>> >> good evening, every one. i'm mirely from culture affairs and it gives me great joy to extend a welcome to mexican independence day organized by the mexican consulate in san francisco. today, [applause]. yeah. today as you all know we're great celebrating the 213th anniversary of our independence

and not only that as maybe you saw the banner upstairs, we're celebrating 1 75 years of mexican consulate in san francisco. and 200 of the anniversary of by lateral relations between the united states and mexico. yes. that shows our rich history which we're proud to celebrate with all of you. while we're so appreciative of the city of san francisco for allowing us to host this event in this mag any my sent building and it makes honor to this beautiful song like san francisco open its golden gates, thank you so much. before i give our floor to our wonderful mc, i want to recognize the president of the brazil and consulate general of

brazil. and local 7sciu. thank you. >> [speaking spanish] muy buenos tardes. this is a great hon hor ob able to stand in front of you but especially that we're all coming together as a city, our great leaders and our consul general to my left here. it's a beautiful moment when san francisco gets to celebrate the joy, right? am i right? [applause] so we're going to practice a little just to warm all of you up, in case the margarita did not do it. right? que viva mexico. >> viva! >> que viva london breed?

so that's a good warm up. [speaking spanish] que viva. our lieutenant-governor will get to explain why govern, why am i saying govern? with that being said, for me it's a really great honor. my name is olga i'm the president of local 87. i come from labor. today we're being seen in san francisco, right? [speaking spanish] we are being seen as latinos in san francisco. with that, i also want to be able to recognize my labor siblings and be able to say local 798 with the firefighters and all of our first responders. with that being said, it's a great honor and i want to talk a little bit about the past so we know where we're going. this grito came out of an idea one of my sibling that's came out of as well.

and has been on the josh. i came up with an idea to celebrate el grito here in san francisco. we went to the mayor and it's been 42 years since the el grito had been celebrated. we have many lies in san francisco, mnc being one of our sponsors. a big applause for mnc. but also the mayor of the mission is present today. roberto hernandez and i want to be able to say more importantly our mayor took this as one of the celebrations as part of the thread of the city. listen, we have to embrace that as latinos we're taking on more challenges. but also a mayor that is willing to celebrate our heritage and our presence in the city and know that we are being seen today. with that being said, i'm asking all of you, just like we practiced a moment ago toxer

please give it it up to our mayor, maryland lon breed. --mayor london breed. >> thank you, all happy grito, everybody. viva mexico. let me tell you, although you should be so proud and josh for everything you've done to make this happen. not just what is going on today on the mayor's balcony but what is actually going on outside in front of city hall. this is an incredible celebration. consul general, thank you for being here. i nor we're going to hear from you. thank you for being and great partnership that continues to persist between our two countries and joaquin, thank you for being here. as well as the mayor of red

wood city, mayor jeff ye, thank you for joining us. [applause] our chief of protocol gloria and in just a moment, you'll hear from our lieutenant-governor elani. but you all are welcomed and honored guest today to celebrate el grito in san francisco city hall. your city hall. and last year when we first celebrated, somebody handed me a little more tequila than i should have. and i admit it publicly that i'm a more of a mez mezcal girl and all of a sudden, mezarrived at my office. what i appreciate between the state of california and mexico, there is a deep rich embedded history. we also know that this was once the territory of mexico, the state of california.

and we believe that a lot of that history is celebrating of having a consulate in san francisco has a lot to do with the community that was already here and the community that continues to be part of the rich history of developing and making san francisco what it is today. whether it's the food, whether it's the wine. whether it's so much things in terms of the, the history, the culture. the beautiful attire and everything that exists in this community. it is truly embedded in san francisco in so many amazing ways. and feshl for those of us who grew up in san francisco. we know how valuable this community is. sxl it's traditional low has resided mostly in the mission district where we see the mission cultural center which continues to be doing amazing

work around dance, around history around culture and where we see, other various events continue to take place. one that honestly, i know is not just about mexico, it is kind of about san francisco, the lowriders are one of those things where it has bridged the artistic talents of the community into creating a new culture of community with the lowriders so much so that when the lowriders roberto hernandez first started crewsing down san francisco, it was treated as something that was i willy as a behavior that was not welcomed. to the point where now, it is welcome addition to the history and culture of san francisco differently than ever before. [applause] embracing the old and infusing the new, is what san francisco does in our communities and as

we celebrate the history and celebrate 213 years of independence, it gives us an opportunity to reflect, it gives us an opportunity to remind ourselves that independence sometimes is not something that we should take for granted. it is something that has been fought for and continues to need to be fought for with each and every generation. whether it's the freedom to exist and be a part of your community and walk and live frely. or or whether it is what is dwg on around our country. we have to continue to fight but there is also an opportunity to take a motion, reflect and to celebrate. and to appreciate the people who came before us, whose shoulders we stand on and why we're able to celebrate in a place like city hall where many many years ago, people like you and people like me were not

even welcomed to walk through the doors. and that is not so far in our history. so today, is a celebration. today is a blessing. today is an exciting time for us to come together and to just really support and honor that history and honor that legacy right here in san francisco city hall. so i'm glad to have you here, i'm glad to welcome you here. and i'm looking forward because today is latino heritage month in the city and county of san francisco and we will be celebrating on september 28th and bringing all the latin american communities to our city to have a big celebration. we appreciate the fact that you are already here kicking it off and making sure that el grito has its own unique important celebration in the city and county of san francisco. [applause] so, with that, i want to again thank you all so much for being

here to celebrate. so happy to have each and every one of you here. with that i want to take the opportunity to introduce our lieutenant-governor, eleni. >> thank you so much madam mayor, mr. consul general, ol' ga, the fabulous olga miranda. what an honor to with are you. for those of you who don't know, i live here in san francisco, it thes my chosen home along with my husband. he was born here but i fell in love with san francisco for our cultural diversity. and i'm here as a guest in the house of the mayor and i'm so fortunate that for these wonderful celebrations, they invites me to come down. and then when i do, she says, well she's the lieutenant-governor maybe she should say something as well.

it's a privilege to say a few words on behalf of the state of california. as olga mentioned, the governor is out of state right now so i'm the octobering govern today, the governdora as they would say. but what i would like to share with you, all sometimes, north california, it's hard to recognize what goes on in the state as a whole. not only, as our mayor noted, do we have a long shared history between california and mexico. not only do we have this extraordinary people to people relationship being the state with the largest number of mexican americans anywhere in the united states, of course. [applause] but i will tell you, i spent a lot of time down on our border. the 150 mile border crossing

between california and mexico is the biggest border land crossing in the western hemisphere. and just what that means, if you have not heard the statistics, about 30 million cars cross through the ports of entry every year. one and a half million trucks with our robust trade relationship cross every year. and you might not know this, but about 15 million individual pedestrian crossings, people walking through the ports of entry across our border and for in san francisco and the greater border region, they don't think of it as transitioning from one country to another or the state of california, to the state of baja. they see it as one region and that is why when govern newsom and i both came in to office,

we decided it was time to articulate something very important. it was time for the leadership of california to articulate that mexico is california's number one most important foreign partner. and we say it all the time. so with that, happy mexican national day. it is so wonderful to be with you with all of you and viva mexico. viva. >> viva! >> before olga comes back, i forgot what the whole reason why i came up here, to do my job as mayor. i got too excited in the moment. so before the consul general speaks and olga comes back up again, thank you so much olga miranda, she is the labor leader for the janitors of san francisco. and let me tell you, it's it's

not just folks of mexican dissent, there are folks of diversity and she is leading the union and making sure that she is taking care of the places especially downtown san francisco. so thank you again. olga. i also want to acknowledge, you know, i think our lieutenant-governor forgot about the flights that go in and out of mexico. it is the number one tourist destinations for people from california but what most people may not know, is that california is a tourist destination for mexican tourist to come here as well. so we truly have an international relationship that continue to persist and we'll continue to enjoy that. and i want today make my specific announcement about what we're going to do in honor

of el grito. we are going to light up city hall in the colors of the mexican flag, green, white and red. so make sure that after this event, you get your photographs, you go out and you celebrate with the community. and finally, consul general, on behalf of the city and county of san francisco, today we're officially making it el grito day in the city and county of san francisco. [applause] >> come on, are we ready? >> yes! >> i would like to take this moment to be able to introduce

our consul general de mexico vincent ventura. who will provide comments. last month, there were changes. but i'm so proud that our consul general stand to go my left is now going to be sharing these remarks. we've all been looking forward to this moment. ungran aplauso. [applause] >> thank you very much. i'm so excited to be here with you all. this is an important celebration, mexico is present here. and thanks to your interest, your visits, your culture is great, thank you, thank you very much. thank you mayor, thank you lieutenant-governor and all the members that are doing incredible effort to have this celebration here to life. thank you. let me write, let me read for you some words that i would like to share with you.

we come together to celebrate 213 anniversary of mexican independence, with latino united states. we honored to have the mayor london breed and lieutenant and mary anne, chief of city of san francisco with us tonight. on september 16th, 1810, i dal go ran the charts in dolores. challenging for mexican independence. our history is marked by resilience and determination. this spirit lies on mexicans from the daca dream inventories essential workers contributing to california's prosperity. our communities extend to achievement in arts and culture, we applaud mexican artist success like diego rivera and cha lo legacy in san francisco.

we celebrate san francisco dancers, hernandez, and our ten or arturo chacon. thank you. [applause] as you mentioned lieutenant-governor, mexico's economy is crucial ties with the u.s. and canada through mca. we also cherish our partnership with california a strong ally ant committed for our border. mexico second largest partner supporting over 850,000 jobs. this year, we are proud to celebrate 1 75 years of the mexican culture being present here in the beautiful city of san francisco. to mayor breed and mary anne,

thank you for your warm hospitality in this beautiful building and historic city, today we gather with your friends in california and san francisco to mark this historic and important occasion. thank you very much and que viva mexico. muchas gracias. gracias. [applause] >> at this time i would like to also recognize supervisor safai. thank you. my next guest is robert negrete continues to provide to our community. i want to take this point right now to be able to say that we

cannot take access to technology for granted. comcast continues to be a leader in san francisco and throughout northern california in making sure that our families have access to that. knowing that we can grow and whether it's our children and being able to get access to their lessons or being able to look up that information. it's thanks to comcast leading that way for all of us. part of the threat leaning and looking towards the future w.that, i'm going to ask you to please give one of our biggest sponsor comcast robert negrete! [applause]. thank you, robert. >> mi gente como estas? that's weak, give me some love.

mi gente como estas? look at all of this beautiful people in this building. this is incredible and i'm honored. i come from humble beginings to be able to sit here and speak in front of you having mayor london breed next to me, this is incredible. i'm super thankful and grateful for this opportunity. so i would like to take this moment to thank mayor lond ond breed and all the dignitaries here this evening, we cannot do all of this without of hard work. we're commit today your dedication to ensure that we're successful. thank you so much. [applause] el grito is such a beautiful day of celebration and gratitude. it's a day of remembrance with the special focus on celebrating a beautiful country and its culture. come on, give it up. let's go!

today reminds me of my grandmother. she made the most amazing food y'all, anybody have anybody like that out there. specifically she made this bowl of menudo that was beyond anything you could ever taste. like the taste, the flavor, you can just everything like if i was sick, i was healed within a half hour, it ha super power. one day i asked her, grandma, what is it? what is the secret recipe that you put in this to make it so good? she looked at me and said "my jo, i make it with love" so today i'm going to ask you to continue to lead with love as we build with these communities and continue to build these wonderful communities in the area.

through our dni efforts comcast to develop our leaders and define way to see give back to our communities especially things like partnering with mayor breed's office to be able to give back and do the community, community hubs. so through our partnership, and local community base organizations for community hubs, we collect collectively walk to bridge divide. i remember that little girl that i heard about having to go to a taco bell to get internet access. in our partnerships and all the things that we're doing today, we're able to build wore automobile to build the digital divide and help our community survive. so with this partnership, i'm blown away, i'm thankful.

comcast is grateful for all the things that they do in this room. thank you so much and have a wonderful evening. [applause] >> i'm height challenged. listen, at this time i want to be able to share with all of you that the daughter of indigenous my mother, i'm proud to be able imatepewama. and as a orphan, indigenous young women, you're a third class citizen as the way she was treated. she called the united states in california, her mother of choice. and for those of us who are emigrated here, our parents that we saw the sacrifices, we are all proud part of the city. whether we are, black and

mexican, whether we're filipino and mexican, whether we're irish and mexican, whether we're neighborhood and have no dna, each of the women and men in front of me, you are part of the celebration and the joy of our city. as indigenous, how we were raised, is donde comen uno, comen did i he is. where one can eat, ten with serve themselves and with ten, it becomes a celebration. with all of that, you don't just in invite anybody in your house. so i want to thank you, mayor breed, to help us host this incredible celebration. but not just anybody sits at our table. these doors are open and we appreciate your leadership in being able to host all of us. we are the threat of the city,

we are the make up. estamos presente. for those that we lost during the pandemic and our leaders stepped up and our communities stepped up, estamo presente? are we present efrnlts? with our members, our janitors our firefighters, are ufc, all our car penters, we were all present. presente. >> si presente. >> mayor, we appreciate you taking the leadership to open the doors of city hall. and with all of that i'm going to ask you to join us in the second portion of the program where we're going to ask you to please join us in the grito outside in the plaza with the entire community as part of the thread. with that, before i ask all of you to join us in the plaza.

to please every time i say a sponsor's name say presente. and next year, you are presente with us and you are present with us just the same way. so with that, el consul de mexico. presente. >> comcast. >> presente. >> goenld state warriors. >> presente. >> giants. >> presente. >> ucsf. >> presente. >> office engagement and affairs. >> presente. >> sciu local 87. >> presente. >> teamsters local 30. >> presente. >> mc. carnival. >> presente. >> sf parks and rec. >> prenlte. >> at that. >> telemundo 48. >> presente.

>> don't get tired now. >> estrella. >> hetcho en california. >> que viva mexico. >> viva. >> viva london breed. >> que viva. >> que viva. with that we're going to ask you to please join us in the second part of this ceremony. thank you to all of you joining us today. the elevators are right there and the second part is only going to get better. thank you so much y que viva mexico. >> viva!

viva mexico! happy el grito, everybody! thank you so much olga for your kind words and for welcoming every one to san francisco city hall to celebrate el grito. we are so fortunate that san francisco has a rich history in mexico history and vibrancy and today as we celebrate 213 years of independence, we acknowledge at one point in time in our history, our not so distant

history that black americans, brown americans, people were not even allowed to be in this building. city hall, that now belong to the people, all people of all races and creeds have an opportunity to not only recognize and celebrate their culture in such a significant way. [applause] but to honor, to honor the relationship between california and mexico and how once this was mexico territory. we want to thank you today is about acknowledging and remembering the history but also today is a joyous occasion knowing who's shoulders we stand on to appreciate our independence and it was w that, i want to take the opportunity

to recognize that we have the consul general of mexico joining us here today. >> mexico, viva. >> viva. >> viva hidalgo. >> viva. >> viva morelo.

>> viva. >> viva. >> viva. >> viva. >> viva los mexicanos. >> viva. >> viva. viva mexico. >> viva. [honking] [bells ringing] [mariachi music playing]

viva mexico. >> viva. >> viva america. >> viva. [mariachi music playing]

>> we celebrate 45 years of promoting culture in the latino community. >> on this 45th anniversary, we are celebrating the mild stone which is being declared a landmark. this building and organization was founded in 1977 by community activist and artist who are seeking equity. there was no place where people of color could exhibit their art work. and there was a need to create a cultural space where latino artist could promote and show their work. so this is what came out of that effort. we have a historical landmark theater, a historic gallery and we have the historic mission

graphica, a print shop where much of our history has been documented through art. through the center, we have been able to develop and promote emerging artist that have become amazing established artist. so we have established traditional programming that the community can count on year after year such as the day of the dead, carnival and the solo mujeres show. during this 45th anniversary, we're also faced with challenge, the city has requested that we have a temporary relocation due to seismic retrofit, that is going to be close to a million dollars. and that's a big challenge for us. >> the 45th is important not just because of the number of years but it reflects the

continuity of the center. and it reflects the fact that we continue to exist and thrive and provide our programming to the community. the challenge going forward, is not only the relocation but it is the diversification of funding so that the center is no longer dependent on single sources of revenue. so going forward one of our efforts and the board particularly is going to concentrate on seek ising alternative funding for the center, so that we don't end up only having one exclusive source, which would be the art commission. >> what we are doing between now and june is having a series of event to raise money, right now, we are asking for the public to support us in our long term sustainability. we need to raise money to continue our legacy for another 50 years or more and in order for us to be here for our

community and to continue and vessel and promote latino art, we need everyone's support. we're going to have amazing shows by established artist. we are privileged in exhibiting the pa lo buy in collection and that's a huge gift for a community. >> [speaking spanish] [speaking spanish]

>> we have quality art pieces and quality programming. and we're going to have a few fundraisers under the end of the year and we're asking for the public's support to come out and donate generously and support us in any way you can. we need everyone's help because this is the community's culture center, this is our historical legacy. this is our pride. this is, this is our sole. --soul and we need your help. [♪♪♪]

>> i just don't know that you can find a neighborhood in the city where you can hear music stands and take a ride on the low rider down the street. it is an experience that you can't have anywhere else in san francisco. [♪♪♪] [♪♪♪] >> district nine is a in the southeast portion of the city. we have four neighborhoods that i represent. st. mary's park has a completely unique architecture. very distinct feel, and it is a very close to holly park which is another beautiful park in san francisco. the bernal heights district is unique in that we have the hell

which has one of the best views in all of san francisco. there is a swinging hanging from a tree at the top. it is as if you are swinging over the entire city. there are two unique aspects. it is considered the fourth chinatown in san francisco. sixty% of the residents are of chinese ancestry. the second unique, and fun aspect about this area is it is the garden district. there is a lot of urban agriculture and it was where the city grew the majority of the flowers. not only for san francisco but for the region. and of course, it is the location in mclaren park which is the city's second biggest park after golden gate. many people don't know the neighborhood in the first place if they haven't been there. we call it the best neighborhood nobody has ever heard our. every neighborhood in district nine has a very special aspect. where we are right now is the mission district. the mission district is a very special part of our city.

you smell the tacos at the [speaking spanish] and they have the best latin pastries. they have these shortbread cookies with caramel in the middle. and then you walk further down and you have sunrise café. it is a place that you come for the incredible food, but also to learn about what is happening in the neighborhood and how you can help and support your community. >> twenty-fourth street is the birthplace of the movement. we have over 620 murals. it is the largest outdoor public gallery in the country and possibly the world. >> you can find so much political engagement park next to so much incredible art. it's another reason why we think this is a cultural district that we must preserve. [♪♪♪] >> it was formed in 2014. we had been an organization that

had been around for over 20 years. we worked a lot in the neighborhood around life issues. most recently, in 2012, there were issues around gentrification in the neighborhood. so the idea of forming the cultural district was to help preserve the history and the culture that is in this neighborhood for the future of families and generations. >> in the past decade, 8,000 latino residents in the mission district have been displaced from their community. we all know that the rising cost of living in san francisco has led to many people being displaced. lower and middle income all over the city. because it there is richness in this neighborhood that i also mentioned the fact it is flat and so accessible by trip public transportation, has, has made it very popular. >> it's a struggle for us right now, you know, when you get a lot of development coming to an area, a lot of new people coming

to the area with different sets of values and different culture. there is a lot of struggle between the existing community and the newness coming in. there are some things that we do to try to slow it down so it doesn't completely erase the communities. we try to have developments that is more in tune with the community and more equitable development in the area. >> you need to meet with and gain the support and find out the needs of the neighborhoods. the people on the businesses that came before you. you need to dialogue and show respect. and then figure out how to bring in the new, without displacing the old. [♪♪♪] >> i hope we can reset a lot of the mission that we have lost in the last 20 years. so we will be bringing in a lot of folks into the neighborhoods pick when we do that, there is a demand or, you know, certain types of services that pertain more to the local community and working-class.

>> back in the day, we looked at mission street, and now it does not look and feel anything like mission street. this is the last stand of the latino concentrated arts, culture and cuisine and people. we created a cultural district to do our best to conserve that feeling. that is what makes our city so cosmopolitan and diverse and makes us the envy of the world. we have these unique neighborhoods with so much cultural presence and learnings, that we want to preserve. [♪♪♪] >>

>> shared spaces have transformed san francisco's streets and sidewalks. local business communities are more resilient and our neighborhood centers are more vibrant and lively. fire blocks and parking lanes can be for seating and merchandising and other community activities. we're counting on operators of shared spaces to ensure their sites are safe and accessible for all. when pair mets, firefighters and other first responders arrive at a scene, they need clear visual

access to see the building entrances, exits and storefront windows from the street. that means parklets should be transfer in the areas above inches above the sidewalk level. it's best if these areas are totally unobstructed by transparent materials may be okay. you can check with fire department staff to make sure your site meets visibility requirements. emergency response crews and their equipment need to be move easily between streets, sidewalks and buildings, especially when they are using medical gurneys, ladders and other fire fighting tools. that means that parklet structures need a three foot wide emergency feet every 20 feet and 3 feet from marked parking spaces and emergency access gaps need to be open to the sky, without obstructions, like canopies, roofs, or cables and should always be clear of tables, chairs, planters and

other furnishings. emergency responders need to use ladders to reach windows and roofs to buildings and the ladders need unobstructed overhead clearance and room to be placed at a 72-degree angle against the building. clearances needed around the ladders to move equipment and people safely up and down. so not all parklets can have roofs ask canopies depending on the width of the sidewalk in your area. please make sure that your electric cables are hung so they are out of the way and (indiscernible) to the structure, they can be pulled down by firefighters. cable connections need to be powered from an outdoor reciprocal in the building facade because hard wire connections are much more difficult to disconnect quickly. these updates to the shared spaces program will ensure safety and accessibility for everyone, so we can all enjoy these public spaces. more

information is available at sf dot gov slash shared spaces.

okay. good afternoon and welcome to the san francisco planning commission regular hearing for thursday, september 28th, 2023, to enable public participation. sf govtv is broadcasting and streaming this hearing live and we will receive public comment for discussion and action items on today's agenda. each speaker will be allowed up to three minutes and when you have 30s remaining you will hear a chime indicating your time is almost up. when your allotted time is reached, i will announce that your time is up and take the next person queued to speak. we will take public comment from persons in city hall first and then open up the remote access lines for those persons calling in to submit their testimony. you need to call area. code