limb was an activist in china town that devoted her life for housing and streets in china town. she was with the staff in the community development center unsuccessful advocating for the southern subway and on montgomery street as an affordable housing. sf tomorrow and the sf board of supervisors she approved the transit accessibility. i'm proposing we add the designation to battery street while serving open the china town association she she continuing added to the streets importance and to the senior homes. finally the last resolution is to add the designation to merchant street. bud moose and willing i can't think memos such a skraet the projection for the bank of america card. in addition to believe the iconic building moose helped to build the housing in chinatown they promoted chinese-american cultural through it's art and education and community engagement work for nearly 5 decades it draws 45 thousand visitors. i know there are a number of individual that are here to support those resolutions. i want to thank those who couldn't come today but it includes the former direc

and this is at old china town lane. so happy to support the motion to continue >> okay. so without objection the items are continued one week. >> madam clerk, call items it and 3 together. >> it is an addressing code demolition and conservation for the strict. item 3 is also an ordinance submitting the planning codes for the enlargement construction of a district >> and supervisor avalos is the author of item 2 and 3. >> great, thank you chair wiener and colleagues. those two items where we've all leader e heard from constituents we're in the middle of an affordable housing crisis and a sfleeksz this city. we want to make sure we're doing everything we can. we're looking forward to making sure we can keep resident in this city. we're dramatically changing the population of this city it's almost happening overnight. i have so many people i know movie out of sfr san francisco and many people facing eviction it's in the core central part of the city but it's happening all across san francisco. i have two measure here today. that we hope will prospectively be able to preserv

in 1978 in addition to all the things that happened in 1978 we had to start the rent strike in china town. and it was the instructional of those resident most of whom were of chinese-american descendent wanted equality they wanted their how did to happen in the city that happened in so things were difficult. what awe rods what the instructional and particularly the leadership of mukdz and supervisor milk was the beginning of combraidz and understanding diversity. let me put it simple to you at this point. i don't think i would be standing in front of you all as the mayor of san francisco but for the leadership of supervisor harvey milk and moscone. that's how significant i side their contribution here and i make that personal point because they were such leaders of diversity it was hard at that discuss it the make up of the board of supervisors of all the other elected positions the struggles in our our community across town whether japan down or china town everything was struggling how to get their viewpoint and recommendation. it was very threatening to do so we must understand the hist

lowe was courted by prestigious clinics, but his passion was to help the under served in china town. just down the block from the nursery school he attended. >> doctors sometimes they feel like god, so they tell more than listen. and i think it's more important the patients feel that you hear them. >> dr. lowe's impeccable bed side manner was matched by his work outside of the exam room when he was board chair at chinese hospital, he helped create a revolutionary chinese community health plan to offer high quality, affordable, and culturally competent care. rollins lowe also gave voice to asian pacific islander health issues on a national level. he helped start the asian pacific islander health forum for health advocacy and was invited to the white house to speak on several occasions. but he isn't resting on his laurels, even at 80 years old and having battled his own health scares, he still goes out to address the unmet needs in the community. >> you have to have a willing heart. if i'm just following conditions they don't need my time. >> the challenge he now embraces is building a

and it is in china town and also in the area of the omi and the sunset. and you can see, and they mentioned in district one, and that there is relatively high concentrations of of people who are below poverty and it is really throughout the city and our labors throughout, all of san francisco. and there is every neighborhood is impacted by this. and if i may, i mean, looking at the map in my district, i see that the areas that seem to be affected tend to have a larger proportion of minority communities so i can see here, that the portal has a large chinese population. and the mission, that has a large latino immigrant population, and it is, and i don't know if or how it breaks down in terms of that, but it is interesting to see it on the map. >> yes. i think that you are right and we know that, families with children, we know that they have higher rates of food insecurity and especially neighborhood where they are higher and seniors. and so i think that i will, do you have any questions on it right now? >> no. >> and just wondering, maybe you have this la

i saw one nonprofit organization from the western edition from china town hall from the hispanic community he goes auto he's also a board member of y cd you've all spoken in terms of employment for the protecting san franciscans the doctor is a fine person. and lastly we need hispanics on the commission so this community needs representation >> i'm here with selena less than to ask for your support in rereinstating her as vice chair and talk about the other commissioners the other seats 4, 6, 8 and lifting. this is personally one of the most important commissions it keeps us you plugged into the community. on particularly our immigrant community. one of the biggest challenges is keeping the full commission. i'm totally on the attention when we first took over that was a problem. there were 15 commissioners and lack - we wanted commissioners that would show up. as you can see all you get is a nice warm feeling when you put in the time it's important we show up for meetings. it takes about all the commissioners all 6 of them. they've paid their dues. it's atkins the kind of commission you ki

yesterday, a pedestrian was killed in china town. the big issues is running red lights and speeding and especially during the holiday seasons, drinking and driving cht . we have new information of 12 pit bulls discovered. today investigators said they're convinced that dogs were used for fighting. animal control tells us that the dogs show signs of untreated injuries including bite marks. investigators is still trying to prove 0001>>> the wild side is burning and could be fully contained by late tonight. 917 acres have burned and 14 homes have been destroyed and people have been evacuated are allow to be back in 14 homes have been destroyed and people have been evacuated are allow to be back in their homes tomorrow. >>> robert honda shows us of the strange similarities of the alleged crime and revealed of the suspect's extent criminal history. >> a family charged of two similar charges. 29-year-old maza raped a young woman and attempted to rape another woman in october 1st in the same area at the exact same time at night. >> the scen

michael johnson stepped down with the china town and they said absolutely we want to be part of this they develop incredible housing projects so the partnership of those along with the tab natural to make this affordable housing possible t is absolutely incredible and i know ms. rogers is 13450i8 down on us to make sure wire doing the right things. i'm honored to be a supervisor at that time, like this is opening up to our population. it's a beautiful building. i haven't seen the artwork but mario was actively see involved and we have so many people who are important. i want to mention reverend town sunday who dealt with the fights and so many people made this probable possible. mr. king led the fight for the naming of the site after ms. rogers. it's an honor to be here and an honor to really have known ms. rogers and know when i'm making decisions at the board of supervisors i want to also know what ms. rogers do. if i do that i won't be politically correct and she was about that. you i'm happy to share in this occasion. i want to bring up the mayor >> thank you all so much for shar

in 1978 in addition to all the things that happened in 1978 we had to start the rent strike in china town. and it was the instructional of those resident most of whom were of chinese-american descendent wanted equality they wanted their how did to happen in the city that happened in so things were difficult. what awe rods

i am sure the only way you can get the iphone equivalent for 29 bucks if you go to china town and snatch up a snapple y phone, which you can use to play all the top games, your irritated birds, your candy crunch, it is not even candy, that is lo zenk. >> my personal, lozenge. >> my favorite, root ninja. >> it catches the excitement of packing away at a root, because they are harder to -- cut. >> if you want to efficiently provide a product to millions of americans at once, the right thing in the private sector is the only way, government can't get it done, didn't we see an example of the private sector at work just this past week. >> pull out your credit cards black friday is here. >> black friday's bedlam. >> an ugly scene, frenzy shopping led to fist fights. >> slugging out right in the middle of the aisles. >> bruises. >> one pulling out a taser so you can hear the crackle of the stun gun. >> jon: yeah, there is something about the holidays. >> remind us how we like to gather with our loved ones around the crackle of a stun gun. my nuts roasting on the -- floor of the costco. dogs rip

i saw one nonprofit organization from the western edition from china town hall from the hispanic community he goes auto he's also a board member of y cd you've all spoken in terms of employment for the protecting san franciscans the doctor is a fine person.

i actually started in the workforce rule as a coordinate in china town providing employment services for low income a lot of young people. i left to get my master's degree and since i've been back i'm the coordinator for the committee that's collaborative and focused on district 11. i'm also the jobs policy advocate. >> okay. any questions. >> i have a couple of of questions. >> supervisor cowen. >> i didn't have an opportunity to talk to you or but can you talk about your workforce experience. >> u6. >> your workforce experience elaborate. >> i started in terms of specifically workforce i worked with young people ♪ district 3 >> what did you do with them. >> i provided services directly to people cover letters pea that stuff like that outreach to the community and focused a lot more of building up their self-esteem and preparing them for the workforce. definitely have passed the young people that were part of my program they were immigrants most emigrated like in the last 3ish years so they had a huge learning curve and i maid they were prepared to go to work and learn the laws that

lights if the world were all cobra lights the cost would be lower but for speciality lights lib china town south of market street like the lights on the gold triangle there is more expenses >> maybe the first time or for maintaining it it comes from pg&e. >> that's correct. >> but the b.i.d. lights are funded by the b i did. >> not the lolts but before they were established. >> and last question is the last slide the. >> current opportunity or current challenges. >> this is around using our system and the delays. >> oh, got it. >> the length. >> there you go. >> the legion system so that's our 311 system. >> right so per diem has their own system. what kari's staff does with is we close a light for legion arrest we have data we think the best data is reflect our employees that work on our system. legion is a third party check but when it's not reflects of reflective it casts a diagramer performance >> and legion is down a lot. >> legion has been down 3 times in the loose three weeks. >> it's been down 3 times. sometimes, you know, 4 hours or more so it has compacted our ability to get do t

. >> so this venue is still needed in china town? >> it's still needed at this time. >> my recollection was that this was originally part to be intended a citywide neighborhood city hall kind of program where there would be a presence in each neighborhood of their government. and this is the only one that remains? >> i believe that is correct. so most of the online, most of the in person payments are done at our headquarters at 525 golden gate. >> any other parts of the city that seem to need that service? >> there is a list here as far as all the payments and, let me see, we have our 525, city hall we have dots printing and stationery and then we also do the online payments as well as mail payments. this is the only other physical location besides city hall besides the 525 golden gate. >> is this where there was a commissioner with a conflict of interest? >> i don't recall that in the last 5 years anyway. >> a little local color. >> when did you join ? >> this will be year 6, 2008. >> yes, this goes back to 1999. >> i'm new. thank y

and the coast neighborhood association, tell graph hill dwellers and the citizens from china town, it is a blueprint for the entire north east corridor that offers plans and ideas to benefit the port, recreation, housing, open space, and it is environmentally compatible to the new cruise terminal and exploretorimu., it benefits those who live in the neighborhood but really opens up the water front to all parts of the city and those who visit our san francisco. and the a&d water front vision shows a sense of place, creating more people, space and i might point out that it was not an a&d plan but that wonderful children's playground in the park is an example of people, and vision. the water front vision plan is an integrated hall and now is the time to begin the dialogue with you and your port staff and we come with an open mind, changes may be muted to fit the present and an honest discussion, must again, the vision planner is a great starting point, and if i have time i would like to read td conclusions from the plan. >> strengthen the traffic and and the diverse water front and it en

are transit dependent and we choose to cut the stops in the high percentage of seniors either the china town or we know that the vast majority that they need or choose not to create stops where we are asking the residents not to have cars and use the transit. we want to be sure that there is equity when we choose the routes and cutting bus stops and adding the lines that we take into account the riders that our income or transit dependant. i think that it is important that as we put together a pipeline of projects unfortunately, there is a limited spectrum of funds that he we have in the city, i would love to fund everything that is in the line to get funded. but, we have to create priorities and i think that it is important to have an analysis when we create that, that we have done every single project that we have in the city and of course we may different in how the priority haves looked and some of us have come out and said that we need an equity framework that looks at low income riders that have no other choices but you know the other stocks may say that we need to focus on the transit

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