i want everybody to know that if it wasn't for mayor ed lee and ahsha safai, mission child care would probably have had to close its doors in 2017 because the owners were raising our rent, and we were not going to be able to pay that kind of rent. we were able to obtain a building, and that was the biggest thing that could have ever happened to mission child care, the consortium with supervisor ahsha safai, and our families are so grateful we have child care in the excelsior. our goal is to reach 224 again so we can keep providing child care services to all the families in san francisco. thank you for this honor. [applause] >> president walton: thank you so much for your continued work for our families here in san francisco. thank you so much, supervisor safai, and i believe you have one more commendation. >> supervisor safai: yes. i just wanted to double-check with the clerk. is mr. sergio pena -- >> clerk: we just checked a moment ago. they're not there. pardon me, supervisor safai. they are on the phone. they are having trouble signing in, and we are working with them signing in. >

colfax, our department of public works director, shireen mcspadden, and our district supervisor, ahsha safai. in recent months, we've not only seen a rising number of criminal behavior, especially in the tenderloin that has become far too normal and cannot continue to be tolerated. all of our workers, our residents, and everyone who visits our city should feel safe no matter what part of town they're in, and i know that san francisco is a compassionate city. we are a city that prides ourselves on second chances and rehabilitation, but we're not a city where anything goes. our compassion should not be mistaken for weakness or indifference. today, we're announcing a series of public safety initiatives to create a city that is safe and turns the tide on what we have recently seen in san francisco. and to be clear, what i'm proposing today, and what i will be proposing in the future will make a lot of people uncomfortable, but i don't care. at the end of the day, the safety of the people of san francisco is the most important thing to me, and we are past the point where what we see is even remot

. >> shirley temple is created as ahsha safai the nation with happens and light heartenness shirley templeid boo and el john and may i west coast their flamboyant and show people (singing) can't be unhappy as a dr. murase and it is so fun it is a joyful instrument i learned more about music by playing the piano it was interesting the way i was brought up the youth taught me about music he picked up the a correspond that was so hard my first performing experience happened as 3-year-old an age i did executive services and also thanks to the lord and sank in youth groups people will be powering grave over their turk i'll be playing better and better back la i worked as places where men make more money than me i was in bands i was treated as other the next thing i know i'm in grants performing for a huge protection with a few of my friends berry elect and new berry elect and can be ray was then and we kept getting invited back you are shows got better we made it to paris in 2005 a famous arc we ended up getting a months residencey other than an island and he came to our show and started writin

i want everybody to know that if it wasn't for mayor ed lee and ahsha safai, mission child care wouldause the owners were raising our rent, and we were not going to be able to pay that kind of rent. we were able to obtain a building, and that was the biggest thing that could have ever happened to mission child care, the consortium with supervisor ahsha safai, and our families are so grateful we have child care in the excelsior. our goal is to reach 224 again so we can keep providing child care services to all the families in san francisco. thank you for this honor. [applause] >> president walton: thank you so much for your continued work for our families here in san francisco. thank you so much, supervisor safai, and i believe you have one more commendation. >> supervisor safai: yes. i just wanted to double-check with the clerk. is mr. sergio pena -- >> clerk: we just checked a moment ago. they're not there. pardon me, supervisor safai. they are on the phone. they are having trouble signing in, and we are working with them signing in. >> president walton: okay. supervisor safai? >> su

. >> shirley temple is created as ahsha safai the nation with happens and light heartenness shirley templebiggest influence i love david boo and el john and may i west coast their flamboyant and show people (singing) can't be unhappy as a dr. murase and it is so fun it is a joyful instrument i learned more about music by playing the piano it was interesting the way i was brought up the youth taught me about music he picked up the a correspond that was so hard my first performing experience happened as 3-year-old an age i did executive services and also thanks to the lord and sank in youth groups people will be powering grave over their turk i'll be playing better and better back la i worked as places where men make more money than me i was in bands i was treated as other the next thing i know i'm in grants performing for a huge protection with a few of my friends berry elect and new berry elect and can be ray was then and we kept getting invited back you are shows got better we made it to paris in 2005 a famous arc we ended up getting a months residencey other than an island and he came to

all the people that sent letters, whether support or against to our body, including supervisor ahsha safaie's the only one that sent a letter, and his was in support. so with that, keep in mind, commissioners, that this is a decision on l.o.d., so our decision would be if the zoning administrator erred and abused or erred or abused in making his decision. so with that said, would anyone like to make a motion? you came out strong, ann. i'm looking for you. >> commissioner lopez: go for the clean sweep. >> commissioner lazarus: yeah, i guess so. i'm deferring at the next meeting. all right. i'm going to move to grant the appeal on the basis that the zoning administrator erred in his determination. >> clerk: i think the deputy city attorney would like to address -- >> yes. brad russi, deputy city attorney. i think the commission should lay out why the zoning administrator erred in his decision. obviously, it's up to you in how to frame your motion, but i would suggest motion, framing it as voting to grant the appeal and overturn the letter of determination based on the -- on the basis that th

colfax, our department of public works director, shireen mcspadden, and our district supervisor, ahsha safai in recent months, we've not only seen a rising number of criminal behavior, especially in the tenderloin that has become far too normal and cannot continue to be tolerated. all of our workers, our residents, and everyone who visits our city should feel safe no matter what part of town they're in, and i know that san francisco is a compassionate city. we are a city that prides ourselves on second chances and rehabilitation, but we're not a city where anything goes. our compassion should not be mistaken for weakness or indifference. today, we're announcing a series of public safety initiatives to create a city that is safe and turns the tide on what we have recently seen in san francisco. and to be clear, what i'm proposing today, and what i will be proposing in the future will make a lot of people uncomfortable, but i don't care. at the end of the day, the safety of the people of san francisco is the most important thing to me, and we are past the point where what we see is even remote

. >> shirley temple is created as ahsha safai the nation with happens and light heartenness shirley templevid boo and el john and may i west coast their flamboyant and show people (singing) can't be unhappy as a dr. murase and it is so fun it is a joyful instrument i learned more about music by playing the piano it was interesting the way i was brought up the youth taught me about music he picked up the a correspond that was so hard my first performing experience happened as 3-year-old an age i did executive services and also thanks to the lord and sank in youth groups people will be powering grave over their turk i'll be playing better and better back la i worked as places where men make more money than me i was in bands i was treated as other the next thing i know i'm in grants performing for a huge protection with a few of my friends berry elect and new berry elect and can be ray was then and we kept getting invited back you are shows got better we made it to paris in 2005 a famous arc we ended up getting a months residencey other than an island and he came to our show and started writi

all the people that sent letters, whether support or against to our body, including supervisor ahsha safai. he's the only one that sent a letter, and his was in support. so with that, keep in mind, commissioners, that this is a decision on l.o.d., so our decision would be if the zoning administrator erred and abused or erred or abused in making his decision. so with that said, would anyone like to make a motion? you came out strong, ann. i'm looking for you. >> commissioner lopez: go for the clean sweep. >> commissioner lazarus: yeah, i guess so. i'm deferring at the next meeting. all right. i'm going to move to grant the appeal on the basis that the zoning administrator erred in his determination. >> clerk: i think the deputy city attorney would like to address -- >> yes. brad russi, deputy city attorney. i think the commission should lay out why the zoning administrator erred in his decision. obviously, it's up to you in how to frame your motion, but i would suggest motion, framing it as voting to grant the appeal and overturn the letter of determination based on the -- on the basis that

. >> shirley temple is created as ahsha safai the nation with happens and light heartenness shirley temple my biggest influence i love david boo and el john and may i west coast their flamboyant and show people (singing) can't be unhappy as a dr. murase and it is so fun it is a joyful instrument i learned more about music by playing the piano it was interesting the way i was brought up the youth taught me about music he picked up the a correspond that was so hard my first performing experience happened as 3-year-old an age i did executive services and also thanks to the lord and sank in youth groups people will be powering grave over their turk i'll be playing better and better back la i worked as places where men make more money than me i was in bands i was treated as other the next thing i know i'm in grants performing for a huge protection with a few of my friends berry elect and new berry elect and can be ray was then and we kept getting invited back you are shows got better we made it to paris in 2005 a famous arc we ended up getting a months residencey other than an island and he cam

you get your questions out, and we'll go to supervisor ronen, who's next, and allow for ahsha -- supervisor safai to respond to whatever questions come up from a few of our statements? >> supervisor preston: sure. i mean, honestly, that's really the heart of the questions i have. i think i may have some additional comments based on what the answer to that comment is, but i think it seems to me to be a further core issue that would cause me to comment until, at least from my perspective, until we have some clarification as to what the ordinance is. >> president walton: okay. supervisor ronen? >> supervisor ronen: my question is similar to the comment, so i'm state is -- it now. there are some benefits to having sheriffs be hired as security guard's under sfpd. then, i found out that there are about 400 criminal cases that have surpassed the constitutional right to a speedy trial in san francisco. over 200 defendants in those cases have been incarcerated over eight months -- between eight months and a year before they set foot in a courtroom, despite the fact that they used their right or took adva

you get your questions out, and we'll go to supervisor ronen, who's next, and allow for ahsha -- supervisor safai to respond to whatever questions come up from a few of our statements? >> supervisor preston: sure. i mean, honestly, that's really the heart of the questions i have. i think i may have some additional comments based on what the answer to that comment is, but i think it seems to me to be a further core issue that would cause me to comment until, at least from my perspective, until we have some clarification as to what the ordinance is. >> president walton: okay. supervisor ronen? >> supervisor ronen: my question is similar to the comment, so i'm state is -- it now. there are some benefits to having sheriffs be hired as security guard's under sfpd. then, i found out that there are about 400 criminal cases that have surpassed the constitutional right to a speedy trial in san francisco. over 200 defendants in those cases have been incarcerated over eight months -- between eight months and a year before they set foot in a courtroom, despite the fact that they used their right or took adva

you get your questions out, and we'll go to supervisor ronen, who's next, and allow for ahsha -- supervisor safai to respond to whatever questions come up from a few of our statements? >> supervisor preston: sure. i mean, honestly, that's really the heart of the questions i have. i think i may have some additional comments based on what the answer to that comment is, but i think it seems to me to be a further core issue that would cause me to comment until, at least from my perspective, until we have some clarification as to what the ordinance is. >> president walton: okay. supervisor ronen? >> supervisor ronen: my question is similar to the comment, so i'm state is -- it now. there are some benefits to having sheriffs be hired as security guard's under sfpd. then, i found out that there are about 400 criminal cases that have surpassed the constitutional right to a speedy trial in san francisco. over 200 defendants in those cases have been incarcerated over eight months -- between eight months and a year before they set foot in a courtroom, despite the fact that they used their right or took adva

colfax, our department of public works director, shireen mcspadden, and our district supervisor, ahsha safaiecent months, we've not only seen a rising number of criminal behavior, especially in the tenderloin that has become far too normal and cannot continue to be tolerated. all of our workers, our residents, and everyone who visits our city should feel safe no matter what part of town they're in, and i know that san francisco is a compassionate city. we are a city that prides ourselves on second chances and rehabilitation, but we're not a city where anything goes. our compassion should not be mistaken for weakness or indifference. today, we're announcing a series of public safety initiatives to create a city that is safe and turns the tide on what we have recently seen in san francisco. and to be clear, what i'm proposing today, and what i will be proposing in the future will make a lot of people uncomfortable, but i don't care. at the end of the day, the safety of the people of san francisco is the most important thing to me, and we are past the point where what we see is even remotely ac