with us today, and at the time, i'm going to introduce president of the board of supervisors shamann walton. [applause] >> president walton: thank you so much, mayor breed. first of all, i just want to start off by saying happy black history month, and happy lune -- lunar new year. this is about making communities and equity. as mayor breed stated, it is important that we get as many people here in san francisco vaccinated as soon as possible so that we can stop the spread of this dangerous virus. we know that in the southeast sector of san francisco, we have been disproportionately affected by the virus, and this is a step to let everyone know that we are concerned about all of our communities here in san francisco. the mayor also stated that we have other sites here in the district, the southeast health clinic, the southeast facilities commission at 1800 oakdale. we also have the bayview child center conducting vaccination sites. we're making sure that everybody has the opportunity to be vaccinated, and that's going to continue. i do want to say thank you to michael janice with the s.f. m

with us today, and at the time, i'm going to introduce president of the board of supervisors shamann walton. [applause] >> president walton: thank you so much, mayor breed. first of all, i just want to start off by saying happy black history month, and happy lune -- lunar new year. this is about making communities and equity. as mayor breed stated, it is important that we get as many people here in san francisco vaccinated as soon as possible so that we can stop the spread of this dangerous virus. we know that in the southeast sector of san francisco, we have been disproportionately affected by the virus, and this is a step to let everyone know that we are concerned about all of our communities here in san francisco. the mayor also stated that we have other sites here in the district, the southeast health clinic, the southeast facilities commission at 1800 oakdale. we also have the bayview child center conducting vaccination sites. we're making sure that everybody has the opportunity to be vaccinated, and that's going to continue. i do want to say thank you to michael janice with the s.f. m

and the way we're able to do this is with the president of the board of supervisors, shamann walton. this has really been a team effort to get this done, and we are also able to get it done because we have health care providers like sutter who are not only going to be serving patrons at this site, they're going to be serving the san francisco fire department, and i want to thank chief nicholson for being here today. i know we're tired of wearing masks. i don't know what most of the people here today look like. i know we are tired of social distancing and doing all the things that we've had to do since this pandemic began, and nothing is more important to me than to get the people in this city vaccinated as quickly as possible so that we can reopen our city, so that we can hug our family and friends again, so that we can open our economy and get san franciscans back to work, so that we can open our businesses and see a downtown thriving once again. it's going to take us making sure that we are reaching out to this community and getting them on board with vaccinations. i know that a lo

grocery and drug stores to pay its workers hazard pay the legislation introduced by supervisor shamann walton proposing an additional $5 per hour from 4 aqi has more. >>san francisco grocery and drugstore workers may be among the latest to receive paycheck as a result of a new hazard pay proposal. board of supervisors president shimon walton introduce the legislation that would require large grocery stores and pharmacies in the city to provide an additional $5 per hour hazard pay supervisor dean preston is one of several city leaders in favor of the hazard pay hike it's been obviously so many months of essential workers just. >>grinding it out in this pandemic and i think that a lot of the folks who are on the front lines working in in grocery stores and drugstores particular big big chains are some of the unsung heroes the proposed legislation would benefit workers at large chain stores, picking less than $35 an hour as an offset if they're already offering increase hazard pay the can offset you know toward that goal really importantly it only being companies, i mean these are companies that

with us today, and at the time, i'm going to introduce president of the board of supervisors shamann walton [applause] >> president walton: thank you so much, mayor breed. first of all, i just want to start off by saying happy black history month, and happy lune -- lunar new year. this is about making communities and equity. as mayor breed stated, it is important that we get as many people here in san francisco vaccinated as soon as possible so that we can stop the spread of this dangerous virus. we know that in the southeast sector of san francisco, we have been disproportionately affected by the virus, and this is a step to let everyone know that we are concerned about all of our communities here in san francisco. the mayor also stated that we have other sites here in the district, the southeast health clinic, the southeast facilities commission at 1800 oakdale. we also have the bayview child

with us today, and at the time, i'm going to introduce president of the board of supervisors shamann walton. [applause] >> president walton: thank you so much, mayor breed. first of all, i just want to start off by saying happy black history month, and happy lune -- lunar new year. this is about making communities and equity. as mayor breed stated, it is important that we get as many people here in san francisco vaccinated as soon as possible so that we can stop the spread of this dangerous virus. we know that in the southeast sector of san francisco, we have been disproportionately affected by the virus, and this is a step to let everyone know that we are concerned about all of our communities here in san francisco. the mayor also stated that we have other sites here in the district, the southeast health clinic, the southeast facilities commission at 1800 oakdale. we also have the bayview child center conducting vaccination sites. we're making sure that everybody has the opportunity to be vaccinated, and that's going to continue. i do want to say thank you to michael janice with the s.f. m

grocery and drug stores to pay their workers hazard pay the legislation introduced by supervisor shamann walton proposes an additional $5 an hour. and would benefit employees who are making less than $35 an hour kron 4 cedar per joins us now live from the city with more taylor. >>does this apply to all grocery and drug stores in the city. >>we're talking about the big chain stores like safeway here behind me this would not include those local mom and pop shops that we see scattered throughout the city. however, this hazard pay law would also include those contractors janitorial and security contractors who provide services at these sites. >>san francisco grocery and drugstore workers may be among the latest to receive paycheck as a result of a new hazard pay proposal. board of supervisors president shimon walton introduce the legislation that would require large grocery stores and pharmacies in the city to provide an additional $5 per hour hazard pay supervisor dean preston is one of several city leaders in favor of the hazard pay hike it's been obviously so many months of essential workers jus

>>hazard pay the legislation introduced by supervisor shamann walton proposes an additional $5 an hour. and would benefit employees who make less than $35 and our kron 4 state joins us now live from the city with more taylor. >>well if approved it would apply to larger chain stores like safeway here behind me it also includes janitorial and security contractors whose employees work at the stores. >>hazard pay could come to grocery and pharmacy workers in san francisco as soon as next week board of supervisors, president shimon walton recently introduced the legislation that would require large grocery and drug stores in the city to provide an additional $5 per hour hazard pay 2 employees making less than $35 per hour city supervisor dean preston says he's in support of the legislation people have been you know in this for a long time and it's just you know hasn't gotten any easier just tostress alone. >>you know not to mention the risks to their their physical health and safety. but just the stress of >>out there working through the entire pandemic even during the surge to propose legi

connie chan, aaron peskin, gordon mar, dean preston, matt haney, hillary ronen, shamann walton ahsha safai. your common sense tell you this is wrong. listen to the voice to those that will be directly affected. please follow your -- conscience. please do not allow this to happen to the neighborhood we call home. thank you for doing the right thing. >> clerk: thank you for your comments. just point of information for future callers. have your remarks directed towards the board of supervisors as a whole not to individual members. we're going to take the next caller. welcome, caller. >> hello. my name is katy. i'm here to express my strong opposition to this project. at&t can find a new site. my mother has rheumatoid arthritis and she lots of light to get vitamin d. we know you're unable to address the project on the list. i can only beg not to harm our community and our family. i trust that you'll take the needs of our community into account over a large corporation. our neighborhood deserves to be protected from this harm. >> clerk: operations, let's hear from the next caller please.

i hope supervisors shamann walton and ahsha safai change their positions, and i just want to state my position for safe streets and car free great highway. thank you. >> thank you. hello, caller. your 90 seconds begins now. >> hello. my name is luke bornheime. i live in district 8, and i'm the organizer of the safe streets rally held this weekend. thank you for your willingness to try new safe streets projects during the pandemic. our city needs more safe spaces, including slow streets and car free great highway and car free j.f.k. public transit offers access to the park along lincoln and fulton as well as to the park on 44. that said, more can be done to improve access to the park, especially for supervisor walton's and safai's residents. regarding car free great highway, supervisor mar's work with sfmta to implement traffic calming along lower great highway. slow streets by and large have great support throughout the city, and i urge -- >> thank you, caller. hello, caller. your 90 seconds begins now. >> hi, there. thank you for taking the time. my name is natasha gold. i'm a d-2 re

i i have called shamann walton to step in. i don't think leader matthews don't have the skills to do this. >> hello, april? are you there? kathy? >> i cede my time. >> tara? >> hi, sorry. my name is tara. i'm an r.f.p. teacher at a title i school here in san francisco, california. my son-in-law also a student at title 1 school. he los his teacher. he would prefer to stay with his teacher every morning. my husband worked at a grocery store. there are people come and testing. he's a little nervous that the my son will be there eating lunch. >> carla? >> hi. i'm carla. i'm an educator. this is my 16th year with the district. this is my 11th year -- [indiscernible] i have been loving reconnecting with students even via distance learning. i want to thank everybody for all of your time and effort and meetings to get this work done. i really want to highlight in my time back this year. the importance of those teacher-student relationships and how that really does actually to be be deepening of learning. expanding outcomes and opportu

i i have called shamann walton to step in. i don't think leader matthews don't have the skills to do this. >> hello, april? are you there? kathy? >> i cede my time. >> tara? >> hi, sorry. my name is tara. i'm an r.f.p. teacher at a title i school here in san francisco, california. my son-in-law also a student at title 1 school. he los his teacher. he would prefer to stay with his teacher every morning. my husband worked at a grocery store. there are people come and testing. he's a little nervous that the my son will be there eating lunch. >> carla? >> hi. i'm carla. i'm an educator. this is my 16th year with the district. this is my 11th year -- [indiscernible] i have been loving reconnecting with students even via distance learning. i want to thank everybody for all of your time and effort and meetings to get this work done. i really want to highlight in my time back this year. the importance of those teacher-student relationships and how that really does actually to be be deepening of learning. expanding outcomes and opportu

i hope supervisors shamann walton and ahsha safai change their positions, and i just want to state my position for safe streets and car free great highway. thank you. >> thank you. hello, caller. your 90 seconds begins now. >> hello. my name is luke bornheime. i live in district 8, and i'm the organizer of the safe streets rally held this weekend. thank you for your willingness to try new safe streets projects during the pandemic. our city needs more safe spaces, including slow streets and car free great highway and car free j.f.k. public transit offers access to the park along lincoln and fulton as well as to the park on 44. that said, more can be done to improve access to the park, especially for supervisor walton's and safai's residents. regarding car free great highway, supervisor mar's work with sfmta to implement traffic calming along lower great highway. slow streets by and large have great support throughout the city, and i urge -- >> thank you, caller. hello, caller. your 90 seconds begins now. >> hi, there. thank you for taking the time. my name is natasha gold. i'm a d-2 re