. i hope the rules committee will consider pd's policy and ask how each may be used and what changes can safe guard the public. thank you very much for your work on this. >> thank you. next speaker, please.

>> um -- good morning supervisors this is reggina snowed a member of district 2 supervisor stefani's district. i wanted step become a bit approximate reminds us what ad-481 requires. the law passed in recognition that the public is deeply concerned with the militarization of the police. the law sets forth minimalize the equipment that is ownd and the associated costs and providing policy for the appropriate use of the equipment. and by requiring a report on its deployment and costs. this ordinance has gone through 6 iterations now. i want to thank the police department and supervisor peskin

for their engagement to make this a better ordinance. i think it is getting there. i support comments med by the previous speaker about the assault weapons. i really think if is confusing to the public if you don't have the assault weapons all reported on in the same report even if standard use is not required to be included in that. and i wanted to to harken back to 2 of my previous comments i made. i really do think it really is important to have this ordinance tied to the budget process. i think it will allow the public and the board members an opportunity to really use that information that is going to be in this annual report to the public's benefit and make sure that we are engaging in the time

discussion around what ab481 requires. i'm a fan of [inaudible] i mentioned it. your time elapsed. thank you. can we have our next caller, please? >> can you hear me okay. proceed. >> great. dave you'd pillpel. i wanted to appreciate the work that supervisor peskin and staff and others behind the scene and the police department have made on this policy. and improvements, fine tuning and checking so i support the policy and the ordinance as most reasonable amendd and a somewhat unrelated topic sad to learn that holings of the sheriff's department passed last week he was a wonderful person and will be missed.

thank you very much for listening >> thank you. next caller. hello i'm paul brilly i live in san francisco in bayview. i represent all of us or none. i want to thank you for the improvements to the proposed policy but i do ask the board of supervisors to call for further improvements on the military equipment use policy to more fully define authorized use for all weapons. and including the 600 assault rifles the weapons are misused and the policy does not safe guard the public's welfare. i am [inaudible] and i realize that officers ride around with assault rifleis keep it defined the authorized use. i literally stop and frisked and

[inaudible] for loitering. defund the authorize use because the weapons are misused. thank you. >> thank you. that was our last phone in commenter. >> thank you, we'll close public comment on item number 2. and in let me start by saying this has been an interesting exercise that has been forced upon us about our now city attorney. and his then colleagues in the california state legislator assembly bill 41 applying to san francisco and cities and counties are doing this around the state of california. and we i spent significant amount of time looking at other policies in different counties in oakland and the around the

bay area. the speakers are right this . is an on going process. this will be done on an annual basis by this and future board of supervisors. approximate part of my thinking, i think part of the interaction i had with the department was trying to create the base line for future generations of boards to measure against and fine tuneful over time as it relates to synchronizing this process with the budget process, i would offer the following observations, which is everything is synchronized with the budget process. the budget process is pretty much an on going process every year. it is starting for next year right about now. so -- the way i envision third degree will be getting this report before a budget is adopted. we do it every 12 months.

if there are needs to adjust things monetarily we will have that opportunity. as the private arrive action, there are certain rare instance where private rights of action are warranted as a matter of policy, they are few approximate far between. i don't think this this one rised to it. at least not yet. i think the fund ammal notion is to give an inspect oversight body in this case the san francisco board of supervisors, the ability to monitor and make ajustments as necessary. and i for one was not did not cotton to the notion of a private right of action at least not yet and hopeful low not ever. in this process it was really

about balancing authorized use and purpose knowing that we live in a world this is full of january 6 insurrections and pretty crazy things that can happen that we need to be prepared for. in the same time, at the same time that we don't want to see nor frank low have we seen in quite a time, displays of militarization that are not necessary. i think the pd fundamental gets that but this process now and in the future will allow will the elected civilian body to over see that. so, with that colleagues, i'm prepared. supervisor chan, my apologies. >> thank you chair peskin i want to thank you for your leadershipom this and taking the

timism think we have been having this discussion for a time now. i really appreciate also that sfpd working with our team and taking our feedback. we asked specifically you know in your annual report not just to include the time and purpose of use and if injuries sustained. that was the gospel understand the impact of the equipment have on san francisco or anyone being in the city and when any time incidents occur that require sfpd using military equipment what impact physical impacts on the people in the city. we appreciate the feedback that you have taken and willing to accept and so -- i look forward to supportive to the policy. but will continue to monitor the annual report and have an open dialogue and on going conversation about how to address and adjust the inventory

and he whether it is necessary or you know how do we extend if necessary to balance the public safety goals that we have. and i do agree with chair peskin mentioning january 6. as a good example of seeing that we do need our police force to be ready in the events that we under attack physical attack as a city. thank you and thank you chair peskin. >> thank you supervisor chan. seeing no other names on the roster i will make a motion to sends the policy as revised with a positive recommendation to the full board of supervisoros this motion, a roll call >> on that motion supervisor chan. >> aye >> vice chair mandelman. >> aye. >> chair peskin. >> aye. >> the motion passes without objection. >> and now we get to grapple

with the sheriff's department. not today but soon. >> thank you mrs. steves and captain marina and to everybody at the department who participated in this, mr. clerk, next item, please. >> next on the agenda is item 3. ordinance amending the administrative code revise definitions of gender identity, sex and sexual orientation and gender description in 12b approximate c revise age in 12a. and 12b and resunrise the definition of disability in chapters 12a, b and c. >> okay. paulineo. the last we scheduled you said we had to continue because of a meet and conifer obligation what has happened to that?

>> thank you. it seems dhr had taken a look at this item and they have no jurisdiction it applies to city contractors. >> got it, okay. meet and conifer going, gone. with that, we will go to jude from hrc. >> hi, thank you. so in reviewing our code the san francisco human right's commission involve rights identified definitions for protection out dated and a problem. some of the fixes were easier to identify removing the age gap from age discrimination aline to state law. sexual orientation required more work. i work with our former legal inturn lisa bottswelinterviewed experts. reviewed california laws and other jurisdictions, worked with the hrv lgbt subcommittee and

approval prosecute the city attorney's office. we ask the proposals be approved so the ordinances we enforce the civil rights reflect the communities we protect. thank you. >> thank you. next speaker, please. hi. i'm matthew, i'm with the san francisco human right's commission civil right's division. want to add a bit of explanation as jude mentioned, this proposal is cleaning up problem definitions that currently exist in the code and to give you an example one of the definitions is the definition of age, currently our administrative code caps the definition of age for employment discrimination purposes at age 65. and that was it is case at the time this law of written that it was also capped ourndz state and

federal law. since state and federal law evolved and increased the age gap and remove today entirely but remains in our ordinance so we want to e eliminate that. the definition for disability is currently alined with the narrower more restrictive under federal lu. rather than the broader definition under california state law. which does d not exist the time that the local law was written. and i wanted mention that we do have letter of support from director bone of the mayor's office on disability that i believe was sent to the supervisors this morning. and we would be happy to answer questions and the supervisors have about this proposal. >> we are in receipt of nicole's letter and i have no questions i read it left time and it is the same as this time. and i know that vice chair mandelman is a cosponsor i don't know if you have questions or

comments? good ahead. >> thank you chair peskin. really only to express thanks and gratitude to the jefferson and he the mayor's office for sponsoring this. >> there we go. is there public comment on item 3? >> chair peskin before we move on i wanted to be sure that i heard correct low that meet and conifer is in the required >> that is correct. >> yes. >> members who wish to speak on this item and joining in person line up to speak. at this time. for those remote call 415-655-0001 then access code: 2486 917 6560 ## and press star 3 to enter the queue. for those in the queue continue to wait until the system indicated you are unmuted that is your queue to begin your comment. no one in the room for public comment and there is nobody on

the phone line on this matter. >> okay. public comment on item 3 is closed. and supervisor mandelman would you like to dot honors? >> i will move we forward this to the full board with positive recommendation. >> roll call. >> to that motion supervisor chan. >> aye. >> chair mandelman. >> aye >> chair peskin. >> aye. >> that motion passed. >> we are adjourned.

>> you're watching san francisco rising with chris manors. today's special guest is mary chu. >> hi. i'm chris manors, and you're rising on san francisco rising. the show that's focused on rebuilding, reimagining, and restarting our city. our guest today is mary chu, and she's here to talk with us about art and the san francisco art commission. well come, miss chu. >> thanks for having me. >> it's great to have you.

let's talk about art in the city and how art installations are funded. >> the arts committee was funded in 1932 and support civic review, design investments and art galleries. projects we have are funded by the city's art enrichment ordinance which provides 2% of construction costs for public art. >> so art is tied to construction. there's been a great deal in the southwest of the city. can you talk about some of the projects there? >> sure. our city has some exciting projected in the

bayview-hunters point coming up. one artist created a photo collage. in the picture pavilion, one artist formed a collage of her one-year residency coming together with residents, and anchoring the new center is a landmark bronze sculpture, inspired by traditional ivory coast currency which the artists significantly enlarges to mark that it's a predominantly african american

community in bayview hunters point. >> are there any art installations around town that uses light as a medium? >> yes. the first is on van ness between o'farrell and geary. it's funded with the m.t.a.s van ness geary street project. another project is for the central subway. it is one of ten artworks commissioned for the new line. it's over 650 feet long, consists of 550 l.e.d. panels between the powell street station and the union street station. it's called lucy in the sky, and the lights are patterned with unique sequences so that

commuters can experience a unique pattern each time they pass through. >> perfect. what about the early day sculpture that was removed from the civic center? >> this is a question that cities have been grappling with nationwide. following the removal of early days in 2018, there was a toppling of statues in golden gate park as well as the removal of the christopher columbus statue. we are partnering with the parks department as well as the community to engage with the public to develop guidelines to evaluate the existing monuments and memorials in the civic arts collection and evaluate the

removal of a monument or statue but also installing new ones. >> finally, it seems like the weather might be nice this weekend. if i fancy taking a walk and seeing some outdoor art, where would you suggest i go? >> well, i would suggest the embarcadero. this work was commissioned with funds from the fire station 35. this suggests the bow of a boat and the glass panel surrounding the structure depict the history of fireboats in the bay area. >> and where can i go from there? >> then, i would walk up to the justin herman plaza to check out the work of the art

vendors. then check out the monuments like the mechanics monument. also, be sure to check out the poster series, installed in bus kiosks along market street, which features four artists each year. >> well, thank you. i appreciate you coming on the show, miss chu. thank you for your time today. >> thank you, chris. >> that's it for this episode. we'll be back with another show shortly. for san francisco t.v., i'm chris manors. thanks for watching. [♪♪♪]

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my parents are from a very, very small town. so small, that my dad's brother is married to one of my mom's sisters. it's that small. a lot of folks from that town are here in the city. like most immigrant families, my parents wanted a better life for us. my dad came out here first. i think i was almost two-years-old when he sent for us. my mom and myself came out here. we moved to san francisco early on. in the mission district and moved out to daily city and bounced back to san francisco. we lived across the street from the ups building. for me, when my earliest memories were the big brown trucks driving up and down the street keeping us awake at night. when i was seven-years-old and i'm in charge of making sure we get on the bus on time to get to school. i have to make sure that we do our homework. it's a lot of responsibility for a kid. the weekends were always for family. we used to get together and

whether we used to go watch a movie at the new mission theater and then afterwards going to kentucky fried chicken. that was big for us. we get kentucky fried chicken on sunday. whoa! go crazy! so for me, home is having something where you are all together. whether it's just together for dinner or whether it's together for breakfast or sharing a special moment at the holidays. whether it's thanksgiving or christmas or birthdays. that is home. being so close to berkley and oakland and san francisco, there's a line. here you don't see a line. even though you see someone that's different from you, they're equal. you've always seen that. a rainbow of colors, a ryan bow of personalities. when you think about it you are

supposed to be protecting the kids. they have dreams. they have aspirations. they have goals. and you are take that away from them. right now, the price is a hard fight. they're determined. i mean, these kids, you have to applaud them. their heart is in the right place. there's hope. i mean, out here with the things changing everyday, you just hope the next administration makes a change that makes things right. right now there's a lot of changes on a lot of different levels. the only thing you hope for is for the future of these young kids and young folks that are getting into politics to make the right move and for the folks who can't speak. >> dy mind motion. >> even though we have a lot of fighters, there's a lot of voice less folks and their voiceless because they're scared.

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painter. i went to college to be a chiropractor and i couldn't imagine being in an office all day. i dropped out of college to become a painter. >> we have been friends for about 15-20 years. we both decided that maybe i could work for her and so she hired me as a painter. she was always very kind. i wasn't actually a painter when she hired me and that was pretty cool but gave me an opportunity to learn the trade with her company. i went on to different job opportunities but we stayed friends. the division that i work for with san francisco was looking for a painter and so i suggested to my supervisor maybe we can give nita a shot. >> the painting i do for the city is primarily maintenance painting and i take care of anything from pipes on the roof to maintaining the walls and beautifying the bathrooms and

graffiti removal. the work i do for myself is different because i'm not actually a painter. i'm a painting contractor which is a little different. during the construction boom in the late 80s i started doing new construction and then when i moved to san francisco, i went to san francisco state and became fascinated with the architecture and got my contractor's licence and started painting victorians and kind of gravitated towards them. my first project that i did was a 92 room here in the mission. it was the first sro. i'm proud of that and it was challenging because it was occupied and i got interior and exterior and i thought it would take about six weeks to do it and it took me a whole year. >> nita makes the city more beautiful and one of the things

that makes her such a great contractor, she has a magical touch around looking at a project and bringing it to its fullest fruition. sometimes her ideas to me might seem a little whacky. i might be like that is a little crazy. but if you just let her do her thing, she is going to do something incredible, something amazing and that will have a lot of pop in it. and she's really talented at that. >> ultimately it depends on what the customer wants. sometimes they just want to be understated or blend in and other times they let me decide and then all the doors are open and they want me to create. they hire me to do something beautiful and i do. and that's when work is really fun. i get to be creative and express what i want. paint a really happy house or something elegant or dignified.

>> it's really cool to watch what she does. not only that, coming up as a woman, you know what i mean, and we're going back to the 80s with it. where the world wasn't so liberal. it was tough, especially being lgbtq, right, she had a lot of friction amongst trades and a lot of people weren't nice to her, a lot of people didn't give her her due respect. and one of the things amazing about nita, she would never quit. >> after you prove yourself, which i have done, i don't face that obstacle as much anymore. i'd like to be a mentor to other women also. i have always wanted to do that. they may not want to go to school but there's other options. there's trades. i encourage women to apply for my company, i'd be willing to train and happy to do that.

there's a shortage of other women painters. for any women who want to get into a trade or painting career, just start with an apprenticeship or if you want to do your own business, you have to get involved and find a mentor and surround yourself with other people that are going to encourage you to move forward and inspire you and support you and you can't give up. >> we've had a lot of history, nita and i. we've been friends and we have been enemies and we've had conflicts and we always gravitate towards each other with a sense of loyalty that maybe family would have. we just care about each other. >> many of the street corners in all the districts in san francisco, there will be a painting job i have completed and it will be a beautiful paint job. it will be smooth and gold leaf and just wow. and you can't put it down. when i first started, it was

hard to get employees to listen to me and go along -- but now, i have a lot of respect.

mr. fuller, please, call the roll. good morning. respond with here or present. thomas harrison. >> kim hartwig-schulman. >> here. >> ibing kwon will not be available today. mogannam. >> here. >> >> simi. >> present. >> with 4 members present we have quorum for the sanitation and streets commission. due to an