why are we standing here in san francisco? to dispute san francisco's ability to provide power for a ucsf research facility right here that is benefiting our heroes on the front line and what is that resulted? , a four-month delay and thousands and thousands of dollars extra costs because pg&e as object tracted san francisco's right to provide power to this facility and it should not be a surprise when you look at how much construction has occurred over the last several years in projects across this city. madam mayor, mayor wiener, i thank you for your courage and your commitment to make sure we're taking the next step forward because, this obstruction, this delay needs to stop and we need to get moving forward to make sure we provide to everyone, reliable and affordable public power and with that i'd leung to ask my colleague, senator scott wiener to come up and say a few words. >> so we can get on with this process and this is not a short term issue, this is going on forever and ever, san francisco has struggled with g and e

we were a center for people with intellectual and development cal disabilities in san francisco san francisco. we also have a program for individuals that have acquired brain injury or traumatic brain injury, and we also have one of the larger after school programs for children with special needs that serves the public school system. the sf carbon fund for us has been the launching pad for an entire program here at the pomeroy center. we received about $15,000. the money was really designed to help us improve our garden by buying plants and material and also some infrastructure like a drip system for plants. we have wine barrels that we repurposed to collect rain water. we actually had removed over 1,000 square feet of concrete so that we could expand the garden. this is where our participants, they come to learn about gardening. they learn about our work in the greenhouse. we have plants that we actually harvest, and eggs from our chickens that we take up and use in cooking classes so that our participants learn as much as anybody else where food comes from. we have two kitchens here at the

that's here in san francisco. it's not happening in other cities across this country and we know that this movement goes back to 1966 as sister roma talked about. everybody likes to talk about stone wall as the catalyst, but we all know here in san francisco that it started right here and it took three years before it catapulted into a movement that continued on and to support and uplift the transcommunity. i have a very dear friend that i truly in the past '60s, '70s, '80s, '90s to allow your child to be who they are born to be would not have been possible. had it not been for the extraordinary advocacy of this community. so it is so that we honor that history, that we honor that legacy. that we make those investments. that we continue to push and san francisco continues to be that example. this past budget season thanks to supervisor mandelman and other members on the board of supervisors and i see supervisor matt haney. this year, we put forth $12 million to make sure that we are investing in the first ever lgb

san francisco chief economist will review the current status of san francisco's economy. this is a discussion item. and presenting to you tonight is ted egan, chief t city's chief economist in the office of the controller. ted, let me give you presentation control. >> great. ted, welcome back. it is a pleasure to have you. please, you have to floor. >> thank you, commissioner. good afternoon, commissioners. i am going to be sharing my screen now. hopefully you can see that. let me full screen. okay, great. last week our office released the second of what we intend to be a monthly series of reports that is tracking various aspects of the city's changing economy. the reason for doing that we know as the vaccinations increased and the restrictions br loosening, the economy would change fairly quickly and we wanted to public and decision makers to be apprised of the various ways it is changing. these presentations or these reports take the form of a monthly deck of charts with some summaries. and i'll walk through what we have introduced or released last week. and i am happy

san francisco in general that we don't lose a grip of what san francisco's came from.ys recognize whenever you lock in the door. you'll see the same staff, the same bartender and have the same meal and that is great. that's important. ♪♪ >> the service that san francisco heritage offers to the legacy businesses is to help them with that application process, to make sure that they really recognize about them what it is that makes them so special here in san francisco. ♪♪ so we'll help them with that application process if, in fact, the board of supervisors does recognize them as a legacy business, then that does entitle them to certain financial benefits from the city of san francisco. but i say really, more importantly, it really brings them public recognition that this is a business in san francisco that has history and that is unique to san francisco. >> it started in june of 1953. ♪♪ and we make everything from scratch. everything. we started a you -- we started a off with 12 flavors and mango fruits from the philippines and then started trying them one by one and t

to san francisco to see this show.le who say that after they saw this show they thought they would start their own band. it was a great jumping off point for a lot of west coast punk. it was also, the pistols' last show. in a way, it was the end of one era of punk and the beginning of a new one. the city of san francisco didn't necessarily support punk rock. [♪♪♪] >> last, but certainly not least is a jell-o be opera. they are the punk rock candidate of the lead singer called the dead kennedys. >> if we are blaming anybody in san francisco, we will just blame the dead kennedys. >> there you go. >> we had situations where concerts were cancelled due to flyers, obscene flyers that the city was thought -- that he thought was obscene that had been put up. the city of san francisco has come around to embrace it's musicians. when they have the centennial for city hall, they brought in all kinds of local musicians and i got to perform at that. that was, at -- in a way, and appreciation from the city of san francisco for the m

good morning san francisco. i am san francisco mayor london breed and i am so excited to be here with each and every one of you because san francisco although we're dealing with some challenges with this delta virus, we're still coming alive again, we're still re-opening, we're still wearing our masks. and what's most important, what's most important we are enjoying our city and we are making these cable cars available to the public, to san franciscans, for the month of august at no charge. so what does that mean? well, you know what happens when someone gives you something free. that means you have to be patient because during the month of august, typically what will be happening is these operators that are with me today would normally be testing the equipment, making sure things are running smoothly, making sure that they are safe and making sure that the public is safe, so, please, listen to your operators, be patient, be understanding. this is a process. there is not going to be a complete time schedule, rig

your san francisco giants. right, kids? right?o happy to be here with you for this ceremony in honor of a new baseball field right here at gillman playground. and now to begin our program for those of you that are seated, would you kindly please rise and remove your cap for the national anthem. for the latin jazz ensemble, mr. jorge elington. ♪ oh, say can you see by the dawn's early light. what so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming ♪ whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight. or the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming ♪ and the rockets red glare, the bombs bursting in air gave proof through the night that our flag was still there ♪ oh, say does that star spangled banner yet wave ♪ for the land of the free and the home of the brave ♪ >> thank you, mr. elington. thank you, sir. thank you so much. and, everyone, i would like to acknowledge all of the v.i.p.s that are with us this morning. we are pleased to be joined by san francisco mayor, the honorable london breed. state senator sco

you've got to love san francisco.ng tours here in the haight, i would end saying when people think of san francisco, they think of the golden gate bridge, fisherman's wharf and a hippie on the corn of haight and ashbury. well, here i am. i would like you all to know that we have brand new lights, brand new sidewalks, but even though we have some new stuff, the color, creativity, and consciousness that haight street is known for still emulates from these streets but our rainbow is bright every, our streets sparkle as much as we do, and the love is here times 11. i think if there's one thing that we as business owners, as community members, as san franciscans have learned from this pandemic, is that we will get by, we will survive and we will thrive. thank you, everyone, for coming out today. please, get vaccinated. shall we cut some ribbon. >> 5, 4, 3, 2, 1! hate ashbury.

i am a proud san francisco resident.today just as somebody who loves the city makes me really proud. i'm the broadcaster for the giants. our giants have the best record in all of baseball. brandon crawford is having an amazing season. so i'm here on behalf of the giants and the city, but also on behalf of the good tidings foundation. it's a wonderful organization. those of you who don't know much. take a minute to learn as much as you can about all the great stuff that we do. i do want to acknowledge i don't know where larry and ronnie are hiding right now. can we just give them another round of applause. we really appreciate your efforts. also, the grass that you're sitting on comes from west coast stir ups. i think that's pretty cool. i just want to say to brandon and jaylin, it has been a pleasure for me. i watched just about every game brandon's been in. our giants franchise goes back to 1883. but it has been even more of a pleasure for me to be around brandon as a person. he is a delightful young man who cares about

no. >> san francisco is a great down. love it here and it's a beautiful, beautiful, place to be music and art is key to that. drama, acting, movies, everything, everything that makes life worth living and that's what we've got to mow proteasome no san francisco and that's what is important now. [♪♪♪] >> chairman: this meeting will come to order. this is the july 28th, 2021 budget and finance committee. i'm matt haney, chair of the budget and finance committee. i'm joined by supervisors safai and gordon mar. i want to thank those from sfgovtv for broadcasting this meeting. madam clerk, do you have any announcements? >> clerk: yes, mr. chair. the mee

you know, i'm born and raised in san francisco, but i'm not only born and raised in san francisco, i'm born on this block. four blocks up. my family came from the philippines in the '60s. this neighborhood right here has a 100 year history of filipinos and this is actually famed after the cultural philippine zone. i'm one of them. i run my organization united players and another organization that's been running for over 50 years west bay and it's neighborhood serving our current filipino families and immigrants. project right here is a win-win here in san francisco. but, if you look at now. and it wasn't built overnight. if you look now for our people to be stable, for our people to not be moved to be placed in a place where not only in san francisco, but where we were born and raised. to me. that's how you stabilize and leave san francisco. we want the phillip piano residents where we live and we die. and so my motto is it takes the hood to save the hood. what does that mean? you ain't got to be from the hood to save the hood. it just meanses, you've got to have love in your heart fro

and, thank you to all the bar owners in san francisco. thank you to the vasuvio and janet in particular for your leadership and work and advocacy. as i said, the bars did this a couple weeks ago and the city is following their lead which i think is truly remarkable. the example that they're setting what we're doing to keep people safe is most important at this time. and, with that, i'll open it up to questions from the press. >> he is a real leader that listens and knows how to bring people together. brought this department together like never before. i am so excited to be swearing in the next chief of the san francisco fire department, ladies and gentlemen, let's welcome, jeanine nicholson. (applause). >> i grew up total tomboy, athlete. i loved a good crisis, a good challenge. i grew up across the street from the fire station. my dad used to take me there to vote. i never saw any female firefighters because there weren't any in the 1970s. i didn't know i could be a fire fighter. when i moved to san francisco in 1990, some things opened

good morning san francisco. i am san francisco mayor london breed and i am so excited to be here with each and every one of you because san francisco although we're dealing with some challenges with this delta virus, we're still coming alive again, we're still re-opening, we're still wearing our masks. and what's most important, what's most important we are enjoying our city and we are making these cable cars available to the public, to san franciscans, for the month of august at no charge. so what does that mean? well, you know what happens when someone gives you something free. that means you have to be patient because during the month of august, typically what will be happening is these operators that are with me today would normally be testing the equipment, making sure things are running smoothly, making sure that they are safe and making sure that the public is safe, so, please, listen to your operators, be patient, be understanding. this is a process. there is not going to be a complete time schedule, rig

good morning san francisco.francisco mayor london breed and i am so excited to be here with each and every one of you because san francisco although we're dealing with some challenges with this delta virus, we're still coming alive again, we're still re-opening, we're still wearing our masks. and what's most important, what's most important we are enjoying our city and we are making these cable cars available to the public, to san franciscans, for the month of august at no charge. so what does that mean? well, you know what happens when someone gives you something free. that means you have to be patient because during the month of august, typically what will be happening is these operators that are with me today would normally be testing the equipment, making sure things are running smoothly, making sure that they are safe and making sure that the public is safe, so, please, listen to your operators, be patient, be understanding. this is a process. there is not going to be a complete time schedule, right. yes. b

i want to recognize the san francisco bar owners alliance. we're seeing that expanding into the private sector. businesses are taking it upon themselves to begin to expand the conversation about mandate and how that will impact san francisco. we have 76% of our population with at least one dose and almost 70% that are fully vaccinated. that still has not fully protected us in this environment. so i know we're going to be on break. i know this delta variant is spreading quickly. but so is the conversation around the country and in our state and city about mandating vaccination. and it's something i think our public health department is talking about. our health officer is talking about, and something we're going to have to take up more seriously when we return from cess. i -- recess. i just wanted to put that out there. and the rest i submit. >> supervisor stefani: thank you, madame clerk. today i'm introducing an ordinance to begin the process of reforming the way the city regulates third party private security firms. we've seen reports of pr

you know, i'm born and raised in san francisco, but i'm not only born and raised in san francisco, i'm born on this block. four blocks up. my family came from the philippines in the '60s. this neighborhood right here has a 100 year history of filipinos and this is actually famed after the cultural philippine zone. i'm one of them. i run my organization united players and another organization that's been running for over 50 years west bay and it's neighborhood serving our current filipino families and immigrants. project right here is a win-win here in san francisco. but, if you look at now. and it wasn't built overnight. if you look now for our people to be stable, for our people to not be moved to be placed in a place where not only in san francisco, but where we were born and raised. to me. that's how you stabilize and leave san francisco. we want the phillip piano residents where we live and we die. and so my motto is it takes the hood to save the hood. what does that mean? you ain't got to be from the hood to save the hood. it just meanses, you've got to have love in your heart fro

so i want to appeal to other members of san francisco, our employees of the city and county of san francisco and others, please, get your vaccine. let continue to reopen our city and reopen our economy. that is what these budget investments are about. we wish we didn't have to put money aside to deal with this pandemic. in this budget, $380 million, we know testing and access to vaccines is important. we know healthcare and treatment for those hospitalized is important so we have to make those level of investments and continue to move our city down the road of recovery. so in this budget, an unprecedented investment in homelessness and shelter, in mental health and resources, one billion dollars over the next two years to deal with one of the most challenging problems that we have faced as a city. it's important to make sure that we get people off the streets, we get them housed, and we get them into treatment. we did not take the decisions that we made to make these investments lightly. let's make sure that these dollars work to change the conditions that we see on our streets. it's not jus

of san francisco. so it's -- our job is to educate people and be able to familiarize themselves on doing this census. >> you go on-line and do the census. it's available in 13 languages, and you don't need anything. it's based on household. you put in your address and answer nine simple questions. how many people are in your household, do you rent, and your information. your name, your age, your race, your gender. >> everybody is $2,000 in funding for our child care, housing, food stamps, and medical care. >> all of the residents in the city and county of san francisco need to be counted in census 2020. if you're not counted, then your community is underrepresented and will be underserved. >> clerk: as noted on the agenda, members of the public may view this meeting via sfgovtv.org and channel 26 and may offer public comment via the main public comment number. the commission asked and thanks you for your patience during these

so i want to appeal to other members of san francisco, our employees of the city and county of san francisco and others, please, get your vaccine. let continue to reopen our city and reopen our economy. that is what these budget investments are about. we wish we didn't have to put money aside to deal with this pandemic. in this budget, $380 million, we know testing and access to vaccines is important. we know healthcare and treatment for those hospitalized is important so we have to make those level of investments and continue to move our city down the road of recovery. so in this budget, an unprecedented investment in homelessness and shelter, in mental health and resources, one billion dollars over the next two years to deal with one of the most challenging problems that we have faced as a city. it's important to make sure that we get people off the streets, we get them housed, and we get them into treatment. we did not take the decisions that we made to make these investments lightly. let's make sure that these dollars work to change the conditions that we see on our streets. it's not jus

everybody in san francisco. >> you're watching quick bites, the show that is san francisco.y you're in for a real treat. oh, my! food inspired by the mediterranean and middle east with a twist so unique you can only find it in one place in san francisco. we're at the 55th annual armenian festival and bizarre. this is extra special not only because i happen to be armenian, but there is so much delicious food here. and i can't wait to share it with all of you. let's go. armenia, culture and cusine has had much cultural exchanges with its neighbors. today armenian food infuses he flavor from the mediterranean, middle east, and eastern europe. >> this is our 55th year and in san francisco we're the largest armenian food festival and widely recognized as one of the best food festivals in the area. we have vendors that come up from fresno, from los angeles showing off their craft. we really feel like we have something for everyone in the neighborhood and that's really what it is, is drawing people to see a little bit of our culture and experience what we experience weekend in and

he was asked about san francisco offering booster shots, as san francisco general is giving those shots to people who received johnson & johnson. >> we are taking the lead from fda and cdc. we are not encouraging counties to be adding additional shots, but we are watching it closely. we know there is concern about waning immunity and for certain populations, especially our oldest, we are asking people to hold off until we can clear instructions and get a closer look at the signs and evidence before we have another shot advised. >> he says getting as many people around the world vaccinated is going to be an important way to curb transition. larry: as part of our efforts, parents and students getting ready for the school year, kate larsen spoke to an expert at home and the hospital on how to keep kids safe. >> as pediatric covid cases reach alarming levels, bay area parents preparing for the school year. >> we are worried. >> we are concerned. >> in san francisco, joseph mallon's son is starting. >> we are going to buy bank -- five more masks. -- >> we will maintain distance. >> we primar

we moved to san francisco early on.lived across the street from the ups building. for me, when my earliest memories were the big brown trucks driving up and down the street keeping us awake at night. when i was seven-years-old and i'm in charge of making sure we get on the bus on time to get to school. i have to make sure that we do our homework. it's a lot of responsibility for a kid. the weekends were always for family. we used to get together and whether we used to go watch a movie at the new mission theater and then afterwards going to kentucky fried chicken. that was big for us. we get kentucky fried chicken on sunday. whoa! go crazy! so for me, home is having something where you are all together. whether it's just together for dinner or whether it's together for breakfast or sharing a special moment at the holidays. whether it's thanksgiving or christmas or birthdays. that is home. being so close to berkley and oakland and san francisco, there's a line. here you don't see a line. even though you see someone that's

between the mayor of san francisco ed lee and london breed president of san francisco board of supervisors. we have taken the needs and plans and visions and said what steps do we need to take? what do we need to do? let's go back in time to januar. the last time this occurred. will transportation 2045. i want you all to recall and this is 2018. it is with some measure of urgency that we present this report on the critical funding needs of san francisco's transportation system from now through the year 2045. task force members and there were almost 60 have outlined investments and revenue priorities through an equity lens and tasked city leaders to take action today, january 2018, to secure the $100 million annual contribution to our overall transportation needs. that was 2018, before the pandemic, before the economic shock we faced. that was then. it was urgent and we needed at least $100 million each year which we did not get. with that said let's cover the sources discussed. the task force didn't come to full agreement on which source was most appropriate. there are a number noted in th

to san francisco to see this show.his show they thought they would start their own band. it was a great jumping off point for a lot of west coast punk. it was also, the pistols' last show. in a way, it was the end of one era of punk and the beginning of a new one. the city of san francisco didn't necessarily support punk rock. [♪♪♪] >> last, but certainly not least is a jell-o be opera. they are the punk rock candidate of the lead singer called the dead kennedys. >> if we are blaming anybody in san francisco, we will just blame the dead kennedys. >> there you go. >> we had situations where concerts were cancelled due to flyers, obscene flyers that the city was thought -- that he thought was obscene that had been put up. the city of san francisco has come around to embrace it's musicians. when they have the centennial for city hall, they brought in all kinds of local musicians and i got to perform at that. that was, at -- in a way, and appreciation from the city of san francisco for the musical legends. i feel like a lo

and, thank you to all the bar owners in san francisco. thank you to the vasuvio and janet in particular for your leadership and work and advocacy. as i said, the bars did this a couple weeks ago and the city is following their lead which i think is truly remarkable. the example that they're setting what we're doing to keep people safe is most important at this time. and, with that, i'll open it up to questions from the press. >> all right. good morning, everybody. welcome. i see we've got some niners fans in the house. i am michael lambert. i'm your city librarian -- oh, you can't hear me? how's that? i'm michael lambert. i'm your city librarian, and from the bottom of my heart, it just fills my heart with joy to see all of you beautiful people in this auditorium today. this is the first event we've had in the main library for 17 months, so yeah. thank you so much for being here. i want to thank president walton, president of the san francisco board of supervisors for

everybody in san francisco.ied in some ways and incredibly diverse in others and this exhibit really is an exploration of nuance in how we present those ideas. ♪♪ our debts are not for sale. >> a piece about sanctuary and how his whole family served in the army and it's a long family tradition and these people that look at us as foreigners, we have been here and we are part of america, you know, and we had to reinforce that. i have been cure rating here for about 18 year. we started with a table top, candle, flowers, and a picture and people reacted to that like it was the monna lisa. >> the most important tradition as it relates to the show is idea of making offering. in traditional mexican alters, you see food, candy, drinks, cigarettes, the things that the person that the offerings where being made to can take with them into the next word, the next life. >> keeps us connects to the people who have passed and because family is so important to us, that community dynamic makes it stick and makes it visible and i

grant colfax, when this virus first hit san francisco or right before it first hit san francisco, a lot of us didn't know what was going on, how you would contract it, what's happening. we remember the ship that was stranded in the middle of the bay and everyone concerned and all the uncertainty and all the fear because we didn't completely know what was going on and over time, we not only found out what was going on, but there were concerns expressed about whether or not we'd have a vaccine, you know, in the year or two and the fact that we have three options for vaccination has been absolutely incredible and dr. colfax will tell you about 1800 people that have been hospitalized since december onest of last year, only six of those people were vaccinated. so the whole point of these vaccines have a lot to do with keeping you out of the hospital. we're not saying you may not get covid. what we're saying is the difference between the sniffles and being home sick a few days and suffocating ending up in the hospital on a respirator and dying. that's what this is about. so we're here to anno

i am a san francisco native. i have the honor to work with the national parks service around san francisco and around the country and i finished as a historian at the presidio san francisco. transition transition [please stand by] california oil fields and ended up on a sand dune overlooking the golden gate, what we call lincoln park. during the research, what struck me was not only these people represented a part of san francisco that we don't often think about, but also how many of them were still there. the idea that it was a conscious decision if the bodies weren't -- or represents a different thinking of a different time. >> clerk: thank you. next speaker please? >> hello. i'm the great, great granddaughter who donated the property for chinese immigrants living in san francisco. i'm calling today in support of making the temple, lincoln park cemetery a san francisco landmark. as stated in supervisor connie chan's resolution, this land is sacred ground as no one knows how many chinese and ethnic and immigrant

san francisco's a dense city and we had one of the lowest death rates. we all came together in the beginning of this pandemic. we took care of our neighbors. we went we got that last hurdle l, that last stretch. it's like the nineth inning and we just need one more hit out the ball park. and if we all just roll up our sleeves and start to get vaccinated even though we have concerns, we're doing it for our fellow san franciscans. and, so with that, i want to turn it over to dr. grant colfax. >> good afternoon everybody and thank you, mayor breed for your ongoing leadership during this pandemic. i want to thank chiba piano lounge for sponsoring this. and, of course, the amazing dph team, the mobile team led by dr. mary mercer. just remarkable work. we have 77% of eligible san franciscans now fully vaccinated in our city. so this is a remarkable achievement and, i think while the next few weeks will be very challenging and we're seeing covid-19 increase dramatically in our city, it's very important to remember that hundreds if not thousands of lives have be

your san francisco giants. right, kids? right? i'm so happy to be here with you for this ceremony in honor of a new baseball field right here at gillman playground. and now to begin our program for those of you that are seated, would you kindly please rise and remove your cap for the national anthem. for the latin jazz ensemble, mr. jorge elington. ♪ oh, say can you see by the dawn's early light. what so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming ♪ whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight. or the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming ♪ and the rockets red glare, the bombs bursting in air gave proof through the night that our flag was still there ♪ oh, say does that star spangled banner yet wave ♪ for the land of the free and the home of the brave ♪ >> thank you, mr. elington. thank you, sir. thank you so much. and, everyone, i would like to acknowledge all of the v.i.p.s that are with us this morning. we are pleased to be joined by san francisco mayor, the honorable london breed. state senat

politicians in san francisco today are corrupt. we can see it when they choose candidates and participate in the adjudications they make. you can also see it with the recalls. i been here for a long time. 40 years. we have had ballots that we have fought because of corruption within san francisco and our city attorney. while we may think that we can expand vote-by-mail for exclusively municipal elections, that is just fluff. really? if you want it to work, you have to have people that represent who are morally and ethically sound. we have to have standards. we cannot get -- you have a dark cloud hovering over the san francisco public utilities commission and you supervisors have no transparency. we want good people to represent by voting. can we get a good representation from the politicians? let's -- that's the million dollar question. thank you very much. >> supervisor peskin: are there any other members of the public for this item? >> clerk: there are no more people in the queue for public comment at this time. >> supervisor pes