commissioner ukudio. >> thank you, commissioner laguan. laguana. i want to say how appropriate it is the small commission take this up. i remember going through the process of figuring out how to even start a small business and what was involved and i would go to the sba and take the free or low-cost courses on second and market. and i remember going into the rooms and thinking how diverse the rooms were and how all ages and all genders and all races and ethnicities were represented in this community of folks who wanted to strike out on their own and live their dream. and i was lucky enough to receive small business of the year from the state senate. i remember going to the state senate and seeing all of the small business awards this past year and being so proud of how much of a representative sample small business owners seem to be in our city. i don't know the exact figures, but i'm pretty sure family-owned in small industries. so opening up a small business, especially if it's promoted and facilitated by a city can be one way to actually create

commissioner ukudio. >> edward, thank you again an. i understand that both employers and employees are are undergoing a crisis right know and helping as many people as we can to navigate this and what we decide to do is going to be reflected back upon us in the future. this moment is important. i wanted to read a piece of public comment to you that we got because the seven of us have our own small businesses, but, of course, we represent of 100,000 individuals sole proprietors and the largest in the city and we received a lot of public comments about this and edward, this comes from a small business owner and i won't say who, but one that is beloved in this city saying if supervisor mar could guarantee my businesses income for 90 days, i can guarantee you his employment. if he can guarantee my expenses won't go up during that period, that the minimum wage won't increase from july 1st and it won't be more expensive upon renewal and sales in december, the only month we turned a profit would be the same as last year or better, that social

commissioner ukudio. >> thank you. we are trying to illuminate have valencia corridor. we're jealous of 24th street and the philmore and parts of north beach and i have received a quote from the vendor that did philmore to illuminate valencia permanently and we're looking at the 14th to the 24th and i got quote for all the way from chavez and it will cost $20,000 to no $30,000 to have it professionally installed and we're trying to figure out a kick-starter to crowd fund this money, but there are a chunk of businesses that have reopened on valencia and it's unfortunately pretty anemic out here on valencia and very little street traffic and most of the businesses are boarded up. even the ones opened, you would barely be able to tell. i'm nervous about the long-term health of this corridor, this proportionate amount of food and businesses and a lot of bars slated to be opened in the process and we have a couple of venues between stage works, the marsh and the chapel and we have a lot of venues, a lot of bars and a lot of indoor restaurants and nervous about valencia and h

commissioner ukudio. >> edward, thank you again an. i understand that both employers and employees are are undergoing a crisis right know and helping as many people as we can to navigate this and what we decide to do is going to be reflected back upon us in the future. this moment is important. i wanted to read a piece of public comment to you that we got because the seven of us have our own small businesses, but, of course, we represent of 100,000 individuals sole proprietors and the largest in the city and we received a lot of public comments about this and edward, this comes from a small business owner and i won't say who, but one that is beloved in this city saying if supervisor mar could guarantee my businesses income for 90 days, i can guarantee you his employment. if he can guarantee my expenses won't go up during that period, that the minimum wage won't increase from july 1st and it won't be more expensive upon renewal and sales in december, the only month we turned a profit would be the same as last year or better, that social