City and County of San Francisco Tuesday, October 27, 2015
and implement eight
>> ladies and gentlemen and welcome to the san francisco board of supervisors meeting. Madam Clerk, can you please call the roll.
>> thank you Madam President.
supervisor avalos, not present,
supervisor breed, supervisor
campos, supervisor christensen,
supervisor cohen, supervisor
farrell, supervisor kim,
supervisor mar, supervisor tang,
supervisor weiner, supervisor yee. There is a quorum. >> ladies and gentlemen, can you
please join us in the pledge of allegiance. I pledge of allegiance, to the flag of the united states of america and to the rep ublic for which stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty
and justice for all.
>> Madam Clerk, are there any communications? >> yes Madam President.
We're in receipt of two communicates. First from supervisor mar and
the second from preview
supervisor avalos, educating
their ab ---- indicating their absence. >> motioned by supervisor campos. Seconded by supervisor farrell.
Can we take this without objection without objection.
They are excused.
All right, let's go to our consent agenda.
>> items one through eight comprise consent calendar.
farrell, supervisor kim, supervisor tang, there are nine ayes >> those items are adopted,
passed on the first reading and
finally passed unanimously. Next item please.
>> item nine is an ordinance to
amend the police code to require firearms dealers to install
maintain and operate video
surveillance equipment and all ammunition sales to the police department. >> supervisor farrell. >> individuals here in san francisco across our state and across our country continue to
have easy access to both guns ammunition.
That access continues to be a
major contributing factor
towards senseless convenient crimes. Even though city and state have some of the toughest gun control
laws on the books, there still
remains more we can do to protect public state of
-- state.
As we witness mass shootings,
congress led by the nra and republican counterparts continue
to fail us as citizen as they
have yet to pass any gun safety laws.
Therefore, it becomes up to us
as local jurisdictions to
promote local gun safety legislation that will prioritize and protect the public safety of our resident. The legislation before us today
is a step in that direction. Sense introduction, this
legislation has received an anticipated amount of attention because as a result of simply introducing it, the last remaining gun store in san francisco has decided to close
its doors for business.
again led bethe nra, this legislation has been criticized
by those on the right who view
themselves as standard barriers for their belief. If the last remaining gun store in san francisco wants to shut down because of my legislation, I'm all for it.
I would much rather see a preschool, a coffee shop or
senior center or some other neighborhood serving
institutioning in -- institution in its place. The first portion will require
that the video taping of all gun
sales that take place within the city of san francisco. The video of sale will be made to our police department after they serve a search warrant.
It will apply to other critical
area of the business premises
including all places where firearms and ammunitions are sold.
Currently no federal or
california law imposes security
requirements on firearm dealers
during business hours or rear sellers to install burglar alarms. Simply having video evidence of
all gun sales will help deter
guns and ammunitions. It will give law enforcement video records of any individual
who buys a gun and if a shooting occurs and they will be able to easily track the gun purchased
if it was used in a shooting. Currently, the bureau of
alcohol, tobacco and firearms at the federal level does no have
the resources to properly check 138,000 firearm dealers licensed across the country. I want to give san francisco all
the tools we need as a city to
accurately track gun ammunition sales.
With the atf being understaffly,
they're lucky they're able to one check. Washington post investigation a
few years ago found that as a
result of inadequate staffing,
aff was able to. Less -- atf
was able to inspect less than 10%. The second portion of the
legislation will require the
electronic transmission of ammunition sales. More than a dozen local
jurisdictions in california have adopted ordinances requiring
sellers to maintain records of these sells.
Jurisdictions that have adopted such ordinances have had great success utilizing such records
to identify people who are
legally possess firearms. September 2010 report by mayors against illegal guns, including
routine inspections of gun dealers provided law enforcement
with more opportunities to detect illegal gun activity
including improper recordkeeping or a dealer who's gun inventory does not match the sales record.
Again, we need to do everything
in our power to give our local law enforcement all the tools
they need to prevent crime this piece will help. I do want to thank a number of
people who worked on this legislation. Catherine jeffrey from my office
in particular, a number of national organizations around gun safety. The goals here are simple. To ensure that dealer operations within the city of san francisco
will not be detrimental to our own public safety.
Prevent and detect illegal trafficking of firearms by dealers and their employees.
Previous the loss and theft of firearms from dealers.
Prevent and detect sale and firearms to person who are
prohibited from law by these firearms.
And benefit, we ose the last remaining retail gun store in san francisco, I believe all of us in san francisco will be better off. I hope to have your support. >> thank you supervisor farrell. Seeing no other names on the roster. Colleagues, can we take item number nine, same house same call.
Without objection, this passes
unanimously on the first
reading. Colleagues, I wanted to go back
on our agenda to the meeting
minutes of September 22, 2015. Is >> a motion
motion to approve the amendments. Motioned by supervisor christensen. Seconded by supervisor campos.
Can we take this item without
objection, the meeting minutes
of September 22, 2015 will pass once public comment is completed.
Madam Clerk, number ten please.
>> item ten is an ordinance
promoting approximately
$27 million in fund balance,
675,000 in settlement proceeds. Expenditures to support the commission, capital projects in
fiscal years 2015 through 2016. >> same house same call.
Without objection, this ordinance passes unanimously on the first reading.
Item 11 please.
>> ordinance to appropriate approximately $3.5 million of
city taxable general obligation bond
2015a in the seismic loan
program in fiscal year 2015 through 2016. >> same house same call.
Without objection, this passes
unanimously on the first reading.
>> item 12 and 13 together.
Are two ordinances that adopt
and implement eight number 7
through to the 2007 and 2018
between the city and firefighter local 78 by implementing specified terms and conditions
of employment for fiscal years
2015-2016, 2016-2017 and 2017 through 2018. Same house same call.
Without objection, these
ordinances pass unanimously.
Item 14 -- Madam Clerk please
call items 14, 18 and 19 together.
>> to recreation and park
department and port commission. $8.7million of proceeds in safe
neighborhood parks bond series
2015c and approximately $43.8 million proceeds from the
2012 clean and safe neighborhood parks bond.
To deappropriate and appropriate $1.4 million of 2012 clean and safe neighborhood park series.
2013a to support the renovation repair and construction of park
and open space and placing
approximately $52.5 million.
Item 18 is a resolution to safe neighborhood parks. General obligation bonds 2008
series 2015c and to declare the city's intent to reimburse
certain expenditures and grant general authority. In connection with the reauthorization and delivery of
these bonds.
Item 19 is a resolution to authorize and directed the sale
of approximately $43.8 million of clean and safe neighborhood
parks general obligation bond.
Series 2015d to declare the city's intent to reimburse
certain expenditures in connection with the authorization sale and delivery
of said bonds. >> colleagues, can we take those items.
Same house same call.
Without objection, the ordinance is passed unanimously on the
first reading and those two
resolutions are adopted unanimously. Item 15 please.
>> a resolution to approve a landscape maintenance agreement
with the state of california allocating maintenance responsibility within state
highways rights of way within san francisco and authorize director of public works on behalf of the city >> same house and same cough.
The resolution is adopted unanimously.
Item 16 please. >> a resolution to retro
actively authorize the public defenders office to spend $78,000 grant from the board of
state to implement local juvenile justice accountability
measures July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016.
>> same house same call.
The resolution is adopted unanimously. >> item 17 is a resolution to authorize a license amendment extending the original low
senses for 10 years beyond the
current license expiration of
January 31, 2019 with the clay jones apartment owners association at approximately $11,000 monthly which shall
increase annually beginning in
2016 in addition to one time fee
$25,000, for approximately
$163,000 total rent between November 1, 2015 through October 31, 2016. >> same house same call. Without objection, the
resolution is adopted unanimously.
Item 20 please.
>> ordinance to amend ordinance number 1061 regulating the width
of sidewalks to change the official sidewalk wirth at the westerly corner of the intersection of silver and
revere avenues and forces of
revere avenue, affirming the planning department and making other determinations. >> same call.
This ordinance is passed unanimously. >> item 21 is an urgency ordinance to approve an
extension of the interim
prohibition of score front mergers special use district for
ten months and 15 days with the california government code
affirming the planning department and making other appropriate findings. >> supervisor campos. >> thank you Madam President.
I was wondering if ecould
continue this for one week to November 3rd.
I hereby make a motion to that. >> supervisor campos made a
motion to continue the item for one week.
Is there a second?
Can we take that without objection.
The continuance to the meeting
of November 3 passes unanimously. Item 22. >> item 22 is a resolution to
receive and approve the first
biannual housing planning
support. >> supervisor kim. >> thank you.
I want to thank this board for
your support for the housing balance.
The purpose of the housing
balance account is a follow up
to the successful proposition k
ballot measure which passed last November with the support of this board and the mayor.
To have a stated goal of
building no less than 33% of affordable housing and new construction and acquisition.
A goal of 50% including middle
income housing. This housing balance count report is a way for the city to
be able to measure ourselves to
see how we are producing and
acquiring in relation to this goal. But also to have an understanding of the loss of
units from protected rent control status.
This is the first report to come
from the planning department. To establish this account.
I do want to acknowledge they are hard work as well as the
work of our comptroller office
on presenting citywide income
projection. The data is helping to understand the stock.
In order for us to make more
informed policy decisions. What I think was most striking
about the report is not what
we're producing but what we are losing. I think that the report makes
clear that just as important as building and acquiring new affordable housing, it is just
as important that we protect and
support tenants in protected rent control house and to
protect the housing stock which
is housing for our middle class households. Some of the key points that I
just wanted to point out. The citywide housing balance
over the last ten years is 15%.
This varies greatly by district.
It goes negative 109% up to a positive 40% of affordable housing. We do have several districts
that have lost more protected
housing than they are building.
This is largely due to the large number of units that is weth drawn from protection such as rent control relative to the
total number of net units. The three major development
projects identified in the ordinance in exclusion of
housing of balanced calculation.
If we do include these large
sites, the balance will go up to 20%.
I think what's good to note, while we are on pace to build the number of housing units that
we as a city and mayor's office committed to doing, we still
have quite a bit of work to do
to ensure and fight for more affordable and middle income units.
Colleague I ask for your support in approving this today.
>> thank you supervisor kim. Colleagues, can we take item
number 22 same house same call. The resolution is adopted unanimously.
Can you please call items 23
through 26 together. >> 23 is a resolution to
determine the issuance of type
22 wine license to cuong thanh
tran for key tran located at 745 street. Item 24 is a resolution to
determine that the transfer of
type 42 on sale beer and wine
public premises lie sense --
license from 660 post street
from trubnick johnson jones. Item 26 is a resolution to
determine that the transfer of a
type 21 off sale general license
from 500 laguna street will be
in accordance with the
california business control.
>> colleagues, can we take these
items, same house same call?
Resolutions are adopted unanimously.
Madam Clerk, can we skip over
our 230. >> today supervisor wiener is the first supervisor to introduce new business.
>> thank you very much Madam Clerk, colleague, today I am
introducing legislation to make
it easier to install simple gray
water, water recycling for
irrigation purposes in they are homes.
Water recycling is a crucial
part of reforming our outdated water.
For outdoor irrigation in their homes. Currently the state plumbing
code requires permits for the installation of any residential gray water system. Gray water being a system that uses water from sinks, showers
and bathtubs for nonportable uses like irrigation and total flushing.
However, the state plumbing code
step lates that -- stipulates
that a local agency can exempt
simple gray water system discharging 250 gallons of water a day or less.
Can be exempted from permit requirements. Legislation I'm introducing
today adopts that state created exemption for outdoorer allegation
outdoor -- out door irrigation system.
By removing this permit requirement, we can encourage
more people to take action to reduce their water use. We must be forward thinking in how we use water. I look forward to working on
this legislation with all of you you. Thank you.
>> thank you supervisor weiner. Supervisor yee. President Breed. >> thank you colleagues.
I have two items for introduction today.
The first is an ordinance
related to our graffiti advisory board.
Last year, I had the effort to completely overhaul san francisco graffiti policy.
We created a digital system to
track graffiti to bring lawsuit
to one of the defenders. We strengthened regulations to protecting our parks.
We got all the city departments
that deal with graffiti to start
working together on combating graffiti. I enjoyed working with all of
them, the mta, the department of
public works, 311 and the san francisco police department.
Of course, the graffiti advisory
board, a 25 member body of city
officials and members of the
public that is critical to the
cause of graffiti enforcement. The gavel was very involved in the crafting of my legislation last year.
They have been very supportive
in its implementation. I want to help them be effective.
The graffiti advisory board authorizing legislation in
section feature article 18 passed in 1993.
As you might imagine, it needs updating.
Currently, one of the members is supposed to be appointed bethe
executive director of the department of park and traffic. The department that hasn't
existed in the city and county of san francisco for over 13 years.
The code does not have our standard provisions about minimum attendance, meeting
frequency and sun set dates. The legislation I'm introducing
today will bring the graffiti advisory board admin code up to
date and help them to continue
our efforts to combat graffiti citywide.
This is a code cleanup to make
the gray if ity advisory board more efficient. Legislation is not always about
writing new laws, steam --
sometimes it's about fixing the old one.
Graffiti cost san franciscoians over $20 million a year.
It hurts residents and business owners who are often forced to
clean up the crimes they fallen victim to. I want to thank my colleagues
for supporting my legislation last year along with the multiple city, departments and
the graffiti advisory board.
We are launching new more
effective and methods to combat
graffiti in san francisco.
My second item is the ash bury
community and gas line ruptures.
This is a hearing request about
the five gas line ruptures and
two sinkholes that have disrespected and endangered the community in the last few months. The city under the management of
the department of public works,
began an infrastructure project
this spring to install new water
mains, replace sewers and repave haith streets.
Since April, the crews have ruptured gas lines on five separate occasions. You can imagine how frightening
and disruptive this has been to the residents. The street has been completely
closed for hours, stores have been forced to close, the smell
of leaking gas has overpowered entire blocks.
On one occasion, someone intron
a haith street store and told everyone to evacuate only to be
followed by someone else running into the store telling everyone to stay inside.
The community and I had enough
I asked dpw to stop all work on this project, which they have done.
Yesterday, I held a press conference on haith street from leaders from the ash bury
neighborhood council and the
merchant association.
There are a lot of questions.
What happened here, why did these dangerous failures over and over again. Who is responsible for keeping
track of where gasolines are and
ensuring they're not hit when
work is gone.
Are pg -- what the safety record
of the contractor and the subcontractor.
How did they win these bids.
Is the city's employing any safeguards to ensure that
companies are repeated safety violations are not able to continue working in our neighborhood.
Synergy came in at $1 million below other bidders and now we
are left holding the bag. Do we need legislative changes
to move away from a low bid
requirement to a system that takes reliability safety and path, cost performance into consideration?
What else do we need to do to prevent something like this from happening again or anywhere else
in our great city?
I don't want work -- to see work
begin in the haight-ashbury community. Until we're sure that our
neighborhood will be safe.
San franciscans deserve safety and accountability from their
city government and from the
companies that our government hires. Companies that exceed their bid
or provides shoddy work are repeatedly jeopardize public safety, should not be working on our streets. i'm requesting the department of
public works, the san francisco
and the california public
utilities commission, synergy, pg&e to participate in this hearing. I look forward to getting to the bottom of this as soon as possible. I rest I submit.
Before we move on with roll call
for introductions, we are at 2:30.
I like to acknowledge that two
supervisors have accommodations to give today. Excuse me.
>> Madam President, I have 2:36
on the computer.
>> okay, Madam Clark, I like to
acknowledge supervisor kim for the first commendation and then
supervisor compos will give the
second.
>> thank you, October is
filipino american history month.
Today it is my privilege to
offer commendation to over 25 filipino veterans and
supervisors here today -- survivors here today. Let's give them round of applause of they are service and
leadership on behalf of their
country.
[Applause] Last week, with the community, I introduced a
resolution to urge our U.S.
Congress to award congressional
gold medal to filipino ver --
veterans of world war ii.
From 1941 to 1946, the men and women of philippines performed invaluable services by being a
member of the U.S. Armed
service.
Serving with great distinction
and courage.
Out of the estimated 300,000
loyal and courageous filipino veterans, more than 57,000 made
the ultimate sacrifice and gave their lives and service to the country. To the ideals of freedom and liberty.
It is the very least that we can
today to recognize their valor, sacrifice and service by awarding these veterans and their survivors the congressional gold medal. I want to recognize that many of
the veterans have made san francisco, their home after their service to continue to
support their families and their communities with the benefits
that they fought to receive in recognition of their service.
For decades, this country did
not treat our veterans I
equitable
equitably. To accept commendation today and
later this board will be voting on the resolution asking the
U.S. Congress to award the gold
medal to veterans.
I did wanted to bring up,
Mr. Felix, demill a long time
resident of the south market neighborhood, Mr. Demill
enlisted in the army on March
March 14, 1946.
He served as a radio telephone operator who was responsible for all the communication between
the officer in charge and the gunner and his unit.
At the age of 93, Mr. Demill remains a voice for several veterans and advocating for the
recognition of their service, the united states.
Not just serving our country during war<<* ;3{{ In{ times oft{ peace continuing to struggle and advocate and lead our communities for decades em" v7jg4zn1m{ leJd until today. Thank you so much for your
service. Mr. Demill, if would come up to the podium to accept on behalf of the community that is here today.
I do want to recognize that our
philippines consulate general
was here today to recognize our veterans.
We have LOUISEk,[Z{~7?#a center has been working on this site to recognize our men and
women that have specificked --
served in the philippine wars.
Many who have came here today, bishop united fires and members
of our community as well. Thank you. Actually, I'm really sorry,
before you speak, supervisor yee
also want to say a few words.
>> thank you supervisor kim for
bringing this -- recognizing the
soldiers of the philippines during world war ii.
I'm so grateful to be able to cosponsor this also.
This is long overdue in my
mind.
If it weren't for the 300,000
soldiers during world war ii, there's some thought in my mind
that the results of the war might have been very different.
Because of your bravery, united states need to be recognizing what impacter you had during the war. When you look at the history
after the war, what impact is it
has to the whole american civilization. thank you very much for being here today and I'm really glad
to be a cosponsor.
>> [Inaudible]
[Applause] >> congratulations, thank you
for being here today. Now I like to recognize
supervisor campos with our next commendation for today.
>> the podium today, pretty impressive
group delegation that is coming
from el salvador. I'm proud to honor today the
first ever transgender activist delegation that is visiting san
francisco from the republic of
el salvador.
I want to welcome them to san francisco.
They're here as part of a
historic delegation that is led
by the central american resource center. We have certificates of honor for each one of them.
We also have a certificate of
honor for her doing quadra for making a priority for bringing
these ladies to san francisco.
It is not often that the issue
of transgender rites is championed by any organization
within the community. It's very inspiring. This incredible delegation,
there's a lot of hyperbole that takes place. I think it is not a stretch to
say that by being active in the
fight for equal rights for the transgender community in this country.
Each one of these ladies is risking their lives.
It is a safety challenge to be
gay in a country like el sal have 54. To not
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To enhance the quality of life
for transgender people in that
country.
To engage in hiv and aids
prevention in different forms of->snn2u education. These fierce women are literally risking their lives.
I am just really honored to be in their presence.
I want to thank them.
[Speaking foreign language]
With that, I'll turn it over to them. Again, I want to thank these
amazing ladies. [Applause]
I know we have a translator.
>> [Speaking foreign language] >> thank you everyone.
All in all in spanish, we have female and male tents. Especially thank you to the
supervisors for the recognition.
I'm the director.
We also want to thank the
foundation for bringing us out
to the bay area.
[Speaking foreign language]
>> the association for human
solidarity was founded by a
group of transvestite of women and men.
It was established to fill the
empty holes, ther huge holes in service and attention and
support for the transgender woman.
It and fight against discrimination, stigma and
ongoing abuses of human rights.
[Speaking FOREIGNg:{ language] >> our organization has put on
the front line and challenge the
true needs that community faces. We're 3c yuz be one of the
organizations that is innovative who's priority is the trans community.
With a team of volunteers, we
have provided leadership in
various political ISSUEShnj$
or the advancement and the goal
to establish that. Also engagement and most
recently and allowing women to participate in the elections
with their own gender identity. They're also engaged in documenting on going hate crimes and denouncing all of these crimes and abuses towards their
human rights.
They use international
solidarity to strengthen their
work in their region as well as
their country.
[Speaking foreign language]>WNc
j{z >> our priorities and struggle
are number one to establish and
gender eat in our country that
will protect their rights.
Identifying;%(Pw| a physical space. Establishment of a transgender
shelter because currently, this
not on the translation, there's
not a single shelter in the --
continuing the work of education, both elementary, high school as well as university education where they are also discriminated.
Also advancing laws that will include the trans community in the labor force.
Also trying to invest or seeking
investment in enterprise for
tran gender woman.
>> [Speaking foreign language]
>> we invite you all to join our
struggle and to contribute to our struggle and participate in some of the activities including
this afternoon at the lgbt center in san francisco where
there will be a panel and discussion.
To build solid darety across communities. With that, she wants to say
thank you on behalf of the group.
I want to add to say, she committed to this group. We have the obligation and the commitment to defend the rights
of all of a our central american brothers and sister. I cannot say enough about the
human violations that they're experiencing. They have been targeted for murders both from the government
and the military. It's currently the most violent country in the world that's not in war.
They are in the front lines of that struggle.
They do their work without any funding.
They do their work out of their hearts. They do it because it's simply the right thing to do.
I want to personally on behalf of them, say thank you to the board and supervisor campos for this recognition. Also to say thank you for the
unanimous vote from you guys in SUPPORTag%(> of san francisco not
collaborating with pep.
They would be failing victims to
pip. >> thank you.
In the most violent country in the world, being part of the
most targeted and heated group
in that country, it's really an
honor for us to do this.
Thank you. >> congratulations again and
thank you for all of your
efforts.
Thank you.
We're going to return to roll
call for introductions. Supervisor campos you're up.
Would you like for us to refer
you? >> we are continuing the item on special use district. Look forward to a vote on that next week.
I do want to talk a report that
was issued today.
The request to my office the
budget and legislative panelist, looked at the issue of what
would happen to the mission
neighborhood if the current housing trend and the current housing strategy that we have followed continue.
What would happen to the mission
if it became so that we only continued As we are doing now
to focus on the building of luxury housing. What would happen to that neighborhood. What this report found is
actually very alarming.
It essentially means, based on
the report, that we would lose this neighborhood as we currently know it.
The mission so far has lost
about 30% of its latino population. If the current trend continue bees, the mission
-- continues,
the mission in 2025 will be 25% latino. That is a significant reduction. From the years when this neighborhood was majority latino. It's not just the latino community that will be impacted.
It would also mean that this neighborhood would lose its working class and middle class.
That in fact, the percentage of
individuals making $200,000 or
more a year, has increased by 105%.
Which means that if if trend cons, the mission will be a community that not only will not
have the diversity that has
characterized it but will be a
community inhabited only bethe wealthy.
The second piece of the report, which is very relevant to discussion around housing. Is taking this argument that has been made in the solution and
the answer is to build more housing. When faced with housing crisis, we just need to build more without necessarily focusing on what is built, the type of housing that is built.
This report actually look at
that issue and analyze how many
units of housing would have to be built in san francisco for that argument to hold true and
to have a situation where more housing would reduce to a
reduction in housing costs.
By this estimate, this analysis, we would have to essentially
double the housing that we presently have in san francisco.
If that argument were to be
followed to its logical next step, we would have to build another san francisco on top of this city today. In the mission, we would have to
build another megs on -- mission
on top of a mission for that
argument to have the impact of reducing housing costs.
The likelihood and the
possibility of something leak -- like that being a reality in san
francisco is essentially zero.
How realistic is it to expect
that we're going to build
another san francisco on top of the existing city? It's not going to happen. The report notes that we would
have to build about 400,000 units of housing to be able to get to the point where the
supply housing would impact and reduce costs.
In is not going to happen.
It hasn't happened where we have
situation where we're building about 2000 units each year.
I want to thank harvey rose and his staff for this very important report.
Our hope is that it will shed light on this very important top I can.
Rest I submit.
>> thank you supervisor campos. Supervisor cohen.
>> thank you very much Madam Clerk. Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen. i wanted to take a moment to recognize our world war ii
veterans that are here in the chambers. Thank you for your service.
Elike to close today's meeting in memory of reverend Dr. Lee. Who passed away October 18th
at the age of 94.
He was born in bluff springs
texas and moved to california in 1946. He and his wife will go on to
become the pastor and first lady
of the baptist church in 1953. He accomplished a great deal during his time with us.
Not only in the religious arena
but in the secular world.
After serving 34 years, he
retiered from the united states
labor department in 1979. His involvement with the community was commendable.
As we never grew tiered of doing what he believed to be the right thing. He served as a commissioner on
the human rights competition
commission and also served at
the bay and hunts point community. I personally knew him and I know
he touched the leaves of many --
lives of many people.
May his legacy continue to give
expert guidance and good work to
lefting experts, touching hearts and leave.
Eleak to close the meeting out
in his memory on behalf of the entire board of supervisors.
>> ed in damn -- Madam President. >> on behalf the entire board,
Today along with recognizing our filipino world war ii veterans,
many who called the south of market their home.
I'm introducing the -- to
encourage community development, preservation and stabilization
over the course of the year.
The filipino community has deep roots.
Living in the south of market. Filipino immigrants have had a long standing presence in the south of market.
Many don't know that filipinos actually immigrated to the U.S.
In the 1700s.
Have been in this country for
over 300 years serving in many
different capacities starting as fishermen, serving in our military but also across the service sectors here in this country and of course here in san francisco. The introduction of this resolution over seven years in
the work, I'm starting with the
beginning, the initiation of the community.
This creation is part of a multifaceted approach to
acknowledge the area's rich
history, preserve diversity and
culture.
Its home of many of our filipino
filipino. These organizations are
important part of the south of
market and san francisco community.
South market not only home for a
thriving filipino community but
also home to the betsy michael elementary school.
We also are home to a park,
fought for by this community which is named after the first
ever filipino-american, a san francisco native to weapon the
gold -- to win the gold medal. She actually swam in many of our rec centers.
But was denied access to many of our swimming pools because she
was filipino.
She took on her mother's
mother's maiden name in order to pass white.
Beyond our small businesses, are many community based
organizations such as south of market community action network,
bishop, veterans equity center,
even our gene fund rec center.
We also host murals, festivals,
theater and several thousand residents.
Our office is excited to introduce this legislation with the long standing suspect of
this organizations.
I want to recognize kris and angelica who work with our office to draft the combination of this resolution.
I want to recognize him who we
look forward to working with partnership with as we look to
see how do we preserve our community.
How do we fight displacement so
we can remain working class and
middle class in fast changing city and neighborhood.
I want to recognize this community.
I want to recognize that on the corner of sediment
sixth and
howard we're building close 100
units of affordable family houses.
This building will be named
after bill sorrow. The rest I submit. >> thank you supervisor kim.
That concludes the roll call for introduction of new business. >> thank you, can you please read public comment.
>> at this time, the public May
directly address the entire best -- board of supervisors up to
two minutes.
Items 29 through 32.
Public comment is not allowed where item has been previously
discussed on public comment. Please direct your remarks to
the board as a whole and not to the individual supervisor or audience.
Speakers using interpret
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be allowed twice the amount of
time to testify.
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>> thank you.
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>> thank you, first speaker
please.
>> family members and fans.
We apply the principles of
loving relationships.
Its a scan of what's love for
close up relationship.
One can have in order to
maximize a holiness nature.
Can be maximized with
preservation.
>> next speaker please. >> good afternoon President Breed and supervisors.
If it could what would the
little building say to the beg monster building.
What would it sing to it.
It would sing --
>> thank you very much.
Next speaker please.
>> good evening ladies and
gentlemen, I name is johnnie fetch, due to all the
construction and developers, it
is nothing but oversight.
Being in mindset like vice
president joe biden, missing both.
We need to come up with not a
slush fund but $100 million
trust fund.
This will cover the recompense.
So we don't wind up like the bay bridge.
The work that's going on now today is nothing new.
It's hard to figure out whether
they are patient under the law.
We shouldn't have to suffer,
especially the merchants and the residents.
We can very much wind up being
out in front, standing out there alongside of paulette brown. Thank you very much.
>> next speaker please.
>> good afternoon. This is so sadly beautiful that
I wanted to share it with you. The midnight train is running
low, I'm so lonesome, I could cry.
I never seen a night so long,
when time goes crawling, by, the
moon just went behind the cloud,
to hide its face and cry.
You ever see a robin weep when leaves begin to die.
That means he lost the will to
live, I'm so lonesome, I could cry.
The silence of a fallen star
lights up a purple sky.
As I wonder where you are, I'm
so lonesome, I could cry.
I have a little question.
When did we stop singing lyrics
and started screaming instead? Thank you for listening. >> thank you.
Next speaker please.
>> good afternoon supervisors.
My name is helen batista.
I'm a member of the board of the
international hotel senior housing.
since diane feinstein organized
a committee to sure this
building was built in 1978.
I have a long track record.
Today I'm very proud that the board took action of honoring our veterans.
This thing has been on the books in congress for several years.
It got stalled and stalled.
I'm hoping that you're backing
this medal of honor.
Would really recompense the
entire world war ii veterans.
Secondly, supervisor kim, I have done -- [Inaudible]. Thank you.
>> thank you, next speaker
please. >> thank you President Breed and other members.
My name is christopher.
In the season of celebrating menace, I rides to comment on the mental state of the republican party.
The contradictions among such a mixed bag of motivations can be
entertaining to watch. Although appalling to live with.
The most division these days is between the book pounders and the bookkeepers. The bookkeepers are feeling the
need to fiddle with the tax system. Their profit curves are losing
their profitable slope. Their main problem is their
political infantry, their feet
on the ground, their fingers on
the doorbells of rural and suburban party.
Tea party has fallen behind the fashion curb. Critical credibility depend on success.
The tea whit party is the
problem and not the party.
they think the public should just shove off.
The many have tried it and few can carry off that attitude. Never having implemented much in the way of big social systems,
they are shocked and dismayed
that obamacare is settling comfortably.
What's a good look bookkeeper to do.
If he want the best goodies that government can distribute, you
do have to have functioning bureaucrats in a real government.
It's hard to do business when
your trump card is acting the fool. Thank you
>> next speaker please.
>> the united states is unique.
This is only country who -- [Inaudible].
You're sitting here -- can I say people?
You're animals.
You're worse than animals.
They don't understand this.
You understood.
You are animals.
If you don't know that this five
million homeless stay on this
from new york to san francisco
and los angeles, all the way
around, another
eating from
garbage can. They bring this. Know never
-- they never saw doctors.
Then they call doctor to confirm
this person is dead.
You animals.
85-year-old, slept on the
streets. People should live in houses and not on the street.
Animals live on the streets.
you're worse than animals. >> thank you.
Next speaker please.
>> I'm kind of young compared to him. I was evicted too.
I was evicted how of a landlord building in the mission district.
I love my home.
Give me a moment to compose myself.
I like to salute all the veterans and the philippines.
My dad was in world war ii.
I have to salute to veterans in
the philippines. That wasn't a proper salute.
Let me give a proper.
I salute you. It's such a complicated problem.
Solving all the things that we
have to do and do in such a little time.
I try to come up with ideas and
sometimes they allude me. I think we can get it done. I really do san francisco.
This is the city of love. That's what we're known for.
All we have to do is buckle up
and look before we leap.
We have to look carefully but still to see.
Even though I'm homeless, my friends, my rich friends that
take good care of me. Sometimes they don't.
It's just a complicated mess.
I think you can solve it. Let's go san francisco. Let's do it. We can do it. Just do it right. Thank you. Mr. Campos, thank you for being my champion. Thank you so much. >> thank you.
next speaker please.
>> good afternoon supervisors. My family is louise, I'm with
the veterans equity center. I just wanted to do a couple of things.
I want to thank you for -- well, there will be an adoption of a
resolution supporting the
congressional gold medal.
Once this land, whatever we have left, the filipino world war ii veteran and their families to encourage the united states
congress to demand and not encourage that they act on it.
It's been seven decades and we cannot wait too long simply
because if we wait, one more congress, probably won't have anymore left to recognize for
the congressional gold medal.
Second of all, I wanted to thank
supervisor kim for introducing
the filipino culture heritage district.
It is a milestone for the community.
The deference between this, we can celebrate in neighborhood, art, culture. One of the things that we're
looking into is the preservation of the individual living in the south of market.
The filipino community, the working class community.
Time and time again, we are
reminded that the filipino community in the town. They were swallowed by the development of financial district. Don't want that happening in the south of market.
It is such a vibrant community
of filipino working class and
that is part of what we are reserving in the heritage district.
>> next speaker please.
>> I'm executive director of the filipino american foundation. It's been a very long road getting to today. I'm honored to be here representing the filipino
american development foundation. Partner organizations and so many community members. Who have worked to see this district come to pass. Thank you for your dedication. I thank interviews kim, avalos
and mar for their leadership
recognizing importance of the filipino community with introduction some of the philippines.
The resolution today, for the filipino heritage district. Thank you to everyone in the
community who is working
tirelessly to preserve and share filipino culture.
For everyone working to keep
filipino in san francisco.
We celebrate this resolution together.
I send a warm invitation in December.
We're going to be celebrating
our lantern festival on
December 12th.
We will be adding a food
component at st. Patrick's church so we can share our food and our culture.
Which is something that everyone enjoys. Thank you again supervisors and
for your support. >> thank you very much.
Next speaker.
Before I allow the next speaker
to speak, can I remind the
public that applause or local
expression is prohibited in the chamber.
you May use your silent finger.
Use your silent finger if you want to applaud.
>> good afternoon, happy
filipino american history month.
Thank you to all of you for your
support of the resolution
creating filipino heritage district.
Thank you to our supervisor jane
kim was the main sponsor of this resolution. After this glorious day, the hard work will begin. It's the hard work that will
bring true meaning to this resolution. I'm here to propose items that
can be focus of your and our
work together.
It will be to keep the filipino community in south of market. Without that, this is meaningless. Eneed support for the people who
are purveyors of our culture. The san francisco arts commission has a low investment
in asian-american artist including philippines.
It's a disgrace and we seek your support top change that.
Otherwise, how can our people community our heritage and shear it with the world. I will seek your support to have
san francisco name its first
ever filipino-american next year.
Third not the least, we need to
have more filipinos appointed to public office.
There is a wealth of advantage in
-- talent.
Should you need help in any of
these matters, I offer my personal -- our communities is
the biggest asian-american population in california today.
Thank you.
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>> next speaker please. >> good afternoon board of supervisors.
I'm the founder and ceo of the filipino women's network.
I'm also on the commission of community investment infrastructure.
The agency to redevelopment. Thank you supervisor jane kim for introducing this resolution.
This really makes me very happy now.
It sounds very good.
8 our own filipino town in a district that I have levered for
more than -- lived for 20 years.
There were 4000 displaced win we
built the center. They were displaced.
Some of them are still living.
This with 36,000 filipinos, this
will currently filipinos to be garbage -- engaged.
I want to thank you for helping us recognize our veterans. I think it's very important.
They're part of the fabric of san francisco. This is filipino american history month. This is fitting to recognize and
start the process of creating
our own filipino town.
It is also the time for filipino
women where we hold our annual filipino summit.
I invite all of you to come. We have a reception on thursday
with the mayor.
Then October 30th, we honor filipino leaders. We have about over a dozen from
out of the country to be here.
So thank you so much. >> thank you commissioner.
Next speaker please.
>> good afternoon, my name is tina shaff.
I'm staff at the latino
community center. Today, the board of supervisors has heard the introduction of a
resolution to establish the filipino cultural heritage
district in the south of market.
District six, supervisor jane
kim, cosponsors supervisor john
avalos and eric mar, introduced a resolution to establish the
district in this historical home to philippines in the city.
They represent the largest asian marine, group in california.
It forced many philippines to leave san francisco. Still the south of market remains a touch stone for many philippines to press and learn about their culture. The neighborhood continues to
have the largest concentration
of philippines in the city.
At the press conference, diversity is something every san
francisco takes proceed in.
It is also something a we should actively protect.
This is a very live and thriving
neighborhood.
The well being of communities
like filipinos as well as latinos, chinese, black communities, other working class
communities is also contributes
to the rich history, culture and leadership. >> thank you very much.
Next speaker please.
>> I'm diane ruiz. We thank supervisor kim, avalos and mar today for their
leadership in introducing a
resolution to establish sansome philippine. we hope that the supervisors who will be involved in establishing
this district, make a priority for this year.
So that it gets into the budget for next year. We know there are many people in the community that are willing
to work with the supervisors and
with the city departments to
make this happen.
The filipino community is a
thriving community filipinos are a vulnerable population because of history of discrimination.
In 1960 to 1970s the fangs of
-- the 56 was mostly filipino
seniors was a moment in education-american.
During redevelopment of the -- filipinos were displaced.
Redevelopment, demolished 10,000
residential units and 700 businesses.
Many that supported filipino workers and seniors.
Today development pressures
continue to plague the filipino
community in selma.
The city's fight against growing inequality, selma is the front
night line. >> thank you.
Next speaker please.
>> how many of you heard my call
yesterday on k fax? Show some hands. I thought nobody was listening.
It was a long shot.
John is coming to town on the 5th.
Elove john. -- I love john. He's my favorite.
Ewill never forget arguing over
and oaf -- over and again. You're not going to win.
We don't know when we'll die. Honestly, this whole day, don't get your hopes up.
i'm not seeing I will die, my
chest is killing me. We don't know when we're going to die.
If you die, you're all going to hell.
All of you. David you have these transgenders in here. I want them to be saved. Etried to talk to them. They said I was harassing them. I said look, you need to believe in jesus. He'll forever your sins.
These people look like women.
I don't know if they have
testicles or penises. They're promoting this. There's a judgment day coming.
This is the biggest day in history, jesus died. Just another dead sinner. It's beg for us because you're
going to hell and I'm going to heaven.
Its only by the grace of God I'm
going to heaven.
33 seconds.
Jesus said or david said, my own
familiar friend whom I trusted my bread. Raise thou me up.
This was a prophesy. Jesus said when this takes place, you'll know him. All the religions are wrong.
They don't have any prophesy.
It's the spirit of prophesy.
The bible alone gives us future events in daily. >> thank you.
Next speaker please.
>> I would like to thank the board of supervisors, especially jane kim for introducing
resolution for that adoption of congressional gold medal for
world war ii veterans and introduction reestablishment of philippines. Personally, this two resolutioners
resolutions are important. Me grandfather was a world war
ii veteran and survived.
Working at the veterans equity
center, really showed how much
the filipino really needs to
have a vose in the city.
I remember my first client what
was a world war ii veteran and was homeless.
We were having a hard time
having him housed because the
V.A. Doesn't have enough
evaluate for hosing the homeless veterans.
We have also housed world war ii
veterans in the condition that is open
inhabitable.
They are living in such a small room.
They're having a par technician -- partition.
It roses the needs of the fell
filipino community.
I hope this continues on to be
rosed of our existence here. >> resolution, recognition and respect.
Our community deserves a cultural heritage district.
Our community has served this
city deeply and has been loyal
in just being a part of san francisco.
The late bill sorrow said once you lose a community be it's hard to bring it back.
The seed was planted long ago. I would hope that this
resolution would lead to some very concrete moves in the direction of getting this district established.
We need to get this right.
That's the concern that I have.
when manila town was decimated by the financial interest of san francisco, that hurt our community. It hurt our community so deeply to have that hole in the ground
with the international hotel
stood for more than 30 years.
That was our community's ground zero. It was because of our community
and the dedication to having affordable housing in that spot
and people leak my uncle that
insisted that we have a manila county I --- it is an extension of that fight. Its an extension to recognize
our community, recognize people
like larry and the workers that
have come to san francisco and
have contributed and being threatened by big developers.
Who don't give a dam about our history. But we do. We deserve it.
We're a hard working loving community.
We have values in our community
that san francisco desperately needs.
>> thank you very much.
>> I am a member of the veterans
equity center of bell sorrows
housing program.
Also practice as an attorney.
>> the other issue I support
is the landmark resolution establishes, which is the first
district named after the filipino community. I know that this a critical juncture in the
city where many plan development thusly in the south market is going to be before
you and I really urge you to look at our district in a way that recognizes the filipino people, the residents, the seniors, and the tireless community workers that stand to keep it together. Lastly, I
really want to stay in closing in support of these two
resolutions that we can't say we believe in equality and then allow the continued inequities towards our dwindling populations of filipino world war ii veterans. We can stand
here in support of some filipinos and allow these luxury condos to be built not for us, but for new community. We can stand here
>> thank you very much. Thank you. I'm sorry that we have to move onto the next speaker. Next speaker, please.
>> hello. Ada chan project manager cultural heritage district with filipino american development foundation. The filipino american development foundation has been working on this idea of espousing cultural district for over the past decade. Were very happy and want to thank the board of supervisors for moving this
forward. We like to see move forward and heard this year. Would appreciate if you could schedule it as soon as possible. If the longtime in the works would like to see it heard this year. And voted on
this year. I'd also like to
thank supervisor, justus for
the study requested in relation to to the housing severity that's occurring in the city and the radio which develop and is occurring and not benefiting
residents I really appreciate
the specificity but would you ask that study and information will be useful useful for us in sonoma to add significant amount of development and as you know the workers of the
city we have also been the people been displaced by the deference to jobs and financial district about an incident housing development. So thank you very much. Somebody will be struggling with. But some of as
filipinos and I also want to mention that the state has
recognized the contributions of filipinos could the largest asian population in the state and were very happy that the
city is now starting to include filipino community and recognize the leadership of the committee. Thank you >> thank you, very much. Next speaker, please.
>> good afternoon. My name
is-I've been a resident of san
francisco, south market, for eight years. It's my home and I
thank you for recognizing that we have a say in our community
by establishing the cultural heritage district. >> thank you. Next speaker,
please
>> hello. My name is teresa-a resident of-for over 40 years.
I've actually went through four
evictions through different owners. But, I want you to let you know that all community
stands resolute in asking you,
please, to pass these two
resolutions. For the filipino community. My grandfather was
actually tortured in world war ii. My uncle was executed in
world war ii. I have an uncle who is a world war ii veteran and he passed away. Many of my relatives passed away or were murdered and tortured during world war ii. Now I want to thank you right here in front
of you, that you, in essence,
are considering to actually-considering I'm sorry. I'm about to cry. Please help
us. The community, we work so hard were invisible to you guys to all the previous
administrations. We work so hard inside the community and
fighting for all the different
causes. I look at you right now. I am hoping that you are listening to me and I am hoping
that you're not actually
fiddlingon your cell phones. We hope that, please, you pass
this two resolutions that supervisor yee. Thank you >> thank you. Next he could, please.
>> my name is Mr. Ignacio-now
considered on a November 3
bout. You must write my name in. >> the gentleman there is no speaking about campaigning in the chambers.
>> just stating a fact. I'm here to talk about mental health services across san francisco. Men advocate for mental health rights. We must
get more services open back to normal. South of market is currently close. All those people without therapy, without psychiatrist without any help. We need mental health services to be back intact throughout the city in every district. I then advocate for mental health rights for the last 15 years. I felt 2500 homeless people mental patients off the streets among personal finances. I'm
advocate of life on the streets. It's not like. On the
streets is like where to get if
I can help to citizens when is a current mayor doing about? What are the supervisors doing about it connotes the south of market health services and close temporarily where all those patients getting their
needs met gimmicks they are not. My name again is ignacio
muniz that one poem to read you. Believe can believe in
what? Leaving yourself. The powers within. Believe that you
will live a satisfying life of wishes and wonders. Believe that you can and will. Deliver
a small existence. Live life large and happy. Spread joy
around you. Believe in what's real and your friends and family will help you reach your potential. Believe in your dreams. They can come to. Believe that the answers you seek are already inside you. Reach deep and pull them out.
That was written a week ago. I me and I had the help of many
mental health officials to write only. We believe in the
power of ourselves. Thank you.
>> thank you. Next he could,
please. >> good afternoon several but
that my name is eric-with latino cultural district and were here in full support of
the filipino cultural district in summer. We were designated May of 2014 as a cultural
district. For us it really meant that we were acknowledged as a people in that community
that we existed. That we have history in the neighborhood kids that we are really their living and thriving. So, it
gave us a sense of empowerment
that we actually did exist. There is a lot of work for us
to do in the future developing our special use district and I think that's can be born in this particular piece is that
this is a resolution and designation but the work is in the details and it's what you
have for protections. I think we need to really look closely at what protections this
community can have in soma around displacement around small business, around preserving arts and the cultural heritage of the filipino community just as we
are doing in the mission district. So this is an important piece as far as acknowledgment goes but the real piece is the projections. That's the part that really
going to be able to preserve these neighborhoods and diversity diverse. Thank you. >> thank you. Next speaker,
please.
>>the overhead, please.The
overhead is always tricky. The
lighting is not good. Enough to
reach for it. That's my name. So, if you can see it, that is
mining. Back to the future.I submitted this little piece of paper to the board. The housing
plan for the future. My five points were going to go straight to number five. The
new residential formula down at the bottom. 30% open market,, it's 100 unit building in the tenderloin in the community
center of the filipina area. The chinatown. 30% open market, open to everybody. 10%, 30 year
residence vocals zip codes over
65 years old. Waited for older
folks. They get 10 units of that 100. The next is 50% or 15
units per people lived in the neighborhood in the local zip
code for 20 years. Then, 5%
goes to san francisco residents
that are 65 or older. And
waited for the seniors. 10%, 10 units of this 100 unit building
goes for teacher fire municipal and city workers. Initial drivers. 30% left is community specific needs. Low-income affordable homes, veterans graduated foster care seniors.
This, if we did this for 1500
unit building, we would have
150 units for seniors. To
enter-goodbye >> thank you. Next speaker,
please. >> next picture, please. We
will get this right., sir.
>> hello. My name is-. I've been a resident of soma for
nine years. What I'm seeing is that-when I was little it was
always about what if is a filipino. What is it is always a binary are you this or that. People thought you are so sure of so few categories, but do we have an opportunity to recognize something that doesn't happen in a lot of other cities. We've done this
for other demographics. We can do it for us, too. We can show
that these are steps we can take to combat all this
development and what it does or
displacement. We all know what will happen if we continue
development if we continue
bringing in certain income
categories and who'll be made
to leave. Now, if we can have
these designations of cultural
importance and preservation, if
we can maintain cultivate and
acknowledge people, continue to grow the special thing we have
that other areas do not, we can show how it can be done. We can
be the leaders. We can push
back against the changes that
are brought on by economics
instead of community. Let's find a way to work together.
Let's pass these and maintain
what brings so many people here, so many kinds of people. Thanks. >> thank you. Next speaker,
please.
>> it's not working. >> will take the next speaker and come back to you, this
prompted next speaker, please. >> my name is jason bionic. On
the program manager for-workshop with
longest-running asian-american asian-pacific organization in the city and probably in the country. We work out of the soma district. We hope to
continue to do so for a long time. We'd like to thank you for introducing these resolutions and real that you
do pass them. I think that to
pass them can go a long way to
creating visibility for our communities and help us feel that our history and our
stories do matter. I think a
lot of the work we do is the great space for communities to
tell their stories. A measure
like this can go a long way.
To the work people are doing to bring in their stories out there. As a person of color,
you never really feel you must
feel like you're outside. To be
will to feel that you are part
of the city, is important. To
have that acknowledged, so thank you for introducing it but we hope you do passive. >> thank you very much. Did we
get it fixed?[Video]That's my
son. Wayne on the gurney lifeless. Because of homicide
in san francisco. We have to stand outside in front of city hall as the government to
protect our children. Much like
myself who lost our children to
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years.[Video]Something about unsolved homicides in san
francisco. We need closure. [Inaudible]. I love mice I lost
my son nine ago. >> thank you very much, Mrs.
Brown. Next he could, please. >> good afternoon, supervise my name is glenn german, member
of the [Inaudible] I do want to say Ms. Brown that we stand
with you in solidarity as you
continue your fight for justice. I stand here before you because I want to thank you for your support of the filipino world war ii veterans.
Their families and communities that backed him up. I really feel san francisco is doing the right thing sending a message to congress saying well spent for justice and we stand with our veterans. With that said we look for to seeing you at the san francisco veterans day parade in a couple weeks. Much for freedom we continue to
March for the with them for
just that I also want to thank supervisor kim for the heritage
district. Also for supervisor mar and obelisk for your continued support. The so the market community is very
special place. As it has been the entry point for many newly arrived filipinos in this
center. It's very unique as it includes with the pioneering filipino bilingual language
program in the country, in a district and its leading the way in terms of bilingual
education for newly arrived filipino families. There are a lot of services that allow
people come here come to our
communities to seek and provide culturally relevant culturally responsive services that allow them to find comfort income in san francisco and in the community. As a work with the mental health field and knowing that we have a community and a community that is stable where homes we are allowed to stay
and contribute to greatly to mental health positively to
mental health of our people. Many people come here looking for their slice of the pie their american dream. They see a potential future they find a way to some of filipino. We
have placed to go home and knowing I community is stabilized. The establishment of the district legitimizes the presence that our committee is serving for decades and [Inaudible].
>> thank you. Next he speaker, please >> good afternoon. I'm resident of southern market ready to recognize my
neighborhood of soma filipino. I live in soma and work in the
same community. To me it is where filipinos started their american dream. The community is full of people like me. It's like back home in our new home. Soma is the [Inaudible] Rent
control for families. Soma that
make their way slowly down street. It's the family parks and get-togethers full of food, bluster and sainted soma to me has an organization that I trust to help when I need it
most. Soma celebrates filipino
culture with performances. We have school that shows students
with filipino budget we have [Inaudible] All the bay area to celebrate with us. I know other people minutes he spent some of the way I see it but to me
maybe to them it's not the neighborhood but my neighborhood like other filipino neighbors bear the brunt of that about pressures in san francisco's history from
a little down to the fillmore. We are we appreciate the supervisors of avalos and mar and these thousand of the filipino cultural heritage. Thank you. >> thank you. Next speaker,
please. >> good afternoon supervisors. My name is-I'm with the south
of market community action network. Some time was actually formed in 2000 by the different community leaders and residents
that spoke to you to ensure
that we actually have development without displacement in the south of market and to ensure that the working class and filipino community in the area will continue to live, thrive, and prosper in the neighborhood.
I'm really just very honored to be part of this is a historical moment of having these two pieces of legislation in front of you. As of filipino that migrated here when I was a year old and started anticipating in
our community, I started
organizing in 2000 with the trinity tenants were being
evicted by their landlord in 2000, and in 2003 to participating the veterans
equity center to advocate for equality and recognition of
veterans. Until now, the ongoing fight to make sure that
filipinos continue to stay in san francisco by establishing the soma filipino cultural
heritage district. On sunday,
was a larry-day and I was very honored to be able to be
recognized as one of the farmworkers organizers, in the movement. I thought that was really overdue. That should've
been commemorated earlier, but we also want to thank you for your continuing support in our
community and we hope that we will continue to partner with you to ensure that this is not just a resolution but become a legislation that will keep our neighborhood intact. Thank you. >> thank you. Next speaker, please.
>> my name is-I'm the director
of we are one of the legacy organizations. Arts organizations in san francisco, filipino arts. I want to thank
the board for particularly kim
for this historic moment. Cool
arts has been around for over 30 years. This resolution will really help bolster our ability to break more jobs, more opportunities to for artists to
make a living. I urge you to support this. Thank you. >> thank you. Next speaker,
please.
>> good afternoon supervisors. My name is raymond custodio and
I'm out of market action market. I guess will end with this. I want to share these
quickly if you don't mind. It'll be less than 2 min. Here
we go. Welcome to the web community and family is what we be. You can buy me in howard ip there are seven joined with the people of the-walk with me to the bmd parking racks is the
place to be. We got children [Inaudible] I can do this all
day after school we can go to west bay. Was struggling
everyday living in the tenement
[Inaudible]. We got people to represent. Let it be known this is soma will fight for. This is on. >> thank you. Next speaker,
please.
>> yes. I think we all come here for common ground. Today,
I is a 19 foreman have come to show you pictures of 25 years
of san francisco. Here is a picture from-this is where people lives in home safe and secure. It seems like everyone
is voting this year about billy san francisco the million man
March she said I don't become gentrification like san francisco and she went to the million man March so she could see black people happy for a
week. So, we know that when you cannot cook-what they're doing right now in the planning commission we have these things called group housing we cannot cook in your room with no more.
The hotel is, we do have a epidemic. We have group
housing. This is to show you,
this when I first started in 1999. The gamete cheering on obama in 2008. This when lisa
cook in a room but now we get attacked in our sros. I house is very important for all of us in san francisco. We know this is become a trend throughout
the nation but the lady said that the million man March, this is how the room once
loved. If you go online, 415 sf
wp, at gmail.Com 1961-2015 it will show you how people have done our homes now. This shows
you before to what you will see
on that e-mail or how my
building
last year. So [Inaudible].
You'll see the contrast.
>> thank you. Thank you very much. Are there any other members of the public would like to provide public comment
at this time? Seeing none, public common is closed >>[Gavel] >> Madam Clerk can we go to the item for adoption without reference to committee?
>> item 29-32 are being considered for immediate adoption without committee reference. Single rollcall vote May not these items and a member May object. To sever an
item that considers utterly >> supervisor too much >> I like to sever items are to >> see no other names on the roster, Madam Clerk can you call the roll on the remaining items >> items 29-32, supervisor
wiener aye you not aye breed
aye, was aye christiansen aye,
corridor aye farrell aye kim aye kim aye.9 aye
>> those resolutions are adopted unanimously >>[Gavel] >> please go items are to >> item 32 is a motion to call united states congress to award
the congressional gold medal to filipino veterans of world war ii and recognition of their loyal and selfless duty to the philippines and to the united states of america. >> supervisor kim >> thank you. I deserve one amendment I like to make in the copy of the resolution. It is an amendment to ensure this resolution is communicated to our area congressional representatives and I want to
thank supervisor katie tang applied this for office one mange passes resolution on
special rep. Miller position here in san francisco and we are very clear about it. It is
shameful as has been mentioned by many individuals here that
we as a country have yet to recognize the veterans for the service and sacrifice. So, I do
want to thank the board for joining me in urging congress to write this long-standing wrong with this resolution did
I do want to reckon I supervisor molina cohen is added her name was to this resolution and to soma
filipino. Social cultural district. I asked the entire
board would sign on as cosponsors for this item number
32. >> I see every member of that
chicken I did supervisor kim some sure that's fine. Supervisor kim has made a motion to amend. Is there a
second he was seconded by supervisor farrell can we take the amendment without objection get without objection the amendment passes unanimously >>[Gavel]
>> on the remaining items as amended, can we take this item
same house, same call? Sorry. Supervisor we not
>> thank you. I want to thank supervisor kim for bringing this would be to add it as a cosponsor for this resolution
the congressional gold medal and also for the pillow
filipino heritage edition. >> thank you supervisor
wiener. Colleagues, take this item same house same house, same call? Without objection the item passes as amended unanimously. >>[Gavel]
>> Madam Clerk, can you read
the next item. >> yes. Today's meeting will be adjourned in memory of the
following individual on behalf of at the suggestion of
supervisor: what behalf of the
entire board of supervisors for the late rev. Dr. Victor lee majerus. >> this brings us to the end of our agenda get Madam Clerk, is there any other business before us today? >> that concludes our business for today >> thank you everyone. We are adjourned.
