thank you. >> president laguana: okay. please do. on behalf of the commission, i guess we're -- maybe, you know -- i think we're all just a little perplexed and also a little shy about advocating for changes without having a clear understanding of what this will mean for the industry. i see director dick endrizzi has something that may help the matters. please proceed. you're on mute, director. >> director: thank you, president laguana. and, through the president, just a little bit of a historical context. when the original legislation was passed to create a legalized structure for retail cannabis or just nonmedical cannabis, right. so there was some very significant deadlines that things needed to be. san francisco needed to have its permitting process in place before -- for businesses to be able to then -- like, they had to submit an application before to prove at the state level to submit an application. it was very complex. the timing was very intense. i think if my recollection serves me that when the commission initially heard

thank you. >> president laguana: thank you. commissioner adams. >> commissioner adams: thank you, president laguana. director dick-endrizzi, i'm going to cry. first, i just want to thank you for your leadership, for your guidance that you've given me over my last twelve years. you know, your leadership, just what you've accomplished and the changes that were made here in before i came on board and san francisco san francisco small businesses owe you a lot. you changed the face of these neighborhoods for the better. you just on so much and there's not enough words to describe everything that you've done and you're passionate about it and you always put the small businesses first on any of the legislation, any of the programs and i just can't thank you enough for everything you've meant to me and my term here. i love you and you've done great things and you're going to do more great things and thank you for everything you've done. >> president laguana: commissioner ortiz-cartagena. >> commissioner ortiz-cartagena: thank you, pres

thank you. >> president laguana: thank you. commissioner adams. >> commissioner adams: thank you, president laguana. director dick-endrizzi, i'm going to cry. first, i just want to thank you for your leadership, for your guidance that you've given me over my last twelve years. you know, your leadership, just what you've accomplished and the changes that were made here in before i came on board and san francisco san francisco small businesses owe you a lot. you changed the face of these neighborhoods for the better. you just on so much and there's not enough words to describe everything that you've done and you're passionate about it and you always put the small businesses first on any of the legislation, any of the programs and i just can't thank you enough for everything you've meant to me and my term here. i love you and you've done great things and you're going to do more great things and thank you for everything you've done. >> president laguana: commissioner ortiz-cartagena. >> commissioner ortiz-cartagena: thank you, pres

president laguana thank you for taking my call. this is david huie zouzounis. i want to pile out on those shout outsfor rick . he walked us through the legacy business process very supportive theentire way and i appreciate that . and executive director victor, thank you for reminding the citizens of san francisco how important small business is to our community. thank you very much. >> president: thankyou. any other colors online ? okay. seeing none, public comment is closed. next item please. >> clerk: item 8, small office of small business annual repor . the commission will review and discuss the office of small business annual report for fiscal year 2019 20 and 2021 . presenting to today is director andrew z. >> yes. okay. so commissioners, there we go. so as rick had noted, one is we are doing a two-year annual report because the 1920 report would have been due approximately around december of 2020. and we were in the throes of the pandemic and so again, we are getting caught up and the 2021 report is several months delay. so we're combining both years. and

. [♪♪♪] >> my name is sharky laguana. i am a small business owner.pany 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. 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

. >> moved by commissioner adams, seconded by president laguana. [roll call vote] motion passes unanimously . >> president: great. next itemplease . >> item 11 approval of meeting minutes >> president: any questions or amendments ? is there any public comment? >> clerk: there is no one on the line. >> president: i moved to accept theminutes . >> i will second. >> moved by president laguana, seconded by commissioner dickerson . i willcall the role . [roll call vote] >> clerk: motion passes unanimously. >> president: next item please. >> item 12, general public comment. this is a discussion item which allows members of the public to comment on items within a small business commission's jurisdiction butnot on today's calendar and suggest new agenda items for future consideration . >> president: arethere any colors on the queue? >> clerk: we have no colors on the queue . >> president: next item. >> clerk: directors report, update and report on the office of small business and small business assistance center, department programs policy and legislative

venue coalition, when some of our small business commissioners, i know when ben blyman and sharky laguana and others came. and representing the independent venue association. they came to us and said what more can the state do to assist this. that was when mayor came and said can you help us and figure out how to get some state support for this struggling industry that needs to continue and that is where this idea for sf live was born. what we're talking about is being able to support outdoor performances in and around these incredible live music venues to really remind folks of the magic of music and to ensure that we are keeping folks employed and bringing people back to these incredible establishments like the one that we're in front of right now which rolling stone said is one of the very best live music venues in the united states. i'm just so delighted to have an opportunity to work with everyone here. i'm looking forward to coming to all these performances. i'll tell you this, my five-year-old son took his first tap dancing class on saturday. when he moves. as the mayor said, he wo

the presenters for the hearing in our small business leaders michael hsu, mario modicon, sharkey laguana and the members of the department's sfpd,oceia and district attorney's office .this is a comprehensive look at the impact of crime on our commercial corridors and on our neighborhood small businesses and what the city's current efforts to prevent this type of crime that is, that has been so devastating not just to the businesses but our neighborhoods and our communities so i really appreciate all of the important work that's already happening across the departments but i think the hearing highlighted that we need to do a lot more to support oursmall businesses , to recover from the difficulties of the pandemic and thrive into the future so i am very committed to following up on this hearing with the key small business stakeholders and also the departments on exploring new policies and programs that will help prevent crime impacting our neighborhood small businesses and this will be one of my top priorities in the upcoming budget process and i also wanted to mention in particular i am

. [♪♪♪] >> 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

. [♪♪♪] >> 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

the presenters for the hearing in our small business leaders michael hsu, mario modicon, sharkey laguana and the members of the department's sfpd,oceia and district attorney's office .this is a comprehensive look at the impact of crime on our commercial corridors and on our neighborhood small businesses and what the city's current efforts to prevent this type of crime that is, that has been so devastating not just to the businesses but our neighborhoods and our communities so i really appreciate all of the important work that's already happening across the departments but i think the hearing highlighted that we need to do a lot more to support oursmall businesses , to recover from the difficulties of the pandemic and thrive into the future so i am very committed to following up on this hearing with the key small business stakeholders and also the departments on exploring new policies and programs that will help prevent crime impacting our neighborhood small businesses and this will be one of my top priorities in the upcoming budget process and i also wanted to mention in particular i am