anywhere can reinvent and take the issues it is her in san francisco. we heard loud that san franciscans are committed and willing to support the solutions. our citybeat poll strits they have support from the public and deserve equal support in city hall. overnight months the dataal inform the chamber advocacy agenda working with partners, officials and leaders, all of you to address the issues our city is facing. thank you very much. [applause]. yoom thank you. a lot to think about. information there we appreciate you giving this information. you in i'd like to scombrus to you peter greatly. greater bay area head to introduce the economic forecast. peter in come on out. >> thank goodness i don't follow brandon. i feel better about that i like to thank the san francisco chamber being i valued per in. we are excited be to be the sponsor of citybeat to help bring the information to the city, leaders and businesses. for those of you when are in the familiar with fifth third bank in business for over 160 years offering solutions to business ordinance. in cal

but, it is a narrow picture of san francisco. we have problems, and we need to be serious about those problems and get them solved. >> how do we reclaim san francisco? >> well, i think we need to tell the whole story, invite people to come , visitors who come here are certainly having a good experience overall. we know that. and, at the same time, we need to deal directly with the issues of crime and homelessness and open-air drug use and the things that are really challenging san francisco, we need to be very tough, we need to be very creative, new types of solutions, what we have done up to this point, these are problems that become exacerbated. we need to find new and better ways to handle them that are up to the task . and we are not the only place that has these issues but we shouldn't have problems of this scale. >> we appreciate you so much, we invite you back anytime you want to be here for this community conversation. thank you so much. we are focusing on potential solutions, here is a story we are working on for tomorro

to san francisco to see this show.le who say that after they saw this show they thought they would start their own band. it was a great jumping off point for a lot of west coast punk. it was also, the pistols' last show. in a way, it was the end of one era of punk and the beginning of a new one. the city of san francisco didn't necessarily support punk rock. [♪♪♪] >> last, but certainly not least is a jell-o be opera. they are the punk rock candidate of the lead singer called the dead kennedys. >> if we are blaming anybody in san francisco, we will just blame the dead kennedys. >> there you go. >> we had situations where concerts were cancelled due to flyers, obscene flyers that the city was thought -- that he thought was obscene that had been put up. the city of san francisco has come around to embrace it's musicians. when they have the centennial for city hall, they brought in all kinds of local musicians and i got to perform at that. that was, at -- in a way, and appreciation from the city of san francisco for the m

san francisco it is time to celebrate why san francisco is special and better than every other city. >> because some of those same cities are debating about whether or not they should raise the pride flag. same cities debating whether or not they should introduce proclamation to declare lbgtq+ pride month in any city. some cities debate over 500 new laws antilbgtq+. they want to talk mess about san francisco because here we are doing it. we are like nike. we are just doing it. not talking about t. not debating or having conversation. we are investing nenldzing transhomelessness. investing in aids planning and investing in doing all the work necessary to support, uplift and advance this community. people are talk bug not only we v. 12 million dollars to build a new lbgtq+ museum, supervisor mandelman, supervisor scott wiener pitch in the 5.5 million dollars to make the dream a reality. [applause]. when someone says, something about san francisco you ask them. what are they doing to mo promote and change the world for the lbgtq+ communities like san francisco. there is no comparison. t

i watched san francisco change and change again, one thing remained, san francisco celebrates individualities. it applauds people marching to the beat of their own drum i would be hard pressed to find another city or country -- or anywhere in the globe where the lbgtq+ community has big a voice as we do here in san francisco. [applause] at this the 53rd sf pride a month in the largest garthing of lbgtq+ people and alis in the nation. i want to take a moment and appreciate the flag we all associate with gay pride, designed by gilbert. baker a request from the assistant district attorney's first openly gay supervisor in 1978. that's a big deal! [applause]. the theme of pride this month is looking back and moving forward. essential that we acknowledge the past pidmeers iconic class of our upon history that made it possible for me to stand here before you today. >> and to continue to break new ground, drag is many things. drag is art. drag is activism, drag is joy. drag is instrumental to bringing people together. drag is fabulous. [applause]. i say this over and over but it is worth reminding ou

san francisco government television. >>> i'm currently an h2 firefighter for the san francisco fire department. i served active duty in the navy. i wanted something that was going to be in the medical field, but not necessarily stay in a hospital setting and i didn't want to stay in an office and this job kind of combines everything i was looking for. everyday's different. there's always something new and to learn. and my first introduction to the department was being surrounded by people of the lgbtq community. and so we were able to get, you know, it just made things a little more comfortable that you could talk to people about things that people necessarily wouldn't understand. i've had to hide myself. able to come out. being able to understand many his and being able to do things in had that sense, it's very liberating to be able to speak like this, this city in particular, it's a mecca for the lgbtq+ community. you know, there's so much history behind it and being part of this community that now accepting us for who we are and what we do, we're able to just be ourselves. any time somebody

anywhere can reinvent and take the issues it is her in san francisco. we heard loud that san franciscans are committed and willing to support the solutions. our citybeat poll strits they have support from the public and deserve equal support in city hall. overnight months the dataal inform the chamber advocacy agenda working with partners, officials and leaders, all of you to address the issues our city is facing. thank you very much. [applause]. yoom thank you. a lot to think about. information there we appreciate you giving this information. you in i'd like to scombrus to you peter greatly. greater bay area head to introduce the economic forecast. peter in come on out. >> thank goodness i don't follow brandon. i feel better about that i like to thank the san francisco chamber being i valued per in. we are excited be to be the sponsor of citybeat to help bring the information to the city, leaders and businesses. for those of you when are in the familiar with fifth third bank in business for over 160 years offering solutions to business ordinance. in cal

the san francisco chamber of commerce. city guide, historical society, board chair kevin o'brien is with us we think. san francisco public library with a great list of cable car books you can check out and by the way, all of this information is on our very special website sfcablecars.org. you can scan the qr code on the stickers on the cable car window and go right to that site. also, sf travel, sf heritage and last alphabetically, but hardly least, union square alliance. i don't know (indiscernible) we will have a celebration on the actual anniversary date august 2 and that will be at market. it is a really diverse group of people coming together to celebrate this focused on the past, some focused on the present, but all of us have a commitment to san francisco's future and the cable cars will always be part of it. we are here to celebrate is century and a half of them. let's start with the city number one cable car fan, i have seen this with my own eyes, mayor london breed. [applause] >> thank you to the market street ra

i watched san francisco change and change again, one thing remained, san francisco celebrates individualities. it applauds people marching to the beat of their own drum i would be hard pressed to find another city or country -- or anywhere in the globe where the lbgtq+ community has big a voice as we do here in san francisco. [applause] at this the 53rd sf pride a month in the largest garthing of lbgtq+ people and alis in the nation. i want to take a moment and appreciate the flag we all associate with gay pride, designed by gilbert. baker a request from the assistant district attorney's first openly gay supervisor in 1978. that's a big deal! [applause]. the theme of pride this month is looking back and moving forward. essential that we acknowledge the past pidmeers iconic class of our upon history that made it possible for me to stand here before you today. >> and to continue to break new ground, drag is many things. drag is art. drag is activism, drag is joy. drag is instrumental to bringing people together. drag is fabulous. [applause]. i say this over and over but it is worth reminding ou

people the san francisco. we honor the ramaytush ohlone for their non-stop commitment and career care for the plan. >> and as guests we declare their rights for people and pay our respect to the ann she was and people the ramaytush ohlone community we will do this by having an active relationship with them and with the land. as the housing community road in forget and accessibility and executive session and subsequent we learn from and right the indigenous knowledge of land and in how we care for the land each other and the neighborhood. now i'm going to turn it over to isaac to take us us further today. >> (clapping). >> my name isized came back and i'm the communication analyst at the cal and san francisco resident and for today's programming thank you to everyone who made this project possible and i'm excited for this project to become a reality. because it gives people who need it access to affordable housing and projects like these are projects like the kelsey civic center is so important to the city of a

that's what san francisco is about. now what we're seeing all over, is others who are trying to define what san francisco narrative is. and we know that like any other major city, we have our challenges. we know like any other major city, they struggle through the pan demic and some cities may be coming back faster than we are. but we also know that unlike other cities, this is san francisco one of the most beautiful cities anywhere in the world. and when we come together, and we make the kinds of decisions necessary to improve the lives of people in this city, we know what is possible. making the investments to this downtown corridor. now we know that, it's not just because of the challenges of what happens in san francisco, that the downtown san francisco area struggled. retail is struggling all over, things have changed online purchasing and taxes and other things and you can count to and talk about that contribute to the challenges of this. which means as a city, we have to think differently. we can't just focus on

well san francisco during pride. pride month is so beautiful and sometimes people who live here, um forget what a magical place it is my husband and i live just a few blocks away and we walk to our favorite restaurants. we hold hands we kiss in public and we proudly introduce each other as my husband. we build a home a life together, and we don't live in fear. we never take that for granted. i never take that for granted. as an immigration attorney. i hear from countless people all around the world. who don't have that luxury of safety. living in san francisco as an out gay man was always my dream as a teenager as a gaiety in asia in turkey. so i know firsthand what it is like being an asylum seeker, leaving my home country behind and coming to the united states was extremely scary. but i knew that as a gay man, i would never be able to live a free and happy life in turkey. i wanted to be free to live my truth and to love who i wanted to love. luckily i was a little bit of myself and i had access to legal representat

my commitment to san francisco runs deep. my husband , also native san franciscan, is a san francisco police officer working tirelessly to keep our city safe together. we have invested our lives in this vibrant and diverse community. as a family. we have experienced firsthand the impact of high quality early childhood education. our children all have pipes and we have experienced the transformative power of early childhood education in their lives. they have flourished under the care of skilled educators and supportive, inclusive environments. however we have also witnessed the challenges that our child care system faces high staff turnovers. poor working conditions have directly affected our children's experiences. we understand the critical importance of investing in early childhood education system to provide stability, consistency and quality care for all children. this is why my husband and i voted for prop c. we recognize the value and the potential early childhood education holds for every child in san francisco. we bel

i'm a fire investigator for the city and county of san francisco. job of a fire investigator is to go after the fire has been put out and to determine the origin and the cause of the fire. so we are the people who after the firefighters have come in and done their magnificent work to extinguish the fire, we go through the fire scene and we are able to find how the fire started. just showing up, being who you are can mean a world of difference to someone. when someone sees you as an identifiably queer person, an identifiable female presenting person or a person of color walk into their home, they can feel more comfortable and more trusting just knowing that you are around and that you may have some insight into their situation and to their community needs that others may not have. the san francisco fire department i'm proud to say goes out of its way to recruit women, minorities, and to the lgbtq+ community, we are awaiting you and wanting you to come join us as a san francisco fire department. no one is going to represent us like you are going to re

my commitment to san francisco runs deep. usband , also native san franciscan, is a san francisco police officer working tirelessly to keep our city safe together. we have invested our lives in this vibrant and diverse community. as a family. we have experienced firsthand the impact of high quality early childhood education. our children all have pipes and we have experienced the transformative power of early childhood education in their lives. they have flourished under the care of skilled educators and supportive, inclusive environments. however we have also witnessed the challenges that our child care system faces high staff turnovers. poor working conditions have directly affected our children's experiences. we understand the critical importance of investing in early childhood education system to provide stability, consistency and quality care for all children. this is why my husband and i voted for prop c. we recognize the value and the potential early childhood education holds for every child in san francisco. we believe

san francisco. a book or t we feed over 200 households. that's upwards of 400 individuals. 98% who are low income 60% who are black san franciscans and over 50, who are fixed income seniors. we provide organic seasonal produce from our partners at the agricultural institute of marine who you just heard that is delivered straight from bipac land stewards that are caring for our earth and in the hands of homebound seniors who do not have ready access to culturally relevant. organic seasonal produce. right now, the need is growing dramatically with countless individuals from not only the rest western audition but from the richmond sunset. lower pac heights in chinatown, flocking for good quality food. our seniors deserve to age with utmost dignity, care, respect and dare i say deliciousness? alright so the fact that it's 2023. we're still fighting for this. apologies for having to cut you off. we are providing everybody the two minutes. next speaker. when i started, but we saw this inability to the sch

san francisco, san franciscans we would have thought. we know what we are capable of. we know what we can do. we than when we come together anything is possible. so let's transform san francisco and let's make magic happen! [applause] thank you. [applause] (gavel) city and county board of supervisors meeting this afternoon at 2:00 pm., tuesday, june 6, 2023. >> you're unmoonlight good afternoon. supervisors meeting this afternoon at 2:00 pm., tuesday, june 6, 2023. tuesday, june 6, 2023, madam city clerk, call the roll. >> thank you, mr. president. >> supervisor chan present. >> supervisor dorsey present. >> supervisor engardio present. >> supervisor mandelman present. >> supervisor melgar present. >> mvpz present. >> supervisor preston

money with the san francisco film commission. pal is here from the office of transgender initiative. [applause] our fire chief nicholson. the director of human right a commission for san francisco sheryl davis. city librarian michael lambert. and our chief of protocol for the city of san francisco marrian. [applause] so many amazing departments had a part in helping to put this together. so, i'm glad to be here and the last bit of official business to be clear, the drag community has a rich history in san francisco. and we know that the place where the compton riots occurred the people who really fought against the injustices helping to community consisted of both the transgender community as well as the drag community that set? stage what happened in new york during stonewall this was the 60's a challenging time and a lot of what is happening in the world this continues is why darcy's royce and the discussions around the history of the community are going to be so important and it is why i'm honord and grateful i have been able

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thank you for all you have done and continue to do for san francisco. just one example, any time anyone at my spectacular view of the ferry building with san fran bay sparkling behind it than i have mayor agmus to thank for that. thank you. thank you to my family and friends for being here. my clothes from si. colleagues from city hall. ellen, steward of this beautiful building. commissioner wu of the preservation city hall commission. and commissioner foley working with you very hor low looking forward to it. thank you for your support, everybody, words cannot express how i feel now. i look forward to serving the city that i love. the city as it say there is glorious city of our hearts thank you very much, everybody. enjoy the view. [applause]. >> all right. we are going to find the official document and take a bunch pictures and, of course, enjoy your city hall. thank you for joining us i'm really excited be here i'm mayor london breed. welcome to this extraordinary community. and let me give a how the out to lanea miller and urban alchemy folks. we ap

but they say san francisco is a safe haven. >> all month, the organizers of san francisco pride has said the security is their number one priority. the city's police department will be at maximum staffing during the weekend street. barrett civics enter. >> and sunday's pride parade down market street. sergeant kathryn winters eant attendees to remember that if you see something that poses a danger, say something you can either flagged down officers. there will be a lot of us out and around this weekend. >> call 9-1-1, or if it's something with and the civic center's festival alert, the will alert the temps go. police department, the human rights campaign issued a state of emergency for lgbtq+. americans earlier this month. >> because of an increase of legislation targeting the community. sergeant winter says there have been no active threats made against san francisco pride. but that police are working with state and federal agencies to monitor the situation. we do know that there have been threats against another pride events around the country. so we're really being vigilant and we hav

i'm the director of the san francisco children collaborative to the san francisco rec and parks department. and i'm here in support of elizabeth winograd to children and families first commission i worked with elizabeth the past 5 years and seen her passion and commitment to promoting children's learn and well being. her leadership lead to the development of collaboration with the rec and park's department and early childhood community. resulting in programs to benefit children, and care givers throughout funds created the nature program. that has seen renovation of 10 early childhood centers and home in their play space bringing nature and social and health benefits to the children in their care. 10 more are being planned this year. her commitment to improve. is exceptional. continues to seek out new approaches, collaborations and best practice incorporating them to ensure best out come for children and family i endorse her appointment. yop good morning, supervisors. i'm moneastbounding. i'm with early care and education program and a mfbt childcare planning council. i'm here to support e

the gar association of san francisco. nun profit in d6. we are a member of the san franking willing defense collaborative and collaborative we have provided free legal representation and immigration courts to 1600 residents. following colleagues will tell you about our work to provide quality defense to our immigrants community in san francisco. thank you. >> i'm morn caattorney for the attorney of the day program housed in the justice and diversity center of bar association of san francisco in d6. i provide training for vol they're immigration attorneys. asooim cycleum seek nears court are likely to win if than i have council. october of 22 to april of 23 only 8 out of every thousand immigrants able to have rep 7ation for case. it is imperative funding for representation increase. members deserve to have work. thank you. >> thank you. >> good afternoon i'm carlos hamilton i live in san francisco in the richmond part of d1. i'm coordinator for justice center of the association of san francisco. investment in our collaborative provides legal

hello, san francisco.i can cross the street in our beauty city and not worry whether car can see me and i want me and my grandma to be safe when we do. we all want to be safe. that's why our city is making sure curb areas near street corners are clear of parked cars and any other structures, so that people driving vehicles, people walking, and people biking can all see each other at the intersection. if cars are parked which are too close to the crosswalk, drivers can't see who is about to cross the street. it's a proven way to prevent traffic crashes. which have way too much crashes and fatalities in our city. these updates to the shared spaces program will help to ensure safety and accessibility for everyone so we can all enjoy these public spaces. more information is available at sf dot gov slash shared you're a muted. the meeting will come to order welcome to the june 15th meeting of the budget and appropriation committee. i'm supervisor connie chan, chair of the committee. i'm joined by supervisors hi

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 >> i'm connie chan district one supervisor and welcome to the richmond. >> i'm an immigrant and came to san francisco china town when i was 13 years old with my mom and brother. my first job is at the community organizer for public safety with san francisco state. and land in the city hall and became a legislative aid to sophie maxwell. went through city departments when kamala harris was our district attorney i'm proud to represent the richmondad district supervisor. [music] we have great neighborhood commercial corridors that need to be protected. the reason why we launched the neighborhood business for supporting the [

85% out of san francisco. reporter: that something the press has been reporting on for years. i'm in the tenderloin and i will randomly ask people where they are from and why they are here. we want to clarify not everyone who is in a tent is using drugs. cannot ask you where you are from? >> i am donovan from maryland. reporter: how about the services? >> amazing. reporter: where in the bay area? >> east bay. reporter: dominic told us because he doesn't have a tent, he tries to shoot up as quickly as possible. >> make sure there aren't any children around. reporter: his partner rebecca told us she is from northern california. to be fair, we ventured outside of the tenderloin, asking the same questions. where are you from? >> boston. reporter: how long have you been in san francisco? >> two years ago october. the weather is nice and people are friendly. >> it is a beautiful city but when we get here, we can allow, resident or nonresident, we can allow to continue to happen what we are seeing on the streets righ

it is san francisco it is the biggest ones can you pass it up.noise] [music] [crowd noise] >> it means everything that we have a common goal a common operating picture and a common mission. it is great to be together and walk together and show that. [crowd noise] [sirens]. the message is the lbgtq community is reflect in the our police department in san francisco. it sends a message that there are members of the department the police department, sheriff's department, fire department that are just like the people that we encounter in san francisco. and i think it sends a message of hope the more we honor the lbgtq community now, the stronger we can be in standing up against those that don't want our representation. [crowd noise] [music] >> [speaking spanish] [speaking spanish]. [crowd noise] [music] [music] [drums] [crowd noise] this is my first time at the san francisco pride even though i have been here a couple years, i felt like now was the time to go. um -- really just coming to show my support and love for the whole community out here. um, i

we can't let other people talk about san francisco the way that they want to talk about san francisco when we know what san francisco is. so i challenge all of you tell the store. talk about the experience you have innior neighborhoods. not just bad butt good. the beautiful places that just opened the new businesses and the new opportunity tell the story of the goodness of our city. because -- upon even though there are challenges that exist when i appreciate is when the time come to invest in the shelter we come together. when the time come to help member in need we come together. when the time come to support a business from closing we come together. yes, hard decisions had to be made. in this budget, sacrifice in this budget that 19~ means every dollar cannot be wasted. it has to be used. to change san francisco for the better. not just the narrative of what people write. how people feel. what we are delivering. what we are changing. you hear all the stories but san francisco is on the top 10 places to visit. [applause] you hear all the stories but our airport is the number one in

san francisco, san franciscans we would have thought. we know what we are capable of. we know what we can do. we than when we come together anything is possible. so let's transform san francisco and let's make magic happen! [applause] thank you. [applause] >> 23 and 2. order roll call mr. steel. >> commissioner alexander. >> commissioner fisher. >> here. >> commissioner lamb. >> commissioner sanchez. >> here. >> vice president ward. >> here. >> president bog us. >> here. >> thank you. >> with that we will move to our next item going to be calling for public comment on closed session items. >> thank you. none in person. all right. with that we will recess this

even in san francisco. we see it in everything that is going on in the city and i hope you will pass the people's budget and restore funds to prop three. so people can get the next three funds to survive in the city. and also add that food assistance for seniors and seniors living with hiv. thank you. thank you, mr. criswell, for your comments. let's go to the next caller. hi. it's your first sorry if i was rude earlier asking if you guys and i'm choosing my words carefully . okay. you know, kind of get the calendar moving because i'm having to miss msnbc's the last word. the day i normally watch with my mom. so i could call in and thank you guys for something you're about to do. but i is you know, my mom and i are going violence survivors and i want to thank the board of supervisors for considering supervisor stephanie strong and courageous, resolute lution to support the proposed 28th and united constitution. i think we need to have the conversation about balanced the freedom to be safe and the right to b