yes, supervisor stefani. >> supervisor stefani: i want to say thank you so much for your service and willingness to serve. i have a son who is a 10th grader. and i know that this pandemic has been hard on teenagers and all kids, too. to see you taking an activist role in something that's so important, it's so impressive. i continue to be astounded by the next generation and the youth and i just thank you so much for your participation and trying to make a difference. thank you. >> thank you. >> chair ronen: supervisor mar, did you want to say anything? >> supervisor mar: also as a parent of a 10 st. grader, yeah, i just wanted to thank you so much, kiana, for all that you have already done. and for your -- yeah, your commitment to stepping up to this important role on this advisory committee. so we really, really appreciate it. and look forward to you doing great things. thank you so much. >> thank you so much. i look forward to this, too. >> chair ronen: wonderful. wonderful. can we please open this item up for public comment? >> clerk: yes. members of the public who wish to provide

stefani: yes, chair ronen.ut before i do i want to thank everyone who called in and especially to call out the suggestion to make sure that the correct pronouns are used. and also an apology to that individual for there oversight because never would i wish for anybody to feel left out. and so i have texted with the city attorney's office and i understand that we can do that to include they, them or theirs. and we can do that in a way that is non-substantive and perhaps we should confer with the city attorney. >> deputy city attorney ann pearson. yes, you can make those changes. i believe they are on page 4, on line 12 we would replace the words "he or she" with the words "the member" and similarly on line 20 of page 4, we replace "he or she" with "the member." >> supervisor stefani: and i'm seeing on page 3, line 4 it says "his or her spouse." >> okay, it could say "the member's spouse." thank you for catching that my office tries very hard when amending to code to capture the correct gender language and i am s

supervisor stefani? >> supervisor stefani: yes. i just wanted to say, i've known julia for years as a fellow emerge partner. i just want to emphasize her environment equity and environmental justice experience. i believe this is a perfect appointment for tida, and i'm very happy to see her in this role and i'm very excited. thank you, julia, for your willingness in this role and to serve. >> supervisor ronen: thank you. miss prochnik, i just have one quick question for you. i agree that both these appointments are -- miss furrell, i just have one quick question for you. i agree that both of these appointments are extremely qualified, but i'm wondering why the mayor didn't choose people who lived in the neighborhood. >> i think that mr. dunlop has served that community for years, but we feel that miss prochnik years of serving the community and environment as well as her dovetail doing community work will serve tida. in terms of her in particular, we thought her environmental experience would be really useful. >> supervisor ronen: o

and with that i'll call on supervisor stefani. >> supervisor stefani: thank you, chair ronen. first of all, i just want to thank you for all of the work you've done on establishing cultural districts throughout san francisco and the underlying policy. i think this is obviously such a good thing to do for the reasons you mentioned. i would love to add my name as a co-sponsor. >> chair ronen: thank you so much, supervisor stefani. and with that, we can open up this item to public comment. >> clerk: yes. members of the public who wish to provide public comment on this item, should call (415)655-0001, the meeting i.d. is 146 045 2296. and then press pound and pound again. if you haven't already done so, please dial star 3 to line up to speak. a system prompt will indicate you have raised your hand. please wait until the system indicates you have been unmuted and may begin your comments. mr. coup, do we have any members of the public for public comment? >> operator: yes, i have five callers in the queue. >> caller: good morning. my name is greg castro. i'm the principal consultant

stefanie, what do you think abiy ahmed is up to?s more from a european perspective, and as agnes just said, france is desperate to have more engagement of the european union. and the european union, as ever, is very reluctant. it is interesting to see and important to see that at least there are now talks between the us and the european union on what to do about it. and for the european union, this is so important to have a strategic and joint approach because of the refugees. there is such a massive problem politically and humanitarian, of course, with refugees coming from africa. we have actually seen those ongoing numbers of people coming from libya and from north africa, who come through africa to come to europe, so it is so important for europe to help stabilise regions like ethiopia or mali, because this is in the european interest. that part of africa, mark, has plenty of problems of its own. you'v got sudan to the west — as i said in the introduction, 40,000 refugees have already fled from ethiopia, yemen across the gulf to

>> supervisor stefani: stefani, second. >> chair peskin: and we will move onto the c.a.c. chair's report. the floor is yours. >>

commissioner stefani? >> supervisor stefani: thank you, chair peskin.hank you for that presentation, and i'm happy to see that presidio and masonic and market in district two are being considered for locations. i did want to ask two questions about the cost differences from installing a red light camera versus physical road changes. >> so depending on the physical road changes that we implement, there is some significant cost involved. so the signal timing is probably the most cost effective in the sense that that can be done with city crews, and it's basically the labor and time for engineering and electrician staff to go out and retime. we're in the process of retiming the entire city, not just for these purposes, but for the purpose that president yee ask for the pedestrian intervals, and we add a longer yellow right and red phases if they're not to our current standards. the most expensive option is completely redesigning an intersection, awhich can range anywhere from $500,000 to $2 million. to put in the red light, it's about $200,000. obviously,

supervisor stefani, would you like to make a comment? >> supervisor stefani: yes. i would like to move the reappointment of jerry levine to the transportation authority board community advisory board. >> chair peskin: i'm going to do something rare. i'm going to second jerry to the board. i don't second a motion often, but i hold jerry in high esteem. roll call vote, please. [roll call] >> chair peskin: he appeared and disappeared, so he may have had to go to his other thing, so he is excused. [roll call] >> clerk: we have ten ayes. the appointment of mr. levine to the c.a.c. is approved on first reading. >> chair peskin: thank you, madam secretary, and congratulations, mr. levine. >> thank you, commissioners. >> chair peskin: next item. >> clerk: item 5, allocate $745,651 in prop k sales tax funds with conditions for three requests. this is an action item. >> we have three asks today. the one is citywide daylighting. this request supports the board of supervisors resolution from may 2019 that urged the sfmta to create a daylighting plan and systemately implement a

supervisor stefani?visor stefani: colleagues, i'm thankful for the questions that you've asked. we've been meeting over the last week, 1.5 weeks, and also before that on this project. also want to thank those who called in on both sides, both for the appellant and project sponsor, and apologize for some of the technical difficulties that we have. none of us enjoy meeting like this, and thank you to all of those who waits, and we respect your opinion. i also want to say that in many ceqa appeals, i have to be honest, these are pretty much my least favorite things to do, and why? because you feel like you're picking one side or the other. for me, it's where i have to be very guided by the law. i was thinking about it because i see people in my district and the surrounding districts wanting something in that location, which i completely understand, and if i didn't have the law guiding me, it would be other than occasion o the playground picking who i want. i've said in hearings that the law is free from pas

yes, supervisor stefani. >> supervisor stefani: i want to say thank you so much for your service and willingness to serve. i have a son who is a 10th grader. and i know that this pandemic has been hard on teenagers and all kids, too. to see you taking an activist role in something that's so important, it's so impressive. i continue to be astounded by the next generation and the youth and i just thank you so much for your participation and trying to make a difference. thank you. >> thank you. >> chair ronen: supervisor mar, did you want to say anything? >> supervisor mar: also as a parent of a 10 st. grader, yeah, i just wanted to thank you so much, kiana, for all that you have already done. and for your -- yeah, your commitment to stepping up to this important role on this advisory committee. so we really, really appreciate it. and look forward to you doing great things. thank you so much. >> thank you so much. i look forward to this, too. >> chair ronen: wonderful. wonderful. can we please open this item up for public comment? >> clerk: yes. members of the public who wish to provide

supervisor stefani, do you have any comments? >> supervisor stefani: yes, thank you, chair ronen. i just want to echo what both you and supervisor mar said about miss bittner and knowing her work over the years. i want to also thank all of the candidates. this is such important work and it's always so good to see such good people willing to serve san francisco and to really give of yourselves to help others. so, thank you for being willing to serve and i'm very excited about being able to confirm these appointments and these applications. >> chair ronen: thank you so much. and i just wanted to add that during the time of covid that the work of being able to ensure that seniors and people with disabilities are allowed to stay in their homes and live and thrive in their homes is so important. and that's the preferred way -- almost all of the time -- but we've seen during this crisis that it's also very important for health reasons. so the work of ihss is so important, now more than ever, and your willingness, all four of you, to serve in this capacity is so appreciated and so import

supervisor stefani?>> supervisor stefani: thank you, madam clerk. colleagues, we have all seen the recent reporting in the chronicle outlining california's struggle with drug addiction and, quite frankly, we do not have to read it in the chronicle," we see it every day on the streets. and the city's failure to address this problem effectively. according to an article, between january 1-august 3 #, 468 people died of an overdose in san francisco. that means this year alone we have lost nearly two people to drug overdoses on our streets every single day. those suffering on our streets are someone's son or daughter, father, or mother or partner, or brother or sister. they are suffering from the disease of addiction, a disease so cunning and baffling and powerful that it takes some to depths of despair that are unfathomable to many. addictions does not discriminate and no one is immune. those sufferin suffering on ours and in danger of overdose are dying in record numbers due to the type of drugs out there,

>> supervisor stefani: stefani, second. >> chair peskin: and we will move onto the c.a.c. chair's report. the floor is yours. >> starting with item 5 on your agenda item, the prop k allocation funds request, there was a [inaudible] curbside pilot instituted in response to the covid-19 pandemic. some of the c.a.c. members felt that because the curbside pickup zones were benefiting other services, the private sector should be paying or contributing to the pilot given the track record of these companies, we're limiting their data shares, some members thought this should be segregated and voted on separately, however, other members voted against the sever. in the end, the prop k allocation request recommendation before you was approved on a 7-4 vote, with a request that a more in-depth presentation on the entire citywide curbside management strategy be presented to the c.a.c. in the near future. moving onto the portsmouth square community based transportation plan final report, members were supportive given the levels of access in the square and a more overall inviting space.

then supervisor stefani? >> supervisor stefani: thank you, president yee. colleagues, the proposal before you will amend the administrative code [inaudible] that former director of public works mohamed nuru used to direct contracts to recipients without any documentation or oversight. that was drafted to respond to finding number four. it creates a new strict set of rules governing the use of prequalified contracting tools and as needed professional services contracts which gave department heads broad discretion to direct certain kinds of contracts to certain individuals and which were ripe for abuse. the city will be required to solicit these contracts publicly through a competitive solicitation, evaluate bids using consistent criteria, justify their selection, and retain the documentation for audit. according to the city auditor, the former director of punl works used those contractor tools to issue over 160 contracts totaling over $220 million over the last three years. also, according to the city auditor, the previously director of public works would oc

supervisor stefani, would you like to make a comment? >> supervisor stefani: yes. i would like to move the reappointment of jerry levine to the transportation authority board community advisory board. >> chair peskin: i'm going to do something rare. i'm going to second jerry to the board. i don't second a motion often, but i hold jerry in high esteem. roll call vote, please. [roll call] >> chair peskin: he appeared and disappeared, so he may have had to go to his other thing, so he is excused. [roll call] >> clerk: we have ten ayes. the appointment of mr. levine to the c.a.c. is approved on first reading. >> chair peskin: thank you, madam secretary, and congratulations, mr. levine. >> thank you, commissioners. >> chair peskin: next item. >> clerk: item 5, allocate $745,651 in prop k sales tax funds with conditions for three requests. this is an action item. >> we have three asks today. the one is citywide daylighting. this request supports the board of supervisors resolution from may 2019 that urged the sfmta to create a daylighting plan and systemately implement a

. >> supervisor stefani. >> aye. >> supervisor walton. >> aye. >> supervisor yee. >> aye. >> supervisor fewer. >> aye. there are 11 ayes. >> okay. that motion is approved unanimously. madam clerk. please read the memorials. >> today's meeting will be adjourned in memory of the following be loved individuals. on behalf of supervisor mandelman for the late air diam. supervisor stafsupervisor stefa. >> that brings us to the end of the agenda. is there any further business before us today? i would remind everyone to get their flu shot, mr. president. >> don't forget i know a lot of you want to be in the meeting next tuesday. there is no meeting. since there is no further business, we are adjourned. lesb ri >> by the time the last show came, i was like whoa, whoa, whoa. i came in kicking and screaming and left out dancing. [♪] >> hello, friends. i'm the deputy superintendent of instruction at san francisco unified school district, but you can call me miss vickie. what you see over the next hour has been created and planned by our san francisco teachers for our students. >> our premise came a

. >> supervisor stefani. >> aye. >> supervisor walton. >> aye. >> supervisor yee. >> aye. >> supervisor fewer. >> aye. there are 11 ayes. >> okay. that motion is approved unanimously. madam clerk. please read the memorials. >> today's meeting will be adjourned in memory of the following be loved individuals. on behalf of supervisor mandelman for the late air diam. supervisor stafsupervisor stefa. >> that brings us to the end of the agenda. is there any further business before us today? i would remind everyone to get their flu shot, mr. president. >> don't forget i know a lot of you want to be in the meeting next tuesday. there is no meeting. since there is no further business, we are adjourned. >> good afternoon, and welcome to the land use and transportation committee of the san francisco supervisors board today, on monday, november 16, 2020. i am the chair of the committee, aaron espeskin and joined by vice-chair, supervisor safai and the committee member, dean preston. miss major, do you have any announcements? >> clerk: due to the covid-19 health emergency and to protect the board m

to discuss all that, we're joined by stefanie bolzen, uk and ireland correspondent for germany's weltic editor for the bbc‘s daily news programme newsnight. after the good news about vaccines, a harsh reminder this week that covid—19 will shape our lives for months. notjust the restrictions that almost everyone in england will be under when the current lockdown ends next week, nor the christmas rules agreed — for once — between all four countries that make up the united kingdom. the sharpest reminder came from chancellor rishi sunak, boris johnson's finance minister, whose promise to level up the uk so that all regions share in its prosperity was leavened by the state of the economy. shrinking 11.3% in 2020, not recovering for a full two years. indeed five years from now, it'll be 3% smaller than had been expected. stefa nie stefanie bolzen, when you look at those figures, we are told that the british economy has not shrunk this much since the great frost of 1709, not sure how they worked that out, but there you go. the government has a lot more power now than it has in those days to

well, good morning, supervisor mandelman, walton, stefani and others. i am the acting community engagement lead for the tobacco free project and our program is part of a community health equity and promotion branch within the department of public health. first we wanted to thank you for your leadership in addressing the leading cause of preventable deaths through tobacco prevention policies and programs, including policies such as prohibition of unauthorized e-cigarettes, so sales and others in the past. your support continues to be a leader in implementing laws that protect communities, especially people of color, youth and low-income communities ft. thank you for the opportunity to prevent to you about the outcomes based on secondhand smoke for san franciscans. before i begin, i wanted to emphasize that we consider that smoke is smoke, and when we talk about secondhand smoke exposure to smoke, we will be talking about both traditional tobaccos, secondhand smoke, so such as from cigarettes or cigar smoke, as well as secondhand aerosol exposure from e-c

well, good morning, supervisor mandelman, walton, stefani and others. i am the acting community engagement lead for the tobacco free project and our program is part of a community health equity and promotion branch within the department of public health. first we wanted to thank you for your leadership in addressing the leading cause of preventable deaths through tobacco prevention policies and programs, including policies such as prohibition of unauthorized e-cigarettes, so sales and others in the past. your support continues to be a leader in implementing laws that protect communities, especially people of color, youth and low-income communities ft. thank you for the opportunity to prevent to you about the outcomes based on secondhand smoke for san franciscans. before i begin, i wanted to emphasize that we consider that smoke is smoke, and when we talk about secondhand smoke exposure to smoke, we will be talking about both traditional tobaccos, secondhand smoke, so such as from cigarettes or cigar smoke, as well as secondhand aerosol exposure from e-c

i have, on behalf of supervisor stefani, for the late ms.da squires growing. >> president yee: ok. colleagues, that brings us to the end of the agenda. madam clerk, is there any further business before us today? >> clerk: that concludes our business for today. >> president yee: thank you, madam clerk. there are no further business, go ahead and go out there and do your civic engagement. we are adjourned. welcome to th, 2020 meeting of the police commission. i think it's probably fair to say that we all have our minds a little bit elsewhere tonight given everything that's going on in the world, and this being

i have, on behalf of supervisor stefani, for the late ms. linda squires growing. >> president yee: ok. colleagues, that brings us to the end of the agenda. madam clerk, is there any further business before us today? >> clerk: that concludes our business for today. >> president yee: thank you, madam clerk. there are no further business, go ahead and go out there and do your civic engagement. we are adjourned. >> self-planning works to preserve and enhance the city what kind hispanic the environment in a variety of ways overhead plans to fwied other departments to open space and land use an urban design and a variety of other matters related to the physical urban environment planning projects include implementing code change or designing plaza or parks projects can be broad as proipd on overhead neighborhood planning effort typically include public involvement depending on the subject a new lot or effect or be active in the final process lots of people are troubled by they're moving loss of they're of what we preserve to be they're moving mid

>> supervisor stefani: stefani, second. >> chair peskin: and we will move onto the c.a.c. chair's report. the floor is yours. >> starting with item 5 on your agenda item, the prop k allocation funds request, there was a [inaudible] curbside pilot instituted in response to the covid-19 pandemic. some of the c.a.c. members felt that because the curbside pickup zones were benefiting other services, the private sector should be paying or contributing to the pilot given the track record of these companies, we're limiting their data shares, some members thought this should be segregated and voted on separately, however, other members voted against the sever. in the end, the prop k allocation request recommendation before you was approved on a 7-4 vote, with a request that a more in-depth presentation on the entire citywide curbside management strategy be presented to the c.a.c. in the near future. moving onto the portsmouth square community based transportation plan final report, members were supportive given the levels of access in the square and a more overall inviting space.

i have, on behalf of supervisor stefani, for the late ms. linda squires growing. >> president yee: ok. colleagues, that brings us to the end of the agenda. madam clerk, is there any further business before us today? >> clerk: that concludes our business for today. >> president yee: thank you, madam clerk. there are no further business, go ahead and go out there and do your civic engagement. we are adjourned. . >> mayor breed: good morning, everyone. i'm san francisco mayor, london breed, and i want to thank you for being with us today, to provide an update on covid and the election and halloween in san francisco. we have 12,320 cases of covid total since this crisis began. 37 hospitalizations, 147 people have sadly lost their lives. san francisco has really stepped up its pace around its testing. we have been doing around 5,000 tests a day, which is absolutely incredible. right now our positivity rate is 0.89 and i know that so many san franciscans have been hearing the stories about how great san francisco has been doing in fighting the vir