that we want to preserve. [♪♪♪] >> april 18, 2023 hybrid in person and virtual meeting of san francisco entertainment commission. my name is ben bleiman the commission president. >> we like to start the meeting with the land acknowledgment. we acknowledge that we are on the unceded ancestral homeland of the ramaytush ohlone who are the original inhabitants of the san francisco peninsula. as the indigenous stewards of this land and in accordance with their traditions, the ramaytush ohlone have never ceded, lost nor forgotten their responsibilities as the caretakers of this place, as well as for all peoples who reside in their

traditional territory. as guests, we recognize that we benefit from living and working on their traditional homeland. we wish to pay our respects by acknowledging the ancestors and relatives of the ramaytush community and by affirming their sovereign rights as first peoples. this meeting is held in hybrid format broadcast live on sfgovtv. using meeting id 86677 faiv 37204. we welcome to the public participation. there will be a opportunity for public comment at the beginning and comment on each discussion or action item on the agenda. each comment is limited to 3 minutes. those

attending remotely the commission will hear up to [speaker speaking too fast] public comment will be taken in person and remotely by video or call in. for each item the commission will take public comment from people attending in person and people attending remotely. for those in person fill out a speaker card, come up to the podium, state your name and affiliation and comment. you will have three minutes. please hand your speaker card to commission staff behind the podium. if using zoom to speak select raise hand option when time for public comment. if calling by phone dial star 9 to be added to the speaker line. when you are asked to speak unmute by hitting star 6.

please call from a quite location, speak clearly and slowly and turn down your television or radio. if you are viewing on- (indiscernible) you may submit written comment through the chat function on zoom. commissioners and staff aret noallowed to respond to comment or questions during public comment. thank you sfgovtv and media service. >> thank you. let's do roll call. [roll call] >> commissioner perez is excused. >> thank you. the next item is 2, which is general public comment. comments on items not listed on the agenda

today. >> there are no general public comments. >> alright. we'll close public comment and the next item is 3, approval of the minutes for april 4, 2023 commission meeting. do we have a motion? >> move to approve. >> second. >> any public comment on the approval of the minutes? >> no public comment on this item. >> we can vote. [roll call] >> the minutes have been approved and next item is 4 which is report from director weiland. >> thank you. good evening commissioners. i'm enjoying the silly vibes i'm getting from all you. i think we needed a light-hearted evening and thank you to spring time for being here. so,

it is official our 13th annual summit returns in person on monday june 5. we are really excited for anybody that is going to watch this later on and fiend out from here however we did send out a news letter friday with all this information. we will be returning to the same location at 49 south van ness in the ground floor conference center and more information about the announcement is in your google folder. this year we are going to continue our long-standing tradition of focusing on addressing the issues facing our industry and discussing ways in which the city and the industry can work together toward long-term recovery. staff is working really hard now on finalizing the summit agenda. we'll share the final program and speaker line up in the coming weeks, but in the mean fime i want to give you a few highlights here of our presentation topics that

we are considering. first off, we are looking at having a section in which we will have individual speakers electeds are invited for that. we will likely have a presentation from a department head around downtown recovry. we will also have a presentation on economic recovery for small businesses with highlights around downtown recovery. we are still building the panel out, but we are likely going to be featuring staff from oewd, office of small business, small business owners as well as downtown advocates. the conversation would address the city's recovery goals and strategy and how this work will support night life and entertainment here in the city. our second panel will be around public safety, so we want to provide our permit holders with a little bit more

solution oriented tools and discussion on some measures that folks can take to insure safety at their business or at their events, so the goals of this panel would be addressing these strategies with our permit holders so they can have more agency over their own business public safety and also learn ways in which they can work better with sfpd. president bleiman will moderating the panel and working with commissioner falzon to help with the panel and identify representative from sfpd to join the conversation and invited commissioner wong to be a panelist so she can provide a insurance perspective and are absolutely be including venue owners and managers in this conversation as well. probably one, maybe two as well as representative from a local security companyism in addition

to these presentations, new this year will be a resource fair thin lobby in which we'll host our first hour of the summit with city departments tabling, so we think that will be a new great new addition in which folks can meet their other city departments, folks that may have been working in the permit center for example, and it will be a great who's who. beyond that we are going to do a happy hour afterwards which is long standing tudition rchl we are tradition. we are open to ideas. hopefully somewhere in walking distance from here and we like to go to places that do not have entertainment permits and we don't need to get into the reasons for that right now, but if you have any ideas, please let me know and we'll keep you posted in the coming weeks as we finalize the agenda and if you have issues,

concerns, questions, feedback, please let me know directly and i will share those with our commissioner working group and staff. outside the summit i want to highlight a couple events coming up here in the city that we are proud to recognize. 420is two days away. besides international day of celebrating all things cannabis related i want to make sure you are aware of the fact the city is offering a week long cannabis celebration called evergreen sf. this is the second year. it is happening now, april 16-24 and celebrating the cannabis industry and culture with diverse array of cannabis themed activities and experiences so excited to see the initiative continue to grow and further deepen the local cannabis industry connections to entertainment and night life. for those watching or

attending if you want more information visit evergreensan francisco.org. i wanted to let you know about make music day. this is returning to san francisco this year. it was based on the paris events and occurring june 21, which is the date that it occurs globally, so this is community lead celebration here in san francisco of live music that wells come all musicians, businesses, homes and anyone who loves music to join in the festivities for the day. performances will take place across the city and public and private spaces such as store front businesses, community centers, libraries, restaurants, parklets and even backyards and people front steps. so, musicians and businesses can sign up to participate at

makemusicidate.org/san francisco and we hope that you check it out on june 21. commissioners, let me know if you have questions about these updates. okay. >> no questions for me. any public comment on the director's report? >> no public comment on this item. >> close public comment and move on to the next agenda item which is number 5, which is report from deputy director azevedo. >> thanks president bleiman. we received 51, 311 complaints. i have a brief update but let me know if you have questions and also want to let you know moving forward senior inspector (indiscernible) will give the enforcement report. he is managing enforcement tracking spreadsheet and will daa great job in the new role he is taking on. the first

update for you tonight is about club (indiscernible) located at 543 divisadero on april 1, 12 a.m. received 311 complaint about sound being too loud. responded at 1 a.m. and took a sound measurement and it showed they operating 10dba allowable the sound limit. we issued citation for the permit violation. i do want to note the club completed major improvements to mitigate sound leakage issue s. inspector scheduled a new sound test on thursday of this week to retest their sound limit to see if we are able to give them a higher internal sound limit. next update is hotel via located 138 king street. they hold a llp permit for the outdoor roof top. april 1, 4:30 received 311 complaent about the roof top event taking place. responded at 535 p.m. and took

a sound measurement which showed operating above the sound limit. issued a nov for the permit violation but i want to note hotel via manager and sound engine eroos have beenamicable with inspectors. they are always trying to make a good faith effort to follow the permit conditions. during this visit however it was aapparent the crowd noise was impacting the sound measurement it was clear the volume of the music exceeded the sound limit so the sound engineer worked with staff to bring into compliance and management let us know they become more strict with who they are booking for events letting the performers know in advance they have a llp and there are conditions they must agree to and adhere before they hire them to perform. the next update is marios 1811 haight street holds a jam permit and april 7 received a

complaint stating the (indiscernible) responded at 930 p.m. and upon arrival observed the music was exceeded ambiant sound levels 50 feet from the property lane. after inspector spoke with the bartender the bartender turned off the outdoor speakers since nobody was outside anyway and inspector saw dj setting up to perform inside the business but they dopet hold a permit for indoor entertainment. issued a notice of violation and been in touch with the owner about the violations. the owner purchased a new phone set up shortly and planning to apply for a llp permit to cover inside and out door amplified sound once they have the legislative shared spaces perm. the last update is

about (indiscernible) located 10 south van ness that has taken one time event permits from the office when they host entertainment but applied for a llp permit for indoor and outdoor spaces. on april 1, received four, 311 complaints for excessive noise on the roof top. responded to the complaint that day at 4:30 and she did observe quite a heavy bass presence. she found a manager and they explained the entertainment was over by the time she arrived, but in response senior inspector scheduled a sound test on tuesday april 25 to set a limit for the outdoor space. we are hoping that there will be no issues moving forward. let me know if you have questions please. >> i see it is roof top season. >> i knew you would see that. [laughter]

>> i'm just noting that. as more roof tops are a lot more congenial when not pouring rain and we get more complaints, so if you are listening and you run a roof top bar, keep a eye on your sound levels please. >> that could be a cute news letter item. we know the weather is nice, remember your sound limit. >> i feel this is a greatest hits of the roof tops between (indiscernible) and jones and (indiscernible) often in front of us are getting complaints called on them, so hopefully they will keep their noise levels within compliance. >> i just wanted to

say some thanks and appreciation to entertainment commission staff for indulgeing me in letting me do a ride along with the inspectors of the entertainment commission and i specifically want to thank the inspectors. inspectors for facilitating the ride along andmike for letting me ride along with them as this past saturday. it was a really good experience i think for me to get appreciation of what it is like to be a inspector. it is a very detail orient ed role and one that requires a lot of nuance and finesse navigating relationships. it was shared with me sometimes this

is no one wants to ever see us when we show up, and i can appreciate that having worked on that side of this industry for such a long time, and i think it is important we have the inspectors we do who are so adepth at building these relationships and building this trust and understanding that component of it, because this entity allows not to just be a regulatory entity but one that is supportive and think they are excellent ambassadors in conveying that. that we are here to support them and will work with all businesses in making sure they are in compliance and assessing their needs in terms of sound limitations and so forth. i really want to say thank you so much for putting up with me and riding in the car. it was

really fun. i just wanted to say thank you. >> thank you. that makes me really happy and i encourage any commissioner who wants to go out with the inspectors, we can set that up. >> highly recommend it. >> we have to do a ride along or go out with the inspectors on a night off? >> eel i'll go for that. [laughter] >> i'll join you for either. >> anymore questions? thank you. i dont have any. any public comment on this agenda item? >> no public comment on this item. >> alright. we'll move along to number 6, which is laering and possible action regarding applications for permits under the jurisdiction of the entertainment commission. deputy director is up. >> thanks. we have two limited live performance

permit applications on consent this evening both for indoor entertainment. set internal sound limit for both premises and there was no opposition from any applicants or added conditions from sfpd so the recommendation is to approve both agenda items with staff recommendation listed below. >> any public comment on the consent agenda? >> no public comment. >> close public comment. questions? motions? >> i move consent calendar. >> second. >> alright. we can vote. >> president bleiman. >> aye. >> vice president >> aye. >> commissioner falzon >> aye. commissioner torres. >> aye. >> commissioner wong. >> aye. >> consent calendar is

approved and on to the first permit application. >> next is for our very first fixed placed amplified sound permit. this permit application is for proposition chicken restaurant 3465 california street. proposition chicken held a jam permit since october 2021 and now applying for the permit to continue hosting outdoor amplified sound for diners during business hours. they were limited to 6 hours amplified sound per day between 3 p.m. and 9 p.m. and the reason they are on regular agenda is because under the permit they are requesting 10 hours, 11 a.m. to 9 a.m. the owner distributed outreach letter to the surrounder commercial neighbors and there was no opposition to the permit. sfpd richmond stations did not have added

conditions and here to speak is one of the owners, max. yep. >> i like to thank the panel for your time. kaitlyn, thank you so much for all your help, especially in the transition from my partner elizabeth who just had her second child. all we are try toog do is extend the hours in which we can play soft ambiant music for the two outdoor tables to cover the entire operating hours of business. that is pretty much it. (indiscernible) we dont have a roof top bar. [laughter] >> just want to say i'm a huge fan of proposition chicken and i was so sad when you moved from your old location out to california street because i was no longer within the

delivery range, but sometimes still figure how to make it work. i was a regular at southpaw and followed the proposition chicken and ordered a lot of proposition chicken over the last 3 years, so thank you. and i highly recommend the fried chicken salad. congratulations on being our first fpass perm applicant. >> thank you. thanks for putting all that in the record. i appreciate it. >> very welcome. happy to talk at length how much i love proposition chicken. [laughter] >> i was going to say i got really hungry from the announcement, so sad there is no chicken. [laughter] >> if i knew i was going to get showered in compliments. maybe next time i have a tough day i'll swing by- >> we are here every

first and third tuesday. >> noted. >> we can place a order and pay for it and you can watch us live. >> only if you have absolutely no life. >> we do have to pay for it. i don't have questions. any further- >> no concerns here. >> this is not crazy so you can have a seat. >> thank you. >> any public comment on this agenda item? >> no public comment on this item. >> close public comment. further questions, comments, motions? >> i do want to point out, we haven't had a nice little power point presentation in a while, can we make sure that comes back and- >> for what? >> (indiscernible) >> she likes history. >> everyone is encouraged and invited to do it. >> we miss it. it has been a long time. >> we had a couple.

[multiple speakers] >> alright. >> at the next hearing i guarantee you will see some presentations. i do think we should get samples of our favorite so it won't be such a daunting- >> we can play in the background. does anybody want a motion on this specific item? >> i like to move approval. >> seconded. >> we can vote. >> president bleiman. >> aye. >> vice president. >> aye. >> commissioner falzon. >> aye. >> commissioner thomas. >> aye. >> commissioner torres >> aye. >> commissioner wong. >> aye. >> congratulations. the first f pass is official! exciting. the next is second and final permit application and believe inspector rice doing this? virtually. >> yes, can everyone hear me? >> yes. >> good evening.

dylan rice senior panelist. i will permit on one time outdoor permit with generation for sf jazz gala. hosting live jazz and dj in the parking lot at 110 franklin street from 5:30 to 11 p.m. the reason they are on the regular agenda is because the outdoor entertainment goes after 10 p.m. and there is no precedent for that event. the applicant conducted neighborhood outreach to effected neighbors which you will see in the folder and there is no opposition to the permit. sfpd northern station did not respond with recommendations within the response window and assume they have no issue with the permit. staff is recommending approval with conditions listed in your memo. here to speak tonight on behalf of the event is audrey joseph. i will bring

her in in just a minute on zoom. >> audrey, where are you? >> stand by- >> i can impersonate her. >> audrey, please unmute yourself. we also want to see your face. thank you. >> hi. so, hi, everybody. nice to see you all. >> there she is. >> i'll be at the next meeting because maggie invited me in may. so, i am here to represent sf jazz. this is their 10th anniversary gala. they took a big hit during the pandemic. this is is a huge fund raiser for them. their building cannot accommodate all the people that wanted to come, so we have a parking lot. the parking lot has

residential around it. it is mostly businesses. it is right behind the consurtorry. they start at a dinner 5:30 to 8:30 and there will be a student jazz ensemble playing ambiant jazz music during dinner and some people talking. it is the retirement of their founder and artistic director, randal, so he'll be talking, and then they will leave and there will be a change over of furniture. i don't know why, but there will be. there will be like-then they are all going to go into the building for a concert, and then they are coming back to the tent for like an after-party, which is going to be exactly one hour long

between 10 and 11 if they even come back in my opinion and there will be a jazz dj at that point. the attendance will be approximately 275 people in the tent. and that's it. i'm here to answer any questions. >> is the event sold out? >> the event is sold out! >> glad i know you. [laughter] congratulations. >> audrey, welcome back. >> why, thank you. (indiscernible) i'm in palm springs. i will be town on your may 2 meeting so i'll come by and see you in person. >> when dylan announced your name, i do have to say it was like the voice of god

introducing his right hand, because audrey joseph is a legend cht >> stop! >> you want to describe the speaker system for all of us? [laughter] >> (indiscernible) is providing a smallish speaker system. i do believe it is couple speakers hung from the rafters of the tent facing downward, and it is small. i don't have the specks on it, but i'm sure it is not bigger then a self-powered speaker. >> there you have it. >> two of them. there is also a microphone. the jazz ensemble is not-they are acoustic, accept for the guitar which will have a amp. >> great. thank you. >> it sounds wonderful. i have to say, i was at the

2013 event and they had the most yellow tulips i have seen in my life. there was a pergola, a very grand one and there is no-it was the best pergola ever. i sound very shallow saying it, but it was such a beautiful celebration and sure this 10 year anniversary is not going to disappoint. >> you know, i don't know how many other of you are on the commission at the time, but when sf jazz first opened its doors jocelyn and i went over there and they did a new orleans thing in the street with jazz musicians and horns and it was amazing and this is my second gig with them and it is amazing to work with these people and for the gala they pull out all the stops, so everything is-

(indiscernible) [laughter] >> any further questions for audrey? hi, audrey? >> it is nice to see you. >> great to see you audrey. >> great seeing you all! nice to see you dave. >> great to see you. you look way better then i do. y i was going to say palm springs has been very kind to you. you look fantastic. >> i have about at the computer all day. >> sure she just came from cochela. >> for those-can you guys see me? >> yeah! [multiple speakers] >> he wont be with me may 2, so think the opportunity arose. >> alright. i don't

think we have anymore questions. it sounds buttoned up to me. any public comment on this item? >> no public comment on this item. >> we'll close public comment. anybody want to entertain a motion >> i move to approve this with staff recommendations. >> i second. >> alright. we can vote. [roll call] >> thank you all very much. >> you did it audrey. [laughter] >> alright. we'll be in touch. >> see you guys in a couple weeks. >> stay safe. >> bye bye. >> alright. the next item is number 7, which is discussion and possible action to amend the permit conditions of the limited live performance permit for adobe books 3130 24 street in san francisco at request of

the commission. i think deputy director is going to lead us through this. >> thank you. adobe books who holds a llp permit last appeared before you all at the hearing february 21. at that hearing there was discussion about imposing security relating conditions on the llp permit due to violent incident that occurred outside it business january 13 this year. rather then imposing staffition cans you voted to have the permit holder submit security plan that was more in line with their business model. after a few iterations of a security plan that were sent between myself and the business they determined a static security plan won't work with their ever changing programming. instead they worked with myself and director weiland to come up with practical security related conditions both enforceable and applicable to events. i also want to mention that the business held a community meeting with nearby neighbors as well as legislative

aid santiago from supervisor ronen's office april 3 and permit holder and santiago reported the meeting and the neighbors voiced positive feedback. staff recommendation you will see 4 froposed conditions to add to the llp permit. notably we determined adobe books only needs a security guard during a special event which we define as any events with expected attendance of 49 or more guests. the permit holder heather is not able to join this evening but someone is here on her behalf so if you have questions for her or myself or director weiland please let us know, otherwise the staff recommended conditions are listed for you on the memo. >> would you mind reading the staff conditions for us? >> sure thing. number one, special event defined as any event with expected attendance of 49 or more guest over the course of the event. two,

permit holders shald send the entertainment commission a monthly calendar of special events at least one week prior to the start of each month to entertainment.enforceme nt@sfgov. org. if they special events notify the entertainment commission of the change by e-mail at least 72 hours prior to any additional event. four, permit holder shall have one security person present during all special events. and five, security or volunteer staff monitor attendedance during all special events not to exceed the location 49 person capacity at any time. >> alright. is there any public comment on this agenda item before we discuss? >> no public comment on this item. >> alright. i'll open by saying that deputy director

azevedo and director weiland spnt incredible amount of time working with adobe on this and times it was challenging but great they all came to a mutually agreed upon way to insure safety at that establishment if they have larger events, and i just want to reiterate and correct if i'm wrong, but the applicant is not not able to attend tonight, but e-mailed to say they are 100 percent in support of the conditions- >> yes. enthusiastically agree upon the conditions and there is someoneprint -present if you have questions. >> got it. questions? >> just thank you to the staff entertainment commission staff and adobe and supervisor ronen's office and everyone who helped work on this. glad we were able to come up with something that given the business model is not the usual one that comes in front of us,

you were able to figure out something that worked so thank you. >> yeah. thanks to everyone. appreciate and acknowledge the work that went into this. i are do have a couple questions. one is, how they would gauge when the special event is spthed to have 49 or more guests if we talk through that at all, and secondly, i want to confirm their insurance policy contemplates live entertainment. maybe if that could be rolled into any type of-i don't know if that is out of our jurisdiction but it does worry me. >> did you want to pose that question to staff? >> i don't know- >>b i believe the name is siena. it doesn't- >> there is someone, i

castillo, don't know if that is the representative but if they want to raise their hand their can. looks like they are--raising their hand. >> it appears there is not representation from the business this evening. we did discuss how they would be gauging the 49 person capacity. we had the question ourselves. they indicated they would be using event bright or type of rsvp service to gauge how many guests they can anticipate. they said they have a understanding how many people they expect at the events and which events bring out a larger audience then others and of course they can't speak to the insurance question. >> okay. that would have been nice if they had a representative here. i do want to note you all are at liberty to take action without attendance. >> can i understand

what is going on, if they dont have insurance how does that effect our permit? is that on them to have insurance? >> it is on them to have insurance, yeah. >> those are two separate items. >> i think it is more informational. >> got it. >> i want to echo commissioner thomas's-i thank you to staff for seeing this through. i was a little more nuanced then most of these, but also this is a legacy business in the mission as i said when they were first before us i used to live around the corner for them and they are a integral part of 24 street so i'm happy there is a way for them to move forward. i do share commissioner wong's concerns about the-i think that is a valid question to raise in terms of insurance, but that is maybe not necessarily under our purview, but i hope

that if there are representatives from adobe books listening that they could look into that and make sure they are taken care of because that is a very important component of this. >> alright. did we have motions yet? i don't think we did. anybody want to motion? >> approve with conditions proposed by staff. >> second. >> alright. we can vote. >> president bleiman. >> aye. >> vice president. >> aye. >> commissioner falzon >> aye. >> commissioner thomas >> aye. >> commissioner torres >> aye. >> commissioner wong. >> aye. >> we approvered that. that is number 7, and last item is number 8, commissioner comments and questions. who wants to go first? leave to the

anniversary of the 1906 earthquake today. worth mentioning. >> wow! >> (indiscernible) >> hard to wake up at 3 a.m. >> no earthquake. >> i like to invite everybody to polk street this saturday. we have a outdoor music festival that goes from 12 to 6 with incredible acts, including anna chris tina from zep rela who hinted the rest of the members will be joining her. i will mention they are a all female zeppelin cover band that is unbelievable. we also have

a blue grass band named mr. sun only fortunate to get to play for us (indiscernible) they are unbelievable and finally, we have others, but most excited personally for martin luther mccoy a sf jazz fellow who will be playing with his funk ensemble which includes members of prince's band and funk and soul drummers. in the (indiscernible) bob's doughnuts. we got them a accordion player which i think is appropriate. every bar and restaurant on polk between california and broadway will have show that night. every now is free to the public and so come on by. partnered with aquarium of the bay for earth day so will have a

family friendly interactive aquarium stuff they will be doing during it day. should be really cool, really fun, please come. going to be exciting. anything else? >> happy belated 415 day. >> belated 415. evergreen sf is here. any public comment on the final agenda item? >> no public comment on this item. >> alright, then we will adjourn this hearing at 615 p.m. thank you everybody. [meeting adjourned]

>> today preezentation is a overview how to file a compliant about the dpa. any questions can be e-maileded at sfdpa at sfgov.org. independent of the san francisco police department. investigating allegations of police misconducting recommending disciplineitary action to the chief police and police commission and suggesting policy provisions

when not meeting 21 century policing practice. if you speens or witness police misconduct we have several ways to submit a complaint. file with dpa online asfgov.org/dpa or (indiscernible) in person at the office located at 1 south van ness on the 8 floor or any district police station. there are key pieces of information that anyone filing complaints should provide, including your contact information, so we can ask for follow-up questions, the location, time and date of incident. officer name and star number, and specific details including words and actions by all involved parties. it is important to remember anyone can file a complaint and you do not have to be a witness or victim to initiate a complaint. this next slide provides a overview of dpa mediation

division. mediation is alternative to dpa investigationing a complaint. the goal of mediation are improve the relationship between the community and sfpd. mediation allows both parties toprint perspectives that resulted in a complaint. may request mediation when you file a complaint or referred to the mediation team. mediation is voluntary for the person making the complaint and officer. both must agree to resolve through mediation. unpaid volunteers not dpa employees trained and experiences in helping people resolve differences in a conductive manner. because mediation is voluntary, there is a greater chance of parties want to resolve the problem mutually agreeable fashion. not every complaint is eligible for mediation. cases can go to mediation include those involvingcocts and not

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moved to san francisco in 1982. we came from the philippines. i have three kids nathan, jessica and iva. i was really young. when i had neat, i turned 19. and then two weeks later, he was born. so when he was fine, i used to watch cops all the time. all the time and so he would watch with me. he had his little handcuffs and his little toy walkie talkie. and then whenever the theme song came on, he would walk around and he just thought he was the baddest little thing. i think he was in kindergarten at sheridan because he and i attended the same elementary school there was an officer bill. he would just be like mom officer bill was there then one day, he said, mom, i touched his gun. and he was just so happy about it. everything happened at five minutes. i would say everything. happened at 4 to 5

years old. it's like one of those goals to where you just you can't you can't just let go. high school. i think you know everybody kind of strays. he was just riding the wave. and i mean, he graduated. thank god. one day i think he was about 20 or 21. he told me, he said mom. i want to be a cop or a firefighter, i said. no you're going to be a firefighter. but that's really not what he wanted to do. his words were i want to make a difference. and that was a really proud moment for me when he said that my dad was a cop in the philippines for 20 years. i think a lot of that played a role into his becoming a cop. my dad was really happy about it. my mom. she was kind of worried, but i just figured i

can't stop him. he can make his own decisions. stu. i just want to say what's up? how you doing? good. good. no i'm trying to look good for us to looking good for us to so when he was in the police academy, mind you this kid was not a very studious kid. but i've never seen him want something so bad when he was home. he'd be in his room studying the codes. he really fought for it. hi. what's your name? i'm nate. nate is great with kids, and he would give them hugs or give them stickers. i think that that's a positive influence on the kids, and then the people around you see it. once he makes that connection with people and they trust him that foundation that respect people look at you and see your

actions more than your words and so that i think will reach people more than anything. you could say you later, brother. thank you. all right, see you. it's a really hard job. i know you. you see a lot of the negative for me. i would not put myself through that if i didn't care. you know, you have to be the right kind of person. you have to have the right heart to want to do that. when people ask me if you know what my son does , um, i just tell him he's a cop , and i just feel like i'm beaming with pride. i always told him when he was young that he would do something great. and so to see it. it's i have a moment. i'm very proud of him.

>> everything we do in the tenderloin, we urban outfit. here, this gives us an opportunity to collaborate with other agencies and we become familiar with how other agencies operate and allow us to be more flexible and get better at what we depo in the line of work in this task. >> sometimes you go down and it's hard to get up. so we see ourselves as providing an opportunity for the unhoused to get up. and so i really believe that when they come here and they've said it, this right here is absolutely needed. you can't ask for nothing better. >> the tenderloin is the stuff that ain't on the list of remedies, liked the spiritual

connection to recovery and why would i? why would i recover? what have i got to live for? things like that. and sharing the stories. like i was homeless and just the team. and some people need that extra connection on why they can change their life or how they could. >> we have a lot of guests that will come in and say i would like -- you know, i need help with shelter, food, and primary care doctor. and so here, that's three rooms down the hall. so if you book them, they get all of their needs taken care of in one go. this is an opportunity for us here in the tenderloin to come together, try out these ideas to see if we can put -- get -- connect people to services in a

>> i don't want to be involved in the process after it happens.

i want to be there at the front end to help people with something in my mind from a very early age. our community is the important way to look at things, even now. george floyd was huge. it opened up wounds and a discussion on something festering for a long time. before rodney king. you can look at all the instances where there are calls for change. i think we are involved in change right now in this moment that is going to be long lasting. it is very challenging. i was the victim of a crime when i was in middle school. some kids at recess came around at pe class and came to the locker room and tried to steal my watch and physically assaulted me. the officer that helped

afterwards went out of his way to check the time to see how i was. that is the kind of work, the kind of perspective i like to have in our sheriff's office regardless of circumstance. that influenced me a lot. some of the storefronts have changed. what is mys is that i still see some things that trigger memories. the barbershop and the shoe store is another one that i remember buying shoestrings and getting my dad's old army boots fixed. we would see movies after the first run. my brother and i would go there. it is nice. if you keep walking down sacramento. the nice think about the city it takes you to japan town. that is where my grandparents were brought up. that is the traditional foods or

movies. they were able to celebrate the culture in that community. my family also had a dry-cleaning business. very hard work. the family grew up with apartments above the business. we have a built-in work force. 19 had 1 as -- 1941 as soon as that happened the entire community was fixed. >> determined to do the job as democracy should with real consideration for the people involved. >> the decision to take every one of japan niece american o japanese from their homes. my family went to the mountains and experienced winter and summer and springs. they tried to make their home a

home. the community came together to share. they tried to infuse each home are little things. they created things. i remember my grand mother saying they were very scared. they were worried. they also felt the great sense of pride. >> japanese americans. >> my granduncle joined the 442nd. when the opportunity came when the time that was not right. they were in the campaign in italy. they were there every step of the way. >> president truman pays tribute. >> that was the most decorated unit in the history of the

united states army. commitment and loyal to to the country despite that their families were in the camp at that time. they chose to come back to san francisco even after all of that. my father was a civil servant as well and served the state of california workers' compensation attorney and judge and appellate board. my parents influenced me to look at civil service s.i applied to police, and sheriff's department at the same time. the sheriff's department grabbed me first. it was unique. it was not just me in that moment it was everyone. it wasn't me looking at the crowd. it was all of us being together. i was standing there alone. i felt everyone standing next to me. the only way to describe it. it is not about me.

it is from my father. my father couldn't be there. he was sick. the first person i saw was him. i still sometimes am surprised by the fact i see my name as the sheriff. i am happy to be in the position i am in to honor their memory doing what i am doing now to help the larger comment. when i say that we want to be especially focused on marginalized communities that have been wronged. coming from my background and my family experienced what they did. that didn't happen in a vacuum. it was a decision made by the government. nobody raised their voice. now, i think we are in a better place as country and community. when we see something wrong we

have change agents step up to help the community affected. that is a important thing to continue to do. you talk about change and being a leader in change and not knowing whether you have successes or results. the fact of the matter is by choosing to push for change you have already changed things. through inspiration for others, take up the matter or whether it is through actual functional change as a result of your voice being heard. i think you have already started on a path to change by choosing that path. in doing that in april of itself creates change. i continue in that type of service for my family. something i hope to see in my children. i have a pretty good chance with five children one will go into some sort of civil service. i hope that happens to continue that legacy.

>> i am paul, sheriff of san francisco. [ music ]

>> i think a lot of times we get in adult lives we are afraid to follow our passions and think life can't be that easy. but i truly do believe i followed my heart this time in my journal in city government i did not know that is where my passion lied. i kept following it and ltd. to great opportunity to serve the city. [music] >> i'm katy tang the executive director of the office of small business. >> small business contributes to

san francisco's economy. they provide the bulk of employment in the city and employing a million people in san francisco. and roughly 90% of the businesses are defined as small businesses. so, they contribute to the economy but also just the quality of life. small businesses are more then and there a place of transaction it is a community center. a play where people gather. know each other and form memories about the city. >> at the office of mall business i run a team this helps report all mall businesses in san francisco whether they are looking to stfrt a new business or expand or perhaps they are feeling with issues. our office is here as a point of information for anyone with a business that has 100 or nower employees. >> i was growing up i had many

ideas of when i wanted to do. i wanted to being an olympic swimmer. and i wanted to men be an architect, you name it i had many ideas for what i wanted do when i grew up. and i never anticipated entering in politics. this opportunity came along wh started working for former supervisor carmen chu and she became the district 4 sunset district supervisor. that was my firstent row in politics and government in a different level. and so when i was finishing up my time working for legislative aid i thought, i will go off and do something else. may be explore opportunity outside of city government what was then approached by this opportunity to also serve as a district 4 supervisor. if not the traditional route that many people think of when

you enter in politics. a lot know that is manage than i want to do and run for office. that was not part of my culture and upbringing with manage my parents were wondering why i wanted to go in that role this legislation and important because so many women when have it return to work after having a child feel embarrassed or don't feel comfortable asking their supervisor for will any lactation accommodations. i saw it as an opportunity you could use the position where you have tools creating legislation and pass laws and where people listen to to you help the community and pass cause catharsis important to the city and individuals. my family immigrated to the united states from taiwan. and they came here in pronl probably late 20's almost 30.

and so, they came also in the knowing english limp barely read or write but had to quickly understand english to i can't haveigate services and find a job in america. i grew up in the san francisco sunset district i spent most of my childed hoo up until i went off to college. so when i started working in city government, i think i had mixed reactions about my involvement working government because for some of our parents generation, there is i bit of distrust in government. i think there are questions about why i was entering in this field of work. i think you know when i went in city government i thought about my parents like so many other who is have to navigate city services and resources english first language and help the individuals both navigate,

intercept that is on an application approximate signage. it is fulfilling to mow to help people like my parent and feel like government is there to support them and not to harm them. my parents are happy that i retired early from politics and being a district 4 supervisor i could have continued on for a couple more years approximate decided to leave early. i think that over all they were able to see some of my work appear in the chinese newspaper. through that they were able to see i was able to help communities in a tangible way. >> the member of the board of supervisors. >> transportation authority. for the city and county of san francisco. congratulations. >> i think about one importance when i was worn in as district 4 supervisor. years ago, and someone actually came up to me during the swear nothing ceremony and said, wow, i'm traveling here from canada,

and i just i could not believe i saw an asian female worn in in this role a leadership role this meant so much that someone would say that and felt they were inspired by the scene. so -- i hope that as more people see people that look like them and more women coming in positions of leadership than i feel they can doing the same. person this inpyred me is carmen chu who is our city add administrator but also was district 4 supervisor when i worked with her as a legislative aid. at this point, i too, was skeptical of going in politics. i saw someone who had herself never seen herself in politics. got thrown into it and put her heart and soul and dedication to serve people. and it gave me the confidence to

pursue that same job and i honestly would not have either chosen or accepted or considered serving on the board of supervisors were not for carmen. >> if you want to make your business accessible. >> in my role in city government where i have seen the most challenge is people who don't know you and you are here to serve and help them that they classify you as our city government and here to hurt you. so, people will talk to you and -- and just you know treat you disrespectfully. and sometimes i noticed that they might do more to me as a female compared to my male colleagues. but you know i try to be empathetic. one of the most significant barriers to female empowerment we feel like we have to be 100% meeting all of the qualifications before we think that we are qualified to do a

job. if we look at a job description or an opportunity to come your way well is self doubt about whether you can fulfill the obligations of that role. i think that the confidence is huge and sometimes i think we make up for it by trying to gain more experience. more and more and more in whatever we can put under our belts we'll feel better. that may not be the case. we might be qualified with when we have already accomplished. i started rock climbing indoors a couple years ago as an activity to try to spends time with my husband and also to try something new and i finds that rock climbing there are so many parallels to life. you know when i'm on the wall i'm concentrating and trying to make it to the next piece

without falling. there are daying you think i'm not making progress. you come back and wow, i hit another level. and so i feel like in our daily lives and w we think we are not making enough of i change in the city. and sometimes we have to take out time to reflect every day as long as you try and give it your all and you look back you will have made a significant contribution there is no limit to where you go in terms of rock climbing. i want to reminds myself of that in terms of daily life. >> follow what it is you are interested in, what makes you feel excited about wake up every day. you never know and be open to all the possibilities and opportunity. [music]

the tenderloin is home to families, immigrants, seniors, merchants, workers and the housed and unhoused who all deserve a thriving neighborhood to call home. the tenderloin initiative was launched to improve safety, reduce crime, connect people to services and increase investments in the neighborhood. as city and community-based partners, we work daily to make these changes a reality. we invite you to the tenderloin history, inclusivity make this neighborhood special. >> we're all citizens of san francisco and we deserve food, water, shelter, all of those things that any system would. >> what i find the most fulfilling about being in the

tenderloin is that it's really basically a big family here and i love working and living here. >> [speaking foreign language] >> my hopes and dreams for the tenderloin are what any other community organizer would want for their community, safe, clean streets for everyone and good operating conditions for small businesses. >> everything in the tenderloin is very good. the food is very good. if you go to any restaurant in san francisco, you will feel like oh, wow, the food is great. the people are nice. >> it is a place where it embraces all walks of life and different cultures. so this is the soul of the

tenderloin. it's really welcoming. the. >> the tenderloin is so full of color and so full of people. so with all of us being together and making it feel very safe is challenging, but we are working on it and we are getting there. ♪♪ >> san francisco! ♪♪ >> this is an exhibition across departments highlighting different artworks from our collection. gender is an important part of

the dialogue. in many ways, this exhibition is contemporary. all of this artwork is from the 9th century and spans all the way to the 21st century. the exhibition is organized into seven different groupings or themes such as activities, symbolism, transformation and others. it's not by culture or time period, but different affinities between the artwork. activities, for example, looks at the role of gender and how certain activities are placed as feminine or masculine. we have a print by uharo that looks at different activities that derisionly performed by men. it's looking at the theme of music. we have three women playing traditional japanese instruments that would otherwise be played

by men at that time. we have pairings so that is looking within the context of gender in relationships. also with how people are questioning the whole idea of pairing in the first place. we have three from three different cultures, tibet, china and japan. this is sell vanity stot relevar has been fluid in different time periods in cultures. sometimes being female in china but often male and evoking features associated with gender binaries and sometimes in between. it's a lovely way of tying all the themes together in this collection. gender and sexuality, speaking from my culture specifically, is

something at that hasn't been recently widely discussed. this exhibition shows that it's gender and sexuality are actually have been considered and complicated by dialogue through the work of artists and thinking specifically, a sculpture we have of the hindu deities because it's half pee male and half male. it turns into a different theme in a way and is a beautiful representation of how gender hasn't been seen as one thing or a binary. we see that it isn't a modest concept. in a way, i feel we have a lot of historical references and touch points throughout all the ages and in asian cultures. i believe san francisco has close to 40% asian.

it's a huge representation here in the bay area. it's important that we awk abouk about this and open up the discussion around gender. what we've learned from organizing this exhibition at the museum is that gender has been something that has come up in all of these cultures through all the time periods as something that is important and relevant. especially here in the san francisco bay area we feel that it's relevant to the conversations that people are having today. we hope that people can carry that outside of the museum into their daily lives.

>> i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under god indivisible with liberty and justice for all. >> president alias can i take roll. >> please. >> clerk: commissioner byrne. >> yes. >> commissioner yanez is excused. >> vice president. >> present. >> president elias you have a quum