some of them might be very slow to unrao, and it might seem like too -- unroll, and it might seem likele are going to fight to keep their beloved venues open, and as a band, you're going to be okay. [♪♪♪] >> we worked very hard with the san francisco venue coalition, the independent venue alliance to advocate for venues. put this issue on the radar of the supervisors and obviously mayor breed. the entertainment commission and the office of small business and we went to meetings and showed up and did public comment and it was a concerted effort between 50 venues in the city and they are kind of traditional like live performance venues and we all made a concerted effort to get out there and sound the alarm and to her credit, maybe breed really stepped up, worked with matt haney, who is a supervisor haney was a huge champion for us and they got this done and they got $3 million into the sf venue recovery fund. >> we have represented about 40 independent venues in san francisco. basically, all the venues closed on march 13th, 2020. we were the first to close and we will be the last to reop

some of them might be very slow to unrao, and it might seem like too -- unroll, and it might seem likele are going to fight to keep their beloved venues open, and as a band, you're going to be okay. [♪♪♪] >> good morning. the meeting will come to order. welcome to the april 21, 2022, board of supervisors and board of supervisors and i am supervisor dean preston joined by connie chan who is joining us remotely and supervisor mandelman. the committee clerk is victor young, and we want to extend our thanks to the team at sfgov tv for staffing this meeting. mr. clerk, do do you have any announcements? >> the board of supervisors and the committees are convening hybrid meetings while providing remote access via telephone and that equitable access and first public comment will be taken on

some of them might be very slow to unrao, and it might seem like too -- unroll, and it might seem likele are going to fight to keep their beloved venues open, and as a band, you're going to be okay. [♪♪♪] >> in 201,755.7 million passengers traveled through san francisco international airport. we have on average 150,000 people traveling through the airport every day. flying can be stressful so we have introduced therapy dogs to make

some of them might be very slow to unrao, and it might seem like too -- unroll, and it might seem likele are going to fight to keep their beloved venues open, and as a band, you're going to be okay. >> i went through a lot of struggles in my life, and i am blessed to be part of this. i am familiar with what people are going through to relate and empathy and compassion to their struggle so they can see i came out of the struggle, it gives them hope to come up and do something positive. ♪ ♪ i am a community ambassador. we work a lot with homeless, visitors, a lot of people in the area. >> what i like doing is posting up at hotspots to let people see visibility. they ask you questions, ask you directions, they might have a question about what services are available. checking in, you guys. >> wellness check. we walk by to see any individual, you know may be sitting on the sidewalk, we make sure they are okay, alive. you never know. somebody might walk by and they are laying there for hours. you never know if they are alive. we let them know we are in the area and we are here to promote saf

some of them might be very slow to unrao, and it might seem like too -- unroll, and it might seem likele are going to fight to keep their beloved venues open, and as a band, you're going to be okay. [♪♪♪] they are participating in the as if they were present. public comment available for each item on the agenda for members who wish to make comment. our members use is

some of them might be very slow to unrao, and it might seem like too -- unroll, and it might seem like to fight to keep their beloved venues open, and as a band, you're going to be okay. [♪♪♪] tuesday may third of the entertainment commission. i'm commission president should in hi prid format in person room 416 broadcast live and ebb available it view on zoomor calling 1-6 sick 9-9006183. >> in progress. joy would like to reminds the individuals present and attending the meeting in person today all safety protocols and rules adhereed. we appreciate your cooperation with the rule and requirements in the interesting of everyone's health and safety. net this hand sanitizer stationers available throughout the build and maskers available on request. >> we woman public comment at the beginning of the meeting in each discussion on the item each is limited to 3 minutes. public comment will be in person and remote by vo or cull in for each item the commission will take comment first from in person and then in remotely. for those in person come up at this time podium, state your name and affilia

some of them might be very slow to unrao, and it might seem like too -- unroll, and it might seem like are going to fight to keep their beloved venues open, and as a band, you're going to be okay. [♪♪♪] >>> a city like no other, san francisco has been a beacon of hope, and an ally towards lgbtq equal rights. [♪♪] >> known as the gay capital of america, san francisco has been at the forefront fighting gay civil rights for decades becoming a bedrock for the historical firsts. the first city with the first openly gay bar. the first pride parade. the first city to legalize gay marriage. the first place of the iconic gay pride flag. established to help cancel policy, programses, and initiatives to support trans and lgbtq communities in san francisco. >> we've created an opportunity to have a seat at the table. where trans can be part of city government and create more civic engagement through our trans advisory committee which advises our office and the mayor's office. we've also worked to really address where there's gaps across services to see where we can address things like housing and

some of them might be very slow to unrao, and it might seem like too -- unroll, and it might seem like to fight to keep their beloved venues open, and as a band, you're going to be okay. [♪♪♪] >> i don't think you need to be an expert to look around and see the increasing frequency of fires throughout california. they are continuing at an ever-increasing rate every summer, and as we all know, the drought continues and huge shortages of water right now. i don't think you have to be an expert to see the impact. when people create greenhouse gases, we are doing so by different activities like burning fossil fuels and letting off carbon dioxide into the atmosphere and we also do this with food waste. when we waste solid food and leave it in the landfill, it puts methane gas into the atmosphere and that accelerates the rate at which we are warming our planet and makes all the effects of climate change worse. the good news is there are a lot of things that you can be doing, particularly composting and the added benefit is when the compost is actually applied to the soil, it has the ability t

some of them might be very slow to unrao, and it might seem like too -- unroll, and it might seem liketheir beloved venues open, and as a band, you're going to be okay. [♪♪♪] . >> president yee: of the 26 neighborhoods we have in west portal, it's probably the most unique in terms of a small little town. you can walk around here, and it feels different from the rest of san francisco. people know each other. they shop here, they drink wine here. what makes it different is not only the people that live here, but the businesses, and without all these establishments, you wouldn't know one neighborhood from the other. el toreador is a unique restaurant. it's my favorite restaurant in san francisco, but when you look around, there's nowhere else that you'll see decorations like this, and it makes you feel like you're in a different world, which is very symbolic of west portal itself. >> well, the restaurant has been here since 1957, so we're going on 63 years in the neighborhood. my family came into it in 1987, with me coming in in 1988. >> my husband was a designer, and he knew a lot about