. >> ]c welcome to san francisco japantown. >> san francisco japantown is the oddity downtown in thee a home to a japanese community with restaurants and shops and a popular tourism decision in the heart of san francisco. and san francisco and japantown is quite unique it is one of the three remaining chung's by the states and how i explain japantown we're a city within a city to taste and experience the japanese culture but really be a community what is all about and one of the best things about japantown is the food. there are dozens of shops in the neighborhood serving from modern deserts and go with friends. >> (speaking foreign language.) >> my name is t a leader of the japantown to we try to provide something they creates like savory yummy favors we try to provide like japanese flavor as well as for the japanese customers. >> if you're foodie or looking for a quick and delicious meal you're sure to find something. >> it is a authentic japanese deter and drink shop special lists in we also offer a roasted green tea and we have flares and other flavors we're known for ice cream a

. >> welcome to san francisco japantown. >> san francisco japantown is the oddity downtown in the unitedtes. >> it was founded in the late 1800s by japanese immigrants for construction over the jars japantown has become a home to a japanese community with restaurants and shops and a popular tourism decision in the heart of san francisco. and san francisco and japantown is quite unique it is one of the three remaining chung's by the states and how i explain japantown we're a city within a city taste and experience the japanese culture but really be one of the best things about japantown is the food. there are dozens of shops in the neighborhood serving from modern deserts and go with friends. >> (speaking foreign language.) >> my name is t a leader of the japantown to we try to provide something they creates like savory yummy favors we try to provide like japanese flavor customers. the japanese >> if you're foodie or looking for a quick and delicious meal you're sure to find something. >> it is a authentic japanese deter and drink shop special lists in we also offer a roasted green tea an

. >> welcome to san francisco japantown. >> san francisco japantown is the oddity downtown in the united by japanese immigrants for construction over the jars japantown has become a home to a japanese community with restaurants and shops and a popular tourism decision in the heart of san francisco. and san francisco and japantown is quite unique it is one of the three remaining chung's by the states and how i explain japantown we're a city within a city to taste and experience the japanese culture but really be a community what is all about and one of the best things about japantown is the food. there are dozens of shops in the neighborhood serving from modern deserts and go with friends. >> (speaking foreign language.) >> my name is t a leader of the japantown to we try to provide something they creates like savory yummy favors we try to provide like japanese flavor as well as for the japanese customers. >> if you're foodie or looking for a quick and delicious meal you're sure to find something. >> it is a authentic japanese deter and drink shop special lists in we also offer a roasted

. >> welcome to san francisco japantown. >> san francisco japantown is the oddity downtown in the unitedhe jars japantown has become a home to a japanese community with restaurants and shops and a popular tourism decision in the heart of san francisco. and san francisco and japantown is quite unique it is one of the three remaining chung's by the states and how i explain japantown we're a city within a city to taste and experience the japanese culture but really be a community what is all about and one of the best things about japantown is the food. there are dozens of shops in the neighborhood serving from modern deserts and go with friends. >> (speaking foreign language.) >> my name is t a leader of the japantown to we try to provide something they creates like savory yummy favors we try to provide like japanese flavor as well as for the japanese customers. >> if you're foodie or looking for a quick and delicious meal you're sure to find something. >> it is a authentic japanese deter and drink shop special lists in we also offer a roasted green tea and we have flares and other flavors

. >> welcome to san francisco japantown. >> san francisco japantown is the oddity downtown in the united states. >> it was founded in the late 1800s by japanese immigrants for construction over the jars japantown has become a home to a japanese community with restaurants and shops and a popular tourism decision in the heart of san francisco. and san francisco and japantown is quite unique it is one of the three remaining chung's by the states and how i explain japantown we're a city within a city to taste and experience the japanese culture but really be a community what is all about and one of the best things about japantown is the food. there are dozens of shops in the neighborhood serving from modern deserts and go with friends. >> (speaking foreign language.) >> my name is t a leader of the japantown to we try to provide something they creates like savory yummy favors we try to provide like japanese flavor as well as for the japanese customers. >> if you're foodie or looking for a quick and delicious meal you're sure to find something. >> it is a authentic japanese deter and drink sh

despite all the changes japantown has been through, it is really still a authentic japantown. still a japanese american community. so, you could still find a lot of japanese american food here. japanese ice cream stores that are really popular. we have what is called maucha drinks here. the other thing that has become the new shops opened up. every japanese restaurant had [indiscernible] anything you could order, but now it is all specialized so they come from different parts of japan and they feature their home town style of ramen. it is a really safe place to hang out. you come down here and you get a sense of the japanese american history and culture just by being down here. it is just one of the great places to visit in san francisco. >> district 5 is a vibrant diverse area with so much to offer both residents and visitors. it is a place where people can experience the amazing community spirit and explore the many unique small businesses that make this district truly special. [music] >> [music] you are watching golden gate inventions with michael. this is episode exploring

keeping that part of the japanese tradition of this in that way here in japantown is pretty special. its great. . >> 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 neve

keeping that part of the japanese tradition of this in that way here in japantown is pretty special.ood afternoon and welcome to the mayor's disability meeting this friday,

emily morales. >> she her director of the japantown cultural district.'m here to express strong support for the castro lgbtq cultural district chess report before you today. >> i want to commend board president mandolin emil aicd cultural district staff namely grace lee and imani purdue bishop but most especially lgbtq cultural district director tina aguirre for the tremendous work that went into this chess report. >> i've read the report and it couldn't come at a more crucial time as we witnessed the current administration viciously attacked diverse communities across the country. this is an important counterattack to protect and defend ourselves and our colleagues. >> the san francisco cultural district program leads the nation in celebrating not denigrating diversity and inclusion. we stand firm in our commitment to san francisco values and urge that this committee approved unanimously. the castro lgbtq hst thank you so much for your consideration . thank you for your comments. next speaker please. >> good afternoon supervisors. my name is mario de me

keeping that part of the japanese tradition of this in that way here in japantown is pretty special.at. . >> 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

in japantown. we have another one of those, not japantown, but we do in san francisco. but this is 349 i'm talking about. that's in sunol sunol superstop on andrade road and in san francisco itself. that's not far from 349, 355 for their best at golf on mission street. so to start your work year, perhaps go to gasbuddy.com so you can fill up and get to work safely at the roadways. we're looking at green sensors, but we do have many more cars on the roadway, enough to queue off the bay bridge backup in the toll plaza. slowing. they're slowing on highway four, slowing on highway 37. haven't seen those areas this slow for a couple of weeks. there's the bay bridge backup. it's full now. it's 610. the metering lights were turned on a little bit later this morning, but they'll be back to normal probably tomorrow. back to you. what a difference. everyone's going back to work. got to pay for christmas, right? yes. 611. right now, new york city waking up to a new toll charge just for sitting in traffic. coming up next, the amount commuters will now need to pay. and we break down

keeping that part of the japanese traditlzion of this in that way here in japantown is pretty specialreat. . >> there we go.

. >> over in japantown, a different way of resetting is to allow the divine parent to hear them when they're going to start their prayers. visitors to the konko church ringing in the new year in traditional japanese fashion. >> after they purify their hearts and minds of the negative thoughts and emotions, they start the new year fresh and nothing says fresh start. >> like the bay area's first babies of 2025. rayland james was born at exactly 12 a.m. at kaiser san leandro medical center. the 8 pound bundle of joy joining four older sisters on the peninsula. baby zhang was born at 247 this morning at lucile packard children's hospital at stanford. meanwhile, back at union square, the convergence of the final day of hanukkah and the start of the new year. the community gathering to light the menorah. >> hanukkah is a beautiful celebration of light. and while we're celebrating the light and the joy, we're also remembering the hostages and people that aren't able to celebrate with their families and keeping them in our hearts. >> tara campbell, abc seven news. >> you know, spencer, so ma

. >> over in japantown, a different way of resetting is to allow the divine parent to hear them wheny're going to start their prayers. visitors to the konko church ringing in the new year in traditional japanese fashion. >> after they purify their hearts and minds of the negative thoughts and emotions, they start the new year fresh and nothing says fresh start. >> like the bay area's first babies of 2025. rayland james was born at exactly 12 a.m. at kaiser san leandro medical center. the 8 pound bundle of joy joining four older sisters on the peninsula. baby zhang was born at 247 this morning at lucile packard children's hospital at stanford. meanwhile, back at union square, the convergence of the final day of hanukkah and the start of the new year. the community gathering to light the menorah. >> hanukkah is a beautiful celebration of light. and while we're celebrating the light and the joy, we're also remembering the hostages and people that aren't able to celebrate with their families and keeping them in our hearts. >> tara campbell, abc seven news. >> you know, spencer, so many e

the japantown heritage. this is really what district two produces. we had the first latina supervisor, and now we have the first vietnamese american supervisor. well, this celebration certainly reflects that diversity. but her first priorities in office reflect broad appeal. dealing with homelessness, boosting public safety, and creating more affordable housing in san jose. robert honda, nbc, bay area news. let's go back down to la. not just the destruction, but now the frustration. millions of people mistakenly received emergency alerts telling them to evacuate. this happened twice. the second time it happened was this morning. yeah, the mistakes created panic that the county says it did quickly address. investigative reporter candice nguyen joins us with what went wrong and how the system is supposed to work. reporter l.a. county's director of emergency management says the cell phone alerts have already saved lives getting people to evacuate. but for millions of people, a couple of those alerts also created unnecessary chaos and some distrust in th

and banking services provide necessary sisters enacting the refugees in the western addition and japantownnd yesterday, i personally went to the community and clerks and store managers no more produce and likely not reoriented. there is pharmaceutical services until he february 7th you but make sure you're finding ways to transfer those going forward and this impeding closing date long term to make sure there is minimal services in the neighborhood we know the community has been told this for a while and the loss that is of the by the residents and deserve to be heard i'll be introducing in the land use committee this measure supervisor melgar in the hearing so the community can be heard and have transparent about the project and what we'll do now and next and to give them the answers they're looking for and again, want to acknowledge the commment and the advocacy for the community and by day and working with the partnering over the coming years. thank you. (clapping.) thank you, supervisor mahmood. >> president mandelman and i have nothing to submit. >> thank you, mr. president, and super

el distrito 3 abarca la región del centro de la ciudad, incluyendo áreas como japantown y la universidad indigencia en la zona es un asunto que estos comerciantes, aseguran, debe ser prioridad. se meten sin permiso a los carros, a las a los edificios. aquí me han robado llaves creyendo que eran dinero para seleccionar al concejal interino. el concilio entrevistó a los 5 finalistas que se postularon para la plaza temporal. los carros este se paran siempre aquí en frente y ni siquiera respetan el señalero. todas esas necesidades de parte de residentes y negocios esperan que sean abordadas por quien vaya a llenar la posición más importante, la que van a decidir los votantes el 8 de abril en la elección especial. y son 7 los candidatos que aparecerán en la boleta electoral. 6 hombres y una mujer. si el 8 de abril ninguno de los candidatos obtiene la mayoría de votos, entonces las 2 personas que tengan la mayor cantidad de porcentaje se van a ir a una segunda vuelta el 24 de junio. y el ganador de esa segunda vuelta entonces servirá como concejal del distrito 3 hasta 2026. quedamos pendiente

goes to pedestrian safety and repaving and so you're seeing stuff of our the paving part in 2024 japantown eight and clay and loeven worth and some mentioned we provided for the other projects there. moving to proposition d a 3.25 fee on retail trips in san francisco. we administer about funding $8 million for street safety projects and we receive the other half hour for the muni service and this past year we allotted $7.7 million to quick build projects on the high injury network and traufrp projects that sfmta administers citywide. and then the transportation fund this is our $4 per vehicle registration fee comes to us on the office of air district for projects that help with emissions reduction and you'll see the focus on bicycle parking and transit electrification of shuttles and finally, on transparency and accountability we continue to make sure we are doing torrance includes clean audits as well as compliance audits for the west side bridges and other fund we administer to her team our deputy for financing the administration and everyone that helps to make sure we have excellence in

homeless encampments near some railroad tracks, including on jackson and seventh streets in japantown, and part of the tracks on little orchard street near the plant shopping plaza, appeared to have been cleared. still, advocates say, even if an encampment is removed, people will eventually return. >> they move somewhere else, but they will be back in a day after or the next day. >> so they went to the creeks. then you sweat people out of the creeks, and now they're on the railroad tracks. so that's what happens when you sweep people to nowhere. they have to keep finding another place to go. >> union pacific says people should report safety concerns of any kind to the railroad company. i also reached out to the city for comment, but did not hear back from them in time for this report. lamonica peters, ktvu, fox two news. >> next at 11, a controversial housing plan for san francisco's great highway. and some neighbors are split over the proposal and a major boost coming to a south bay city in an effort to expand more ev charging stations. the new stations being installed and where. >>

goes to pedestrian safety and repaving and so you're seeing stuff of our the paving part in 2024 japantownlay and loeven worth and some mentioned we provided for the other projects there. moving to proposition d a 3.25 fee on retail trips in san francisco. we administer about funding $8 million for street safety projects and we receive the other half hour for the muni service and this past year we allotted $7.7 million to quick build projects on the high injury network and traufrp projects that sfmta administers citywide. and then the transportation fund this is our $4 per vehicle registration fee comes to us on the office of air district for projects that help with emissions reduction and you'll see the focus on bicycle parking and transit electrification of shuttles and finally, on transparency and accountability we continue to make sure we are doing torrance includes clean audits as well as compliance audits for the west side bridges and other fund we administer to her team our deputy for financing the administration and everyone that helps to make sure we have excellence in reporting a

despite all the changes japantown has been through, it is really still a authentic japantown.american community. so, you could still find a lot of japanese american food here. japanese ice cream stores that are really popular. we have what is called maucha drinks here. the other thing that has become really popular in japantown is all of the new shops opened up. every japanese restaurant had [indiscernible] anything you could order, but now it is all specialized so they come from different parts of japan and they feature their home town style of ramen. it is a really safe place to hang out. you come down here and you get a sense of the japanese american history and culture just by being down here. it is just one of the great places to visit in san francisco. >> district 5 is a vibrant diverse area with so much to offer both residents and visitors. it is a place where people can experience the amazing community spirit and explore the many unique small businesses that make this district truly special. [music] >> i tried to think about this room as the dream room, where we dream

are really calling this an emergency because not only the western addition and fillmore not only japantownall the sensor community and have to make sure that everyone gets nutrition they have access to medication and they can do if without walking miles and miles this week this is the state of emergency i brought it up at the meeting we were outside at the press conference those folks stayed around to go to almost every supervisors office he tell you what has been done and we're (bell ringing) looking to help us figure out to feed the people more importantly and keep us safe. thank you. >> thank you for your comments. >> welcome to the next speaker. >> good afternoon. >> my name is fong and proud to be a fourth generation groundwater grandfather came in 1903 and had the honor of se as a staffer to the human rights commission in 1983. and so i've retired 7 years ago but very active no community and i come upon an important time for president mandelman got to know each other way what can. and if you hear the new supervisors i welcome you, we need he everyone's help to work together and volun

emily morales. >> she her director of the japantown cultural district.l district chess report before you today. >> i want to commend board present mandolin emil aicd cultural district staff namely grace lee and imani purdue bishop but most especially lgbtq cultural district director tina aguirre for the tremendous work that went into this chess report. >> i've read the report and it couldn't come at a more crucial time as we witnessed the current administration viciously attacked diverse communities across the country. this is an important counterattack to protect and defend ourselves and our colleagues. >> the san francisco cultural district program leads the nation in celebrating not denigrating diversity and inclusion we stand firm in our commitment to san francisco values and urge that this committee approved unanimously. the castro lgbtq hst thank you so much for your consideration . thank you for your comments. next speaker please. >> good afternoon supervisors. my name is mario de mer. i'm with soma filipinas the filipino cultural heritage distric

homeless encampments near some of the railroad tracks, including on jackson and seventh streets in japantownt of little orchard street, have been cleared out. advocates say even if an encampment is removed, people will come back. >> they went to the creeks. then you swept people out of the creeks and now they're on the railroad tracks. so that's what happens when you sweep people to nowhere. they have to keep finding another place to go. >> officials with the union pacific railroad said in a statement. despite efforts to keep our tracks clear and safe, illegal dumping and camping, it's happening on union pacific property and that is creating public safety risks. >> this week, the city of san jose will also start cracking down on rv parking to deal with environmental and safety problems. san jose mayor matt mehan said the city is more than doubling its shelter capacity to help those who need it, and is opening special parking sites as well. >> we're going through our darkest times. >> every house on the block is gone, except for one those santa ana winds. >> they are back. the firefighters ar

recently, homeless encampments near some railroad tracks, including on jackson and seventh streets in japantown and part of little orchard street, have been cleared. advocates say even if an encampment is removed, people return. >> so they went to the creeks. then you swept people out of the creeks, and now they're on the railroad tracks. so that's what happens when you sweep people to nowhere. they have to keep finding another place to go. >> officials with the union pacific railroad statement said despite efforts to keep our tracks clear and safe, illegal dumping and camping is happening on union pacific property, creating public safety risks. >> our time now. 747. a community meeting in san francisco focused on a proposal to build affordable housing for senior citizens on the great highway. >> we're talking about housing and we're talking about housing, seniors. and we have needs for both. >> now, the city bought the property on the great highway near lincoln avenue as part of its goal to build affordable housing in all neighborhoods of san francisco. it's the current site of a motel six. th

recently, homeless encampments near some railroad tracks, including on jackson and seventh streets in japantown part of little orchard street, have been cleared. advocates say even if an encampment is removed, people, they do return. >> they went to the creeks. then you swept people out of the creeks and now they're on the railroad tracks. so that's what happens when you sweep people to nowhere. they have to keep finding another place to go. >> officials with the union pacific railroad said in a statement, quote, despite efforts to keep our tracks clear and safe, illegal dumping and camping is happening at union pacific property, creating public safety risks. got a stomach bug? you're not alone. norovirus cases on the rise nationwide. the warning from the cdc as cases double from the peak of last season. >> and after a bone chilling start for many, temperatures are on the mend. i'll have a look at what we can expect for the ♪ ♪ dreams begin here. welcome to the goodnight club. in southern california, bay area leaders are asking residents to be vigilant, emphasizing that fire season is no longer

that's right outside of japan, on the edge of japantown. we have another one of those, the 349 and sunol at sunol super stop on andrade. and then in san francisco. the lows aren't far away. it's only 359 there in san francisco at golf on mission street. check out those prices as you head back to work, possibly today. gasbuddy.com will get you what's in your area. meanwhile, as we look at the roadways, we should see more traffic returning. we do see that there is one issue. there may be a traffic break going on upper right. you see the arrow there. westbound highway four slows to 242 where there is a crash at that interchange. reports of a traffic break that may be going on right now. the other issue is on the other side of the screen, all that yellow highlighting. there is definitely fog in the area, but we can see the berkeley curve. we'll check the north bay coming up. back to you. all right. thank you mike. well, major changes coming to united airlines and your next flight. still ahead on today in the bay. the all new way. wi-fi that you

homeless encampments near some railroad tracks, including on jackson and seventh streets in japantown, and part of the tracks on little orchard street near the plant shopping plaza, appear to have been cleared. still, advocates say, even if an encampment is removed, people will eventually return. >> they move somewhere else, but they will be back in a day after or the next day. i know that for a couple of years because i've been doing this like from covid-19 about four years now. >> so the problem isn't that the unhoused people are at the railroad tracks, it's that the unhoused people have nowhere to go. and as a result of that, they are at the railroad tracks. >> union pacific says that people should report safety concerns of any kind to the railroad company. and i also reached out to the city of san jose for comment, but i didn't hear back from them in time for this report. mike. >> claudine. all right. lamonica peters reporting live. thank you so much for that live report. >> well, the city of san jose this week is beginning its crackdown on rv parking. starting thursday, the city

recently, homeless encampments near some railroad tracks, including on jackson and seventh streets in japantown and a part of little orchard street, have been cleared. advocates say even if an encampment is removed, people do return. and this week, the city of san jose will start cracking down on rv parking to deal with environmental and safety problems. san jose mayor matt mehan says the city is more than doubling its shelter capacity, and it's going to do so to try and help those in need. and it's opening special parking sites where those folks can go and park their rvs. >> crews intensifying efforts in southern california as wildfires continue to rage across the region. >> the anticipated winds, combined with low humidities and low fuel moistures, will keep the fire threat in all of los angeles county. >> how they're putting out hotspots and managing patches of dry vegetation as stronger winds are expected to potentially hurt the progress that's already been made. >> then the fires in la. a big wake up call for people here in the bay area. >> we are a very vulnerable area. >> what the oaklan

the district and people inspire me to do this work from the tenderloin to japantown to the haight this is a community that does not back down when things get hard we fight harder when we have challenges we don't wait we act. we bring creativity and innovation and community together to solve our toughest challenges because the residents of d5 have never begin up hope on a better future. left year i heard loud and clear to ensure we have mutt humane and fair d 5 ensure we build more housing for all franciscans are housed. safe and clean streets all families seniors and children can walk and enjoy our streets and our government is working for the people so our small businesses generational san franciscans imnot graves and refugees have a chance of a full life tochlt work sthrd is my pledge i will fight for d5 as hard as this district fought for itself i will upon lin to residents and put the good of the community first am i will work beyond lines with anyone. upon my new colleagues i look forward to work with and the old ones this job is about people over politics now is the time to focus

. >> i'm linda i'm part owner and manager of the paper tree in japantownful i'm hope to create a destinationonly do we have our huge selection of origami paper and book but a museum everybody can enjoy that and see what can be done by folding paper >> good to see amazing origami. a selection of paper. got wonderful gifts from japan and great customer service. >> i'm holly and i am the owner of [inaudible] in san francisco. >> we offer classes. and open studio access. workshops lead by local artists that you can see here we have a [inaudible]. and people should expect to join the community and just learn about local bay area artists in the process. >> call attendance or roll call. in dam secretary. >> president stacy >> here >> vice president arce. >> here >> commissioner jamdar >> here >> commissioner leveroni. >> here >> before the first item the san francisco public utility's commission acknowledges stewards of the unceded

housing economic sustainability strategy report some are up this was the first to have our adopted japantownas there is completed and also trust leather cultural district and we really encourage you all to support and also integrate all the chess reports that come out from the ten cultural districts as they become available. and so i'll leave this with gary for anyone else who would like a hard copy. >> i'm happy to also get it to you. thank you very much. that concludes our presentation. thank you so much and we look forward to your questions. that's it. we should open up public comment members of the public if you'd like to address the commission on this matter now is your opportunity to do so. you need to come forward. >> good afternoon commissioners. my name is siobhan and i am very grateful and honored to be here. so much is coming up for me listening to all the presentations. i was born and raised in conference asco. i am a descendant of genocide survivors from enslaved africans and from my father. those are my great grandparents. my father was a sharecropper. he came to san francisco

japantown peace plaza jean friends rec center they're major 20 between the bond projects that are underway. i will note on jean friend that there is a lot of work happening under ground, dpeem soil make to ensure we have a stable recreation center. the urn the subsurface work be the most work we doll for any of our recreation centers. this area used to be a marsh and getting the grounds stable is a big under taking. >> then i want to share photos of the india basin phase 2 opening the biggest project to date. i think that most if not all of you were there and it is really an accomplish am from our team of next we have an over view of our geo bond programful 2012 the second peace we are almost done has been awhile we are almost done. we have wo remaining projects that are within our city punishes and promise. so one is the mc clarin trails done the end of this year and the other is stearn grove, which is part of the let's play sf opening that in the summer and our left project that will be part of the 2012 let's play and the 2020 named health and recovery bond project is the mall start w

keeping that part of the japanese traditlzion of this in that way here in japantown is pretty special. its great. . >> there we go. good morning and happy monday. welcome to our january 27th, 2025 rules committee meeting. i'm supervisor walton. i'm joined by committee members supervisor cheryl and we are waiting for president amanda men who will be here in a little while. >> our clerk is victor young and i want to 100% thank james kawana for making sure that this proceeding is covered by s.f. gov tv for the public. >> mr. clerk, do you have any announcements? yes. public comment will be taken on each item on this agenda when your item of interest comes up and public comment is call please line up to speak on your right. alternatively may submit public comment in writing to either of the following ways. email them to myself the rules committee clerk at visy to your dot y o u and g at s.f. gov talk if we submit public comment via email it will be included as part of the file. you may also send your written comment by us mail to our office at city hall one dr. carlton v good that place r

events and japantown is a must good morning.isitor to san good morning. and let me say that again. >> good morning. good morning. >> and happy new year to everyone. >> we i feel like we are reunited and it feels so good for all commissions. >> so it is a good morning and certainly welcome to our january 2nd, 2025 homeless oversight commission regular meeting. >> as is our custom, we will start off by reading the raw material alone land acknowledged me the san francisco homelessness and oversight commission acknowledges that we are on the unceded ancestral homeland of the raw material loney who are the original habitants of san francisco peninsula as the indigenous stewardship plan in accordance with their tradition . the raw material loney have never ceded last nor forgotten their responsibility as the caretakers of this place as well as for all peoples who reside in their traditional territory. as guests we recognize that we benefit from the living and working on the traditional homeland. we wish to pay our respects by acknowledging the ancestors, elders

. >> i'm linda i'm part owner and manager of the paper tree in japantownful i'm hope to create a destinationt only do we have our huge selection of origami paper and book but a museum everybody can enjoy that and see what can be done by folding paper >> good to see amazing origami. a selection of paper. got wonderful gifts from japan and great customer service. >> i'm holly and i am the owner of [inaudible] in san francisco. >> we offer classes. and open studio access. workshops lead by local artists that you can see here we have a [inaudible]. and people should expect to join the community and just learn about local bay area artists in the process.