i want to welcome supervisor jeff sheehy. [applause] > >> this is the first time i have been back here since being appointed by mayor lee, so it's a special moment. this was the first outpatient hiv clinic in the country and some of the people are still here and still working 30 years plus into the epidemic. the very first patients who came in, none of them made it out. there are stories of people will tell of the doctors and nurses and caregivers sitting around the table and everybody crying because there was nothing they could do. this place has special meeting because it's the place where getting to zero is hatched. we made substantial progress and couldn't have done it without the support of the city, mayor lee and now mayor ferrell. i really want to thank mayor ferrell for his commitment that goes back to being on the board for the finance committee the idea of no new hiv infectionst and no hiv deathst and no stigma, people thought we didn't know what we were talking about, but the great thing is we did get new tool. we

i saw a second from supervisor jeff sheehy. may we take this without objection? all right. we will take this without objection. [ gavel ]. >> supervisor cohen: thank you. what's next? okay. we've got -- i want to call up h.s.a. h.s.a., we'll hear your b.l.a. report. >> chair cohen, members of the committee, for the human services agency, the budget and legislative analyst's recommended reductions to the proposed budget total 1,701,295. of that -- sorry. okay. of the 1,701,295 in 18-19, 1,601,295 are ongoing savings and 100,000 are one time saves. these reductions would still allow an increase of 5.8% in the department's 18-19 budget. budget and legislative analy . >> supervisor cohen: thank you. trent, i want to give you an opportunity. >> good morning, again, commit members. trent rohrer, human services agency. we are in agreement, however, we do have the one item, the dignity fund being on reserve, which director mcspadden spoke about earlier. we're in agreement with the completed monetary items, but we're not in agreement with the items being put on reserve. >> superviso

i want to recognize my committee, vise president -- or vice chair sandy fewer, jeff sheehy on my right, kathrin stefani and norman yee on my left. we've got a pretty long day today and tomorrow scheduled. we're going to be hearing thoughtful rebuttals, i hope. i'm sure some of you will come up with some not so thoughtful rebuttals, but that's okay. all right. so i just want to welcome everyone to day four of department presentations. yea, we've made it. the first three days have been eventful. today we're hearing the recommended changed made by their budget legislative analysts. those departments who've reached out in agreement with the b.l.a., and for whom we have no questions, we're going to reach out to you first, and then you will be dismissed. departments who do not agree with the b.l.a. or whose reports include policy recommendition as, you can present your case. this committee will try to make as many decisions as possible today. for the media, we will make decisions monday morning. we also have some procedural legislation that we need to take care of today. as in the past, we w

jeff sheehy. aaron peskin. supervisor-elect rafael mandelman. and sandra lee fewer. th us today mayors from throughout the bay area and members of abag and the united states conference of mayors. members of the bar board of directors. members of the san francisco board of education and the city college board of trustees. members of the san francisco consular corps. and also san francisco's department heads and commissioners. thank you all for being here with us today. now our congressional delegation wanted so much to be here today, mayor-elect breed, but they had to remain in washington where they are extremely busy. goodness knows, but they did send along their very best wishes to you on video. let's take a look... >> good morning, san francisco. i'm sorry that i can't be with you this morning to celebrate, but senate business keeps me in washington. but i wanted to offer my wholehearted congratulations to london. it wasn't so long ago, london, that you and the benjamin franklin middle school band performed for me here at city hall when i was mayor. today, after far

please join me in welcoming up the great lady -- leader for our city of san francisco supervisor jeff sheehy. >> thank you kate i have a certificate from the board of supervisors for you as well. [applause] just a note, under her leadership, nclr has led on these national court battles, but one of the most moving things i experienced was i was with my husband in a small town in florida, a lesbian couple, the woman who had been previously married to a man was having trouble getting rights for her child and who was there? nclr. small town, big towns, big issues, little issues, they have been there across this country. i salute you, kate. i salute nclr. the greatest. [applause] so, this is an interesting pride to kick off with a supreme court decision against our community. i recognize our acclaim this year and generations of pride and like kate, is passing down to new leadership and new activism in our community. the person who came up with that theme, larry nelson, the bonds that we need to create between those of us who are in the back of squad cars and lying down in streets, starting organi

, and the budget office, and the senior health advisor, my office, and the office of supervisor jeff sheehy and the office of the controller. we examined the rates and structures of our neighbors, neighboring counties, cities and counties, and we determined a few things. first, that we an adjustable rate are -- that adjust annualae rates are essential to have the data-driven approach given to have a data driven approach, give how little reliable information there is out there at this time. and, second, that a dedicated tax would be premature. given the ambiguity around revenues, around the number of businesses and around prices and around the spending needs of the industry. it's just not enough solid information. we've decided that medicine should not be taxed and that we would go to the extent of our legal ability to keep medical cannibas taxes at a zero percent level. finally, based on the advice of our city attorney and in keeping with most of other jurisdictions in or around the city, we would move forward with a gross receipts tax. now in may my office presented a group -- my office pr

, and the budget office, and the senior health advisor, my office, and the office of supervisor jeff sheehyand the office of the controller. we examined the rates and structures of our neighbors, neighboring counties, cities and counties, and we determined a few things. first, that we an adjustable rate are -- that adjust annualae rates are essential to have the data-driven approach given to have a data driven approach, give how little reliable information there is out there at this time. and, second, that a dedicated tax wo

i want to recognize my committee, vise president -- or vice chair sandy fewer, jeff sheehy on my rightkathrin stefani and norman yee on my left. we've got a pretty long day today and tomorrow scheduled. we're going to be hearing thoughtful rebuttals, i hope. i'm sure some of you will come up with some not so thoughtful rebuttals, but that's okay. all right. so i just want to welcome everyone

i want to give him time to finish his thoughts, and then, jeff sheehy is going to speak, and then i'm going to speak, and then we're voting. >> supervisor yee: no, i just want to know for all of us, in terms of time frame, what can be done, what can't be done, and there's just a little difference -- maybe it's not even a difference, it's just to clarify the timing of things. that's what i was trying to do so that with that information, we can make decisions. >> thank you. >> supervisor cohen: supervisor sheehy? >> supervisor sheehy: yes. and i don't want to completely repeat what i said on monday, but i do think the need is there. i do think the evidence shows that we're seeing a decrease in crime, but we've kind of -- not going to be able to sustain that as we discussed on monday unless we provide adequate resources. i think it is imperative -- i still come back to a captain of one of the police districts that overlaps my district, and they're 20 officers down from what they had in 2009. so -- and we see it. we see the impact of not having officers on the street everywhere where they

and cannabis activists working together to rationallize the drug laws and hiv positive supervisor jeff sheehy who spoke about medical cannabis saving his life and the lives of countless others and though his body may have died earlier this year, dennis paron's spirit is strong in my district and must remain true to that legacy. given that, and given my strong belief it is long pastime to bring cannabis out of the shadows and eliminate the stigma attached to its use, and notwithstanding my great respent for chinatown and personal affection for the author of this legislation i cannot support it. with or without this legislation, neighbors will still have the opportunity to oppose proposals for particular cannabis businesses, and that is as it should be. but i simply cannot vote for a blanket ban on such businesses in any portion of this city even very, very special portion of the city like chinatown. >> president cohen: thank you, supervisor mandelman. supervisor yee. >> supervisor yee: thank you, president breed. >> president cohen: cohen. ok, old habits die hard, it's ok. >> supervisor yee: i

. >> reporter: supervisor jeff sheehy has been an aids activist for years.ritical of gilead for increasing the price of the drug by 45% since it came out six years ago as a preventative drug. the drug is covered by most insurance companies, but there is still an out-of-pocket expense. the budget presented by the mayor of san francisco included extra money for preventative hiv measures, including prep for those who can't afford health insurance. >> anybody who comes in, despite their insurance status, despite what their financial circumstance is, that we work with them to get financial support. >> i know it's easy to get in california relatively speaking. but when you look at other states who haven't expanded medicaid, who really haven't embraced obamacare fully, people cannot afford to pay out of pocket for this product. >> state medicaid programs are already spending more on the drug. these already financially strapped programs expect the cost to continue to rise. gilead would not tell us why it has dramatically increased the price of the drug, but said it

at item 29 is a resolution to command and honor supervisor jeff sheehy for his distinguished service as a supervisor in the city and county of san francisco. >> supervisor breed: thank you. one point of order. the resolution that was on the balance of a calendar, i would like to recall the role and we voted. those resolutions will be adopted and the emotions are approved. thank you. just keeping up with housekeeping, now is a fun time for us to talk about our colleagues that are going to be departing. i will start with supervisor peskin. >> supervisor peskin: thank you supervisor co. in. i want to say a few words about our two departing colleagues. our former president. i want to say, i really have enjoyed serving with you and the work that we have done together and i look forward to working with you in a new capacity as a mayor. don't forget about us supervisors over here when you go across the hall. to my friend, of many many yea years, i just did the math. i have served with 32 members of the board of supervisors in the 11 and a half years i have been on and off the board. i have

appropriately, we received resignation letters from former district eight supervisor jeff sheehy and the district spies -- district five supervisor, london breed to fill the vacancy as the mayor. she has appointed vali brown to serve as a district five supervisor. and finally, i am confirming that our two newest board members have been officially sworn in and they are both bonded as required by the san francisco administrative code and are prepared to vote at today's meeting. madam president, please join. >> supervisor cohen: thank you. colleagues, i would like to give supervisors brown and supervisor mandel meant a few moments to make a remark and we will starth supervisor brown. welcome. the floor is yours. [applause] >> supervisor brown: ok i will make it short. but just because i've listen to a lot of these and they are long. but anyway, thank you mayor breed and thank you my fellow board members. first, mayor breed, thank you for appointing me. it is a privilege and an honor to serve the district five residents. i am excited to be on this team of the board of supervisors of san

supervisor sheehy's seconding it, and without objection. okay. h.s.h., jeff kositsky. all right. so jeff, welcome back to the chambers. nice to see you, and your department is in agreement with the budget legislative analyst's recommendation. >> that is correct. >> supervisor cohen: and wanted to just bring you back to see if there's any -- anything last-minute that you wanted to discuss. i think my colleagues have a couple questions, as well for you. >> we have nothing to discuss. >> supervisor cohen: nothing to discuss. okay. let me look to the b.l.a. mr. b.l.a.? >> yes. supervisors, we put out a revised just to correct one number. so our recommended reductions, of the 425,349 in recommended reductions, 619896 are ongoing, and 364,180 are one time. in addition, we recommend closing out prior unextended encumbrances of $375,000, and we recommend putting 390,225 on budget and finance reserve. the total savings would be 1.1 million, and in year two, 19-20, we recommend reductions totaling $291,697. of these recommended reductions, 61,869 are ongoing savings and 229,828 are one tim

jeff kovitsky for their patience and flexibility. since there are no questions, i'd like to make a motion to accept the rebalancing plan in the h.s.h. and mohcd budgets. all right. seconded by supervisor sheehy, and i will take that without objection. all right. thank you very much. [ gavel ]. >> supervisor cohen: thank you, miss kelly. [please stand by] >> supervisor cohen: that captured a very large number of people. i recommend we increase funding for senior services to help seniors continue to live in their home and for workforce development. these are issues that my colleagues have highlight. i want to welcome any suggestion on how that funding could be more specifically -- should be more specifically allocated as they are fairly high levels. i suggest that we allocate more funding to mental health services. which i directed towards homeless individual and family. i would welcome any of your feedback if it should be more or less. i suggested a significant one time investment in year two for open voting. the elections commissions requested $4 million which would be matched -- actually i'm sor sorry, advocacy group requested $4 million matched by the state and department of election indic