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am san cm attorney-h the board this evening. up front is tina administrator representing the planning department andcs kevin birmingham, actinginec ax exempt mayor's office of gapublic works b use and m board meeting guidelines are that you turn offess. no eatin the heari6fz govtv.org. esrgan, present.
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okay. ramaytush san we acknowledge that we are on th in stewards of this land and in accordance with kers of this place, as well as their traditional terr traditional by acknowledging the ancestors and community as first peoples.z/am secretary, at public commendo not people--i see one commenpodium. >> hi, i'm dan johnson, a have h@a someone might haveable to a few years ago,ad thedepartmea is plan retiring the old re replace on .a for of maneuverability and allowing for street safety ement w, because i haven't been able is chief. $0we with this that >> this any other t y?
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>> no, i see minutes. ct. item 3, approval of the mision and possible action to approve meeting minutes.gular meeting august >> mmissioners about ng >> [unable to hear speaker. p& bu commissioner feinstein? arning 5d cl the smartest you know?know ofents weesident morgan. any--commissioner collins. knowledgment.w would move that we adopt th >> okay. commissioner nayou yovote aye. >> jj
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so i juyeah, we were- >>w if we just as point of order.ob i know we >> yes, if i'm not he mistaken to be august 14. i >> yes. chief of department's report. report from chief n. report on current issues, vities on 2024, the , and bladministration chief shane kaialoa. report on fleet facility updates, finance, support services homeland security. >> good evening ymin? dver, commissioner af jeanine nicholson. this epom" items august will last much of[l enfor tzour my, y, we have
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we are going to invite to kes place orclose to i think nd 90cluding our 49ers that we to give them idea of expeand it gives us a idea of th last couple years doing this.yetowardow select from i would som things that need to rward.abouand that is, we workie , usually these audits take close to is can really paint the challenges withour fleet. thinka jury tt came out, and in addition to y6ñb $/ wistatement that she g+wants and looked at, and report zwith a paper leading up to that. they spoke to a ton they didn't speak y, so when looked at, advocate put ourselves d be involv the middle that. is what dar as it mmknow, i
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spoke very lsame direction. people are doing a great job in this department if from .901a we haven't had gr great ramedicine running more ping more people then ever. all the way way up to your service and your everybody want to y to you how grateful i am for your and for for the department and all are all aboubusiness, and you are all about thdepartment, and i'm rñ9e just super w7 worked with all of you you, thank thank you. i can't express how good i this command e.ng in the same er uff done, and they do the right ing for so, i just want to say th is that. al ofned from each of you i have appreciated support, your advocacy, your nudging me in you know, yoveall abou thu. yoto ea d thini have have beterms on we
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super gratefulrte alof at you bring. i know you will co inue to they continue 4rm and [applause] you know, all really this d traunity sort of to do best of"ralso given emreportunity to be a rt of st job or a career sked them, do you tand how lucky you are?gave a rouyes, understands how to have been given this opportunithas been 4i xt right thing, whether it an emt, a boet cetera.gratitude to e city serve. thank you. your kind and is for issioner feinshave a coup t s, but-- okay. thank you. ve to say, when i d to this commission i my yes, i know.
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each alert that responding.8 in they must be really happy, but i call you--i never did that, cou say, make y-- greetings. this is your and helpful ro chief, h7ñ:y i assist ckrds you get evand they touch my heart. great chsn ief.erything carries t-we are goin. to miss ]you anine rose w: nich n, there d i just ezfo gone through, and what you &0 left in your is judepartment better stronger. say that. you president morgan. not on] are bawcommissioners have estions to you d ma with our colleagu take make a pj your retirement announcement this meeting and last lot cola muchief, you wa for me and in terms of everything you taut department, you then when
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you first came here. i also think that be over yeterms, is called--perseverance. basically it.húh ynt get there all that force--i know so, as commission ob to be of the department major i of our wanted this last official day. you commissioner nakajo.what she said, sme own you meknew about the rose:c part, so middle name. i take so i the fire department, one thing thre, but our fire engines, our fire engines to get up the .' hills th h our beautiful city to be built special to and ge@t to the houses and the people that needed help and fires , and it just to me is a metaphor of the specartment for ipr+ i'm really great fd . i'm grateful to ,[be a fire commissioner er od y the room now every day. i'm impressed. humband grateful.sister chief. sia or a while ma>>i how could leave when i here, but b'whh we have a is
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can continue to call and salutations hoto it. is a magnificent ment. ita it is who inspir will justyomy favoritpeople will forget what you said, what you did, but how them pas impact of superior leadership. that's you. @r s been wii must admit i was i first was the intimidated me im big responsib ti i said, she holds a lot this isbig uep all and you were very gracious and and i'll keep it shd sweet.u ow, just which rong and thisran yo i will make a on that. and then i'll make comment. dumped
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on a by and about making decisions, this sheally knocked it out of the ch this department. at this mearyom >> [no, i ic comment approaches the next >ygood eveni i don't know if . make sure everyone is okay. good eve.is shane kaialoa, deputhis and president vice presidcommisjo, chief nicholson, command staff. we'll start with f of cuhome ve a few c( cathy, can we bring up-- >> bring bring it up. brown at month , holding planning meetings lithium ion batteries at the port.over the last ain of those batteries, and so whinto
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to address those as they come ashe alin credentialing our o emergency operations center trainings to pr those folks for whatever happens to san another disaster or some i manner whre the emeroo personnel in the room operating at also planning during disknow, many folks liin we fleet weekplanningand then right, me ningevent re ?a depui develop those a succ ul event anwell coordinated l /zir laamount and coordination tha th z parade, also attende moving on to dity inclusion with t deputy every month lking to commissioner feinstein before we eadone in keof things happen because they are the last chief buford and as well te school, looking how to coordinate with va our folks
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into their and their oghout hbcu interns, ge, a, with chief buford isra is unrd university. that is the female to the myself, paige at majoring inand isra majoring political science. just so smart. it wa chief buford did whatwere interested in, what d trying to uswhere they went to the city attorney and shadowed there for a african oup survey 133 e%mmand onúw findings and how we can processes in s. two incredibly remarkable young folks chief bu ou. walkedivision of . moving on to recrui lieutenant anderson, gloat on-- indi kn how he does it.the last two months. attendeded the [indiscernible] welcome reception ékand introduction. he hosted two cohorts for $all internships co 20 participants participated program the cohort emt1
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received disaster chief m a honda for coordinating that training for those i belithat lieun[indiscernible] delivering i believe last year if remember we partnered with the deliveri wild land training individuals. lieute efforts young individuals in wild firefightet+vor trainingmore time.the [indiscernible] also the fire candidate testing city college stents. s+÷! tha strone!&p lúrshi folks fo candidattesting cent rough those. conducted baseline, ph othp, activities to give e and whcqat thimpr%ovsuccpr lieutenant andersonfor áúall, sf internshipphotos work with nert in ctop right picture, there who eir cpr cards throain, i to thank u lieutenant honda fo,l coordinating the efforts. during ander sessions at the fosierra college recruitment those conducted seal candidat but epep insure these folk onto the candidate testing center, al
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lieutenant anderson is constantly in touch k ththey answer ns e thviduals. above all, he also terviews for moving to the chief's interviews and th is getting through this. it is a very long process, it is ul with the field, in facility it is a tontinuing the over 0#the last august tturn outs we are starting the and juit will take but we should of ming up in the fall we expecta 8 one group will lbe in a ho and another group, dairy diet. do what comes at august, send two individuals to that we co ef[indiscernible] respiratory the over-haul or we leave gethat building.our folks are healthy and not environment
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without breathing clean air. í it with 45 minute wtime, workload.into air purifiers. bhu bhu contact for the month of t with san jury they mp. oyee health #z union members o lays in ing at claims that trasystem whour employee health and nurse phelps return, e uniand [indiscernib 35eechang ually ~, star relationships outside ere can improve folks és points below there that help conti retreat at station 35 . service, captain todd, ceible] level 1 background investigations complattendeded the training, the rn] ible tra even though the investigative servic bureau, it is importawe portuniti, when goes back to the field he portunitthe captain.
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probably the best job in fire department, but-chief, not to is fantastic. [lon ason as the captain r engine companies as part of a strike team. deployed the sites and incidents and believe under services, mullen busy in withhv c generators, vv heaters, he june, 103 completed, 129 in ent car and ambulance red 4and beautification terrible pictures, but that wall is repainted. 8 happening c7at 5i work and of equipment. meetings our resiliency and our disaster our reserve apparatus. hapngines have been outfitted with hose. we that is though a small part, it is a wntheir staffing that us without having to we are about 90 of rp yutrdei'll eat step wmove forward.safety emergency re busy fire
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hs with multiple designfloral plans of individual structures. public÷x walker weto come as we to the community. a are open d ng their concerns and what they to weñpalso visited ngwell san jose, e are to cong not sure whpuckerduring this pictu that is s my s retirement and welcome captain castai 20 3, lieutenant at stations i statiominghedoing a fantastic job. highlight one tonight and that is 2l of supervief ÷& nicholson was well attendeded by many the fireof it was a great seat the i don't want to rei you all said, but i k i the command staff that, how fortunate . ional there.!ñ others chief nicholson priorcrew we have
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now we chief nicholson. you from all for having trust w9in a micro manager. she gives us the goals.ves the di wants a leader like that, you ar you are ve vision, you are ion, and chief t2nicholis she's ing to say. i was thin were sayme we have all seen, and wi it takes somebody who somebody who in the and chief nicholson is such a strong cacan be coin where she advocate for to right thing for the right outcomes for the here and visit it is a incredible strength of a leader to le and stand eds to be to be said. we will always thank you that. lk i think i go. we'll private. g you've done for this hout for what you've done asief oftñ for having the courage and carry the vision, mission and are vision d
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you have our coment ue thank you. xzat i you stole my words. ch. w t >> i do any public either approaching the podium, ne. >> okay, thank you secretarur f questions or e commission?4qraser. you chief just policies you have there a th will be so that's now obably ough ok be anticipation and >> chief doing 0óa fantthere, b wi involved in>is our cad st of the emergency notification? the on fraser. ally for the ' fire department to ent fireliin at the dec. kes two years. i understand. >> yeah, it alrewere developed last year, so it will kind of it completed. t. i'm really glad we are involved for our cad for the of th
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thank you. othea or to e home is puz but to think that's great.y i think we much more k then we anticipated.very p>> me too. %+ thank you. ln >>el you as always.you for the glossarterms, a lot is has more you to please bring that to us really er of things. i just want to touch couple of them. that is-those are-- this is ] first thing on when i joined the commission as i said, w]i'm in my 5th s ago and that was the issue and station the fact tha basically unable to do hing with station 7 because all the money got used up station 35, i then read think last week that thing is going on
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i dont know, something is not floating properly or i just--i undeis, thank you chief nicholson, yo,uu can't use-part fill in the bond that was supposed to be used >> uh-huh. >> and it just looks me like 7 kind of got shafted here. >> what's our plan for doing someth because 7 needs wor >> seven neenew fire station. to be [indiscernible] >> it does need work. need work. station 7 is one of t it needs a new fire house.to >> might halook at bond or [indiscernible] >> i may be and i'm not suggesting, i'm aren't the next one will be on in 2026? is that true? >> no. i believe 5the next that is my understanding. >> that is even worse.
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>> and, i know that the puc is a lot of money that bond, and you know, we ha other funding sources for state and federal government we did get e former speaker of the house pelosi's at it was. you know, but $40 million, $50 million. we have station 5 house. we can just take those plans an stis a good station, anned, and so we could just do that there, but funding for it and when we as the bond passed told at the training center was going toion, which is about
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the amount we had. i sai you can't even give us a bid g much smaller.do think the charter and is done and i know we are not the that has with infrastructure, so i assistant deputy chief mullen and miller sat down withand department to talk about is there a way for work together and bring this forward. there are multitude of departments infrastructure. the problem for ushat, we are expected to respond and if otour station collapses, respond, what ers ed to the equipment in that station? j÷has been my, objection every time that i in other departments, and i spoke at an well, that this sustainable for us, and had madam collins come with me to meet administrator and one of
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you know, it's and it is --the way that government has of prioritized things has needs to change and i also think there has been or a sense within 3@ city government that you guysould have all you need. that's all you need.is not all we need when they use $250 something that cost $80 million in san jose. our challenge. the system needs to be changed, is broken, and it is not francisco fire department, and this is nothing new.for a long time, when mad about it. was mad and i'm still mad about it. you know i'll still--to the last dt it. yes, we need $50 million station 7, and there is a lot of other stuff property as
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wel yeah--i guess that's-i salong enough. >> no. alright.ion, which a huge consequence, but peaked my interest, whi 50 of your report from june i believe it is. and it says, it talks neighborhood fire stations again. station 44, generator delivery elayed because construcon of the concrete pads pport generators not to specification and further assessmentreview by a structural engineer is needed. dpw did construction, this one the department of enhave to confirm with chief was dpw or another contractor. >> i responsible for that. whether they are doing the they oversee it and they that it is done properly.
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the ball. and what's the solution, chief? i haven't spoken to chief the challenge over the years is, else screws up and we have to pay for it, is and has been unacceptable to me an done-that is what the city prwhy this charter the d, we really need to be involved and to advocate. >> weyou chief with my questions there. but, at w >> thank you. >> thank you, chief. >> any other questions? commissioner collins. they say these infrastructure improvewhat they cost. and the mark-up is a full one city department. that is clear, we all know it. so, going forward, i think what we have to focus on is the strategy for surprised and learn that you know, it is just
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accepted in a se yeah, yeah. $6 million trash can. think looking forward really must figure out our correct this mark-up, which is untenable, and do we do with it allies within city do we make it clear yo the media what's going on?the stcorrect this, it is unfair and it use of funds, and that's not it cost. not what it cost. >> if i may through the president. masay is, it is not for public what they call, central services, board of supervisors, may be office. and it came out in the re done by the civil grand jury that it is works and so, wlaut
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what i dont know, i what the actual bond ters are reading it, but the fire department this is somewhat--it is basically of managing the city's budget.of balancing the city's all these things as i go out the door, but before as well. >> but, if you look in the the civil grand jury, it talks about some of the money to central services and i was like what the heck is well, it's all sorts of things. could be the city administra board of supervisors and on not just public works we are sort of funding. we do audits completion? >> do we do audits? the eser bond funds upon completion? >> i know we r best to micro manage it, and
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we it costs. this is how the city doea problem with th much as we can. i know chief mullen has, chief miller has, and we caught them certain things that arnot copacetic, but a lot how it is done. n remember when we station 16 done up in the marina district andthe contractor wouldn't show up. he just stopped showing up e and so, there were delays and get-the contractor gets penalized for the delay. e getting $500 thousand back. works we already spnt that money, that is our mone ain, the long-term solution is getting involved of charter change, because rong in my humble opinion, it isn't giving uand it isn't giving ey need and that's just my humble opinion. >> of the mandate of the charter?e it "has always been done
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this way"? works because of the charter. >> right. get theirdon't know how the other on to that. i dont kn but, when--i mean, ]ñ --when i questioned this stuff kiddinit's done. how it's done it's done.so yeah, it's usto be changed and we be that's when ch i had a meeting this morning, that is what i asked w& him to are allies in public safety. if we ca do, but we need to be in the room for any of charter changes. need to be in the room like crazy. thing else collins? i had one quick question ab that security gate, was that originaldesign or added later? >> it was added later. we had folks-there was a securitso we are adding to it, so it is more secure. if i
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may, when this was designed was said, this is a home be here. this is a working fire station that will be here. and we were shot bcdc, the bay coastal whatever it is called development commission. we were shot down by them.back to them through supervisor aaron peskin commission to ask for this. agcosting us money, but, we at str boats home land security asset, so, yeah. bringing the so carry on. >> er nakajo. >> mr. president, i say, chief you very much betwo month report and it was very comprehensive. whatever words of wisdom and what needs to this point moving forward, because it no more and we'll inherit and carry the torch do what we need to do, and if we need and guidance, i know you will be there.
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thank you. thank you mr. chief. >> thank you. >> thank you for your great report, chief kaialoa . off the hook now. [laughter] >> thank you for swe chief nicholson. and your time, madam secretary, is there public comment? ent morgan, i do not see anyone apoaching the podium or comment line. >> alright. at this time, i guess we'll move to item 5 vote on whether to6 in closed session. code section 67.10d. >> so- >> i closed session. >> actually, i think wehave ask for public comment before vote. >> [indiscernible] >> okay.ser entertained the motion. >> i second it. i vote yea. >> yea. >> [indiscernible] hear
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micrisn't on] 'll form >> yeah. >> no, i do not public comment line, and no one approaching the podium. >> great. so, are going motion. is there a motion to closed session? >> we just need to vote. >> commissioner collins how do you vote? yes. to go into >> and presid >> commissioner nakajo how do you q: >> yes. -] >> bye everyone. >> we will now [meeting reconvened] >> we'll come back into order at this time, i like to ask the commission- >> the time president morgan we are back in open session. convened in open 634 p.m. >> thank you madam secretary. you're
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welcome.meback to order, commission. at there a motion to not disclose what we discussed in >> let me read it off. item 7, vote to elect disclose item 6, held 0uin closed session, san code, sickz 67.12 a. i'm sorry for jumping ahead of >> no problem. >> i'll make a motion that not disclose the discussion closed sess >> okay. take a vote. commissioner feinstein, not to disclose. morgan, how do you vote? >> not to disclose. >> president nakajo how do vote?not to disclose. and then, item 8, adjournment. to >> meeting is
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[meeting adjourned] a0 bus today from the stop. t away from this project. and i've taken that bus or nearly every day for years now, previously, as i think you heur community was just fine, i walk right all the time, and if you're about a career with us in the force to save li forward we're not just looking for firefighters but the mind to tackle any exchange and oats heart serve the public. >> i'm from california aic basically grew up at the beach surfing a lot and
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once i got intolerment i start to compete. >> my na step forward and swimming and from there w school when my off. >> a littl firefighter with the of cal football for 4 years undrafted free agent for in the glamz and thengned with thej chargers. >> are yoe with a passion for pushing your do you thrive in high pressure situations new career and my name is grasp san francisco and four i knew i wanted to an office job but a firefighter age a athletic is like that in general ws a goal and being goal ajob, you know constantly
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learning and practicingb i used my body and could part of theea be firehouse and team priorities on a team are and have breaks firehouse on engine or truck have a place together. >> i tried it done with football and didn't time to do choose this and foundn sports athletes and the fire se college or professional team you represe burn yo and other people want of professionalism and i understand yoave a higher standard. san francisco federal, state, and local is making a difference in lightothers. >> i thought through the fire depart i thought under pressure th fell in love with our medicat the medical side and helping job putting anti fires an
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were put that many situation so getting thendh resources they need and then at their homes. >> so i have come favo part of the job i'll say show up calls and knowing that each day what is job. >> i'm on amedic. >> i'm an athletic and i'm professional football and now a firefighter. >> iou answer the call and on a caller was a teenager, they did i think it on rrated the san francisco scene and they did a spot onit and how evolved and convergence of multi the emergence of was not even called that then.
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>> so like any good ball and a on the team said, the fire department is recruiting women. i 88 and 89 i got hired. and i always say perfect career, it was like social work, i ting and helping people aspect and physical. so i like a social worker with an ax basically.d i juis it, i hit the part of my story is i from a fire station and as a young girl, i and would go in there wheneverparents voted, they the old fashion voting machines. awe of the place but i never saw anybody that looked it was all men, it was white men and so, i never knew that i could do that.is was in the 70s. ent things and i was atparade in 1991.the chief of the r courtesy cit to this day, june 30th. the hand and hand together and frnd i was mine fire fighter and we
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had a she came by the tabli looked at o to my friend, i could >> and she knew my hey, do you want in us.ing about her that could roll with the punches and g she would be it. i did er the courtesy card.$é it was my greatest achievement. >> and , yeah, i love a good crisis.i'm good in crisis and i'm you physical, maybe i can do this awesome.of pride go to pride and be be who i am, it's like the of n. i was always incredibly proud and to be doing service for the community, because francisco for me, was really key because i the city and diversity is really, it's one part of a rsdepartment
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and so important to me that we welcome ever and not just face to integrate to have partment, and down the chain of command. it's d it's, stepping in as as lgbtq community, means more than just myself, right.lf. but as a leader, other pecommunity that and that and so really creating space for everyone. >> when i first it was still under don't ask don't tell.to be super cautious about what i was doing.still figuring out what i was doing. i joined when i community i was not accepting yet. my first duty station was where who i was.umbrella of don't ask separated because he was gay. had you to make sure that you were following the rules you needed to do everything you
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need today do. i was be there when don't ed.ask don't tell was you find are making a big deal about it, the next to work like nothing happened. we were made a big deal about it. work performance you didn't have to hide about hiding. the transition from that world into ly th i was able to just you know, not even test the waters. >> grew up with firefightersr a volunteer department in canada.here it's quite different, bigger department, a lot of different people. san francisco i really enjoy having the different personalities, background, experiences, i'm a pr i'm a year . and i felt like everybody has brought me in and show me what they know. and regardless of my was 28
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when i decided ge my career and go any different direction.in a whole different field. >> san a large population of lgbtq community in general reflective on that. the one thing i lo san francisco fire department, is we do look like the community we and we're making every strife to reflect that. so even in our out reach, recruitment efforts, we're trying to sure that every single person including q become a member of our department. soz a subpoena offimake sure that i welcome my crew.that includes every single member that my apparatus, i feel we can do a better job. >> my dad was a football coach me to persevere and be committed an i'm very proud to say thcareer off as a fire fighter for the san francisco fire department. and i'm proud to be who i am, proud to be colorsto be, you know, i love being a department and to feel comfortable with who i am and excited to come to work.
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>> you know, onw also en grained anything we set our heart to and anything we wanted to do, the only thing stopping us was us. it's my be a fire department member and i'm here, being changed because waemable to out and proud it's, i feel it should mean somethi >> it's important as san francisco fire fighter, that we understand the community that we serve.ortant that our department is made of different genders, rent ethnicities, different sexual because the community that we serve need eci've seen the seen it change through the years. we're in a i think we continue to evolve. l i'm really hopeful for this next generation do smart, determined, lead d i'm hopeful for our future for this department going forward.>> we're your department. that, and i really believe that i tell you, it was the greatest decision i
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i kept thinking, my didn't play softball i wonder gu to college and you plan yoeps, but the most profound decision nz life, you meet people are random.k and it was such a great fit that's it.ge >> so i see san francisco and san fran government as a beacon for the entire country. because we are so up front about whatwe're about others look at us, many look to us.departments, contact us in terms yo how do you createa diverse equitable and inclusive workforce?i would be lying if i said that or in san francisco or in the department. we are out liars, sure? address those implicit bias training? with changing the huge huge leaps as has the francisco is part of the solution to are individuals,
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there lot of different types of this world and celebrating our differences is know san francisco invest resource sos care for peoprisis on the streets. includes new program andsu >> what is the location of the emergency. aco dispatcher. jot train that this crisis team and program is to triage calls as a medical call. we don't a police more enthusiasm clint iings, paramedics emt's and councilors
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city we are. and nothing is re before the gold the small spanish in the were couriers and fisherman that will c rest and repair given time three hundre thenpp the gd b rush182948 individuals we are here to start life. >> by in the bay an town in search of gold leaving ships behind so they in the bay andwoods. with sand the way that san francisco was look at a map of san francisco have a unique grid and one of the thing is started off in extremely long but by
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1875 they know more so the ferry building was built and it was a long affair and the first cars ferry buildin people and goods and then last night the street light cars to that area also.e late we better than the ferry building passed for $600,000. ferry buildingld say a studio apartment in san francisco grand ferry building had to hire an architecture choose a young aspiring and in the long paris and grand plans for this transit he proposed the beautiful new building ctuallywider, there is none tonight. than that of concrete quitclaim and was not completed and killed. but it greater claim and operational before 8 and
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first carriages and horses for the primary street was built up tram lines and streetcars could to the embarcadero to street up to nob hil fisherman's area.nd then the hit in 190 ferry building collapsed the only thing had to be correctednce the facade of the tower. and 80 percent of the city would notsurvive the buildings collapsed the and the trams were buildings had to highland duringhe fire tried to stop the mask fire in the city so think of dennis herrera devastation of a cable car they were torn up andnted really really popular sense they were on top of that but two weeks after the kind of r way getting a streetcar to r on the
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cable track ran electrical wiresreetcars to run and pretty tram system wan but the earthquake gave them to show electrical cars get on top this. >> for city to rebuild. side ferry use international 1950 and people didn't realize how much of aenter the ferry building it was level was a gathering place. also whene was a war like the filipino two had a parade on market street ha and to give you an idea how central to the page brown wanted to to be athat ferry building busiest translation place around transit and the city is in that was y our
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18 million living in san fr that to celebrate the open of panama differential but back in business afterthquake and 22 different alamed and one had the and 80ay of life and in 1918 san francisco was hit hard by theandemic and citdatesone had a riskd and san francisco was hit hard by the other rules a and what we're supposed to be more people without our masn i readhe guys wanted to smoke off their masks and getting so two would be hauled >> the way the ferry building was origin the lower level with the natural light used for take it off storage. the second floor alleople would spill out and central stairway o is interesting
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point to a large building one we're talking about one of the cost building a pedestrian bridge the embarcadero on market street was in and in8 but within 20 to later shipbuilding porthe wo pacific we nee that. as the ferry at the peak two bridges to reach san were a popular item that people themselves around instead of the as a resultin and other varnished. the dramatic ferry usage was who was using the ferry that was a novelty but theline stopped one by getting cars and wanted to d a big deal. take the care and to san francisco and spend saturday
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drive but really, really changed ferry. >> when the bay bridge was train that went along the so that was a major stay and end where our sales force" transit center is nowf getting into the city little little the ferry stopped a purpose. >> what happened 50's because of tsre trying to find a purpose aer of proposals for a world trade center it own the in a idea objective never including one that hl towers a tradete in between that part of andimpractical. the tower administration keep am deployed and have the in states. so they h plan the plan
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for major gofrancisco. the bay bridge and their way along embarcad the plans to be very, very town he once the san f had human services agency happening city hall offender that the and we had the great where.ch us off from the and our store line and created1989 opportunity to tear down t the ferry building. >> that land a new ferry building and whom new embarcadero how to handle trq@avel and needed concept for the building didn't plan was developed store. >>co ferry building has many that ups and
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