. >> supervisor joel engardio, aye. >> supervisor matt dorsey: aye. supervisor catherine stefani aye. i have three ayes. >> thank you. >> madam clerk, please call item no. 2. 2. 240464 [liquor license issuance - 2 embarcadero center - embarc wines] hearing to consider that the issuance of a type-42 on-sale beer and wine liquor license to ew by the glass llc, doing business as embarc wines, located at 2 embarcadero center (district 3), will serve the public convenience or necessity of the city and county of san francisco. (clerk of the board) >> good morning. i would like to present the abc liquor unit. >> good morning. this includes a report for a license and if approved this will include wine and beer services to embarcadero. there are zero letters of opposition and there is much support and this is considered a high concentration area. the police station has no opposition to this application. the alcohol liaison unit recommends approval well following condition. no noise shall be audible beyond the area of the licensee. and shall actively monitor th

let's celebrate and let me introduce our colleague, joel engardio. [applause] >> thank you. thank you. so, this morning in the sunset i represent the sunset and far west side of san francisco, i had two school graduations giving the commencement speech, low elhigh school and [indiscernible] i thought to myself, when i was in middle school and in high school as a closeted gay kid in the 1980's, it sure looked bleak, but there i was speaking to the future of today, and i know we have come a long long way, so it is because of the work that we've done as a city and county of san francisco and many people i see in the audience today over the years and decades who made it so that our children today do not have as bleak a future as i might have had in the 1980. there is so much work we need to do. the transgender community is under attack and rally around to make sure everyone in the lgbtq can survive and thrive in our country and in our world. i'm really proud to be the newest lgbtq member of the board of supervisors. i hope we can have more and thank you for celebrating the pride

this is definitely a step in the right direction and excited to be here with tndc and supervisor joel engardio and bank of america, our regular partners in the efforts to build more housing throughout san francisco and i'm glad to see all you here. this will help to serve families, people who are extremely low income, as well as those making a hundred thousand dollars a year because we know we need housing of all income levels and i am hopeful that as we continue to build more housing like this, it will make a big difference in the city and county of san francisco and finally, i want to express my appreciation to the voters of san francisco, because there have been two affordable housing bonds. housing bonds in the capital plan and we don't just random decide to do a affordable housing bonds but because of the voters we added $900 million more dollars to invest in affordable housing throughout san francisco so some of the projects delayed are in the process of moving forward, because of the support of the people of the city and county of san francisco, so thank you so much and looking forward

supervisor joel engardio organized the event because he says it's time the city had its own 4th of julyparade, an event like this tells the world we are not a doom loop. >> it tells the world that we have a lot of joy and we're creating more of it. and we are imaginative or innovative, and we're going to create our best san francisco organizers had the parade today to make sure people who already made holiday plans could attend the supervisor says the plan is to have this on july fourth. >> come next year, join right now by spencer christian and it looks beautiful there. but i will say i could also see the waves, the whitecaps there. >> oh yeah, it's a bit breezy out there, but breezy up those waves. nothing dangerous yet, but it's the breeze is vigorous. yes. here's a look at what's happening right now. we're looking at live doppler seven and the satellite image. and you can see that we've got a strong onshore flow and a little bit of a, some patches of coastal clouds. but the entire uh- coast is not fogged in. it's breezy out there, as j.r. and i were describing, 34 mile per hour wind

supervisor joel engardio organized the event because he says it is time the city had its own 4th of july parade, an event like this tells the world we are not a doom loop. >> it tells the world that we have a lot of joy and we're creating more of it. and we are imaginative or innovative, and we're going to create our best. san francisco. >> organizers had the parade today to make sure people who already made holiday plans could attend. the supervisor says the plan is to have this 1 or 1 next year on july 4th. spencer christian here. boy they had beautiful weather. i was a little surprised i was like, wow, so early. >> yes, lots of outdoor activity all around the bay area today though, because it's such a wonderful day to be outside. >> it certainly is. and no fog there either. >> that's right, a noticeable absence of fog near the coast today, except in a few little patches here and there. let's take a look at what's going on though, and why that fog is being blown away. you can see on the satellite radar composite image that brisk onshore flow, there are little patches here and there, bu

. >> supervisor joel engardio co-sponsored the resolution that will allow for city departments to solicit donations from private entities, even if they do business with the city. something that usually raises ethical concerns. but engardio says it's a critical next step in the process. >> what it means is that we can start the process to do the private fundraising necessary to build the enclosure, do the improvements, fix things at the zoo to make it a appropriate place for pandas. >> but not everyone is on board a spokesperson for in defense of animals and animal rights group said the zoo has been mismanaged for years and won't be able to take care of the pandas. >> really, this place is not safe for animals. it's not safe for zookeepers. it's not safe for the public. it's a financial sinkhole. >> before tuesday's board of supervisors meeting where someone even dressed up in a panda costume, she spent her morning hand delivering a petition of 7000 signatures signed by people opposing the plan. >> this panda exhibit, if it will be built, will be built on a base of corruption, san francisc

we are now joined by my colleague from supervisor from district four, supervisor joel engardio. welcome, the sponsor of this legislation, and before we go to miss pantoja from the planning department, i will turn it over to you. thank you. good afternoon, chair melgar. president. peskin. supervisor preston, today, this ordinance serves to support the redevelopment of the united irish cultural center at 2,745th avenue. it's a storied neighborhood gathering space and cultural institution in the sunset park side since the 1970s. each year, hundreds of gatherings, events and performances take place at the united irish cultural center, but that space can no longer meet the needs of the community. so i'm proud to support this ordinance that will allow for a re-envision and redeveloped community center to be built after the board approved this legislation in late 2023, it was sent to the california coastal commission for their review and approval. this revised legislation before you today incorporates their comments and feedback. coastal commission staff wanted san francisco's local co

planned cuts to city services, specifically community ambassadors, supervisors, dean preston, joel engardio, and hillary ronen participated in a rally at city hall today expressing support for that program. the mayor's $15.9 billion budget proposal has plans to eliminate all funding by 2026. now, that program currently employs 34 people and is the only ambassador program staffed by the city. breed's plan will maintain most funding for local nonprofits that deploy their own community ambassadors who are meant to engage, build trust, and prevent violence. in some neighborhoods, we all know there have to be cuts here and there. i'm talking about the elimination of the community ambassador program, and that was included in the budget. i can't think of another issue where i have heard from so many people in my district all saying the exact same thing, which is we love this program. we want it to continue. the program has existed since 2010. today at the board of supervisors meeting, they presented a certificate honoring people that take part in the ambassador program. supervisors are expected to

meet san francisco's new sunset community band supervisor joel engardio says they answered his call totart a marching band in the city's sunset district. they'll make their performance debut on saturday for a parade along great highway to kick off early 4th of july festivities. the band is open to all ages and they are looking for more musicians. they sound good. yeah, they do well, people will have the chance this week to own a piece of treasured british royalty. there's a rare auction underway of some of princess diana's personal effects. there are shoes, hats, handbags and gowns that will be up for bidding. this is the largest auction of the late princess's items since she held her own auction in 1997, and a lot of them came from a friend of a lifelong friend of diana. >> we should say, she says, the princess gave her all sorts of things when she was done with them. >> but what's unusual about this auction is it includes a lot of handwritten notes and holiday cards that she sent really speaks to the person overall her kindness, her humility, her sense of style, her sense of caring f

supervisor joel engardio organized the event because, he says, it is time. the city had its own 4th of july parade, an event like this tells the world, we are not a doom loop. >> it tells the world that we have a lot of joy and we're creating more of it. and we are imaginative or innovative, and we're going to create our best san francisco organizers had the parade today to make sure people who already made holiday plans could attend. >> the supervisor says the plan is to have this on july fourth next year. today people were out buying fireworks in pacifica ahead of the holiday. that's one of the few places in the bay area where you can legally purchase them. san bruno, dublin, newark city, gilroy, rio vista, suisun city, dixon and cloverdale also legally sell so-called safe and sane fireworks. so far, sales in pacifica are going strong. >> our biggest sales right now is the atomic salsa we have. these have been going off the shelves, flying off the shelves. i've had to restock them like four times already. >> today's sale was an annual fundraiser for the pa

joel engardio co sponsored the measure. >> we can't have permanent park infrastructure. it just popping up on the weekend and taken away by monday morning. so once it's a permanent coastal park, you could have plazas and playgrounds and benches to sit on and, you know, all kinds of things park needs and deserves. but neighbors who live along the great highway are split on the idea. tom hero supports the plan. as i've watched the great highway change and through the pandemic being prioritized from cars to people. >> i greatly that it brings more people down here. there's more sense of community. >> i think it's inconsiderate to the residents. peter griffith has lived here for over 40 years. he says that frequent closures of the great highway often push heavy traffic on to the lower great highway right in front of his house and his neighbors homes. he's worried that park would make that situation permanent. he also points out that there's already a pedestrian path the people can use to access this stretch of ocean beach. he would prefer that the great highway remain just t

supervisor joel engardio organized the event because he says it's time the city had its own 4th of julyarade, an event like this tells the world we are not a doom loop. >> it tells the world that we have a lot of joy and we're creating more of it. and we are imaginative or innovative, and we're going to create our best. san francisco organizers had the parade to make sure the people who already had holiday plans could attend, so they had it this weekend, the supervisor said. >> the plan is to have this on july 4th next year, and on the peninsula. people were out buying fireworks in pacifica ahead of the holiday. that's one of the few places in the bay area where you can legally purchase them. san bruno, dublin, union city and gilroy also legally sell so-called safe and sane fireworks. so far, sales in pacifica are going strong. >> our biggest sales right now is the atomic salsa we have. these have been going off the shelves, flying off the shelves. i've had to restock them like four times already. >> and the sale was an annual fundraiser for the pacifica sirens girls softball league. fi

joel engardio co sponsored the measure. >> we can't have permanent park infrastructure. it just popping up on the weekend and taken away by monday morning. so once it's a permanent coastal park, you could have plazas and playgrounds and benches to sit on and, you know, all kinds of things park needs and deserves. but neighbors who live along the great highway are split on the idea. tom hero supports the plan. as i've watched the great highway change and through the pandemic being prioritized from cars to people. >> i greatly that it brings more people down here. there's more sense of community. >> i think it's inconsiderate to the residents. peter griffith has lived here for over 40 years. he says that frequent closures of the great highway often push heavy traffic on to the lower great highway right in front of his house and his neighbors homes. he's worried that park would make that situation permanent. he also points out that there's already a pedestrian path the people can use to access this stretch of ocean beach. he would prefer that the great highway remain just t

supervisor joel engardio organized the event because he says it's time the city had its own 4th of julyike this tells the world we are not a doom loop. it tells the world that we have a lot of joy and we're creating more of it. and we are imaginative or innovative and we're going to create our best san francisco organizers had the parade this weekend to make sure the people who already had holiday plans could go. >> the supervisor says the plan is to have this on july fourth next year. looks like fun. and on the peninsula, people were out buying fireworks in pacifica ahead of the holiday. that's one of the few places in the bay area where you can legally purchase them. san bruno, dublin, union city and gilroy also legally sell so-called safe and sane fireworks. so far, sales in pacifica are going strong. >> our biggest sales right now is the atomic salsa we have. these have been going off the shelves, flying off the shelves. i've had to restock them like four times already. >> and the sale was an annual fundraiser for the pacifica sirens girls softball league. fire officials are urging

joel engardio co sponsored the measure. >> we can't have permanent park infrastructure. it just popping up on the weekend and taken away by monday morning. so once it's a permanent coastal park, you could have plazas and playgrounds and benches to sit on and, you know, all kinds of things park needs and deserves. but neighbors who live along the great highway are split on the idea. tom hero supports the plan. as i've watched the great highway change through the pandemic being prioritized from cars to people. >> i greatly that it brings more people down here. there's more sense of community. >> i think it's inconsiderate to the residents. peter griffith has lived here for over 40 years. he says that frequent closures of the great highway often push heavy traffic on to the lower great highway right in front of his house and his neighbors homes. he's worried that park would make that situation permanent. he also points out that there's already a pedestrian path the people can use to access this stretch of ocean beach. he would prefer that the great highway remain just that.

joel engardio co sponsored the measure. >> we can't have permanent park infrastructure.on a weekend in taken away by monday morning. so once it's a permanent coastal park, you could have plazas and playgrounds and benches to sit on and, you know, all kinds of things park needs and deserves. but neighbors who live along the great highway are split on the idea. tom hero supports the plan. as i've watched the great highway change and through the pandemic being prioritized from cars to people. >> i greatly that it brings more people down here. there's more sense of community. >> i think it's inconsiderate to the residents. peter griffith has lived here for over 40 years. he says that frequent closures of the great highway often push heavy traffic on to the lower great highway right in front of his house and his neighbors homes. he's worried that park would make that situation permanent. he also points out that there's already a pedestrian path the people can use to access this stretch of ocean beach. he would prefer that the great highway remain just that. it's a highway. i

joel engardio co sponsored the measure. >> we can't have permanent park infrastructure. it just popping up on a weekend in taken away by monday morning. so once it's a permanent coastal park, you could have plazas and playgrounds and benches to sit on and, you know, all kinds of things park needs and deserves. but neighbors who live along the great highway are split on the idea. tom hero supports the plan. as i've watched the great highway change through the pandemic being prioritized from cars to people. >> i greatly that it brings more people down here. there's more sense of community. >> i think it's inconsiderate to the residents. peter griffith has lived here for over 40 years. he says that frequent closures of the great highway often push heavy traffic on to the lower great highway right in front of his house and his neighbors homes. he's worried that park would make that situation permanent. he also points out that there's already a pedestrian path the people can use to access this stretch of ocean beach. he would prefer that the great highway remain just that. it

. >> supervisor joel engardio, co-sponsor the resolution that will allow for city departments to solicitns from private entities, even if they do business with the city, something that usually raises ethical concerns. but engardio says it's a critical next step in the process. >> what it means is that we can start the process to do the private fundraising necessary to build the enclosure, do the improvements, fix things at the zoo to make it a appropriate place for pandas. >> but not everyone is on board. a spokesperson for in defense of animals, an animal rights group, said the zoo has been mismanaged for years and won't be able to take care of the pandas. >> really, this place is not safe for animals. it's not safe for zookeepers, it's not safe for the public. it's a financial sinkhole before tuesday's board of supervisors meeting where someone, even dressed up in a panda costume, she spent her morning hand delivering a petition of 7000 signatures signed by people opposing the plan. this panda exhibit, if it will be built, will be built on a base of corruption. >> san francisco mayor l

supervisor joel engardio organized the event because he says it's the time. it's about time. the city had its own 4th of july parade, an event like this tells the world we are not a doom loop. >> it tells the world that we have a lot of joy and we're creating more of it. and we are imaginative or innovative, and we're going to create our best san francisco organizers had the parade to make sure that people who already had plans for the holiday could attend. >> the supervisor says the plan is to have this on july 4th next year. and on the peninsula, people were out buying fireworks in pacifica ahead of the holiday. that's one of the few places in the bay area where you can legally purchase them. san bruno, dublin union city and gilroy also legally sell so-called safe and sane fireworks, and so far sales in pacifica are going strong. >> our biggest sales right now is the atomic salsa we have. these have been going off the shelves, flying off the shelves. i've had to restock them like four times already. >> and the sale was an annual fundraiser for the pacifica sirens girls soft

. >> supervisor joel engardio, aye. >> supervisor matt dorsey: aye.ree ayes. >> thank you. >> madam clerk, please call item no. 2. 2. 240464 [liquor license issuance - 2 embarcadero center - embarc wines] hearing to consider that the issuance of a type-42 on-sale beer and wine liquor license to ew by the glass llc, doing business as embarc wines, located at 2 embarcadero center (district 3), will serve the public convenience or necessity of the city and county of san francisco. (clerk of the board) >> good morning. i would like to present the abc liquor unit. >> good morning. this includes a report for a license and if approved this will include wine and beer services to embarcadero. there are zero letters of opposition and there is much support and this is considered a high concentration area. the police station has no opposition to this application. the alcohol liaison unit recommends approval well following condition. no noise shall be audible beyond the area of the licensee. and shall actively monitor the area under control to prevent loitering of

let's celebrate and let me introduce our colleague, joel engardio. [applause] >> thank you. thank you. so, this morning in the sunset i represent the sunset and far west side of san francisco, i had two school graduations giving the commencement speech, low elhigh school and [indiscernible] i thought to myself, when i was in middle school and in high school as a closeted gay kid in the 1980's, it sure looked bleak, but there i was speaking to the future of today, and i know we have come a long long way, so it is because of the work that we've done as a city and county of san francisco and many people i see in the audience today over the years and decades who made it so that our children today do not have as bleak a future as i might have had in the 1980. there is so much work we need to do. the transgender community is under attack and rally around to make sure everyone in the lgbtq can survive and thrive in our country and in our world. i'm really proud to be the newest lgbtq member of the board of supervisors. i hope we can have more and thank you for celebrating the pride

meet san francisco's new sunset community band supervisor joel engardio says they answered his call toe city's sunset district. they'll make their performance debut on saturday for a parade along great highway to kick off early 4th of july festivities. the band is open to all ages and they are looking for more musicians. they sound good. yeah, they do well, people will have the chance this week to own a piece of treasured british royalty. there's a rare auction underway of some of princess diana's personal effects. there are shoes, hats, handbags and gowns that will be up for bidding. this is the largest auction of the late princess's items since she held her own auction in 1997, and a lot of them came from a friend of a lifelong friend of diana. >> we should say, she says, the princess gave her all sorts of things when she was done with them. >> but what's unusual about this auction is it includes a lot of handwritten notes and holiday cards that she sent really speaks to the person overall her kindness, her humility, her sense of style, her sense of caring for others. >> talk about o