>> bienvenidos al palacio de la gente. [speaking spanish] >> distinguished guest, elected official, supervisor dorsey, i see you. we are so thrilled to welcome you to the san francisco city hall, the people's palace. la casa de todos. pa celebrate el grito. we especially thank

councilmember valejo and city staff and our community members for their hard work in putting together this very special event. we would like to recognize the councils here this evening. i see consul general from chile, peru, ireland, columbia, sitser land, korea and singapore. thank you so much for being here, please round of our applause for our consul. [applause] it is my honor to present a very special person, our speaker today. ladies and gentlemen, it's my honor to present joaquin

torres, for city of san francisco and my friend elected in 202 2, mr. torres previously served as director of economic and workforce development where he played a pivotal role in supporting businesses and workers through the challenges of covid-19 pandemic. his unwaivering dedication and fostering growth and creating opportunities has made a profound impact across san francisco. benefiting small businesses and local nonprofit and the community. it's been a pleasure to work with jacque win and please welcome to the stage. [cheers and applause] >> gracias. buenas noches a todos. [speaking spanish]

it's great to see so many brown faces here in city hall, is it not? of course i want to say a very good big and heartfelt congratulations to our honorable consul general ana. if he will i --felicidades. thank you so much. all of us tonight are honored to be here to join not only the mexican consulate but also senators as well as all the nationals in the region to celebrate this cry of dolores el grito. the we look forward to see you

on the 15th to celebrate the real el grito. we also want to take a moment, please por favor. yes, i am. [applause] we also want to take a moment to recognize as marrian just did the other latin country, celebrating el salvador, nicaragua, who's independence day is also on sunday and chile who is celebrating their on the 15th. honors the battle cry for equity and redistribution of land. and it's a call that would start that long road to independence. our connection to mexico is deeply personal. personal for so many of us and to me, with many of you here today, because like many mexican-american families, our stories began with grandparents or parents, who emigrated here

to california, seeking a brighter future for their family. for wages to support their dreams. dreams of a home, dreams of opportunity, dreams of raising a family and supporting their loved one, freedom to live a good life. much like the revolutionary so many hundreds of years ago. these aspirations are not achieved alone, they require a partner and power of coalition. they require of partnership of strong leaders and allies. and i know and i believe that san francisco is proud to have a lead and her ally for latino communities in mayor breed. [applause] because of her leadership and her investments, our city continues to build affordable housing and because of it, there is so many latino immigrants who have a safe and secure home to call home to

raise their families and secure those futures for themselves and the generations who come after them and to know that in san francisco they will and do and always shall have a place called san francisco that is a sanctuary for them. [cheers and applause] mayor breed's investment in our communities, business sxz families and our youth are important to us forever as latino communities who want to see ourselves strengthen and continue in california and here in our city. ensuring that resources are available and accessible and equitably so to encourage latino fulfill those dreams and she also understand that representation matters. not only myself first appointed and then elected after mayor breed, serving under her role. and our trustee recently

appointed luis samor who who's family is from micuacan. there is a lot of other representatives that the mayor has supported from our community who run departments whether we talk about working around entertainment, or we talk about economy or civic engagement and immigrant affairs and to the department tone sure that our community as a place and person to reach out to because they know and they see them so specifically and they know that we their interest in spanish and cultural competency. you can see also the vibrant contributions from latino artist, and activist. [cheers and applause] the murals that are not painted not only by mexicans but central american artist that you city throughout the streets

of our communities and la mission and other places, world refound celebrations that we celebrate that make us the icon that we are here in san francisco. of course our city famous lowriders that pop up continuously. muchas gracias roberto hernandez for all the work that you do to make that possible. the representation of our labor leaders who ensure that our people who are doing the work also know that we are representing them with faces and place sxz names that they know and recognize. and we are proud latino and proud san franciscans that are carrying the same volume ooze, same pride, the same love for our cultura, our culture to shape better san francisco. to all of you take a moment to think about the family members that you love, who's legacy that you carry to the future

that you wish for those who come after us, by the work that we do today. so to all of us, remember the power of what it means to be a mexican, the power of what it means to be a mexican-american, the power of what it means to represent the best of our culture and community give all of you and yourselves a hand to celebrate and the weekend that we all celebrate together. viva mexico. viva mexico, viva mexico. [cheers and applause] and with that, i would like to bring merriam back up with a presentation that we will make, along with our consul general, ana. [applause] >> consul general, it's our pleasure on behalf of mayor london breed to present to you this proclamation that september 15th is

mexican-american heritage and friendship day. congratulations and thank you. [applause] [applause] >> que viva mexico. >> it is now, it is now my on or to welcome our new consul

general from mexico and san francisco, ana velejo, brings with her distinguish career in the mexican foreign service. her experience in international cooperation, political affairs and consul services, makes her an invaluable addition to our community here in san francisco and it's been already an absolute pleasure getting to know her and working with her. we are so thrilled to have you, consul general, ana vallejo, please. [applause] >> good afternoon, buenas tardes a todos. thank you for being here with us tonight. we are truly honored to have with us joaquin torres as recorder of city of san francisco.

and chief of the city of san francisco. today we got to celebrate the rich history of culture of mexico. it is with great pride and joy that i stand before you on this special occasion. mexican national day. a day of independence, unity and resilience. 2014 years ago, mexican declared our independence standing up for our powers of liberty and justice. as we wave our flags and sing our anthem and gather with family and friends, let us remind that mexican national day is also a time to reflect on the values that unite us as a people and community. and the believe that together

we can overcome any challenge. here in the beautiful city of san francisco, we have unique opportunity to bring that spirit across, celebrating our heritage in this amazing city of diversity. i am also thrilled to be here and to mark this celebration as a beginning of my tenure as consul general. [applause] my vision is to foster a close collaboration with all of you our partners. to enhance mexican art, culture, music, community engagement, commerce and innovation. we have a spectacular opportunity to bring altogether the tradition of mexico and

innovation that they find in san francisco. may we continue to build bridges between culture creating a space where our stories and contributions are recognized without tradition our owner and our future is brighter than ever. as we shout viva mexico. viva mexico! let it be the reminder that we are part of something greater than ourselves. we are the part of noble history and it's our responsibility to continue to build a future full of hope, opportunity and progress. let us celebrate with joy, with passion, and with pride in who we are. viva mexico. viva mexico.

viva independenca. viva, viva mexico. [applause] >> viva. >> muchas gracias. thank you so much. let's celebrate. one more, viva mexico. we have one more speaker, it is my pleasure to introduce our next speaker, please join me in welcoming richard ceo with serving low income communities and collaborating with california's political leaders, we are honored to have him with us today. richard? >> buenas tardes. buenas tardes. >> buenas tardes. [speaking spanish]

>> it's a pleasure to be here in an on or to to recognize fabulous work and also acknowledge and welcome all the other consulate from the other counties especially those from latin america. it's always great to be here

with joaquin torres, he's the nephew of richard de la torre,. two of the greatest latino politics in history. and we cannot take anything from them. i was honored to know them both but i was just a junior in college when i first met them. it's always good to see my friend and dear brother, joaquin and mnc is grateful to be here. a couple of years, they asked to put together the mayor examine mexican consulate, because the previous a friend in san diego and we did for the first time in 45 years. and we're excited to be part of putting it together every year. it's such a pleasure to be with

so many community leaders. all of who have done so much in this one of the greatest cities in the world, little mexico san francisco. i think we need a little more love for san francisco. but all of who have done great things and continue to do great things, i applaud you for being here to welcome our consul general and to know that together with a lot of people who are defenders of diversity, the diversity of mexico, united states and all of us here from different parts of the world who make this melting pot what it is. who make this country the greatest country in the world and the success that it's become. again, welcome every one and it's such a pleasure to be here as joaquin mentioned, as a grandson of mexican immigrants from four different states,

zacatecas, sinalo, my grandfather fought with pancho villa, came here. i've got to mention here, he lead the first-ever, school desegregation in 1930, he never thought document and fought in the mexican consulate helped him at the time. so thank you to every one. muchas gracias. viva mexico y viva la independenca. >> wow that was amazing, i would like to just thank every one first and for most, ana, thank you so much. joaquin torres, richard, that was amazing. the entire latin heritage celebration here for bringing us together and helping us bringing the community together. and of course, mayor london

breed who will be with us on sunday evening on sunday evening. and to commemorate, city hall will be lit in the wonderful colors of the mexican flag and red, white and green. thank you so much all for being here. viva mexico. viva san francisco, vamos a celebrar, gracias. and also all the sponsors for el grito, including comcast, thank you so much. [applause]

>> candlestick park known also as the stick was an outdoor stadium for sports and entertainment. built between 1958 to 1960, it was located in the bayview hunters point where it was home to the san francisco giants and

49ers. the last event held was a concert in late 2014. it was demolished in 2015. mlb team the san francisco giants played at candlestick from 1960-1999. fans came to see players such a willie mays and barry bonds, over 38 seasons in the open ballpark. an upper deck expansion was added in the 1970s. there are two world series played at the stick in 1962 and in 198 9. during the 1989 world series against the oakland as they were shook by an earthquake. candlestick's enclosure had minor damages from the quake but its design saved thousands of lives. nfl team the san francisco 49ers played at candlestick from feign

71-2013. it was home to five-time super bowl champion teams and hall of fame players by joe montana, jerry rice and steve jones. in 1982, the game-winning touchdown pass from joe montana to dwight clark was known as "the catch." leading the niners to their first super bowl. the 49ers hosted eight n.f.c. championship games including the 2001 season that ended with a loss to the new york giants. in 201, the last event held at candlestick park was a concert by paul mccartney who played with the beatles in 1966, the stadium's first concert. demolition of the stick began in late 2014 and it was completed in september 2015. the giants had moved to pacific rail park in 2000 while the 49ers moved to santa clara in 2014. with structural claims and

numerous name changes, many have passed through and will remember candlestick park as home to the legendary athletes and entertainment. these memorable moments will live on in a place called the stick. (♪♪♪) [music] since the opening on third and mission in 2010 the grove is a epicenter. tis is part of the community. we bring tourist, we bring convention ears and have a huge group of locers who live here. we are their living room and love to see them on a regular

basis and seek newcomers to the city of san francisco and serve them a good dose of san francisco hospitality. we make everything in house from scratch every dape we vahand carved [indiscernible] the chicken pot pie we serve probably a hundred thousand if not more. roasted chicken, prime rib, salad[indiscernible] coffee cake and [indiscernible] all the pies are fresh baked. the home made cookies are done, once, twice a day, depending how fast they go. we believe in goold old fashion home cooked food. we want to be a welcoming, warm hospitable place for everyone to come and hang out. respond time with friends and family, meet new people. have important conversation. relax and enjoy, rejuvenate, get restored, enjoy one another

and the at mus sphere the growth. the grove is over 730 to 830, 7 days a week, breakfast, lunch and dinner. [chain saw whirring] [growling] listen, you are extremely terrifying-- just the scariest undead thing on tv, and i really mean that. i am worried that you could give my kids nightmares if they see you, so i'm gonna have to block you. [sighs] so, that's it. oh, and tell the zombies they're blocked, too. >> come shop dine and play. taraval street is open for business. >> this is joey smith at barber lounge. one of the coowners at 19th and taraval and sunset. this establishment came about when me and my brother andy, coowner

barber decided to it was time to take a step up in the barber industry. our business is community that shows their true artistic side of the barber indust rae. we are involved in taraval bingo so please stop by, get a haircut and when you do you get the barber sticker made for us. i say in three words, we are community, artsests and here to help. visit at barber louvl, 901 taraval and find on-[indiscernible] >> a new community game supporting small businesses, anyone can participate, it is easy, collect stickers on a gameboard and enter raffle event for a chance to win awesome prizes. for more,

yeah. not to get rid of them. good afternoon everyone. the meeting will come to order. welcome to the september 23rd, 2024 regular meeting of the land use and transportation committee of the san francisco board of supervisors. i'm supervisor marin melgar, chair of the committee. joined by vice chair dean preston. we welcome our visitors today. thank you for coming, mr. clerk. oh, i want to also acknowledge, eugene labbadia from sfgovtv, as well as our clerk, john carroll. mr. clerk, do you have any announcements?