her friend liam, his twin seamus, preston taylor, preston took her to the junior prom, just friends.made a different kind of friend. one you wouldn't necessarily expect. after karla's death, mike found christine and fell in love. sarah could see christine was good for her dad and maybe her too. >> i know how sarah felt, i had gone through the same thing she did. my mom passed away when i was young. it wasn't easy at first. >> no. and maybe that's why sarah so embraced what became a genuine passion. >> i think making art made her mentally escape from that and be creative and could create any kind of happiness she wanted to. >> it was a whole other world for her. >> yeah. >> where sara picked up her talent we still don't know. >> it was a natural thing for her? >> it seemed natural. what she turned out was -- >> it's pretty good stuff. >> really neat stuff. she just started drawing and any medium. >> beautiful images. magical, even. she started going to conventions, to meet online stars and artists. got to meet youtube stars like jenna marbles. >> there was the vidcon convention and sh

i will point to dean preston.posted, went on social media, to urge san francisco to launch a campaign to tell visitors, not to leave things in their cars because they may get broken into what does that tell you? if you are asking for it. you are asking to be robbed if anything is in your automobile. that is in essence, he equated it with the buckle up campaign to restrain, to encourage people to use seatbelts. no, it is not the same thing. it is not even, i want to step back because i followed this young woman on twitter. her name is mandy and she lived in the tenderloin. she posted a video some time ago of a fire, a homeless encampment caught on fire. her building almost caught on fire. she was very vocal. there is no one in this city who is protecting people that have to live in go to work here. she has since left. when elon musk said dean preston should go to prison, she said you can say that again. so, dean preston can lose his mind over elon musk and tried to make the problem about him. it is not. it is probl

i'm supervisor melgar joined by voice chair dean preston and board of supervisor president aaron peskin. the committee clerk today is john carroll. i like to acknowledge the folks at sfgovtv for staffing this meeting. mr. clerk, do you have any announcements? >> yes. thank you madam chair. please insure you silence cell phone and electronic devices you have. any documents to be included you should submit them to me and items acted on today are expected to appear on the board of pr visor agenda of october 24, 2023. >> please call item 1. >> ordinance amending the planning code to change the phroneing controls in the castro street neighborhood commercial district to exclude article 10, land mark buildings from use size limitation and allow night time entertainment with conditional use authorization on the second floor. affirming the planning department ceqa determination. >> okay, this item was continued from our last agenda. we have adam here from supervisor mandelman's office, sponsor of there legislation and also mr. aaron star from the planning department if anyone has any questions o

elon musk said dean preston should go to prison in response to an article about legislation that wouldban security guards from drawing their weapons over property crimes. that proposal was introduced by preston in response to the killing of a man at a san francisco walgreens. preston responded to all this by citing a billionaire calling for a democratically elected official to be sent to prison for no recent is textbook fascism and that he will continue to make billionaires uncomfortable and increasingly unhinged. >>> a week ago, elon musk said preston should be fired, blaming all of the city's problems on dean preston and promisising to donate $10100,00 toto whoever r runs agaiainst h the e district 5 seatat. >>> > federal regulalators say seseparate shshops acroross the area owned by a marrieied coup childrdren as younung as 14 to withth dangerouous equipmpment scheheduled minonors to workrk hours. investigators say the owners also failed to pay regular wages, bounced paychecks, and still tips left by customers. a federal judge has therefore ordered the owners to sell or shutdown the

on the motion, vice chair preston aye. peskin, aye. melgar, aye. madam chair, no opposition. >> okay. do you want to make a motion we- >> i send this to the clerk or you send to the clerk-you got it. i would like to move to send the item as three times amended to full board with positive recommendation. >> on the motion the ordinance be sent to board of supervisors as amended with recommendation of land use committee, vice chair preston, aye. member peskin, aye. chair melgar, aye. there is no opposition madam chair. >> thank you so much. mr. clerk, do we have any other items on the agenda? >> no further business. >> okay, we are adjourned. [meeting adjourned] [music] san francisco developing programs specific low to increase the amount of affordable housing throughout the city. >> the affordable housing bonus program provides developers to include more housing for i have low, low, moderate and middle income households. this program does not rely on public subsidies but private developers who include it part of their project. under california densit

supervisor preston. thanks no questions and irrelevantmented to thank all the add have indicates behind the items and supervisor dorsey worked on this and i would like to be added as a cosponsor and acknowledge and reference my interest in benching the more troubling asspekts of last year's redistricting process and the what i call a run away redistricting task force was the splitting of the filipino community the transdistrict on market street. a problem and one thing that i have discussed with supervisor dorse sedespite those political lines drawn there. and that we continued to greatest extent to be working together to support the communities and i see the items part of this effort. to supervisor dorse y. >> agenda item 3 and 4. lect urn for 2 minutes. first speaker. i'm carlo -- and coexecutive director of the district. founded by 3 transgender black women in 2070. and the first legal low recognized transgender district in the world. named after the calf tear why riots of 66 urban environment that no

seconded by preston. and mr. clerk. and i will excuse commissioner walton who has been summoned his district for a thing he has to be at there. call the roll. >> commissioner chan. >> aye. >> commissioner dorsey. >> aye >> commissioner engardio. >> aye >> chair mandelman. >> aye. vice chair melgar >> aye >> prefk prefk. >> aye. >> preston >> aye >> commissioner ronen. >> aye >> commissioner stefani. >> aye. we have 9 aye's the motion is approved. >> thank you, mr. clerk item 6. >> 5 state and federal legislation update. >> an informational item. >> we will hear from mark watts i want to thank and appreciate some folks and organizations who worked hard to get bill 645 pass exclude you in signed by the governor after years of effort, we have authorization to pilot speed safety camera in san francisco this is a prune tool that saves lives. commissioner ronen is excited i think we all are. there are a few folks to call out starting with author member and transportation committee chair laura freed man and the governor. walk

supervisor preston. thanks no questions and irrelevantmented to thank all the add have indicates behind the items and supervisor dorsey worked on this and i would like to be added as a cosponsor and acknowledge and reference my interest in benching the more troubling asspekts of last year's redistricting process and the what i call a run away redistricting task force was the splitting of the filipino community the transdistrict on market street. a problem and one thing that i have discussed with supervisor dorse sedespite those political lines drawn there. and that we continued to greatest extent to be working together to support the communities and i see the items part of this effort. to supervisor dorse y. >> agenda item 3 and 4. lect urn for 2 minutes. first speaker. i'm carlo -- and coexecutive director of the district. founded by 3 transgender black women in 2070. and the first legal low recognized transgender district in the world. named after the calf tear why riots of 66 urban environment that no

they called preston soft on crime. which is headquartered in san francisco -- also weighed in by tweeting, quote: dean preston should go to prison. and in a statement, preston definitely responded. he wrote: these attacks are beyond the pale, a billionaire calling for a democratically-elected official to be sent to prison for no reason is textbook fascism. regardless, i will continue add a slow e candidating for my con stitch wents even if that makes billionaires uncomfortable and increasingly unhinged. now, musk also tweeted that he to would contribute $100,000 to the dump dean pac, a committee dedicated to ousting the progressive democrat during his re-election. he will be up for re-election in no of 2024. mike? -- november of 2024. mike: christina coleman, thanks a lot. >>> a former new york city bodega worker who had murder charges dropped after video show showed he acts in self-defense is suing district attorney alvin bragg and the nypd for civil rights violations. c.b. cotton has the latest. >> reporter: fox news

supervisor supervisor peskin. >> aye. >> supervisor preston. >> aye. supervisor ronen. >> aye >> supervisor safai. >> aye. >> supervisor stefani. >> aye. >> supervisor walton. >> aye. >> supervisor chan. >> aye. >> supervisor dorsey. >> aye. >> supervisor engardio. >> aye. >> supervisor mandelman. >> aye. >> supervisor melgar. >> aye. >> there are 11 aye's >> those ordinances are passed on first reading and resolutions adopted. >> next. >> 22 this is an ordinance to amend the planning code to reduce inclusion housing program requirements including the requirement for projects under housing mean's equity, home sf program and affirm the ceqa determination and appropriate findings. >> roll call >> item 22, prefk prefk. >> aye >> supervisor preston. >> no >> supervisor ronen. >> aye >> safai. >> aye >> supervisor steph no. >> aye. >> supervisor walton. >> aye. >> supervisor chan. >> aye. >> supervisor dorsey. >> aye. >> supervisor engardio. >> aye. >> supervisor mandelman. >> aye. >> and supervisor melgar. >> aye. >> there are 10 aye's and one, no, with pr

supervisor preston who i saw, thank you. and executive director of homelessness and supportive housing. thank you for being here today. thank you for everyone for coming. you know we are here to honor the people all of the people involved in transforming motel to a shelter. to support the families that live here and also to celebrate had the facility stands for. jot oasis protect demonstrates that is public had the city, private sector and faith based organizations all come together to work around a common goal. that goal is to support our neighbors in need especially the most vulnerable. as you know, since the height of the pandemic, the founz agsz with the city operating the oasis as a shelter for families. in june, when michael and elaine heard about the challenges associated with keeping the shelter open, they stepped up in a major way. if not for the generosity of the family trust, backed by the board at st.an thon and he commitment of providence it continue this good work and of course lodgist cal and financial support

supervisor supervisor peskin. >> aye. >> supervisor preston. >> aye. supervisor ronen. >> aye >> supervisor safai. >> aye. >> supervisor stefani. >> aye. >> supervisor walton. >> aye. >> supervisor chan. >> aye. >> supervisor dorsey. >> aye. >> supervisor engardio. >> aye. >> supervisor mandelman. >> aye. >> supervisor melgar. >> aye. >> there are 11 aye's >> those ordinances are passed on first reading and resolutions adopted. >> next. >> 22 this is an ordinance to amend the planning code to reduce inclusion housing program requirements including the requirement for projects under housing mean's equity, home sf program and affirm the ceqa determination and appropriate findings. >> roll call >> item 22, prefk prefk. >> aye >> supervisor preston. >> no >> supervisor ronen. >> aye >> safai. >> aye >> supervisor steph no. >> aye. >> supervisor walton. >> aye. >> supervisor chan. >> aye. >> supervisor dorsey. >> aye. >> supervisor engardio. >> aye. >> supervisor mandelman. >> aye. >> and supervisor melgar. >> aye. >> there are 10 aye's and one, no, with pr

preston, present. ronan, present. safai, not present. stefani, present. walton, present. mr. president, you have quorum. >> thank you madam clerk. the san francisco board of supervisors we acknowledge that we are on the unceded ancestral homeland of the ramaytush ohlone who are the original inhabitants of the san francisco peninsula. as the indigenous stewards of this land and in accordance with their traditions, the ramaytush ohlone have never ceded, lost nor forgotten their responsibilities as the caretakers of this place, as well as for all peoples who reside in their traditional territory. as guests, we recognize that we benefit from living and working on their traditional homeland. we wish to pay our respects by acknowledging the ancestors and relatives of the ramaytush community and by affirming their sovereign rights as first peoples. please join me in the pledge of allegiance. >> i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america, and to the republic, for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> madam clerk

thursday, october 19, 2023, regular meeting of the government audit & oversight committee i'm supervisor preston chair of the committee and joined by supervisor mandelman welcome back. >> thank you for filling for the commissioners and want to for sfgovtv for staffing the meeting madam clerk before announcements we're joined by how board clerk and i understand you have some information. >> good morning, chair he wanted i appreciate the privilege of floor on the remote system as you're aware the board that amended their rules to end the use of public comment testimony for the board meeting due to the unanimous individuals that use it for discrimination and the board left one option for ada for accommodations for individuals interested in making that request call the >> phone number: +1 (415) 655-0001 meeting id: 2663 634 1600## to raise your hand, press *3 but regards to today's agenda this was originally published last thursday and had the opportunity for remote public comment so in consultation with our folks we would like to continue to provide an opportunity for the public despite the rule ch

thank you. >> thank you supervisor preston. i will make a couple comments and then we can go to public comment. first, just to my colleagues, i think that i have prepared the amendments i prepared and continue to work with groups because i think we can do this better. i was a prooponent of the housing element and made sure it got through this committee and through the board with a unanimous vote. none of that is watering down. i think it is the process of negotiating legislation between all of us in the 7 by 7 square miles we all share and think that is a good thing. i will again read from the housing element that we passed and was approved by hcd which says in section 8.4.2 that process could be ministerial for 2 or more units if does not demolish existing rent controlled units so everything we talked about today is consistent with the housing element which we passed and also got approved by hcd. i know there are folks who want to move it further, want to move us further, and god bless them. advocates will do what advocates do

seconded by preston. and mr. clerk. i will excuse commissioner walton who has been summoned his district for a thing he has to be at there. call the roll. >> commissioner chan. >> aye. >> commissioner dorsey. >> aye >> commissioner engardio. >> aye >> chair mandelman. >> aye. vice chair melgar >> aye >> prefk prefk. >> aye. >> preston >> aye >> commissioner ronen. >> aye >> commissioner stefani. >> aye. we have 9 aye's the motion is approved. >> thank you, mr. clerk item 6. >> 5 state and federal legislation update. >> an informational item. >> we will hear from mark watts i want to thank and appreciate some folks and organizations who worked hard to get bill 645 pass exclude you in signed by the governor after years of effort, we have authorization to pilot speed safety camera in san francisco this is a prune tool that saves lives. commissioner ronen is excited i think we all are. there are a few folks to call out starting with author member and transportation committee chair laura freed man and the governor. walk sf a

after elon musk called for preston's imprisonment. preston tells ktvu that a rise in misinfo and anti-semitism reached an intolerable peak following musk's comments. but musk said that preston should go to prison due to his support for legislation that would limit secure city guards in drawing their weapons to prevent theft. preston joins a growing list of san francisco supervisors who have deleted their accounts or stopped using the platform altogether, either including myrna melgar, hillary, ronen and connie chan. coming up tonight, a new california bill just signed into law is raising the minimum wage for health care workers across the state. plus, it was horrid. and i mean, it's cruel. it's vicious what's going on on campus. the stanford community on edge over the war in the middle east. there concerns as one lecturer is placed on leave for a controversial lesson. also, starbucks workers in the east bay striking over working conditions. a list of their demands. and later in sports, one last run for charity. the inspirational story

> it was divine timing. >> reporter: on the morning of september 29th video shows the moment when preston choke. the first grader stumbles his way forward. >> i walked up to the bus driver holding my neck because i couldn't breathe, i couldn't talk i was just trying to tell her that i just choked on a quarter. and it hurts very bad. >> reporter: moments later raquel baker jumps into action jumping off the bus, the bus driver asks a parent to call 911 as she performs the heimlich maneuver, freeing the quarter within seconds. >> she was there to save him that day. >> reporter: it turns out baker was just filling in on preston's route that day, putting her in the right place at exactly the right time >> she told me yesterday, she said, all i wanted to do was save your child's life that's the only thing that was running through my mind is that i have to save him i have to help him. >> reporter: bell and preston have since had the chance to reconnect with baker in-person, thanking her for a heroic effort this family will never forget. >> she is a part of her family, she is a part of us. >> a b

seconded by preston. and mr. clerk. and i will excuse commissioner walton who has been summoned his district for a thing he has to be at there. call the roll. >> commissioner chan. >> aye. >> commissioner dorsey. >> aye >> commissioner engardio. >> aye >> chair mandelman. >> aye. vice chair melgar >> aye >> prefk prefk. >> aye. >> preston >> aye >> commissioner ronen. >> aye >> commissioner stefani. >> aye. we have 9 aye's the motion is approved. >> thank you, mr. clerk item 6. >> 5 state and federal legislation update. >> an informational item. >> we will hear from mark watts i want to thank and appreciate some folks and organizations who worked hard to get bill 645 pass exclude you in signed by the governor after years of effort, we have authorization to pilot speed safety camera in san francisco this is a prune tool that saves lives. commissioner ronen is excited i think we all are. there are a few folks to call out starting with author member and transportation committee chair laura freed man and the governor. walk

supervisor supervisor peskin. >> aye. >> supervisor preston. >> aye. supervisor ronen. >> aye >> supervisor safai. >> aye. >> supervisor stefani. >> aye. >> supervisor walton. >> aye. >> supervisor chan. >> aye. >> supervisor dorsey. >> aye. >> supervisor engardio. >> aye. >> supervisor mandelman. >> aye. >> supervisor melgar. >> aye. >> there are 11 aye's >> those ordinances are passed on first reading and resolutions adopted. >> next. >> 22 this is an ordinance to amend the planning code to reduce inclusion housing program requirements including the requirement for projects under housing mean's equity, home sf program and affirm the ceqa determination and appropriate findings. >> roll call >> item 22, prefk prefk. >> aye >> supervisor preston. >> no >> supervisor ronen. >> aye >> safai. >> aye >> supervisor steph no. >> aye. >> supervisor walton. >> aye. >> supervisor chan. >> aye. >> supervisor dorsey. >> aye. >> supervisor engardio. >> aye. >> supervisor mandelman. >> aye. >> and supervisor melgar. >> aye. >> there are 10 aye's and one, no, with pr

preston i. there are 11 eyes those resolutions are adopted and motions approved. madam clerk, could you please read item 28? item 28 is a resolution urging the mayor and city agencies to inform residents and vulnerable communities of security, transportation and service impacts from asia pacific economic cooperation activity to prioritize city funding towards mitigation of impacts on neighborhood us small businesses and vulnerable communities, and to protect people's rights to freedom of speech and uphold city sanctuary policies. supervisor chan thank you, president peskin and first, i want to thank all the public commenter today for coming out, especially actually our seniors and our seniors who are monolingual. i know it's not an easy track for them to come out here into city hall and make public comment in person. so for that, i'm very grateful and want to express my gratitude for them to come out and spoke and colleagues, i think that we heard from folks that are laborers, workers. we really

seconded by bonnie, commissioner preston. >> all right. >> okay. commission d'antonio yes. >> oh, apologizes have to do public comment first for the approval of the minutes so members of the public who wish to provide public comment on this agenda item 2346r7 please line up at the podium each person has two minutes to speak. >> for the record there are no in-person public comments. members of the public who wish to provide public comment over the phone please call. >> phone number: +1 (415) 655-0001 access code: 2 (664) 057-2213## to raise your hand, press *3 to line up to speak please wait until the system indicates you have been unmuted and you may begin our comments please note 2 minutes. >> moderator any public comment over the phone a for the record no phone public comments. >> go to roll call. >> commission d'antonio yes. >> commissioner friedenbach yes, sir. >> commissioner preston. >> so the minutes are approved i think we're at item 4 a long awaited presentation here in the city and have hear from the racial equity and the department of pu

preston, aye. there are 9 ayes. >> ordinance pass first reading. next item, please. >> item 21, ordinance to amend the administrative code to establish the graffiti advisory board to advice the board of supervisors and mayor on issues relating to graffiti prevention and abatement and set forth the membership and duties of the advisory board. >> roll call. >> item 21--ronan, aye. safai, aye. stefani, aye. walton, aye. chan, aye. dorsey, aye. engardio, aye. mandelman, aye. melgar, aye. peskin, aye. preston, aye. there are 11 ayes. >> the ordinance is passed first reading. next item, please. >> item 22, motion to appoint jane redman termnding march 1, 2025 and edda mai johnson and mara math termsnding march 1, 2026 to in-home supportive service public authority. >> same house same call the motion is approved. >> item 23, motion to approve the mayor nomination of amy campbell for appointment to the historic preservation commission termnding december 31, 2026. >> same house same call the motion is appro

preston, aye. there are 9 ayes. >> ordinance pass first reading. next item, please. >> item 21, ordinance to amend the administrative code to establish the graffiti advisory board to advice the board of supervisors and mayor on issues relating to graffiti prevention and abatement and set forth the membership and duties of the advisory board. >> roll call. >> item 21--ronan, aye. safai, aye. stefani, aye. walton, aye. chan, aye. dorsey, aye. engardio, aye. mandelman, aye. melgar, aye. peskin, aye. preston, aye. there are 11 ayes. >> the ordinance is passed first reading. next item, please. >> item 22, motion to appoint jane redman termnding march 1, 2025 and edda mai johnson and mara math termsnding march 1, 2026 to in-home supportive service public authority. >> same house same call the motion is approved. >> item 23, motion to approve the mayor nomination of amy campbell for appointment to the historic preservation commission termnding december 31, 2026. >> same house same call the motion is appro

that's when you see seven year old preston bell appear to put something in his mouth.n he approaches the bus driver, motioning for help. she then carries preston off the bus while performing the heimlich maneuver. >> he can't die in my arms. i have to save his life. god help me. help him think she's my hero because she saved my life. >> a hero indeed. preston had a coin stuck in his throat and later on good morning america, his reunion with that hero driver. next what could be the fastest wedding ever? >> start your engines. because the vows were exchanged in 10s during a nascar race pit stop. nick brundle said i do to tory lindsay in the time it took for a pit crew to change tires on a car in front of 80,000 people. and finally we all need a smile on this friday. >> oh, this is going to do it for you. check out this dolphin who stopped to talk with a girl at the mississippi aquarium. her name is ryan. her mother says it was an unforgettable moment. top type 2 diabetes? discover the ozempic® tri-zone. ♪ ♪ i got the power of 3. i lowered my a1c, cv risk, and lost some w

called for preston to be fired. the city and tweeting quote dane preston should go to prison. but preston is deafly pushing it back. in a statement he said i'm a billionaire calling for a democratic official to be sent to prison for no reason his textbistextbook factors in. he also defended policies in a news interview. >> i get it. some folks like elon musk were extremely conservative and extremely rich. i view my office as a threat to their interest and decided to come after us. >> must also tweeted he would contribute $100,000 to the dean pack at group to oust the democratic socialist in november of 2024 when he is up for reelection. christina coleman thank you. jon: the area of the panda diplomacy coming to an end? the tensions between china and the united states taking a most unwelcome turn. more on that ahead. every day, businesses everywhere are asking: is it possible? with comcast business... it is. is it possible to use predictive monitoring to address operations issues? we can help with that. can we provid

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seconded by preston. and mr. clerk. and i will excuse commissioner walton who has been summoned his district for a thing he has to be at there. call the roll. >> commissioner chan. >> aye. >> commissioner dorsey. >> aye >> commissioner engardio. >> aye >> chair mandelman. >> aye. vice chair melgar >> aye >> prefk prefk. >> aye. >> preston >> aye >> commissioner ronen. >> aye >> commissioner stefani. >> aye. we have 9 aye's the motion is approved. >> thank you, mr. clerk item 6. >> 5 state and federal legislation update. >> an informational item. >> we will hear from mark watts i want to thank and appreciate some folks and organizations who worked hard to get bill 645 pass exclude you in signed by the governor after years of effort, we have authorization to pilot speed safety camera in san francisco this is a prune tool that saves lives. commissioner ronen is excited i think we all are. there are a few folks to call out starting with author member and transportation committee chair laura freed man and the governor. walk

the rest i submit. >> thank you supervisor preston. supervisor ronan. >> no certificates of honor today? just checking? >> any new business? >> no, just checking because it is past 2:30. >> i did not-no one told me that. but,b i am happy to go to a 230 special order. >> happy to make comments, but thought i would check first. >> go for it. >> colleagues, i'll submit legislation but i wanted to make a few comments about what i find very disturbing announcement that the mayor and several members of the board of supervisors made today about potentially taking away the very limited financial assistance that this city gives to the poor. i want to start out by just saying, i have never been addicted to opoids and if you have never been addicted to opoids i highly recommend reading barbara [indiscernible] demon copperhead. it is a first person account of someone who becomes addicted to opioids and think it does a remarkable job of explaining what that is like, what that feels like. originally people generally used opioids to escape from pain