melgar: so one of us will move it then. supervisor peskin? >> supervisor peskin: thank you madam chair. as with the last item, i would be delighted to be listed as a co-sponsor and at the appropriate time, happy to move the amendments. >> supervisor melgar: thank you supervisor peskin. if there are no further comments or questions -- did you want to share remarks about the item? >> hi, can you hear me? >> yes. >> the department doesn't have a specific presentation related to this. we just wanted to respectfully and formally request the 90 day extension to allow for a total of 180 days for the historic preservation commission to render the decision. we thank the supervisor's office for taking that under consideration. >> supervisor melgar: thank you. supervior preston. >> supervisor preston: thank you chair melgar and supervisor stefani's office. this is not in our district but very close and we are jealous of the fact that you have this amazing space. and i think these landmarking efforts are important for long-term presentation and all of us have had in our district the loss of theaters

melgar: so one of us will move it then. supervisor peskin? >> supervisor peskin: thank you madam chair. as with the last item, i would be delighted to be listed as a co-sponsor and at the appropriate time, happy to move the amendments. >> supervisor melgar: thank you supervisor peskin. if there are no further comments or questions -- did you want to share remarks about the item? >> hi, can you hear me? >> yes. >> the department doesn't have a specific presentation related to this. we just wanted to respectfully and formally request the 90 day extension to allow for a total of 180 days for the historic preservation commission to render the decision. we thank the supervisor's office for taking that under consideration. >> supervisor melgar: thank you. supervior preston. >> supervisor preston: thank you chair melgar and supervisor stefani's office. this is not in our district but very close and we are jealous of the fact that you have this amazing space. and i think these landmarking efforts are important for long-term presentation and all of us have had in our district the loss of theaters

melgar: so one of us will move it then. supervisor peskin? >> supervisor peskin: thank you madam chair. tem, i would be delighted to be listed as a co-sponsor and at the appropriate time, happy to move the amendments. >> supervisor melgar: thank you supervisor peskin. if there are no further comments or questions -- did you want to share remarks about the item? >> hi, can you hear me? >> yes. >> the department doesn't have a specific presentation related to this. we just wanted to respectfully and formally request the 90 day extension to allow for a total of 180 days for the historic preservation commission to render the decision. we thank the supervisor's office for taking that under consideration. >> supervisor melgar: thank you. supervior preston. >> supervisor preston: thank you chair melgar and supervisor stefani's office. this is not in our district but very close and we are jealous of the fact that you have this amazing space. and i think these landmarking efforts are important for long-term presentation and all of us have had in our district the loss of theaters, movie theaters a

chair. >> president walton: thank you, supervisor safai. supervisor melgar. >> supervisor melgar: thank you, mr. president. i'm going to sit because it's 7:14. so i'm a transit geek too. and i also have been riding muni for a long time. you know, when i came to san francisco from el salvador when i was 12, i would ride the 14 to school in supervisor safai's district now, on the corner of mission and whittier. and back then it cost a nickel for a kid to take the muni. but, you know, as a fresh off the boat girl from el salvador, muni gave me freedom and an opportunity to discover this wonderful city and to go anywhere that i wanted. and coming from a civil war, this was to me like unprecedented, you know, and for so many youth and people muni is freedom. it is the opportunity to go to a job and, you know, to go to city college. to get an education, participate in culture, do all kinds of things. i deeply, deeply love and believe in this system. and it is an equalizer where people from all walks of life, all ethnicities and neighborhoods can get on and get aro

chair is aaron peskin. our clerk is brittany milton. i wanted to note that supervisor melgar will be late, and with that, please call the roll. [roll call] >> clerk: we have quorum. madam clerk, i believe you have some announcements. >> clerk: i do. public comment will be available for each item on this agenda at 415-655-0001, and entering meeting code 146-328-4865. press pound, and pound again, then press star, three to enter the queue. please do not press star, three again or you will be removed from the queue. when it is your turn to speak, speak slowly and clearly and turn down your television or computer. >> chair mandelman: colleagues, thank you for meeting early today. i will be short today. our prop d, t, and sales tax revenue is coming back with an increase in $800,000. in further good news, i want to congratulate or transportation authority team on the reaffirmation of long-term sales tax aaa bond rating by fitch. this is the highest possible rating and reflects our sales tax program as well as the stability of our sales tax base. this will help the agency to minimi

chair. >> president walton: thank you, supervisor safai. supervisor melgar. >> supervisor melgar: thank you, mr. president. i'm going to sit because it's 7:14. so i'm a transit geek too. and i also have been riding muni for a long time. you know, when i came to san francisco from el salvador when i was 12, i would ride the 14 to school in supervisor safai's district now, on the corner of mission and whittier. and back then it cost a nickel for a kid to take the muni. but, you know, as a fresh off the boat girl from el salvador, muni gave me freedom and an opportunity to discover this wonderful city and to go anywhere that i wanted. and coming from a civil war, this was to me like unprecedented, you know, and for so many youth and people muni is freedom. it is the opportunity to go to a job and, you know, to go to city college. to get an education, participate in culture, do all kinds of things. i deeply, deeply love and believe in this system. and it is an equalizer where people from all walks of life, all ethnicities and neighborhoods can get on and get aro

chair is aaron peskin. our clerk is brittany milton. i wanted to note that supervisor melgarplease call the roll. [roll call]

learn her fate. >> we the jury find the defendant sandra jean melgar, guilty as charged with the indictment. >> sandra collapse into her chairr as she was led away. >> it sucked the life out of me. i just felt the room spin. and i just felt like my world was collapsing. >> we just could not believe. it could not believe it was happening to her. >> to prosecutor barnett, this was justice. both for the state and for jamie melgar. >> she's committed a crime and they found her guilty. i'm glad. i've done my job. and justice has been served. >> the jury sentence sandra to 27 years in prison. her lawyers have begun the years long appellate process. from behind bars, sandra wrote us this letter saying she's at peace because she knows she's innocent. her family supports her, so, she's not giving up. analysts? well, she and her kids do their best to carry on without jamie or sandra. >> my daughter just loved her loved her nana so much. and it was too heartbreaking to tell her that nana wasn't coming home. >> what do you miss about your dad the most? >> every day when i look at my kids, because i know what a wonderful grandfather he w

thank you to we had today the budget chair and we have members of the board of supervisors and including supervisor and gordan mar, merna melgar and supervisor safai. clearly, your other colleagues went off somewhere, knows knows where they went and after all the hard work we did to get point, i will say that we all have a budget we can be proud of and and yes, we wish we had more resources. at the end of the day, we work together ask we should be proud about what we have been able to accomplish. in addition members of the board of supervisors, i want to thank our budget. thank you to ashley, and sophia kid ler, thank you for helping to facilitate this process because i know it wasn't easy and the budget annal cyst takess away my money and i appreciate the work they continue to do for the city. so thank you to them. thank you to all the legislative aids and so many people who work countless hours to many of the advocates who want san francisco to make the right investment. before i talk about those investments and signs and we can all go and total of and have a glass of apple cider with our glasses because we are not drinking

thank you to we had today the budget chair and we have members of the board of supervisors and including supervisor and gordan mar, merna melgar, your other colleagues went off somewhere, knows knows where they went and after all the hard work we did to get point, i will say that we all have a budget we can be proud of and and yes, we wish we had more resources. at the end of the day, we work together ask we should be proud about what we have been able to accomplish. in addition members of the board of supervisors, i want to thank our budget. thank you to ashley, and sophia kid ler, thank you for helping to facilitate this process because i know it wasn't easy and the budget annal cyst takess away my money and i appreciate the work they continue to do for the city. so thank you to them. thank you to all the legislative aids and so many people who work countless hours to many of the advocates who want san francisco to make the right investment. before i talk about those investments and signs and we can all go and total of and have a glass of apple cider with our glasses because we are not drinking alcohol in city hall, right, s

thank you to we had today the budget chair and we have members of the board of supervisors and including supervisor and gordan mar, merna melgar and supervisor safai. clearly, your other colleagues went off somewhere, knows knows where they went and after all the hard work we did to get point, i will say that we all have a budget we can be proud of and and yes, we wish we had more resources. at the end of the day, we work together ask we should be proud about what we have been able to accomplish. in addition members of the board of supervisors, i want to thank our budget. thank you to ashley, and sophia kid ler, thank you for helping to facilitate this process because i know it wasn't easy and the budget annal cyst takess away my money and i appreciate the work they continue to do for the city. so thank you to them. thank you to all the legislative aids and so many people who work countless hours to many of the advocates who want san francisco to make the right investment. before i talk about those investments and signs and we can all go and total of and have a glass of apple cider with our glasses because we are not drinking

chair is aaron peskin. our clerk is brittany milton. i wanted to note that supervisor melgarat, please call the roll. [roll call]

thank you to we had today the budget chair and we have members of the board of supervisors and including supervisor and gordan mar, merna melgary went and after all the hard work we did to get point, i will say that we all have a budget we can be proud of and and yes, we wish we had more resources. at the end of the day, we work together ask we should be proud about what we have been able to accomplish. in addition members of the board of supervisors, i want to thank our budget. thank you to ashley, and sophia kid ler, thank you for helping to facilitate this process because i know it wasn't easy and the budget annal cyst takess away my money and i appreciate the work they continue to do for the city. so thank you to them. thank you to all the legislative aids and so many people who work countless hours to many of the advocates who want san francisco to make the right investment. before i talk about those investments and signs and we can all go and total of and have a glass of apple cider with our glasses because we are not drinking alcohol in city hall, right, supervisor safai -- [laughter] >> let me just say we see this delt