phelan avenue dead ends into james flat avenue. he was a contemporary of the older phelan so it was no mistake that there streets are together. james phelan had a son named james who was born and raised in san francisco and graduated from law school and became a businessman, and then he was elected mayor of san francisco in 1897. this is the phelan that advocated excluding immigrants from some politically adversarial countries. mayor phelan worked to clean up the corruption that had worked to clean up city hall. he was a strong advocate of public health and he was the president of the red cross and he is responsible for securing the water rights for all time. history is full of good and bad invents but is the history that makes our city what it is today. frida kahlo and her husband were members of the mexican communist party and she was a feminist and an internationally recognized artist. she spent some time in san francisco and other american cities but she reportedly disliked american society and found americans boring. our histor

the younger james phelan and his racist views are the most widely associated with the phelan name. most street renaming processes haven't undergone as extensive process as my office has conducted. i reached out to city college last summer letting them know my intent. my office door knocked and sent letters last fall also inviting community members to join the renaming committee. two residents participated and we short listed five names which went out to vote. [naming foreign names] indigenous people who settled in this area prior to the europeans. thelma johnson street. african american dancer and artist who was highly regarded by diego rivera and frida kahlo way. it will take m.t.s. about three months to install the new signs and the city updates g.p.s. and assessors office to update titles, deeds and mailing address records. at that point residents can start updating their personal documents. those street signs will be posted for five years. san francisco is a city which prides itself on values and inclusion, tolerance and respect for multicultural diversity. lastly, i really wan

phelan avenue as early as 19 '06 and though the street name was supposedly named after his father, james phelan he was a wealthy real estate broker, the younger man's anti- immigration policy besmrched his father's name. the street may not have been named after his father if his hi may oral term.just finishing the younger james phelan and his racist views are the most widely associated with the lane. the renaming processes have not undergone as extensive a community process as my office has conducted. i outraged to archbishop riordan high school to the principal, and two city college last year, reaching out to them and expressing my intentions. at the time, the principal at archbishop, when i told him he went back to check and he came back to me and said, this should not be a major problem though they would have to change their letterhead. at the time, i was also told you don't have to worry about that for at least five years. my office then proceeded to door and knock and scent letters last fall to all the residence up and down the street. and eventually inviting community members to rejoin my

his son, james duvall phelan.an francisco during the turn of the 20th century and then a u.s. senator who promoted racist anti-immigration policies. >>> equal access to the internet is no longer required by law. >> so-called net neutrality laws were repealed today, opening up the possibility that some websites could be given priority over others. >> however, as abc7 news reporter david louie sells us, net neutrality is not going down without a fight. >> reporter: the battle to reinstate net neutrality is only starting. two going through committees in sacramento that would put restrictions back in place to bar internet service providers from blocking, slowing down, or giving preference to some services over others. 28 other states are trying to do the same thing. however, that could lead to different rules state by state. >> fcc have a very clear language in that -- in their ruling that the states cannot have their own rules because of the isp and the big, you know, telecom will have a problem dealing with differen

whether it is around the renaming of a playground or the renaming of james phelan way, it is incredibly important for us to acknowledge not just the communities that are here, but the long-term contributions that i'll -- all of our communities have made, antiracism, hatred and terror that they endured under this city's leadership. the past three resolutions that supervisor norman yee, has been an incredibly important step forward in educating our community, and also remembering our history. which it is so important to do. not taking for granted how far we have been togeth i'm happy to support this and happy to be a sponsor and i strongly urged the u.s. congress to move this judiciously and pass the bill to grant the congressional gold medal to these veterans. thank you. >> supervisor breed: thank you supervisor kim. supervisor ronan? bhi too would be honoured to be a cosponsor. i want to thank supervisor yee for bringing this forward and educating ushisbo incredibly important history of our country, and also if you could send a personal thankou to your father on my behalf, i would be ve

i move for you -- both of you supervisors to put the finishing touches on the yomoval of james d. phelan. ve already got rid of his name on a street in the city and county of san francisco. i further urge you to remove the statue which is located in the front door of city hall when you come off polk street and make a hard left, his statue is right there. i move to have you take charge just like the mayor did in new orleans to get rid of those cist statues that condemned and used slavery to build new orleans and kidnap my nationality and made up slaves and then highlight those statues like they're some kind of monument that should be saluted. i further move you to incorporate a hearing pertaining to the ethnic cleaning of my neighborhood, ioethically cleansed my ic nationality, ruined numerous generations of black people fore t area, and this person -- whatever his name is? forgot his name. but any way, justin hermann, who got rid of my nationality. it's real who are identifying for somebody that's comprehensive on black history because 1964 was the year we got our civil rights, and dr. m

sf mayor james d. phelan who served just after the turn of the 20th century and went o or.eporter: the street in front of san francisco city college is phelan avenue. it's been called that more than 100 years, but it won't be for long. >> this is not what we want today. >> reporter: the street shares its name with former san francisco mayor james d.phelan who served after the current of the 20th century. he was an unabashed immigrant basher running on a platform of keeping california white and trying to exclude those coming from asian countries. because of those norman ye and some faculty from city college want the name changed. >> we will not tolerate exclusion, hatred and racism in our communities. >> reporter: but there's a twist to our story. the street isn't named for james d.phelan at all. it's named for his father, james, sr. who was an irish immigrant who prospered during the gold rush. at city hall some who live on the street weren't willing to ignore that distinction. >> it's only ignoring history and perpetuating hate. phelan avenue is named after an irish immigr