right good morning and welcome to our january 13th 2025 first rules committee meeting of the year. >> i'm supervisor walton, the chair for this meeting and i'm joined by supervisor chin as

well as vice chair supervisor dorsey and we also have president menem in here with this this morning this morning's clerk is victor young and i would like to thank james kawana from s.f. gov tv for broadcasting today's meeting. >> mr. clerk, do we have any announcements? >> oh yes. public comment will be taken in each item on this agenda when your item of interest comes up in public comment is called please line up to speak on your right alternatively you may submit public comment in writing in either of the following ways email them to myself the rules committee clerk at visy t o r y o u and at s.f. gov talk if you submit public comment via email it will be included as part of the file may also send your written comments by us mail to our office at city hall one dr. carlton be good place room 244 san francisco california 94102 please make sure the tenants are cell phones and electronic

devices. documents to be included as part of the fire should be submitted to the clerk. items acted upon today are expected to appear on the board of supervisors agenda of january 28th 2025 unless otherwise stated. that completes my initial announcements. >> thank you mr. clerk would you please call item number one? >> item number one is ordinance amending the administrative code to extend the sunset date of the cannabis oversight committee from january 1st, 2025 to january 1st, 2027 and providing that the ordinance shall be retroactive to january 1st, 2025. >> thank you so much and this morning we are joined by president randleman thank you chair walton and thank you supervisors dorsey and chen and congratulations supervisor chen on your first meeting of a committee of the san francisco board of supervisors. thanks for stepping in today. >> so this is a pretty simple

ordinance. >> i believe it would amend the administrative code to extend the sunset date for the currently existing cannabis oversight committee from january 1st, 2025 when this committee expired to january 1st, 2027. >> so it is a retroactive of ordinance. >> the committee goes back to 2018 when then supervisor sandra lee feuer introduced legislation to establish it and the purpose of the committee was to advise the board of supervisors and the mayor regarding implementation and enforcement of city laws and regulations relating to cannabis in 2021 the board adopted legislation introduced by supervisor connie chan to extend the sunset dates for the committee from december 3rd to 2021 until 2025. >> i generally am of the belief that we are probably over oversight committed in this

city but this is a oversight committee that seems to be doing good work in both the members and and our staff who work with them seem to believe it would be useful to keep it going for at least a little while longer. the committee has played an important role in helping inform the work of the office of cannabis. the committee issues recommendations related to grant priorities for supporting equity operators facilitates discussions about processes and policy matters that impact the cannabis industry and convenes city representative and other professionals to weigh in on local and statewide issues as they arise. extending the sunset date will allow the committee to continue to do that work. >> they're looking at a number of things including temporary cannabis event events and i think and promoting and ways to promote effective regulation addressing challenges related

to the illicit market, supporting the the illicit markets and so i think we should obviously as i've introduced it give them a couple more years to do that work. i want to thank sophia hayward with the city administrator's office for her help with the ordinance. nick ash patel, the director of the office of cannabis who is here to answer any questions. want to thank deputy city attorney sarah crowley for her work on this. >> and i want to thank adam tonks of hat formerly of my office for his work on it and thank henry graaf who's taking this up now that adam has moved on to greener pastures. and i think that's what i got again nakash patel is here if you have any questions. >> thank you. thank you so much. president amendment colleagues do you have any questions or anything? director patel did you want to say anything? >> all right. if not mr. clerk, will you please call public comment? yes. members of the public who wish

to speak on this matter should to speak at this time each speaker will be allowed two minutes. are there any members the public would like to speak on this matter? there are no public commenters at this time. thank you. scene of speakers public comment is now close colleagues i would like to make a motion to move this forward to the full board with recommendation yes on that motion member dorsey i dorsey member chen chen i chair walton high walton i the motion passes without objection thank you motion to send forward with recommendation passes unanimously thank you president madam and mr. clerk would you please call item number two? >> item two. item number two is ordinance meaning the administrative code to reestablish two african-american arts and cultural district community advisory committee extended deadline for the written report and recommends that the from city departments describing the cultural attributes of the

african-american arts and cultural district and proposed strategies to acknowledge and preserve the cultural legacy of the district. thank you so much mr. clerk colleagues this ordinance before us today is reestablishing the african-american arts and cultural district community advisory committee a significant initiative aimed at preserving and promoting the rich cultural heritage heritage of the community. as part of this effort this will extend the timeline for the critical chess report which for lack of a better reference just gives you the information on what the cultural district will do of the importance of the cultural district etc. ensuring adequate time for thorough review and planning. additionally a new sunset date june of 2028 will establish to provide a clear framework for future progress and accountability in this vital project and i don't see anyone on a roster with any questions or comments.

>> mr. clerk, would you please go for public comment on item number two? yes members the public who wish to speak on this matter should line up to speak at this time each speaker will be allowed two minutes. are there any members of the public who like to comment on this matter? you can approach the podium at this time there are no speakers. >> thank you public comment on this item is closed mr. clerk i like to make a motion to move this item forward to the full board with recommendation. >> yes on that motion. supervisor dorsey dorsey i supervisor chen chen i chair walton all right. well tonight the motion passes without objection. >> thank you. motion carries unanimously. >> mr. clerk. do we have any other items on today's agenda? >> there are no other items on today's agenda. thank you, everybody have a good week. >> this meeting is adjourned. thank you. >> think smooth

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contaminants that are unfortunately found in all our sea food today. so, where we where right now is in what we call the fishery, so right behind us is a sushi bar. this used to be a brewery we did miner upgrades so soon we will be able to serve diners here so they can try wild salmon. right over there shoulders they are able to see where it came from. if you are one of the people that likes having super fresh sea food, this is about as fresh as it gets. we want guests to interact with the people who create it, get to know them and be part of this movement is of creating sea food for 21st century and beyond.

. >> thank you all for being here . first i want to express my deep concern for everyone affected by the wildfires down in southern california and our first responders working to keep them safe. given this morning's earthquake and the one we had about ten minutes ago, i want to remind san franciscans of the importance of emergency preparedness. i'm working with the department of emergency management to ensure our city's resilience and i look forward to working with s.f. in a similar manner in 2017. when the north bay was ravaged by fires, we saw this devastation firsthand. entire communities lost overnight.

we coordinated across regions to raise resources to hit those hit hardest. when one of our communities is hurting we all feel it. the very best thing that we can do right now is to come together. san francisco has already sent a strike team down to support the efforts in southern california and stands ready to assist as we review our own emergency preparedness. it's never been more clear to me that one of the cornerstone cornerstones of public safety in this city is our great san francisco fire department and those who work tirelessly to safeguard the lives of san franciscans. today i am honored and privileged to announce that i am appointing battalion chief dean crispin as fire chief of

the san francisco fire department. >> this is a role that carries immense responsibility and requires a unique combination of vision, leadership and a profound connection to the people of this great city. battalion chief chris ben brings 34 years of distinguished service and unwavering commitment as a first responder and advocate for underserved populations. he served as captain of chinatown, north beach and so much stations and battalion chief to some of the busiest stations across the city. he has been recognized three times three times for bravery and service for two san franciscans for rescuing the elderly from fires in the tenderloin.

battalion chief bowen also served as a 911 responder and has acted as incident commander at over 50 major incidents in san francisco. dean, like myself is also a native san franciscan and a father of two boys. >> he comes from a family that is committed to service. his mother immigrated to the us from nicaragua at the age of 12 and his father is a retired captain of the fire department's arson squad. his grandmother was a senior citizen advocate in the mission and the founder of the latin american senior citizens association under battalion chief chris leadership. we will advance approaches that make san francisco safer, stronger and more resilient. in his role as fire chief, he will help coordinate san francisco's emergency preparedness public safety initiatives and lead san francisco fire departments

community engagement programs while overseeing talented battalions of firefighters across this city. battalion chief crispin for your decades of service and deep commitment to community inspire us all and shown through these past few weeks as we got to know each other. as you take on this new challenge know that i have every confidence that san francisco will not only be safer but stronger under your leadership. please join me in congratulating fire chief dean crespin. one more step and finally i want to thank former mayor breed for her collaboration in this process and acknowledge interim chief sandy tung. where are you, chief? thank you, chief sandy tong for keeping our city safe during her historic tenure as our

first asian american fire chief. thank you. >> and now the floor is yours. thank you, sir. congratulations. >> it is with a heavy heart that we gather here today in light of the tragic events unfolding in los angeles. our thoughts and prayers are with the citizens who are experiencing such incredible devastation. >> we also pray for our first responders who have committed to bring safety and stability to the affected communities. >> it is the honor of my life to receive this appointment. gathering here in this historic historic bell arts masterpiece is a reminder of the rich history of this city. our history is remarkable and our future is bright. under a new administration, optimism reigns supreme. mayor larry, thank you for bestowing this great responsibly city upon me.

i look forward to working shoulder to shoulder with you to achieve the limitless potential of our city. surely there are great challenges but your vision of a more cooperative, efficient and effective city government is inspiring. your love for our city is contagious. i pledge to you that i shall work tirelessly to protect our citizens and visitors. public safety is at the center of your agenda. our department stands firmly with you members of the fire commission. thank you for your attendance. chief scott. thank you for your attendance. mary ellen, carol woody. thank you for your attendance. public safety chief paul yap. thank you for your attendance. >> i'd like to thank the current command staff led by chief tang. you have collaboratively supported the health and health and safety of the membership of this great department in

unison. you have and share the goals in our mission statement achieved. thank you. i received a stark reminder of the seriousness of this position this morning at 702 hours we were struck by a 3.7 earthquake. citizens of this city. our department stands ready to protect you and your loved ones. should disaster strike, we vigilantly train daily and have a comprehensive plan in place. however, we're not complacent. >> we'll continue to work with our partners at dbm to update and implement disaster plans. mom raised in the mission district. thank you for your love guidance and grace. you spent 65 years of your life worrying about dad and i getting injured in the fire. thank you for your sacrifice,

dad. i know you're smiling down on us. >> for 30 years you told me to go to headquarters. well, it took 34, but i finally listened to you and kelly and the boys. >> the loves of my life. thank you for your willingness to embark on this journey with me. this is a new challenge. and as with all others, we'll meet it together. >> family from san diego. brother. sister. niece godson. great everybody. >> i appreciate you making a last minute trip. but thanks for all your love and support. my goal for this department is to ensure it remains in touch with the community it serves. >> department members must concern themselves not just with the beauty of the fire engine or ambulance but the beauty and health of the neighborhood. i will ask our members to engage with the public to form bonds that will move our city forward. >> i'm acutely aware of the potential budget shortfalls we face.

i will work collaboratively with other departments and the mayor's office to tackle these issues head on. >> the spirit of san francisco is alive and well in just two days in office our mayor has instilled upon us the power of positivity. >> my dad would often say nothing is done well without enthusiasm. i couldn't be more excited and enthusiastic about the future of san francisco. >> let's get to work. thank you. >> i'm standing in pauley comes in. chief, would you come over here to san stand and when dean is ready you can stand to your side. >> while dean appropriately thanks his family i want to open it up for a few questions.

charles will lead us but i do just want to show the city and county of san francisco that we are ready and prepared. the public safety is our number one priority. the earthquake hit this morning. mary ellen and i were on the phone within 100 and 20s she texted me and said did you feel that? and she immediately got her team going and coordinated across departments to make sure that everything was safe and sound and it was. and we immediately started talking about all the tabletop exercises that have been going on continue to go on at fleet week. they had an exercise and so i just want to tell the people of san francisco that this crew behind me is prepared and we will continue to be prepared. we will not stop.

we have more work to do. we can always be more prepared. things are coming out as fast and furiously as we see down in los angeles. there is no such thing as being to prepared. and so once again our hearts go out to our neighbors. for our brothers and sisters in the fire department down there, 30 members down there now we're thinking about you and we continue to stay in touch with officials to see how we can be helpful with that. >> so we've got a moment for a couple of questions. members of the media folks want to raise their hands and walk on your first question. hi, nice to be with kqed. you just said there's 30 members who have gone down to l.a. are more potentially going down and how long are you expecting they'll be there? i'll let you answer that question. >> thank you, mary. and thank you for the question . i was actually just got off a call right before this press conference with my colleagues in l.a. from the department of emergency management.

>> there they are. they have been working nonstop since before the fire started and they're tired and they are in the process of requesting additional assistance. they know that we are ready to go. not only my department but i'm coordinating management leads from other departments to go down to help. well, you have to understand is that there is a process by which they county and the city must request the assistance. the worst thing is to arrive uninvited before they're ready. so that is in process and i fully expect that we will get those mutual aid requests within the coming days. the fire chiefs can speak more to this. this is an active response. the fires are still burning. they're not in recovery yet. some of the things that they are just getting up they've had some shelters up or they're getting assistance centers. centers up. there will be weeks, months and years of recovery and

assistance that l.a. will need. we are there to be partners. we happen to have a really very close relationship with l.a. and in emergency management world we actually speak on a regular basis every week, every friday. so we're getting ready to go and we'll mayor's office will be able to share that information once more resources go down. i also just want to thank the fire department. the most important thing right now is firefighting capability and the fire department is providing the need, the fulfilling the requests that are coming through. >> so the question is to tong remaining with the department once this transition is complete and if so, in what position? >> we have a transition plan in place and on january 21st the transition will be complete and they're going to spend the next 11 days transitioning. and i just want to once again thank you for your service to the city and county of san

francisco. appreciate you. sorry. yes, sir. hold on, sir. let me tell you what we're going to do over the phone to figure out how we're managing our resources with sending people to to south l.a. and how we're making sure that we're still safe during standard. those we're going down south are working on an overtime basis or how is that being managed to make sure we still detect and the cisco and resources? >> i've been assured by everybody up here that we are well resourced that we are committed to public safety here in san francisco first and foremost and any additional resources that we can provide down south we will. but we are at full staff and doing well here in san francisco. >> last one right, carol and and also maybe a better sense of and understand that the requests haven't come in yet but a better sense of what those requests might include in terms of ways that san

francisco will be of assistance go for the very first thing i want to share on behalf of unofficially on the behalf of the county of los angeles is to that cash assistance is the only assistance they need from the public right now. they have been inundated with material goods and it is frankly it isn't super helpful because then the fire department has to deal with those. so from the public please go to county of los angeles. they have ways in which people can make donations for the city fire right now as the most important weather conditions are going to be bad going into next week is my understanding. so they'll be continuing to need fire. what the kind of assistance that they'll need moving forward is what any disaster does. so the emergency management so that is management skills from

across all disciplines to help coordinate the response the assistance to community debris removal is going to be a massive next step and that's something i'm hoping that will be able to send some of our public works management teams down to assist with. and beyond that we're going to hear from l.a. and they will tell us what they need and we will provide as we able. let me just reiterate that the support factor i was doing you and i have this in common i was in new york city on september 11th, 2001 and was part of the recovery efforts through a foundation. and then what we saw in the north bay fires as well we came together we had a relief concert at at&t, then at&t park, now oracle park. people need support through cash and we will share links at our web site on on city

websites in the in the coming days. that is really the only thing that can be helpful at this time for our first responders and for those that have lost everything. i want to once again thank fire chief tang and congratulate our incoming fire chief dean crisp . and it's a great day in terms of knowing that we have strong leadership in the new fire chief here in san francisco. congratulations to you and to your family and thank you and i look forward to working closely with you. thank you, sir. >> thank you

>> driver, bye. >> hi. i'm will b. mixture weltake a walk with me. >> i just love taking strolls in san francisco. they are so many cool and exciting things to see. like -- what is that there? what is that for? hi. buddy. how are you. >> what is that for. >> i'm firefighter with the san francisco fire department havings a great day, thank you for asking. this is a dry sand pipe. dry sand pipes are multilevel building in san francisco and the world. they are a piping system to facilitate the fire engineaire ability to pump water in a buildings that is on fire. >> a fire truck shows up and

does what? >> the fire engine will pull up to the upon front of the building do, spotting the building. you get an engine in the area that is safe. firefighters then take the hose lyoning line it a hydrant and that give us an endsless supply of water. >> wow, cool. i don't see water, where does it come from and where does it go? >> the firefighters take a hose from the fire engine to the dry sand pipe and plug it in this inlet. they are able to adjust the pressure of water going in the inlet. to facilitate the pressure needed for any one of the floors on this building. firefighters take the hose bunked and he will take that homes upon bundle to the floor the fire is on. plug it into similar to this an

outlet and they have water to put the fire out. it is a cool system that we see in a lot of buildings. i personal low use federal on multiple fires in san francisco to safely put a fire out. >> i thought that was a great question that is cool of you to ask. have a great day and nice meeting you. >> thank you for letting us know what that is for. thanks, everybody for watching! bye! [music] >> when i was deep in my addiction i really didn't feel i had a problem. i ran into friends i hadn't seen in a long time and they told me what they accomplished and what they were doing

and i were like, what have you been doing? i caught a reflection of myself in the mirror and it was like, bro, this isn't cute examine. anymore. the residential treatment program was helpful because it taught me accountability and showing up for myself. since i stopped using i have healthy friendships. my job here with san francisco community health center and trans lives and work ing with other transwomen is what keeps my recovery. i never imagine i had the life i have right now. i'm living proof that recovery is

>> we do in a way which is exciting engaging-the idea is bring the stories to life, because they are so relevant to the questions we all are asking today about where we belong, who are we, who do wree want to be. we wanted to be do something about food, because it is such a wonderful entrance. to get people to think what are these cultures, how did they come about and how do i relate to them. we can't live the idea [indiscernible] >> there is hundreds if not thousands of immigrants kitchens and we wanted to show how immigration from 1849 through now the different dishes bought here and how it shaped the culture of the city. . not the thing we have to sit

down and read for hours and hours, but you get a 2 and a half minute story and the feeling you can eat those foods and never get a dish the same way again. you have the context. >> we decided to set an journey across the city. the result is [indiscernible] >> san francisco is a place where there are so many different immigrants communities. we are a sanctuary city, a welcoming place to be and the melting spot is a great to get out and explore the city, the history and how we got to have some of the best cuisine in the country and maybe even the entire world. >> my mother and myself and two sisters--we had to leave quick.

my mom had one hour to pack and gather her things and gather her kids and head to the airport and evacuate. we found ourself in san francisco. my grand mother was already here. that is why san francisco was the destination for us. it goes back to my grand mother and who loved to travel and she was also very afraid of the war going on in vietnam. she came to san francisco and she kind of fell in love with the sitdy. city. she visited the italian deli by oakland beach because she loved the beach and met the owner and the owner told her that this place is for sale and she decided this is her opportunity to stay in san francisco and her dream to be a business owner and open a restaurant.

>> i was born [indiscernible] i graduated from a french program culinary school, then i [indiscernible] at that time, we had college of san mateo in the back yard and had a program for foreign students and we got together and went to the american embassy and this woman welcomed us and she gave both. it is not [indiscernible] and then after that i got accepted and [indiscernible] ended up in san francisco where i had friends so i came to college of san mateo. from there, i transferred to chico state college, so i graduated there and that is when my culinary

adventure started. i love cooking and also remind me of my childhood mptd >> my father had a dream and grit and determination. woedy ve hard. to me, food is one of the most readily accessible to understanding a culture. i don't think many people have the opportunity to travel to armenia or lebanon. we are lucky in the city, the abundance of asian cuisines and [indiscernible] restaurants are in many ways an opportunity to engage with another culture through food. >> my grand father had his backyard you name it, we had it. [indiscernible] but my grandma's cookie the

memories of the [indiscernible] very powerful. when you channel these memories there is a image because it is a experience all 5 senses get if to it. i think that is why city is so important for immigrants. the first thing you [indiscernible] we got to eat. you got to nourish the body and you remember and i went from memory really. >> i remember my grand mother telling me stories that when she first opened in 1971, people really didn't know much about vietnamese food and she started selling the italian deli food and half the food and half vietnamese food and she stands in the corner trying to pass samples just to lur customers into the restaurant and try vietnamese

food. i think when you enter a new place and you have your family and you have each other and food is what holds your family together. at least for my family for sure, that is the time we get to enjoy food, make connections, bond, sit together and be together. i just remember my grand mother and mom working hard all the time and once a week we would have family dinners. we gather and she would cook the food. all the kids we always look forward to that. my grand mother coming in 1971, she brought vietnamese food in san francisco. we are one of the first

vietnamese arrest raunt restaurant in san francisco. >> for san francisco to have this map and look at all the people who came here and made things you can only find in sf. we are the place to get a mission burete. burrito. that could be overlooked and not seen [indiscernible] >> important because it highlights the san francisco, the diversity for each restaurant and each spot on the map to share their story through food they serve to diners. i think it is special way to highlight the welcomeness and the [indiscernible] san francisco community is bay area has. >> it is one of the project

that is so uniquely san francisco that speaks to the long history of immigration and cuisine the city has been known for. the melting spot allows the small businesses that have been around for a while to really shine with their own unique stories and flavors and so we really love it. the ecosystem in san francisco is very unique and very welcoming of immigrants and immigrant initiatives. san francisco choice to honor us with the legacy business recognition really shows their support of small local businesses. >> a legacy business is a business that has been around and open in san francisco for at least 30 years. legacy businesses are the most foundational businesses in our neighborhood corridors. they provided services and a place for community to gather for often times for generations. they are really part of the

culturally fabric that makes san francisco neighborhoods so unique. >> the idea is take what i think is [indiscernible] about immigration, about belonging, about some of the amazing history of the city. [indiscernible] >> you're watching san francisco live with chris manner. >> today's s f f is - >> hi, i'm chris you're

watching or imagining the city we have ivar satero director of sfo welcome to the show. >> go to the with you. >> thank you nice to see let's talk about how the airport as and the number of depreciations you're serving. >> yeah. it is really exciting we consult strong out the crisis and full swings with in carriers and poetry's and great dedications have a lot more to the mix and we have others we had talked about wonderful depreciations and people are loving that we're at with an hundred and 10 percent the precovid international position without the full recovery so we'll anticipating china but the

recovery is excited to see how busy the temperance are those days. >> had renovation or expansion plans are currently underway? >> great. a lot of exciting programs we suspected some that have the work because of crescent trail he now we're back in full spring or swing and finished the harvey milk terminal one and talk about setting a standard in passengers traveling and it exceeded any exceptions to finishing harvey milk terminal one and now knowledge on another terminal that's one of the last terminals to receive the 70 patch focuses on the passengers expense and west torrential has will kicked off and now taking the next four and a half years to 34re89 34re9 and have a lot of the investment structure and part of on

$11 billion investment over the 5 years to seven years and $8 billion and $3 billion in the extra and excite to implement a new wastewater treatment plants and we'll be able to reuse the water at ivar satero director of sfo and next the question is san francisco san francisco international airport is well common for the opportunity. >> could you debilitate on those a little bit. >> we set aggregate goals we set the zero goal this is the zero net energy greenhouse gas emissions and zero water and we have had that as one of the permit values for over a decade and exciting to see our entering use is down by 4, 3, 2 , 1 percent if 2012 our water use is detain 20 percent and is

greenhouse gas emissions is down thirty percent and that is about the investment we made and the quality of facilities we build and reduces the entering consumption and heating and cooling those things when we make those investments what is that commissioner vietor that benefits the environment when we design and plan the buildings is really exciting and wonderful to see little success we're having. >> i think about the future and skuntd fuel and we building that since 2018 to show the leadership in the advancement of constitutional aviation and 70 will be the airport for the fuel of any airport in the world this year and next year and so that's a huge workforce at 70 but undoubtedly has an impact over the regional xhivengz and just

facts as you, you know, we are the latter jock center in san mateo county we have 40 thousand people at 70 and we contribute about 40 board of appeals to the regional economy about one hundred and fifty thousand job is rely on the successful operations of our airport it is really a tremendous interest rate to our economy and about the operations and construction programs and you'll talk about the investment we've been investing in the facilities for so many years i've been here 3 decades and under construction that whole time almost and the job addition for the contradiction program is meaningful for well paying trades work and intifrmz has on a priority and this year with our interns yesterday over one hundred interims supporting the team we're a perspective of the support we get the the labor that is available to 70.

>> that's great. >> so finally what advancements will be for the passenger experience and operations, you, know, many people for those of you who don't know the history of this is a long alter 70 and in father 1959 we had jets and the disruption that has happened are particularly with uber and lyft wiper the first airport to permit their precautions $50 billion and with the taernlz with the technologies like automatic. >> what an experienced for people going to the check lines and our dependant cure system the bag system the lath technology and the first in the u.s. so have an independent carrier system and 0 now you hinge with the notification it

is really tremendous particle as we develop a new facility but, you know, for us too about our operation and unfor the future there is exciting new development happening we have recently implemented a ground based agree mansion system that is technology improves the arrive rate of airport and allows for which the development of arrivals that benefit community by higher elevations and offsetting over the water we invested in that that noise and quality of life but also, you know, for the delays details delays are a community by the people when cooler weather and traffic comes in after midnight we're investing in our familiarity and investing in the operations we have our airport integrated operation system underway with technologies to

give us much better especially realtime awareness and auto operations and embarcadero to adjust our operations to address congestion, you know, roadside congestion and checkpoint congestions gives us much better awareness and other things we can talk about that are existing wall but taxis an noopgs 234506gs we or working with the industry on this that might look in the 70 and preparing for the future of air taxis and one of our big initiative to engage the broader region in the developments we have to have policies that address the air taxis innovation we are conducting with berkley transportation center and engaging the industry and engaging decision makers and the region in helping to develop

policies will give us a framework for addressing the air taxis that's a step for the next several years. thank you. ivar satero director of sfo for sharing the information for san francisco international airport we appreciate the time you've given us and thank you. >> we'll be back with another one i'm chris thank you for >> i am supervisor melgar. i am the supervisor for district 7. [music] i am a immigrant to san francisco. my family came when i was 12 from el salvador during the civil war. this place gave us

security, safety and an opportunity to thrive, so i love the city deeply, and as a mother of three kids who have grown up as city kids, i'm grateful for everything the city has to offer for people like me and families. i have been politically involved my whole life, either in government or a non profit worker and i care about the community. i care about people around me, and i want to make sure that as the world changes around us, other people have the opportunity that my family did. >> we are back in san francisco post pandemic. so important to be out supporting our businesses, supporting our neighbors. >> i'm the first woman to represent the district, believe it or not. i'm the first latina elected to the board of supervisors without an appointment first ever, so i do think that (indiscernible) i want immigrants to be represented, women, moms,

people that have different experiences because that brings richment to our decision making and i think it makes for betting decisions so that inspired me to run. district 7 is one of the most diverse districts in san francisco both in economics and ethnicity. it spans north from golden gate park. it includes all the institutions in the park, the wheel. the music concourse, mew seem to the south to the daly city boarder and west to the organization. includes the zoo (indiscernible) all those fun things and to 280 oen the east. includes city college, san francisco state. i had ucsf parnassus so very large geographically. it is mostly single family homes, so it is the place where

for generations family (indiscernible) nice parks, lake merced, mount davidson. >> this is like a village within the city, so we are very close nit community. we tend to band together and try to support one another and it is a friendly place and families and people to have a cup of coffee and check out the park. >> ocean avenue, which is the southern end of our district is vibrant commercial corridor that mostly cater tuesday the local neighborhoods and the students. as you go further west you have the mall which has some of the best pan asian food offerings in the city. if you haven't been there, it is really fun. as you go up a little bit further, there is west portal avenue, which is a very old school commercial district where you can still find antique shops and cobbler shops and as well as

like more modern restaurants. it is definitely hopping and full of families on any weekday. >> i'm matt roger, the coowner or (indiscernible) >> carl, other coowner in west portal. >> we are a neighborhood hardware store. been a community institution since it was founded in 1936. we had a little bit of everything. (indiscernible) to gardening or gift buying. >> my entire experience in san francisco is this community. it is a very small town feel for a big city. the community is caring and connected. >> what makes me excited doing business in district 7 is i know it sell well. i grew up here. i knew a lot of customers, parents of friends. it is very comfortable place and feels like home. >> if you go up north,

you have the innerpz sunset commercial corridor which has a awesome farmers market on weekdays and plethora of restaurants. there is everything you need. >> friendly and safe and (indiscernible) i love they bring their kids with them. they teach them how to use their money, and it is something you dont see in too many markets in other communities. i love to see the kids come and talking to you. it is something different then i see from (indiscernible) >> the ev access to transit in inner sunset and ability to do a lot of shopping on foot, and now the improved biking with jfk closed to cars, because we have a 4 and a half year old who rides her bike. we now have a safe place to go and ride bike jz don't have to to worry about traffic.

>> graffiti continues to be one of these things that during the pandemic just got out of control everywhere in the city and i do think that it is hampering our recovery of commercial corridors, so some of the volunteers on west portal avenue, some of the merchants got together with interns at our office to do some hands on abatement and we have been doing it regularly. we are doing it once a week and we have a wonderful neighbor, carrie organizing and storing the paint and supplies in her office on west portal, but this needs more then just a volunteer efforts. >> i'm grateful for the collaboration. we passed legislation at the board and put $4 million in the budget over the next 24 months to help the department of public works hire laborers and labor apprentices to abate

the graffiti on private property on commercial corridors. i think that for a couple years this recovery strategy so we can get back up as normal after this awful pandemic. participatory budgeting is a pot of money that is available every year for district 7 neighbors to propose projects that improve the neighborhood and the district. anyone, any organization in the district can propose a project and then it's a vote. it is popular vote. we have 14 projects just approved and they span from you know, a vegetable garden at aptos middle school to pedestrian safety projects on (indiscernible) it runs the gamut, but it is wonderful because it allows people to be engaged in a real way, and then to see the

outcome of their energy and work, because the things get improved in front of them. >> i like it is really close to the parecollect parks and bunch of businesses as well as a calm feel. it is a very peaceful feel even though it is close to a lot of things. (indiscernible) also not boring. there is stuff to do too. >> so, there is lots to see and experience in district 7. [music]

. okay. good afternoon everyone. this meeting will come to order. >> happy new year to everyone. >> welcome to the january 13th, 2025 regular meeting of the land use and transportat