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tv   Mayors Press Availability  SFGTV  June 8, 2023 9:30am-10:01am PDT

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printed out the other day, it says within 35 days, further police should present a investigation, social media within 35 days, that's what i saw. and then it's 10 days on the new one, is it substantial? >> yes, carter oberstone explained the difference, now it will be the commission, so we have a different timeline. so it wouldn't, it's not going to it's be going to jam them up. and made sure that they're going to miss a deadline, it's fine. >> so the question is, why was it written in 35 days and now changed to 10. >> no no no, that's kevin. >> may i.
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>> so, under the prie version in 35 days, we would be here hearing the d g.o. in this version in 40 days, we're here hearing the d g.o. so the total number of days for consideration is 40 instead of 35. the difference is under this system, the public can see it sooner and the chief felt we can make that timing work but the outcome is the same, which is this commission and both time lines, the department is able to actually, if we want to make should change when it's up for final consideration. so outcome is in the original one is in 35 days this commission is considering the d g.o. and now ten plus 20, so in 40 days. so that's why the change is not substantial. >> it's like you pay your tax nz ten days or 35 days? i would rather do it in 35 days, i'm just considering that
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you give the chief ample time. >> 35 or 40. >> no no no, the first thing is 35 things when you have to pay it. that's what i'm looking at, so it's 35 days, you have written down. next day you change it to ten. >> so use your analogy, the check is do in 40 days. >> it's like i say, you pay in 30 days. so you have more time to do it, as compared to ten days. i always say give the person more time. at the end of the day, you say it's similar instead of 35 days plus or 40 days. >> that's why we went to the chief and asked him if he was okay with this time and change. and and he was, that's why commissioner benedicto and i
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made the change. >> as a commissioner, i don't like to be changed, you give me a day one day and tomorrow another day. >> fair enough. >> yeah. >> commissioner walker? >> commissioner walker: um, i would like to thank commissioner benedicto for the rewrite. i think that it's important that we call things out that feel that we're not working together. i'm supportive of this. the goal is to we work together on these things. so is would like, there is still some faoun tiff language that i would like to not have in here.
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if i'm voting is to get on the business. i don't know what it's like to confront the kind of dangers that the officers do on a daily basis. i can look at the directives that we get from the mayor and the mayor and the board and others about what they want policy wise and you know, sort of look at the results and data that we get from from thed various reports that we see. i want to thank the chief too for getting ahead of this process in some ways. and hope that we can really be transparent in what we do together. thank you commissioner
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benedicto for helping us support it. >> not making, allowing. >> i guess when which read the friday version as opposed to the wednesday version, i was under the impression that the comment period that would take place after that. when you get the new one, the comment period will take place after the ten days if i. so i'm, like i said, i to me, you know. i found that, you know substancetive enough to this.
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i want to vote for this but i don't want to vote on the first resolution and i would like to vote on that first to see if that can be taken out so we can. and i would like to vote on 30 days versus that, but i'm not quick at jeopardy, so i understand you were able to make the resolution first. >> we can move onto it right now. >> i'm in deed. >> okay, good. so commissioner benedicto you have a motion that has been second. you can accept commission byrne's amendment if you do, we can second it and move forward. if you do not, we'll take a roll call vote. >> i would like to move on with my motion and second it and public comment. >> great, that's what we will do. >> members of the public that would like to make public comment online item 11, please approach the podium.
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there is no public comment. commissioner walker, how do you vote? >> yes. >> commissioner benedicto. >> yes. >> commissioner yanez. >> yes. >> commissioner byrne. >> no. >> commissioner yee. >> no. >> vice president carter-oberstone. >> yes. >> and president elias. >> yes. >> you have 5 yeses. >> 5-2, got it. next item. >> public comment on all public matters on closed session vote whether to hold item 14 in closed session. if would you like to make public comment please approach the podium. and there is no public comment. item 14, vote to hold item 14 in closed session. san francisco administrative
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code section 67.10 a, action. >> motion to hold item 14 in closed session and assert attorney-client privilege. >> second. >> second. >> on the motion, commissioner walker how do you vote. >> yes. >> commissioner benedicto. >> yes. >> commissioner yanez. >> yes. >> commissioner byrne. >> yes. >> commissioner yee. >> yells. >> commission vice president carter-oberstone. >> yes. >> and president elias. >> yes. >> you have 7 yeses, we will go into closed session. ?*fm item 15, vote to disclose held in closed session or assert attorney-client privilege. action? >> motion to not disclose item
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14 and assert the attorney-client privilege from 14 a to c. >> second. n.for members of the public that would like to make public comment. please approach the podium. there is no public comment. commissioner walker >> yes. >> commissioner benedicto. >> yells. >> commissioner yanez. >> yes. >> commissioner byrne. >> yes. >> commissioner yee. >> yes. >> vice president oberstone. >> yes >> and president elias. >> yes. >> you have 7 yeses. line 17, adjournment. >> yay.
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>> my name is patricia yuen and captain of the fire department of division of training. >> i was born as a child of 2 wonderful, dull this is decided to have 7 kids. they had 6 girl and one boy. a traditional family family immigrate in the 70 and mom owned a sewing fact row in china town. my dad worked 60 hours as a waiter. their hard work ethic trickled
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down to the family >> my journal tow becoming a firefighter happened when i was in college. my senior year had 2 friends that were firefighters. lieutenant rob wong who is still working and retired ricky hughy. they would tell me about their advent urs. daily activities of being a firefighter. i think it was the unknown that sparked my interest and finding out more about the department. what it does. every day is different. that really made me want to work hard to get that job as a firefighter. when i got in the department in 1996. okay. asian firefighter association let me see what this is about. back then the main people what were in the organization, retired chief chan. retired chiefically. took he under their wing and said, you have to represent go out to the chinese new year parade. show up to events that are in item an town community and show
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an example to the community that our parents become doctors and lawyers, firefighting is a great job. you are helping others in the community. >> our program neighborhood emergency response team training program, started after the quake in 1989 and 6 course program where you take all sick classes to teach how to rely on themselves help themselves and neighborhoods. started back in 1996 teaching. i'm an active instructor now in 2023. we train up to 2,000 people every year and really it is our best way to reach out to the community so we can inter~ act in case of disaster. representing myself in the fire department always thought of it as dot best job can i do. work hard so i earn the respect of all of my coworkers. i know that now that i have more time to go out to my community,
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i see moiz in a lot of people that would never envision themselves as firefighters. i think as years progress i saw how important it was to put myself out well and show them this is a great job. show your best. shape the lives of people that did not think about theion here. i think it is just that progression of knowing how important it is to teach people more thing and seeing how important it it is as the years passed. >> 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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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] i didn't - >> sound familiar do you keep on getting up there's an easier way. >> of course there's easier way get rid of of mosquito they breed whatever
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this is water no water no mosquito mosquito feed on good blood the eggs hatch and stay near the waters san francisco to breathe and the adult underlying mosquito waits on the as many until it's sexuality hardens water pools in any areas and creates places you'll not normally think of budget and any container that holds water and hidden in bushes or else were dump the water and do it over soil not into a drain the larva can continue growing in the pooled water is sewage disthe first of its kind the area if the sewage is two extreme have a licensed plumber assist water
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pools in rain gutters and snaking and cleaning out the water when keep the water from pooling and keep in mind that mosquito breed in other waters like catch balgsz and construction barriers interest crawl spaces with clmg is an issue you may have is week to cause the water to collect this is an sour of mosquito so for buildings just fix the clean air act drains and catch basins can be mosquito ground it will eliminate it as a possible location keep shrubbery and growths estimated any water to can be seen and eliminated birdbath and fountains and uncovered hot tubs mosquito breed but it is difficult to dump the water out of a hot top
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can't dump the water adding mosquito finish rids the source of mosquito there are also traditionally methods to protect you installing screens on windows and doors and using a mosquito net and politically aau planet take the time to do the things we've mentioned to eliminate standing water and make sure that mosquito are not a problem on your property remember no water no mosquito ♪♪ >> i am so looking forward to the street fair tomorrow. >> it is in the mission, how are we going to get there? we are not driving. >> well what do you suggest? >> there are a lot of great
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transportation choices in the city and there is one place to find them all, sfnta.com. >> sfmta.com. >> it is the walking parking, and riding muni and it is all here in one place. >> sitting in front of my computer waiting transportation options that is not exactly how i want to spend my saturday night. >> the new sfmta.com is mobile friendly, it works great on a tablet, smart phone or a lap top, it is built to go wherever we go. >> cool. >> but, let's just take the same route tomorrow that we always take, okay? >> it might be much more fun to ride our bikes. >> i am going to be way too tired to ride all the way home. >> okay, how about this, we can ride our bikes there and then we can take muni home and it even shows us how to take the bikes on the bus, so simple
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right here on my phone. >> neat. we can finish making travel plans over dinner, now let's go eat. >> how about about that organic vegan gluten free rest rft. >> can't we go to the food truck. >> do you want to walk or take a taxi. >> there is an alert right here telling us there is heavy traffic in soma. >> let's walk there and then take a taxi or muni back. >> that new website gives us a lot of options. >> it sure does and we can use it again next weekend when we go to see the giants. there is a new destination section on the website that shows us how to get to at&t park. >> there is a section, and account alerts and information on parking and all kinds of stuff, it is so easy to use that even you can use it. >> that is smart. >> are you giving me a compliment. >> i think that i am. >> wow, thanks. >> now you can buy dinner.
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