san franciscans overwhelmingly approved it by nearly 75%.nd the law went into effect in january of 2018. [♪] >> under california's new law, adults age 21 and over can legally possess up to 1 ounce of cannabis and grow up to six plants at home. adults in california can legally give up to 1 ounce to other adults. >> in the state of california, we passed a law that said adult consumption is legal. if you are an adult and in possession of certain amounts, you will no longer be tried. you will not be arrested or prosecuted for that. that is changing the landscape dramatically. [♪] >> to legalization of cannabis could bring tremendous economic and social benefits to cities like san francisco. >> this industry is projected to reach $22 billion by the year 2020. and that is just a few years away. >> it can be a huge legal industry in california. i think very shortly, the actual growing of marijuana may become the biggest cash crop in the state and so you want that to be a legal tax paying cash crop, all the way down the line to a sales tax on the re

on behalf of san franciscan tenants, we thank mayor for prioritizing keeping people in their homes. we also thank the collective advocacy of the homeless emergency services providers for their tireless efforts in securing these funds. we also thank san francisco tenants union antenanlzes togethers for their work surrounding prop f and the voters of san francisco who ensured that prop f became the law of the land. we are pleased the mayor is acting diligently to provide an immediate influx of $1.9 million to help keep san francisco tenants in their homes. we haven't seen the devastating impact the housing crisis is having in our communities for years. and we as a community have been failing to keep people in their homes. we know that evictions have been rising at a dramatic rate over the past five years. we know that land lords have been represented by attorneys at a rate of 6-to-1 compared to tenants. we know that having an attorney increases a family's chance of being evicted by over 70%. we know that being evicted from your home in san francisco means being evicted from san franci

the health commission is charged with the care of every san franciscan here. to say that closing this program would not be a detriment would be a crime. so i am going to urge the commission to vote that this would be detrimental to every san franciscan. thank you. >> thank you. >> commissioners, we're now open for discussion. and i would note that the printout, there is a packet that is with some revisions, but this one doesn't have one. i'd like to ask a clarification of one part of this. in the resolution, in the first resolved, could you explain where we are looking that the adult daycare services prolong institutionization. >> sorry. can you repeat that question. >> it's in the first resolved. >> in the first -- >> and i'm just trying to clarify the wording. >> so prolong. >> this is resolution 18-3. >> i understand daycare services could provide respite to the caregivers. i'm wondering, do we really mean institutionization or for them to be able to stay at home? >> i think for them to be able to stay at home and avoid institutionalization. >> so we need t

and so let's make every dollar count, let's make every dollar matter for the lives of so many san franciscans, and i want to make sure, again, that we walk out the doors and we feel the difference for a better san francisco. now let's sign this budget. [applause] >> the hon. london breed: all right. are we ready? >> president cohen: thank you. >> the hon. london breed: thank you. and bayview. >> a lot discussion how residents in san francisco are displaced how businesses are displaced and there's not as much discussion how many nonprofits are displaced i think a general concern in the arts community is the testimony loss of performance spaces and venues no renderings for establishes when our lease is up you have to deal with what the market bears in terms of of rent. >> nonprofits can't afford to operate here. >> my name is bill henry the executive director of aids passage l lp provides services for people with hispanics and aids and 9 advertising that fight for the clients in housing insurance and migration in the last two years we negotiated a lease that saw 0 rent more than doubled. >> my

as a result, too many san franciscans face eviction without knowing what their full rights are.t's not a housing policy that we want to advance in the city and currently the mayor's office of community development spends over $7.5 million annually on eviction protection tenant outreach and education and short-term rental assistance. but these programs do not provide the full level of scope that so many people need stay in their homes. as i said earlier today, assignment proud to announce that we're investing $5.8 million to fund this program over the next two years to support legal representation for tenants facing eviction. [applause] one of the first things i did as mayor was to work to rebalance our budget to include funding for this very important program. starting in june of 2019, tenants will now have access to full scope legal representation and be better able to prevent evictions and stay in their home. we are the first city in california and the second in the nation to institute a right to civil council for tenants. and as we work to create more housing and increase aff

tommy's joint is a place that my husband went to as a child and he's a fourth generation san franciscan we can still go to today with our children or grandchildren and share the stories of what was san francisco like back in the 1950s. >> i'm the general manager at tommy's joint. people mostly recognize tommy's joint for its murals on the outside of the building. very bright blue. you drive down and see what it is. they know the building. tommy's is a san francisco hoffa, which is a german-style presenting food. we have five different carved meats and we carve it by hand at the station. you prefer it to be carved whether you like your brisket fatty or want it lean. you want your pastrami to be very lean. you can say i want that piece of corn beef and want it cut, you know, very thick and i want it with some sauerkraut. tell the guys how you want to prepare it and they will do it right in front of you. san francisco's a place that's changing restaurants, except for tommy's joint. tommy's joint has been the same since it opened and that is important. san francisco in general that we don't

i am a third generation san franciscan who does not live in the city of san francisco. my grandfather was also a veteran, and he drove a city bus for the city of san francisco and could afford to buy a home with my grandmother who was a sales woman at macy's. my father now drives the trolley cars in san francisco, and i, as someone who is the beneficiary of their hard work, was able to go to georgetown using my g.i. bill but can't afford to buy a house in san francisco. so this issue of how to keep san franciscans in san francisco is something that i feel very passionate about, and i'm excited to become a part of the commission to talk about how to create a pathway to ensure that when veterans leave and go fight for their country, that they have a place to truly come home to. i hear that there's also a concern about making sure that commissioners come. i just want to say that i've been hanging out at club v.a. commission for a long time. my good friend, dotty guy used to be a commissioner. so i'm looking forward to hopefully not just being a visitor to the club but actu

i think the under lying idea is to keep san franciscans in san francisco. that's a multifold answer that has to do with school, with getting your first choice school near your neighborhood. that's affordability, that's how far you have to drive to your work. many people live in san francisco but work outside, and that just eats into expenses and family time. so as far as defining that, yes, i'd be, obviously, part of a discussion to help build that sector of housing. >> supervisor yee: okay. thank you very much. >> supervisor safai: great. we'll call you back up if there's any additional questions, but any member of the public wishing to comment on item 3 and 4, please come forward. >> clerk: one minute? >> 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,

i also work with san franciscans for housing health jobs and justice. i want to talk to you about the proposed transfer of the hospital-based diabetes center at saint lukes to the sutter pacific medical foundation, which i find somewhat problematic. with such a transfer it appears the diabetes oversight by the department of health, would no longer be operative. they're employees of the foundation not the hospital. hiring and firing would be located in the foundation and there's nothing stopping the foundation from putting the educators into individual office practices. how will there be accountability in terms of spanish language capacity in serving latino patients that make up a large part of the patient's going to the diabetes center? foundation practices have been known to limit medical patients through percentage caps or designating certain days they will see them. if this is true, does this mean that less spanish-speaking patients would be part of the foundation? a medical foundation practice of objecobject stick tricks, what happens to those with

the commongo. >> shop and dine the 49 promotes local businesses and changes san franciscans to do theiroipg within the 49 square miles by supporting local services within the neighborhood we help san francisco remain unique, successful and vibrant so where will you shop and dine the 49 hi in my mind a ms. medina >> good morning. today is wednesday, august 15, 2018. this is the regular meeting of the building inspection commission. i would like to remind everyone to please cut off all electronic devices. the first item on the agenda is roll call. [roll call] we have a quorum. and the next item is number two, president's announcement.

or the 80,000 san franciscans that are barely making ends meet. when the time is right, we'll be happy to come back and share with you the proposal that flowed from that. as a few hours ago, we were with a class that are in their seventh week learning the specific trades that will be needed and industry-wide. there are 35 disadvantaged job-seekers that are finishing second day of the second week. we'll have more workers to come out by the end of the 5 weeks. so if it's the direction of our partners here, commission and staff at ocii, we'll present the case for the different policies, because there is a degree of competition among project sponsors, city agencies, and community expectations on the mandatory stuff. there's a financial penalty if they don't hit their number. on the flip side, you have no shortage of creativity of the sponsorships and placements that we can do more of to grow the public, make sure no one is left behind and keep moving forward. >> vice chair bustos: absolutely right. thank you. >> chair mondejar: before you go, can you

and so let's make every dollar count, let's make every dollar matter for the lives of so many san franciscans, and i want to make sure, again, that we walk out the doors and we feel the difference for a better san francisco. now let's sign this budget. [applause] >> the hon. london breed: all right. are we ready? >> president cohen: thank you. >> the hon. london breed: thank you. and >> president tan: welcome to the tuesday, august 7, meeting of the san francisco entertainment commission. i'm bryant tan, commission president. we have a very small quorum for the time being, but before we do a roll call, a few housekeeping items. one, if you are a member of the public and would like to speak when i call for public comment, please fi

and so let's make every dollar count, let's make every dollar matter for the lives of so many san franciscans, and i want to make sure, again, that we walk out the doors and we feel the difference for a better san francisco. now let's sign this budget. [applause] >> the hon. london breed: all right. are we ready? >> president cohen: thank you. >> the hon. london breed: thank you. and >> when i open up the paper every day, i'm just amazed at how many different environmental issues keep popping up. when i think about what planet i want to leave for my children and other generations, i think about what kind of contribution i can make on a personal level to the environment. >> it was really easy to sign up for the program. i just went online to cleanpowersf.org, i signed up and then started getting pieces in the mail letting me know i was going switch over and poof it happened. now when i want to pay my bill, i go to pg&e and i don't see any difference in paying now. if you're a family on the budget, if you sign up for the regular green program, it's not going to change your bill at all. you can

and so let's make every dollar count, let's make every dollar matter for the lives of so many san franciscans, and i want to make sure, again, that we walk out the doors and we feel the difference for a better san francisco. now let's sign this budget. [applause] >> the hon. london breed: all right. are we ready? >> president cohen: thank you. >> the hon. london breed: thank you. and >> we're here to raise awareness and money and fork for a good accuse. we have this incredible gift probably the widest range of restaurant and count ii destines in any district in the city right here in the mission intricate why don't we capture that to support the mission youths going to college that's for the food for thought. we didn't have a signature font for our orientation that's a 40-year-old organization. mission graduates have helped me to develop special as an individual they've helped me figure out and provide the tools for me that i need i feel successful in life >> their core above emission and goal is in line with our values. the ferraris yes, we made 48 thousand >> they were on top of that it's a

passage of the $15 an hour minimum wage, and with the earned implementation, this generation of san franciscans has asserted itself. we have taken the first steps towards defining what the minimum standards are for workers throughout san francisco and taking a step towards moving the agenda for social justice for all workers throughout the country. thathat is what we are here tody to celebrate. just meet -- just be mindful of that. we have a brief program with some distinguished speakers in front and we will have a reception afterward. please stick around until the end. our first speaker, i should say i am truly impressed that he made the journey back to san francisco, after a gruelling week in san francisco as the budget chair. thathat is the california state assembly member phil tennant. [applause] >> think you. it is always so great to be home, especially, the temperature is about 90-100° in san francisco this weekend. we are always used to leading the way. i remember back in 2,003 when we had our first living wage battle in the first living wage proposition, and said we can't raise wages th

the arts and being ativism all under one roof, and by seeing it all in this way, what it allows san franciscanso see is the dynamics of the filipino-american culture. i think in san francisco, we've kind of lost track of one of our values that makes san francisco unique with just empathy, love, of being acceptable of different people, the out liers, the crazy ones. we've become so focused onic maing money that we forgot about those that make our city and community unique. when people come to discover, i want them to rediscover the magic of what diversity and empathy can create. when you're positive and committed to using that energy, you. >> well to the epic center are you ready for the next earthquake did you know if you're a renter you can get earthquake shushes we'll take to the earthquake authorities hi welcome to another episode i'm the chief resilience officer for san francisco i'm joined by my good friends for the earthquake authority we're at the el cap center for the city and county of san francisco started in 2013 to get the community and talk about the risk we think about earthquake

and so let's make every dollar count, let's make every dollar matter for the lives of so many san franciscans, and i want to make sure, again, that we walk out the doors and we feel the difference for a better san francisco. now let's sign this budget. [applause] >> the hon. london breed: all right. are we ready? >> president cohen: thank you. >> the hon. london breed: thank you. and in this san francisco office, there are about 1400 employees. and they're working in roughly 400,000 square feet. we were especially pleased that cleanpowersf offers the super green 100% clean energy, not only for commercial entities like ours, but also for residents of the city of san francisco. we were pleased with the package of services they offered and we're now encouraging our employees who have residence in san francisco to sign on as well. we didn't have any interruption of service or any problems with the switch over to cleanpowersf. this clean power opportunity reflects that. i would encourage any large business in san francisco to seriously consider converting and upgrading to the cleanpowersf service.

and so let's make every dollar count, let's make every dollar matter for the lives of so many san franciscans, and i want to make sure, again, that we walk out the doors and we feel the difference for a better san francisco. now let's sign this budget. [applause] >> the hon. london breed: all right. are we ready? >> president cohen: thank you. >> the hon. london breed: thank you. and . >> all right. let's get started. the meeting will come to order. this is the regular meeting of the vision zero committee meeting for tuesday, july 31, 2018. i am supervisor -- i guess i'm a commissioner. i'm commissioner norman yee, and i will be chairing today's meeting. i am joined by commissioner aaron peskin and commissioner kathrin stefani will be joining us in a few minutes. the committee clerk is albertoquintanilla, and the staff would also like to acknowledge the staff of sfgov tv who record each of our meeting and make the recordings available on-line. mr. clerk, do you have any announcements? >> clerk: no announcements. >> supervisor yee: okay. we have to silence our phones or anything? our cell phon

and so let's make every dollar count, let's make every dollar matter for the lives of so many san franciscans, and i want to make sure, again, that we walk out the doors and we feel the difference for a better san francisco. now let's sign this budget. [applause] >> the hon. london breed: all right. are we ready? >> president cohen: thank you. >> the hon. london breed: thank you. >> for the first time in nearly two decades fishers have been granted the legal right to sell fish directly to the package right off their boat -- to the public right off their boats in san francisco. it's not only helping local fishers to stay afloat but it's evoking the spirit of the wharf by resurfacing the traditional methods of selling fish. but how is it regulated? and what does it take for a boat to be transported into a floating fish market? find out as we hop on board on this episode of "what's next sf." (♪) we're here with the owner and the captain of the vessel pioneer. it's no coincidence that your boat is called the pioneer because it's doing just that. it's the first boat in san francisco to sell fish d

and so let's make every dollar count, let's make every dollar matter for the lives of so many san franciscansand i want to make sure, again, that we walk out the doors and we feel the difference for a better san francisco. now let's sign this budget. [applause] >> the hon. london breed: all right. are we ready? >> president cohen: thank you. >> the hon. london breed: thank you. and >> 5, 4, 3, 2 , 1. cut. >> we are here to celebrate the opening of this community garden. a place that used to look a lot darker and today is sun is shining and it's beautiful and it's been completely redone and been a gathering place for this community. >> i have been waiting for this garden for 3 decades. that is not a joke. i live in an apartment building three floors up and i have potted plants and have dreamt the whole time i have lived there to have some ability to build this dirt. >> let me tell you handout you -- how to build a community garden. you start with a really good idea and add community support from echo media and levis and take management and water and sun and this is what we have. this is great.

san franciscans are being forced to find care outside of county. this makes it worse. cpmc is making enough to actually provide this level of care. they're choosing not to. they're choosing their own bonuses over the care of san franciscans, so i urge you to vote that this is detrimental to the community. thank you. >> you it. dr. conor, i also recognized that you had put yourself down for this item. are you okay with your prior testimony? [inaudible] >> thank you. [inaudible] >> right. [inaudible] >> right. and commissioners, i recognize that the first two items actually do speak about swindell's and the residential care facility. the third item is actually quite separate which is the change from services from the hospital to the foundation. if it's okay with you, i think we should discuss the first two items first, and then, we'll go onto the third or the subjects may well get mixed up. so let's discuss swindell. first, a change of license and the closure. those are the two separate items that dr. bronner has presented. dr. bronner, thank you for coming, and would yo

but a severe reduction in water supply would affect all san franciscans and members and every single business that is housed within those buildings that you see that represent the county of san francisco. the s.f. p.u.c. plan promotes environmental sustainability and water reliability. we urge a negotiated settlement with state leaders with the p.u.c. to move forward. the bay area plan is something that we are watching. we have not taken a position so we do ask you to continue working with the state leaders to find a solution. thank you for your time. >> hello. i am, my family came here during the dust bowl. we lived in stockton and fresno and i picked grapes. and now i live in palo alto. i can say i'm very proud to see how the city council voted. i i was in union organizer for city council to go against the staff, all the recommendations i am mixed because the city council voted because they looked at all the materials, and everything and they realize that the environment and our water usage and that was the best plan , the delta plan. i urge you all to look at the plan and you think

and so let's make every dollar count, let's make every dollar matter for the lives of so many san franciscans, and i want to make sure, again, that we walk out the doors and we feel the difference for a better san francisco. now let's sign this budget. [applause] >> the hon. london breed: all right. are we ready?

the arts and being ativism all under one roof, and by seeing it all in this way, what it allows san franciscans the dynamics of the filipino-american culture. i think in san francisco, we've kind of lost track of one of our values that makes san francisco unique with just empathy, love, of being acceptable of different people, the out liers, the crazy ones. we've become so focused onic maing money that we forgot about those that make our city and community unique. when people come to discover, i want them to rediscover the magic of what diversity and empathy can create. when you're positive and committed to using that energy, >> supervisor safai: good of the good afternoon. i'm safahsha safai, and to my l, supervisor yee and supervisor stefani. i would like to thank sfgov tv for staffing the meeting. mr. clerk, do we have any announcements before we begin? >> clerk: yes, be sure to silence all cell phones. completed speaker cards should be submitted to the clerk. items acted on today will be on the july 31 board of supervisors agenda. item 1 is a motion approving or rejecting malia cohen, nomin

but it is also the grassroots energy of every day san franciscans who would not settle for less, that brought us here. four too many years, masonic avenue was a speedway. cutting through the heart of our city. for some of the most storied neighborhoods. for too long, it has been a place for cars and not for people. i want to thank the city and our members for their dedication over the last decade to make masonic avenue a friendlier place for people. in particular, i want to thank the folks at six masonic and some of the members who have been mentioned. their energy under tireless advocacy and years and years of patients have made this day possible. it is also important to honor those who have been injured or worse on this street. in particular, i would also like to mention a man who was hit and killed by a drunk driver on masonic a few blocks from where we stand in 2010. he was 22 when he was killed. he would be 30 years old today if he was still with us. i think of the years of lost life that will never be given back to his family and friends and i particularly think about his mother

san franciscans deserve an equitable process.d they have selected experienced scooter operators the plant to learn on the job at the expense of the public good. what is your response to that? >> we have been operating electric scooters longer than mine has. we are working to provide a service that benefits the writers. everyone is learning as they go in this new industry. >> what you think -- make of these different solutions and the two cities? >> san francisco is a unique city. that perceptions of electric scooters were dramatically different in san francisco versus many other u.s. cities which found the majority a people appreciated having new transportation solution. there is a backdrop of history here in san francisco that may have affected how decisions are played out. i think there are a lot of opportunities for companies to make a difference in cities across the u.s.. battlesre referring to by over and left they came before this. are open toiscans scooters, why would the city be more closed? >> we found that san francisca