to all of you who lead chinatown, our chinese community, our san francisco community, thank you for being part of the community that supported mayor lee. as i was walking here today through chinatown, like all of you, i think we all had so many thoughts and memories. virtually every block that i walk-through in chinatown, i have a memory of a conversation with our former mayor, including conversations on this very alleyway. i was told i had 60 seconds, and like mayor lee, i'm going to be short, and i'm only going to issue one hope. these children who are with us today, they represent thousands of little boys and girls who are going to pass underneath the sign of this school. and my hope is there's a little boy or a little girl today or sometime in the future who is the child of immigrants, who's the child of a restaurant worker or a seamstress, who goes to public school, who gets educated as -- at a public university, who goes to bolt, who comes back to chinatown to service chinese tenants and chinese workers, who may go off to work for the city, who may go onto lead our city. my hope is

restaurants chinatown has phobia one of the best the most unique neighborhood shopping areas of san francisco. >> chinatown is one of the oldest chinatown in the state we need to be able allergies the people and that's the reason chinatown is showing more of the people will the traditional thepg. >> north beach is i know one of the last little italian community. >> one of the last neighborhood that hadn't changed a whole lot and san francisco community so strong and the sense of partnership with businesses as well and i just love north beach community old school italian comfort and love that is what italians are all about we need people to come here and shop here so we can keep this going not only us but, of course, everything else in the community i think local businesses the small ones and coffee shops are unique in their own way that is the characteristic of the neighborhood i peace officer prefer it is local character you have to support them. >> really notice the port this community we really need to kind of really shop locally and support the communityly live in it is more economic for people to surv

square miles of san francisco by supporting local services in the neighborhood we help san francisco remain unique successful and vibrant so we're will you shop & dine in the 49 chinatown has to be one the best unique shopping areas in san francisco that is color fulfill and safe each vegetation and seafood and find everything in chinatown the walk shop in chinatown welcome to jason dessert i'm the fifth generation of candy in san francisco still that serves 2000 district in the chinatown in the past it was the tradition and my family was the royal chef in the pot pals that's why we learned this stuff and moved from here to have dragon candy i want people to know that is art we will explain a walk and they can't walk in and out it is different techniques from stir frying to smoking to steaming and they do show of. >> beer a royalty for the age berry up to now not people know that especially the toughest they think this is - i really appreciate they love this art. >> from the cantonese to the hypomania and we have hot pots we have all of the cuisines of china in our chinatown you don't have to go far. >> small business is important to our neighborhood because if we real

san francisco and we're here at heart of san francisco. this is it. this is where our city grew from. until today, there are still many seniors that live in chinatown in single rooms. i think we can do better. today, we celebrate every -- the mayor. [laughter] and others who added some. of course we want more but today symbolizes the heart of san francisco's showing real compassion for seniors that should not have to suffer at the golden years of their lives. also i i want to celebrate the team. i want to celebrate c.p.a., the community tennis association, seniors themselves who said we need to get more affordable housing. this change of percentage from the 60 to 30% is a big deal. so we have to do more of this. mayor breed, i know you will do more where we can find a way to build more affordable housing reflecting the true heart of san francisco and making it beautiful. all right. [applause] >> we do have a representative from the community tenants association. we're going to ask her to come up now and say a few words. [applause] >> hi, everyone, i'm resident of community tenants association. glad to see the future of both the housing project have

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san francisco. there is a swinging hanging from a tree at the top. it is as if you are swinging over the entire city. there are two unique aspects. it is considered the fourth chinatownn francisco. sixty% of the residents are of chinese ancestry. the second unique, and fun aspect about this area is it is the garden district. there is a lot of urban agriculture and it was where the city grew the majority of the flowers. not only for san francisco but for the region. and of course, it is the location in mclaren park which is the city's second biggest park after golden gate. many people don't know the neighborhood in the first place if they haven't been there. we call it the best neighborhood nobody has ever heard our. every neighborhood in district nine has a very special aspect. where we are right now is the mission district. the mission district is a very special part of our city. you smell the tacos at the [speaking spanish] and they have the best latin pastries. they have these shortbread cookies with caramel in the middle. and then you walk further down and you have sunrise cafÉ. it is a place that you come for the incredible food, but also to learn about what is

of i i his favorite district 5 e 3 is in the northwest surrounded by the san francisco bay the district is the boosting chinatownmbarcadero financial district fisherman's wharf exhibit no. north beach telegraph hill and part of union square. >> all of san francisco districts are remarkable i'm honored and delighted to represent really whereas with an the most intact district got chinatown, north beach fisherman's wharf russian hill and knob hill and the northwest waterfront some of the most wealthier and inning e impoverished people in san francisco obgyn siding it is ethically exists a bunch of tight-knit neighborhoods people know he each other by name a wonderful placed physically and socially to be all of the neighborhoods north beach and chinatown the i try to be out in the community as much as and i think, being a the cafe eating at the neighborhood lunch place people come up and talk to you, you never have time alone but really it is fun hi, i'm one the owners and is ceo of cafe trespassing in north beach many people refer to cafe trees as a the living room of north beach most of the clients are local and

why he was being shot at >> a stop in japan officially cut sistery ties witith san c francisco over a memorial in chinatown. comfort women memorial honors women from china, korea and other places forced into sexual slavery by japanese ringorldari.olerdis the mayor of osaka said it presents a one-sided claim of historical facts. mayor breed said she stands by the memorial. and one mayor cannot end a relationship between two cities that has lasted more than 60 years. >> the north bay say few days away from the first anniversary of last fall's deadly firestorm. >>> in a year we have seen plenty of rebuilding, and just the physical kind. a nonprofit has taken on some of the mental challenges. >> as firestorm survivors think about rebuilding, this is not the hardest part. >> it is ordering all the right stuff and having the right guys. >> reporter: for anyone who lost a loved one or house in a firestorm, there are no mental blueprints. >> yeah, lock your door. but it wasn't there the next time i went, which was the next day. >> realizing that the most important things in your life e gone. >> breathing and relax

not only in chinatown, but all of san francisco. at some point they even took on early education and parenting classes, that was in the 50 years i have known them. so, i'm actually kind of proud to see an organization that was already such a big part of the community grow so substantially over the years. congratulations, i would love to have my name as part of honoring them, too. >> president cohen: thank you. supervisor yee. supervisor peskin. >> supervisor peskin: thank you. in addition to all the words that supervisors kim and yee have said, i want to thank gloria and gamoon for the incredible work you have done keeping the community together as we have all been going through the long drawn out torture of the central subway and you have been looking out, not only for your normal clientele who you have done a great job for for 150 years, but students at gordon j.lau and business people across the street, thank you for having all aspects of the community in mind at all times. thank you, gloria. >> supervisor fewer: so sorry, i just

san francisco i have been attending the meetings continuously since i have been working in san francisco. and i oversee eight headstart agencies within san francisco fowrks of them within the chinatown area. -- four of them being within the chinatown area. so i'm looking forward to this appointment if you see that i can serve in this capacity. thank you. >> thank you so much. i'm sorry for mispronouncing your name. >> that's okay. >> it happens to me all the time. [laughter]. >> it's okay, thank you. >> and i just note for the record that mr. graham dobson is unable to be here. he is an employee of the office of the early childhood education but sent an email to the committee to tell me that he was unable to attend but he was looking forward to reappointment. any other -- okay, can we do public comment? any members of the public that wish to comment on this item come forward? seeing none, public comment is closed. any comments or questions from the committee? okay, great. so i'm going to make a motion to accept the residency waiver and nomination of easter calvit for seat three and the reappointment of graham dobson on seat 12 of. >> clerk: to confirm miss calvit, a written waiver r

military san francisco getting like moderate rainfall and zooming in you can see a heavy cell pushing over downtown san francisco over in the mission district. chinatown, well adothugh so avenue down to the bayview and bayshore area getting that light to moderate rainfall and pushing across the east bay from berkeley emeryville oakland, as well as getting that light to moderate rainfall there and across the south bay to san jose. here is a live look with the camera. in you can see the raindrops, as we start of the day. temperatures are in the lower to middle 60s. due to the mild temperatures light to moderate rainfall as they go through the rest of the morning looking at getting a bit of a break. we keep that chance for a shower but showers return tonight into tomorrow morning. so we are looking at temperatures right around where we should be this time of year. looking at 73 in oakland and 77 for a high in mountain view. we will time that out for you, as we go through the rest of the day with this area of low pressure giving us this wet start. let's look at those roadways. >>> yes. things are getting messy. we are tracking our third accident of the mo

san francisco regulations. some of them are prized and privileged to how the city is treating resident of public housing as they are rebuilding public housing in the southeast, in the bayview, in chinatown, all over san francisco. their policies is one and one of placement. however, all residents in affordable housing, city policies and are also applicable to treasure island, they have to go to their income certification because we're talking about subsidized housing here. we have a disposition, the thrrs, to make sure they get housing. but we're also obligated to make sure that the city regulations are also, you know, enforced. what the city has said they will not be displaced. we are trying to provide housing. and we need to elaborate that because that does not preclude them from housing on the main land, also, from the way that i'm interpreting this, as long as at the end of the day, this to privilege, some of them might want to get in lieu amount. say, hey, i don't want to continue to live in treasure island. we have a provision for them to get some specified amount. it's called in lieu of payment. they also have -- they don't have any restrictions if they want to move off the islan

san francisco. >>> a crowd of 100 people gathered in the heart of chinatown. the guest of honor the tech billionaire has brought into million dollars to support the measure if it passes, it would tax corporations of a revenue of more than $50 million in half a % in gross proceeds. the money would help create housing for at least 5000 people provide 1000 new emergency shelter beds and and mental health programs. >> we know that we have to get these people off of the streets. we need more funding. we could do more. >> they say that san francisco has tripled its spending in the last decade but the problem has gotten worse. >> additional accountability, without additional reforms we may be throwing good money out with the bad. >> they oppose the proposition. we have you covered on all the state and local races. we also have a guide to the california ballot measures. just go online for more. >>> in money watch, all i are watching the biggest companies. good morning. >>> here on wall street they are watching those keyboard -- key quarterly earnings. now, on friday,

chinatown for 25 years. after graduating from san francisco state university, i thought i would be able to afford to purchase a home. the inventory in san francisco or bay area is very, very small. please, support yes for more housing in san francisco. thank you. >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> good afternoon. my name is rita. i'm a resident of san francisco. as we all know, the prices of the house in our area are very high today. especially in san francisco bay area. the main reason is the lack of market supply. therefore, i support more housing. i fully support the 2601 van ness project. thank you. >> thank you, very much. next speaker, please. >> members of the commission and staff. for the record, my name is gerald green. i am here to echo the comments of the first speaker. i wholeheartedly support home sf and i am here also to support your decision on this project. i believe this is an appropriate spot for additional height, additional density. we see the benefits of this project. i ask that you support it as well. >> thank you, very much. next speaker, please. >> hello commissioners. my name is

we celebrate the power in our chinatown community, we celebrate the power in our san francisco city community. look at us today. in a time when our leadership in washington, d.c. is making immigrants and refugees unwelcome, san francisco's city and district leaders as well as our voters are telling our immigrant families that not only do we welcome you, but your voices are valued and need to be heard. so we invite you to vote in the election of our school board. leadership matters, and ladies and gentlemen, san francisco is on the right side of history. thank you. [applause] >> thank you, mayor lee, thank you, anita, thank you, lee family, sfusd leadership, superintendent, our school board for supporting our request to rename our school. today, we stand so proudly to share in a part of history for generations to come as we rename the chinese education center to be the edwin and anita lee new comers school. [applause] right now, you have a real treat. we -- i want to introduce you to our wonderful students. they will be singing a song that our teacher, ms. jane au, who was a former c.e.c. stud

san francisco board of supervisors settled a massive lawsuit alleging repeated sexual harassment of a female firefighter. suzanne montez says she was harassed for months in 2016 at station 2 in chinatown. according to her, male firefighters urinated in her bed. the accused firefighters denied the allegations but were transferred. montez was approved $575,000. >>> this morning, in san francisco, a 153-ton building will be moved. it will be lifted and moved 200 feet south. the building weighs more than 150 volkswagens. it's going to make room for a road and combat rising sea levels as part of the new waterfront neighborhood construction. >>> the hubble telescope is finally fixed it seems. earlier it failed. they couldn't fix it until scientists restarted the device by turning the power off and then on. nasa is optimistic that the hubble telescope will be fully operational in the near future. >> we'll get some more beautiful images just like we saw. >> yeah. >> how many days people said, have you tried powering it off? and back on? oh, it works! look at that. >> fix the commute for. >> turn it on and off. >>> let's take it outside now. wish it was that easy. wouldn't that be nice? i have

san francisco. went to george washington high school, and i'm a singer. been singing in chinatown quite often. recently, i've been seeing mayor london breed, and she loves to go to chinatown, and most of the supervisors for different functions, so i asked the mayor if we have a new place in the richmond district, would you come? she said oh, i would love to come, ken. when is it ready, and i'll come? you know, people been going to chinatown, you know, all the time. it's time to have a new place in the richmond district or bayview or sunset or twin peaks or right by city hall, so, you know, i, you know, really love to have the commissioners -- commission approval to have the place over there so me and my band can, you know, bring some of our fans and people over there. and i think commissioner perez is the most -- you probably sing the best. so -- just guessing, right? we all love to sing, but i really appreciate the opportunity, and thank you, commissioner. thank you. >> thank you very much. we may have to test this out someday. you want a sample? are there anymore public comments, step to the

san francisco history and force the biggest companies to pay out. they agree let's fix the oble the issue is whet >> cole hundred people gathered in the heart of chinatown. the guest of honor the salesforce ceo. >> let's give it up for our hero. he is one of the lead backers of proposition c pouring into million dollars to support that measure. >> we know that we have to get these people off the streets. current funding isn't enough. we can do more. >> these tax corporations with a revenue of more than $50 million half a % if it passes. it would raise roughly $300 million annually that money would go to create housing for at least 5000 people provide emergency shelter beds and fund mental health programs. opponents caution san francisco has tripled spending on the homeless issue in the last decade but the problem has gotten worse. >> without additional accountability. we may be throwing good money out with the bad. >>> prominent politicians oppose the proposition that the tech executives have taken center stage. that's because social media has become their battleground. that's because they have exchanged lively tweets on what would be the best solution.

san francisco and its sister city in japan osaka. their 60-year relationship severed by the mayor of osaka in response to a chinatown statue honors so-calledfort women in world war ii. they say they were victims of the japanese trafficking and japan played a role. supporters of the statue believe this denies history. >>> issue as 30-day moratorium on taking electric scooters off the streets. you can still use the scooters for now. the decision made last night. san francisco and san jose, the issue became urgent when scooters began cluttering the sidewalks about a month ago. >>> green on today because it is a big day for the oakland as as the team takes the field in new york for a first playoff appearance in four years. >> nbc bay area's reporter joins us live from oakland coliseum. fans get a chance to cheer the home team from the coliseum today. >> reporter: yeah. good morning to you marcus and laura. yes, if you can't book that last-minute flight to new york to watch the game at yankee stadium, watch it here at the treehouse. first pitch at 5:00 p.m. a lot of excited oakland fans here when that game starts. oakland as of course in new yo

san francisco and its sister city in japan. osaka. their 60-year relationship is severed by the mayor of osaka. it is in response to a chinatown statue honoring so-called comfort women in world war ii. supporters say comfort women were victims of the sex trafficking trade and the japanese military played a role. japan's government opposeded new shach ch statue from the start, supporters believe denies history. >>> issuing a 30-day moratorium to take electric scoote erers o the street. you can use them now. the issue became urgent when the scooters became a big problem clulter e cluttering sidewalks about a month ago. >>> and big day for the oakland as. the first playoff appearance in four years. >> nbc news bay area's sports reporter joins us from the coliseum. the fans that can't make it to new york get a chance to cheer on the team from the coliseum. >> reporter: that's right, marcus. good morning to you and lauren. yes, fans get a chance to actually watch at the treehouse. a sports bar at the coliseum for oakland as fan tweeted out by team president yesterday. an exciting thing for fans to watch the game here at the coliseu