san francisco. you saw here that there are many children who came to speak, or tried to speak, and as a san francisco native, i want to say that i grew up without a korean community, i grew up without knowing anyone who was korean-american besides my family. i was surrounded by other folk and i grew up with the cherry awesome festival and the chinese new year parade, and doing this has given me an opportunity to serve the community i never knew i want to these kids to grow up, and i want these kids to look towards the future in the years to come to see the number of 5,000 to become 10,000, 20,000, 30,000, and become something that is huge and important in san francisco so that they never have to feel the same way that i did when i grew up. thank you so much, supervisor stefani, for introducing the resolution and thank you for considering this. >> thank you for your comments. and. >> good afternoon, board of supervisors, it is nice to see you guys. i know it supervisor haney is working on no cars in the tenderloin. i do back that, but we also have to remember that we have a lot of elderly, handicapped people

the honor of introducing the stars of bayview bistro, first will hear from nema romney, a san francisco nativehey have a food truck with a latin twist and then we will hear from harold big h. and then we will hear from mr. johnson, a san francisco native and owner of yes, putting -- putting -- putting -- pudding we want to make it easier for small businesses to thrive in san francisco, especially along the corridor here in district ten. with that said, i want to bring up nema romney. thank you. [applause] >> thank you, everyone. i first want to say thank you for coming. out -- i wrote a script, so have patience with me. my name is nema romney, i have been a native of san francisco all my life. i would first like to thank our mayor for taking out her busy schedule to come down and support us. [applause] in no specific order, i also like to thank the p.u.c., oewd, brown and cobb -- caldwell, black and fitch, salt wash, jacob engineering, and emerson. last but never least, i would like to thank andrea baker and peugeot, without their opportunity a would not be standing here today. [applause] i op

san francisco. i'm also a native-born san francisco living in san francisco. you heard a lot about brandon lee and i think you all know who and what he is. the main point for me is that he is one of us. what he stands for is what all of us stand for. i'd like to thank supervisor norman yee, mar and hanley for your support. the regime is supported by the united states of # america. we have our military, our special forces there today helping them t the. what we do in america is critical. we can make a difference. we have leverage. and i urge you to do everything that you can. thank you. >> good afternoon. i'm the director of the filipino center in san francisco and i'm proud to have worked alongside community organizations and several folks out here today including c.p.a. the chinese progressive association and a statement by norman fong. all of our communities have supported the work that we're doing in the filipino community and that stretches from the excel see year soma to the sunset to the philippines and what brandon has been doing. i got a chance to work

[speaking native language] >> board of directors, my name is danny jeng. i'm a san francisco resident. [speaking native language] >> san francisco station is a public entity, so we shouldn't be naming it after a private name. [speaking native language] >> i just feel like this is something that the hong kong government is doing to harm hong kong people. [speaking native language] >> i support chinatown station only. thank you. >> thank you. next speaker, please. [speaking native language] >> hello, everyone. my name is huei-jing. [speaking native language] >> i live in san francisco. i know that san francisco is a beautiful and peaceful city. if we're naming the chinatown subway station after rose pak, that's disturbing. [speaking native language] >> i support naming chinatown station only. i'm against rose pak. thank you. >> thank you. >> hello, everyone. my name is lucy tree, and i love in san francisco. i've heard some opinions from other perspectives, like those who agreed to use her name at the station name. they always say that rose pak was their family members or frien

i am a san francisco native, born and raised in the bayview district. i am a senior at san francisco state and a criminal justice major. one of my favorite things about the summer was honing my artistic skills, and helping out this outreach and dpa branding. >> hi again. i am marcus grimes, a recent graduate of howard university. this is my second summer of interning with the dpa. i got to interact with major cases such as officer involved shootings. simultaneously i was part of a joint internship of the state board of equalization. showing me another side of government and allowed me to meet with more important leaders. you. >> we would like you -- to thank you for allowing us to present tonight. i would like to thank my interns for their tremendous work over the summer. i hope they use these professional developmental skills that we tried to instill in them and hopefully come back to san francisco and that aspect. again, thank you. have a great evening. [applause] >> before you leave. i wanted to thank you ms. thompson, first, from entering these young

i'm 28 years old, and i'm a san francisco native. i've been living in sunnydale since 2011. growing up in san francisco, east/south districts, has not been easy. my parents were both addicted to drugs, and there was not much normalcy in my life. but with the help of my family members, they created some, and were very supportive. since i have become a mother, i have tried to instill the same values, support, and structure in my child's life. the affordable housing act will allow me to give my child the opportunity to grow up in a community where he is safe, and with habitable, loving conditions. it is a pleasure to know that fractured communities like these ones have been disenfranchised, and looked at as a waste of space, are now, in the near future, going to be a place we can all call home. being here and being able to speak today is an honor and a pleasure, and with the new development and promise from the mayor's office, as well as the housing office of development and mercy housing, i know that this project will be a great -- i'm sorry -- [applause] >> it will be great fo

angelica is a fourth generation san francisco native and lived in the sun set her entire life. her mother was born and raised in sunset and is currently a returning student at city college, while working as a message therapist. i am pleased she is present today as we recognize her incredible daughter. angelica's years were spent in district four neighborhood schools and thanks to support of teachers she was able to attend lowell high school. during her time she was involved in the jrotc program where she acquired a desire to help others in need and began to develop as a leader. in her time at lowell she participated in learning projects from cleanups at ocean beach to teaching a junior achievement class at the dye ane feinstein elementary. she has been a strong ally for the lgbq students. she is a worker at the queer resource center. she works for access to technology. while an employee she was one of a handful of community members working to implement a food program on campus to address food insecurity at city college students. as advocate for safe errands more accessible bath

as a san francisco native, i'm proud to work for somebody like that and be in a business that is a partfrancisco's legacy. thank you so much. we really appreciate it. >> thank you. >> i slipped over here, so i'll speak on behalf of moshi moshi. i am a customer going back to the niko days in the 1970s. i have photographs of us being young boys in 1976. moshi moshi is a quintessential restaurant. there is a mix of people that go there, young and old, all races and everybody is equally welcome and greeted so warmly. i can't believe he's managed to hang in there all these years. moshi moshi is well-deserving of a legacy business status. thank you. >> thank you. any other members of the public? okay. public comment is closed. commissioners, commissioner dooley. >> i was just there two days ago eating. you're just such a huge part of our neighborhood. everyone loves you. everyone loves your food. you can meet anyone in the world could be in that restaurant at any given moment. it's just where everyone goes to meet and greet and also to have a wonderful meal. so so well deserved and we're so p

i'm 28 years old, and i'm a san francisco native. i've been living in sunnydale since 2011. francisco, east/south districts, has not been easy. my parents were both addicted to drugs, and there was not much normalcy in my life. but with the help of my family members, they created some, and were very supportive. since i have become a mother, i have tried to instill the same values, support, and structure in my child's life.

my name is kevin ortiz i am with the san francisco latino club. i'm a san francisco native.i was fresh out of the city when i was ten years old. you know, i have lived these experiences of being displaced. i just want to first off take time to thank the commissioners. i know the work that you do is thankless. at the same time, i want to thank the years of service that john ramm has put forward for the city and county of san francisco. thankful for the innovative policies including the map 2020 process. we have to recognize the changes that have hit the city. with a record number of residents, the mission, bayview, fillmore. we need a champion with a vision for housing. we need a director that is going to speak for san francisco and not implement top-down state policies for sacramento. those are impacting us viciously. gentrification is ethnic cleansing and we need to make sure we are protecting these residents and we need a planning director that is going to make sure that they are going to hold developers accountable, make sure that they are predicting, preserving us and no

i, too, am a san francisco native.n and raised here in the city and had the opportunity, ample opportunity to go to college in las vegas, nevada and play in athletics. once leaving that particular setting, i then returned home and immediately began work in the private sector. not being fulfilled with that, i transitioned to civil service. currently a sergeant with the san francisco police department. i'm a sergeant in the business crimes unit, which you can imagine is a busy unit. what drove me on that is access. access for people that don't feel they have opportunity to engage with city organizations such as the police department. that moved me to seeking a greater capacity within the city and looking to the entertainment commission as a seat to engage with the city in. to me, it's important to be able to have entertainment that reflects the diversity that are san francisco and that creates san francisco, and unfortunately it doesn't seem that way consistent throughout the map. i currently reside in district ten. i na

i'm here today as a san francisco native, first generation college graduate, community organizer, fierce advocate for community education, and a founding leader at the new school at new school we have a norm it is called living to learn. i wanted to bring it to the forefront tonight as the first of a number of families, staff and students who will be speaking on behalf of the school we love and value much. as a school leader, my number one responsibility is to model the values and commitments on values i wish to see in our community. tonight, as a new school community stands before the elected leaders and public servants of the sfusd, i invite all of you to model for all of our children for the community in this room, for all of our schools and in the city what it means to listen and to learn. listen to learned means we will respectfully listen to the students who have come here to talk to you about what new school means to them. that means we will look families in the eye when they talk about the most personal things as a relates to their children. we won't hide behind books, computers,

i am a second generation san francisco native. you grew up in the avenues with working class people who worked hard to save money to buy homes who no longer cannot buy a home. they have worked for 50 years and have not enough money to buy a home. they are scared they are displaced. i have been displaced. i am now living in the tenderloin, and i feel stuck there because i cannot live in better conditions. i am urging you to please support supervisor matt haney on this legislation. thank you. >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> good afternoon. i am here in support of supervisor haney's linkage fee. i am a prime example what can happen. after 22 years of marriage, about eight years ago, i went through a very, very bad divorce and ended up homeless. sleeping on the park bench at 50 years old, i was the assistant to the chief of surgery at u.c.s.f. i had a good job, owned my own home and in a couple months because of being homeless and not able to come up with enough money for security to move into a place, i made money but didn't h

i am a san francisco native and educator at sfusd in a trauma sensitive school. i can't imagine the impact with a budget cut at my school. we can lose key adult figures that make a impact on students. the school classroom may be the most stable place in their lives. i have heard you speak multiple times you have said we keep students in the center. how can we keep students in the center when we make cuts when they make a difference in the life of every single student they serve. >> united public workers for action. i am sickened about what has happened at martin luther king middle school. it is not the first time it is attacked. there are incidents where the principal gave away the band instruments and why are they attacked? it is a racist attack. the poor working class and minority students that is why. the school board wants equity. do they really want equity in this billionaire city when there are more billionaires than anywhere else. the board president is interested in comments of stokely carmichael. he gave the comment about alice walker. alice walker said

i am a senior at lowell high school and i have been a san francisco native and i wish to

a san francisco native of sorts. rich thing. you were not only in act are, but you are an athlete.t pitch at the a's game for the japanese heritage night. how was that? >> that was nerve-racking. i played baseball in high school, but it has been a minute since i was on the mound. >> tell us about warrior, the role that you play. the impact of playing that role in your life? >> first of all, it all starts with bruce lee. he is the gift that always gives. he is the one who inspired me when i was four years old to start martial arts. fast-forward from four years old to the current time, i'm able to get back to not only his family but his legacy on warrior on cinemax. it is a dream come true, to say the least. >> you told us that you started acting at yale. from there, it kind of took off. tell us what inspired you at that point. >> just being an athlete much my whole life, it was always hard to juggle the arts and at athletics at the same time., it was contagious. in graduate school, i had more time and i had to programs but i was able to dive into the acting full speed. it was a fant

i'm a fifth generation san francisco native. i'm an alum of usf where i received my mba. i want to be on the cannabis oversight committee because i want to be an access -- asset to the city of san francisco and all of you, through collaboration, using my experience, and through my deep commitment to the community here in the city i love. i have experienced some judgment to provide a valuable voice on the oversight committee and hope to earn your recommendation today. i don't usually put myself out there politically like this, but i feel i'm uniquely situated in providing you support in creating the best environment for legal cannabis in our city. i serve as the chief compliance officer where i oversee multiple permits of cannabis, in cultivation, manufacturing, distributi distribution. i have experience and expertise, and genuine commitment to community and equity. i also lead our company equity and public affairs work. it's inclusive of all people. to help us meet our equity goals, we look to community organizations and thought leaders in the community to help us. groups

my name is -- i'm currently operating a small independent san francisco native-owned -- and i'm working on opening retail with two of my best friends. michael and angel davis, through the equity program. my mother is an immigrant, my father is first-generation chinese, whose parents came

my name is -- i'm currently operating a small independent san francisco native-owned -- and i'm working on opening retail with two of my best friends. michael and angel davis, through the equity program. my mother is an immigrant, my father is first-generation chinese, whose parents came here. angel and i started working in cannabis about seven, eight years ago. the equity program was designed to serve people like my partner mike, individuals persecuted and punished for what's now legal. a program designed to give those from the city a chance to stay and give back to the community, because this is our home and no one else will take care of the city the way someone who truly loves san francisco can. i believe i'm a good candidate for the cannabis oversight committee, being a chinese- american san franciscan, i can see the split within the community. i hope to educate and do the outreach necessary to introduce the community to cannabis in a newly regulated and legal market. having opened a fair share of small businesses, i know all too well the difficulty of navigating through the bureauc

. >> looking at san francisco in particular, not just liberal policies but such a tech boom in san francisco, people are priced out of their homes. you look at nativen francisco, people on street have been there for years. kennedy: you have a lot of rent control. >> but when median sale price 1.5 million, you have to make therein 150 thousands to live -- $150,000 to live comfortably. they have been priced out. kennedy: i went to san francisco two weeks ago, it is not, it is people who go there, theyment to take advantage of some policies some, do have drug problems. and mental illness. but it is not a god-given right you get to live in an expensive case. and income inequality, more government will not fix the inequality. >> they can not afford to live there, an computer engineer who was uberring, to make enough money to pay for rent. i would be interested, not all are people who -- >> move to mill valley. >> we have to go. >> thank you. kennedy: topical storm is next. ♪ (dramatic orchestra) performance comes in lots of flavors. there's the amped-up, over-tuned, feeding-frenzy-of sheet-metal-kind. and then there's performance that just leaves you fe