thank you, president laguana. >> president laguana: thank you. and, appreciate you taking the time to present this program. commissioners, do we have any questions for the supervisor? while i wait for them to form late their questions, i have a quick one. oewd is going to be handling the rule making for the fund if established. what -- do you imagine that there being the opportunity for the commission to be able to provide feedback on that? those rules and just make sure that they're in line with the goals of the small business community? >> supervisor safai: i think that's a great question. i know that we've already been working with you and others and we'll continue to do that and i'm absolutely open for that conversation, for you all to have the opportunity to weigh in and work with that office for sure, but i would let oewd speak for themselves. >> president laguana: okay. great. thank you. i appreciate that. commissioner huie. >> commissioner huie: thank you, very much for your presentation on today's item. one question i have is how did the

thank you, president laguana. >> president laguana: thank you.appreciate you taking the time to present this program. commissioners, do we have any questions for the supervisor? while i wait for them to form late their questions, i have a quick one. oewd is going to be handling the rule making for the fund if established. what -- do you imagine that there being the opportunity for the commission to be able to provide feedback on that? those rules and just make sure that they're in line with the goals of the small business community? >> supervisor safai: i think that's a great question. i know that we've already been working with you and others and we'll continue to do that and i'm absolutely open for that conversation, for you all to have the opportunity to weigh in and work with that office for sure, but i would let oewd speak for themselves. >> president laguana: okay. great. thank you. i appreciate that. commissioner huie. >> commissioner huie: thank you, very much for your presentation on today's item. one question i have is how did the numbe

commissioner laguana? >> commissioner zouzounis? >> present. >> commissioner ortiz-cartagena. >> present. >> will you do the ramaytush ohlone land acknowledgment, please? >> it would be my honor. the san francisco business commission and office of small business acknowledges we are on the unseated ancestral homeland of ramaytush ohlone who are the original inhabitants. in accordance with their traditions, the ramaytush ohlone who have never ceded nor lost their caretakers as well as for people who reside in the traditional territories, as guests we recognize we benefit from living and working on the traditional homeland. we wish to pay respects by acknowledging the ancestors, relatives and by affirming their sovereign rights as first peoples. >> wonderful. thank you. please call item number two please. >> clerk: item two is presentation, status of reopening the san francisco economy. 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 te

you are a muted, director. >> thank you president laguana. sfgov tv, please show the small business slide. >> we will begin, we're ending. there we go. we will end with a reminder the small business commission is the official public more for him to put your opinions about policies that affect the economic vitality of businesses in san francisco and the office of small business is the best place to get answers about doing this during a local emergency. if youneed assistance with small business matters continue to reach out to the office of small business . >> we will now move on to item number eight. this is the adjournment and an action item, is there a motion to adjourn ? >> i'll make the motion to adjourn. >> we have commissioner adams motion to adjourn, seconded by commissioner dooley . [roll call vote] that motion passes 6 to zero with one absent. the meeting is adjourned at 6:40 4 pm. >>president: goodbye everyone .

sharky laguana, thank you for your work and advocacy. thank you. and we have a couple of other folks joining us. i think ben blyman is going to say a few words representing the bar owners here today. you know, it was not -- asia sf is somewhat like a bar. it's a bar, performance, food, they have it all. so it's like the perfect bar space where you get everything. anyway, ben is here to talk a little bit about that. mary ellen carol is here from the department of emergency management to answer any questions. and, i think um, who else is here? like i said, it was a long night. and, right now, i'm going to call up dr. grant cofax to talk a little bit about the specifics of our health order, what the plans are and just thank you all so much for being here and thank you all for continuing to do your very best to comply with these very complicated sometimes numerous health orders, but they will keep us safe and they will save lives. thank you so much. >>> well, good morning everyone. and thank you, mayor breed, for your steadfast leadership. as we contin

. [♪♪♪] >> my name is sharky laguana. i am a small business owner.alled vandigo van rentals. it rents vans to the music industry. i am also a member of the small business commission as appointed by mayor breed in 2019. i am a musician and have worked as a professional musician and recording artist in the 90s. [♪♪♪] >> we came up in san francisco, so i've played at most of the live venues as a performer, and, of course, i've seen hundreds of shows over the years, and i care very, very deeply about live entertainment. in fact, when i joined the commission, i said that i was going to make a particular effort to pay attention to the arts and entertainment and make sure that those small businesses receive the level of attention that i think they deserve. >> this is a constantly and rapidly changing situation, and we are working hard to be aggressive to flatten the curve to disrupt the spread of covid-19. >> when the pandemic hit, it was crystal clear to me that this was devastating to the music industry because live venues had to completely shutdown. ther

. [♪♪♪] >> my name is sharky laguana. i am a small business owner. a company called vandigo van rentals. it rents vans to the music industry. i am also a member of the small business commission as appointed by mayor breed in 2019. i am a musician and have worked as a professional musician and recording artist in the 90s. [♪♪♪] >> we came up in san francisco, so i've played at most of the live venues as a performer, and, of course, i've seen hundreds of shows over the years, and i care very, very deeply about live entertainment. in fact, when i joined the commission, i said that i was going to make a particular effort to pay attention to the arts and entertainment and make sure that those small businesses receive the level of attention that i think they deserve. >> this is a constantly and rapidly changing situation, and we are working hard to be aggressive to flatten the curve to disrupt the spread of covid-19. >> when the pandemic hit, it was crystal clear to me that this was devastating to the music industry because live venues had to completely sh

sharky laguana, thank you for your work and advocacy. thank you. and we have a couple of other folks joining us. i think ben blyman is going to say a few words representing the bar owners here today. you know, it was not -- asia sf is somewhat like a bar. it's a bar, performance, food, they have it all. so it's like the perfect bar space where you get everything. anyway, ben is here to talk a little bit about that. mary ellen carol is here from the department of emergency management to answer any questions. and, i think um, who else is here? like i said, it was a long night. and, right now, i'm going to call up dr. grant cofax to talk a little bit about the specifics of our health order, what the plans are and just thank you all so much for being here and thank you all for continuing to do your very best to comply with these very complicated sometimes numerous health orders, but they will keep us safe and they will save lives. thank you so much. >>> well, good morning everyone. and thank you, mayor breed, for your steadfast leadership. as we contin

. [♪♪♪] >> my name is sharky laguana. i am a small business owner. a company called vandigo van rentals. it rents vans to the music industry. i am also a member of the small business commission as appointed by mayor breed in 2019. i am a musician and have worked as a professional musician and recording artist in the 90s. [♪♪♪] >> we came up in san francisco, so i've played at most of the live venues as a performer, and, of course, i've seen hundreds of shows over the years, and i care very, very deeply about live entertainment. in fact, when i joined the commission, i said that i was going to make a particular effort to pay attention to the arts and entertainment and make sure that those small businesses receive the level of attention that i think they deserve. >> this is a constantly and rapidly changing situation, and we are working hard to be aggressive to flatten the curve to disrupt the spread of covid-19. >> when the pandemic hit, it was crystal clear to me that this was devastating to the music industry because live venues had to completely sh

sharky laguana, thank you for your work and advocacy. thank you.rds representing the bar owners here today. you know, it was not -- asia sf is somewhat like a bar. it's a bar, performance, food, they have it all. so it's like the perfect bar space where you get everything. anyway, ben is here to talk a little bit about that. mary ellen carol is here from the department of emergency management to answer any questions. and, i think um, who else is here? like i said, it was a long night. and, right now, i'm going to call up dr. grant cofax to talk a little bit about the specifics of our health order, what the plans are and just thank you all so much for being here and thank you all for continuing to do your very best to comply with these very complicated sometimes numerous health orders, but they will keep us safe and they will save lives. thank you so much. >>> well, good morning everyone. and thank you, mayor breed, for your steadfast leadership. as we continue to navigate covid-19 as a city. and thank you, janet, and visuvio for your important effo

. [♪♪♪] >> my name is sharky laguana. i am a small business owner.ny called vandigo van rentals. it rents vans to the music industry. i am also a member of the small business commission as appointed by mayor breed in 2019. i am a musician and have worked as a professional musician and recording artist in the 90s. [♪♪♪] >> we came up in san francisco, so i've played at most of the live venues as a performer, and, of course, i've seen hundreds of shows over the years, and i care very, very deeply about live entertainment. in fact, when i joined the commission, i said that i was going to make a particular effort to pay attention to the arts and entertainment and make sure that those small businesses receive the level of attention that i think they deserve. >> this is a constantly and rapidly changing situation, and we are working hard to be aggressive to flatten the curve to disrupt the spread of covid-19. >> when the pandemic hit, it was crystal clear to me that this was devastating to the music industry because live venues had to completely shutdown.

. [♪♪♪] >> my name is sharky laguana. i am a small business owner. called vandigo van rentals. it rents vans to the music industry. i am also a member of the small business commission as appointed by mayor breed in 2019. i am a musician and have worked as a professional musician and recording artist in the 90s. [♪♪♪] >> we came up in san francisco, so i've played at most of the live venues as a performer, and, of course, i've seen hundreds of shows over the years, and i care very, very deeply about live entertainment. in fact, when i joined the commission, i said that i was going to make a particular effort to pay attention to the arts and entertainment and make sure that those small businesses receive the level of attention that i think they deserve. >> this is a constantly and rapidly changing situation, and we are working hard to be aggressive to flatten the curve to disrupt the spread of covid-19. >> when the pandemic hit, it was crystal clear to me that this was devastating to the music industry because live venues had to completely shutdown. th

. [♪♪♪] >> my name is sharky laguana. i am a small business owner.go van rentals. it rents vans to the music industry. i am also a member of the small business commission as appointed by mayor breed in 2019. i am a musician and have worked as a professional musician and recording artist in the 90s. [♪♪♪] >> we came up in san francisco, so i've played at most of the live venues as a performer, and, of course, i've seen hundreds of shows over the years, and i care very, very deeply about live entertainment. in fact, when i joined the commission, i said that i was going to make a particular effort to pay attention to the arts and entertainment and make sure that those small businesses receive the level of attention that i think they deserve. >> this is a constantly and rapidly changing situation, and we are working hard to be aggressive to flatten the curve to disrupt the spread of covid-19. >> when the pandemic hit, it was crystal clear to me that this was devastating to the music industry because live venues had to completely shutdown. there was no wa

sharky laguana, thank you for your work and advocacy. thank you.couple of other folks joining us. i think ben blyman is going to say a few words representing the bar owners here today. you know, it was not -- asia sf is somewhat like a bar. it's a bar, performance, food, they have it all. so it's like the perfect bar space where you get everything. anyway, ben is here to talk a little bit about that. mary ellen carol is here from the department of emergency management to answer any questions. and, i think um, who else is here? like i said, it was a long night. and, right now, i'm going to call up dr. grant cofax to talk a little bit about the specifics of our health order, what the plans are and just thank you all so much for being here and thank you all for continuing to do your very best to comply with these very complicated sometimes numerous health orders, but they will keep us safe and they will save lives. thank you so much. >>> well, good morning everyone. and thank you, mayor breed, for your steadfast leadership. as we continue to navigate

. [♪♪♪] >> my name is sharky laguana. i am a small business owner.ents vans to the music industry. i am also a member of the small business commission as appointed by mayor breed in 2019. i am a musician and have worked as a professional musician and recording artist in the 90s. [♪♪♪] >> we came up in san francisco, so i've played at most of the live venues as a performer, and, of course, i've seen hundreds of shows over the years, and i care very, very deeply about live entertainment. in fact, when i joined the commission, i said that i was going to make a particular effort to pay attention to the arts and entertainment and make sure that those small businesses receive the level of attention that i think they deserve. >> this is a constantly and rapidly changing situation, and we are working hard to be aggressive to flatten the curve to disrupt the spread of covid-19. >> when the pandemic hit, it was crystal clear to me that this was devastating to the music industry because live venues had to completely shutdown. there was no way for them to open f