the arts and being ativism all under one roof, and by seeing it all in this way, what it allows san franciscans to 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 >> good morning everyone. my name is nuvia (inaudible) depdy director at department of public health. before we begin i like to do the land acknowledgeism we are on uncedeed unsesteral home land of the ramaytush oholone. as indigenous studered of the lands and accordance with tradition, the ramaytush oholone never cedeed lost or forgotten their responsibility of the care takers och thais place and all peoples who reside in their tor tore. we benefit from living an

they support the opportunity to provide healthcare to san franciscans regardless of whether or not they have health insurance. that's what places like this provide an opportunity to help make sure that people are able to get the support that they need, and so again, i want to thank you all so much for being here today. thank you to it great departments and everyone who played a role in this. it is a lot of work and it does take a village. thank you again to marie x family and her friends and people who knew her. i know when she passed away in 2020 it was really devastated for the public health community and so i know that you know, as much as some of you miss her, i know especially her daughter paloma today missing her because you know her work and advocacy for social justice, push for creative solutions and change and as a result of naming this clinic in her honor it really cements her leg acy of work in the city and county of san francisco so thank you so much for being here and at this time i like to introduce dr. hammer in charge of all the various clinics that serve the public in o

a native san franciscan raised by her grandmother in the city's western addition neighborhood. >> london breed is no stranger to san francisco and its challenges growing up going to so many funerals of people that i was just hanging out with him or we were just at this event together. people all around me were suffering, especially with gun violence and drugs and poverty. >> and i just thought why me, why us? >> why she would learn to turn those questions into action seeking out ways to help her community. she started out small working several odd jobs as she grew up. i babysat i cleaned houses. i did do it. >> things to make a little bit of money ran errands for all the older ladies in the projects. then it 14 breed is one of the lucky ones to get a spot in. mayor willie brown's youth employment and training program. >> where she learned even one or 2 small actions could create big changes. there was a stoplight location in my neighborhood where there was just, you know, traffic would fly through, you know, we would take our life in our hands every time we cross the street and to make >

san franciscans are very educated. and they can find solutions. as one supervisor e louded to. thank you very much. >> thank you. caller. next caller. your 2 minutes begin now. >> yes, good morning. the caltrain presentation pails to acknowledge that there is a corporate commuter buses that plague our city here providing free trmgz transportation i recommend caltrain approach the facebook apple, google and facebook to get a bulk pass system where they would the companies and also any company there would provide the pass similar to what vta does. this would create ridership for caltrain and it is sad to see that the culture of convenience of the corporations impacts our environment and they should be riding on cal train. passes could be for use on the weekends also. not restricted to the commute period. so -- i think this needs to be visited and continued on and investigated, thank you. >> thank you so much, caller. next caller. your to minutes begins now. >> i [inaudible] show and her [inaudible] good presentations. i have been to a number of these and it is in the easy. and i

working people and the vast majority of san franciscans. face so many burdens on our lives just to get health care, to finds work. get accommodations and benefits. and adding another one to participate in city government is appalling. you in i'm home with a miupon grin and unable to look at screens for a few minutes at a time if i got an acologyidation to call in i would not have been able to do it. there are many people with disabilities and health conditions that don't have a doctor's note that are not able to go to an extra hoop and honestly, even people who are not disabled have a right to participate in meetings remote. spoken about the reasons why people are not able to get to city hall and i hope you listened to our communities and the people who are asking to you keep unlimited remote public comment temperature is in the just a thing for government to have it is our civil rights and we are still in a pan dem and i can people are dying of covid every day and unwilling to risk going in a crowded set with no mask. thank you. >> thank y

you went to dc, and when you say you represent san francisco, you mean all san franciscans. that is including china town and aapi community so for that i'm so grateful to you. you really helped me understand what we as a community need to continue to do not just for the past and lessens we learned but carry the lessen into the future. you also have taught me as a public servant now serving on the e board of supervisors, that the basics are important. you bought $400 million to fix the golden gate bridge, $200 million to fix presidio. those are not small sum of investment back to san francisco, and for that i learned that those are the basics, those are not the glamorous that grab the headlines solutions and policy work but they are important work. they are important work not just for now but for the future generation s and that's what is what our work should be about, to lay the solid foundation for generations to come. for all the occasions, i think very similar to supervisor ronen has mentioned, many occasions i witness you from afar and just watch you for many people. you

and create cities for all san franciscans. i was just in europe where they are replicateing the sanctuary city ordinance and many with the african continant and calling welcoming cities and modeled after our policy so thank you for standing on the rights side of her story today and we will be here as long as we have to until we have justice in the nation for migrants. san francisco has to lead and we thank you all supervisors because we know tonight we are not going to allow this hole in the local policies. >> thank you for your comments this afternoon. mr. lam, let's hear from the next caller, please. >> good evening supervisor. tonight i'm here to call to support our local immigrant community echoing the words of nancy pelosi who is further echoing reagan. immigrants are the vibrant soul of america and if we were to lose immigration if we were to turn people away we would soon lose our place in the world. i fear the ordinances that choose or might select to enforce immigration to justify especially moral value proven counter

and create cities for all san franciscans. i was just in europe where they are replicateing the sanctuary city ordinance and many with the african continant and calling welcoming cities and modeled after our policy so thank you for standing on the rights side of her story today and we will be here as long as we have to until we have justice in the nation for migrants. san francisco has to lead and we thank you all supervisors because we know tonight we are not going to allow this hole in the local policies. >> thank you for your comments this afternoon. mr. lam, let's hear from the next caller, please. >> good evening supervisor. tonight i'm here to call to support our local immigrant community echoing the words of nancy pelosi who is further echoing reagan. immigrants are the vibrant soul of america and if we were to lose immigration if we were to turn people away we would soon lose our place in the world. i fear the ordinances that choose or might select to enforce immigration to justify especially moral value proven counter

stress and are deaths. >> you really can't say anything but we can i guess as representatives of san franciscansnormous frustration and anger about how this is happening. san francisco being cited for doing what cms demanded this we do? ment i getting that right? >> california department of public healing has issued citations to san francisco because we did what was demanded by the federal government? you said, yes. why correct. >> are they acknowledging that. have you begin them a copy of the -- do they sorry we do -- do they get how ridiculous this is? >> um -- we have expressed our frustrations and our going to -- be leaning on the appeal process having successfully appealed the findings of the past we hope to be successful this time. >> it strikes me i'm imagining this army of bureaucrats in state and federal agencies disconnected from the work and proceeding on a bureaucratic hampster wheel that leads to the terrible place to real san franciscans at laguna honda. i was interested i know you are trying to explain a concept it us and i'm slow and need reiteration the notion that laguna honda

stress and are deaths. >> you really can't say anything but we can i guess as representatives of san franciscans express enormous frustration and anger about how this is happening. san francisco being cited for doing what cms demanded this we do? ment i getting that right? >> california department of public healing has issued citations to san francisco because we did what was demanded by the federal government? you said, yes. why correct. >> are they acknowledging that. have you begin them a copy of the -- do they sorry we do -- do they get how ridiculous this is? >> um -- we have expressed our frustrations and our going to -- be leaning on the appeal process having successfully appealed the findings of the past we hope to be successful this time. >> it strikes me i'm imagining this army of bureaucrats in state and federal agencies disconnected from the work and proceeding on a bureaucratic hampster wheel that leads to the terrible place to real san franciscans at laguna honda. i was interested i know you are trying to explain a concept it us and i'm slow and need reiteration the notion that lag

a native san franciscan raised by her grandmother in the city's western addition neighborhood. >> london breed is no stranger to san francisco and its challenges growing up going to so many funerals of people that i was just hanging out with him or we were just at this event together. people all around me were suffering, especially with gun violence and drugs and poverty. >> and i just thought why me, why us? >> why she would learn to turn those questions into action seeking out ways to help her community. she started out small working several odd jobs as she grew up. i babysat i clean houses. i did do it. things that make a little bit of money run errands for all the older ladies in the projects, then it 14 breed is one of the lucky ones to get a spot in. mayor willie brown's youth employment and training program where she learned even one or 2 small actions could create big changes. there was a stoplight location in my neighborhood where there was just, you know, traffic would fly through, you know, we would take our life in our hands every time we cross the street and to make >> somet

we must have fair and just access for all san franciscans. and please, vote this down thank you very much. >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> hi. i'm karen on the board of san francisco gray panthers senior disability action and haight/offerbury neighborhood council. the iron in this situation is palpable. the feedback 99.9% call in this in itself should tell you something. i was dismayed that is arrogance as this measure was presented to the board and the public. i have no idea if the speaker is aware of this. but he might want to review the tape. not going to speak long others have covered what i believe to be the relevant. i will repeat something said by one speaker and that is -- remember the government is of, for and by the people. listen to the people. vote this town. thank you. thank you. next speaker, please. >> hello. i'm evelyn. senior and a person living with multiple sclerosis, i'm speaking on behalf of all san franciscans a 72 hour advance request for a reasonable accommendation to virtual attends be the law this morning i and

what happened over the is summer and people learned is there is a lot of concern not just by san franciscans but people all over the world, movie directors, stars who are very concerned about the risk to the lgbtq and film programming at the castro theater. another planet hosted community stakeholder in august, and it was so moving to see the number of people who took the microphone-everyone had two minutes to say their testimony of what castro theater meant to them and those testimonys showed this building is contributing not just as a architectural monument but plays a role in the lgbtq community that is irrelaceuble able. >> it is beautiful theater. >> it is. my involvement in the theater raised awareness to not only the castro theater to be emblematic of the lgbtq culture and history but also there are many other sites in the city that also contribute to the identity. that is why so many people come to san francisco as a place of freedom and diversity so in my previous work i worked at the world heritage center, so when i joined san francisco heritage i was thinking why isn't san francis

stress and are deaths. >> you really can't say anything but we can i guess as representatives of san franciscansss enormous frustration and anger about how this is happening. san francisco being cited for doing what cms demanded this we do? ment i getting that right? >> california department of public healing has issued citations to san francisco because we did what was demanded by the federal government? you said, yes. why correct. >> are they acknowledging that. have you begin them a copy of the -- do they sorry we do -- do they get how ridiculous this is? >> um -- we have expressed our frustrations and our going to -- be leaning on the appeal process having successfully appealed the findings of the past we hope to be successful this time. >> it strikes me i'm imagining this army of bureaucrats in state and federal agencies disconnected from the work and proceeding on a bureaucratic hampster wheel that leads to the terrible place to real san franciscans at laguna honda. i was interested i know you are trying to explain a concept it us and i'm slow and need reiteration the notion that laguna ho

and create cities for all san franciscans. i was just in europe where they are replicateing the sanctuary city ordinance and many with the african continant and calling welcoming cities and modeled after our policy so thank you for standing on the rights side of her story today and we will be here as long as we have to until we have justice in the nation for migrants. san francisco has to lead and we thank you all supervisors because we know tonight we are not going to allow this hole in the local policies. >> thank you for your comments this afternoon. mr. lam, let's hear from the next caller, please. >> good evening supervisor. tonight i'm here to call to support our local immigrant community echoing the words of nancy pelosi who is further echoing reagan. immigrants are the vibrant soul of america and if we were to lose immigration if we were to turn people away we would soon lose our place in the world. i fear the ordinances that choose or might select to enforce immigration to justify especially moral value proven counter

manufacturers, payday lenders, oil companies, you name it, who are undercutting the rights of san franciscans and the city and county of san francisco. so now moving on to the opioid crisis. i understand you've had some success in court, um, dealing with manufacturers, distributors and pharmacies. could you elaborate a little bit on that for us, so the opioid industry and by that i refer to the legal industry that prescribes pain pills. um over years. uh, deceived americans and resulted in literally thousands upon thousands of deaths and tragedies that we see on our streets every day when it comes to the addictions that folks are experiencing. many of the addictions really stemmed from what happened over a decade plus period where the prescription pain industry marketed prescription pills in ways that were false. we were one of thousands of jurisdictions around america that brought a lawsuit against the opioid industry. but we've had a particular set of successes that others have not. ah we initially brought a lawsuit a few years ago against every part of the opioid supply chain, and that inc

. (♪♪) >> the new public health order that we're announcing will require san franciscans to remain ath exceptions only for essential outings. >> when the pandemic first hit we kind of saw the writing on the walls that potentially the city is going to shut all businesses down. >> it was scary because it was such an unknown of how things were going to pan out. i honestly thought that this might be the end of our business. we're just a small business and we still need daily customers. >> i think that everybody was on edge. nobody was untouched. it was very silent. >> as a business owner, you know, things don't just stop, right? you've still got your rent, and all of the overhead, it's still there. >> there's this underlying constant sense of dread and anxiety. it doesn't prevent you from going to work and doing your job, it doesn't stop you from doing your normal routine. what it does is just make you feel extra exhausted. >> so we began to reopen one year later, and we will emerge stronger, we will emerge better as a city, because we are still here and we stand in solidarity with one an

they support the opportunity to provide healthcare to san franciscans regardless of whether or not theyalth insurance. that's what places like this provide an opportunity to help make sure that people are able to get the support that they need, and so again, i want to thank you all so much for being here today. thank you to it great departments and everyone who played a role in this. it is a lot of work and it does take a village. thank you again to marie x family and her friends and people who knew her. i know when she passed away in 2020 it was really devastated for the public health community and so i know that you know, as much as some of you miss her, i know especially her daughter paloma today missing her because you know her work and advocacy for social justice, push for creative solutions and change and as a result of naming this clinic in her honor it really cements her leg acy of work in the city and county of san francisco so thank you so much for being here and at this time i like to introduce dr. hammer in charge of all the various clinics that serve the public in our city.

. >>> lots of san franciscans heard that noise and they rushed to their phones to take that video. this is from a citizen app. many people say they heard the explosion and the smoke was visible for miles. some are from richmond and some just across the street seeing the fire crew respond up close. we are joint on the phone with captain jonathan baxter. >> to we have an update on the potential cause of this fire and the condition of those that were injured? >> that is accurate. i'm going to give you a synopsis, if you don't mind. it will include our update. some of your viewers will have a better understanding of the incident that is occurring here. at 9:22 this morning, the san francisco fire department responded to numerous 911 calls about an explosion and structure fire. at 9:25, three minutes after dispatch, the first arriving unit arrived on scene and determine a structure fire with heavy smoke and flames visible phone all floors of the structure. at 17:34, 20 seconds after, one occupant was brought outside of that structure with serious burns and injuries. that person was take

a native san franciscan raised by her grandmother in the city's western addition neighborhood. >> london breed is no stranger to san francisco and its challenges growing up going to so many funerals of people that i was just hanging out with him or we were just at this event together. people all around me were suffering, especially with gun violence and drugs and poverty. >> and i just thought why me, why us? >> why she would learn to turn those questions into action seeking out ways to help her community. she started out small working several odd jobs as she grew up. i babysat i clean houses. i did did. >> things that make a little bit of money run errands for all the older ladies in the projects, then it 14 breed is one of the lucky ones to get a spot in. mayor willie brown's youth employment and training program. >> where she learned even one or 2 small actions could create big changes. there was a stoplight location in my neighborhood where there was just, you know, traffic would fly through, you know, we would take our life in our hands every time we cross the street and to make >>

. >> i just wanted to say thank you for of course, employing the 7 san franciscans that you do, that's super important in terms of local workforce. i saw in your outreach that you had originally reached out to the castro merchants association, is that correct? >> yes. >> i was wondering if you reached out to the castro cultural district or america-indian cultural district? >> i don't believe we have, no, but we would be open to doing that. >> i would -- i would encourage you to do so. you fall within the america-indian cultural district footprint but adjoin the castro cultural district and i can help facilitate making that connection if you wish. that's basis you're aware of. it has a clear history. it was called screw at one point and then the hush hush and screw i believe was the site of a very famous easter theme performance piece in 1990, so i think we can set you up with connections over there. >> thank you very much. that would be great. [laughter] >> hello. thanks for coming in. during your community neighborhood outreach, did you get feedback from your neighbors? >> we didn't r

i am a nato san franciscan. >> great to have weston with us, he's in the audience. >> good to have you with us. and jim? >> karen and i, my wife have been married 41 years, we have three adult kids. erin, who is a physical therapist, kristen, who is a registered nurse, and ethan, who is completing his program to be a journeyman electrician and the elevated county electrical worker's union, and we have four grandsons. daschle dayton henry and hudson. my pastor, jim, but my grandsons i am hop pop. >> that is good. that is good. >> well, it is good to have you both. we have a before, but i didn't realize i want to give the audience your background, a relationship with family and so forth. so, i think that is very important. before we go on our breaks soon, one of the two top stories that you think are important from last year. let's go with you, jim? >> well, certainly the relationship of the evangelical christianity, a white evangelical christianity, their embrace of the president. their seemingly unfailing embrace of the president, no matter what, is a story that needs to be examined an

a native san franciscan raised by her grandmother in the city's western addition neighborhood. london breed is no stranger to san francisco and its challenges growing up going to so many funerals of people that i was just hanging out with him or we were just at this event together. people all around me were suffering, especially with gun violence and drugs and poverty. >> and i just thought why me, why us? >> why she would learn to turn those questions into action seeking out ways to help her community. she started out small working several odd jobs as she grew up. i babysat i clean houses. i did do it. >> things that make a little bit of money run errands for all the older ladies in the projects, then it 14 breed is one of the lucky ones to get a spot in. mayor willie brown's youth employment and training program. >> where she learned even one or 2 small actions could create big changes. there was a stoplight location in my neighborhood where there was just, you know, traffic would fly through, you know, we would take our life in our hands every time we cross the street and to

a native san franciscan raised by her grandmother in the city's western addition neighborhood. london breed is no stranger to san francisco and its challenges growing up going to so many funerals of people that i was just hanging out with him or we were just at this event together. people all around me were suffering, especially with gun violence and drugs and poverty. >> and i just thought why me, why us? >> why she would learn to turn those questions into action seeking out ways to help her community. she started out small working several odd jobs as she grew up. i babysat i clean houses. i did do it. >> things that make a little bit of money run errands for all the older ladies in the projects, then it 14 breed is one of the lucky ones to get a spot in. mayor willie brown's youth employment and training program. >> where she learned even one or 2 small actions could create big changes. there was a stoplight location in my neighborhood where there was just, you know, traffic would fly through, you know, we would take our life in our hands every time we cross the street and to

they support the opportunity to provide healthcare to san franciscans regardless of whether or not they have health insurance. that's what places like this provide an opportunity to help make sure that people are able to get the support that they need, and so again, i want to thank you all so much for being here today. thank you to it great departments and everyone who played a role in this. it is a lot of work and it does take a village. thank you again to marie x family and her friends and people who knew her. i know when she passed away in 2020 it was really devastated for the public health community and so i know that you know, as much as some of you miss her, i know especially her daughter paloma today missing her because you know her work and advocacy for social justice, push for creative solutions and change and as a result of naming this clinic in her honor it really cements her leg acy of work in the city and county of san francisco so thank you so much for being here and at this time i like to introduce dr. hammer in charge of all the various clinics that serve the public in o

i, as a san franciscan and someone who has worked in this city for many, many years am excited about what is to come from the central station and i'm looking forward to getting on the train myself and getting to and from this city. thank you very much and at this time, okay. thank you, thank you. >> this project wouldn't have been possible without our partnership with the federal government, i'm honored to introduce deputy administrator, veronica. >> good afternoon, transit openings are a deal deal. what an honor to be here with our speaker, madam speaker pelosi with our mayor, london breed with jeff tumlin and his team and senator wiener. we're delighted to be a federal partner this this transit. you and your team at sf mta did work to complete this work during a pandemic and with supply chain issues, not an easy task. certainly, i would like to recognize our ta staff. this project, these sorts of openings takes years and years ever dedicated energy. our staff at region nine based in san francisco, amy and -- they are deputy admin industry tors supported with technical assistance, g

serving people seeking abortion care and working to insure access to safe and timely abortion for san franciscans as well as others seeking care. our women's options clinic at zuckerberg san francisco general hospital lead by medical director dr. dry in conjunction with one of the other key leaders in the health department, dr. holly hammer, the director of ambulatory care has long been a leader insuring access to abortion for pregnant people in the bay area and nationally. the department remains committed to providing low cost low barrier abortion in other reproductive health services to all who rely on us for healthcare. dr. (inaudible) and colleagues stepped into the gap in recent months to insure safe and affordable abortion care is accessible to all. in san francisco support is always available for people who need help. even covering cost, including people traveling from out of state and people with limited or no insurance. california offers medi-cal coverage for abortion rights through the eligibility for pregnant women program. abortion providers also offer free or discounted services or p

his tenacity is credited for paving the way for black san franciscans in the construction industry. film released last year titled i am charlie walker highlights a pinnacle moment in which he positioned himself to be contracted by the city to clean up an oil spill under the golden gate bridge in 1971. that you're the only one in the room doesn't know your life. >> he is said to have made 5 million dollars in those 30 days. why people want to know would you do it? the money? >> i took care of my family. i said my daughters to college. i took to my mother and my wife and i have a nice house. that's what i did with money. but people say money will make you happy. but the show made me happy. >> his granddaughter jaw free morris says his activism started years prior and his first big win came in 1969. when walker changed his truck to a work site that would later become part of the transit system. we know today as bart, that protest against racist hiring practices led him to a work contract and led racism. >> for some not liking him, stopping him and he didn't hold a great edge. he was ab

there are so many different things that the library provides for san franciscans that i feel like a lot't have a library card. i've never been there. they need to come down and check it out and find out what we have. the people who are hiding stuff in their sellers and wondering what to do with these old photos or old junk, whether it is hippie stuff or punk stuff, or stuff from their grandparents, if they bring it here to us, we can preserve it and archive it and make it available to the public in the future. >> welcome to the tuesday, february 7, 2023, hybrid in person and virtual meeting of the san francisco entertainment commission. i'm the president and we'll start with announcements. i'm ben bleiman. >> we would start with the land acknowledgement. [land acknowledgement]

manufacturers, payday lenders, oil companies, you name it, who are undercutting the rights of san franciscansand county of san francisco. so now moving on to the opioid crisis. i understand you've had some success in court, um, dealing with manufacturers, distributors and pharmacies. could you elaborate a little bit on that for us, so the opioid industry and by that i refer to the legal industry that prescribes pain pills. um over years. uh, deceived americans and resulted in literally thousands upon thousands of deaths and tragedies that we see on our streets every day when it comes to the addictions that folks are experiencing. many of the addictions really stemmed from what happened over a decade plus period where the prescription pain industry marketed prescription pills in ways that were false. we were one of thousands of jurisdictions around america that brought a lawsuit against the opioid industry. but we've had a particular set of successes that others have not. ah we initially brought a lawsuit a few years ago against every part of the opioid supply chain, and that included manufact

a native san franciscan raised by her grandmother in the city's western addition neighborhood. >> londoned is no stranger to san francisco and its challenges growing up going to so many funerals of people that i was just hanging out with him or we were just at this event together. people all around me were suffering, especially with gun violence and drugs and poverty. >> and i just thought why me, why us? >> why she would learn to turn those questions into action seeking out ways to help her community. she started out small working several odd jobs as she grew up mean, i babysat i clean houses. i did do it. things that make a little bit of money run errands for all the older ladies in the projects, then it 14 breed is one of the lucky ones to get a spot in. mayor willie brown's youth employment and training program where she learned even one or 2 small actions could create big changes. there was a stoplight location in my neighborhood where there was just, you know, traffic would fly through, you know, we would take our life in our hands every time we cross the street and to make >> some

a native san franciscan raised by her grandmother in the city's western addition neighborhood. >> london breed is no stranger to san francisco and its challenges growing up going to so many funerals of people that i was just hanging out with him or we were just at this event together. people all around me were suffering, especially with gun violence and drugs and poverty. >> and i just thought why me, why us? >> why she would learn to turn those questions into action seeking out ways to help her community. she started out small working several odd jobs as she grew up. i babysat i clean houses. i did do it. things that make a little bit of money run errands for all the older ladies in the projects, then it 14 breed is one of the lucky ones to get a spot in. mayor willie brown's youth employment and training program where she learned even one or 2 small actions could create big changes. there was a stoplight location in my neighborhood where there was just, you know, traffic would fly through, you know, we would take our life in our hands every time we cross the street and to make >> somet