>> good morning. the meeting will come to order. well come to march 20, 2024 meeting of budget finance committee. i'm supervisor chair of the committee and joined by supervisor sor melgar and soon supervisor mandelman. >> to those in attendance to silence cell phones and electronic devices. should you have documents to be included as part of the file they should submit to myself the clerk. public comment will be taken on each item.

when your item comes up please line up . fill out a comment card and leave on the tray by the television tray if you wish to be recorded for the minutes. you may submit public comment in writing. e-mail myself at brentjulipa@sfgov.org. if you submit via e-mail it will be forwarded to the supervisor. you may submit comments by u.s. postal service in city hall at 1 dr. carlton b goodlett place, room 244, san francisco california 94102. items acted upon today are expected to appear on the board of supervisors agenda of march

26 unless otherwise stated: >> thank you. we have budget legislative item report for item 24 and for that one item we will have department presentation and followed by the budget legislative analyst and take questions and comment. mr. clerk, please call item 1. >> resolution approving and authorizing the director of property, on behalf of the city's department of emergency management and the department of technology, to execute a sharing agreement for the continued use of emergency radio telecommunications and associated equipment, with the department of veterans affairs - medical center san francisco at a base rent of $117,648 per year with 3% annual rent increases commencing june 1, 2024, through march 31, 2029 for an initial term of five years with three five-year options to extend; and authorizing the director of property to execute any amendments, options to extend to the agreement term, make certain modifications and take certain actions that do not materially increase the obligations or

liabilities to the city, do not materially decrease the benefits to the city and are necessary or advisable to effectuate the purposes of the sharing agreement or this resolution.r advisable to effectuate the purposes of the sharing agreement or this resolution. madam chair. >> thank you. we have our real estate division here. >> good morning chair chan and supervisor melgar. claudia for real estate division. since 1997 the city owned and maintained a 800 megahurt city wide public safety divisions including police, fire public health, sheriff safety divisions. there are 8 tower that provide the grid. the tower at issue is one of them. in 2003 the city approved enter into sharing agreement with department of veteran affairs medical center for radio telecommunication equipment. to renewals carried the lease to 2023.

we started negotiations with the va in 2021. we received a first draft at the end of 2023 and we have been negotiation since. basically we accept their template because they do not negotiate on the template or price. having received the sharing agreement, it took a little longer but we did come to an agreement. the new sharing agreement provides a initial base rent of 117.648 $117.648 year. we do not have an appraisal for that amount , the appraisal from summer 2023 and guidelines support that amount. it is little less then the recommended $10 thousand a month. the term is for 5 years and commences june 1, with 3, 5 year options to renew. i believe we did send an amendment because 5 years from

june 1 is not march, but may and we need to make those changes. thauj. thank you. >> thank you. yes we see you are requesting two amendments to correct the dates in the resolution to match thudprument which is page 1 line 8 as well as page 2 line 20, both changing from march to may. thank you. i don't have any questions. i accomplish it. i know that given the understanding that it is not easy to negotiate with a federal and state partners for many reasons, regulations on all size so i appreciate all your efforts. thank you so much for your work and i don't see any name on the roster and we'll go to public comment on this item. thank you. >> we invite members who joined us today who wish to speak item 1 to line up to speak right now. madam chair, no speakers. >> thank you. with that, public comment is closed. i like to first amend as

requested by the department tochange the date from march to may on the legislation and with that, a roll call, please on the amendment. >> on that motion to amend the resolution as offered by the department of real estate or real estate division, vice chair mandelman, absent. member melgar, aye. chair chan, aye. we have two ayes with vice chair mandelman absent. >> thank you, the motion passes. before we move forward i like to excuse vice chair mandelman till he arrives. i don't think we need a roll call for that. i don't see- >> no objection. >> vice chair mandelman is excused until he arrives.

let's send the amended legislation to full board with recommendation and roll call. >> on the motion to forward to full board with positive recommendation as amended, member melgar, aye. chair chan, aye. we have two ayes with vice chair mandelman excused. >> thank you, motion passes. with that, let's call item 2. >> item 2 is ordinance amending the administrative code to revise the fees for copies of certain documents in and services provided by the office of the assessor-recorder. madam chair. >> thank you, and today we have the office of the assessor-recorder here. >> good morning chair chan, supervisors.

good morning chair chan, supervisor melgar. holly long from assessor-recorder office and joining me are [indiscernible] here to help answer any questions you may have. this legislation seeks approval to amend the fees for copies for recorded documents. it authorize the controller's office to annually update these fees to reflect any changes in the consumer price index. it also updates the fees for notary services to compliance with state law. the mission of our office is to fairly securely identify assess all taxable property. we also record assess and provide access to property marriage and other records mptd in recent years we have done quite a lot of improvement to expand access to recorded documents. digitized 7 million documents.

a few years back we launched record manager, a online tool for the public to search and pay and downloud recorded documents. in addition, to online access recorded documents can be obtained in person and by mail. here is the currency as well as proposed fee. the current fees have not changed in over 25 years despite changes in points of access as well as the cost to obtain these records for the public. we partnered with the controller's office to do a time and motion study and the proposed fees reflect the direct and indirect costs of providing these records to the public. the proposal is a two tiered fee structure that reflect the level of services.

firsts the keys for copies a flat fee of $1.76 regardless of page count. second, the fees of documents obtained by staff from city hall by mail and public kiosk is fee per page. here are the fee differences for the top three most recorded document, which are deeds, deeds of trust and reconconvenience. 67 percent of all transactions are from online users, so for these users the cost fwr average 5 page document is 82 percent cost savings. compared to other counties, san francisco is a leader among peers and making public records more easily and fully accessible and lower costs. in summary, this ordinance reflects our office values to

advance transparency, efficiency and accessibility eliminating barriers to access while recovering the true cost to service the public. thank you and we are available for questions you may have. >> thank you. i don't have any questions about the fee and i as always, the fees increase has public notice and so does this one and posted in advance. supervisor melgar. >> thank you. thank you for the presentation. i am glad you are increasing the fees. 20 years is a long time not to increase a fee. i do is have a question about usage, because i have been in the position of having to go down to the assessor office and find documents, and the database is not that modern, or you know, user friendly, and we want people to be able to access stuff easily online.

that is what the fee structure reflects . we want people to help themselves rather then use staff time or energy, so i wonder if there is effort or thought to maybe increase fees further and help pay for modernization of the system? >> great question. carlos. >> hi, supervisor. i don't know when you were last down in our office. can you--six months ago. did you try the online system and it gave you difficulty or? >> i tried your system there. >> on the kiosk or down at the consal like the computers? >> the consal. >> okay. i love to learn more about your spoorns. experience. the system updated in 2021, a brand new system. it is sort of as holly

mentioned, we sort of see ourselves as leaders in the field in terms of accessibility to the records. we are continuing to make upgrades to the system and enhancements, but if there were particular difficulties you have it is helpful to understand those. >> i can talk off-line about the difficulties. i'm a pretty tech savvy person. i do think there is lots of opportunities for the system to work better, not just for you, but with others for example, the school district using your records to see if somebody is eligible to enroll in our public schools, but somebody has to go over there. it is great if they could just-there was a integration with the system. i know it isn't a city agency, but it is just a example that like, everybody relies on your system. >> yeah. we have done everything we can, but would continue to enhance the system as possible.

i think the goal with the fees is to make records as accessible as possible and you raise a great point which is sometimes a higher fee can-if it supports a easier access point can actually improve access. happy to consider it. >> thank you. >> thanks. >> thank you. you have first hand user experience feedback hire in the chamber. with that, let's go to public comment on this item. >> members of the public who wish to address this committee regarding the item 2, now is your opportunity to approach the lectern. madam chair, no speakers. >> now that public comment is closed, and with that, would like to move the item to full board with recommendation and a roll call, please. >> the motion to forward the ordinance to full board with positive recommendation, melgar, aye.

chan, aye. two ayes and vice chair mandelman excused. >> thank you, motion passes. please call item number 3. >> item number 3, resolution approving a second amendment to the disposition and development agreement between the port and fc pier 70, llc for the pier 70 28-acre site project; authorizing the executive director of the port to enter amendments or modifications to the second amendment that do not materially increase the obligations or liabilities to the city and are necessary to effectuate the purposes of the resolution; and adopting findings under the california environmental quality act. madam chair. >> thank you. today we have sf port. >> good morning supervisors. my name is christine. with me today from the port, josh keen and paul as well as representatives from the port development partner brookefield properties. i'll start the presentation with a quick overview of the

project. the pier 70 special use district approved by the port and city in 2017. in blue, the sud incompass 35 acres and up to 3 thousand residential units. 1.75 million square feet of office and 9 acres of open space. development of a twaket acre portion of the sud is governed by disposition and development agreement or dda with a port development partner, brooke field. the 28 acre site is developed in three phases. phase 1 again outlined in blue include up to 600 residential units. 460 thousand square feet of office and 3 and a half acres of new parks and open space. since project approval in 2017, the project achieved a number

of important milestones. [field completed [indiscernible] with exceptional of parks. brookefield also completed the rehab of historic building 12 in 2022 and actively leasing the space. there are however 6 remaining buildings in phase 1. the timing of those buildings is uncertain at this point given the ongoing economic impact of the pandemic and overall market conditions. now on to the dda amendments. as mentioned, phase 1 infrastructure accept for parks is now complete. the port commission recommended acceptance of the infrastructure in january and the land use committee made a positive recommendation to the full board just this past monday. generally, improvements built to sit estandard will be owned and maintained by the city. while infrastructure not built to city standard is owned and maintained by the port.

these port items include things like the frame of the former building 15 that spans 22 street, custom street and sidewalk paver and custom street furniture. service special taxes are identified as the funding source for maintaining port accepted infrastructure. however, due to the delay in vertical development, no special taxes are currently available to fund these maintenance costs. the proposed dda amendment address the short-fall by allowing maintenance cost incurred by port or developer to be treated as reimbursable project cost until special taxes are available. that concludes the presentation. port staff and developer are available for any questions you may have. thank you. >> thank you. i think given the fact that like supervisor melgar is the

chair of the land use already approved this, we don't have further question today on this body and will go to public comment on this item. thank you. >> yes, we invite members of the public who wish to address item 3. now is your opportunity to address this committee. madam chair, no speakers. >> seeing no public comment, public comment is now closed. and with that, would like to move the item to full board with recommendation and roll call, please. >> on that motion to forward this resolution to full board with positive recommendation, member melgar, aye. chair chan, aye. two ayes with vice chair mandelman excused. >> thank you, motion passes. please call item number 4. >> item 4, resolution approving

and authorizing the director of the mayor's office of housing and community development (“mohcd”) to execute documents relating to a loan for the permanent financing of 936 geary lp for property located at 936-940 geary avenue, pursuant to the small sites program and the preservation and seismic safety program, for a total loan amount not to exceed $11,800,000; confirming the planning department's determination under the california environmental quality act; finding that the project loan is consistent with the general plan, and the eight priority policies of planning code, section 101.1; and authorizing the director of mohcd or their designee to make certain modifications to such loan documents, and take certain actions in furtherance of this resolution, as defined herein. madam chair. >> thank you mr. clerk. today we have mayor's office of housing and community development here. >> thank you. i have a slide show. it is plugged in here. there we go. thank you. so, chair chan, supervisors, may name is sophie rubin with

mayor office of community development to request approval of permanent financing at 936 geary street. project comes to the city through the small sites program. the project was structured as a joint venture betwo developers, the san francisco housing development corporation and noven development corporation. related party also act as the general contractor on the project. 42 percent of the households were formally homeless. this is unusual and high for a small site, but we think it is fantastic we are able to support those people. many of those households were also seniors. several of the units were filled through referrals from catholic charities and those units come with vouchers which

is fantastic, it supports our ability to support lower income individuals and our ability to meet the program goals of reaching up to 80 percent ami average for income. there are 31 residential studios at the site as well as two ground floor commercial spaces. both spaces are vacant and we have given the sponsor up to a year to fill those due to current conditions commercial conditions in the neighborhood. there is a commercial leasing plan that would be approved as the condition of the loan if the loan is approved, and we are hopeful that we can find non profits that can lease the space below market rate. just a few more details about the project. it was acquired in 2021. the rehabilitation completed last year. including seismic up grades, electrical up grades, window

replacements and interior up grades. before you have a couple pictures of the inside of one of the renovated units and a layout. and finally, the request is up to $11.8 million in permanent financing that include $4.4 million in past funds, which is a senior mortgage product through the city and up to $7.4 million in small site program funds. it is notable this is probably one of the cheapest programs in terms of small sites program funds we have seen. it is requesting only about half of the maximum subsidy per unit. and through a deed of restrictions we will be preserving the affordability of all the units in the project for up to 99 years. thank you and i'm available for any questions. >> good morning.

nick monard. item 4 resolution approves the loan from mayor office of housing to 936 geary lp. we summarized the loan terms on page 4 of our report and we also note that the city's funding basically paying off a interim financing providing by the housing accelerator fund to fund the acquisition and rehab of the project and doing it in this way and makes the city incur interest cost for the interim financing and there are few city policies that apply because the city isn't directly funding the rehabilitation so we note that as a policy consideration. we have two technical amendments to the resolution. lower not to exceed by $200 thousand to be consistent with the project budget and correct the address in the resolution and recommend approval as amended. >> thank you. supervisor melgar. >> thank you.

out of curiosity, why is the per unit cost lower then other projects we have seen? >> yeah, i think you know, all of the small sites are rehabilitations and just the quality of the building being purchased, there is always some amount of unknown and i think to some extent the project was lucky in that, it just didn't require extraordinary down the bones rehabilitation like many of our projects do. the other thing it is on the larger side for the small sites and you do get a per unit cost benefit the more units there are in the project. we set our guidelines just across small sites. it isn't dependent how many units there and a 6 or 10 unit project is going to incur more

per unit cost to rehabilitate the building then a larger building like this. >> thank you. >> thank you. with that, let's go to public comment. >> members of the public who wish to address the committee on item 4. we have no speakers. >> thank you. seeing no public comment, public comment is now closed. i love to circle back about really the small sites program and the implementation of it and to just kind of have a evaluation of the overall implementation of the small sites program, since we have somewhat a update of the rules and since last year i think along with supervisor melgar's work, just we'll probably circle back, not today, but eventually we need to kind of

look at the results impact and definitely the cost per unit, both not just on the renovation side, but also really including rental subsidies and maintenance and all that. thank you and with that, i would like to make the motion to amend according to the budget and legislative analyst recommendation, amended proposed resolution to reduce not to exceed loan amount, which my assumption is that the mayor office of housing and community development is in agreement on the not to exceed amount reduction? >> yes. >> then, so i like to make the motion to amend the not to exceed loan amount from $11.8 million to $11.6 million to reflect the project budget and to state the correct address of the project to 936-940 geary

street. motion on the amendment. >> on the motion to amend the resolution as stated by the chair, vice chair mandelman, aye. member melgar, aye. chair chan, aye. we have three ayes. >> thank you. the motion passes. with that, colleagues, i like to send the amended resolution-sorry-amended resolution to the full board with recommendation and with that, a roll call, please. >> on the motion to forward the resolution to the full board with positive recommendation as amended, mandelman aye. melgar, aye. chan, aye. we have three ayes. >> thank you. the motion passes. let's call item number 5. >> item 5, resolution

retroactively authorizing the san francisco public defender's office to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $524,765, pursuant to senate bill no. 101 (sb 101), allocating $20,400,000 (community assistance, recovery, and empowerment (care) court fund), as amended in 2023 by senate bill no. 104 (sb 104), to be distributed by the judicial council of california through the state bar via grant awards to qualified legal services providers and public defender offices to provide representation in care act proceedings, matters related to care agreements, and care plans for the period of august 1, 2023, through june 30, 2024. madam chair. >> thank you mr. clerk. vice chair mandelman i think has remarks particularly on this item. >> just briefly and thank you madam chair. this is a item brought to us by the public defender's office. this board and the mayor have been supportive of care court

implementation through the legislative process and now in the implementation process. we had hearings at the board of supervisors on implementation. this is a collaboration of many different departments and agencies and it is not without cost and so, we are grateful to public defender's office for going out and getting the funds. anyone in care court is entitled to representation through the public defender's office and key players to people who need it. with that, we have a presentation from the public defender's office i believe. >> thank you vice chair mandelman. thank you for sponsoring and for the support of your legislative aid zara specifically. i'm chief of staff for public defender office and also here with colleagues toa and we'll give a briefs presentation.

so, the community assistance recovery empowerment act known as care, became effective as of january 1 of 2023. it authorizes family members, housemates, first responders and behavioral health workers to petition a civil court to create a voluntary care agreement or court ordered care plan that can include treatment, housing, support and other services people with untreated schizophrenia or other psychotic disorders. san francisco is one of 7 counties tasked to implement care court effective as of the legislation effective as of january 1, 2023. the funding became and care court started as of october 1, 2023. the public defender's office were given $478.429 and

additional $46.336 totaling $524.765. the current spending period is starts in october 1 of last year to the end of this fiscal year, however, we were given the option to ret row actively bill towards the preparation for care court starting as of august of 2023. our current spending plan towards the funding consist of one fte, a attorney and one fte a paralegal in addition to staffing cost the grant will be utilized for vouchers as such as emergency temporary shelters, meals, transportation, and any personal hygiene costs that participants may have. with that, i'll let toa speak to what is currently going on with our care court.

>> before you go on- >> not a question. big fan of care court and wanted to be added as cosponsor. that's all. >> you had a question? >> there was no question. just wanted to be added a a cosponsor. >> thank you so much. >> my apology. please go ahead. >> morning chair chan, vice chair mandelman and supervisor melgar. public defender office is active participant in care court. to date there are 21 petitions filed for care based on the estimated total population breakdown in cohort 1 with the first 7 counties consistent with the referral rate in other counties. requires legal service providers to be appointed in san francisco. the office has been collaborating with them. we have referred three misdemeanor clients eligible because they were incompetent to stand trial and found

eligible for a different program, mental health diversion. been appointed on one petition for a client stepping down from a community based conservatorship. we also consulted with legal service providers and three other petitions for former clients. in addition, the additional staff resources have been helpful for addressing implementation of sb43, which has expanded the criteria for conservator shf and result in increase of number of petitions for temporary conservatorships. >> with that, that concludes the presentation and happy to answer questions you may have. >> just want to acknowledge and welcome [indiscernible] welcome saint brandon students to the chamber. you are joining us at the

budget and finance committee. we talk about money. [laughter] and budget and how we spend that money, including care court. i do not have any additional questions. i'm eager to hear just the implementation of it. i know we are still in the initial phase of this, and we won't really know until at least a year. it isn't even a year into implementation, but i think it is something for us to really think about and i am eager to see proposition 1 passage or not, and how this will impact all of us in the long-term, not just san francisco, but up and down the state of california. i'm really pleased that the care court in san francisco at least is moving forward. >> yes. >> and that i think with that, it will actually help the rest of the state in the curve of

figuring out whether how to make it better, whether something we need to continue to invest in and how we can invest in it, so i appreciate all your work as always and thank you so much for being here with us, and with that, i'm going to go to public comment on this item. >> we now inslight invite members of the public who address item 5, now is your opportunity to approach the lectern. madam chair, we have no speakers. >> public comment is now closed. colleagues, i would like to move this item and just want to clarify both sponsor of supervisor mandelman and supervisor melgar on the legislation and move the item forward with recommendation and roll call, please. >> on that motion to forward the resolution to full board with positive recommendation, mandelman, aye. melgar, aye. chan, aye.

we have three ayes. >> the motion passes. mr. clerk, do we have any other business before us today? >> that concludes the business. >> we have budget and appropriation committee today at 1:30 p.m. with that, the meeting is adjourned. [meeting adjourned] >> (music).

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hi, i'm chris and you are watching san francisco rising. this is about rebuilding and reimaging the city. we will talk about revitalizing downtown. >> thank you for having me. >> the initiatives in the downtown area and enjoy businesses. perhaps you can tell us about your plan. >> yeah, sure. well, you know, first i'd like to acknowledge we are here visiting union scare. this is the heart of the city and people come to celebrate life's greatest moments whether it's the holidays or buying your prom dress or getting married. you always think about union square as a place to celebrate. we would like to continue in

that celebration especially postpandemic. this is a great place to celebrate life. we want to be creative getting people outdoors. we are still coming out of the pandemic and enjoying what we have to offer think about the beautiful hotel and historic district. we have world class shopping destinations and theater here we are using our strike thattic plan there was a time when weus people want r want a bit of everything appeared experience. one of the newest initiatives is union square. in you come down you will see

blooms cascading from hotel awnings and blooms on historic building fronts. you will see them on bus stops. you can go to many of our restaurants and they have cocktails. they have food and of course, being connected withification we have our bloom gown that's behind me. so, a announcement f ways to celebrate blooms. this is another great time of year for union square we are kickoff the holiday celebrations. they bring out the animal window. we have ice skating. music is another great way to come and enjoy union scare. we are a recipient of the

latest grant. this is bringing it into the public life. we are doing it here. this is in our park. it's really show this is great when it comes to music. >> we have been ignoring the fact for the districts it's a pretty common place across the country and opportunity to transform our spaces. >> yeah, i agree with you 100%. >> we have 13,000 hotel

rooms. what if we had a school or soccer this is something we couldn't do before. our rates prior to the pandemic was under10%. we are higher now. >> we have businesses like cable car a lot of history and innovation here as well. we want to be ready for the opportunities. this is where some office spaces will come. we are seeing office leases in union square. the cable car comes through it. why not come to work in a vibrant space. >> a lot of the businesses have been remarkably resilient. can you share success stories and talk about how they have been supporting them. >> this aligned with what i

just said about historic neighborhoods. they have seen everything from the great depression on. in fact, the earthquake of 1906. we have been around for hundreds of years. celebrating 116th birthday. open to the public in october. they are not gone. they are just down the street a beautiful store where people find great fabrics. contemrare just here on powell street. a lot of the luxury retailers are expanding neighborhood print. >> we talk about the area with

a rich history. what about the spaces and stronger sense of community. >> yeah, you know. i have to say these challenging times brought the community together. we had a unique opportunity here. was an opportunity to look at the district and assess where we might need something. we need a bit more of everything. we broke it down into different categories. we looked at economic development and change offering. people were accessing, you know, nightlife, food, or shopping differently out of the pandemic. we wanted to look at marketing and what it meant to get the news out about what we were doing in the district. looking at our own organize as well and what we would need to get that out there. also creating a safe space.

we are creating a safe and secure area. our locals in particular you can go shopping anywhere in the bay area. any of those places will look like any other place. in san francisco, you are somewhere special. this is a unique place and we needed to get it right. we have done that work and continue to support our district and see different ways to do business here. to be creative and innovative. we were able to change the planning code to make it more flexible to do business here. we are the c3r. we have three floors of retail maybe today we don't want two levels maybe we just want one

level instead of too much retail we need a school or something else. very exciting times and really interesting people and ideas. >> that's great. >> so, i guess, finally, what do you have for san francisco residents and businesses to be apart of this. >> this is the gateway of san francisco. it only drives. right now, we are so many and still love our great city and what we would like to see. this is san francisco and the residents. look around, have a coffee. listen to music on the weekends. we have so much to offer union

square. with that, support these businesses. we have a number of openings, a number of businesses betting on union square. in fact, we have a new hotel. the owner is from back of house, that's the name of the organize. they brought us several other residents and now this wonderful restaurant, i italian restaurant. this is on top of the old restaurant. it will have a rooftop and one of the largest in san francisco. it's a london based business abdomen and betting on n square. we have a great bar scene popping up and speak easy and pch.

hawthorne, school. this is the place to come down and enjoy. come, don't forget union square is the place to be. certainly in the years to come. a very difficult time of course for any major city. we are dealing with the same thing. explore and support our businesses here. we'll continue to thrive. come on down, you will be wildly, also surprised at how beautiful it is since we are still blooming. >> thank you, that's great. it's great to hear your optimistic outlook on restoring this part of time. >> thank you for having me and taking a little time to showcase our heart of san francisco. >> thanks again. >> thank you. >> that's it for this episode. we'll be back with another one shortly. thank you for watching.

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events we do every year and backpack give away and give piaget away and a christmas part with a santa and bring 5 hundred meatballs and pa get and we're like in the mission not about them knowing where the food comes from but a part of the community. and my restaurant emmy's spaghetti and fun banquet and san francisco not the thing that everybody knows about we stay under the radar we show the showcase i take it food and we started to eat we wanted to have comfort food and that a claims

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it is served in the historically we're known emmy's spaghetti as a friendly place and when i opened i wanted my friend to be welcome and o parents to be welcomed and it is very for this is a place for families especially in san francisco and this is where though hold their celebration important i mean you're coming to a family restaurant and you're coming for o to a fun place i love being the owner and pretty sure my life i enjoy running the psta spaghetti place i hope to be here a while we'll see how it goes we everyone is a friend we're hoping you'll be a

>> there is a lot of unique characteristics about visitation valley. it is a unique part of the city. >> we are off in a corner of the city against the san francisco county line 101 on one side. vis station valley is still one of the last blue color neighborhoods in san francisco. a lot of working class families out here. it is unusual. not a lot of apartment buildings. a lot of single family homes.

>> great business corridor. so much traffic coming through here and stopping off to grab coffee or sandwich or pick up food before going home. >> a lot of customers are from the neighborhood. they are painters or mechanics. they are like blue color workers, a lot of them. >> the community is lovely. multi-racial and hopefully we can look out for each other. >> there is a variety of businesses on the block. you think of buffalo kitchen, chinese food, pork buns, sandwich. library, bank of america with a parking lot. the market where you can grab anything. amazing food choices, nail salons. basically everything you need is here. >> a lot of these businesses up and down leland are family owned. people running them are family.

when you come here and you have an uncle and nephew and go across the street and have the guy and his dad. lisa and her daughter in the dog parlor and pam. it is very cool. >> is small businesses make the neighborhood unique. >> new businesses coming. in mission blue, gourmet chocolate manufacturing. the corridor has changed and is continuing to change. we hope to see more businesses coming in the near future. >> this is what is needed. first, stay home. unless it is absoluteliness scary. social distancing is the most important step right now to limit spread of virus.

cancel all nonessential gather everythings. >> when the pandemic litly land avenue suffered like other corridors. a few nail salons couldn't operate. they shut down. restaurants that had to adapt to more of a take out model. they haven't totally brought back indoor seating. >> it is heartbreaking to see the businesses that have closed down and shut because of the pandemic. >> when the pandemic first hit it got really slow. we had to change our hours. we never had to close, which is a blessing. thank god. we stayed open the whole time. >> we were kind of nervous and anxious to see what was going to come next hoping we will not have to close down. >> during covid we would go outside and look on both sides of the street. it looked like old western town. nobody on the street.

no cars. >> it was a hard eight or nine months. when they opened up half the people couldn't afford a haircut. >> during that time we kept saying the coffee shop was the living room of the valley. people would come to make sure they were okay. >> we checked on each other and patronized each other. i would get a cup of coffee, shirt, they would get a haircut. >> this is a generous and kind community. people would be like i am getting the toffee for the guy behind me and some days it went on and on. it was amazing to watch. we saw a perfect picture of community. we are all in this together. >> since we began to reopen one year later, we will emerge stronger. we will emerge better as a city

because we are still here and we stand in solidarity with one another. >> when we opened up august 1st. i will not say it was all good. we are still struggling due to covid. it affected a lot of people. >> we are still in the pandemic right now. things are opening up a little bit. it is great to have space to come together. i did a three painting series of visitation valley and the businesses on leland. it felt good to drop off the paintings and hung them. >> my business is picking up. the city is opening up. we have mask requirements. i check temperatures. i ask for vaccination card and/or recent test. the older folks they want to feel safe here. >> i feel like there is a sense of unity happening. >> what got us through the pandemic was our customers.

their dogs needed groomed, we have to cut their nails so they don't over grow. >> this is only going to push us forward. i sense a spirit of community and just belief in one another. >> we are trying to see if we can help all small businesses around here. there is a cannabis club lounge next to the dog parlor to bring foot traffic. my business is not going to work if the business across the street is not getting help. >> in hit us hard. i see a bright future to get the storefronts full. >> once people come here i think they really like it. >> if you are from san francisco visit visitation valley to see how this side of the city is the same but different.

>> we're here to raise awareness and money and fork for a good accuse. we have this incredible gift probably the widest range of restaurant and count ii destines in any district in the city right here in the mission intricate why don't we capture that to support the mission youths going to college that's for the food for thought.

we didn't have a signature font for our orientation that's a 40-year-old organization. mission graduates have helped me to develop special as an individual they've helped me figure out and provide the tools for me that i need i feel successful in life >> their core above emission and goal is in line with our values. the ferraris yes, we made 48 thousand >> they were on top of that it's a no-brainer for us. >> we're in and fifth year and be able to expand out and tonight is your ungrammatical truck food for thought. food truck for thought is an opportunity to eat from a

variety of different vendor that are supporting the mission graduates by coming and representing at the parks >> we're giving a prude of our to give people the opportunity to get an education. people come back and can you tell me and enjoy our food. all the vendor are xooment a portion of their precedes the money is going back in >> what's the best thing to do in terms of moving the needle for the folks we thought higher education is the tool to move young people. >> i'm also a college student i go to berkley and 90 percent of

our folks are staying in college that's 40 percent hire than the afternoon. >> i'm politically to clemdz and ucla. >> just knowing we're giving back to the community. >> especially the spanish speaking population it hits home. >> people get hungry why not eat and give shop and dine in the 49 promotes local businesses and challenges residents to do their shopping and dining within the 49 square miles of san francisco. by supporting local services within our neighborhoods, we help san francisco remain unique, successful, and vibrant. so where will you shop and dine in the 49? >> my name is ray behr. i am the owner of chief plus.

it's a destination specialty foods store, and it's also a corner grocery store, as well. we call it cheese plus because there's a lot of additions in addition to cheese here. from fresh flowers, to wine, past a, chocolate, our dining area and espresso bar. you can have a casual meeting if you want to. it's a real community gathering place. what makes little polk unique, i think, first of all, it's a great pedestrian street. there's people out and about all day, meeting this neighbor and coming out and supporting the businesses. the businesses here are almost all exclusively independent owned small businesses. it harkens back to supporting local. polk street doesn't look like anywhere u.s.a. it has its own businesses and

personality. we have clothing stores to gallerys, to personal service stores, where you can get your hsus repaired, luggage repaired. there's a music studio across the street. it's raily a diverse and unique offering on this really great street. i think san franciscans should shop local as much as they can because they can discover things that they may not be familiar with. again, the marketplace is changing, and, you know, you look at a screen, and you click a mouse, and you order something, and it shows up, but to have a tangible experience, to be able to come in to taste things, to see things, to smell things, all those things, it's very important that you do so.

>> once i got the hang of it a little bit, you know, like the first time, i never left the court. i just fell in love with it and any opportunity i had to get out there, you know, they didn't have to ask twice. you can always find me on the court. [♪♪♪] >> we have been able to participate in 12 athletics wheelchairs. they provide what is an expensive tool to facilitate basketball specifically. behind me are the amazing golden state road warriors, which are one of the most competitive adaptive basketball teams in the state led by its captain, chuck hill, who was a national

paralympic and, and is now an assistant coach on the national big team. >> it is great to have this opportunity here in san francisco. we are the main hub of the bay area, which, you know, we should definitely have resources here. now that that is happening, you know, i i'm looking forward to that growing and spreading and helping spread the word that needs -- that these people are here for everyone. i think it is important for people with disabilities, as well as able-bodied, to be able to see and to try different sports, and to appreciate trying different things. >> people can come and check out this chairs and use them. but then also friday evening, from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m., it will be wheelchair basketball we will make sure it is available, and that way people can no that people will be coming to play at the same time.

>> we offer a wide variety of adaptive and inclusion programming, but this is the first time we have had our own equipment. [♪♪♪] >> [music] in the town inside here i'm young. he was putting art, music and drinking together upon today have a nonpretentious

pretentious spitz that the community can enjoy each other and the time off we get in this world. [music] >> spends energy elevating artists and credit a safe place. a place to have a community. >> it is i great neighborhood the art district because we have the contemp refer museum of sf. yerba buena for the arts all of the operators and businesses here we get together and xhoukt and support each other this is a very cool neighborhood to be a part of. [music] paint on canvas is primary low when we do. this is guilty pleasures an all female artist show. it is going to be great. fun we have interactive

elements. >> we love having this gem. you know people come in and discover it and get to feel at home. this is like home san francisco >> never be afraid it anybodying on our door. [laughter]. if the hours are post and you had want to seat art we are here 9 o'clock to 5 o'clock most days. [music] >> 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 love that i was in four plus years a a rent control tenant, and it might be normal because the tenant will -- for the longest, i was applying for b.m.r. rental, but i would be in the lottery and never be like 307 or 310. i pretty much had kind of given up on that, and had to leave san francisco. i found out about the san francisco mayor's office of housing about two or three years ago, and i originally did home counseling with someone, but then, my certificate expired, and one of my friends jamie, she was actually interested in purchasing a unit. i told her about the housing program, the mayor's office, and i told her hey, you've got

to do the six hour counseling and the 12 hour training. she said no, i want you to go with me. and then, the very next day that i went to the session, i notice this unit at 616 harrison became available, b.m.i. i was like wow, this could potentially work. housing purchases through the b.m.r. program with the sf mayor's office of housing, they are all lotteries, and for this one, i did win the lottery. there were three people that applied, and they pulled my number first. i won, despite the luck i'd had with the program in the last couple years. things are finally breaking my way. when i first saw the unit, even though i knew it was less than ideal conditions, and it was very junky, i could see what this place could be. it's slowly beginning to feel like home. i can definitely -- you know,

once i got it painted and slowly getting my custom furniture to fit this unit because it's a specialized unit, and all the units are microinterms of being very small. this unit in terms of adaptive, in terms of having a murphy bed, using the walls and ceiling, getting as much space as i can. it's slowly becoming home for me. it is great that san francisco has this program to address, let's say, the housing crisis that exists here in the bay area. it will slowly become home, and i am appreciative that it is a bright spot in an otherwise

[music] san francisco developing programs specific low to increase the amount of affordable housing throughout the city. >> the affordable housing bonus program provides developers to include more housing for i have low, low, moderate and middle income households. this program does not rely on public subsidies but private developers who include it part of their project. under california density bonus law. housing prejudices that include affordable on site may be request a density bonus. it is an increase in the number of housing units allowed under zoning laws and based on affordable units being provided. >> however, the state law does not address all of san francisco needs does not incentivize

middle income housing. associating the city is proposing an affordable housing bonus program for higher levels of development including middle income u firsts providing a stream lined application review and approval process. >> how does the program work in it applies to mixed use corridors in san francisco. and offers incentives to developers who provide 30% of affordable in projects. to reach 30%, 12% of the units must be affordable to low income household and 18% per minute nap to middle income households. >> in exchange developers will will build more and up to additional 2 stories beyond current zoning regulations. >> 1 huh human % affordable will be offered up to 3 additional stories beyond current regulations. each building will be required

conform to guidelines ensuring meets with the character of the area and commercial corridors. this program is an opportunity to double the amount of affordable housing and directly address the goals established by twenty 14 hosing element and prospect k paddled by voters last year. pacificly, prop circumstance established a goal that 33% of all new housing permanent to low and moderate incomes this program will be the first to prosecute void permanent affordable projects that include middle income households. to learn more about the program visit book. thank you. >> (music). >> my name is orlando i'm the

owner and operator of sf pizza. >> pizza is my expansion growing up i loved pizza and loved to cook and been in corporate banking jobs my that whole life wanted to own a pizza or and moved to san francisco 45 years ago and couldn't find pizza i like so one day of saving and trying to figure out what i would like to do to fulfill my dream and to literally must be that i went out on my own toes an interesting things skills i again have to working on the slight changes to find the right product and came up with something i enjoy and continue it. so the positive important thing in years and years and years of trying to get it where

i like it is for the sauce i use a unique sauce to bring out the flavors have to mats and capital improvement plan any and using use a high quality of cheese the products work together more important to me have a high quality of pizza and made with love and what i try to keep it to be a comfortable foods or food and that's what i try to over and offers so having a really bus illegal day in the community and rile appeal to me and that's what i was trying to accomplish i have thought when i got into pizza the main thing if i can, make a great cheese pizza he can do anything like growing

up that's what i brought to to and now called san francisco