michelle kong, and i'm very honored to attend today on behalf of san francisco's elected treasurer, carmen chu. our funding goes to support vital city services for san francisco communities, including public safety. as the only chinese american assess or in the state of california, assess or chu is pleased to see the strides that the community has made to be incluesive of our diverse chinese community in san francisco. as the new year approaches, please remember to take care of your valuables and to report any suspicious behavior, and on the behalf of assessor chu, we thank you for your service and wish everyone a happy new year. [applause] >> thank you. now, to close us out, we're going to have mr. fong, reverend fong. [applause] >> she said breathe. you're going to help me with this prayer, and -- 'cause i believe in the law -- all people should pray once in a while. this is the prayer that i did for the family of mrs. wong that was beat up in viz valley. you don't have to shout it, but say it with feelings. we need each other, we need the cops more than ever before. why don't you guys drive

my name is carmen chu, and i serve as san francisco's assessor, and i want to wish everyone a happy lunar new year and year to come. [speaking chinese language] [applause] >> okay. i want to acknowledge a lot of people, and thank you for not speaking today, okay? it's coal. commissioner allen low, standup. city administrator naomi kelly. we have all the supervisors, we've already mentioned them. there's some big shots that keep this park clean, and our alleyways. one of my favorites, mohamed, is over there to may right. yeah, you know it. chief william scott, we'll give you a chinese break today. council member stevens couldn't make it today. do you want to say something for him? >> i just want today say dr. stevens couldn't make it, but we have over 100 communities being represented, coming down to the parade and looking at the fine art. >> and there are a lot of other big shots here, but we don't have time. but i hear the mayor has a proclamation or certificates or something? can we do them all at once? okay. you got them? [inaudible] >> the hon. london breed: thank you, reverend fong.

. >> good afternoon my name is carmen chu assessor-recorder i want to wish everything a happy new year you for joining us i want to say. >> (speaking foreign language.) >> (speaking foreign language.) >> i'm proud to be a native san franciscan i grew up in the chinatown, north beach community port commission important to come back and work with those that live in the community that i grew up in and that that very, very important to give back to continue to work with the community and hope e help those who may not be as capable in under serving come back and give >> okay. i want all of san francisco to hear us, so louder. >> all right. we want to first off welcome our mayor, the mayor of san francisco, mayor london breed. [applause] >> we've got to check this out. >> the hon. london breed: the pressure. [speaking foreign language] [applause] >> the hon. london breed: i am so excited to be the mayor of such an incredible city, where we celebrate our diversity, where we celebrate our culture, where we focus in on really important opportunities to really engage with our families and our co

. >> good afternoon my name is carmen chu assessor-recorder i want to wish everything a happy new year thank you for joining us i want to say. >> (speaking foreign language.) >> (speaking foreign language.) >> i'm proud to be a native san franciscan i grew up in the chinatown, north beach community port commission important to come back and work with those that live in the community that i grew up in and that that very, very important to give back to continue to work with the community and hope e help those who may not be as capable in under serving come back and giv. san francisco department of environment is a place where climate hits the street. we know that we don't have all the answers. we need to support our local champions, our local community to find creative solutions and innovations that help us get to zero waste. >> zero waste is sending nothing to landfill or incineration, using reuse and recovery and prevention as ways to achieve zero waste. the grant program is a grant program specifically for nonprofits in san francisco to divert material from landfill. it's important to

. >> good afternoon my name is carmen chu assessor-recorder i want to wish everything a happy new year thank you for joining us i want to say. >> (speaking foreign language.) >> (speaking foreign language.) >> i'm proud to be a native san franciscan i grew up in the chinatown, north beach community port commission important to come back and work with those that live in the community that i grew up in and that that very, very important to give back to continue to work with the community and hope e help those who may not be as capable in under serving come back and give >> my s.f. dove -- government t.v. moment was when i received a commendation award from supervisor chris daly. then we sang a duet in the board chamber. [singing] >> happy anniversary san francisco government t.v. happy anniversary to you. happy anniversary san francisco government t.v. anniversary, anniversary, happy 25th anniversary to you. [♪] >> meeting will come to order. i'm supervisor hillary ronen, seat of the committee. short by we will be joined by rules committee member supervisor gordon mar. our clerk is victo

. >> good afternoon my name is carmen chu assessor-recorder i want to wish everything a happy new year thank you for joining us i want to say. >> (speaking foreign language.) >> (speaking foreign language.) >> i'm proud to be a native san franciscan i grew up in the chinatown, north beach community port commission important to come back and work with those that live in the community that i grew up in and that that very, very important to give back to continue to work with the community and hope e help those who may not be as capable in under serving come back and give [♪] >> i just don't know that you can find a neighborhood in the city where you can hear music stands and take a ride on the low rider down the street. it is an experience that you can't have anywhere else in san francisco. [♪] [♪] >> district nine is a in the southeast portion of the city. we have four neighborhoods that i represent. st. mary's park has a completely unique architecture. very distinct feel, and it is a very close to holly park which is another beautiful park in san francisco. the bernal heights district i

. >> good afternoon my name is carmen chu assessor-recorder i want to wish everything a happy new year thank you for joining us i want to say. >> (speaking foreign language.) >> (speaking foreign language.) >> i'm proud to be a native san franciscan i grew up in the chinatown, north beach community port commission important to come back and work with those that live in the community that i grew up in and that that very, very important to give back to continue to work with the community and hope e help those who may not be as capable in under serving come back and give [gavel]. >> chair peskin: good afternoon and welcome to the land use and transportation committee of the san francisco board of supervisors for today, february 11, 2019. i am the chair of the committee, aaron peskin. joined to my right by vice chair supervisor ahsha safai and to my left by committee member matt haney. our clerk is miss erica major. miss major, could you please give us any announcements and then please call the first item. >> clerk: yes. please make

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the treasure tax collector, the public defender, the district attorney, city excess or recorder, carmen chu, and has already been recognized that the former supervisor was here, and the former supervisor. mar. and also, other former supervisors. he was here, and the policy is former supervisor -- hello. we also had a bunch of department heads here witnessing the incoming class that came in today that is naomi kelly, the city administrator, chief joanne hayes weight, at the san francisco fire department, cheryl freeman of the san francisco sheriff department, and risk in, the nta director, ben rosenfield, who is the city controller calculating forbes, she is the port director, harland kelly junior, he is the general manager of p.u.c., and phil ginsberg, the manager of recreation and park, callahan, the director of the department of human resources, and our budget analyst, who is still here, harvey rose. all right. there's also, from the department of emergency services , there is mary ellen carroll. okay. i wanted to recognize them for spending the time to be here with us today. let me say a