wroo supervisor ronen? >> present. >> supervisor safai. >> present. >> supervisor stefani. >> present. >> and supervisor walton. >> present. >> mr. president all members are present. >> thank you, madam clerk the board of supervisors acknowledges we are on the unseed home lanltd of the ramaytush ohlone. the original inhabitants of the san francisco pel anyone slam as stewards of the land with their traditions the ramaytush ohlone never cd lost nor forgot their responsibilities as the care takers of this place as well as all peoples reside in their traditional translator. as guests we recognize we benefit from living and working on traditional home landful we wish to pay respects acknowledging then sesterce and irrelevant tifs of the recommend ram community and by afirming rights as first peoples. will you join me in the pledge. [pledge of allegiance] do we have communicationings. >> yes. this meeting is airing live on sfgovtv tv channel 26, you may view the live stream on sfgov.org you are encouraged to com

wroo supervisor ronen? >> present. >> supervisor safai. >> present. >> supervisor stefani. >> present. >> and supervisor walton. >> present. >> mr. president all members are present. >> thank you, madam clerk the board of supervisors acknowledges we are on the unseed home lanltd of the ramaytush ohlone. the original inhabitants of the san francisco pel anyone slam as stewards of the land with their traditions the ramaytush ohlone never cd lost nor forgot their responsibilities as the care takers of this place as well as all peoples reside in their traditional translator. as guests we recognize we benefit from living and working on traditional home landful we wish to pay respects acknowledging then sesterce and irrelevant tifs of the recommend ram community and by afirming rights as first peoples. will you join me in the pledge. [pledge of allegiance] do we have communicationings. >> yes. this meeting is airing live on sfgovtv tv channel 26, you may view the live stream on sfgov.org you are encouraged to com

super supervisor hillary ronen called dorsey's pivot a political ploy. she says wellness centers are important and can still help drug users, even if they don't offer a supervised consumption space. what we can do is we can fund all the other services that wellness centers provide counseling, harm reduction supplies, acupuncture, wound treatment, visits with doctors. ronen says dorsey's district already has a harm reduction center nearby at sixth street and mission streets that is overwhelmed with demand for services. previously, 150 people a day were using those services. now there is request of over 500 people a day, ronen says two of the new wellness centers are on track to open by the end of the year with a third opening by next spring. but dorsey says he doesn't want to wait and says that funding should be used immediately for drug users in jail. the mayor has not stated whether she agrees with dorsey's proposal. mike all right, jana katsuyama live tonight here in studio. jenna, thank you. new at 11 alameda based astro is laying off a quarter of its

chair ronen, aye. you have three ayes. >> motion passes unanimously. thank you. are there any other items on the agenda today? >> no other items on the agenda. >> the meeting is adjourned. [meeting adjourned] >> good morning respond with here. se

chair ronen, aye. you have three ayes. >> motion passes unanimously. thank you. are there any other items on the agenda today? >> no other items on the agenda. >> the meeting is adjourned. [meeting adjourned] >> san francisco is a positive impact on my chinese business. >> i'm the founder of joe-joe. i'm a san francisco based chinese artist. i grew up in the bayview district. i am from china i started at an early age i started at age of 10 my grandfather my biggest inspiration. and i have followed with my traditional art teacher in china:i host educational workshops at the museum and local library. and i also provide chinese

ronen and matt dorsey have a common goal of helping drug users across the city. tonight is jana katsuyama joins us here in studio after speaking to the supervisors and janet this is all centered on the city's plan to get those wellness centers up and running. yes mike supervisor ronen spoke out today saying that dorsey should not be trying to undo the wellness center plans just as they're preparing to open this year. dorsey said it is not the same plan he voted for and he wants the funding used instead to help drug users in jail. this building at 444 sixth street near the hall of just

my name is anna, a legislative aid to supervisor ronen, and i need to speak louder. i woke up this morning not expecting to do this but unfortunately supervisor ronen couldn't be here today. she is in budget and appropriation committee so apologizes for not able to be here but i'm here on her behalf and just here to really celebrate this amazing accomplishment and milestone in the mishz. there has been a lot of negative and punching down of the community in the news lately and it is important to come together to celebrate the milestone with mayor breed, tndc and meta and all the community partners who made this happen because we know the mission is about arts, community and having actual affordable housing for someone like those here today and the struggle to make that happen. i know we are hungry so i want to lift that up and thank you all for being here and thank you for everyone who made it happen. [applause] now i would like to introduce greg shirken the wells fargo senior vice president of philanthropy and community impact. >> thank you very much. on behalf of w

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ronen said she's dismayed and angry by the gun violence happening at a public park. meantime, several organizations in san francisco are planning a memorial to honor a 4 year-old girl who was struck and killed by a car. she crossed the street with her parents. flowers now lay at the side of the crash. the memorial will be held this coming tuesday, august 22nd from 05:00pm to 06:00pm at the plaza. next to caltrain at 4th and king streets walk sf is asking people to bring stuffed animals and strollers to show solidarity for the family. >> happening tomorrow, air officials are warning that smoke from several fires burning in northern california. we'll be making the skies a little bit hazy. they say people living in the north bay will receive an air quality of low moderate for tomorrow afternoon. the smell of smoke will likely be at higher elevations. officials are asking residents to stay inside with windows and doors closed until the smoke levels subside. caltrans sharing these photos of crews that workers are are dealing out there repairing the pavement on eastbound.

supervisor hillary ronen criticizing a plan by supervisor matt dorsey to scrap plans for the wellness and instead divert millions of dollars into jails. ctv's jana katsuyama talked to both supervisors about their plans. this building at 444 sixth street near the hall of justice in san francisco, was identified as a future wellness center for drug users. a place to get users off the streets and closer to care and services. it's an attempt to solve the city's drug problems, but also a concern for people working at the beauty supply business next door. i think it would be bad for our business. i think that they should find another place to put it. san francisco supervisor matt dorsey, who represents the neighborhood originally voted for the idea, but he sent a letter to mayor london breed friday saying he no longer supports that plan. there was going to be six different sites and six different neighborhoods to relieve the pressure that narrowed down to three sites. one in the tenderloin, one in the mission, and one in south of market. then it narrowed to one site. dorsey also says the ci

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wroo supervisor ronen? >> present. >> supervisor safai. >> present. >> supervisor stefani.

and supervisor hillary ronen criticized a plan by supervisor matt dorsey to scrap the wellness center and instead divert millions of dollars to jails. jana katsuyama spoke to both supervisors. this building at 444 sixth street near the hall of justice in san francisco, was identified as a future wellness center for drug users, a place to get users off the streets and closer to care and services. it's an attempt to solve the city's drug problems, but also a concern for people working at the beauty supply business next door. i think it would be bad for our business. i think that they should find another place to put it. san francisco supervisor matt dorsey , who represents the neighborhood, originally voted for the idea, but he sent a letter to mayor london breed friday saying he no longer supports that plan. there was going to be six different sites and six different neighborhoods to relieve the pressure that narrowed down to three sites. one in the tenderloin, one in the mission, and one in south of market. then it narrowed to one site. dorsey also says the city attorney has ruled tha

sanafranoisco supervisor hillary ronen who represents this area says someone was actually shot at the mission rec center. that person was taken to the hospital where they later died. so far, no arrests have been made. >> meantime, several organizations in san francisco are planning a memorial to honor a 4 year-old girl who was struck and killed by a car as she crossed the street with her parents earlier this week. flowers now lay at the side of the crash. the memorial will be held this coming tuesday, august 22nd from 05:00pm to 06:00pm at the plaza. next, the caltrain station at 4th and king streets walk sf is asking people to bring stuffed animals and strollers to show solidarity with that family. >> caltrain's sharing knees pictures of crews working to repair the pavement on eastbound. i-80. this is in contra costa county, all eastbound lanes of i-80 between crockett and hercules right now closed because of this construction. the road is scheduled to reopen at 5 o'clock on monday morning. this is the last weekend for the closure. but starting on labor day weekend, another project w

this happened yesterday afternoon on harrison street in the mission, according to supervisor hillary ronen, it happened at the mission rec center. officers arrived, they found the victim suffering from gunshot wounds. that person was taken hospital where they later died. so far there have been no arrests made. the supervisor said she is dismayed and angry by the gun violence happening a public park. several organizations in san francisco are planning a memorial to honor a 4 year-old girl was struck and killed by a car as she was crossing the street with her parents last week. flowers are now laying at the site of the crash. the memorial will be held next tuesday. the 22nd from 5 to 6 in the evening at the plaza next to the caltrain at 4th and king walk is asking people to bring stuffed animals and strollers to show there solidarity. >> in walnut creek, police arrested a reckless driver who led officers on a search after fleeing from a crash. 30 year-old eric class and crashed his car in a shopping center on north main street. shot a gun into the air several times wednesday night, according

the money diverted to help incarcerated drug users through jail health services supervisor hillary ronen is a political ploy and she says the wellness center can still help drug users even if they don't have space for supervised drug use. what we can do is we can fund all the other services that wellness centers provide counseling, harm reduction supplies, acupuncture, wound treatment, visits with doctors. ronan points out there's already a harm reduction center in dorsey's district, where 150 people a day were using the services she says now more than 500 people a day are there asking for help. well, it's an organization known for its commitment to creating opportunities for low income individuals with the essential skills needed to thrive in the ever evolving 21st century job market. career advisors for goodwill san francisco bay met with close to 2900 individuals last year. they hired nearly 1000 and placed more than 1100 people in jobs at bay area companies. rather, its goal is to help create a bay area where no one is left behind. so joining us now is william rodgers, who is the ceo

resource is the audit of central office expenditures by sf usd compared to its peers called by hillary ronen and conducted by the board budget and legislative analysis office from january 10th of this year. just one example an instructional and supervision administration sf, sd spent over $100 million compared to less than $12 million for peers. what percentage raise could teachers and other staff be offered with just this 70 million recurring funds by the narrative that there are not enough funds for teacher wages in the raises and the budget, it needs to be restructured to put classrooms first? thank you. want to welcome everyone back and hope everyone has a wonderful start to the school year. thank you. thank you, charles. that concludes our public comment. for virtual participants. okay. and with that, why don't we go to comments on agenda items and maybe we'll start with our virtual participants and see if we have hands there. then we'll close out with people in person . okay. for our virtual participants, please raise your hand if you would like to give your public comment on agenda it

my name is ronen o'neil the owner of the irish bank bar and restaurant. thank you for this opportunity to hopefully join the list of great legacy businesses already in san francisco and thanks to rick and edgar for all their help putting this application together. the irish bank is located in union square at the boarder of the financial district. unfortunately we are at risk of displacement due to the record low numbers of pedestians and foot traffic since covid pandemic. i moved to san francisco from ireland 27 years ago. we have seen a lot of ups and downs over those years. more ups then downs thankfully. the years since 2020 have been the hardest. if you take a 2, 3 block radius from the irish bank, 80 to 90 businesses have shut within the last 2 to 3 years. buildings are locked and boarded up. we are trying really hard not to become one of those. we really want to be there to help rebuild the downtown area of san francisco. getting listed on the business registry would help stay in business by providing recognition, business assistance and access to t

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we wrote to supervisor ronen and various city agencies and i wonder er whether we have received response? >> it is a ongoing item through many departments and we did not ask for response, but it was advisory that went out to just about every department in the city because everybody has a piece of that pie, and we are leaving it to the supervisors office to coordinate a effort with their constituency to follow-up on that item since it is out of our jurisdiction. >> thank you very much. >> thank you. we will now move to item 2, commissioner comments and questions. >> commissioners, comments, questions? seeing none, let's move on. sorry. >> couple of things. one, i have noticed a uptick in public participation in board of appeals meetings lately and want to thank the general public for that. i think it contributes to our decision making process and allows us to really hear what's going on, because often what's before us is only the papers that have been submitted and what people argue in front of us, but public comment is a excellent opportunity and any different type of case to hear what's

my name is ronen o'neil the owner of the irish bank bar and restaurant. thank you for this opportunity to hopefully join the list of great legacy businesses already in san francisco and thanks to rick and edgar for all their help putting this application together. the irish bank is located in union square at the boarder of the financial district. unfortunately we are at risk of displacement due to the record low numbers of pedestians and foot traffic since covid pandemic. i moved to san francisco from ireland 27 years ago. we have seen a lot of ups and downs over those years. more ups then downs thankfully. the years since 2020 have been the hardest. if you take a 2, 3 block radius from the irish bank, 80 to 90 businesses have shut within the last 2 to 3 years. buildings are locked and boarded up. we are trying really hard not to become one of those. we really want to be there to help rebuild the downtown area of san francisco. getting listed on the business registry would help stay in business by providing recognition, business assistance and access to t

the money diverted to help incarcerate a drug users through jail health services supervisor hillary ronens the change is a political ploy and she says the wellness center can still help drug users even if they don't have space for supervised drug use. what we can do is we can fund all the other services that wellness centers provide counseling, harm reduction supplies, acupuncture, wound treatment, visits with doctors. ronan points out there's already a harm reduction center in dorsey's district, where 150 people a day. we're using the services, she says. now more than 500 people a day are there asking for help. hey, 37. now renters in pittsburgh are urging city leaders to pass stronger rent control ordinances. some of them spoke at last night's city council meeting. they want a cap on annual rent increases of 3. the alliance of californians for community empowerment action is leading the effort. organizers others say some people have seen their rent increase several times a year. if we don't want homeless people and we don't want people constantly evicted because that's what's happening.

the draft legislation was introduced by melgar and cosponsored by supervisors stefani, mandelman, ronennd engardio. of course, on july 27 the budget was signd that includes 2 years of funding for position in support of the permit n. august we have been in discussions with our city attorney and supervisors office. society next steps are we need to development internal regulations to support the issuance of the permits and working on a communication and out reach campaign. there will be substitutions in the legislation. as we worked through the details of the regulations. we participate in late september. supervisor melgar will introduce that legislation and again we anticipate a number of cosponsors and then in october the legislation will be heard at the board of supervisors land use committee. and we would then expect to roll it outasm the permit is finalize and go with our having hired the staff. so they am be t will be have regulations ready to go and the staffing in place by time the permit is official low legislated. all right. i have already addressed the third street bridge. i wi