. >> madam clerk, would you please call the roll commissioner chen chen absent commissioner chen chen present commissioner. chair dorsey president dorsey present commissioner and guardian and guardian present commissioner fielder felder present commissioner mahmood mahmood present vice chair mandolin mandolin. absent commissioner melgar melgar present commissioner sattar sÖder present commissioner sherril sherrell present commissioner walton walton present chair we have quorum. thank you madam clerk i believe you have a public comment announcement for members of the public interested in participating in this meeting. we welcome your attendance here in person in the legislative chamber room 250 in city hall are you may watch cable channel 26 or 99 are streamed the meeting live at s.f. gov tv.org for those wishing to make public comment remotely the best way to do so is by dialing (415) 655-0001 and one prompt at entering access code 26603554576 and then press pound and pound again you will be able to listen to the meeting in real time when public comment is called for the item you wish

vice chair chen chen i'm a member of lockwood biomed h.m. gar i melgar i madam chair there are three eyes thank you. >> that motion passes please call item number three. >> agenda item number three is an ordinance amending the planning code to establish the leland avenue neighborhood commercial district and make various technical amendments to incorporate the nct into the planning code. it means the zoning map to rezone all parcels fronting leland avenue between bayshore boulevard and cora street from small scale neighborhood commercial district two to leland avenue and city. it affirms the planning department secret determination and makes findings of consistency with the general plan and eight priority policies the planning code section 101.1 in findings of public necessity, convenience and welfare. pursuant to planning code section 302. like the previous item this item is on our agenda as a potential committee report and it may be sent to the board meeting for consideration tomorrow february 25th, 2025. >> thank you mr. carroll. again, su

. >> madam clerk, would you please call the roll commissioner chen chen absent commissioner chen chen present commissioner. chair dorsey president dorsey present commissioner and guardian and guardian present commissioner fielder felder present commissioner mahmood mahmood present vice chair mandolin mandolin. absent commissioner melgar melgar present commissioner sattar sÖder present commissioner sherril sherrell present commissioner walton walton present chair we have quorum. thank you madam clerk i believe you have a public comment announcement for members of the public interested in participating in this meeting. we welcome your attendance here in person in the legislative chamber room 250 in city hall are you may watch cable channel 26 or 99 are streamed the meeting live at s.f. gov tv.org for those wishing to make public comment remotely the best way to do so is by dialing (415) 655-0001 and one prompt at entering access code 26603554576 and then press pound and pound again you will be able to listen to the meeting in real time when public comment is called for the item you wish

doctor chen says this economic boycott is a different kind of protest. we're not going to stand in front of the stores with picket signs. we're not going to do anything like that, but we're going to pocketbook protest. so we're going to use our pocketbooks, right? our wallets, our bank accounts, whatever it is. right to protest. doctor chen says time will tell how successful the economic boycotts end up being in the long run. damian trujillo nbc bay area news. identity theft can be very destructive. and now one bay area police department is providing support for people whose identities have been stolen. today, san jose police launched an online tool. it will connect identity theft victims with a counselor through the sapd website. that counselor can then offer support and guidance on next steps after the theft. as online theft becomes make sure people get the helpo they need. we want to stop. stop the victim from being revictimized. so by by first contacting the police department, have the incident documented. second, utilizing the service, they're able

doctor chen says this economic boycott is a different kind of protest. we're not going to stand in front of the stores with picket signs. we're not going to do anything like that, but we're going to pocketbook protest. so we're going to use our pocketbooks, right? our wallets, our bank accounts, whatever it is. right to protest. doctor chen says time will tell how successful the economic boycotts end up being in the long run. damian trujillo nbc bay area news. meantime, new legal action against the trump administration as it takes aim at so-called sanctuary cities. local governments across the u.s. are joining san francisco and santa clara county in taking legal action against the trump administration. it all started when president trump signed an executive order aiming to stop federal funding to so-called sanctuary cities. in response, santa clara county and san francisco sued the administration for that action earlier this month. sanctuary cities have laws that prevent undocumented immigrants from being deported or prosecuted. now, a total of 16 local

commissioner chen chen i commissioner chen chen i commissioner dorsey dorsey i commissioner and guardiangardell i commissioner fielder felder i commissioner mahmood mahmud i commissioner randleman madam and i chair melgar i melgar i vice chair slaughter sardar i commissioner sherril sherril i commissioner walton walton i there are 11 eyes the motion to approve the minutes has passed i thank you madam clerk please call the next item. >> items five through eight comprise the consent agenda staff is not planning to present on these items but are available for questions. >> okay. thank you madam clerk. we do not need public comment to on consent item so unless one of you has an item that they want to pull up let's have a motion please to approve the consent agenda. okay by commissioner mahmood seconded by commissioner mandel men madam clerk, please call the roll on the motion to approve the consent agenda just yes let's do same house, same call. >> thank you. let's go to our next item please. madam clerk. >> exciting item nine regional transportation revenue measure polling results this is a

vice chair chen and supervisor mahmood for having me today. the items before us today are part of an exciting and important legislative package to reimagine this sub neighborhood of downtown and to unlock more housing. this legislation removes a requirement that large sites in central soma and the entirety of their transit district provide two thirds of their square footage for nonresidential uses. this requirement severely limits these parcels from being developed for housing a much more pressing need today than for the office space we once contemplated needing at the time for that the central soma plan was originally enacted as we policymakers lead what is in many ways a much needed reimagination of our downtown that is better suited to the demands of the mid-twentieth 21st century. the policies were updating would remove a key barrier to housing production. these sites have not been developed as was hoped at the time the original plan was passed and the city has not received any public benefits or impact fees as a result, as you'll hear fro

supervisor chen chen present supervisor chen chen present supervisor dorsey dorsey present supervisor engardio and engardio present supervisor fielder fielder present supervisor mahmood mahmood president supervisor mandolin president mandolin president supervisor melgar melgar present supervisor sadr sadr present supervisor sherril sheryl present and supervisor walton walton present mr. president all members are present. >> thank you madam clerk. the san francisco board of supervisors acknowledges that we are on the unceded ancestral homeland of the rahmatullah aloni who are the original inhabitants of the san francisco peninsula. as the indigenous stewards of this land and in accordance with their traditions the raw materials saloni have never ceded lost nor forgotten their responsibilities 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 living and working on their traditional homelands. we wish to pay our respects by acknowledge acknowledging the ancestors, elders and relatives of the r

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chen, i'm bringing you in so if you could please unmute yourself and turn on your camera.i didn't see me very yes thank you. thanks commissioners for sticking with me through this process. i've been great. i own a few other businesses in town including voters and press club all of which have limit of light permit so i recognize the value of the process. i don't think there's anything that wasn't mentioned in the report. we're primarily deejays and we're in an entertainment complex. our persons are not affiliated with the city so they didn't have any objections to that. so happy to answer any questions but we're looking forward to opening for the general public very soon and the thought of having all of these and then maybe i can show you what's going on and so that i can figure out when i see quite blurry, quite blurry and blur your background. >> yeah and blur. are you guys really like curious? >> i'd say yes. yes. let's see background of the facts none. oh, here we go. there you go. that's better. yeah. big go where we are right now doing that service. how many square fe

la doctora caroline chen, de la escuela de negocios de la universidad estatal de san josé dice que esteg to stand in front of the stores with picket signs. ya que personas no estarán paradas frente a las tiendas con pancartas, sino que el objetivo es dar un duro golpe a las ganancias de estas empresas. agrega que solo el tiempo dirá si estos paros económicos fueron exitosos. damián trujillo noticiero telemundo 48. lo que decía damián no solo el tiempo dirá y es un movimiento ambicioso, porque si hoy no se ve reflejado esa reducción o las personas no responden, pues ya veremos también que no va a haber ningún cambio. claro que sí, porque también hay que tomar en cuenta que las corporaciones tienen mucho dinero y de pronto un día pues no les afectará mucho, pero tiene que ser constante. hoy me escribió una de las televidentes y me decía bueno, y qué puede cambiar con esto? cuál es el propósito de eso? nosotros necesitamos ayudas de otro tipo de de situaciones, no? ahí están los criterios diversos. no quiere sumarse? bueno, y estas son las próximas fechas en las que varias organizaciones c

. >> liz and chen dashed off to set up their skit. when i'm reading in front of a big group and i lose track of words, i always, like, do a little freakout. but i'm just reading to a dog, so it feels much easier. >> he yells many things. >> reporter: 9-year-old andrew read to arrow every week last year. the two share a special bond. >> last year, i got to read to her every wednesday, which is really cool. and i've improved a lot. >> reporter: the r.e.a.d. program has students improve their reading and language skills, and boost their confidence. >> they're becoming more fluent. they're their decoding skills are flourishing. and most importantly, we've seen an increase in their confidence. >> it's a bit more common when i read to arrow, because my sister's usually talking when i read at home. >> i got a new pet. >> in fact, we get emails from parents saying, all of a sudden, their child wants to go home and read to their pet hamster or cat or dog. they see their children become more confident and eager to read. >> it is a wet day. >> t

professor chen, welcome to the show. thanks. >> it's a pleasure. >> to be here.y interesting. it's going to be the first retailer reporting earnings after the tariffs have officially been put into place. what are we expecting in terms of the earnings. which we had a sort of a glimpse of already, but also the commentary and impact of tariffs. >> yeah melissa we're cautious on the consumer. cautiously optimistic. the consumer. >> continues to. >> be very. >> choiceful and looking for bargains. we're recommending walmart and costco, which offer a stronger. value proposition and simply a lot more food. >> target's been. >> under a lot more. pressure because so much of the portfolio is discretionary. and what they really need to do to improve the comp store sales is increase pricing. they're having problems in the home category and electronics. and as you think about walmart versus target, walmart's over 50% food. at target's it's about 20%. so we'll get an update here. jim lee is a new cfo. that will be interesting. most likely. as you know, when there's new manageme

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thank you. >> good afternoon commissioners and lisa chen with department staff. so today's hearing will provide an overview of the upcoming proposals to strengthen tenant protections as part of the housing element rezoning. >> so we do want to thank wrap for their presentation today and for collaborating with the department over these past few months on this important issue the housing element and the rezoning as they noted are rooted in our obligation to affirmatively further fair housing and to build the housing system that meets our needs. and so we hope that today's conversation can help hold us accountable to these goals. >> before we dive in in the proposal, i'll take a moment to provide an update on the rezoning itself and give some broader context. and then millennium for a loan from ara will provide an overview of the proposed tenant protections and discuss next steps. so today's discussion is about a forthcoming proposal to create a residential tenant protections ordinance that would apply citywide and address concerns about residential displacement spe

. >> natasha chen trump. >> doesn't really know much about what's happening in the world, says 74 year old vladimir. he has a very narrow view of purely financial tasks, he says. but with trump's lurch towards russia, there is far more at stake than just money. well, erin, it's still uncertain what exactly this new relationship between russia and the united states is going to look like. the kremlin told me tonight they're still waiting for substantial dialog with the trump administration, but they have made it clear that they regard the ukraine war as just one of many issues, including sanctions relief and economic cooperation, that they are now confident will step by step be resolved. erin. >> all right. thank you very much. matthew chance in moscow tonight. and with me now, retired lieutenant general ben hodges, former commanding general of the u.s. army in europe. and general, you know, you heard matthew refer to it as a lurch. the lurch of, uh, trump toward russia. how afraid are you of what we are seeing right now? >> well, what we're seeing. >> is 80. years of. >> hard work by th

our big project in the us, tsmc is the world's largest chip manufacturing, funded by doctor morris chen in 1987, is now at the forefront of semiconductor technology, supporting ai advancement and industry growth. in fact, i would like to one back the time that in 2020 we have two. since president trump's vision and his support. so tsmc started the journey of establishing the advanced chip manufacturing in arizona. and now, let me proudly say now the vision become reality in phoenix, arizona, with 3000 employees, we are producing the most advanced chip made on us soil. with the success of our first fab. so we are now very happy to announce we are going to invest additional 100 billion usd in addition to our current 65 billion usd investment in arizona. we are going to build three more new factories before. after. we promise the three fabs already and another two very advanced packaging fab and most important r&d center also in arizona. for this, all the investment 165 billion is going to create thousands of high paying jobs. as president just announced. and we are most important actually

brand new supervisor sharon chen thank you very much for coming. assistant s.f. pd chief david lazarus thank you david. >> the newly appointed mta s.f. mta director julie cushman is here and thank you very much. >> w director sarah dennis phillips and director of business development of entities. thank you very much all for coming. these people do a wonderful job. it is hard work and i appreciate all of their efforts going forward. okay so i want to point out one initiative inside the chamber of commerce that is called leadership san francisco leadership, san francisco or l.a. has been around for 40 years and they continue to turn out different cohorts every single year. it's really sort of a behind the scenes opportunity to see how san francisco works on the front of the house and the back of the house. so if i could ask all of the nsf current class and alumni to please stand up be fantastic, i see some hands up there. yes. give em a big hand this is really the face of this the future of san francisco leadership. so thank you so much for coming. this is probably

. >> good morning chair chen good morning supervisors. my name is emily cohen with the department of homelessness and supportive housing. great to see you all today i am here before you with the third amendment to with a resolution that would authorize ach to enter into an amendment to our agreement with brilliant corners for administration of this flexible housing subsidy pool program flex housing as i call it for short is a program that is a really important part of our scattered site permanent housing offerings that we have for people. >> it is being and sorry this program has been in operation for several years. we're coming to you with an extension of an existing agreement while we queue up a repercussion of our entire scattered site housing portfolio. >> so this resolution in particular is the third amendment to the grant agreement. it would increase the term to june 30th of 2025 to align with our repor committee schedule or excuse me june 30th 2026 and would increase the not to exceed amount by approximately $19 million for a total

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