i also want to say, you know, my district includes the philmore and western edition, one of the last remaining african american neighborhoods in san francisco. and supervisor walton and i have partnered on many efforts to really center black lives in city policy. and our work together -- i know that it will continue. and from a lot of african american residents of my district who i have spoken with in recent weeks, i know that -- that a lot of folks are excited, as am i, for such an outstanding black leader to be selected for board president here in san francisco. i didn't really know supervisor walton. i hear some of you talking about your years and decades and i have always heard great things about you. but we didn't really know each other before 2019. so my very deep respect for supervisor walton has emerged from working together over the last year during this unspeakably difficult time in a pandemic on this board. we agree a lot. we don't always agree, but there's one thing that i know and have learned and that is that supervisor walton makes his decisions always based on what he

i also want to say, you know, my district includes the philmore and western edition, one of the last remaining african american neighborhoods in san francisco. and supervisor walton and i have partnered on many efforts to really center black lives in city policy. and our work together -- i know that it will continue. and from a lot of african american residents of my district who i have spoken with in recent weeks, i know that -- that a lot of folks are excited, as am i, for such an outstanding black leader to be selected for board president here in san francisco. i didn't really know supervisor walton. i hear some of you talking about your years and decades and i have always heard great things about you. but we didn't really know each other before 2019. so my very deep respect for supervisor walton has emerged from working together over the last year during this unspeakably difficult time in a pandemic on this board. we agree a lot. we don't always agree, but there's one thing that i know and have learned and that is that supervisor walton makes his decisions always based on what he

. >> numerous other entities benefitted from the destruction and the reconstruction of the philmore. however, none of the people were allowed to participate in such a way as they are in this development. i want everyone to realize we have fought tirelessly to ensure that from the bayview-hunters point development have benefitted. and they have stepped forward to go through numerous objections and overcame them. they've stood tall and together during this whole process. so i want everyone to know that this is something that the bayview-hunters point community wanted to happen, and it's now on the verge of happening. so i implore the commission to support and push this project through. thank you very much for the time. >> thank you. next caller. >> caller: hi, i am jason freed, a resident at 451 donahue street which is the residency directly across from block one. i also happen to be president of the condo association h.o.a. for the shipyard. i wanted to give you a few comments on the proposal. first off, i wish i could be here today telling you i wanted to support the project as it st

i also want to say, you know, my district includes the philmore and western edition, one of the last remaining african american neighborhoods in san francisco. and supervisor walton and i have partnered on many efforts to really center black lives in city policy. and our work together -- i know that it will continue. and from a lot of african american residents of my district who i have spoken with in recent weeks, i know that -- that a lot of folks are excited, as am i, for such an outstanding black leader to be selected for board president here in san francisco. i didn't really know supervisor walton. i hear some of you talking about your years and decades and i have always heard great things about you. but we didn't really know each other before 2019. so my very deep respect for supervisor walton has emerged from working together over the last year during this unspeakably difficult time in a pandemic on this board. we agree a lot. we don't always agree, but there's one thing that i know and have learned and that is that supervisor walton makes his decisions always based on what he

but the place that the collins boys could go from the western edition from the philmore and feel thatwe were in another world with chinatown. and we were always welcomed in every single restaurant. we always had wonderful -- wonderful sense of belonging. and so when i came to the y and had an opportunity to do something in honor of who i became as a person in this chinese-american community, it was a no-brainer. it was hard work, but it was really genuine in my own feelings about what this city is really founded on and the relationships that we've all carried now for multiple generations. you know, mark, i am lucky. there's a lot -- i don't know what is causing that -- but there's a hissing going on -- you know, mark, you and paula have really shared a wonderful legacy. and, you know, the work that you have done i think is something that lasts now for generations. and those generations of families that really need access, equitable access to the out of doors is what you and paula have crafted. and what work is going forward. you know, eric, you know, we have been on a long journey and

i also want to say, you know, my district includes the philmore and western edition, one of the last remaining african american neighborhoods in san francisco. and supervisor walton and i have partnered on many efforts to really center black lives in city policy. and our work together -- i know that it will continue. and from a lot of african american residents of my district who i have spoken with in recent weeks, i know that -- that a lot of folks are excited, as am i, for such an outstanding black leader to be selected for board president here in san francisco. i didn't really know supervisor walton. i hear some of you talking about your years and decades and i have always heard great things about you. but we didn't really know each other before 2019. so my very deep respect for supervisor walton has emerged from working together over the last year during this unspeakably difficult time in a pandemic on this board. we agree a lot. we don't always agree, but there's one thing that i know and have learned and that is that supervisor walton makes his decisions always based on what he

when i got out of jail they had a program in the philmore area and i went there.rst day out i signed up and four days later i started to work and i never looked back. i was an apprentice pouring concrete. and my first job was mount zion emergency hospital which is now ucsf. and every day that i drive by ucsf and i look at the old mount zion emergency, i have a sense of pride knowing that i had a part of building that place. yeah, i did. i graduated as an apprentice and worked on a retrofit for city hall. i loved looking at that building and i take big pride in knowing that i was a part of that retrofit. my first formen job was a 40 story building from the ground up. and it's a predominantly male industry and most of the times people underestimate women. i'm used to it though, it's a challenge for me. >> as a female you're working with a lot of guys. so when they see a woman, first they don't think that the woman is in charge and to know that she's a person that is in charge with operations, i think that it's great, because it's different. it's not something -- i m

. >> numerous other entities benefitted from the destruction and the reconstruction of the philmore. however, none of the people were allowed to participate in such a way as they are in this development. i want everyone to realize we have fought tirelessly to ensure that from the bayview-hunters point development have benefitted. and they have stepped forward to go through numerous objections and overcame them. they've stood tall and together during this whole process. so i want everyone to know that this is something that the bayview-hunters point community wanted to happen, and it's now on the verge of happening. so i implore the commission to support and push this project through. thank you very much for the time. >> thank you. next caller. >> caller: hi, i am jason freed, a resident at 451 donahue street which is the residency directly across from block one. i also happen to be president of the condo association h.o.a. for the shipyard. i wanted to give you a few comments on the proposal. first off, i wish i could be here today telling you i wanted to support the project as it st

i also want to say you know my district includes the philmore and western edition one of the last remaining african american neighborhoods in san francisco. and supervisor walton and i have partnered on many efforts to really center black lives in city policy. and our work together -- i know that it will continue. and from a lot of african american residents of my district who i have spoken with in recent weeks, i know that -- that a lot of folks are excited as am i for such an outstanding black leader to be selected for board president here in san francisco. i didn't really know supervisor walton. i hear some of you talking about your years and decades and i have always heard great things about you. but we didn't really know each other before 2019. so my very deep respect for supervisor walton has emerged from working together over the last year during this unspeakably difficult time in a pandemic on this board. we agree a lot. we don't always agree but there's one thing that i know and have learned and that is that supervisor walton makes his decisions always based on what he thinks is ri

but the place that the collins boys could go from the western edition from the philmore and feel thate in another world with chinatown. and we were always welcomed in every single restaurant. we always had wonderful -- wonderful sense of belonging. and so when i came to the y and had an opportunity to do something in honor of who i became as a person in this chinese-american community, it was a no-brainer. it was hard work, but it was really genuine in my own feelings about what this city is really founded on and the relationships that we've all carried now for multiple generations. you know, mark, i am lucky. there's a lot -- i don't know what is causing that -- but there's a hissing going on -- you know, mark, you and paula have really shared a wonderful legacy. and, you know, the work that you have done i think is something that lasts now for generations. and those generations of families that really need access, equitable access to the out of doors is what you and paula have crafted. and what work is going forward. you know, eric, you know, we have been on a long journey and it ha

. >> numerous other entities benefitted from the destruction and the reconstruction of the philmore.f the people were allowed to participate in such a way as they are in this development. i want everyone to realize we have fought tirelessly to ensure that from the bayview-hunters point development have benefitted. and they have stepped forward to go through numerous objections and overcame them. they've stood tall and together during this whole process. so i want everyone to know that this is something that the bayview-hunters point community wanted to happen, and it's now on the verge of happening. so i implore the commission to support and push this project through. thank you very much for the time. >> thank you. next caller. >> caller: hi, i am jason freed, a resident at 451 donahue street which is the residency directly across from block one. i also happen to be president of the condo association h.o.a. for the shipyard. i wanted to give you a few comments on the proposal. first off, i wish i could be here today telling you i wanted to support the project as it stands. unfortunat