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[Unidentified Public Speaker(s)]: Good

[Rafael Mandelman (Board President, District 8)]: good afternoon, everyone. Welcome to the 10/21/2025 regular meeting of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. Madam Clerk, will you please call the roll?

[Angela Calvillo (Clerk of the Board)]: Thank you, mister president. Supervisor Chan. Present. Chan present. Supervisor Chen? Chen present. Supervisor Dorsey? Present. Dorsey present. Supervisor Fielder? Fielder present. Supervisor Mahmoud? Present. Mahmoud present. Supervisor Mandelmann?

[Rafael Mandelman (Board President, District 8)]: Present.

[Angela Calvillo (Clerk of the Board)]: Mandelmann present. Supervisor Melgar? Melgar present. Supervisor Sauter? Present. Sauter present. Supervisor Sheryl? Present. Cheryl present. And supervisor Walton? Present. Walton present. Mister president, all members are present.

[Rafael Mandelman (Board President, District 8)]: Thank you, madam clerk. The San Francisco board of supervisors acknowledges that we are on the unceded ancestral homeland of the Ramaytush Ohlone, who are the original inhabitants of the San Francisco Peninsula. As the indigenous stewards of this land and in accordance with their traditions, the Ramatish Ohlone have never ceded, lost, nor forgotten their responsibilities as the caretakers of this place, as well as for all peoples who reside in their traditional territory. As guests, we recognize that we benefit from living and working on their traditional homeland. We wish to pay our respects by acknowledging the ancestors, elders, and relatives of the Ramaytush Ohlone community and by affirming their sovereign rights as first peoples. Colleagues, will you join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance?

[Shamann Walton (Supervisor, District 10)]: I pledge allegiance to the flag of The United States Of America, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

[Rafael Mandelman (Board President, District 8)]: And on behalf of the board, I would like to acknowledge the staff at SFgovTV today, particularly, Kalina Mendoza. They record each of our meetings and make transcripts available to the public online. And with that, madam clerk, we should probably go to our 2PM special order.

[Angela Calvillo (Clerk of the Board)]: Yes. The special order at 2PM is the appearance by the honorable mayor, Daniel Lurie. The mayor may address the board for up to five minutes.

[Rafael Mandelman (Board President, District 8)]: Welcome, mister mayor. Do you have any opening remarks?

[Daniel Lurie (Mayor of San Francisco)]: Good afternoon, board president Mandelmann and members of the board. And to my friends in the audience from Potrero Hill, Jude We love you, Jude. Congratulations. As mayor as mayor, my top priority is keeping San Francisco safe while always, always upholding our city's values and laws. Led by local law enforcement with the support from the state and federal law enforcement partners, we've driven violent crime down to its lowest levels since the nineteen fifties and reduced tent encampments to record lows, and we are showing real progress. Yet the fentanyl crisis continues to impact our streets, our families, and businesses, and my administration is tackling it head on. We've worked to transform the city's response to this crisis while coordinating local law enforcement efforts with FBI, DEA, ATF, and the US attorney's office to dismantle open air drug markets and cartels through DMACC. While I deeply respect our military service members, the federalized National Guard does not have the authority to arrest drug dealers and disrupt drug markets. Deploying the National Guard is clearly not the solution to the city's challenges. As we tackle fentanyl alongside state and federal law enforcement partners, I will never waver in my commitment to protect the people and values that define San Francisco, our safety, compassion, and sense of community. And I will do everything, everything in my power to support our immigrant and LGBTQ plus communities who have continuously come under threat. That is what makes us San Francisco. At the same time, we must continue the daily work of governing and supporting our city's recovery. Yesterday, under the leadership of chair Melgar alongside supervisors Mahmoud and Chen, the land use and transportation committee held a hearing on my family zoning plan with many of the board members offering thoughtful remarks, amendments, and questions. As all of you know, the state is requiring us to go through this process. I want to thank you for the many hours spent with the planning department, neighbors, small business owners, and advocates over the past many months in shaping this important legislation. I know how important this work is, and I know you've been working hard alongside many others. Too many parents are questioning whether they can afford to raise their children in San Francisco, and too many young people are unsure if they will be able to stay in the city they love. Our family zoning plan addresses those challenges by adding more housing, supporting small businesses, and preserving what makes San Francisco unique, all while keeping local control over our zoning decisions rather than ceding it to Sacramento. Working with supervisors Melgar and Sauter, we added amendments that strengthen the plan's protections for tenants and small businesses. In the weeks ahead, my team and I will continue reviewing amendments to ensure we advance a plan that helps families afford to live here and keeps San Francisco in control of its future. Thank you all for your dedication to the working people, families, and small businesses across our neighborhoods. They are counting on on us to make this city more affordable and maintain control of our zoning, and I look forward to continuing our work together to accomplish that.

[Rafael Mandelman (Board President, District 8)]: Thank you, mister mayor. Madam clerk, could you please call the topic for District 11?

[Angela Calvillo (Clerk of the Board)]: Yes. The first topic submitted by the district eleven supervisor, supervisor Chen, is the recruitment and retention practices for police department to increase language, ethnic, and gender diversity.

[Rafael Mandelman (Board President, District 8)]: Supervisor Chen, you may ask your opening question.

[Chayanne Chen (Supervisor, District 11)]: Thank you, president Madeline. Thank you for joining us today, mister mayor. I believe that a cornerstone of our public safety solutions should include building a police force that reflects the community it serves. To me, that includes, for example, the linguistic competence to serve monolingual communities. It means gender parity so that we are increasing the representation of woman police officers. It means an ethically diverse police force that look like San Francisco, and the diversity neighborhood across the city. But it also ensuring that our police force possess the sensitivity, awareness, training, and protocols to be responsive to the challenge of our local communities face, including the heightened enforcement of ICE rates in these times. As you know, the more diverse our law enforcement agencies are, the more that we reflect the makeup of our city's demographics, and the safer and more effective our public safety initiative will be, including and especially our century centrally our century city policies. Upholding and defending our century city policies is the hearts and minds of many of our constituents, especially given the heightened ICE enforcement activities terrorizing our city. While recruitment of our officer to SFPD seems to be trending in a high and right directions, I'm still concerned that we're not making significant progress on our 30 by 30 goals, and our goals for the language and ethic diversity. Will you commit to immediately implementing programs that have been successful in other counties and city and cities to recruit and retain female officers, officers of color, and officers with language comp with language competency.

[Rafael Mandelman (Board President, District 8)]: Thank you, supervisor Chen. Mayor Larry, you may respond to the opening question.

[Daniel Lurie (Mayor of San Francisco)]: Thank you for your question, supervisor Chen. When I issued the rebuilding the ranks executive directive earlier this year, I said ours I said our city needed a clear and immediate plan to restore our sworn public safety workforce. We needed a plan that would not only put more officers out on our streets, but make sure those officers reflect the city that they serve. This initiative is about rebuilding capacity and gaining trust through reforms that will help keep our community safe by making sure our police department has the staff and support it needs to do its job safely and effectively. To date, San Francisco has seen a net increase in police officers and sheriff's deputies for the first time in a decade, with entry level police officer applications up 40% and an academy graduation rate up 20%. But as you mentioned, staffing alone is not enough. We need to rebuild the ranks with purpose to create a modern, professional, and inclusive police department, one that draws on the diversity, the languages, and the lived experiences of the people that live and work and play here in San Francisco.

[Rafael Mandelman (Board President, District 8)]: Thank you, Mayor Lohrey. Supervisor Chen, you may now ask a follow-up question directly related to the opening question.

[Chayanne Chen (Supervisor, District 11)]: Thank you, president, again. Mayor, can you please specify a kind the kind of programming that our your department is considering and help to build a culturally competency, including the trainings, the awareness, and the protocols around sensitive issues, especially these times relating to ICE enforcement and sanctuary city policies.

[Rafael Mandelman (Board President, District 8)]: Mayor Lurry, you may now respond to the follow-up question.

[Daniel Lurie (Mayor of San Francisco)]: Supervisor SFPD's recruitment unit conducts extensive outreach to recruit people who reflect the communities that it serves. The emphasis is on recruiting, outreach to diverse community and educational partners, and staying engaged with applicants beyond the initial hiring contact. Through multilingual advertising in Chinese, Spanish, and so many other languages, SFPD highlights bilingual officers to show that if you speak the language of San Francisco, there's a place for you in the department because understanding our communities, as you pointed out, is essential to keeping them safe. SFPD is equally committed to gender representation and was among the first major police departments to sign the national 30 by 30 pledge, but we still have work to do. We are committed to specific actions to support and advance women in law enforcement. Beyond that, the department has worked to strengthen family support policies, expand membership, mentorship opportunities, and ensure transparent merit based systems that help all members grow and lead. When I talk about rebuilding the regs, it's not just about staffing. It's about building a department that reflects our city by recruiting faster, training smarter, and supporting officers to serve San Francisco's diverse communities with integrity.

[Chayanne Chen (Supervisor, District 11)]: Thank you, mister mayor.

[Rafael Mandelman (Board President, District 8)]: Mayor Lurie, you may now ask a question to supervisor Chen or to any other supervisor in attendance pertaining to the same topic, but not necessarily related to the previous question.

[Danny Sauter (Supervisor, District 3)]: Thank you.

[Rafael Mandelman (Board President, District 8)]: The may the mayor is good. I see supervisor Fielder in the queue. Supervisor Fielder.

[Jackie Fielder (Supervisor, District 9)]: Thank you so much, president Mandelmann. Thank you, mayor Larry, for being here today. Colleagues, I would like to make a motion to ask all of you to provide me the opportunity to ask an recommendation of the city attorney, I will explain how my question is allowable by administrative code section 2.11. Firstly, I'm an eligible supervisor. That is, a supervisor who could have submitted a topic in advance today. Secondly, there's been a sudden or unexpected incident or occurrence, and that is president Donald Trump making not one, but two statements committing to send the National Guard to San Francisco since last Wednesday afternoon. The reason could that this could not have been anticipated, before noon last Wednesday is because I do not have any line of communication with the president. I don't have telepathic capabilities to have anticipated he would have made those statements. Thirdly, members of the board could not have anticipated that incident at noon last Wednesday as the first reports of Trump's statements were made Wednesday afternoon Pacific time. Politico actually first report on Wednesday at 01:43 Pacific time. Fourthly, the incident or occurrence raises formal time sensitive policy matters within the subject matter jurisdiction of the mayor, as the mayor has both the permission to ask the governor to send the national guard, and also as laid out in article three of the city charter, section three point one hundred, quote, the mayor shall have responsibility for, one, general general administration and oversight of all departments and governmental units in the executive branch of the city and county, two, coordination of all intergovernmental activities of the city and county. And my question pertains to both the National Guard and coordination of intergovernmental activities of the city and county. Fifthly, the question cannot be adequately addressed at the mayor's next scheduled appearance because, we may very well have the National Guard on our footsteps. And this has not been considered in committee and is not on the board's agenda for today. So with that, I ask for your support in asking an unscheduled question.

[Rafael Mandelman (Board President, District 8)]: Supervisor Fielder has made a motion to be allowed to ask an unscheduled question. I am seeing a second from supervisor Mahmood. Is there any discussion?

[Unidentified Public Speaker(s)]: I don't know if

[Shamann Walton (Supervisor, District 10)]: you get I don't know if you get to talk.

[Unidentified Public Speaker(s)]: I will

[Rafael Mandelman (Board President, District 8)]: I I am the designated Grinch of this body. It is my job, partly my job, to prevent us from stretching our rules to the point where we are not following them generally. And I do think that there is a significant risk in slippery slopes and doing something once and then continuing to have an expectation from supervisors that they'll be able to do it for other topics and on future occasions. So I would generally be inclined to vote no on a request like this. However, however, the mayor has indicated that he would like to be given the opportunity to answer this question, and so I will stand down from my Grinchliness and support the motion. Madam Clerk, would can you please call the roll?

[Angela Calvillo (Clerk of the Board)]: On the motion to allow supervisor Fielder to ask the question, this is an eight vote threshold. Supervisor Sheryl? Aye. Sheryl, I. Supervisor Walton? Aye. Walton, I. Supervisor Chan? Aye. Chan, I. Supervisor Chen? Aye. Chen, I. Supervisor Dorsey? Dorsey, I. Supervisor Fielder? Fielder, I. Supervisor, Mahmoud? Mahmoud, I. Supervisor Mandelmann?

[Rafael Mandelman (Board President, District 8)]: I.

[Angela Calvillo (Clerk of the Board)]: Mandelmann, I. Supervisor Melgar? I. Melgar, I. And supervisor Sauter?

[Deputy Clerk (Clerk's Office staff, unidentified)]: Sauter, aye. There are 10 ayes.

[Rafael Mandelman (Board President, District 8)]: And, the motion is adopted. It was passed. Alright. Supervisor Fielder, you may ask your question.

[Jackie Fielder (Supervisor, District 9)]: Thank you so much, president Manilman. Thank you, mayor. Thank you, colleagues. I'm invoking this rarely used board privilege because over the weekend, as you all know, the president was reported as doubling down on his commitment to send the National Guard to San Francisco. He has deployed federal forces and the National Guard to cities like Chicago, Los Angeles, and Portland. His comments about our city should not be taken lightly. And in the mission, we've been bracing for this moment, The moment that people stop going to work, when anyone black or brown can't freely walk outside without the fear of Trump's federal agents racially profiling and arresting them, The moment when parents stop sending their kids to school, become too afraid to go get groceries, or go to the doctor. What we've been preparing for in the mission is essentially a shutdown, the likes of which we haven't seen since COVID. And colleagues, this scenario has become increasingly and terrifyingly more real for thousands of our constituents over the past six days. As a sanctuary city, I believe San Franciscans are owed, a statement from our mayor on the record about how the mayor's administration is preparing to defend their civil liberties and rights. And so with that, mayor, I would like to ask, what is your administration doing in the coming days and weeks? More specifically, what direction have you given to relevant governmental units and departments in the executive branch in the city and county to prepare our city in protecting the civil liberties and rights of our residents, and especially immigrants and people of color, in the event that Donald Trump sends militarized federal forces, including potentially the National Guard, to San Francisco?

[Daniel Lurie (Mayor of San Francisco)]: I appreciate it, supervisor. As everyone in this room knows, we've been constantly monitoring the possibility of federal intervention, really,

[Shamann Walton (Supervisor, District 10)]: since

[Daniel Lurie (Mayor of San Francisco)]: the day I took office, so that we can be prepared to respond and keep San Francisco safe under any scenario. I've said this from day one. Keeping San Francisco safe is my number one priority. We've been convening a cross departmental policy group of public safety leaders, representatives from the city attorney's office, and other affected department heads to continue coordinating our local response to potential federal actions. This policy group is meeting regularly to ensure our operational strategic plans remain current and effective, and we just ended one about an hour ago. The city attorney yesterday filed a brief in the US Supreme Court, their fourth brief brief on this issue, making it clear that local law enforcement is best positioned to keep our communities safe and that they are doing it well. As you know, SFPD has a long standing general order, which interim chief Yep reaffirmed recently in the department's notice to officers that governs engagement with federal authorities and ensures SFPD officers have clear guidance. That policy prohibits SFPD from participating in federal civil immigration enforcement. It is not the role of local law enforcement to assist with military operations on our streets. San Francisco has had policies like this in place for decades. They help foster trust between law enforcement and communities, and that helps keep our community safe. As I have always said and will repeat again today, I am fully committed to upholding those policies. My administration is also in regular communication with community and immigrant leaders to stay informed and responsive to conditions on the ground and to offer appropriate resources. Of course, that has always been the case, but it is particularly important now and I continue to do that. I'm gonna say it one more time so everybody can hear this. As I have said, my top priority is keeping San Francisco safe, and I will continue working with this board however I can to deliver on that commitment to the city and to the people of our great city. I appreciate the question. Thank you, supervisor.

[Rafael Mandelman (Board President, District 8)]: Thank you, mister mayor. This concludes the District 9 topic discussion. Thank you for joining us today. Thank you so much. Alright. These matters have been discussed and will be filed after general public comment. And, madam clerk, that takes us back to communications.

[Angela Calvillo (Clerk of the Board)]: Thank you, mister president. I went directly to consent. My apologies. Thank you all for joining the members of the board of supervisors in the board's legislative chamber. I wanna say that you are noticing that we are missing a member of the board as you all may know. There is a vacancy in the District 4 office. As soon as the honorable mayor Daniel Lurie makes the appointment, that seat will be filled. Until then, the vote threshold will remain six votes for substantive votes unless, as you saw earlier, the ordinance requires a higher vote, in which case, the vote threshold would be higher, of the entire membership of the board. That housekeeping bit, I wanted to also then if you have, the opportunity to come to this chamber on a regular basis, thank you for attending. Otherwise, you can catch the proceeding on SFGOV TV's channel 26 and provide your public comment in writing by sending either an email to s f gov to bos@sfgov.org or use the postal service, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, the Room 244 City Hall, San Francisco, California 94102. If you'd need a reasonable accommodation or you need language assistance, please contact the clerk's office at least two days in advance by calling (415) 554-5184. Thank you to the members.

[Rafael Mandelman (Board President, District 8)]: Thank you, madam clerk. Let's go to the approval of our meeting minutes.

[Angela Calvillo (Clerk of the Board)]: We have approval of the 09/09/2025 and 09/16/2025 board meeting minutes.

[Rafael Mandelman (Board President, District 8)]: Colleagues, could I have a motion to approve the minutes? Moved by Walton. Could I have a second? Seconded by Chen. And, madam clerk, could you please call the roll?

[Angela Calvillo (Clerk of the Board)]: On the minutes as approved, supervisor Cheryl? I agree. Cheryl, I. Supervisor Walton? Aye. Walton, aye. Supervisor Chan? Aye. Chan, aye. Supervisor Dorsey? Aye. Dorsey, aye. Supervisor Fielder? Fielder, aye. Supervisor Mahmoud? Mahmoud, aye. Supervisor Mandelmann?

[Rafael Mandelman (Board President, District 8)]: Aye.

[Angela Calvillo (Clerk of the Board)]: Mandelmann, aye. Supervisor Melgar? Melgar, aye. And supervisor Sautter?

[Deputy Clerk (Clerk's Office staff, unidentified)]: Aye. Sautter, aye. There are 10 ayes.

[Rafael Mandelman (Board President, District 8)]: Without objection, the minutes will be approved after public comment as presented. And now, madam clerk, I think we've caught up to you. Let's go to our consent agenda. Please call items two through 16.

[Angela Calvillo (Clerk of the Board)]: Items two through 16 are on consent. These items are con considered to be routine. If a member objects, a member may ask for an item to be considered separately.

[Rafael Mandelman (Board President, District 8)]: Please call the roll.

[Angela Calvillo (Clerk of the Board)]: On items two through 16, supervisor Cheryl. Aye. Cheryl, I. Supervisor Walton. Aye. Walton, I. Supervisor Chan. Aye. Chan, I. Supervisor Chen. Chen, I. Supervisor Dorsey? Aye. Dorsey, I. Supervisor Fielder? Fielder, I. Supervisor, Mahmood? Aye. Supervisor, Mandelmann?

[Rafael Mandelman (Board President, District 8)]: Aye.

[Angela Calvillo (Clerk of the Board)]: Mandelmann, I. Supervisor Melgar? Melgar, I. And supervisor, Sauter?

[Deputy Clerk (Clerk's Office staff, unidentified)]: Aye. Sautter, aye. There are 10 ayes.

[Rafael Mandelman (Board President, District 8)]: Without objection, these ordinances are passed on first reading and finally passed, and the resolution is adopted. Madam Clerk, let's go to unfinished business. Please call item 17.

[Angela Calvillo (Clerk of the Board)]: Item 17. This is an ordinance to amend the building and planning codes to comply with California government code section six six zero zero seven by postponing the collection of development impact fees for designated residential development projects to the date of development projects to the date of first certificate of occupancy or first temporary certificate of occupancy, whichever occurs first, and to affirm the CEQA determination and to make the appropriate findings.

[Rafael Mandelman (Board President, District 8)]: Supervisor Walton.

[Shamann Walton (Supervisor, District 10)]: My apologies, president Madeline, not for this item.

[Rafael Mandelman (Board President, District 8)]: Okay. Madam clerk, can you please call the roll on 17?

[Angela Calvillo (Clerk of the Board)]: On item 17, supervisor Cheryl. Cheryl, aye. Supervisor Walton. Aye. Walton, aye. Supervisor Chan. Aye. Chen, aye. Supervisor Dorsey. Dorsey, aye. Supervisor Fielder. Fielder, no. Supervisor Mahmoud. Mahmoud, aye. Supervisor Mandelmann?

[Rafael Mandelman (Board President, District 8)]: Aye.

[Angela Calvillo (Clerk of the Board)]: Mandelmann, aye. Supervisor Melgar? Melgar, aye. And supervisor Sautter? Aye. Sautter, aye. There are nine ayes and one no. With supervisor Fielder voting no.

[Rafael Mandelman (Board President, District 8)]: And the ordinance has finally passed. And I think we're gonna come back to eight to eighteen and nineteen later. We'll let's go to our 02:30 special order.

[Angela Calvillo (Clerk of the Board)]: Yes. The 02:30 special order is the time to celebrate residents of San Francisco for meritorious service.

[Rafael Mandelman (Board President, District 8)]: And we will start with district three, supervisor Salter.

[Danny Sauter (Supervisor, District 3)]: Thank you, president Mandelmann. Colleagues, today, I am honored to recognize Rich Mongeiro of the Downtown San Francisco Partnership for his heroic lifesaving action in this very building two weeks ago. Rich, can you come please join us at the podium? It it was at the October 6 Art Commission hearing upstairs in Room 416 where a public commenter collapsed as he was returning to his seat from the podium. Attendees rushed over to him, and seeing that he was unresponsive, pleaded to the room for help. Moments like these require quick action to prevent serious health impacts and possible loss of life. Fortunately, Rich, who was also attending that hearing, answered the call. Rich performed CPR. He provided emergency assistance until the sheriff's deputies and paramedics arrived in Room 416. He demonstrated courage, selflessness, and care for an absolute stranger that day. We are grateful to learn that the public commenter is recovering well from the health incident. And in fact, I believe the two of you had the chance to be reunited as in the hospital room recently as he's recovering and recovering well. Many of you know that immediate CPR can double or triple the chance of a person's survival. It is reported that only about forty percent of people get the help they need from bystanders before first responders arrive. And we were very lucky on that day in October to have Rich there to answer the call. Rich jumping into action probably doesn't come as a surprise to anyone who knows him. He has a long history of serving others. He served for nearly twenty years as a police officer in San Jose, and currently, he's the vice president of operations for the Downtown SF Partnership, where he manages the clean and safe programs. And he's done a tremendous job and has been a big part of our downtown recovery. He exemplifies what it means to be an everyday hero, and his actions remind us to be generous towards strangers, to help when help is needed, and to always be prepared. So on behalf of the board, Rich, we wanna thank you for your brave, life saving actions, and we also wanna thank you for all of your work downtown and all your service to our city. So please join me in welcoming Rich to now say a few words.

[Rich Mongeiro]: Thank you, supervisor Sauter, for, this honor, and your team. I am both honored and humbled, to be recognized by you and the board. No one could ever plan to be or expect to be in a situation like I was on October 6. And all I kept thinking about during that time was doing everything that I possibly could to keep that man alive. I've had never met the gentleman before that day, and my only recollection of him up until a few days ago was his physical state when I began doing CPR. I had the opportunity to meet him, and his first name is Carl, five days after the incident in his hospital room, here in the city. And when I walked into the room, seeing him sitting up in a chair smiling, then crying, brought this whole event truly into perspective. And he asked me only one question. What's it like to save somebody's life? I never really thought of it and truly couldn't describe the feeling. I told him I honestly don't know how to describe it. I'm just glad that I was able to be there for him when he needed someone and that I hope that if ever that situation were to fall on me or one of my loved ones, someone would jump in as well. So, again, thank you, supervisor Sauter. Thank you to the board. I'm a native San Franciscan, born and raised, very proud of the city and everything that it's becoming. So thank you again for the honor.

[Rafael Mandelman (Board President, District 8)]: Next up, District 10, supervisor Walton.

[Shamann Walton (Supervisor, District 10)]: Thank you, president Mandelmann. If I could get Jude Deichenbach to come up to the podium. Colleagues, today I am proud to recognize someone whose dedication to her community, her neighbors, and to the city of San Francisco has truly stood the test of time, Jude Deichenbach. For more than three decades, Jude has poured her energy, expertise, and heart into nonprofit and community work. Her career has bridged both the corporate and nonprofit worlds, but her passion has always been rooted right here in the neighborhoods and public spaces that bring people together. In 2015, Jude took on a major challenge with the Friends of Jackson Park, helping to craft a vision for the park's renovation, navigating the maze of city agencies, and leading the charge to fundraise and bring that vision to life. Her leadership, perseverance, and commitment have been instrumental in moving this project forward, and she's done it all with a sense of humor, determination, and the right amount of persistence. Jude and her husband, Dave, raised three children in Patrol Hill, where Jackson Park became an extension of their backyard, a daily destination filled with memories and community. Years ago, Jew worked with neighbors and the city to replace the old, carcinogenic playground equipment with what stands there today, Proof that when she sets her minds to something, change happens. And here we are again as she continues to fight for Jackson Park to be brought into the twenty first century. She is tireless. She is passionate. And she is absolutely relentless in the best possible way. We honor Jude not just for what she's done, but for what she continues to do for and in community. For her unwavering commitment to community, for her love of this city, and for reminding us all that great things happen when neighbors care deeply enough to act. If there was a Ivy League course in effect ineffective persistence, Jude would be the professor. Congratulations, Jude, and thank you so much for your extraordinary service and spirit.

[Shamann Walton (Supervisor, District 10)]: The floor is yours.

[Jude Deichenbach]: Well, good afternoon, everyone. I have a lot of thank yous. First and foremost, to supervisor Walton, thank you for honoring me today and giving me my flowers and for your undying support of the Jackson Park renovation project. Yeah. And speaking of which, huge shout out to my family, Dave, Lucas, and Jackson, who are here today, Julia, who's watching from New York, Three six eight club, I love you so. Thank you. And now I'd like to ask all the friends of Jackson Park to stand up, which should be everybody in the room. I'm just saying because everybody loves Jackson. Jackson. For over a decade, this community of Jackson Park supporters has worked with our partners, Rec Park, to craft a park renovation project that would address the growing needs of green and open space in our neighborhood, ADA guidelines, which we don't currently meet, and to restore and renovate our historic, from 1912, clubhouse. Anybody who's been to Jackson, and I'm sure all of you have, know we need some help here on our beloved park. This community has attended over 12 community meetings, 10 stakeholder meetings, countless coffees, and other neighborhood organization meetings, all to support the design, which was community driven, and to fundraise for this park renovation project. We have our project has received CEQA clearance. It was got unanimous approval from both the Rec Park Commission and the Board of Supervisors over two and a half years ago, and we've raised a little over 32,000,000. Let me repeat that number. 32,000,000. And then that's both in pledged and donated public and private funds for this project, which is a little over 75% of what's needed according to the city. So now is the time to complete this project. Jackson needs to jump up on the list of priorities and get the renovation project that we need and deserve. So as I told mayor Lurie, supervisor Walton, general manager Ginsburg, and anybody else who would listen to me, I am asking today, taking this opportunity to help us fund our gap from this board. Let's find that money. I promise you, I will stop bugging you and any of all of you once it's done, but not until it's done. So let's break together and let's build this park. Thank you for your

[Unidentified Public Speaker(s)]: help.

[Rafael Mandelman (Board President, District 8)]: We're gonna give Jude's friends a chance to get out of the chamber before we go to our District 11 honoree. Alright. Supervisor Chen, you have an honoree.

[Chayanne Chen (Supervisor, District 11)]: Yeah. Thank you, president Mendelmann. Good afternoon, colleagues and everyone. Today, I'm so proud to honor Po Sampoong, a passionate advocate for home care workers, a dedicated community member, and an inspirational leader in both the labor movement and the Chinese American community. Mister Poon began his journey as a teacher in China before immigrating to The United States. He is an inspiration. He is also inspiring example of many who overcame language and cultural barriers to fully engage in our community, leading with heart, dedication, and a true spirit of services. After immigrating to San Francisco in 2000, mister Poon began working with the in home supportive services to care for his own family. That same year, he joined SEIU UHW, United Healthcare Workers West, standing in unity for workers' rights and social justice. In 2011, he was elected as an executive director of SEIU UHW, and in 2017, appointed as a vice president of SEIU Local twenty fifteen's Bay Area Chapters. This is truly a testament to his determination, organizing skills, and leadership. Thanks to your tireless effort, mister Poon, and your Local twenty fifteen's negotiation team, San Francisco's home care workers now enjoy one of the strongest union contracts in the Bay Area, and it's a model for others nationwide. Even now you are in retirement, you continue to serve, you mobilize union members, mentors young leaders, support education and cultural programs, and advise community events like your neighborhood Richmond Noona New Year's street fair. Together with leaders, in the community like Sally Tang, Sam Zhu, Goh Manhong, Yuan Gui Lan, Eva Zhao, Yuan Hong Hu, Tony Chen, mister Poon has continued to help lead a powerful coalition of retired leaders, continue to inspire and support and pass on their organizing wisdom to future generation in San Francisco. And I would also like to say a few words in Chinese,

[Rafael Mandelman (Board President, District 8)]: And first, supervisor Chan.

[Connie Chan (Supervisor, District 1)]: Thank you, president Mandelmann. And first, I'm gonna say that in English. And two, I wanna be able to express my gratitude to mister Poon in Chinese as as well. I'm not going to I concur with so much of the sentiments that supervisor Chen has already expressed toward mister Poon, but mister Poon has been really a long time District 1 resident at the sites on by Aguero and Gary, and now but really officially in District 2. Lucky supervisor, Cheryl. And but mister Poon has always been a community leader, taking care of his neighbors, the people that live in that very same building, and making sure that they understand their rights, whatever that is happening in our neighborhood. So for that, I'm just so grateful to mister Pun. And

[Rafael Mandelman (Board President, District 8)]: I will just say, I think that the entire board is grateful for this commendation. So thank you, supervisor Chen, for offering it. And now you can speak.

[Interpreter (for Po Sam Poon)]: I will be offering a quick English translation on behalf of mister Poon. Today, I am deeply honored to accept this certificate of honor and to be recognized here by the board of supervisors in this grand chamber. This recognition affirms my over twenty years of social activism and community service. It also acknowledges those who have collaborated with me, supported me, and stand by my side today. Here with me is my wife, Doulei Ping. Thank you for your unwavering support and your understanding. I am also very grateful to manager Yang Wei Ling of the Gamsan Chinese Newcomers Association and Mutual Aid Association, who helped me gain a foothold in America after immigrating. I'd also like to thank former executive director of the SCUHW San Francisco chapter, Sally Jusam Goman, and member Lan Fa. Thank you to the chairperson Wong from my hometown association and chairperson Wong Yihong from the residents association. Also, thank you so much to several senior classmates out in the Richmond who helped and studied alongside with me digital education and AI. Thank you again to all of the community and to the members of the board of supervisors for your encouragement. I hope that more immigrants and immigrant elders will actively participate in advocating for civil rights legislation and budgets.

[Rafael Mandelman (Board President, District 8)]: And now district one supervisor Chan.

[Connie Chan (Supervisor, District 1)]: Thank you, president Mandelmann. Colleagues, today, I'm honoring one of the rich Richmond's most cherished resources, the Internet Archive. We are just so grateful that for their accomplishments, not just for San Francisco, for the Richmond, but really, I would say for the entire nation. And today, tomorrow, is Internet Archive's twenty sixth anniversary. That is twenty six years?

[Interpreter (for Po Sam Poon)]: I am.

[Connie Chan (Supervisor, District 1)]: Twenty nine. Twenty nine. I was like looking at Robin. I was like, I think that we know that. We knew that. Twenty nine years of protecting our first amendment rights and creating equitable access to information. In today's world, colleagues, this access is more important than ever. We know that when our first amendment right is under attack, when our public libraries are under attack, this, when we talk about Internet archives work, when we talk about, all that this organization has done, is more critical than ever. When we're seeing books banned and people silenced, the Internet Archive stands up and ensures free access to vital information. Under the leadership of Brewster Kahle, when I who I call the brain behind the Internet Archive, This institution also now celebrating an enormous accomplishment of their 1,000,000,000,000 web pages archived. This is an incredible achievement and a testament to and testament to their unwavering commitment. In addition to the web pages, the Internet archive has preserved 49,000,000 books and text, 13,000,000 audio recordings, 10,000,000 videos, 5,000,000 images, and 1,000,000 software programs. And we know that, as I have learned today, our mister librarian, Michael Lambert, mentioned that when Internet archives started in 1996, was the very same year that our main library, the flagship library across the street began. And since then, there's an ongoing partnership, thanks to Brewster in 2008, supporting our public library and being able to, again, have access, to our information and to our library online. It's just we're just tremendously grateful for Internet Archive, and that we want them to know that this board of supervisors, the city and county of San Francisco, will always be in solidarity with Internet Archive in the fight for first amendment rights, and the fight for public information and access to free information. And so, with that, today, I'm very happy that we're going to honor Internet Archive Day, celebrating and declaring October 22 the Internet Archive Day in San Francisco. Thank you.

[Brewster Kahle (Founder, Internet Archive)]: Connie Chan, voter supervisors, thank you very much for making this the welcome home of the Internet Archive. We were born and bred in, in in, San Francisco, and I'd say the Internet Archive, as well as a lot of other nonprofit organizations and high-tech nonprofits, are really this is a natural home for it because of the support of nature. So, like Wikipedia, like the Electronic Frontier Foundation, the Internet Archive is part of the bedrock fabric of the Internet and is very much a San Francisco style project. And more than just a San Francisco born and bred, through the evolution of the Internet, which has always been up and to the right, San Franciscans and San Francisco governors gov supervisors have always been in support. This is a time that's extremely important. As as supervisor Connie Chan just said, it's a tough time for libraries. We're getting there's criminalization of librarianship now. There's book bannings, defundings, very difficult licensing environments that are making our libraries have a harder and harder time doing our core functions. And the idea of having this commendation, is, fantastic. The idea that there is a Internet Archive Day to celebrate 1,000,000,000,000 web pages, authored by over a billion people now in a library in San Francisco, it's kind of awesome. It really shows that people want to share, want to have what they know available to the world by the billions of people. And that we were able to go and collect these, recognize the billion voices that is the World Wide Web over the last thirty years, to give it a home and permanence, shows the significance of that work, but also what a place like San Francisco brings to bear for our common world. So I'd just like to say thank you very much, and we're honored that there is an Internet Archive Day coming up tomorrow. In in that note, we are going to close down a street in Richmond at Funston, Long Park Presidio at Clement, and you are all invited. It's a big party to celebrate 1,000,000,000,000 web page, a once in a generation accomplishment, out far outstripping the Library of Alexandria or even the the Library of Congress in sheer volume. Let's celebrate in the Richmond District tomorrow night. You're all invited. Thank you very

[Chris Ward Klein]: much.

[Brewster Kahle (Founder, Internet Archive)]: Thank you all.

[Rafael Mandelman (Board President, District 8)]: Alright. I think that concludes our two thirty special commendations. Madam Clerk, let's go back to, items eighteen and nineteen, if you could call them together.

[Angela Calvillo (Clerk of the Board)]: Items eighteen and nineteen are two ordinances that amend the business and tax regulations code. Item 18 temporarily exempts transfers of certain rent restricted affordable housing from the real property transfer tax, retroactive to transfers on or after 04/12/2024, and to affirm the CEQA determination. Item 19 excludes from gross receipts tax the gross receipts of low income housing partnerships received from the lease of residential real estate beginning with the 2026 tax year. It suspends the business registration certificate and fee requirements of those partnerships beginning with the registration year commencing 04/01/2026, exempts from city exempts the city from the commercial vacancy tax retroactive to 01/01/2025, and exempts persons holding property to be used for city sponsored affordable housing projects from the commercial vacancy tax retroactive to 01/01/2022 and refunds commercial vacancy taxes paid by exempt persons. I shall state for item 19. This is in accordance with section twenty eight eleven and of article 28 and section twenty nine zero nine of article 29 of the business and tax regulations code. The passage of this ordinance on first reading is an eight vote requirement.

[Rafael Mandelman (Board President, District 8)]: Thank you, madam clerk. And supervisor Walton, you didn't have something on one of these. Right? No.

[Shamann Walton (Supervisor, District 10)]: No, president, madam. And I was just gonna ask for a roll call on them, but that was automatic because of the last vote. Got it. So thank you.

[Scott Feeney (Public commenter)]: Alright.

[Rafael Mandelman (Board President, District 8)]: Madam clerk, please call the roll.

[Angela Calvillo (Clerk of the Board)]: On items eighteen and nineteen, supervisor Cheryl. Aye. Cheryl, aye. Supervisor Walton? No. Walton, no. Supervisor Chan? Aye. Chen, aye. Supervisor Chen? Chen, aye. Supervisor Dorsey? Aye. Dorsey, aye. Supervisor Fielder? Fielder, no. Supervisor, Mahmoud. Mahmoud, aye. Supervisor Mandelmann?

[Rafael Mandelman (Board President, District 8)]: Aye.

[Angela Calvillo (Clerk of the Board)]: Mendelmann, aye. Supervisor Melgar? Melgar, aye. And supervisor Sautter? Aye. Sautter, aye. There are eight ayes and two nos, with supervisors Walton and Fielder voting no.

[Rafael Mandelman (Board President, District 8)]: The ordinances are passed on first reading. Madam Clerk, please call item 20.

[Angela Calvillo (Clerk of the Board)]: Item 20, this is a resolution to authorize the Recreation and Park Department to accept and expend cash and or in kind grants valued at approximately 500,000 from the San Francisco Irish Famine Memorial Committee for the Irish Famine Memorial Project.

[Rafael Mandelman (Board President, District 8)]: Please call the roll.

[Angela Calvillo (Clerk of the Board)]: On item 20, supervisor Cheryl. Aye. Cheryl, aye. Supervisor Walton? Aye. Walton, aye. Supervisor Chan? Aye. Chen, aye. Supervisor, Chen? Chen, aye. Supervisor, Dorsey?

[Justin Locke (Executive Director, Not In Our Town)]: Aye.

[Angela Calvillo (Clerk of the Board)]: Dorsey, aye. Supervisor, Fielder? Fielder, aye. Supervisor, Mahmoud?

[Rafael Mandelman (Board President, District 8)]: Aye.

[Angela Calvillo (Clerk of the Board)]: Vandelman, aye. Supervisor, Melgar? Melgar, aye. And supervisor Sauter? Sauter, aye. There are 10 ayes.

[Rafael Mandelman (Board President, District 8)]: Without objection, the resolution is adopted. Madam Clerk, please call item 21.

[Angela Calvillo (Clerk of the Board)]: Item 21, this is a resolution to approve and authorize the general manager of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission to execute a funding and license agreement between the commission and the Unified School District for the construction, operation, and maintenance of an on-site solar photovoltaic system at the Mission Bay School for 653,000 and for a thirty year term through 10/31/2055.

[Rafael Mandelman (Board President, District 8)]: I think we can take this item, same house, same call, without objection. The resolution is adopted. Madam Clerk, please call item 22.

[Angela Calvillo (Clerk of the Board)]: Item 22. This is a resolution to approve and authorize the general manager of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission to execute the third amendment to a contract for power scheduling coordination and related support services with APX Inc to allow for the processing of the California independent system operator power transmission service charges to increase the contract by 365,000,000 for a new total contract amount of approximately 1,260,000,000.00 and an additional three year term extension for a total term of 05/31/2022 through 05/25/2030.

[Rafael Mandelman (Board President, District 8)]: And again, same house, same call. Without objection, the resolution is adopted. Madam clerk, please call items twenty three and twenty four together.

[Angela Calvillo (Clerk of the Board)]: Items twenty three and twenty four comprise two resolutions that pertain to childcare grant agreements. For item 23, this is a resolution to retroactively approve a contract between the city and county for implementation of the citywide plan for elderly care and education for a three year and six month term through 12/31/2028 for a new amount of approximately 436,000,000. Item 24, this resolution retroactively approves a contract between the city and Wuyi Children Services for the implementation of the citywide plan for early care and education for a three year and six month term through 12/31/2028 and for a new total amount of 238,000,000.

[Rafael Mandelman (Board President, District 8)]: Same house, same call. Without objection, the resolutions are adopted. Madam Clerk, please call item 25.

[Angela Calvillo (Clerk of the Board)]: Item 25, this resolution approves and authorizes the director of property to enter into a lease of approximately 12,000 square feet of real property located at 845 Jackson Street on the 4th Floor with Chinese Hospital Association for an initial term of three years with one option to extend for one year for an initial annual base rent of approximately 500,000.

[Rafael Mandelman (Board President, District 8)]: Same house, same call. The resolution is adopted. Madam clerk, please call item 26.

[Angela Calvillo (Clerk of the Board)]: Item 26, this is a resolution to approve a first amendment to the lease agreement with the Transbay Joint Powers Authority for continued Muni operations at the Salesforce Transit Center located at 1st And Mission Streets for a term through 12/31/2050 with two ten year extension options and a current estimated annual operating charge of approximately 1,200,000.0.

[Rafael Mandelman (Board President, District 8)]: Same house, same call. Without objection, the resolution is adopted. Madam Clerk, please call item 27.

[Angela Calvillo (Clerk of the Board)]: Item 27, this is a resolution that is retroactive to approve and authorize the general manager of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission to execute a memorandum of agreement with the city of Daly City for funding, construction, and operation of the Vista Grand drainage basin improvement project, for 35,000,000 with a duration of five years, 08/04/2025 through 08/31/2030.

[Rafael Mandelman (Board President, District 8)]: Same house, same call without objection. The resolution is adopted. Madam clerk, please call item 28.

[Angela Calvillo (Clerk of the Board)]: Item 28, this is an ordinance to modify the Geary Boulevard neighborhood commercial district to authorize outdoor handwashing, vacuuming, and detailing of automobiles as an accessory use in certain automotive service stations to affirm the secret determination and to make the appropriate findings.

[Rafael Mandelman (Board President, District 8)]: Same house, same call. Without objection, the ordinance is passed on first reading. Madam clerk, please call item 29.

[Angela Calvillo (Clerk of the Board)]: Item 29. This is a resolution to add the commemorative street name Jim Marshall Way on 16th Street between Noe Street and Castro Street in recognition of his contributions to capturing the cultural and music history of San Francisco.

[Rafael Mandelman (Board President, District 8)]: Same house, same call. Without objection, the resolution is adopted. Madam clerk, please call items 30 through 45 together.

[Angela Calvillo (Clerk of the Board)]: Items 30 through 45 are 16 resolutions that initiate landmark designations under article 10 of the planning code. For item 30, this is for the firehouse host company number thirty located at 1757 Waller Street. Item 31 is for mods located at 929 Through 941 Cole Street. Item 32 is for Saint Matthew's Church located at 3281 16th Street. For item 33, this is for the Saint Nicholas Cathedral located at 2005 15th Street. Item 34 is for Saint Paul's Church located at 1660 Church Street. Item 35 is for 102 Guerrero Street. Item 36 is for the Bank of Italy, the branch building located at 400 Through 410 Castro Street. Item 37 is for Bob Ross' house at 4220th Street. Item 38 is for the Castro Rock steam baths located at 578 Through 582 Castro Street. Item 39 is for the San Francisco AIDS Foundation, 514 Through 520 Castro Street. Item 40 is for the Full Moon Coffee House located at 4416 18th Street. Item 41 is for 110 Diamond Street Church located at 100 Diamond Street, directory at 115 Diamond Street, and the convent located at 117 Diamond Street, and the school. Item 42 is for Shehharazov's, the historic location located at 220 Danvers Street. Item 43, this is for 361 San Jose Avenue. For item 44, this is for the Chautauqua House located at 1451 Masonic Avenue. And for item 45, this is for the engine company, number 13 at 1458 Valencia Street.

[Rafael Mandelman (Board President, District 8)]: Alright. I think we can take these items. Same house, same call. Without objection, the resolutions are adopted. Madam clerk, please call item 46.

[Angela Calvillo (Clerk of the Board)]: Item 46. This is a resolution to accept the city administrator's report that adds the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing, the controller's office, and Data SF to the previously designations that included the Department of Public Health, Fire Department, the Health Service System, the City Attorney, the Treasurer Tax Collector, and the Department of Technology as health care components under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, known as HIPAA, pursuant to administrative code chapter 22 h.

[Rafael Mandelman (Board President, District 8)]: And same house, same call without objection. The resolution is adopted. Madam clerk, please call item 47.

[Angela Calvillo (Clerk of the Board)]: Item 47. This is an ordinance that amends the administrative code to create the Union Street entertainment zone on Union Street between Goff And Steiner Streets and on Fillmore Street between Union And Greenwich Streets and to affirm the CEQA determination.

[Rafael Mandelman (Board President, District 8)]: Same house, same call. Without objection, the ordinance is passed on first reading. Madam clerk, please call item 48.

[Angela Calvillo (Clerk of the Board)]: Item 48. This resolution accepts the annual surveillance report for the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency under the administrative code section 19 b point six.

[Rafael Mandelman (Board President, District 8)]: Same house, same call. Without objection, the resolution is adopted. Madam clerk, please call item 49.

[Angela Calvillo (Clerk of the Board)]: Item 49, this motion appoints Ankita Mukpadahee Kumar to the Sunshine Ordinance Task Force, term ending 04/27/2027.

[Rafael Mandelman (Board President, District 8)]: Same house, same call. Without objection, the motion is approved. Madam Clerk, please call item 50.

[Angela Calvillo (Clerk of the Board)]: Item 50, this motion appoints Benjamin Tingle to the Citizens General Obligation Bond Oversight Committee, term ending 11/21/2026.

[Rafael Mandelman (Board President, District 8)]: Same house, same call. Without objection, the motion is approved. Madam clerk, please call item 51.

[Angela Calvillo (Clerk of the Board)]: Item 51. This motion appoints Jennifer Hand to the Children, Youth, and Their Families Oversight and Advisory Committee, term ending 07/01/2026.

[Rafael Mandelman (Board President, District 8)]: Same house, same call without objection. The motion is approved. And with that, madam clerk, let's go to roll call for introductions.

[Angela Calvillo (Clerk of the Board)]: Supervisor Sherrill is the first member to introduce new business. Submit. Submit. Thank you. Supervisor Walton.

[Shamann Walton (Supervisor, District 10)]: Thank you, madam clerk. Colleagues, today I have an in memoriam and two resolutions to introduce. First, I want to celebrate the life and legacy of Karen Jean Pierce. A woman whose presence brought light, purpose, and compassion to everyone who knew her. Karen was born on 02/04/1947, right here in San Francisco. The city she loved so deeply and never left. From an early age, it was clear she had both a brilliant mind and a generous heart. She graduated summa cum laude from San Francisco State University and went on went on to earn her law degree from UC Hastings. Karen's true calling was always about people, Especially children, families, and communities that too often go forgotten. For more than twenty years, she served at San Francisco Department of Public Health, where she became the department's first and only environmental justice manager. That title alone tells you something about her spirit. And she did not wait for paths to be paved. She created them. Through her work, she fought for clean air, safer neighborhoods, greater equity, particularly in Bayview Hunters Point. She listened deeply. Spoke truth to power. And turned advocacy into action. The impact of her work still ripples through this city and will for years to come. Beyond her professional achievements, Karen lived with balance and with joy. She loved a good book. The challenge of a thousand piece puzzle. And the smell of something homemade, bacon in the oven. She also had an adventurous side. Completing three marathons after the age of 50. With races that took her to Bermuda, Hawaii, and even Alaska. That same determination that fueled her advocacy carried her across finish lines most would never attempt. Those who knew Karen described her as strong, but gentle. Serious when it mattered, but quick to smile. Deeply compassionate, yet unwavering in her principles. She was a listener, a mentor, a fighter for what's right, and above all, she was kind. Her life reminds us that change doesn't always come from loud voices or big gestures. Although, she always got her point made. Sometimes, it comes from quiet strength, steady persistence, and a heart that refuses to give up on people. Although Karen has left this world, her impact on her family, her community, and her city will continue to grow. May we honor her by living with that same purpose and grace. And everyone here that's here, in support of Karen, could you just stand so we could see? Thank you for being here to honor her. Colleagues, I'm also introducing a a resolution calling for motorized scooter enforcement on sidewalks in order to protect pedestrians and keep people safe. Our sidewalks are where everyone walks. Whether it's seniors, children, families, people with disabilities, and neighbors moving through their community. They are meant to be safe, predictable spaces for pedestrians. Not shared with fast moving electric or gas powered scooters. Riding scooters on sidewalks is not only illegal, it is dangerous. And it undermines the sense of safety that every person deserves when walking in San Francisco. Under California vehicle code and San Francisco transportation code, it is already prohibited to ride scooters on sidewalks. Yet, we continue to see riders treating sidewalks like thorough ways. Often at high speeds. This behavior puts pedestrians at serious risk and goes against the core principles of our city's Vision Zero commitment. A District 10 resident recently wrote about her 84 year old father who is unsteady on his feet. A scooter doesn't even have to hit him. The shock of one zooming by could cause him to fall with serious consequences for his health. Many of us have family or community members in the same position. Our elders, children, and people with disabilities deserve sidewalks that feel safe and walkable. Not stressful or frightening. While SFMTA regulates shared scooters, we have seen a rapid increase in privately owned scooters. And enforcement of these violations depends on SFPD. This resolution calls for stronger coordination between SFMTA and SFPD to treat sidewalk scooter riding as the moving violation that it is. And to prioritize enforcement and education in high pedestrian areas, such as commercial corridors, senior centers, and school school zones. It also calls for clear signage reminding riders that sidewalks are for walking. And for residents to continue reporting violations through 311 to help guide enforcement resources. Everyone, riders, drivers, and pedestrians share responsibility for keeping our city safe. We can support new forms of mobility, but never at the expense of those who walk. Sidewalks belong to people who walk. And this measure reaffirms that simple but vital truth. And lastly, colleagues. Today, I'm introducing a resolution and support for women basketball players represented by the Women's National Basketball Players Association. Including the Golden State Valkyries, who have kicked off their inaugural season this year with a playoff run. This resolution calls on the WNBA to reach a fair contract that gives players better pay, benefits, and working conditions that keep them healthy and safe. The WMBPA is the first professional sports union for women. These players are not only athletes, but also workers and role models who have helped build the league's success. They are now in their sixth round of contract talks, asking for fair pay and respect for their hard work. Even as the WNBA grows, players still don't receive share revenue from tickets, sponsorships, or TV deals. While men's leagues like the NBA share around half. The players are calling for recognition of their value and the same respect given to other professional athletes. Women's sports bring people together, boost local economies, and inspire the next generation. The Golden State Valkyries will continue to add new energy and excitement to San Francisco. And show young women what is possible when women are supported in the coming years. San Francisco has always stood with workers fighting for fair treatment. And I wanna thank the SF Labor Council for helping to bring this resolution forward. The rest, I submit.

[Angela Calvillo (Clerk of the Board)]: Thank you, supervisor Walton. Supervisor Chan? Submit. Submit. Thank you, supervisor Chen.

[Chayanne Chen (Supervisor, District 11)]: Thank you, madam. Thank you, madam Kerr. I have, in memoriam. Colleague, I would like to offer an in memoriam to Hectorville Hector Williams, a long time resident and homeowner in the Excelsior District, who passed away peacefully on 10/03/2025 at age 80. In the early nineteen fifties, there were four young brothers, Hector, Tony, Gilbert, and Ray, born and raised in a rural copper mining town in Northern Mexico. Very close in age, they were as close as brothers could be. While their mother worked long hours to support her family, Hector, the eldest of these brothers, looked after his younger siblings with a watchful eye. Whenever Hector's baby brother Raymond cried, Hector cradle him gently as big brother, baby sisters do. But as Faye would have it, the toys found themselves embarking on a long trip, which would change the course of all their lives forever. Upon arriving in San Francisco, Hector was enrolled in and proudly graduated from Mission High School. During this formative years, he became a mentor, and then a certified camp counselor at the Salvation Army's Red Shield Boys Club summer camp. Now a young adult, Hector had a strong affinity for all things automotive. He trained for several years as an auto mechanic, eventually found and operated his own repair shop, SF engine. Always a racing car, and through it a racing car, and through it and he bought a big, thin, in your face, 1957 Chevrolet Bad Air, which he named Trigger. It was his treasure possessions. Heder had a gift for fixing things. When someone was in need for car repair, he unselfishly offered to repair it, and did not expect to be compensated. Hector loved music. He loved to travel. He was f he was a fervent San Franciscan forty niners, and also San Francisco Giants friend. Watching his grandchildren grow up and getting to know his great grandchildren brought him and his joy. He was an excellent example of what a big brother should be. He offered a loan of of money if you found yourself temporarily insolvent, offered you a place to stay if you're experiencing one of your life's unexpected road patch, and gave you sage advice when you asked for it or not. As his business thrived, Hector achieved to cover American dreams, and was able to purchase a home in San Francisco. For his growing family, Hector was a kind, compassionate, even tempered consider considerate family man, and good citizen who was non judgmental. He remained he reminded us that love is hard to come by, and to accept people as they are. Hector is divided by his children, Danny, Michael, Flora, Rebecca, and as well as his three brothers, a sister, and grandchildren's great grandchildren's nieces and nephew. Hector leaves behind a family who will forever be proud to call him theirs. May he in rest and peace. The rest I submit.

[Angela Calvillo (Clerk of the Board)]: Thank you, supervisor Chen. Supervisor Dorsey.

[Matt Dorsey (Supervisor, District 6)]: Thank you, madam clerk. Colleagues, I would ask that we adjourn today's meeting on behalf of the entire board of supervisors in remembrance of a long time public servant and criminal justice innovator who left an enduring influence on San Francisco, in its legal community, among its political leaders,

[Danny Sauter (Supervisor, District 3)]: and

[Matt Dorsey (Supervisor, District 6)]: in a city that is, in numberless ways, better for his contributions to it. Arlo Smith, who served as San Francisco's district attorney from 1980 to 1996, passed away earlier this month. He was 98 years old. Arlo was among my first bosses after I graduated college, and he was an early and influential mentor to me. For his tireless work to do justice, for his commitment to protecting public safety, and for his fearless efforts to uplift and empower those from underrepresented and too often marginalized communities. Long before a generation of enlightened criminal justice reformers would embrace worthy concepts like diversity, equity, and inclusion, they were personal priorities for Arlo Smith, who as a good man with an abiding sense of fairness, sought to include those from all our city's diverse communities because it was the right thing to do. As a district attorney and as a political leader, Arlo Smith hired and promoted many dedicated women, people of color, and members of the LGBTQ plus community, myself included, to positions of leadership and responsibility at at a time when there weren't many of us there. The names of those given opportunities by Arlo Smith are countless, but they include admired legal community leaders ranging from Judge Julie Tang to a then baby lawyer named Yvonne Marais, who today serves as our own chief deputy city attorney. They include two beloved community members who are no longer with us, Haiti Red from San Francisco's black community, and Wayne Friday, and Dennis Collins from the LGBTQ plus community. Arlo trusted me early in my career to manage his successful nineteen ninety one reelection bid, a year after his narrow loss as the Democratic nominee for California attorney general, a race he lost by just one vote per precinct statewide. As his speechwriter for several years, I worked hard to learn Arlo's voice, but I benefited most from learning his values. Looking back on it today, I am especially grateful to Arlo for affording me the opportunity at a young age to work with him when he created the district attorney's hate crimes task force in 1991 to develop protocols for prosecuting crimes that target not solely victims, but entire communities. It was there I first came to learn about the inspiring diversity of San Francisco at its best, and how our city's eclectic communities can rally around one another on unifying issues, like protecting the safety of our most vulnerable and standing up to discrimination and bigotry. The Hate Crimes Task Force was, in fact, among several pioneering firsts Arlo Smith led as district attorney. Others were a groundbreaking victim services division, and a domestic violence unit that was among the first of its kind in the nation. That's especially worth noting as we celebrate leading with courage today in recognizing domestic violence awareness month. Our heartfelt condolences to though our to those Arlo Smith leaves behind. His loving children, Arlo, Ace, and daughter-in-law Laura Thomas and Alexa. His grandchildren, Mina Soha and Abraham Hale, and his great grandchildren, Tighe Hale and Nora Lilly. Rest in peace, Arlo. Thank you for your service to our city, and for the inspiration your life and leadership were to me, and to the countless others to whom you gave their start in public service. And the rest I submit.

[Angela Calvillo (Clerk of the Board)]: Thank you, supervisor Dorsey. Supervisor Fielder.

[Jackie Fielder (Supervisor, District 9)]: Thank you, madam clerk. Colleagues, it is with a heavy heart that I share this in memoriam for Benoz, but it's okay. Benoz was a cherished resident of Bernal Heights and the Nepali community in the Bay Area. His life was tragically cut short by a hit and run driver on 10/04/2025, at the corner of Cortland Avenue and Anderson And Bernal Heights, as he was walking home after celebrating the Dasein Festival, one of the most important festivals in Nepal, celebrated each fall to commemorate the victory of good over evil. This incident marks the thirteenth pedestrian death in San Francisco this year. Benoza was kind, hardworking, and a lighthearted young man who brought warmth and positivity to everyone he met. He was a devoted father, loving brother, and loyal friend, known for his humility, kindness, and dedication to helping others. Originally from Nepal, he became a proud San Franciscan and an active member of the Nepali American diaspora in the bay, embodying the values of compassion, family, and perseverance, supporting his family here and in Nepal. His warmth, generosity, and quiet strength touched many, and his legacy will continue to inspire those who seek to make their communities stronger and more united. At the memorial service, council member Dilip Bhatari of Hercules, the first elected official from from the Nepalese American community in California, offered heartfelt remembrances honoring Binoza's life and contributions, emphasizing his example of resilience and efforts to bring people together. In the days following his death, Bernal residents, family, friends, and electeds gathered in Bernal Heights to honor Benoza. In response to this senseless and tragic incident, I held a meeting with Bernal neighbors after the accident and asked SFPD, MTA, and the mayor's office to attend and affirm the city's commitment to making Bernal Street safer in Benoza's memory. I want to extend my deepest condolences to Binoza's eight year old daughter, Brother Naveen, Buddhatoki, the Buddhatoki family in Nepal, and the Nepali community in the Bay Area. May Binoz's memory continue to remind us of the power of kindness, unity, and the collective pursuit of a safer and more compassionate San Francisco. I also have other introductions. Today I'm excited to introduce a resolution urging the mayor, treasurer, and tax collector, and other departments to explore and pursue funding opportunities for the establishment of San Francisco's Green Bank. This resolution builds on an earlier plan unanimously approved by the board of supervisors, which initiated the development of a plan for a public bank. This new resolution incorporates lessons learned from San Franciscans, aligning the development plan with how San Franciscans want the bank to function. Recent polling shows that 67% of likely voters are in favor of starting a public bank, and an even higher percentage of likely voters, 70%, are in favor of a green bank. Green banks are nonprofit financing entities which have a focus on providing financing for renewable energy infrastructure, infrastructure that often struggles to find financing now, in addition to supporting local enterprise and affordable housing. The Green Bank will be critical for San Francisco's fight against the worsening effects of climate change and will also provide reliable financing for affordable housing projects. As we all heard at yesterday's land use meeting discussing the family zoning plan, we are in dire need for affordable housing financing, and a green bank is one solution. This resolution marks a step forward in not just addressing the problems of financing projects, but developing a financial institution that is accountable to its owners, the people of San Francisco. As working San Franciscans struggle with the rising cost of living and the growing threat of the climate crisis, we need public institutions that aspire to reimagine how we invest in our communities and in solutions that address climate change and housing insecurity. I wanna thank the San Francisco Public Bank Coalition, LAFCO executive officer Khaled Samarahi, former supervisor Dean Preston, the treasurer and tax collector, controller, and city attorney's offices for all of your work and collaboration on this resolution. I also want to thank supervisors Chan, Chen, Mahmood, and Walton for your early cosponsorship. Colleagues, today I'm requesting a hearing regarding outstanding financial commitments made by private developers in seeking support for the housing developments at 2000 Bryant Street and 681 Florida Street in the Mission District. In 2016, developer Nick Podell and his representatives came before the board of supervisors after meeting with former district nine supervisor David Campos and community stakeholders regarding the market rate development at 2002 Thousand And 70 Bryant Street and the affordable housing development at 681 Florida Street. During a CEQA appeal of Mr. Padell's project, Mr. Padell's attorney affirmed multiple times and submitted a letter from Mr. Padell confirming that Mr. Padell's development group would provide $500,000 in capital funding for tenant improvements to the community art space on the Ground Floor Of 681 Florida Street, one of several concessions to the community concerns. Fast forward to today, and both housing developments are occupied, including the Ground Floor space of 681 Florida Street by Cultura y Artenativa de las Americas, or better known as Ghana, the organization responsible for many of the city's cultural celebrations and ceremonies, including the annual Carnival Festival. Ghana and the community who relied on the developer's commitments have yet to see the fulfillment of the financial promise to fund their capital improvements. Despite repeated attempts by the current owners of 681 Florida Street and my office, mister Padell, nor the current owner of 2000 Bryant Street, have heeded calls about their outstanding commitments. I'm hopeful that we can make this right. I'm calling for a hearing on this matter and requesting that Nick Padell, Jerry Partners, Meta, TNDC, the mayor's office, and mayor mayor's office of housing community development, and the city attorney's office report.

[Beverly Upton (San Francisco Domestic Violence Consortium)]: Excuse me.

[Jackie Fielder (Supervisor, District 9)]: Finally, colleagues, today, I am announcing a hearing on the OpenGov contract awarded by the mayor's office in their effort to stand up a system to launch the permit SF program. My concerns around the OpenGov contract boiled down to the quality of the contract, the costs, the process by which it was procured, and the preexisting relationships of OpenGov with the mayor's former nonprofit, Tipping Point. Firstly, Clarity, a competitor to OpenGov, was consistently rated higher by city staffers than OpenGov, scoring an average of 4.42 out of five, while OpenGov scored just 2.88. Feedback from 16 technical city staffers also stated that OpenGov's technology had, quote, gaps so significant that it, quote, shouldn't be considered. Secondly, OpenGov will cost the city up to $4,000,000 annually, almost eight times as much the license of Clarity, which would have cost the city just 528,000 per year. Thirdly, according to the SF Chronicle, the contract was awarded under an unusual process under a, quote, little known section of the administrative code that bypasses the standard bidding process. And lastly, both the Chronicle and the Standard have reported that leaders from OpenGov have long standing relationships with the mayor, the mayor's former nonprofit, Tipping Point. Any one of these circumstances of this contract award on their own are eyebrow raising, but combined, they are cause for serious concern. I'm committed to bringing transparency, integrity, and efficiency to city hall. That is why, as chair of the government and audit oversight committee, I call for this hearing. I also wanna take this moment to remind the public that anyone with reports of waste, fraud, or abuse by city employees and people who do business with the city can make a confidential whistleblower complaint with the controller's office, and it will be investigated. The rest, I submit.

[Angela Calvillo (Clerk of the Board)]: Thank you, supervisor Fielder. Supervisor Mahmut.

[Bilal Mahmood (Supervisor, District 5)]: Colleagues, you've often heard me talk about data and statistics. And there's one number that I note frequently. It's 3,500. 3,500. There are more than 3,500 children and youth living in the Tenderloin. And I say it often because it would seem that no matter how often I say it, it's a demographic that still feels invisible in the dialogue around the neighborhood. If I don't say it, then I fear little will change for those 3,500 children and youth living there, and they'll continue to face daily exposure to unsafe street conditions, drug activity, overdoses, and violence. At least 57 youth, age 13 to 17, have been arrested in San Francisco for drug dealing since August 2023, often in the Tenderloin. In fact, just earlier this year in February, two men were charged in San Francisco Superior Court with using a minor to distribute narcotics in the Tenderloin, underscoring active recruitment of youth into the local drug trade. Whether you're involved in the drug activity or violence, just living around these condition combat compounds and exacerbates public health disparities affecting our youth. The Department of Public Health is clear that violence is a public health issue that causes injury, death, and chronic trauma with effects like toxic stress, post traumatic stress disorder, and long term physical and mental health harm among youth exposed to community violence. We have to do better. We owe them so much more than that. The data is clear as reported by this morning by Mission Local. Youth violence prevention programs implemented in the Bayview in recent years have cut violent crime by 50%. That's not just a statistic. It's lives saved. But no such program in the Tenderloin exists, and the impact is real. In the past two months alone, I've attended two services to mourn the loss of sons of our neighborhood, lost too soon to an overdose and another to gun violence. These young men deserve the chance to live a full life, and no family should have to bury their child because of preventable violence in our streets. The community will never be same again. When I spoke to their grieving families in the hospital, their pain was simply unfathomable. While I wish I could carry their pain for them, what I promised them I could do was channel their loss into action day in and day out for a better, safer future so no family has to endure what they have gone through. And so today, I'm calling to launch a Tenderloin youth violence prevention program because every young person deserves a chance at life. And colleagues, I hope to have your support. Thank you to the Department of Children, Youth, and Families, and their families, and to the mayor's office of victims' rights, especially Ivy Lee and Bobby Lopez, for the incredible work you do every day across our city to support young people, survivors, families, and for your thoughtful feedback in helping shape this resolution. A heartfelt thank you as well to Yossef Youssef Azeem and Steven Betts in the mayor's office for their feedback and collaboration in drafting this resolution. Finally, we are grateful to the planning department for their ongoing efforts to the Tenderloin Community Action Plan, which provides a strong foundation for us to continue building upon as we work collectively towards safety, healing, and opportunity for all young people in the Tenderloin and across San Francisco. Thank you to United Players, DCYF, and I'd like to thank my legislative director, Sam Logan, and my office for drafts drafting this resolution as well. The rest, I submit.

[Angela Calvillo (Clerk of the Board)]: Thank you, supervisor Mahmoud. Supervisor Mandelmann?

[Rafael Mandelman (Board President, District 8)]: Thank you, madam clerk. I wanna thank supervisor Walton for the scooter enforcement legislation. There's a bunch of people in District 8 jumping out of their seats in support of that, I think, but I imagine other districts as well. And then I also wanna thank supervisor Dorsey for that really beautiful in memoriam for for Arlo Smith. And madam clerk, what do you need me to do anything to make that

[Angela Calvillo (Clerk of the Board)]: promise of the court? Just stated for the record that it will be on behalf

[Rafael Mandelman (Board President, District 8)]: of the full board, gabbled down. That in memoriam will be on behalf of the full board, and I'll gavel that. Thank you. K. And then, colleagues, I have a couple of resolutions and more in memoriams than I would like. Alright. First, I'm introducing a resolution supporting the Bay Area Air District's rules that establish zero emission standards for building appliances. In March 2023, the Bay Area Air District adopted rules nine four and nine six. These rules established future zero emission standards for water heaters and furnaces, which will cut deadly air pollution and make energy bills more affordable. The rules will only apply when existing fossil fuel equipment needs replacement and will phase at phase in gradually starting in 2027 for water heaters and 2029 for furnaces. These rules will provide significant health benefits for the Bay Area, which has some of the worst air quality in the nation. The rules would likely prevent fifteen thousand asthma attacks annually and save up to $890,000,000 in annual health care costs attributable to air pollution exposure. Switching from gas to heat pumps can also save rate payers $370 per year on their energy bills. Ahead of the 2027 implementation date, the Air District is working to amend these rules to include common sense flexibility measures. Unsurprisingly, the fossil fuel industry and its allies are hoping to use this process to roll back these clean air rules entirely. Environmental health community, climate, and environmental justice groups are mobilizing to to protect these rules while working with staff to incorporate measures to help ensure smooth and equitable implementation. The resolution supports the air district's work to responsibly amend and implement those these rules so that we can have a cleaner and healthier Bay Area for generations to come. I wanna acknowledge and thank supervisors Walton and Mahmoud Mahmoud for their service on the Air District board of directors. And then I wanna thank Sam Fishman and Colleen Corrigan for the Bay Area Clean Air Coalition for working with Calvin Ho in my office on this resolution. And then I also wanna thank the Climate Emergency Coalition for their persistent advocacy on these, issues, and finally, SF Environment for their helpful feedback on the resolution. Next, I'm introducing a resolution to recognize 10/28/2025 as Roger Casement Day in San Francisco. Roger Casement was a gay man who lived from 1864 to 1916, and is known for exposing the atrocities of colonialism in The Congo and Peru and for his martyrdom after the nineteen sixteen Easter Uprising in Ireland. His nineteen o four Casement report described the atrocities committed by King Leopold the second of Belgium and contributed to the end of Leopold's reign of terror in The Congo, thus helping end the abuse of the Congolese, including the enslavement, mutilation, and torture of natives on rubber plantations. Casement was originally knighted by Britain in 1911 for his investigations into human rights atrocities in the rubber industry in Peru, but after he was convicted of treason for his work to support Irish independence prior to the nineteen sixteen Easter Rising. His title was stripped, he was executed by hanging, and his body was thrown into a prison cem cemetery. To honor his memory, the Consulate General of Ireland, Neil Richmond, Ireland's Minister of State for International Trade and Diaspora, and the Rainbow Honor Walk will be unveiling a commemorative bronze plaque to honor his legacy on October 28 in the Castro. I would be remiss if in addition to the fine folks at the consulate and the Rainbow Honor Walk, I did not offer special acknowledgments to Matthew Rothschild who for at least a decade, maybe longer, has been campaigning to see his hero, Roger Casement, get this recognition. Thanks, supervisor Dorsey, for your cosponsorship, your friendship with Nanny Rothschild, and your cosponsorship of this resolution. And I also wanna thank, An for all his work on this. The first, in memoriam I have is for miss Major Griffin Gracie, who died on October 13 at the age of 78. Miss Major was born in Chicago on 10/25/1946. She was assigned male at birth, but knew from an early age that her true gender was female despite not having the language described it at the time. In the late fifties, she publicly came out as trans. She spent the next twenty years of her life in and out of homelessness, on welfare, and receiving hormone drugs from the black market. After she was expelled from college at 16 for wearing women's clothing, miss Major began working as a showgirl at the Jewel Box Revue at the Apollo Theater in Chicago and took up sex work for for the steady income. During this time, police raids on gay bars were common, and trans women were often rounded up and sent to police stations. Instead of jail, she was incarcerated at a psychiatric facility. She later moved to New York, where she was a regular patron of the Stonewall Inn. When police raided the bar in the early hours of 06/28/1969, she was among the first to fight back. The Stonewall riots lasted six days and kick started the modern gay rights movement. In the seventies, after the death of a friend who she suspected was murdered by a client, she and fellow sex workers banded together to look out for each other since they didn't believe the police or anyone else was going to look out for them. She described this as the start of her activism. In 1974, after serving time in a men's prison for a robbery, she became an advocate for incarcerated trans people. She moved to San Diego in the late seventies. There, she joined the fight against AIDS, and she started the health care agency, in Angels of Care, where trans women provided care for gay men and trans women die dying in the epidemic. Miss Major continued her AIDS relief work when she moved to San Francisco, becoming a health educator for the Tenderloin AIDS Resource Center and advocating for a mobile needle exchange program. She also started a drop in program for to protect trans sex workers called Gigi's Place. In 2005, she was brought on as the first executive director of the Transgender, Gender Variant, and Intersex Justice Project, which fights the abuse of trans people of color in prison, a role she held in until 2015. Through this work, she testified on behalf of trans prisoners before the California State Assembly, as well as the United Nations Human Rights Committee in Geneva. Miss Major spent her final years in Little Rock, Arkansas, where she founded House of Gigi to provide resources for black trans leaders. In a 2023 interview, she said, I know the world I would like to live in. It's in my head, but I try my best to live it now. Rest in peace and power, miss Major. May your memory be a blessing. I have two more in memorial. The last cup in memorial in memorial, the last couple of months have been rough for the nightlife industry, and community. First, I'm asking that we adjourn today's meeting in memory of Mark Rennie, known as the Batman of SF Nightlife, who died on September 1 at the age of 76. He was born in Baltimore, Maryland on 05/23/1949. He earned his bachelor of arts degree from the from Ohio University in 1971 and graduated from UC Hastings College of the Law in 1974. After passing the bar, he opened the law offices of Mark E. Rennie, where he helped the city's dance club owners and bartenders navigate legal and permitting issues. In the early nineteen eighties, when the South Of Market neighborhood was emerging as San Francisco's nightclub district, Mark was the owner of the popular Club Nine, where Chris Isaac performed in the house band, and Courtney Love was the coat check attendant. Mark was an intrepid entrepreneur and bought 15 abandoned warehouses on Folsom Street to create artist studios and office spaces. His restaurant, the Billboard Cafe, featured wall size exterior art and was connected to eight hotel rooms turned galleries called the Art Motel. Rennie advocated on behalf of the of night of nightclubs, artists, street fairs, and the communities that rely on San Francisco's arts and nightlife economy. He also played a leading role in establishing the San Francisco Human Entertainment Commission. He strongly believed that nightclubs and entertainment are a form of free speech. He also contributed to LGBTQ plus cultural heritage, in the city. When Gilbert Baker created the iconic rainbow flag in 1978, he did so in a studio rented for Mark, who documented the process with his camera. The images were later shown at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Until recently, Mark continued to fight for the rights of nightclub owners and artists through his law firm now going on fifty one years. He contributed enormously to San Francisco's unique culture and nightlife and was a well known figure in the city's entertainment community. There will be a public memorial for him on November 2 at the chapel, and so I'm also introducing a resolution designating that day Marquee Rennie Day in San Francisco. I wanna thank Audrey Joseph and Liam Shai for their help with the resolution. We send our condolences to Mark's family and many friends. Rest in peace, Mark Rennie. May your memory be a blessing. I'm also asking that we adjourn today's meeting in memory of Terrence Allen, who died this weekend at the age of 73. Terrence Allen attended Fenton High School in Bentonville, Illinois. He spent a year studying urban planning at Cornell College, a year studying art and philosophy at Elmhurst College, another year studying architecture at the University of Illinois at Chicago, and a year at the University of California, San Francisco, where he lived in a Volkswagen bus on the ocean with his two dogs. In the nineties, Terrence got involved with Dennis Perrone's Gay Weed Mafia. Terrence worked alongside Perrone and fellow cannabis activist Brownie Mary to successfully pass Prop two fifteen in 1996, which legalized medical marijuana. Shortly after passage, he opened the nation's first nonprofit dispensary, CHAMP, Californians helping to alleviate medical problems. In the February, Terrence, a nightclub owner himself, began advocating for the city's entertainment industry and helped form this SF Late Night Coalition. He campaigned for and served as a founding member of the Entertainment Commission in 2009. He helped start the Love Parade and How Weird Street Fair. Terrence was an active member of the Castro community as well. His tenure on the Castro Merchants Association led to installation of the rainbow pole banners along the commercial corridor, and he fought to protect the now landmark Gilbert Baker flag. His public involvement also included sharing the SF cannabis state legalization task force and serves as a board member on the Tenderloin Equitable Development Project, president of the Castro Merchants Association, board member of the California Music and Culture Association, and board member of the Tenderloin Community Benefit District. Joe Kuruba, a a friend of Terrence's, described him as a force of nature, kind, creative, relentless, and utterly devoted to his community. He helped shave San Francisco's cannabis, night cannabis nightlife and LGBTQ plus culture in ways that will be felt for generations. Rest in peace and power, Terrence Allen. May your memory be a blessing, and the rest I submit.

[Angela Calvillo (Clerk of the Board)]: Thank you, mister president. Supervisor Melgar. Submit. Submit. Thank you. Supervisor Sauter. Submit. Thank you. Mister president, seeing no names on the roster, that concludes the introduction of new business.

[Rafael Mandelman (Board President, District 8)]: Well, then let's go to public comment.

[Angela Calvillo (Clerk of the Board)]: Alright. At this time, if you line up on your right hand side of the chamber, we're setting the timer for two minutes, and you're able you're able to speak to the mayoral appearance to the minutes as presented for September 9 and September 16. Items 54 through 58 on the adoption without committee reference and other general matters not on the published agenda, but within the board's subject matter jurisdiction. Alright. Let's hear from our first speaker. Welcome.

[Unidentified Public Speaker(s)]: Really? Don't worry. We don't expect you to adjourn this new real fake meeting of pedophiles in the name of the thousands of children being sacrificed, murdered, trafficked, raped every day. Don't worry. We don't expect that from you. You can always use a gabble on your head because the desk did nothing wrong to you, my friend. There is one missing. Good redance. I think, actually, you know, we probably are going to need new kings that take care of the business. I don't think it's the right word, kings, because we don't want pedophiles anymore in society anywhere. So who is going to enforce this? I think it's something like a king. Obviously, it's not the the guy in charge now since he's a big time pedophile. So ready to welcome the national guards of pedophiles. I think it's what's in the agenda somehow. Okay. I didn't wanna come today, honestly. I'm a bit short of inspiration, but I wish there were several guys like me. You see? The problem is that there isn't. So I follow my orders from these guys. I have no choice. My mission keeps going until you guys repent. It's a little bit tough. Otherwise, what is awaiting you is an institution where you won't get out no matter how long it takes. I said before, no matter how hard you try, you unintelligent pedophiles, it's gone gone it's not going to work. You understand? Never. Because I'm here at ninety nine point nine

[Angela Calvillo (Clerk of the Board)]: Thank you for your comments. Can we hear from the next speaker, please?

[Unidentified Public Speaker(s)]: Good night.

[Angela Calvillo (Clerk of the Board)]: Welcome.

[Unidentified Public Speaker (Camus quotations)]: While reading The Fall by Albert Camus, a Frenchman who fought against Nazis during World War II, I came across some passages that reminded me of SF politicians. The narrator is a man who targets privileged folks who have latent desires for fascism, or at least an openness to further oppress people. Let me share a few quotes. Quote, I announced the publication of a manifesto exposing the oppression that the oppressed inflict on decent people. One day, while I was eating lobster at a sidewalk restaurant and a beggar bothered me, I called the proprietor to drive him away and loudly approve the words of that, administrator of justice. You are embarrassing people, he said. Just put yourself in the place of these ladies and gents after all. That reminds me of government officials who don't know how to empathize with suffering people. These suffering people are seen as an impediment, an embarrassing problem that they can't explain to their kids. This attitude pushes our government to deploy pol policing and banishments as a solution instead of actual care and consideration. Quote, I am for any theory that refuses to grant man innocence and for any practice that treats him as guilty. You see in me an enlightened advocate of slavery. This reminds me of the board's approach to people with substance use disorder. No one caught using substances like fentanyl is innocent. They are marked as guilty instead of being seen as a person existing, probably also suffering. No judgment is necessary. But under anti science policies, really anti humanist policies, our government has been implementing abstinence as supreme. This creates a hierarchy among people. Those who don't use substances are better than those that do. This hierarchy devalues the lives of those who use even if it is involuntary. It doesn't matter. You have created a value system for human life and put people who can abstain at the top. Quote, I invite the good people to submit to authority and humbly solicit the comfort of slavery even if I have to present it as true freedom. Every excuse for increasing police surveillance, for reducing police oversight, and for increasing the police budget is rooted in that quote. I know I'm not free under massively invasive surveillance and policing. Do you? Are you aware of that?

[Angela Calvillo (Clerk of the Board)]: Thank you for your comments.

[Chris Ward Klein]: I have a handout.

[Angela Calvillo (Clerk of the Board)]: Yes. We'll come collect that from you. Thank you.

[Chris Ward Klein]: Good afternoon, board of supervisors. For the record, my name is Chris Ward Klein. I also go by sergeant Klein of the United States Marine Corps. I first wanted to ask for your support to get with the sheriff and the police chief to move forward with the investigation, a report that was filed. We will be submitting that final report November 14 to the sheriff's oversight committee. So we are trying to put pressure on the sheriff to move forward with this. It's very important. I just handed out, a sheet here. Just pay attention to the last part. There's a university that has put large numbers of people in San Francisco on surveillance. And they've done it before. Now we are asking for them to turn off the surveillance of primarily LGBTQ plus members, but also African Americans. You'll see the name here. I'm not gonna read it out publicly, but please look at it. Please call that university. Please have them stop their surveillance. Basically, the military has already called them, and they said stop work immediately. That means that if the military does come in and they do not stop work, the military will come in and confiscate their equipment. It is a serious issue listening to some of your stories. You probably were impacted with your journeys by this university. So please take a look at it. Please act on it. And again, I'm asking for your support in talking to Sheriff Paul Miyamoto and the interim police chief, Paul Yupp, and moving forward with the investigation that was turned over to their offices. I'm not gonna name the people in that report. I think there was a copy that was hand delivered to this board. It is very serious, and it needs to stop immediately. As of right now, there's a 97% chance the military is coming in. That's because these universities will not turn off their equipment, And they get funding from the Department of Defense and the Commerce Department. So if they come in, that is the reason that they have to come in. It's not because of anything else. It's not because of politics. It's because they won't turn off the equipment that they have turned on illegally. Thank you.

[Angela Calvillo (Clerk of the Board)]: Thank you for your comments. Next speaker, please.

[Zay (San Francisco Quaker Meeting)]: Hello, supervisors. Zay. I am a member of the San Francisco Quaker meeting. I'm here to address, an issue that I know matters, and is on the heart of many people here, which is cultural competency across our provider sector for those that are providing services for the unhoused. We launched a ministry with GLIDE, whereby we accompany people, meet them where they are, try to understand what their life narrative is so that we can better impact their outcomes. I just wanna share with you that I was very disappointed by an experience we had recently accompanying someone that we tried to overcome every barrier that they had, and the provider couldn't have gone more out of their way to make the person more reactive, more escalated, feel less wanted. The provider felt distant. They were rolling their eyes. Their body language was closed off. They literally couldn't have done a better job to turn this person away from services. One of the challenges that we have is that none of the data captures the patient advocacy side unless a negative experience triggers a report. We cannot expect reports from people who are in active psychiatric crisis. So in the same ways that we staff with security personnel, it might be that we need to staff some sites, some pilot projects with patient advocates that report lack of cultural competency because providers are not going to be in the business of self reporting, lack of cultural competency. I know that we all care about getting people towards their outcomes, and I know that we all care about making San Francisco a better city. And to the earlier speaker, I just published a book a couple months ago, and the last few lines of Huey P Newton's autobiography, Revolutionary Suicide, are a quote from Camus. And I know that's what we're all here to do, which is to remake the soul of our time. Bless you all.

[Angela Calvillo (Clerk of the Board)]: Thank you for your comments. Welcome to the next speaker.

[Rory Gambray]: Good morning, supervisor. My name is Rory Gambray. I live in 1190 Mission Street. I'm here to just defeat the problem I'm having at my place. My life was off for seven days and seven nights due to my landlord, and I got injured inside of my room. I have a head injury right now as we speak due to the faulting of my landlord. And right now that I had complained to HSAH about my head injury, they didn't do anything. I was released from the hospital for my head injury until the pop the president of the NWCPA. The hospital called him and released me into his custody because of the my unit situation. My landlord has the power to turn my lights back on anytime he get ready. He stayed left it off for seven days and seven nights. After the president of the NWCP put in a work order, they violated me three violations. I'm on the process of losing my house right now. HSH is right now disgusting what they're gonna do about my situation. This is elderly neglect. One case manager went and told HSS that I threatened them. They took that into consideration, but they are not taking into consideration about my injuries. This is my second time complaining about a staff member. I was here in 2002 when I got three stitches five stitches over my right eye, and I had ten stitches over my head when I came in here. I was explaining this to the last president. So I'm asking y'all this time, I have a pinched nerve in my head, and it come from negligent of the property manager, and I got documents and pictures. I wanna know and I wanted this document, and I need to find how can I get immediate attention, immediate action because they are right now trying to put me out?

[Angela Calvillo (Clerk of the Board)]: Thank you for your comments. Thank you. Next speaker, please.

[Unidentified Public Speaker(s)]: Couple of people in their fight.

[Angela Calvillo (Clerk of the Board)]: You're out of order, mister Feal. Next speaker, please. Welcome, sir.

[Rasha Vrout]: Good afternoon, supervisors. My name is Rasha Vrout. I'm a resident of District 9. I'm speaking today in strong support of supervisor Fielder's Green Bank resolution and moving forward with with San Francisco's public bank. The city has already shown unanimous support for public bank in the past because it reflects San Francisco's shared values, investing in affordable housing, small businesses, and green energy instead of letting our money be siphoned off to Wall Street. Right now, with the federal government showing active hostility toward climate action, it's up to cities like ours to take the lead. A public and green bank would let us finance renewable energy, social housing, and local enterprise directly, Keeping wealth circulating in our economy and lowering costs for everyone. This isn't a radical idea. Public banks already hold 25% of the world's assets. They work. And here in San Francisco, the public mandate couldn't be clear. As supervisor Fielder mentioned, recent polling shows that nearly two thirds of likely voters support a public bank and even more if it's a green bank. This is our chance to build a self sustaining public institution that drives hundreds of millions in low cost loans each every year, an economic engine for a city that works for everyone, not just the wealthy. Let's bank the boom that's happening right now in San Francisco and make sure that it benefits working people and our planet. Please support the green bank resolution and move forward move forward on a public bank. Thank you.

[Deputy Clerk (Clerk's Office staff, unidentified)]: Thank you for your comments. Next speaker.

[Griffin Lee (Connect SF)]: Good afternoon, board. Good to see you all here today. Griffin Lee with Connect SF, District 2 resident. I'm here for a couple reasons. One is urging supervisor Fielder to serve our constituents.

[Deputy Clerk (Clerk's Office staff, unidentified)]: Sir, please address the members as as as the body as a whole and not an individual supervisor. Thank you.

[Griffin Lee (Connect SF)]: Say say that again?

[Deputy Clerk (Clerk's Office staff, unidentified)]: You may not, admonish a single supervisor. Please address him as a full board.

[Griffin Lee (Connect SF)]: Okay. Let me start over. Griffin Lee here with Connected SF, also District 2 resident. I'm here today for two reasons. One, to encourage supervisor to pay attention to our constituents and actually try and make an effort to solve the prostitution problem going a long shot well. This is coming directly from our members, and we've heard that you have been unresponsive to the situation and no made no effort to try and dissolve the situation. It's a public safety issue.

[Rafael Mandelman (Board President, District 8)]: So I think that's we should stop that time. Alright. Madam Clerk, we have board rules, and they say folks are not supposed to address members of the board individually. Is that correct?

[Griffin Lee (Connect SF)]: Yes, mister Sorry. I have hearing aids. Bad hearing. I did I did not Yeah. Try to defy the rules there.

[Daniel Lurie (Mayor of San Francisco)]: Gotcha.

[Griffin Lee (Connect SF)]: Can I address can I at least state or

[Rafael Mandelman (Board President, District 8)]: Let's go back to our one minute and thirty seconds and

[Unidentified Public Speaker(s)]: Okay?

[Griffin Lee (Connect SF)]: How do I go about this? To the board, we I hope you try and actually solve the matter and coordinate with different agencies, SFPD, public works, whoever else may be involved to combat the prostitution problem on Shotwell. I've heard from numerous members of our members at Connect SF that the problem is still a problem. Secondly, I would like to thank Rafael supervisor Madeline Mann and supervisor Dorsey for their action in response to AB two five five. I have a specific amendment that I wanted to address and hopefully to consider. And that is an ordinance amending the administrative code to state that in the city policy to expand the availability of the board permanent supportive excuse me. Based site based permanent supportive housing for people experiencing homelessness who have formerly lived in San Francisco by proof of past residents via a home address, not including an individual who falls to fails to show proof of past residence in San Francisco. Furthermore, individual

[Richard S.D. Peterson]: who has

[Griffin Lee (Connect SF)]: a PSH address in San Francisco and

[Deputy Clerk (Clerk's Office staff, unidentified)]: the past your comments.

[Griffin Lee (Connect SF)]: That supports abstinence by prohibit

[Deputy Clerk (Clerk's Office staff, unidentified)]: Thank you for your comments. Your two minutes is expired. Next speaker.

[Scott Feeney (Public commenter)]: Hello, supervisors. Good afternoon. My name is Scott Feeney. I'm a resident of the Mission District. And I'm calling I'm I'm, commenting, to, ask for all of your support for supervisor Fielder's resolution, towards a publicly owned green bank. With the Trump administration slashing funding for climate action, we need to act locally more than ever. A public bank will provide the ability to do that more affordably, as well as, providing more affordable funding for important transit infrastructure and for affordable housing to, make that, you know, that controversial zoning plan that we're we've been talking about, make that work for the 46,000 lower and middle income affordable units that we need. A green bank will be a way to fund all of these things and more. So I hope that you'll all support it, and I I appreciate those of you who've already signed on as cosponsors. Thank you.

[Deputy Clerk (Clerk's Office staff, unidentified)]: Thank you for your comments. Next speaker.

[Anya Worley Ziegman]: Hi, members of the board of supervisors. I'm Anya Worley Ziegman with the People's Budget Coalition. I thank each of you who came out to domestic violence awareness month today, and I wanted to emphasize, sort of the line of people's budget and reminding you that a fully funded public safety system really means investing in our local providers with that cultural competency is really, really vital. And I want to remind you folks that last year, SFPD's overtime could have more than 14 times paid for our total domestic violence investment as a city. Just their overtime could have paid for it more than 14 times. So when we talk about a fully funded public safety system, we have to be real about where we're starting from, and build on top of that. In my personal capacity, I'm also here to support the public bank resolution, as well. In these times, we need to be really creative about raising funding, and looking at how we, as San Francisco, can institutionalize our own wealth here and redistribute it. We can't rely on the state or on the federal infrastructure to help keep us safe in San Francisco. We have a beautiful city here that we need to protect and double down on as best we can. Thank you.

[Angela Calvillo (Clerk of the Board)]: Thank you for your comments. Next speaker, please.

[Justin Locke (Executive Director, Not In Our Town)]: Good afternoon, honorable members of the board. My name is Justin Locke. I'm the executive director of Not in Our Town. I would like to thank you all today for considering the resolution later in today's agenda commemorating United Against Hate Week. For thirty years, Not in Our Town has helped communities stand up to hate with local leadership at the center. United Against Hate Week began as a Bay Area effort and has since grown from just 13 communities in 2018 to more than 200 participating school districts, community organizations, towns, cities, and civic entities across the country. San Francisco's voice carries far. When you lead, others listen, and others follow. This resolution matters because it does more than mark a week on the calendar. It signals that San Francisco stands shoulder to shoulder with neighbors who have been targets of hate, whether they be the AAPI, black, Latino, Jewish, Muslim, Arab, sick, LGBTQ plus, or disabled communities, or any of the other communities who are threatened by bigotry and violence. It invites every district to take action, schools to host dialogues, libraries to share learning resources, small businesses to post solidarity signs, city agencies to promote reporting channels and victim support, and neighborhood groups to organize unity walks, art builds, bystander and upstander trainings, or other grassroots efforts to counteract hate in all its forms. If adopted, Not in Our Town is committed to continuing to partner with your offices to provide toolkits, film, and discussion guides, and connections to community leaders so that every district can activate quickly. We know that when cities coordinate public safety, schools, arts, faith, and community groups, people feel safer, more seen, and more willing to speak up for one another. Thank you for elevating this work and for modeling what civic courage looks like. United Against Hate Week does not end after these seven days. It strengthens everyday fabric of the city. We are grateful for your leadership and stand ready to help San Francisco lead.

[Rafael Mandelman (Board President, District 8)]: Thank

[Angela Calvillo (Clerk of the Board)]: you for your comments. Welcome to our next speaker.

[Rick Gerling]: Good afternoon. My name is Rick Gerling. I'm a member of the San Francisco Public Bank Coalition and the California Public Banking Alliance. I've lived in San Francisco for fifty years. I've seen a lot of changes, some good and some not so good. A lot not so good, actually. I retired from teaching in San Francisco Unified School District after thirty years in 2017. At that time, I joined with a number of other folks who were interested in getting something done to start a public bank in San Francisco. I've been to Sacramento. I've been to meetings with task force. I've been to every meeting you could possibly imagine, and talked with many, many people about this. I haven't come across anyone who's against setting up a public bank except for the bankers. You know, there's a few bankers that don't like it. And I don't understand why it's taken us so long to do something so simple. It's really, you know and given the current situation where we are under siege from a government in in Washington DC, we need to take things in our own hands, and this is one thing we can easily do. And I would encourage you to to do all the things that you can possibly do to make this happen as quickly as quickly as possible. We transitioned to make it a green bank because we thought that would make it easier and quicker. And it should be easier and quicker. And I would encourage you to really do everything you could possibly do to support the resolution to get this green bank going. Thank you.

[Angela Calvillo (Clerk of the Board)]: Thank you for your comments. Welcome to the next speaker.

[Misha Steyer]: Good afternoon, supervisors. My name is Misha Steyer. I'm a District 7 resident and lead organizer for the San Francisco Public Bank Coalition. I'm here to speak in strong support of the resolution to explore and pursue funding for the establishment of a green bank. The city's work, to date on the public bank and green bank has been a really inspiring example of universally, shared values, and it has been, supported by policymakers, unanimously enjoying unanimous votes at the board whenever the opportunity has arisen. This resolution is an opportunity to continue this expression of universal San Francisco values, supporting affordable housing, small business, and green energy. This board, this broad support can be attributed to the clear benefits for San Francisco. Regardless of your ideology, we all care about what's in San Francisco's best interests, and the benefits of a green bank are clear. A green bank is an economic engine for a city that works for everyone, issuing and recycling millions of loans each and every year in low cost loans for affordable housing, green energy, and small business. I encourage you to support this resolution and see through this groundbreaking work. The, federal government is declared war, in effect, on any efforts to address climate change, and it is all the more essential that San Francisco reiterate our commitment to combating climate change loudly and whenever possible. This resolution is an opportunity, for all of us to come together and declare our commitment to combating climate change. There are, myriad benefits for a green bank. The cost of living is an issue top of everyone's mind. We are seeing skyrocketing rents. We are seeing energy prices spiking, and, we are seeing small businesses, being displaced and forced to raise their prices. The support that a green bank can provide, will help lower cost in San Francisco and has has been mentioned. Polling has been conducted recently indicating what, I likely suspect many of you know, given your support for the green bank in the past and the public bank in the past, that this is a very popular idea in San Francisco. Two thirds of likely voters support a public bank. 70% of those voters, support starting a public bank as a green bank. So this is a fantastic opportunity to continue this groundbreaking work. You'll be the first city in the country with a municipal public bank.

[Angela Calvillo (Clerk of the Board)]: Thank you for your comments. Welcome to the next speaker.

[Sylvia Chi]: Hello, supervisors. My name is Sylvia Chi. I, am also here to speak in support of the Green Bank resolution. I'm also a member of the San Francisco Public Banking Coalition and the California Public Banking Alliance. And I also served on the city's reinvestment working group. And I wanted to highlight that experience. As you know, the board of supervisors authorized that working group, and we met for months and months and developed detailed plans, feasibility plans for both the Green Bank and the public bank as an institution. So we've proven that it's doable. As Misha just mentioned, it is also popular among San Francisco constituents. And as other commenters have all highlighted, it's constituents. And as other commenters have all highlighted, it's very critical in this moment when we're facing these challenges with federal funding. As, I'm sure you all know, the current federal administration is choking off funding to the city, not just in terms of funds directly to the city, but also through the state, and as well as other intermediaries like CDFIs, community development financial institutions. And as others have noted, their attacks on climate action have been really devastating. But they've also been attacking other important San Francisco values, including racial justice, small businesses, and affordable housing. They just laid off the entire staff of the CDFI Fund. They've attacked HUD. So all of these are areas that can be mitigated with the, the Green Bank and eventual San Francisco Public Bank. One other note is that the city's climate action plan has no way to be funded at this moment. The Berkeley Center for Law, Energy, and Environment has has identified a green bank, a municipal green bank bank as a way to pay for it. So I encourage you all to support the resolution.

[Angela Calvillo (Clerk of the Board)]: Thank you for your comments. Next speaker, please.

[Anjali Rimi (Parivar Bay Area)]: Hello. I'm Anshulirimi. And protect us all in these times. Or San Francisco board of supervisor In English, dear president and members of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, on behalf of the Pariwar Bay Area, on all of the Indian and South Asian communities of San Francisco, I respectfully request the board consider and pass a resolution celebrating Diwali day on 10/20/2025 in San Francisco. This historic resolution, the first introduced by Preston Madleman, honors one of the world's most cherished festivals, Diwali. Also known as Deepavali, Deepavali, Tihar, Bandh, Chor Divas, and Kartik Purnima is one of the most sacred and joyous festivals celebrated by Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, and Buddhists, and others alike. It symbolizes the triumph of light over darkness, hope over despair, and knowledge over ignorance, along with new beginnings like the grand opening of Pariwar Bay Area's own community space in T 5 last night. This is about peace, prosperity, unity, and cultural renewal. And on behalf of the San Francisco South Asian immigrant, and all of the Parivaar, and the families, and all those who call San Francisco home, we're very grateful for the city's continued commitment to build awareness, and belonging to many of us in many diasporas, and furthering multicultural celebrations. Thank you.

[Angela Calvillo (Clerk of the Board)]: Thank you for your for your comments. Welcome to the next speaker.

[Beverly Upton (San Francisco Domestic Violence Consortium)]: Good afternoon, supervisors. Beverly Upton, San Francisco Domestic Violence Consortium. It was so wonderful to stand on the steps of City Hall with you today as, we are waiting for a resolution to recognize October as domestic violence awareness month in San Francisco. Thank you so much. When we heard from Julia Timpongo today, and we talked about her sister, Claire Joyce Timpongo, who will be gone, taken from us by an abusive partner twenty five years ago tomorrow, I think we all remember and recognize what domestic violence can do to our city, to our communities, and to the families. They will always feel that. Many of us will always feel that, but San Francisco came together and issued the Justice Encourage report. 400 recommendations that we are still working on currently. And of course, there are new ones. The Family Violence Council, All of Us, the shelters, the crisis line, legal services, and the beloved community, the Kuovs, the Cameron houses, the APA family services are working every day to protect families. We used to have 10 to 12 homicides a year in San Francisco, and now if we have one or two, as we should, we are still in shock, but it is progress. But to continue that progress, we're really gonna need your help. Immigrant families are gonna stop looking for services. We're so worried about this. We're worried that we're not gonna have the budget to keep the shelters open, keep the crisis lines answered, and keep the legal services, and the civil legal that hasn't even been started yet that the voters passed. So we are gonna have to have an all hands on deck response. That's what got San Francisco to a 90 some odd percent reduction in domestic violence homicides, but it's not just homicides. We have to stop the domestic violence before it be gets there. And to do that, we are gonna need everybody. All the shelters, all the crisis lines.

[Angela Calvillo (Clerk of the Board)]: Thank you for your comments. Welcome to the next speaker.

[Unidentified Public Speaker (personal narrative)]: Board of Supervisors and San Francisco Mayor Office of San Francisco. Today's speech is Tony Robbins' Psychological Shift. In the year 2007, I woke up with a grandiose idea to become a stage performer and a singer. In 2012, after completing my four year stint in Six Flags Vallejo, I was public relations officer of Six Flags and I dabble singing at the center stage of Discovery Kingdom. In 2015, I had a knee injury. On a bus, I broke down and cried. Someone etched an idea that I was too old to be a friend of a 19 year old girl named Maggie Wong. In 2018, she's crowned Miss Chinatown of San Francisco. And in 2019, she's crowned Miss Popularity of Miss Chinese International, hosted by TVB and Louisa Mack. In 2018, I met a girl, this Thai girl, I texted her for full disappointment that she's back in Thailand to take care of her mom. Three hours later, Maggie said she's competing for Miss Chinese International. So in 02/2023, I'm Brandon, Twitter master of X. Yes, I'm the man behind Doge, Department of Democratic Superiority. In 2024, I have to be sent a go ahead message from Mark Cuban. I was declared CEO of Project Mello. And three years later, I'm ambassador of Nintendo. Three months later. In the same instant, I get to know Louisa Mack as a friend and an artist. In 2014, Kamala Harris connected with me as a partner in crime. So I stand board of supervisor to ex to express my gratitude for my role, and hopefully, we could become friends. Thank you.

[Angela Calvillo (Clerk of the Board)]: Thank you for your comments. Welcome to the next speaker.

[Harlow Pippinger]: Good afternoon, supervisors. My name is Harlow Pippinger. I'm a District 2 resident, a member of the public bank coalition. I'm also here to speak in support of the Green Public Bank resolution. This is a really inspiring initiative that will have the potential to do a lot for the city in terms of making investments in green energy, social housing, on small businesses, and a lot of other priorities that we share, I think across the political spectrum. We've seen proven success of the public bank model around the world, and I think this is a great opportunity for us to follow that approach and begin making these investments to make San Francisco better for all residents. So I encourage all of you to please support this resolution, and, thank you for your time.

[Angela Calvillo (Clerk of the Board)]: Thank you for your comments. Welcome to our next speaker.

[Kristin Evans]: Hello. Kristin Evans. I am also here to speak about, the resolution on the public bank. So the public bank coalition started in, I think, San Francisco, I think, in 2018. I was late to the party. I joined in 2023, when we were forming the reinvestment working group. And that was comprised of community experts, experts, of which I was representing small business, as well as banking and financial experts. And it was a really interesting time, it was during the time when Silicon Valley Bank collapsed. It was an interesting moment when we were contemplating governance structure, and the way to establish good governance practices to ensure a robust public bank. We looked at models that, of other successful banks across the country, and also abroad. In particular, I was going to note for small businesses, the longest running public bank in The United States, the Bank of North Dakota, which is over a 100 years old, made headlines around the pandemic. Because they were the most successful state at getting the highest PPP loan rates out to their small business, small businesses. And specifically, they had the highest dollar per capita for, by, for each small business worker. And it was through their infrastructure, and partnership with local community banks, that they were able to be much more successful at a time when in San Francisco, small businesses were struggling to access capital, and Wells Fargo was really had frozen, processing PPP loans. So there's really some good arguments for good sound policy for creating a method for us to have a banking, establishment, both to support small businesses, but also affordable housing, and all the other wonderful projects that were mentioned, including greening and environmental efforts. Thanks so much.

[Angela Calvillo (Clerk of the Board)]: Thank you for your comments. Welcome to the next speaker.

[Unidentified Public Speaker (Biblical commentary)]: Okay. I'd like to talk about climate change. Winter, spring, summer, fall. There you go. Climate change. The rest is all a lie. It's communist b s. Now, I'd also like to talk about Joseph. Okay? Remember him? Jacob's favorite son. And so he comes in, and Pharaoh says it was on the bank of the river. Key phrase, the bank of the river. And he saw seven cows come out. And Joseph tells him, okay. Those seven cows are seven good years, and the skinny ones that ate the fat ones and were still skinny represent seven years. Okay? Now, fast forward around thirteen eighty years to Daniel's days, a similar character. They're both captives in a foreign land. They both interpret dreams. And now he sees in the twelfth and last chapter, on the bank of the river, key phrase, bank of the river, bank of the river. One angel, another angel on the bank of the river. Third angel on top of the river is asked by the other angel on the bank of the river, how long will it be to the end of the of these wonders? He raises his right and left hand to heaven and swears by him that lives forever that it'll be in three and a half years. No animals come out, but if if a statement of time, which is, of course, half of seven years, three and a half years, is given that they need, an interpretation of. K? Now, to make things more complex, he says, there's an additional thirty days after the three and a half years, and, there's gonna be the abomination of desolation to the taking away the daily sacrifice. That's the that's that's the mystery. And then, there's an additional forty five days. Okay? And it's strange because the lunar difference in forty five years is seventy weeks. So these forty five days bring us to the end because he tells Daniel to go his way. K? Because he's gonna die and then be resurrected at the end of the forty five days. Think about that. Put that in your pipe and smoke it. Heavy. The bible Hey.

[Angela Calvillo (Clerk of the Board)]: Do we have another speaker?

[Unidentified Public Speaker (Biblical commentary)]: Oh, Jesus.

[Angela Calvillo (Clerk of the Board)]: Are there any other speakers? Okay. Come forward, sir. Before you begin, if there are any other members of the public who haven't yet spoken and you would like to this afternoon, please stand in line or else this will be our last speaker. Welcome, sir.

[Richard S.D. Peterson]: My name is Richard SD Peterson. I live in Noe Valley Of San Francisco, and I follow the news, and I am very disturbed by the news. Ordinarily, I talk about parcel taxes because I think that the mayor's stand on parcel taxes is a bit skewed for downtown, and it does not take the interests of homeowners into consideration. But today, I'd like to talk about a couple of things that I've read in the news, And the one is Marc Benioff. He, of course, has been in the news for inciting Donald Trump to perhaps almost immediately bring troops into our city. Now this was kind of a gaffe that he walked back a little bit, but not really. He is a professed Republican now, after being a Democrat for many years and taking the services of many years, not the services, but taking the providing service. He was very generous. He's an enterprise software developer, formal that we had, IBM. If you want to check me out, I've been in this business for fifty years, but that's not the real thing. He's just one of the big bros that are running, the show. What I really want to talk about is the disturbing thing that I read in the paper about Mayor Lurie and the no bid contract that has been brought up. And I realize that there has been talk about that in the board at this particular time, and the only apparent defender has been, one of our supervisors that is actually, a Democratic socialist. Interesting.

[Angela Calvillo (Clerk of the Board)]: Thank you for your comments. Alright. Mister president.

[Rafael Mandelman (Board President, District 8)]: Alright. Public comment is now closed. Madam clerk, let's go to our for adoption of that committee reference agenda, items 54 through 58.

[Angela Calvillo (Clerk of the Board)]: Items 54 through 58 were introduced for adoption without committee reference. A unanimous vote is required for adoption of a resolution on first appearance today. Alternatively, a member may require a resolution on first appearance to go to committee.

[Rafael Mandelman (Board President, District 8)]: I think that supervisor Melgar may want to sever something. Yeah.

[Myrna Melgar (Supervisor, District 7)]: Yeah. 57, please.

[Rafael Mandelman (Board President, District 8)]: And I wanna sever 54. And madam clerk, could you call the roll on the balance of the items?

[Angela Calvillo (Clerk of the Board)]: On items 55, 56, and 58. Supervisor, Cheryl? Cheryl, I. Supervisor, Walton. Aye. Walton, I. Supervisor, Chan. Aye. Chan, I. Supervisor, Chen. Aye. Chen, I. Supervisor, Dorsey. Aye. Dorsey, I. Supervisor, Fielder. Fielder, aye. Supervisor, Mahmoud? Makhmud, aye. Supervisor Mandelmann?

[Rafael Mandelman (Board President, District 8)]: Aye.

[Angela Calvillo (Clerk of the Board)]: Mandelmann, aye. Supervisor Melgar? Aye. Melgar, aye. And supervisor Sautter? Aye. Sautter, aye. There are 10 ayes.

[Rafael Mandelman (Board President, District 8)]: Without objection, the resolutions are adopted. Madam Clerk, could you please call item 54?

[Angela Calvillo (Clerk of the Board)]: Item 54, this is a resolution to celebrate Diwali on 10/20/2025 in the city and county of San Francisco and honoring the South Asian community for its enduring contributions to the city, and and the city reaffirms its commitment to promoting equity, inclusion, and cultural celebration for all San Franciscans.

[Rafael Mandelman (Board President, District 8)]: Thank you, madam clerk. I pulled this item because I wanted to thank Anjali Rimi for coming by, and talking to us a bit about Diwali. Also, to congratulate her and Parivar Bay Area on your new home at 837 Turk. Diwali is, of course, more than just a celebration of light, sweets, and fireworks. It's also a celebration of the triumph of light over darkness, good over evil, and hope over despair. Across India and around the world, millions of people light dayas decorate their homes and come together with family and friends to mark the joyous occasion. It's a celebration of renewal, of life, of relationships, and of purpose, And it invites us to reflect on the past year, to let go of negativity, and to welcome new beginnings with open hearts and open minds. I want to thank my colleagues for their unanimous cosponsorship, and thank Calvin Ho and my officer's work on the resolution. And, and with that, I'm sure there are no objections. I think we can take this item. Same house, same call. Without objection, the resolution is adopted. Madam clerk, please call item 57.

[Angela Calvillo (Clerk of the Board)]: Item 57, resolution to recognize October 2025 as domestic violence awareness month in the city and county of San Francisco.

[Rafael Mandelman (Board President, District 8)]: Supervisor Melgar.

[Myrna Melgar (Supervisor, District 7)]: Thank you, president Mandelmann, and thank you to, all every single one of my colleagues for cosponsoring this legislation and to those of you who attended the rally earlier. I also want to recognize the Domestic Violence Consortium and Beverly Upton, who just spoke at the Office of Victims' Rights. I see Director Ivy Lee and Bobby Lopez here, along with Sam Hogan from Supervisor Mahmoud's office, and also Tracy Brown Gallardo and supervisor Walton's office, and others who supported this effort along the way. We have such a long way to go, colleagues. I just want to thank all of the service providers and advocates, especially the survivors who continue to shed a light on this issue and fight fearlessly and with courage. It takes courage to survive and thrive. I am a survivor of domestic violence and abuse, along with my mother and sisters. There are so many of us who have lived through it and are at risk of it. And we need to do everything we can to invest in the resources, to prevent and to uplift survivors. This means housing. It means health care. It means services, mental health resources, wraparound care, two generation strategies. Everything we can to uplift people, we must do. And we have to do it when it counts at budget time. It breaks my heart to know that we are slipping backwards in our city. Backwards as domestic violence is on the rise, locally and nationally, during a time when our basic fundamental rights are under attack. Aggravated domestic assault makes up fifty percent of DV incidents in San Francisco, up from thirty five percent in 2019. We must commit to doing more. And with that, before we vote, I want to make a motion to present a minor, but meaningful amendment to the resolution on page two, please. Lines seven through eight to reflect the updated theme for this year, which is lead with courage. A call to action in a way to honor the strength of survivors and the importance of our own accountability. And I have circulated this amendment among all of my colleagues. Thank you. The rest, I submit.

[Rafael Mandelman (Board President, District 8)]: Alright. Thank you, supervisor Melgaard. We have a motion to amend the resolution. Is there a second? Seconded by Chen. Colleagues, I think we can take that amendment without objection. The the resolution is amended. And then I think we can take the amended resolution, same house, same call, without objection. The resolute the amended resolution is adopted. And then, madam clerk, do we have any imperative agenda items?

[Angela Calvillo (Clerk of the Board)]: I have none to report, mister president.

[Rafael Mandelman (Board President, District 8)]: Could you please read the in memoriams?

[Angela Calvillo (Clerk of the Board)]: Today's meeting will be adjourned in memory of the following beloved individuals on behalf of supervisor Walton, for the late miss Karen Pierce, on behalf of supervisor Chen, for the late mister Hector Williams, on behalf of supervisor Dorsey, and moved by the president to be on behalf of the entire board of supervisors for the late Mr. Arlo Smith on behalf of supervisor Fielder for the late Mr. Benoz Budatoki On behalf of supervisor Mandelmann, for the late miss major Griffin Gracie, mister Mark Renee, and mister Terrence Allen.

[Rafael Mandelman (Board President, District 8)]: Thank you, madam clerk. Colleagues, I think that brings us to the end of our agenda. Madam clerk, do we have any further business before us today?

[Angela Calvillo (Clerk of the Board)]: That concludes our business for today.

[Rafael Mandelman (Board President, District 8)]: And we are adjourned.