that despite the work we had, we seat progress. we seat change and there is hope for transpeople in san francisco and wherever we come together and organize to improve our lives. [music] this meeting will come to order. welcome to the monday december 4, 2023 meeting of rules of san francisco board of supervisors. i'm supervisor dorsey chair and i'm joined by walton our committee member safai is on his

way. like to express gratitude to our clerk mr. victor young and the team at sfgovtv for broadcasting meeting and our producer today. mr. clerk do you have announcements. >> public comment taken on each item when your item come up line up to speak on your right. alternateively you may submit comment in writing e mail them to myself the rules clerk at victor. young sfgov.org if you commit via e mail tell be forwarded and include part of the file. you may send written comments u.s. mail to city hall 1 dr. carlton b. goodlett place room 224, san francisco, california 94102. silence electronics documents should be submitted to the clerk. items acted upon today will

appear at board agenda on december 12 unless otherwise stated. >> thank you. mr. clerk. there are 2 seats open on the assessment appeal's board seats 3 and 7 and both have the same requirements which are a minimum of 5 years professional experience the following. cert for identification accountant licensed real estate broker, attorney or property apraiser a credited by an initially recognized organization certified by office of real estate or board of equalization. our appointees are steven waszerman and richard lee. first ask mr. wasserman come up. item 1 hearing to appoint 2 members to the assessment appeal's board one and item who hear to consider appointing a

member to appeal's board number 2. thank you. welcome to rules. >> supervisors i think i satisfied 2 requirements a broker for close to 30 years. i ask for your acceptnessance. >> thank you. >> i appreciate your wellingness to continue serving. and great. and mr. lee. good morning. welcome to rules. >> good morning. i'm by the qualifications and i have been practicing and serving on the assessment appeal's board for over 15 years i have been able to say that rewarding and practical for my day today. and business.

there is a lot on the line and i feel i can demonstrate effective management of the decorum of start to finish. i understand appraisal techniques to this role and work full time still. prosecute lee. i don't have questions my i

wanted express preegz for wellingness to serve and spent my time in the city attorney's office and one thing interesting about government when we set up ways where there can be decision this is city hall makes and make sure people have access not process to appeal the decisions. this, i think demonstrates our wellingness to be fair and balanced and how we do things so people who have grievances with city hall, can be treated just low and fairly and they are saying you can't fight city hall but in truth of point you can. and i think this is an person thing i appreciate the work that you are doing here. seeing no one on the roster. open up to public comment. why would you like to take our -- speaker for ab2. i called both we can if there is miss miller present. i believe we can take her

comment. open both to public comment. members who wish to speak on items 1 or 2 lineup. each will be allowed 2 minutes. i see no members for public comment at this time. >> grit. why thank you. public comment is closed. and i would like to make a motion to recommend steven wasseman to seat 3 and lee to seat 7 of the appeal's board and send appointment to the full board. >> and -- on this motion vice chair walton. >> aye. >> supervisor safai. absent. chair dorsey. >> aye. >> the motion passes with supervisor safai absent. >> thank you, on the majority

vote 2 individuals are recommended to the assessment appeal's board number 1 and one recommended to the seat 3 and then seat 7. the appointments move to the full board. >> congratulations. >> mr. clerk do we have further business. >> yes. are we taking action on ab2? >> yes. apologies. call that item. >> item 2 consider appointing a member 2025 to appeal's board number 2. there is one vacant seat on number 2 seat 4. the requirements for min mump 5 years of professional experience in california. certified accountant or public a counsel act licensed real estate broker or property appraiser by a professional organization and certified by the state board of

equalization. well is one applicant elizabeth miller. welcome to rules. the floor is yours. good morning i'm e liz beck miller i'm applicant for board 2 possession. kraut friday usf luck and practicing attorney since. i since 2014 i run my own firms and mostly practice in the area of housing and real estate law. in general litigation. i have been sitting on board 3 for the last year and i enjoyed my experience and learned a lot and look forward to sitting on board 2. and also i'm theme have an opportunity to serve san francisco i have been here since 2005 and it is important to mow to give become to the community to timed that balance with allowing people who pay the taxes and the government who needs the taxes and raufrg them

due process when they think they are over charged or something like that. i vanish pleased sit on board 3 and look forward to sitting on board 2. thank you. >> thank you, so much. seeing no one on the roster with questions i would add also that we appreciate your service to the city. supervisor safai. >> i have a question what is the difference with seat board 2 and 3? >> you said you sat on the previous board now applying for this board. >> i have been on board 3 appointed this year now applying for board 2. what is the difference? the different this board 3 hears the hearing officer and hear first time recommendations. and then board dwo sits on panel and basically when member appeals the hearing officer

recommendation you hear it out. >> you ready? i think i am? i think you are, too! [laughter]. thank you for sharing your comments. >> thank you. seeing no one on the roster >> clerk, open public comment. >> members who wish to speak on this lineup at this time. each will be allowed 2 minutes. there will be a chime when you have 30 seconds left. if you like to make public ment approach at this time. mr. chair there is no public comment. thank you. mr. clerk public comment is closed and i would like to make a recommend motion to recommend e elizabeth miller on to the seat number 2 and send it to the full board. >> i believe that will be seat 4. appeals board number 2.

yea. yes on that motion, vice chair walton. >> aye. >> supervisor safai. >> aye. >> chair dorsey. >> aye. >> the motion passes without objection. >> thank you, mr. clerk on a unanimous vote elizabeth mill are recommended to the full board. congratulations. any further business. >> thank you, we are adjourn d ed.

>> the vibrant south of market neighborhood in san francisco is deep lee rooted filipino if fluences to shape the cultural identity. soma pilipinas known for [indiscernible] night life and art scenes is home to growing filipino community that thrived for generations. >> soma pilipinas is a community, the village that has been over a hundred years in the making. this is home to many generations of filipino from the turn of the century, to the

present. continues to be a gateway community for a lot of filipinos just arriving from the philippines. >> one of sth most prominent scines is filipino owned businesses become staples in the neighborhood. restaurants like manila bowl and jp restaurant offer [indiscernible] >> we call it [indiscernible] this is my passion. everybody's who came right now. we feel good right here. community is like a family. >> the eatery serve mouth watering dishes and provide a sense of home to the filipino community, preserving traditions passed down generation. >> a filipino restaurant utilizing california ingredients we honor traditional family recipe

[indiscernible] we shop in the market 2 to 3 times a week. we make the filipino cuisine proud in san francisco. >> along with the culinary deliteds, soma philippine ow is home to san francisco top mix aulgists. filipino artistry is a facet of soma pilipinas rich tapestry. the filipino cultural heritage district transformed public spaces into canvases that depict the stories and experiences of filipino americans. >> parlt part of the work we do is support filipino artists to work with community to really create and develop community based art. this is murals and designs that really reflect the rich history, the culture and the

struggles and triumps of the filipino community. >> the presence of the filipino cultural center which offer workshops, language classes and community resources is a testament to the community efforts to preserve and promote the heritage. >> features the [indiscernible] philippines which is a indigenous community weaving textiles and tapestry for hundreds of years so proud to feech were modern ones and very antique ones and showcase fashion from the community and we are inviting everybody to come experience that with us. >> the center not only caters to the filipino community, but welcome all who wish to learn about and embrace this culture. >> we want to develop a cultural district where you have the young generation learn their history, language and culture and where you have also the seniors be part of the cultural and share their stories and their traditions,

and continue to grow young in the neighborhood. >> the intersection of technology and culture in this part of san francisco provides a unique back drop for a thriving community embracing the past while looking to the future. the filipino influence ingrained in soma serves as remindser of the power of cultural diversity and importance of celebrating in our ever changing world. [music]

>> san francisco is known as yerba buena, good herb after a mint that used to grow here. at this time there were 3 settlements one was mission delores. one the presidio and one was yerba buena which was urban center. there were 800 people in 1848 it was small. a lot of historic buildings were here including pony express headquarters. wells fargo. hudson bay trading company and famous early settlers one of whom william leaderdorph who lived blocks from here a successful business person. african-american decent and the first million airin california. >> wilwoman was the founders of san francisco. here during the gold rush came in the early 1840s.

he spent time stake himself as a merchant seaman and a business person. his father and brother in new orleans. we know him for san francisco's history. establishing himself here arnold 18 twoochl he did one of many things the first to do in yerba buena. was not california yet and was not fully san francisco yet. >> because he was an american citizen but spoke spanish he was able to during the time when america was taking over california from mexico, there was annexations that happened and conflict emerging and war, of course. he was part of the peek deliberations and am bas doorship to create the state of california a vice council to mexico. mexico granted him citizenship. he loaned the government of san

francisco money. to funds some of the war efforts to establish the city itself and the state, of course. he established the first hotel here the person people turned to often to receive dignitaries or hold large gatherings established the first public school here and helped start the public school system. he piloted the first steam ship on the bay. a big event for san francisco and depict instead state seal the ship was the sitk a. there is a small 4 block long length of street, owned much of that runs essentially where the transamerica building is to it ends at california. i walk today before am a cute side street. at this point t is the center

what was all his property. he was the person entrusted to be the city's first treasurer. that is i big deal of itself to have that legacy part of an african-american the city's first banker. he was not only a forefather of the establishment of san francisco and california as a state but a leader in industry. he had a direct hahn in so many things that we look at in san francisco. part of our dna. you know you don't hear his anymore in the context of those. representation matters. you need to uplift this so people know him but people like him like me. like you. like anyone who looks like him to be, i can do this, too. to have the city's first banker and a street in the middle of financial district. that alone is powerful. [music]

community. >> my outlet sherene the executive director of homeless and congratulate sfgovtv for thirty years of the service to the community. um, this is a real testament to 70 to transparent and the accessibility and in government and want to say i had a chance with work with 70 for many years because of commissions i worked with and also, because of things i've done directly with sfgovtv and have been impressed with the professionalism of the station

and all the staff that work there and just really great we provide a little bit of service >> my name is alan schumer. i am a fourth generation san franciscan. in december, this building will be 103 years of age. it is an incredibly rich, rich history. [♪♪♪] >> my core responsibility as city hall historian is to keep the history of this building alive.

i am also the tour program manager, and i chair the city advisory commission. i have two ways of looking at my life. i want it to be -- i wanted to be a fashion designer for the movies, and the other one, a political figure because i had some force from family members, so it was a constant battle between both. i ended up, for many years, doing the fashion, not for the movies, but for for san franciscan his and then in turn, big changes, and now i am here. the work that i do at city hall makes my life a broader, a richer, more fulfilling than if

i was doing something in the garment industry. i had the opportunity to develop relationships with my docents. it is almost like an extended family. i have formed incredible relationships with them, and also some of the people that come to take a tour. she was a dressmaker of the first order. i would go visit her, and it was a special treat. i was a tiny little girl. i would go with my wool coat on and my special little dress because at that period in time, girls did not wear pants. the garment industry had the -- at the time that i was in it and i was a retailer, as well as the designer, was not particularly favourable to women.

you will see the predominant designers, owners of huge complexes are huge stores were all male. women were sort of relegated to a lesser position, so that, you reached a point where it was a difficult to survive and survive financially. there was a woman by the name of diana. she was editor of the bazaar, and evoke, and went on and she was a miraculous individual, but she had something that was a very unique. she classified it as a third i. will lewis brown junior, who was mayor of san francisco, and was the champion of reopening this building on january 5th of 1999. i believe he has not a third eye

, but some kind of antenna attached to his head because he had the ability to go through this building almost on a daily basis during the restoration and corrects everything so that it would appear as it was when it opened in december of 1915. >> the board of supervisors approved that, i signed it into law. jeffrey heller, the city and county of san francisco oh, and and your band of architects a great thing, just a great thing. >> to impart to the history of this building is remarkable. to see a person who comes in with a gloomy look on their face , and all of a sudden you start talking about this building, the gloomy look disappears and a smile registers across their face.

with children, and i do mainly all of the children's tours, that is a totally different feeling because you are imparting knowledge that they have no idea where it came from, how it was developed, and you can start talking about how things were before we had computer screens, cell phones, lake in 1915, the mayor of san francisco used to answer the telephone and he would say, good morning, this is the mayor. >> at times, my clothes make me feel powerful. powerful in a different sense. i am not the biggest person in the world, so therefore, i have to have something that would

draw your eye to me. usually i do that through color, or just the simplicity of the look, or sometimes the complication of the look. i have had people say, do those shoes really match that outfit? retirement to me is a very strange words. i don't really ever want to retire because i would like to be able to impart the knowledge that i have, the knowledge that i have learned and the ongoing honor of working in the people's palace. you want a long-term career, and you truly want to give something to do whatever you do, so long as you know that you are giving

to someone or something you're then yourself. follow your passion and learn how to enrich the feelings along the way.

>> the meeting is being recorded. president heldfond, you may begin the retirement board meeting of november 8, 2023 at this time. >> thank you. madam-would you call the roll recollect , please? [roll call] >> commissioner safai is on his way. >> thank you. commissioner bridges is on her way. commissioner driscoll. >> present. >> thank you, we do have a quorum. >> great. call the first item, please. >> item 2, communications. we welcome to the public participation during public comment period. there will be a opportunity for general public comment at this meeting after closed session and there will be a opportunity to