president laguana. because that's entirely what i'm seeing if this is that minor change from requesting to requiring is a huge change when it comes to also ... i don't know if it's a power dynamic but it is in the conversation in the interactive process, the small business owner is going to feel under the thumb of having to do this and having to make whatever concessions, not even that they can but make concessions thatthey can . i do believe that we are currently and we've been in an environment in which businesses do not feel supportedby our city . they don't feel supported sometimes by even their community. so that has changed. if we're going to look at our neighborhoods and cities recovering , i think the experience of owning a small business, it should be a wonderfulexperience . and it's like right now, putting in more and more roadblocksin front of them . it's just not a good time. so i just wanted to lend my voice to this particular piece of the conversation because i do also want to see that we'

president laguana. because that's entirely what i'm seeing if this is that minor change from requesting to requiring is a huge change when it comes to also ... i don't know if it's a power dynamic but it is in the conversation in the interactive process, the small business owner is going to feel under the thumb of having to do this and having to make whatever concessions, not even that they can but make concessions thatthey can . i do believe that we are currently and we've been in an environment in which businesses do not feel supportedby our city . they don't feel supported sometimes by even their community. so that has changed. if we're going to look at our neighborhoods and cities recovering , i think the experience of owning a small business, it should be a wonderfulexperience . and it's like right now, putting in more and more roadblocksin front of them . it's just not a good time. so i just wanted to lend my voice to this particular piece of the conversation because i do also want to see that we'

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

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