supervisor safai? >> supervisor safai: ah. i just wanted to say one of the things that i said, and i met with all of the different applicants is one -- i understand that the veteran's affairs commission is a place for there to be a voice and place for them to air their concerns. maybe you choose one or two issues a year that you bring to this body that we can have a conversation about. i had a conversation with some of you about using additional or existing spaces in the city for veteran's or veteran's programming. i know there's a desire to expand some existing housing programs or housing opportunities, access for women in the hospitals that we have and women veteran's. [please stand by] . >> supervisor safai: i don't know of any recommendations for policies that have been brought forward, at least to our body, and it would be helpful to try to understand that work with you better. so that would be my recommendation, i think, and i would echo what supervisor yee and supervisor stefani have said. thank you for your service to

>> supervisor safai: no. >> supervisor tang: supervisor safai?> supervisor safai: i did want to say that we have a few of these in my district, as well, and it's a little bit unclear exactly what they exist for. in this situation, it seems pretty clear that there might have been a reason for pedestrian safety, and i do appreciate the comments of the public speaker, but in this instance, we have a really viable spot that potentially would be for dense development, which is what we're trying to encourage along transit corridors, so thank you. >> supervisor tang: all right. thank you, supervisor safai. so with that said, can we get a motion on item three to send forth to the full board with a positive recommendation? >> supervisor safai: right, so i make that motion. >> supervisor tang: all right. we'll do that without objection. [ gavel ]. >> clerk: and as a committee report. >> supervisor tang: oh, and as a committee report. i apologize. all right. madam clerk, item four, please. >> clerk: item number four is an ordinance allowing the planning cod

>> supervisor safai: yes. do the same time as before. >> commissioner richards: i just wanted to chime in here. i know i should have spoken for commissioner moore, as well. i think the commission is functioning really well, and i think that commissioner fong and johnson really add to that clo colorful debate. commissioner johnson has only been four months, but we have some great conversations. commissioner fong is going to be in his ninth year. he brings that experience with him, that gravitas with him. he's a great calming influence. i absolutely hope that you support the renominations. >> good afternoon. my name is alex lofton. i'm here to speak on behalf of the nomination of milicent johnson. i know commissioner johnson from our work together on projects related to the future of work here in the bay area as well as working on housing issues for all in the bay area. i actually rush an organization that's focused on helping middle class afford home ownership in the bay area. why milicent? one as a fellow oper

. >> supervisor safai: thank you. next speaker. >> i'm jim orshell, i'm representing van ness neighborhood groups and victoria alliance, of which i'm president. on behalf of those groups, i'd like to heartily endorse both commissioner richards and katherin moore's reappointment. anyone who attended katherin moore's board of supervisors meeting where she was acknowledged sees what her outstanding qualities are, recognized by her peers. she represents experienced professionalism and commitment. dennis, unbelievable openness, accessibility, preparation and caring. as a d.b.i. commissioner, i look forward to working with them and collaborating with these excellent, excellent people. thank you. >> supervisor safai: thank you, sir. next speaker. >> i'm a neighbor, small business owner and developer and i have the pleasure of working with commissioner richards on projects, some big, some small. i will tell you that he listens to all sides. in my experience, he's challenged every project he's worked on. i wholeheartedly suppo

thank you. >> supervisor safai: thank you. we'll reserve our questions until after public comment. please come forward. >> good afternoon. i'm here to support the appointment of dennis richards and kathrin moore. i've lived in san francisco for 30 years. i've seen planning commissions and directors come and go along with land use and aesthetics. i believe that in commissioners moore and richards, we have individuals that can bring a measured, balanced perspective that bodes well for the san francisco of the future. no one can deny the credentials that commissioner moore brings to her role. commissioner richards is tireless in his commitment to the community. both of them are willing to speak up to question and to compromise when it's the best option. the presence on the planning commission assures me there will be accountability to the residents of san francisco for the important decisions being made. thank you. >> supervisor safai: thank you. next speaker. >> good afternoon. i'm stephanie peak. i'm here also to support kather

thank you. >> supervisor safai: thank you. next speaker. >> good day. i'm anastasia from district 8. commissioner richards has integrity and dedicated it his job, keeping core values, affordable housing, and keeping people in their homes at the fore front. he always keeps an open mind as he evaluates every aspect of a project and listens to all sides before making a decision. his thoughtful, balanced approach to development of our city makes him a valuable asset. katherin moore has planning and design expertise that others on the san francisco planning commission don't have. we're lucky to have here. commissioner moore's opinions are grounded and based on san francisco's housing policies. she's held in high regard by city officials, members of the public and fellow commissioner into public policy with us and one thing that i personally have experienced having worked as a legislative aide, there is not much different in a thoughtful basis working with both commissioners. >> supervisor safai: thank you. next speaker. >> hello, s

supervisor safai? >> supervisor a. safai: sorry, i have a lot to talk about today. it just happens to be a busy day. this is one we are excited about, myself and supervisor ronen. we met in an office of supervisor campos. we highlighted this issue on calle de quatro, sadly it looks like that business through a family dispute is going out of business. but that idea stuck with us. a limited use restaurant, a cafe or a bakery can use its commissary kitchen when it's not using it as a primary purpose for the baking or cafe could use that space as an accessory use for catering. this is a way to enhance and stabilize existing small businesses often legacy businesses in the instance of la victoria, they had been in existence, and have been in existence and still continue to, hopefully something will change. but they have been there since the late 60's and they have been doing this catering since that time. in fact, when i met the current owner jaime maldonado, he told me his father catered the democratic convention that happened in san francisco all the way back then. this

supervisor safai? >> supervisor a. safai: i have a couple of items today. [chuckles] i'm going to talk about the first one, regarding -- again, i think this is something that those of you that experience individuals violating the law of our front yard setbacks. many people in my district and i know other districts, share this concern. but individuals have been a rampant problem of paving over parts of their front yard that are required as part of the green setback, often times to add additional parking and or space to the environment. the planning department is the key agency that the concerns are referred to. what we are proposing today is to expand some of the oversight to the department of building inspection, when a building inspector goes out to look for violations they would now be required to look for and identify if there's been a violation of a front yard paving over. we think more eyes out there, the fact the department of building inspection has more inspectors and actual individuals that are tasked with responding to not just this type of compla

supervisor safai? >> supervisor safai: thank you, president cohen. i'm going to say some brief remarks, first, thank you to supervisor tang for taking leadership on this item. we'll have some additional remarks next week, but she did want us to vote on this today. we have a significant number of cosponsors on this item. just want to say a few words that we've talked about over time in terms of some of the press conferences and things that we've had, but this legislation is really about changing people's behavior. even if we wanted to recycle some of the plastic straws and single use plasticware and other items that are identified it in legislation, we could not, because the items fall through the cracks at the recycling machines. so we want to ask people and the industry and other places that promote and use plastic straws in particular, do you really need to offer a straw with a glass of water? i remember just even a few years ago, you could go anywhere, you would never receive a plastic straw, but it's become so habitual for places to utilize these

: aye. >> clerk: supervisor safai aye. supervisor kim? >> supervisor kim: no. >> clerk: supervisor kim, no. supervisor tang? >> supervisor tang: yes. >> clerk: tang, yes. the motion passes and will be sent to the full board with a positive recommendation. >> supervisor tang: thank you. madam clerk, will you please read the next item. [agenda item read] >> what this ordinance does is it adds one additional use to partial zoned sali in the south of market as well as there is no habitable structures on that parcel currently and that is to build 100% affordable housing only. sali is a very important zoning in the district that i represent because in many ways, it protects arts, manufacturing, repair, the types of jobs and uses that we want to continue to preserve in the south of market, which is what the south of market was originally known to be a neighborhood for. but as the south of market has grown rapidly with both office and residential, it has become more important than ever for us to preserve areas that are zoned p.d.r

safai: thank you, everyone. today i rise to honor captain hart in our entire ingleside police station. captain hart has been at the ingleside police station for a little over a year or going on a year, in the short amount of time one of the most vexing problems we have had to deal with over a decade plus in the ingleside community excelsior parts of the lakeview, outer mission, cayuga mission terrace, bernal heights, it's the largest police district in the entire city of san francisco, or second largest. it covers a significant amount of ground, portola as well. in particular what i wanted to honor today and call out is the actions that were highlighted most recently the beginning of june. sunday morning around 7:00 in the morning, a phone call came in, guns and a gang fight ensued. and this was the remnants of these illegal gambling shacks and parlors, they have prostitution, they have violent activity and drugs and a tremendous amount of impact. i can't under state these operations and it's harder, i think for

thank you. >> supervisor safai: thank you, commissioner richards. i was thinking maybe, supervisor yee, we would open it up for public comment unless you want to ask your question first. >> supervisor yee: doesn't matter when. >> supervisor safai: okay. we'll open it up for public comment and then come back to folks here. anyone like to comment on this item, line up to the right, or i can call your name out. i see there's a bunch of people that have come to speak on this. >> good afternoon, supervisor safai, stefani and yee. >> supervisor safai: i'm trying to get an idea of how many people are going to comment on this. we're going to limit public comment to 1 minute. please start over. >> yes, please. i will be short and tell the commissioners to be short in their presentation to support commissioners richards, moore, johnson and fong. i know that the diversity -- they bring diversity to this city. i don't always get what i want when i go there, but they bring a different perspective and that's what it is and that's what your rules committee has tri

m supervisor safai would like mr. arsay to speak. >> i apologize for missing timing and things like that. i want to ask about city build and how it relates to things on the table. there's been a lot of question about city build and how it may play with this proposal. i know we're going to be prop e proposing amounts and what that means. i think they're very committed to seeing a pathway for all the different underrepresented communities that you work with. i just want to hear your thoughts on that. >> thank you, supervisor safai. in the office, economic, and workforce development, i just want to say thank you for all your hard work, obviously to the city administrator, policy makers, and the contracts particularly lbe coming together. for city build as a program, and i'm happy to provide further context on what city build is or does. it's a program that's been around for 12 years. it's the preapprenticeship program that provides pathways to career opportunities in construction, working with the building trades and uni

that includes supervisor safai. without advocating for this building and in your community, we would not have this district 11 building, so thank you. additionally, i want to thank the building owners, mr. omahoni and mr. sullivan. owners are often forgotten piece of this equation. in this market, our owners could have easily chosen to sell to somebody else. they chose to sell to meta as a nonprofit to ensure that their tenants could stay in the city and keep their legacy in the city. [applause] >> and then, there are partner organizations, poder and somcan, who with the small but mighty meta team, sat with our tenants to explain what this program was and answer our tenants' countless concerns about their housing rights. our tenants can now stay here for generations to come. [applause] >> today is a day to celebrate, and let's all work together to make such celebrations the norm, rather than the exception, in all neighborhoods experiencing displacement in san francisco. so i'd like to bring up eli who has been in th