wesley johnson, who was the owner of the texas playhouse on philmore street.her siblings and others came here for what they thought would be a better life. they joined the military. they worked on the shipyard. they worked hard in domestic work and a number of things that built this city of san francisco. but then when it was time to let your hair down and come together, the place to be was philmore street. and we also know that there are a lot of other communities where african-americans also lived, in the bayview and lakeview and other places. and philmore street was just that gathering space, so juneteenth -- dating back to maybe 1945 and somewhat becoming a little bit more official in 1950, people came out with their best attire, celebrating freedom day. celebrating freedom, but also presenting a renewed call to action. wanting to see things change for the african-american community, even back then as redevelopment began the process of pretty much destroying the philmore community with bulldozers and not a lot of input from this community. so when you thin

bernard was in the philmore neighborhood where freedom was being celebrated and honored music rockedlmore district the center of san francisco's juneteenth freedom celebration stretching eight city blocks. happy journey to america juneteenth became a national holiday in 2021 commemorating the end of slavery in america. but lori watkins says the history is complicated, but we all know that in texas they didn't tell folks for two years that they were free. so yeah. it means everything to be free. but you know. we're working at by day by day. i just told my mom i made it man. i'm cooking at the juicy chef steve johnson was cooking up his own creation of hibachi soul food shrimp, crab and lobster. he's giving back to the neighborhood. he loves all these people. that's right. here. we grew up right here, you know most of these businesses right here grew up right here, you know, so it's real big for us to come out here support our own people. i'm glad that we finally celebrate this holiday san francisco police chief william scott was here thinking about the significance of it's really spec

d10 work and obviously in my district certainly a lot of work going on around food programs in the philmoreof my district. it is really this is the back end of what you see more visibly this afternoon. and in terms of other food programs. and so i want to thank you and thank president walton for his leadership on this. i would like to be added a z a co-sponsor. and i see supervisor mandelman on the roster. >> thank you, chair preston. like you said, and please add me as a cosponsor. >> thank you. and if there are no other comments or questions, let's have a motion to send this item with recommendation as a committee report to the full board. >> so moved by supervisor mandelman. madam clerk, please call the roll. [roll call vote] >> thank you. the motion passes. and madam clerk, let's call item 2 through 26 together. >> yes. today's agenda items 2 through 26 are ordinances adopting and implementing various memorandums of understanding and collective bargaining agreements wean the city and county of san francisco to be effective july 1, 2022 through june 30, 2024. members of the public who wi

when i got out of jail they had a program in the philmore area and i went there.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 mean,

when i got out of jail they had a program in the philmore area and i went there.t 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 mea

when i got out of jail they had a program in the philmore area and i went there. d.p.w. and i would tell them to hold strong and understand that things that we go through today that are tough makes you stronger for tomorrow. although we don't like hearing it at the time that we're going through all of this stuff, it helps you in the long run to become a better woman and a person >>> a city like no other, san francisco has been a beacon of hope, and an ally towards lgbtq equal rights. [♪♪] >> known as the gay capital of america, san francisco has been at the forefront fighting gay civil rights for decades becoming a bedrock for the historical firsts. the first city with the first openly gay bar. the first pride parade. the first city to legalize gay marriage. the first place of the iconic gay pride flag. established to help cancel policy, programses, and initiatives to support trans and lgbtq communities in san francisco. >> we've created an opportunity to have a seat at the table. where trans can be part of city government and create more civic engagement through