tv Mayors Press Availability SFGTV June 16, 2024 11:15pm-12:01am PDT
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joined here by by partner in the legislation that mayor london breed who came to me earlier in year as a clear addressing the issue with the it up priority for her and thank supervisor ronen couldn't be here but her office is here. thank to supervisor dorsey for joining us and welcome a broad coalition of the community community-based organizations that you see behind me today from the mission and he tenderloin primarily you'll hear from them shortly. fencing of stolen goods a major issues in parts of san francisco parallel in the mission and the tenderloin south of market and other neighborhoods. and sb 925
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provides san francisco with an additional tool to address this problem i want to be crystal-clear credit bill is not about our beautify and diverse and i ray of the street vendors the people who sell proposed foods arrest goods and flowers and other you amazing products on the streets street vendors make your city a better place they add to the richness that make neighborhood like the mission unique and leo allow people that earning fencing stolen goods is different it is orchard crime and harms not only the surrounding neighborhoods but legitimate street vendors as well. those criminal fencing operations are pushing out legitimate street vendors often people that or selling on the streets for a long time and
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creating fear and violence. that's why the mission streets veterans is spovrpt sb and you'll hear from addition to support from other mission and tenderloin organizations like the economic development and. >> (calling names.) >> the tenderloin cdb and the housing clinic and other organization time the legal fencing on the streets makes our streets less safe and legitimate street vefrndz and fuel orchid retail theft in the brandishing businesses. they also possess risks to city workers trying to enforce permitting lose and city workers have been assaulted they attempt to enforce against is fenceers fencing on mission street mayor
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london breed and supervisor ronen placed temporary moerments a blanket conveniently is san francisco the um, any of us apts he street vevendz is part of a fabric of our economy and helps people pit food on the table and sb 295 helps it does allows citation of people selling goods commonly shoplifted pursuant to a list of commonly stolen goods prepared by the city and only doing so without a permit if a perch is cited twice for selling those o stolen goods they can be cited for a misdemeanor the third time we wanted to avoid immigration and just to be clear, sb 925 does for the apply
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in any way to prepared foods notice for people selling goods with a permit only applies to people that district attorney have a permit as you are selling temples commonly stolen. sb 925 compliments the state law on street vefrndz in 2018 the legislature passed sb 946 that street vendors is a administrative matter and the purpose of sb 946 i voted for addresses the abuse in the parts of california the police were making that impossible for street vendors to do business the goal to allow legitimate street vepdz to thrive throughout california we have the same goal with sb that will restore a goal tackling the fencing of stolen goods and not
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>> (speaking spanish) with that said i'm going to turn it over to my partner in the legislation mayor london breed (clapping). >> thank you, senator wiener and unfortunately, not able to speak spanish so hopefully and, get his assistance this translating any comments that is great to be here with that coalition of people to help to
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introduce this legislation in sacramento and want to thank senator wiener for his leadership not just here announcing in legislation it is a lot of work and meetings across my policymakers in northern california and southern california and community stakeholders to get to - to this point to make sure that we're doing everything we can to protect our actual street veterans in san francisco because this is something that you know what about you but i'm used to experience growing up in san francisco we had the - growing in the man folks who worked to create their goods and also available to provide that support to community and so many of the various veterans joining us here do they have been part of community for many, many years. and sadly what we
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see in recent years is a change. where we know that there are challenges around those who are going into various retail establishments and stealing items and taking them on the streets and also impacting the ability for so many of the vendors to function on the street it is extremely challenging for the city workforce where people have been assaulted when we tried to create and stash that level of the order and structure to make sure that our veterans are not impacted and in a negative way. it has been chaotic and very much problematic in neighborhoods like the mission and tenderloin i'm grateful to be here with a strong coalition of people who want to make sure we protect and support our vendors and also dealing with the willing fencing really
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destroyed the fabric of what people have been doing for many, many decades and what is important about that legislation and appreciate 29 a broad coalition thank you, supervisor ronen for being a partner and working with us to make sure that community was a part of the conversation. so we as i believe have a broad coalition and expensive responsible legislation with progressive penlites to make sure that we are trying to address that issue and hold people accountable but transition them into something that is more meaningful and possibly the treatment and support they need to get their lives on the right paktsdz paths and so 34 things intertwined i want to take an opportunity to taking thank to many people with worked with us to make sure that people understand there are a
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huge difference between those who are vending in terms of making a living and solely their goods they make and appraise and they're out there supporting the community and the people who are fencing. who or stealing items from our brick-and-mortar places creating a lot of problem and even the fact we had a number of pharmacies closed it impacts the community when elders can't get their medication so we hope to continue to allow for those who want to sell their variance goods and services to the people of san francisco to do so safely i want to thank the central city sros collaborative gallery good same triathlon resource center
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and. >> (calling names.) >> and mission economic development and the merchants association and the mission neighborhood centers and mission street vendors association, the tenderloin bones district the tenderloin housing clinic and the university of california law a broad coalition of people i labored to making sure this legislation is to the finish line and continue to see vibrant neighborhoods with street vendors who represent the diversity of what makes san francisco so special and with that, i want to take this opportunity to introduce our police chief bill scott (clapping). >> thank you, mayor london breed and thank you, senator wiener for a focusing on this issue. you know, the sfpd's has been graphically cracking down on willing stolen goods with
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that have a lot of momentum and theft is down 40 percent than last year, we have to had had more with the partnership of public works and all the folks see standing here with me we have recovered thousands of items of stolen goods from those willing fencing market over the this year alone and optimistic this momentum will continue because of this legislation now like i said by the mayor and senator and narrowly focused piece of legislation meant to address willing fencing and address the stolen goods market that impacts us has nothing to do with food or people condominium to sell that is state by our senator and mayor that is part of fabric of this
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city was not part of the fabric of this city is orchid retail theft running rampant effecting our businesses and effecting our community members and effecting our nonprofit you name that across the board that has to have to be cracked down on and this legislation will help us do that i also want to say if as we focus on this issue, it is such a flurry to be standing among point people impacted by this the most we're not doing this loan on our mayor and senator and police department in conjunction with the various community members impacted by this the most. and that is what makes this elective special and this effort special and what will drive our best in the city with that, once in a while thank you to the mayor. >> thank you to senator wiener
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and introduce you to sheila the supervisor from the supervisor ronen office. thank you. >> good morning. i'd like to share this statement on behalf of the supervisor ronen who represents the mission district one of the neighborhoods impacted by the fencing activity. as supervisor district 9 mission neighborhoods and thankful to senator wiener for the introduction of sb 295 and tailing this fencing in the commercial corridor the migration has cherished history of vending where that is selling flowers on 24 street or others in. >> items submitted by the mayor. >> customers our street vendors contributed what makes the mission a rich and attractive neighborhood. by the techniques tradition of the mission it is economic vitally
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have been challenged by the fencing of stolen goods. our public works employees should be talented and assaulted for administering our city program. our small business owners should not worried about did save of our employees and commissioners will reach their storefronts our transit riders should be able to easily get on bart and our neighbors should experience safe, clean and assessable sidewalks as they walk the neighborhoods. as periphery, i.e., represent my constituents that care about the health and safety of the neighborhood that's why the passages is important to make sure we address the criminal activities of fenceers and letting public
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works administer the users family-friendly practices tomorrow i'll introduce at board of supervisors and as the city we'll continue to support the street vendors to still 19 sell in your marketplace with business training, with special events and marking marketing to bring permitted vendors on to mission street. we look forward to sharing the details as we finally list this program and.
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introduce the treasure give me. >> (speaking spanish) williams ortez. >> (clapping) good morning, everybody. buenos dias and i can't say porn what everyone has been saying fencing is not street vending those are street vendors. >> (speaking spanish) that's - >> (clapping) i'm not i time to thank scott wiener and may it be so marked we make that a point to say we are community building we we do get down with vending but support our history of the street convenience, welfare, and necessity and you are community and entrepreneurs that make san francisco so thank you, with that, i'll introduce - kate
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robinson from the pd. >> all again, thank you, a (clapping.) and good morning, everyone. my name is kate robinson the executive director finding benefit district and organization that centers the needs of the neighborhoods children families and seniors and small businesses we strive for a clean and positively active community and the tenderloin is a beautifully diverse multiplying lingual neighborhood of color it deserves enjoyment and connective vitality that with i see in other beautiful neighborhoods in san francisco. and in order to get there we must address the on street of astrology goods to that end our partners that were here so grateful for the leadership of the senator wiener, mayor london
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breed, and supervisor ronen for introducing and working on sb 925. to continue the progress they made in improving the conditions of our streets and making them starve safer for everyone the fencing did he drug market is a block to you are success and have negative impacts on the lives of tenderloin residents and including poor health outcomes resulting in the per singling stressful environment the work of the drug market coordination center a game chancellorer to combat the open air drug and fejs market it involves cooperation of our law enforcement and outreach working and dph public agency and community stptd and
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stakeholders. intersection 925 builds think little work give agencies tools to gain a handsome on the sale of stolen goods and specifically target bad actors for the hypothetical anyone can come out here avenue dark and in fact, actually just on my walk over here had to work on ma cultivator street fencing accuracy fights and arguments who get to sell that makes our blocks to tentatively and for families to simply walk down the sidewalk and keeps visitors from coming over our restaurants three needs to be flood with reservations have the best food in the tenderloin and - we the
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heart and consistent work is paying off we are beginning to see change moving in the right direction and new must not stop we must keep on going the striate of san francisco starts with that work thank you, everyone, and with that, i'll introduce the president of mission street michigan - that's where i'm from mission street. >> fernandez. >> (clapping) buenos dias. >> (speaking spanish) good morning. my name is lopez the point of the mission street vendors association. >> (speaking spanish.) >> our organization represents one hundred and 16 street
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vendors three work hard to make a living. >> (speaking spanish.) >> we street veterans day are part of vitality of the street and our presence contributed to the heart of the mission. >> (speaking spanish.) >> the mortality not selling on mission street has affected us, we is families and small businesses to continue. >> (speaking spanish.) >> we hope with this legislation get the situation on the streets
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will get better and have safer communities. >> (speaking spanish.) >> we the street developers where permits have been following the rules and support the legislation and want to continue to sell in the streets of san francisco and stay afloat. >> (speaking spanish.) >> this is why we have the been working hard hand in hand to continue the solutions to support the street veterans.
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>> (speaking spanish.) >> (clapping.) we also want to thank the community-based organizations have helped us so many to mention but hours and hours put into this effort we appreciate all the folks here supporting us the mission street vendors (clapping.) great 0 e so those are the speakers we're happy to take a couple of questions from the press their be around any questions? >> that will be form late by the city and board of supervisors will formulate that
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list. >> so - [off mic.] >> yeah. >> yeah. so the city has a permitting process will not change that process the process today and the city will continue to have the ability permitting role it compliments other clauses so there objective physically stealing from a store is a crime and in terms of receiving stolen goods complimentary to it anyone is on the streets selling didn't have a permit and has items, you know, are everyone is aware have been stolen and pretty clear and those are the items will or that will go on the list of complimentarys. >> they're not - the bill
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>> (speaking foreign language.) >> i wanted to wish you a best wishes and congratulations the community has shifted a lot of when i was growing up in the 60s and 50's a good portion of chicano-american chinese-american lived in north beach a nob hill community. >> as part the immigrant family is some of the recreation centers are making people have the ability to get together and meet 0 other people if communities in the 60s a 70s and 80s and 90s
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saw a move to the richmond the sunset district and more recently out to the excelsior the avenue community as well as the ensuring u bayview so chinese family living all over the city and when he grape it was in this area. >> we're united. >> and growing up in the area that was a big part of the my leave you know playing basketball and mycy took band lessons and grew up.
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>> (speaking foreign language.) >> allergies welcome to the community fair it kicks off three weeks of celebrations for the year and let's keep everybody safe and celebrate the biggest parade outside of china on february 11th go best wishes and congratulations and 3, 2, 1 happy enough is enough. >> i grew up volley ball education and in media professional contrary as an educator he work with all skids whether or not caucasian hispanic and i african-american cumber a lot of arrest binge kids my philosophy to work with all kids but being
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here and griping in the chinese community being a chinese-american is important going to american school during the day but went to chinese school that is community is important working with all the kids and having them exposed to all culture it is important to me. >> it is a mask evening. >> i'd like to thank you a you all to celebrate an installation of the days here in the asian art museum. >> one time has become so many things in the past two centuries because of the different did i licks the immigration officer didn't understand it became no standard chinese marine or cantonese sproupgs it became so
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many different sounds this is convenient for the immigration officer this okay your family name so this tells the generations of immigrants where they come from and also many stories behind it too. >> and what a better way to celebrate the enough is enough nuru with the light nothing is th energy we. at an the hope >> (speaking foreign language.) >> relative to the current administration it is, it is touching very worrisome for our
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immigrant frames you know and some of the stability in the country and i know how this new president is doing you know immigration as well as immigrants (fireworks) later than you think new year the largest holiday no asia and china those of us when my grandparents came over in the 19 hundreds and celebrated in the united states chinese nuru is traditional with a lot of meaning. >> good afternoon my name is carmen chu assessor-recorder i want to wish everything a happy new year thank you for joining us i want to say.
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>> (speaking foreign language.) >> (speaking foreign language.) >> i'm proud to be a native san franciscan i grew up in the chinatown, north beach community port commission important to come back and work with those that live in the community that i grew up in and that that very, very important to give back to continue to work with the community and hope e help those who may not be as capable in under serving come back and giv
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>> (music). >> (multiple voices.) >> landing at leidesdorff is as the new public school in downtown san francisco for people to come together for 0 lunch and weekends a new place to enjoy the architect and our culture. >> landing at leidesdorff one of several initiatives to the road map for the initiatives all about using your public space and network for now environments to 0 invite people adopted not just to the office but any time of the day. >> it shows there is excitement and energy and people
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wore looking forward to enjoying the space that people may want to end up in downtown. >> we've been operating in the financial district since 2016 with the treasury and coming up we had a small surge in business in the leidesdorff and in about the financial district and a good time to grow here. >> as a small business the leidesdorff is making us being part of it as being part of in project. for me makes we want to be part of san francisco. >> so landing at leidesdorff for me represents hope for san francisco and the sense that this is become such a safe welcoming area. >> we local artists coming in and exercise boxes and live music but the hub of culture. >> the downtown partnerships
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has a studio in san francisco. they identified 6 locations throughout the downtown area we come together with new activity and spaces. >> is between us a place to tell our own story and history. >> it was named after a captain one the black leaders of san francisco before that was called san francisco he was the first treasurer of the city and commercial street a cross street the hifblg original shoreline of san francisco was just a few feet behind where we're 12357b8z around opportunity to bring people to locations we have an opportunity to tell stories and for local businesses. >>
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watching. >> pay by mraft parking meter pay for parking in san francisco and the video/show you how to do that the first one is no traditionally parking instead of the pay by played has instructions and options to activate the screen press any bottom or press the language bottom and enter the license plate or the last 5 numbers of identification and press the great check about how many audible convicted is to be using to adjust the time and press the marx bottom to select the ma'am, time allowed and after you
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morning. the meeting will come to order. welcome to the june 12th, 2024 meeting of the budget and appropriation committee. i'm supervisor connie chan, chair of the committee. i'm joined by supervisors myrna melgar and shamann walton and supervisor matt dorsey, who is here in place of president aaron peskin and hopefully shortly by vice chair raphael mandelman. our clerk is brant halpa. i would like to thank colleen kalina mendoza for broadcasting this meeting from sfgovtv. mr. clerk, do you have any announcement? thank you, madam chair. just a friendly reminder to those in attendance to please make sure to silence all cell phones and electronic devices to prevent interruptions to
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