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[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: Good afternoon. Welcome to the 03/03/2026 regular meeting of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. Madam Clerk, will you please call the roll.

[Clerk of the Board (presiding clerk)]: Thank you, Mr. President. Supervisor Chan? Chan present supervisor Chan Chan present supervisor Dorsey Dorsey present supervisor fielder fielder present supervisor Mahmood Mahmood present supervisor Mandelman present Mandelman present. Supervisor Melgar? Melgar present. Supervisor Sauter? Sauter present. Supervisor Cheryl? Cheryl present. Supervisor Walton? Present. Walton present. And supervisor Wong? Wong, present. Mr. President, all members are present.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: Thank you. The San Francisco Board of Supervisors acknowledges that we are on the unceded ancestral homeland of the Ramatush Ohlone, who are the original who are the original inhabitants of the San Francisco Peninsula. As the indigenous stewards of this land, and in accordance with their traditions, the Ramutushaloni 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 Ramatush Ohlone community, and by affirming their sovereign rights as first peoples. Colleagues, will you join me in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance? On behalf of our board, I'd like to acknowledge the staff at SFGov TV today. That is particularly James Koana and Susan Inos. They record each of our meetings and make transcripts available to the public online. Madam Clerk, do you have any communications?

[Clerk of the Board (presiding clerk)]: Yes. Thank you, Mr. President. The San Francisco Board of Supervisors welcomes your attendance here today in the board's legislative chamber. And when you're not able to be here, the proceeding is airing live on SFGOV TV's channel 26. Or you can catch the livestream at www.sfgovtv.org. If you would like to submit public comment in writing, you can either send an email to BOSSFgov dot org or use the postal service. Just address the envelope to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, the number one, Doctor. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, City Hall, room two forty four, San Francisco, California, ninety four thousand one hundred and two. If you need to make a reasonable accommodation at a future meeting under the Americans with Disability Act or if you need to request language assistance please call the clerk's office at least two business days in advance by calling (415) 554-5184. Thank you, Mr. President.

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

[Clerk of the Board (presiding clerk)]: Approval of the 01/27/2026, board meeting minutes.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: Could I have a motion to approve the minutes as presented? Moved by Chen, seconded by Cheryl. Madam clerk, will you please call the roll?

[Clerk of the Board (presiding clerk)]: On the minutes as presented, Supervisor Chen. Aye. Chen, aye. Supervisor Dorsey? Aye. Dorsey I. Supervisor Fielder. Aye. Fielder I. Supervisor Mahmood. Aye. Mandelman I. Supervisor Melgar. Aye. Melgar I. Supervisor Sauter. Aye. Sauter I. Supervisor Cheryl. Aye. Cheryl, aye. Supervisor Walton? Aye. Walton, aye. Supervisor Wong? Aye. Wong, aye. And Supervisor Chan? Chan, aye. There are 11 ayes.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: Without objection, the minutes will be approved after public comment as presented. Madam Clerk, let's go to the consent agenda. Please call items one through four together.

[Clerk of the Board (presiding clerk)]: Items one through four are on consent. These items are considered to be routine. If a member objects, an item may be removed and considered separately.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: I don't see anyone severing any items. So Madam Clerk, please call the roll.

[Clerk of the Board (presiding clerk)]: On items one through four, Supervisor Chen Chen, I. Supervisor Dorsey. I. Dorsey, I. Supervisor Fielder Fielder aye. Supervisor Mahmood? Mahmood aye. Supervisor Mandelman aye. Mandelman aye. Supervisor Melgar aye. Melgar aye. Supervisor Sauter aye. Sauter aye. Supervisor Cheryl Cheryl, Aye. Supervisor Walton? Aye. Walton, Aye. Supervisor Wong? Aye. Wong, Aye. And Supervisor Chan? Aye. Chan, Aye. There are 11 Ayes.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: Without objection, these ordinances are finally passed. Madam clerk let's go to new business please call item number five.

[Clerk of the Board (presiding clerk)]: Item five this is an ordinance to appropriate 4,000,000 from the general city reserve to the department of emergency management for expanded street condition staffing and 150,000 from the general city reserve to the human rights commission for community initiatives in fiscal year 2025 through 2026.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: I think we can take this item same house same call without objection the ordinance passed on first reading. Madam clerk please call item six and seven together.

[Clerk of the Board (presiding clerk)]: Items six and seven are two resolutions that approve management agreement amendments for parking garages through the municipal transportation agency. Item six approves the third contract amendment with imco I m c o parking llc and the city and county for the management of two off street parking facilities under the jurisdiction of the Port Of San Francisco located at Pier 3032 and Pier 70 for an increased amount of 12,000,000 for a total contract amount of $219,000,000. Item seven this resolution approves the second contract amendment with laz parking california llc and the city and county for the management of two off street parking facilities under the jurisdiction of the Port Of San Francisco located at Triangle Lot and Seawall 321 for an increased amount of 9,000,000 and a total contract amount of 189,000,000 the management agreement amendments contained in item six and seven both become effective 03/01/2026 with no changes to the term of 02/01/2023, through 01/31/2032.

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

[Clerk of the Board (presiding clerk)]: Item eight this resolution approves the second amendment to the agreement between the city and county and ymca of san francisco to provide mental health services to children and youth to extend the term by one year from 06/30/2027, for a new term of 07/01/2018, through 06/30/2028, and to increase the amount by approximately $1,600,000 for a new amount of approximately 11,600,000.0

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: And we can take this same house same call without objection the resolution is adopted. Madam clerk please call item nine.

[Clerk of the Board (presiding clerk)]: Item nine this is a resolution to authorize the treasure island development authority to execute the standard agreements with the California h c d the department of housing and community development under the affordable housing and sustainable communities program for an approximate award of 45,100,000.0 to include 30,000,000 disbursed by h c d as a loan to ic four point three family housing lp for 100 percent affordable housing project at Treasure Island Parcel Ic 4.3 and an accept and expand grant award of 15,100,000.0 for public transportation improvements on Treasure Island to approve the standard agreements for the term starting on the execution date through 03/30/2046.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: Same house same call without objection the resolution is adopted. Madam clerk, please call item 10.

[Clerk of the Board (presiding clerk)]: Item 10, this is an ordinance to amend the planning code to allow additional uses as principally or conditionally permitted in historic buildings citywide and to make conforming amendments to provisions affected by the foregoing action to include zoning control tables and to affirm the secret determination 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 11.

[Clerk of the Board (presiding clerk)]: Item 11 ordinance to amend the administrative code provisions related to the shared spaces program to remove the planning department as a coordinating entity conducting design review to eliminate application requirements of documented community outreach and neighbor notice and to eliminate public accessibility and alternate public seating requirements to amend the public works code to eliminate requirements of public notice of application and to affirm the sequin determination.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: Same house same call the ordinance is passed on first reading. Madam clerk please call item 12.

[Clerk of the Board (presiding clerk)]: Item 12 this is an ordinance to repeal the existing San Francisco code in its entirety and to enacting new San Francisco fire code to consist of the 2025 California fire code and portions of the 2024 international fire code together with amendments specific to San Francisco to include provisions for fees for permits inspections and various city services with an operative date of 01/01/2026 and to adopt 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 items 13 through 37 together.

[Clerk of the Board (presiding clerk)]: Items 13 through 37 are 25 resolutions initiate the landmark designation under article 10 of the planning code for the following locations item 13 is for the Alexander Adams home at 1450 Masonic Avenue item 14 is the hinkle house at 740 Castro Street item 15 the born home at 99 Divisadero Street item 16 the Buena Vista Farmhouse at 11 Piedmont Street item 17 is the charles cats home at 1200 Dulores Street item 18 is the Duboche Triangle greek revival home at 2173 15th Street item 19 is the elliott m wilson home at 1335 Guerrero Street Item 20 is the fernando nelson house at 701 Castro Street item 21 is the engine company number 44 Building located at 3816 22nd Street item 22 is for the floyd spruggles mansion at 737 Buena Vista Avenue West item 23 is for the golden gate lutheran church located at night at 3689 19th Street item 24 is for the Guerrero St. Doublestick East Lake House at 1415 Through 1417 Guerrero St. Item 25 is for the Henry St. Row Houses at 191 Through 197 Henry St item 26 is for the holy innocence church located at 455 Fair Oak St item 27 is for the james c hormel mansion located at 181 Buena Vista Avenue East item 28 is for the john c clark house located at 210 Douglas Street item 29 is for the buildings located at 560 Noe Street also known as the Curby House and 552 Noe Street as the phoenix brewery. Item 30 is for the laying house located at 199 Carl Street item 31 is for the mission delores academy located at 3371 16th Street item 32 is for the lebanon presbyterian church the noe valley ministry located at 1021 Sanchez Street item 33 is for the Pool Bell House located at 192 Laidley St item 34 is for the powerhouse located at 1526 Masonic Avenue item 35 is for the second church of christ scientists located at 651 Dalore Street item 36 is for the shaughnessy house located at 394 Fair Oak Street and item 37 is for the Teats Benneke House located at 657 Chennery Street.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: Same house same call without objection the resolutions are adopted. Madam clerk please call item 38.

[Clerk of the Board (presiding clerk)]: Item 38 this is a resolution to add the commemorative street name Carmen Johnson Way to the 1,100 block Of Pierce Street between Turk And Eddy Streets in recognition of her lifetime of service to the families of the Fillmore neighborhood.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: Same house, same call. Without objection, the resolution is adopted. Madam clerk, please call item 39.

[Clerk of the Board (presiding clerk)]: Item 39, this is a motion to approve the mayoral appointment of Alison Warner to the redevelopment successor agency oversight board term ending 01/24/2028.

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

[Shamann Walton, Supervisor (District 10)]: Thank you so much I would like to make a motion to amend this item and to correct the title stating commonly known as the Commission on Community Investment and Infrastructure striking that on lines four and five.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: Is there a second? Seconded by Fielder. And I think we can take that amendment without objection. Without objection, the amendment is approved. And then on the motion as amended, let's take that same house, same call. And without objection, the motion as amended is approved. Madam clerk, let's go to roll call.

[Clerk of the Board (presiding clerk)]: Supervisor Chen is first up to introduce new business.

[Connie Chan, Supervisor (District 1)]: Thank you, Madam Clerk. Today I am introducing a hearing request to adjust San Francisco's unfunded affordable housing mandate. San Francisco voters and city officials have repeatedly indicated that housing affordability is one of the city's top concerns, despite news reports and data trends indicating that luxury housing surge as the general residential real estate markets stagnate. And the San Francisco has surpassed New York as the prices in the nation's. The city has been moving forward without any sense of urgency to develop strategies and funding solution to deliver the housing affordability that San Franciscans need and deserve. In 2023, the mayor administration implemented a substantial reduction of housing constraints. The same year, the inclusionary requirements were reduced. In 2025, the permit SF initiatives were launched, and the family zoning legislation were adapt was adopted. And in 2026, the downtown enhanced enhanced infrastructure financing district was established. Of these initiatives address overhaul housing streamlining and incentives. However, few are designed to deliver truly affordable housing to serve San Franciscans today. In fact, as reported today in the San Francisco Standard, a new study concludes that it could take a minimum eighteen years up to one hundred twenty four years for unsubsidized housing production to stabilize rents for the medium wage earner in San Francisco. I submitted a request for budget and legislative analyst report to examine the impact and forecast created by the removal of impact fees and inclusionary requirement that have been used to support the development of affordable housing, the efficacy of cities' reliance on one time funds or funds tied to market condition versus other possible revenue strategies, and the ability of our city's strategy to meet the gaps of our affordable housing delivery system to meet the unique needs of particular vulnerable communities and neighborhoods. Now is the time to move forward around affordability and revenue strategies. The city's investment in affordable housing is stored, with the majority of affordable housing dollars already committed to pipeline projects, are exhausted, with no new funding commitments in the works. In addition, a cumulative reduction in inclusionary housing requirements and impact fees has further curtailed efforts to generate new house affordable new affordable housings. Simply put, revenue for affordable housing has gone dry. Too little is being done to ensure that long term public investments that are at scale counter cyclical and not one time infusions. If the city and county is to meet its RENR obligation to produce 46,598 below market rate housings by 2031 and the needs of local workforce and from the lowest income worker to the middle income households, we need stronger affordable housing investments, and we need strategy to set aside new affordable housing opportunities sites. And I look forward to working with my colleagues to develop solutions to these critical challenges. And also, I am today, I'm introducing a resolution to recognize March 2026 as Women's History Month. March is a nationally recognized Women's History Month, and it's time to honor women's contribution, their legacy of struggle, and their incredible leadership that has propelled our country forward throughout its history and the present. It is due to generations of aggressive advocacy that our rights to democratic participations, reproductive health, gender affirming care, and safety from gender based violence were earned. But even our most historic wins are not guaranteed. 2022, we lost our right to safer abortions. And now women around the country are put at serious medical and legal risks. Further throughout history, these rights were never equally implemented for all women, where women of color, working women, immigrant women, transgender women, women with disabilities, and other groups were never seen the full way of this rise realized it. In San Francisco, we are ahead of the country, but still behind the times. This resolution intends to acknowledge the strength and bravery of our women who have moved our country and city forward and celebrate the incredible leadership of women that has gone underappreciated. But most importantly, it reaffirms our commitment to doing the work, not stopping when things become stagnant or budget forecast is dry. And our commitment to gender equity and our policies that is improving the lives of women in San Francisco. I want to thank everyone for their for your early co sponsorship. And but I also especially want to thank my colleagues, Supervisor Melgar, Supervisor Chen, and Supervisor Fielder, for their partnership and leadership at the Board of San Francisco. Thank you. And the rest, I submit. Thank you.

[Clerk of the Board (presiding clerk)]: Thank you, Supervisor Chen, Supervisor Dorsey. Submit. Thank you, Supervisor Fielder. Submit, thank you. Supervisor Mahmood.

[Bilal Mahmood, Supervisor (District 5)]: Colleagues, today Supervisor Sherrill and I are introducing a resolution affirming San Francisco's commitment to civil liberties, ethical innovation, and democratic accountability in the age of artificial intelligence. Our city has always been a leader, not only in technological innovation, but in insisting that innovation reflects our values. As home to many of the world's most influential AI companies and research institutions, San Francisco sits at the center of a transformation that will shape society and governance for decades to come. AI holds extraordinary promise. It can advance health care, improve public services, and expand opportunity. But it also carries serious risks, particularly when deployed for mass surveillance, or the development of lethal autonomous weapon systems. Recent public reports have raised concerns that private companies may face political pressure or contracting leverage to deploy advanced technologies in ways that conflict with their own publicly stated ethical commitments. In a democracy, ethical judgment should not be overridden by coercion. This resolution affirms that responsible innovation must be guided by transparency, public dialogue, and a respect for fundamental rights. San Francisco's leadership in technology must go hand in hand with leadership and values. Innovation should serve people and not undermine their rights. I respectfully ask colleagues for your support. The rest I submit.

[Clerk of the Board (presiding clerk)]: Thank you. Supervisor Mahmood, Supervisor Mandelman.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: Thank you, Madam Clerk. I just have a motion that I'm introducing to schedule a committee of the whole for March 17. We'd vote on it next week. I, back on February 10, introduced a hearing request for a hearing on the work of the Prop E streamlining task force committee. I have received feedback from folks that there would be interest in having this heard at the full board to allow all of us to hear and weigh in on the potential charter amendment that I am also working on drafting. And so we're going to ask that the board schedule that for the seventeenth. And the rest, I submit.

[Clerk of the Board (presiding clerk)]: Thank you, Mr. President. Supervisor Melgar? Submit. Thank you. Supervisor Sauter?

[Danny Sauter, Supervisor (District 3)]: Thank you. Colleagues, today I'm interested in hearing a request to examine how this year's proposed budget will impact older adults throughout San Francisco. Seniors are the city's fastest growing population in San Francisco. The city's senior population aged 80 or older is expected to triple in the next forty years, making San Francisco one of the oldest cities in in California. And my district, District 3, has the highest concentration of seniors of any district. I believe that isolation in seniors is a silent health crisis. Loneliness is an epidemic, but one that doesn't get enough attention. That's why something we may think of as small, a hot lunch at a senior center or Zumba class at a neighborhood center can in fact be a big part of the health and well-being of our senior neighbors. During our hearing, we will ask relevant departments including DOS, HSA, MOHCD, and the mayor's office to present how they are approaching this year's difficult budget choices. This will give us as decision makers an opportunity to understand what programs are proposed to be cut and most importantly it will give nonprofit and CBO partners an opportunity to weigh in. I've spoken with many nonprofits who care for our communities each day and who primarily serve older adults. Everyone is prepared to continue to have to do more with less, but they're asking for transparency and a chance to show the critical role that they play in our city. We want to know how any budget cuts will impact services that many of our most vulnerable seniors rely on every day. And our hearing will provide this space and an opportunity for just that. And the rest, I submit.

[Clerk of the Board (presiding clerk)]: Thank you. Supervisor Sauter, supervisor Sherrill.

[Stephen Sherrill, Supervisor (District 2)]: Colleagues, we just voted on the new fire code, which includes a five year extension of the sprinkler retrofit mandate. Now this extension provides important time to ensure that the exemption process is clear, fair, and workable for the residents affected. While that is a good step forward for almost all residents affected by this mandate, questions remain about how exemptions are evaluated and what qualifies as undue hardship. This extension gives us the opportunity and the responsibility to provide clarity and certainty. In order to make full and productive use of this time, supervisor Sauter and I are introducing legislation to convene a technical advisory council. The council will include residents impacted by the splitter sprinkler retrofit mandate, technical experts, representatives from relevant city departments, and a member of the board of supervisors. The purpose of the TAC will be to clearly define the exemption process, clarifying currently vague terms in the fire code such as, quote, undue hardship and, quote, alternative methods. The goal is to establish transparent, consistent standards so residents, city departments, and all stakeholders understand exactly what to expect. Time is of the essence. We must use this extension proactively to deliver a fair, efficient, and clearly defined exemption framework. Residents deserve straightforward answers and a process they can trust. I want to thank deputy attorney Sarah Fabian, district three chief of staff Tita Bell, my chief of staff Lauren Chyanne Chen, without whom we would not be at this point. An impacted residence would not have a path forward to stay in their homes. The rest, I submit.

[Clerk of the Board (presiding clerk)]: Thank you, Supervisor Sherrill. Mr. President.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: Madam Clerk, can you please call our 02:30 special order?

[Clerk of the Board (presiding clerk)]: Special order at 02:30 is the recognition of commendations for meritorious service to the city and county of San Francisco.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: Thank you, Madam Clerk. It is generally my practice to put myself last in these special commendations, but we have a visiting dignitary here with us today. And so I'm going to start today by presenting a special commendation to Lord Mayor Fergal Denhee, who serves as the head of the Cork City Council. If you want to stand up and come up to the podium. Thank you. Thank you for being here with us. I'm going to talk at you for a minute, and then invite you to say a few words. Our sister city relationship between San Francisco and Cork began in 1984, and continues to this day, thanks to the work of our sister city committee. And I see Sean Keegan here. Thank you, and to the whole committee for your work. For more than forty years, these close ties have led to high school exchanges, sports events, business conferences, and more. San Francisco and Cork share many commonalities. Not least of which being the generations of Irish immigrants dating back to the Gold Rush who've contributed so much to San Francisco's founding and history. Technology, medicine, and pharmaceuticals are mainstays of Quirk's economy, as much as they are here in the Bay Area, and especially in San Francisco. Our cities have been key economic partners, with a report by the Bay Area Council Economic Institute highlighting our links through trade, investment, and entrepreneurship. Today, we're glad to reinforce that partnership and express our gratitude to the Lord Mayor for his leadership in fostering this connection. The Lord Mayor is a native of Cork and has been a passionate community activist from a young age, inspired by his family's legacy of public service. His father, John Denny, served as a city councilor, alderman, Lord Mayor of Cork, a four term, I'm not going get this right.

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[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: to say TD, also known as Chaktadala, you're going to say it correctly for me, and was a founding member of Toker, the Toker Community Association, CLG. The Lord Mayor's late mother was also a founding member of the association, as well as a founder of Toker Meals on Wheels, and served as a community council secretary for thirteen years. The Lord Mayor himself has served as the chairperson of Cork City Community Forum, vice chairperson of the Cork City Partnership, chairperson of the local community development committee, and deputy Lord Mayor of Cork. He's especially passionate about youth and community development, championing access to facilities and initiatives for youth to realize their full potential. He's also the secretary and founding member of a local boxing club, and a leader in business partnership programs. And before I invite you to say a few words, I should acknowledge that we also are joined by the Irish Consul General. Thank you for being here as well. And with that, we welcome you, Lord Mayor, to our city, and the floor is yours.

[Fergal Dennehy, Lord Mayor of Cork (Ireland)]: Thank you very much, board president Mandelman and honorable supervisors, and thank you for that lovely introduction. As law mayor of Cork, it's my heartfelt honor to speak to you today in the Chamber of the People's Palace on behalf of the citizens of Cork, Ireland. It's also distinct personal honor for me because my father, who you mentioned, John Dennehy, wore the same chain of office that I wear here today. My father was the Lord Mayor of Cork in 1984 and actually signed the sister twinning agreement between Cork and San Francisco while the then distinguished mayor of the city, Diane Feinstein. It is my privilege to stand before you here today, forty two years later, to discuss our friendship and also to pass on dad's best regards to all of his friends here in San Francisco. This is my first visit to your storied city and it's clear to me that Cork and San Francisco share a lot in common. We stand before similar opportunities. We also face similar challenges and our partnership is an opportunity to work together to our mutual benefit. Both cities are working on the revitalization of our downtowns and working to ensure that small business continues to thrive. Both cities are significant hubs for modern industry and there's very significant economic cooperation between our cities. Our cities are also centers of learning and can boast thriving institutions of educational excellence. Working in close partnership with Mayor Lowry, the Irish Consulate General, the San Francisco Cork sister city, and with the ascent of this distinguished assembly, we worked during this visit to develop tangible programmes of cooperation which reflect what we hold in common and of course the challenges that we equally share. I would like to bring three examples to your attention. Firstly, small business is the beating heart of both our cities And working with the office of small business, we propose to develop a program of exchange where we can support market access for San Francisco business into the European market via Cork, and reciprocal access to the American market for Cork business. We've allocated funding for two businesses and will launch this program in the coming weeks. Cork City Hall and our city's institutions stand ready to assist San Franciscan small business interest in exploring European market access. Secondly, reflecting on the existing educational ties between our cities, a partnership agreement between the University of San Francisco School of Management and University College Cork will be signed in the presence of mayor in the presence of mayor Lurie and myself later this week. This agreement will lead to collaborative academic programs, an exchange of students, faculty, and startup founders. Of all the assets that a city might bring, its people are the greatest. Finally, we will conclude an agreement between GLBT, historical society, and Cork Public Museum for the Gilbert Bay Baker rainbow flag to be exhibit exhibited internationally for the first time in Cork. We look forward to comprehensive program of community engagement as befits this piece of world history and international freedom, hope, and love. This agreement also reflects our city's membership of the Rainbow Cities Network and deeply meaningful gift of rainbow flag to Cork from San Francisco City Hall in 2,014. We were the first local authority government in Ireland to fly the rainbow flag and I know that people from all over Cork and Ireland will flock to Cork for this incredible major exhibition. Again, I'd like to thank you for this opportunity to speak to you today. It's truly been an honor and very historical for me personally. It's been a privilege and we take this opportunity also to invite all of you from San Francisco, our sister city, to come and visit Cork sometime. There's much positive work that we can do together, and it can be short of a warm from everybody, including dad. Thank you.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: Thank you. And this And, Mr. Lord Mayer, I'm going to invite you to come into the well and get a photo with the group.

[Bilal Mahmood, Supervisor (District 5)]: Alright.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: All right. Next up, District seven Supervisor Melgar.

[Myrna Melgar, Supervisor (District 7)]: Thank you so much. If the folks from Edgewood could please come up. Yeah, here we go. So thank you, President. Yeah, we're excited. Colleagues, today, I am joining Supervisor Alan Wong in commending Edgewood as we celebrate their one hundred and seventy fifth anniversary. Since 1851, Edgewood has been a part of the fabric of San Francisco in one of the most important institutions on the West Side. Interestingly, we are kicking off Women's History Month in March, And it is timely that we also recognize that Edgewood, formerly the San Francisco Protestant Orphanage, when it was founded and originally was founded by women. During the chaos of the gold rush, there was no publicly funded agencies or institutions to support children who became orphaned due to their parents dying from the voyage out west, or who were left with a single parent in their household. So a group of devoted women, including Elizabeth Waller, who Waller Street is named after, worked together across religious groups to establish an orphanage. And it became our city's first children's services agency, and the first children's nonprofit in the whole Western United States. So long before women had the right to vote, these women founded this amazing institution showing extraordinary civic leadership. So today, Edgewood serves more than 4,000 young people, young adults, and caregivers each year, across San Francisco and San Mateo Counties. From launching the Kinship Support Network in 1993, now replicated nationwide, to providing crisis stabilization, residential care, and community based services, Edgewood's impact extends far beyond the sunset, reaches families throughout the city and beyond. I have personally known families who benefited from your services, which are life changing and transformative. Thank you so much for everything that you do. As San Francisco has evolved, so has Edgewood. Over the decades, the organization transitioned from an orphanage to a residential treatment provider, and ultimately what it is today a comprehensive, community based model of youth mental health care. Edgewood consistently responds to the changing needs of families and children. Edgewood championed approaches that have kept children connected to their families, at communities, schools, whenever possible, reflecting a deep commitment to both connection and compassion. I am the former director of a youth services nonprofit. I know how critical mental health is, especially during adolescence when young people are changing and forging their identity. Moreover, I know so many families who need the services. And Edgewood is a lifeline and so critical for those families and for the community. Edgewood's work aligns directly with our shared commitment to strengthening mental health services, stabilizing families, investing in prevention, early intervention. Later in today's meeting, we're going to be voting to designate March 3 as Edgewood Day. It aligns with the same week as World Team Mental Health Mental Wellness Day. It honors one hundred and seventy five years of extraordinary service. The resolution also recognizes the thousands of young people and families who found a path to healing at Edgewood, and reaffirms the city's commitment to youth mental health, to wellness, and hope for generations to come. On behalf of the board, I want to share our congratulations to you, to your staff, to all your participants, and the families on this remarkable milestone. I want to thank your board members, your supporters, anyone that you have touched in the one hundred and seventy five years that you've done this wonderful work. And thank you for everything that you continue to do for our city. And with that, if it's okay, President Mandelman, I'd like to turn it over to Supervisor Wong, who represents District 4, where Edgewood is located.

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

[Alan Wong, Supervisor (District 4)]: Okay. Thank you, Supervisor Melgar, for your partnership in recognizing this extraordinary milestone. Today, we want to celebrate one hundred and seventy five years of Edgewood's service to San Francisco. That kind of legacy does not happen by accident. It reflects generations of leadership, compassion, and unwavering commitment to young people and families. From its founding in 1851 by a courageous group of women to the comprehensive youth mental health services it provides today, Edgewood has continually evolved to meet the needs of our community. In District 4, we are proud to be home to Edgewood's campus, but its impact reaches far beyond any one neighborhood. Families across our city rely on Edgewood during some of the most challenging moments in their lives. At a time when youth mental health needs are growing, Edgewood's emphasis on early intervention, prevention, and whole family support is more important than ever. The work strengthens not just individual children, but entire families and communities. Today, celebrate this remarkable one hundred and seventy five year legacy and the thousands of young people and families whose lives have been changed because Edgewood was there for them. To the leadership, staff, caregivers, and families who make this work possible, thank you. And coming from somebody who was a policy director at a children's nonprofit myself at Children's Council San Francisco, I recognize the importance of your work. With that, I'll turn it over to Lynn Dolce, CEO of Edgewood, to say a few words. Lynn is a family therapist and nationally recognized leader in children's mental health with more than thirty years of service in the San Francisco Bay Area. She has helped shape trauma informed systems of care across our city and beyond, investing compassionate community based support for children and families. Thank you, Lynn, and your team for being here today. And congratulations on one hundred and seventy five years of extraordinary service to San Francisco. Thank you so much.

[Lynn Dolce, CEO of Edgewood Center for Children and Families]: Thank you, supervisor Wong and supervisor Melgar and all of your staff for your partnership in making Edgewood Day a reality and for your steadfast work on behalf of children, youth, and families across the West Side and within the entire city and county of San Francisco. And thank you, president Mandelman and the entire board of supervisors, for your resolution, leadership, and partnership in recognizing youth mental health. My name is Lynn Dolce. I have not been leading Edgewood for one hundred and seventy five years. But I have been there for almost ten years. And, I'm so proud and honored to be here today with all of you. And as, you said, supervisor Melgar, over the past one hundred and seventy five years, Edgewood has certainly evolved, with San Francisco far beyond its origins as an orphanage. Our mission today is to provide the people, place, and path for exceptional youth mental health care for all families in San Francisco. Expert youth mental health care has never been more in demand. Children, teens, and young adults are facing anxiety, depression, and trauma, and crisis at levels we have never seen before. In all my thirty years, I have not seen it like this before. In a recent survey, ninety four percent of California youth experience mental health challenges each month. Edgewood stands at the forefront of this youth mental health crisis, and we're driven by urgency and a sense of purpose. We offer, as you said, comprehensive youth mental health care that helps families not only through times of acute stress and crisis, but also and more frequently through times of very typical and very predictable stress. This prevents escalation to our burden systems of care. It prevents entry into foster care or homelessness. Of note, San Francisco in San Francisco, almost 45 of the unhoused population report unresolved and untreated psychiatric conditions, which are often the result of unresolved mental health issues, family conflict, trauma, system involvement, and economic stress. And this is not something new to all of you. You know this. But it's worth restating. Edgewood intervenes early and comprehensively to stabilize families, strengthens protective factors, and keeps people, young people, housed. By addressing mental health and behavioral health systemic challenges before crisis become irreversible, Edgewood prevents youth homelessness before it even begins. For example, ninety five percent of children and youth who participate in the Edgewood kinship network remain housed and do not enter the foster care system. And we know that twenty five percent of former foster youth under the age of 25 in San Francisco are unhoused. Today, we are focused on deepening and expanding Edgewood services to serve more youth, more young adults, and families. Our vision is that every person, regardless of a zip code or background, has access to excellent and timely mental health care that's rooted deeply in our community. Together with our county partners like all of you, we will ensure that when San Francisco youth and families faced their most challenging moments, they will not be alone. Edgewood will be there. Thank you to the Board of Supervisors for recognizing Edgewood Day and for affirming your commitment to our San Francisco children, teens, and families' mental health so that, really, they can thrive. We really appreciate your support. Thank you.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: District six supervisor Dorsey.

[Matt Dorsey, Supervisor (District 6)]: Thank you president mandelman. Andrew freeman come on down. Colleagues I am today honored to recognize Andrew Freeman, a nationally respected hospitality leader and one of San Francisco's most dedicated cultural champions. More than twenty years ago, Andrew founded AF and Company and co a San Francisco based marketing and public relations agency that has helped to define and elevate our city's restaurant and hotel landscape. Over the past two decades, Andrew has led more than a 100 restaurant and hotel launches and he has consulted to countless others. His expertise has been instrumental in shaping not just brands, but community experiences and I coincidentally had the pleasure of experience one experiencing one firsthand on Sunday when we ran into each other at the James Beard Foundation's Taste America event at the IKEA Salyu Hall in my district. At any given time, Andrew's firm is supporting more than 40 restaurants and hotels. That work doesn't solely serve his clients of course. It also drives tourism, it sustains adjacent businesses, it reinvigorates neighborhood corridors, and it ensures that San Francisco remains at the forefront of the global culinary conversation. But Andrew's civic contributions and influence extend far beyond marketing alone. He serves on the board of the Golden Gate Restaurant Association, Sprouts chef training, and the Oakland Restaurant Collective, consistently advocating for policies and partnerships that uplift local businesses and foster community. His leadership has earned national recognition. He has been named one of the San Francisco Business Times Business of Pride Outstanding Voices and was recognized by the Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International as one of the top 25 most extraordinary minds in sales and marketing. He was also honored as PR News CEO of the year and led AF and Co to inclusion on the Inc 5,000 list of the one of the fastest growing private companies in America. But what truly sets Andrew apart is his love for this city. He gives back to it generously. Supporting organizations such as Dress for Success San Francisco, Foodwise, San Francisco's Travel Association, Meals on Wheels San Francisco, and the Richmond Arimut AIDS Foundation. To his core, Andrew Freeman is a tireless advocate for all things San Francisco, its restaurants, its hospitality workers, its neighborhoods and its spirit. He understands that hospitality is not just about commerce, it's about connection. And when he's not promoting our city's culinary brilliance, you might find him at Barry's Boot Camp, dining at one of the many establishments he supports or as a fellow dog daddy myself, I'm great to see this, exploring the neighborhoods he loves with his dog Dolly. Andrew, thank you so much for your leadership, for your advocacy, and for your unwavering commitment to the city we both love. It is my privilege to commend you today for your extraordinary contributions to San Francisco. Congratulations.

[Honest B., social housing advocate]: But

[Matt Dorsey, Supervisor (District 6)]: before we invite you up to speak Andrew, I do want to invite first, remains one of my favorite rest local restaurateurs despite leaving my district to grow her business in supervisor Mahmood's district to share a few words. Azalena would you come on up and say a few words for Andrew.

[Azalina Youssef, restaurateur]: Hi everyone thank you so much supervisor Matt Dorsey. My name is Azalina Youssef. I am a small restaurant and business owner here in San Francisco, and I am deeply honored to stand here today witnessing such a well deserved tribute to a truly remarkable man, Andrew Freeman. I often say that Andrew is my guardian angel, though it's true. He is guardian angel to so many. As you can see, all the love and admirations reflect all around us every day. The way Andrew moves through life is extraordinary, led by his infectious energy and vibrant smile. He has a reggae for uplifting everyone in his presence. Andrew is not only a champion in business and an exceptional business owner himself, to me he is the city of San Francisco and national treasure. Andrew, thank you so much for your unwavering dedication to safeguarding our craft and our skills. Thank you for your unconditional love for creating space and opportunity for all of us and for your unyielding belief in our potential. Thank you for your all inspiring commitment and tenacious love for the city of San Francisco. I am truly honored to witness your humility and to experience your wisdom and generosity. Thank you for everything, and huge congratulations. My dear friend.

[Matt Dorsey, Supervisor (District 6)]: Thanks, Sam.

[Andrew Freeman, AF&Co. founder/CEO]: Well, don't you just love San Francisco, everybody? I'm well, first of I very rarely get nervous, and I really am so humbled. And I want to say thank you to our supervisor, Matt Dorsey. I live in your district, too. And thank you to all the supervisors. And I'll keep it quick, but I just have to say I arrived Francisco in 1997 from New York City. And when I literally got familiar with San Francisco, I thought as an openly LGBT guy, I just found Nirvana. This is the city. This is my city, and everybody else is welcome to join us here in San Francisco. So I had worked for ten years for Kimpton Hotels and Restaurants, and then decided to venture out on my own. And we just celebrated our twentieth anniversary of AF and Co. And I have to say, went through the pandemic with all my beautiful businesses, my hotels, restaurants, and everything. Didn't think we were going to make it. But the city of San Francisco was there for me. And I will always be here for the city of San Francisco. I will never take for granted how lucky we are to live in this city. Over the course of the twenty years, I've been able to really work with the most wonderful restaurants, hotels, wineries, and everything in between. And I just constantly urge people to get out and enjoy the city and support the restaurants because it's one of the hardest businesses. Even before all the pandemic happened, it's one of the hardest businesses that we'll ever have. I want to say a big thank you to Azalena, who actually is my guardian angel. And I also just want to encourage everybody to get involved in something. Get involved on a charity board. Get involved in a city organization. Just get back to the city that you love as much as I do. On that note, I'll tell when I arrived in 'ninety seven, I came from New York, and I didn't love it here. I was like, it's a little slow, It's a little quiet. I'm a little bored. What am I going to do? So my employer decided that I should go to a therapist. And when I went to the therapist, the therapist said to me, until you say yes to San Francisco, San Francisco won't say yes to you. So I said yes to San Francisco, and I never looked back. And I love it here. And I just want to say, if anybody wants to come over, we're going to a local business called Ciao Pascal to celebrate right after this to say so raise a glass with us. And just a huge thanks. I'm humbled and honored to be here, and thank you, thank you, thank you.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: District 9, Supervisor Fielder.

[Jackie Fielder, Supervisor (District 9)]: Thank you, President Mandelman. And if I can please have Doctor. Gregoria Nova Cahill please come to the podium. I am thrilled today to commend doctor Cahill, dean of City College Mission Center School of ESL and Transitional Studies, in honor of International Women's Day and Women's History Month. Doctor. Cahill is a leader in District 9 who centers joy, love for community, and a commitment to accessible and quality higher education. Since joining CCSF in 2004, twenty two years ago, she has served in multiple roles, including academic counselor, instructor, program coordinator, interim dean, and now as dean of the Mission Center. Throughout her career, she has supported students across CCSF centers and has built strong, lasting community partnerships through her work in the mission. She is bringing a fresh vision to the Mission campus and transforming programs with students front and center. Doctor. Cahill, originally from a small village in South America, has shared that her personal journey has taken her across continents where she saw firsthand how education can change lives and how with encouragement and support, students will keep moving forward with their education no matter the obstacles. Doctor Cahill earned her BA in modern languages and linguistics with a TESL certificate from Beloit College in Wisconsin, then received her MS in counseling from California State University East Bay, and finally, her doctorate in educational leadership for social justice in 2019. Her doctoral research focused on institutional barriers faced by Latinx community college students transferring to four year universities. As the first person in an Afro Bolivian family to earn a doctorate, doctor Cahill has dedicated her career to advancing educational equity. She believes equity centered leadership requires courage, fostering belonging, affirming identities, and recognizing the inherent worth of every student. Through inclusive programs, collaboration, and mentorship, she works to ensure that students across San Francisco feel welcomed, supported, and empowered to achieve and expand their educational goals. I think it's fitting to hear a few quotes about Doctor. Cahill's work from those directly impacted by her leadership. Former CCSF Puente student Adriana Herrera Posey stated, quote, doctor Cahill has created inclusive space, and by offering mentorship and advocacy, her leadership has helped first generation students overcome systemic barriers. And from Amy Miles, current English professor, shared, quote, doctor Cahill leads with Corazon y Carino. She walks through Mission Center carrying her steno notebook, writing down concerns and ideas from students, faculty, staff, and community members, and works tirelessly to make the Mission Center a place where people feel safe, seen, and heard. Doctor. Cahill, thank you for your exemplary leadership at City College and for making a difference every day for students in District 9 and across San Francisco. Thank you so much.

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

[Unidentified (brief interjections)]: you speak

[Dr. Gregoria Nova Cahill, Dean, CCSF Mission Center]: so much

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: for this incredible honor. Hold on. Hold on. Hold on. We we we have multiple supervisors up here who love you, so you have to

[Myrna Melgar, Supervisor (District 7)]: wait. Supervisor. Can't let the opportunity go by without telling you how wonderful you are, because you know I love you and have known you for some time. And have been just my breath has been taken away by your ability to connect people to opportunities, and your passion to do that. I've witnessed it. I've seen it in the face of your students, but also your staff, who have such deep respect for you. It is rare when, you know, we see an educational leader that everyone always agreed. Because in your role, you also have to tell people what to do and how to do it. And then sometimes people disagree. But everybody follows your vision and your deep commitment and passion to open doors for those who in this country have come and don't have a ready path. And you have always been that sort of unwavering leader to connect people to opportunity. So through all the programs, through the way that you connect to community, to the relationships you have in the community from City College, but also employers and people who are there to open doors for your graduates. So thank you so much for everything that you do for the community. And as a woman leader, I'm so proud that we are honoring you today. Thank you, Supervisor Fielder, for recognizing this amazing woman and everything that she's done. And I want to also thank your staff for being here to support, because that's also a testament to how much you are beloved and how wonderful you are. So thank you very much, president.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: The floor is yours. Okay. Thank

[Dr. Gregoria Nova Cahill, Dean, CCSF Mission Center]: you. Thank you so much for this incredible honor. I am grateful to stand here with all of you, leaders, mentors, colleagues, neighbors, community members, friends, and family. People who do the daily work of lifting others, opening doors, and strengthening our community. Your present means so much to me that I cannot even express. I'm especially humbled to receive this recognition during women's, history month in a time where we recognize and honor the leadership, resilience, and contribution of women who have opened the doors for future generation. Today, I also want to honor countless women, past and present, whose courage and quiet leadership continue to shape our family, community, and schools. There is a saying that we all know, it takes a village to raise a a child. Through my life and career, I've also learned that it help it takes a village to help individuals grow, lead, and serve. I was fortunate to grow in Tocana, Bolivia where I experienced what a true village looks like, a community grounded in shared responsibility and mutual respect. The lesson has guided me at City College of San Francisco Mission Center where we prepare for the workforce, support families, and open opportunities for others. My village has grown, as you can notice, from mentors, Joyce Hayes, Elizabeth Brent, Harry Augustine, Phyllis Kaplan, Carlota Del Portillo, Clara Start, Jorge Bell, Eric Hass, Lisa Romano, and our chancellor of City College of San Francisco, Kimberly Messina, and many others. San Francisco Board Of Sup supervisor, thank you for being part of this wonderful village, for your continued support to City College of San Francisco, especially your leadership in sustaining the free city program, which keeps educational accessible within reach for many of our families. I stand here humbled and committed to lifting others because I have been lifted many, many times for my from my village. Because when we invest in women, invest on on each other, we strengthen San Francisco for a better future. Thank you so much.

[Clerk of the Board (presiding clerk)]: Yeah. It's it's included. Yeah. Let me just double check. Yeah. You can you can amend it and then send it to committee as amended. Yeah.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: Nate Berg. Where are you at? Can you bring your people up here, please? Specifically, feel like that might be Ben Van Houten and maybe Greggie, Carrie, and Chris Carrington, and Greg Sirota, and Manny's here. All right. I think we got our crew. Okay. Good. All right. So, colleagues, today, I am excited to commend the organizers of the twenty twenty five Castro Halloween Night Market. Castro's Halloween celebration began long ago and far away as a small children's Halloween festival hosted by Cliff's Variety Store in 1948. And, oh, yes. Thank you. And over the decades, grew into one of the largest, gayest, and most iconic Halloween celebrations in the world. By the nineteen seventies, this magical queer tradition had become one of the Castro's greatest sources of pride and joy. In fact, as a newly out gay man in the nineties, I have super fond memories of some of the artistry that was happening in windows, and all of the amazingness of that, of that time. But, by the early two thousands, the celebration was drawing hundreds and thousands of party hundreds and thousands hundreds and hundreds of thousands of partiers and was spiraling out of control, overwhelming streets, stretching public transit to a breaking point, and causing chaos. A series of increasingly violent celebrations included a 2004 stabbing that injured four, and a 2009 mass shooting that injured nine. And finally, the city decided to pull the plug on the event. And it actually took quite a bit of work to kill Castro, Halloween in the Castro. But they killed it. And, and yet, despite all that, this, and despite the celebration having lost much of its queerness and much of its magic in the final years, fond memories of Halloween in the Castro endured. And people kept saying, you know, something? Couldn't we have something more like Castro Halloween again? Now, in 2000 in 2023 and 2024, a series of successful night markets around the city prompted Castro community leaders to create one of their own. And thanks to the hard work and enthusiasm of the Castro merchants, a shout out to Terry Aston Bennett and Jen Meyer who were leading the organization at the time, Funding from the Civic Joy Fund, Hi Manny, and production by CG Events. The caster launched its first night market in October 2024. And they just got better and better each month after that. And after that series of successful night markets, there was a happy coincidence in 2025 with Halloween falling on a Friday night. So, the group gathered before you, led by Nate Berg, drew from the experience with the night markets, and that sort of nostalgic feeling that maybe we could do something a little more ambitious with our Castro Halloweens to create the first ever Castro Halloween night market. Now, I will admit that when some of these folks first presented the idea of reviving a Castro Halloween celebration by expanding this night market to me, I was skeptical. I was concerned. I knew neighbors were concerned. I knew the police department was concerned. There was a lot of concern. But these organizers would not allow my concern to stifle the fun. They addressed my concerns, and the concerns of the police department, and the concerns of neighbors. They brought in Castro community on patrol, worked with the MTA, worked with SFPD, which was a very important partnership, to ensure that the neighborhood remained safe that night. We, they had excellent partners in the city, teaming with Kelly Varian and Ben Van Houten from the Office of Economic and Workforce Development who helped both with funding and working on logistics. And in the end, the twenty twenty five Castro Halloween night market was an incredible success, drawing tens of thousands of visitors safely, revelers and families. The night was brimming with live music, and dazzling costumes, and drag performances, But also embraced its roots as with family friendly activities and a focus on the businesses that make up the Castro. It was a great, joyful, vibrant night. So to Ben, thank you for working alongside the organizers. To Greggie, thank you for working with SFPD and Castro Community on Patrol, in your case. To the SFPD, which couldn't be with us here today, they had, I think, more than 100 officers that night available in case something went wrong. Safety was, as I said, without every, without a doubt, everyone's biggest concern. But you all worked together to patrol the streets. You worked closely with the merchants to ensure that new regulations around alcohol consumption in our entertainment zone would be properly followed. And Nate, you were the, you know, instigator, dreamer, never give her upper. Manny, neighbor, but also Civic Joy Fund founder, helped fund the event. Comfort and Joy seamlessly integrated their Glow in the Streets event into this one, and revived some of, you know, I think what I had seen in the '90s when I saw all that art in those windows and loved it so much. And Chris Carrington and Greg Sauter, well, we have Chris. Hello. From CG events. You've just, it's, all of these events have been so amazing. So, I just want to thank you all for your persistence and your determination to keep the Castro fun and gay. And, Halloween twenty twenty five was a great start. And, I know it's just going to get better and better. Nate, the floor is yours.

[Nate Berg, President, Castro Merchants]: Thank you President Mandelman and thank you Supervisors, an honor. It's great to be here I do have to confess though all I did was send a text. When I became castor merchants president last year people of course started asking me about the big festivals you know pride what are we going to do to make it bigger and halloween the other one. And of course as president mandelman stated that' a very loaded question when you' talking about halloween the crazy parties and the complicated memories you know complicated to say the least. So it was last summer I sent that text that I mentioned of course I sent it to Manny because Manny knows everybody. And then one text turned into dozens and then suddenly everybody's talking about it. It leaks into the press and then you know we put the cart before the horse I guess you would say and concerns started being raised so next thing we know we' at the police station we weren' under arrest but we were there for a meeting it was a very packed conference room Chris Carrington to his great credit was being grilled by public safety officials especially somebody from sfmta I don' know how he got through it but he amazed me that day he was extremely poised and had done his homework so huge credit to chris and all the while I was thinking you know one of my favorite people Nancy Pelosi always said don't agonize organize and I have a t shirt that says that it's really cute it's pink and and that's what we did we got everybody into the same room and we figured it out together you know and so halloween everybody basically was just asking the same very understandable question Rafael is can we bring this back safely and to these folks credit behind me we we did it was amazing but again I don't take the credit I sent that one text that credit belongs to the people behind me and others who are not here including officer pendolfi from sfpd they handled all the details and they made what looks they made look effortless when it's really anything but effortless to do something that that big. So we all greatly appreciate the recognition thank you for believing in the castro thank you for believing in our community to pull this off. Please I know you all agree with me but let' remember that San Francisco shines brightest when we invest in our neighborhoods and our small businesses deeply honored to be here today thank you and I think we need to do halloween again but it' on a Saturday this year So we'll have to plan for that.

[Fergal Dennehy, Lord Mayor of Cork (Ireland)]: Thank you again.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: With apologies to District 4 Supervisor Alan Wong, I screwed up. But it is your the floor is yours, Supervisor Wong.

[Alan Wong, Supervisor (District 4)]: It's okay, Mr. President. I'd like to come up. Okay. Thank you, president Mattelman and colleagues. It is my great honor to recognize Jingmo Athletic Association, which has played an important role in preserving and sharing Chinese martial arts and culture here in San Francisco. Jingmo traces its roots to the Qin Wu Athletic Association founded in Shanghai in the early nineteen hundreds by Phoc Yoon Gap, who was portrayed by Jet Li in the movie Fearless. The association was also the subject of the Bruce Lee film Fist of Fury whose Cantonese title is Jing Mo Mon. The legacy of Jing Mo was brought to San Francisco in the early nineteen sixties by grandmaster Wong Jack Mann. Grandmaster Wong was widely known for his 1964 match with Bruce Lee in Oakland. But more importantly, he devoted decades to teaching, mentoring students, and strengthening community through discipline, respect, and cultural pride. For nearly forty years, Chyanne Chenmo has partnered with the San Francisco Public Library to celebrate Lunar New Year and bring cultural programming to families throughout our city Through martial arts demonstrations, lying dance, and educational outreach, they have helped pass down heritage while strengthening literacy and youth engagement. I I personally was able to see their lying dance performances at the Sunset Farmers Market And Building Kids,

[Jing Mo Athletic Association representative (likely Lillian Yee)]: one

[Alan Wong, Supervisor (District 4)]: of our local childcare centers. And I was able to see how well you guys interact with your audience from adults to little three year olds. Today, under the leadership of master Rick Wing, Chyanne Chenmo continues that mission honoring tradition while serving the present day community. In the sunset, they are especially beloved performing at neighborhood schools, farmers markets, cultural festivals, and most recently at the sunset night market. It is especially meaningful that we present the special commendations on the fifteenth day of Lunar New Year, a day that marks the culmination of celebration and renewal and a fitting moment to honor Jing Mo's enduring contributions and achievements. It is my pleasure to offer this commendation today. Congratulations. We have members Lillian Yee, Bilalana McInnis, Kenrick Wong, and events director Lorraine Yee joining us here today.

[Dr. Gregoria Nova Cahill, Dean, CCSF Mission Center]: And the floor

[Jing Mo Athletic Association representative (likely Lillian Yee)]: is yours. Thank you. Thank you so much. And, you know, I I have to thank because most of the time, I have to come up and tell everyone, you know, we are famous. You do know that. Right? Because it's true. Our grandmaster, Wong Jack Man, is the man who fought Bruce Lee in Oakland in 1964, and nobody knows that. But the big thing is he did not get the recognition he deserved. He was a very humble man, and he passed on everything to the only heir apparent, Rick Wing, our master now. And, you know, we have so much to give to the community. What both of these gentlemen taught us is, first of all, love for your family, love for your community, and more more than anything else is what our community has given us. So, you know, when you look at us, we are the children of immigrants. So what did that mean? When our parents came to The United States and, you know, we were born here, they worked so hard. So they worked hard putting a roof over our heads and feeding us, but they could not help us with our homework. So they said, what you need to do is go to the library. The librarians are wonderful. They will help you understand everything you need to know. And it was true. We all went to the libraries. We learned wonderful things from librarians. And they said, you don't stop here. You then you go to school. And you learn everything the teachers have to give you. And what did that happen? Well, we all became professionals. Every one of our group, although we love martial arts and spent thirty, forty, fifty years practicing, we all became very good career professionals. We became doctors, professors of any kind of education you can think of, radiology. Also, our leader right now, Rick Wing, is a professor of math at SF State University. We have city planners. We have teachers of radiology. We have everything you can think of. But what we all agreed is we have to thank these librarians. We have to thank the teachers who did all of that for us. So what we decided to do is commit our life to helping promote literacy and education. So for the past forty years, every year, we go to the San Francisco Libraries. And also don't forget preschools, hospitals, senior events, and everything you can think of. But with the youngsters, we go there to tell them the most important thing in your life is education. Where do you get it? You go to the library. You honor your teachers. You honor your parents. And if you do that, you will have a very successful life. And for every show we do, even the preschoolers, we say the same thing because we wanna build that foundation, the foundation we got. And, you know, all of us, we went to public schools. I'm sorry. We did not have, you know, extremely wealthy parents. But somehow, we became doctors. We became professors of math. We became, you know, engineers. We became all, everything you can think of. So what does that mean? Yes. We try to teach the next generation. You can do it too. Be proud of yourself. Be proud of your parents. Be proud of being an immigrant. But also, be a proud American, and make the best of your life. So, for the next generation, all of our kids, guess what they are. They're doctors. They're teachers. My daughters, I'm lucky to have one here. Both my daughters are in the health care industry. They teach and they treat cancer, but they still do all the martial arts with us. And we just want to make sure everyone knows this legacy will continue as long as we breathe because we love our librarians. We love our teachers. We love our community. And we want to make sure that all the good things we have to offer continue on. So Chyngmo will always be here. And I have these wonderful people behind me. I'm sorry we wanted to have more people like a crowd that was here before, but you know they all work. We have a lot of people in law enforcement, DOJ, everything you can think of. But we are so happy to be here. And we are so pleased to be in front of you. I was the first Chinese woman advertising manager for the San Francisco Chronicle. I've spoken in front of thousands of people. And I will tell you, this is the only time in my life I have a lump in my throat. Thank you so much. God bless you.

[Azalina Youssef, restaurateur]: Thank you.

[Jing Mo Athletic Association representative (likely Lillian Yee)]: Thank you.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: All right, Madam Clerk, let's go back to roll call.

[Clerk of the Board (presiding clerk)]: Next up to introduce new business is supervisor Walton. Submit. Thank you supervisor Wong. Wong is not in the chamber. Supervisor Chan. Submit. Thank you. All right, Supervisor Wong.

[Alan Wong, Supervisor (District 4)]: Okay.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: Apologies again, Supervisor Wong.

[Alan Wong, Supervisor (District 4)]: No worries. Scrolling down to my roll call notes. Okay. Colleagues, Today, I'm introducing a resolution recognizing the importance of the Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps program, GRTC, and encouraging the San Francisco Unified School District to continue providing high school students the opportunity to participate and to ensure the program is preserved as currently constituted. GRTC has been part of SFUSD for more than ninety years. It is currently offered at six high schools and serves more than 900 enrolled cadets along hundreds of additional students through physical education independent study. For many young people across our city, this is not just an elective. It is a meaningful part of their high school experience. The program teaches leadership, communication, self awareness, first aid, conflict management, service learning, physical training, and civic education. It fulfills college preparatory requirements and helps students build skills that will serve them long after graduation. Cadets collectively complete tens of thousands of community service hours each year and regularly earn national recognition. What stands out most to me is what students say about the program. They describe GRTC as a second family. They talk about finding confidence, structure, and belonging. Those are outcomes that matter in every neighborhood and in every school. In 2008, the San Francisco voters approved Proposition V declaring it city policy that GRTC continue to be available in SFUSD high schools. In recent years, enrollment has grown significantly reflecting continued interest and support from students and families. This resolution is about recognizing a program with a long history in our city and affirming the value it provides to our students. It is about supporting student choice and preserving opportunities that foster leadership responsibility and civic engagement. I'm also introducing a resolution urging the governor and the state legislature to reject proposed cuts to Medi Cal Dental and to fully restore and protect funding for children's dental care in the state budget. I want to thank my colleagues, supervisors Sauter, Sherrill, Walton, Chen, and Fielder for their cosponsorship. And as somebody that used to work in SEIUHW, Medi Cal has such an important impact to patient care and our the sustainability of our hospital system. This resolution is about a very basic principle. Dental care is health care. Preventative dental care helps keep kids healthy in school and out of emergency rooms. When children don't get care, the consequences are serious pain, infection, difficulty eating, missed school, and avoidable long term health care problems. In San Francisco, nearly one in three children relies on Medi Cal for health coverage. So Medi Cal dental is a critical part of our health care safety net. We also know that oral health disparities are real and persistent. Low income children and children of color face higher rates of tooth decay, and those disparities show up early. The proposed state budget cut would reduce Medi Cal dental funding for children by a $144,000,000 and would also forfeit approximately a 182,000,000 in matching federal funds. And all of this is being proposed for a savings that represents a tiny fraction of the overall state budget, both outsized consequences for children and families. Cuts to preventative care do not eliminate costs. They shift costs later into more expensive emergency and acute care settings. This is bad for kids, bad for families, and bad public policy. Budgets are a reflection of priorities. This resolution makes clear that San Francisco believes protecting children's access to basic health care, including dental care, must remain a priority. The rest I submit.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: And with that, Madam Clerk, let's go to public comment.

[Public Comment Moderator (Clerk’s staff)]: At this time, the Board welcomes your comment please line up to your right hand side of the chamber along the curtains you may speak to the minutes as presented on whether or not the board should enter into closed session the matter contained in item 42 for the purpose of conferring with or receiving advice from the city attorney regarding existing legislation. Items 43 through 55 the items on the forward option without committee reference agenda general matters not on the published agenda but must be within the board's subject matter jurisdiction. All other agenda comment will have been reported out to the Board by an appropriate committee where the public comment requirement occurred.

[Clerk of the Board (presiding clerk)]: Welcome to the first speaker.

[Scott Feeney, public commenter]: Afternoon, supervisors. My name is Scott Feeney. I'm a Mission District resident. I'm here to speak to 20 Proposition I, which raised the transfer tax on high valued real estate over $10,000,000 to fund social housing. In January, I asked you to stand by prop I and to dedicate the funds to their intended purpose of building social housing. So I was dismayed to learn last week that three of you are sponsoring an ordinance to instead repeal prop I. Such a repeal makes no sense from the standpoint of building housing. Prop I taxes mostly office buildings including the Trump owned five fifty five California which is currently being shopped around and that sale alone would get a $45,000,000 tax break for this repeal to go through. Overall Prop I is expected to generate on the order of $100,000,000 a year in the next couple years. It's been asserted that a repeal could be revenue neutral because of a potential ballot measure, but it's not clear if such ballot measure is even legal, let alone politically feasible. And, we simply don't have enough foreclosures in the city for that to make up a $100,000,000 a year. Repealing Prop I would overturn the will of the voters who approved Prop I by 15 points citywide. In one of the repeal sponsor's districts, Prop I actually won 65% of the vote which for reference is greater than the 63% no vote for Sunset Dunes in District 4 which they recalled their supervisor over. We cannot afford to give a $100,000,000 a year tax break to rich real estate investors like Donald Trump when the city has a budget deficit and an affordable housing shortage. Cutting off affordable housing funds is nimbyism by other means, it stops housing from getting built And I once again ask this board not to repeal prop I, but instead to devote the funds to their intended purpose of building social housing. Thank you.

[Clerk of the Board (presiding clerk)]: Thank you for your comments. Let's hear from our next speaker.

[Ace Washington, public commenter]: How's everyone doing this March 3? My name is Ace Washington. I am the Fielder Court Ambassador. So let me just start off by doing some history. Most of y'all around there, board of supervisors, I was in the city, you see, way before all of y'all. They all think the only ones around when I started was the clerks. So that goes back twenty something years, thirty, forty something years. Damn. I look at it. I've been in the city all these years. But what I'm here to talk about is the Western edition. We are in a crisis right now dealing from the Jim Jones situations on Gary to all of the new developments that are happening in the Fillmore. We got we got reparations, of course. We got the dream keeper situation. We got Yoshi, Safeway, West Bay, Ella Hill Hutch, Buchanan Mall. And I gotta sit down with the mayor because I ain't sit down with him yet. We got Plaza East, Martin Luther King. We got Freedom West, $1,000,000,000 projects going on. We got Thomas Paine, Hayes Valley, the Gary Street. We got the mall. And there's so many things I could go on and my time will permit, but we must address that. I'm here to say there's only two blacks or three blacks in here, me the supervisor over there, but that that goes on a percentage of what's happening here in the city. But I'm not gonna let our history legacy die. My name is Ace, and I'm on the damn case. I'm the Fillmore Corridor ambassador, so put some respect on that name. So I'm just saying I'm live and direct on my channel, but I just had to come here to tell you the problems that we got in the Western edition. We're gonna address those issues, and I gotta sit down with the mayor. I know he's a care I know he care, but I do also know he's a billionaire. Live and direct, you don't have to adjust yourself.

[Clerk of the Board (presiding clerk)]: Thank you, mister Washington. Can we hear from our next speaker, please?

[Unknown public commenter (police procurement concerns)]: That's a really hard act to follow. But anyway, I'm here on a typical thing to talk about corruption in San Francisco and the latest thing with the police department. And they run a supposed tight organization down at the bay near Chase Stadium. And for some reason, the head of the so called intelligence department for the police department has not followed his own rules and the rules of the city. And, again, we're caught in a situation where we are looking like we have double paid for a computer styled contract with the city. Instead of going with Motorola, we're going with a favorite insider of somebody. And this is occurring frequently. Look at what happened with the mayor's selection of his own personal computer organization, which probably cost twice as much as what the next competing party offered. Well, that's on the mayor's side. This is on the board of supervisors' side because somehow they've avoided supervision by the Board of Supervisors because they put in a contract bid for $9,000,999 instead of $10,000,000 which would have required the the contract to go to before the Board of Supervisors. So you guys have got to get hold of of this. It's happened ever since Willie Brown would point cronies to run a computer department that they had no experience. It's happening all over again. Thanks.

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

[Richard Johnson, public commenter]: Hi, my name is Richard Johnson, and I'm here to speak about the Hayes Street closure. I think this is my third time speaking in front of the board. I have spoke regularly in front of the SFMTA. And, the reason I'm speaking to you today is because this was something that was created in the board. But, it was created in such a fashion where there's no appeal process for the citizens. Our only appeal is through the SFMTA board, which we are on week 64 of documented violations of where they have done many things wrong. And, at this point, not only is the city losing money, but we as a group have actually, one of our members has been threatened with legal action because we have been forced to document these issues. So, I come to you as a people's house because this needs to be taken care of a proper, every other means has a appeal process to it. And, in this case, is where we are kind of revolved in a circle of going around. We're dependent upon our supervisor who has turned a blind eye to us and will not listen to us. That comes back to you as a group where we have tried to appeal before the Board of Supervisors and we are stuck in this cycle of what does your supervisor feel about this? So, we are up against with the what we are expected to do. And, I'm coming to you to create a proper appeal process where equity can abide instead of politics ruling the day. So please look towards a solution towards a very political and a and especially in the time where we have tight budgets, where this is not making money for the city. We are spending

[Public Comment Moderator (Clerk’s staff)]: Thank you for your comments. Apologies for cutting you off. Everyone is receiving two minutes today. Next speaker.

[Unknown public commenter]: I'm taking stock of my complicity as an American, yours as the American government, and Americans in general. As America builds or requires more warehouses to store abducted people and children, as America buries indigenous and black history, it ends equity programs meant to begin balancing the scales with their white classmates, coworkers, and colleagues. As America strips more rights from trans people, Kansas escalating state violence enacted by government representatives and stripping trans people with their driver's license if it matches their gender. As America fires black women from their jobs at an increased alarming rate and white Christian influencers rise in popularity. As America's AI clan spreads their white supremacist, misogynistic, pedophilic weapons into every sector of our technology, of our education, of our lives, killing our only environment to fuel its Trojan hate filled horse. As America strips health care from impoverished people and immigrants, scutting the CDC and public health in general, including our mayor, at least $40,000,000 wants to cut from our department of public health. I'm just wondering how many of you gonna rubber stamp that murderous budget. As America abducts Venezuela's president and his wife and the press moves on, as America kills dozens of people in the Caribbean waters with nary a protest, as America creates a corrupt false board of peace to legitimately colonize Palestine and Palestinians continue to be murdered and tortured, As America and Israel successfully carry out a remote controlled genocide, probably semi autonomous. You love autonomy. Autonomous shit like that, don't you? AI and shit. And Gaza and threaten to do the same with any other country unless they bend their knee. As America run by rapists and wanna be literal enslavers and pedophiles carries out that threat with Iran, that alone shouldn't that alone cause Americans or any human being to revolt? Instead, you continue to ignore your constituents. Are we not revolted by this? Is this not revolting enough?

[Public Comment Moderator (Clerk’s staff)]: Yeah. You for your comments. Next speaker.

[Unknown public commenter ('Why not' remarks)]: Board of supervisor and mayor office of San Francisco. The title of this speech is why not? The year was 2002. I ace a job interview for Kona Wear. The final agreement was I had to work for no pay for a short period of time. So I worked. Eventually, I got in injured investment, series a, series b, and series c. I've been fredded to core team and the CTO of Conoware, Martin Grampart, who happens to be the architect of Nestgate. The year was 2007. My days of Cornerware was numbered. I stuck of it to the very end. A year earlier, I was in Toastmaster meeting. A thought seeded to my mind. I could be a singer. Why not? I woke up a bit later one morning and decided to become a singer. So I land a job in Six Flags, and I moonlighted while working in, in cornerware. So my question is, why not? Why not just me be this one crazy guy who's gonna draft the next constitution for humanity and Joe Biden? Why not me? Why not a lot of people here in the board of supervisors in this chamber right here? Why not own it? Why not put this constitution in a maiden name next to Gucci store in Union Square? Why not? The possibility is endless. If we can create it, we can own it. And so according to Tony Robbins, he was do not react instead. Choose. Also, Myrna said, see, do, have. That's all I have to say. Thank you.

[Public Comment Moderator (Clerk’s staff)]: Thank you for your comments. Next speaker.

[Brian Storr, public commenter]: Hi. My name is Brian Storr. I'm here to talk to you guys again about the Genesis LRAD nine fifty NXT's being used out of compliance. They continue to run military programs on the LRAS to afford them the ability to use them as military weapons. That's the facts. They continue to be misused and used as a military weapon over and over and over since August when I first came here. Every time I've spoke to you guys, they've continued to be used out of compliance. It's out of control. These guys are lawless. They should not be allowed to be on LRADs. They have total disregard for people's safety. Anywhere they can touch an LRAD, people's lives are in danger. It's a fact. It's not a joke. These guys need to be taken off the LRADs in Southern Oregon. They're out of control. It's been this way for over three years. Three years. It's not about auto tracking at all. It's about the settings the military settings they're running on the LRADs. They continue to not only me, but I have four kids under the age of 12 that they continue to do the same thing to auto track and use the weapon settings on. I urge you guys to do a compliance check on the LRADs. Any LRAD that can touch San Francisco within 55 miles 55 miles. That's the range on the LRADs when they're running these weapon programs. I appreciate your guys' time. I wanted to put a little bit on the record here, if I'm able to.

[Public Comment Moderator (Clerk’s staff)]: Someone will be up to

[Ace Washington, public commenter]: get it. Thank you for your comments.

[Public Comment Moderator (Clerk’s staff)]: Next speaker.

[Unidentified (brief interjections)]: I'm a forklift driver. Is that a profession? I'm a professional. You know, think that when the voting process, the election process, obviously, so certain kinds of people are going to make it into public office. Although, with the district elections, we have a little more variety.

[Public commenter (forklift driver)]: Nonetheless, you know, you got to have the money. It's pretty difficult. Where does the money come from? But, there is a I just learned, I was on a jury and I just learned there's this other option called the civil grand jury. And, you know, I'm mulling it, but I I have to say that when I look over the form, you know, there's a lot of people that aren't going to qualify for this either. And, you know, I don't know what the, you know, what the silver bullet is to kind of get people to be thinking about the reality that we're in right now. You know, as much as I appreciate affordable housing, all the causes that come up here, there's a little bit of a bigger issue. You know, I just saw I saw a Dennis Herrera, and I didn't know what else to say to him. So, seemed downtrodden. So, I didn't know what to say to him. So, I said, hey, you haven't been indicted yet. So, I know I'm sure that isn't the right thing, but one of the things I noticed is that the projections, reports that come out about our emissions, they're always so rosy. They're like, we're cutting down on emissions. And I know there's a whole bunch of stuff that they're leaving out. Because that's obviously, we're not cutting down on emissions.

[Clerk of the Board (presiding clerk)]: Thank you for your comments.

[Honest B., social housing advocate]: Got time for one more?

[Clerk of the Board (presiding clerk)]: Sure.

[Honest B., social housing advocate]: Sorry. I just ran here. Could you put up the projector?

[Clerk of the Board (presiding clerk)]: As of Gov TV, please. Thank you.

[Honest B., social housing advocate]: I'm here representing San Franciscans for Social Housing. I don't have much in the way of prepared remarks, but I'd like to use this time to list off names of the close to 1,000 people that have signed on to the petition that are asking you to use Prop I money for what we were told it was going to go to, which is a social housing program. I have the names somewhere in here. Here we go. Please either oppose or amend the BUILD Act. Where

[Unidentified (brief interjections)]: is it?

[Honest B., social housing advocate]: I'm really sorry. I had to run here. I can say my my name was on the first sheet. Here we go. Honest b, Shelly p, Luke o, Sammy b, Ozzy f, Benjamin b, Andrea g. Thing doesn't really zoom out much, does it? Walter o, Daniel g, Lalit g, Leo y, Domingo d, John m, Dylan h, Robin l, Mahmaul m, Ryan r, w h, Zachary w, Martha a, Dieter k, Matt e f, Stephen m, Colin s, Andrew Z. We're all asking you to use Prop I funds for social housing. We just voted on it five years ago. And we had to learn last week that there's an effort not just to patch the narrow thing that applies to new projects, but all real estate transfer taxes.

[Clerk of the Board (presiding clerk)]: Thank you, Honest. Are there any other members of the public who'd like to address the board for general public comment? Alright, mister president. Oh, I'm sorry, Supergirl.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: I think we got Supergirl.

[Clerk of the Board (presiding clerk)]: Come on up.

[Honest B., social housing advocate]: Oh, it wasn't the last one. She

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: was keeping us waiting.

[Honest B., social housing advocate]: Keep us, Supergirl. Thank

[Clerk of the Board (presiding clerk)]: you for waiting, Supergirl.

[Supergirl of San Francisco (public commenter)]: Sure. Give me a minute here to get ready. Thank you very much. Okay, great. Hi. First, I'd like to hi, I'm the Supergirl of San Francisco, and I'd like to wish everyone a happy new year. And I'd to thank the Board of Supervisors, the Clerk, the Mayor, and SFGov TV, hello, for the opportunity to exercise my First Amendment right. It is vital that we can speak freely in this country. So today, I want agreements with my government, and I have a question. Why does Donald Trump call us the enemy? I was never anyone's enemy. I have nothing but love, respect, and understanding for my fellow Americans. I don't see anyone on the earth as my enemy. He spent the last ten years telling everyone that people like me, like us, are the enemy. He even called one of his own apparently, Marjorie Taylor Greene, a traitor for asking for transparency about the Epstein files. I disagree with her on many things, but calling for transparency is not treason. It disturbs me that you do this, mister president. This is causing America pain. You're sending bombs to Iran. ICE is murdering innocent civilians. Yes. You took out the regime, but you also helped to kill school children. Now soldiers are dying in an illegal war, not approved by congress. Where is the peace and unity that you spoke of? Where is it? Thank you for your attention to this matter.

[Clerk of the Board (presiding clerk)]: Thank you, super girl. Okay. Mister president.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: Alright. Public comment.

[Clerk of the Board (presiding clerk)]: The will come collect that from you.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: Public comment is now closed. Madam Clerk, we're going to skip over closed session, item 42 for now. Let's and we'll do closed session at the end of the meeting. Let's go to our For Adoption Without Committee Reference Agenda, Items 43 through 55.

[Clerk of the Board (presiding clerk)]: Yes, items 43 through 55 were introduced for adoption without committee reference. A unanimous vote is required for adoption of a resolution on first reading. Any supervisor may require a resolution on first reading to go to committee.

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

[Myrna Melgar, Supervisor (District 7)]: I just want to be added as a cosponsor to item 51, please.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: Okay. Madam Clerk, you got that?

[Clerk of the Board (presiding clerk)]: Yes, noted. Thank you.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: Right. I would like to sever 43, 47, 48, and 55.

[Clerk of the Board (presiding clerk)]: 43, 47, and 55, Mr. And 48. And 48. Thank you.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: All right. On the remaining balance of the items, Madam Clerk, please call the roll.

[Clerk of the Board (presiding clerk)]: That would be items 42, 44. 42 oh, that is the closed session. Pardon me.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: We're not sending that.

[Clerk of the Board (presiding clerk)]: That would be items 44, 45, 46, 49, fifty, fifty one, 52, 53, and 54. Supervisor Chen? Chen, I. Supervisor Dorsey? I. Dorsey, I. Supervisor Fielder? Fielder, I. Supervisor Mahmood? Mangood, I. Supervisor Mandelman? I. Mandelman, I. Supervisor Melgar? I. Melgar, aye. Supervisor Sauter? Aye. Sauter, aye. Supervisor Cheryl? Aye. Cheryl, aye. Supervisor Walton? Aye. Alton, aye. Supervisor Wong? Aye. And Supervisor Chan? Chan I. There are 11 ayes.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: All right. Without objection, the resolutions are adopted. And, Madam Clerk, please call Item 43.

[Clerk of the Board (presiding clerk)]: Item 43. This item is on second appearance and has an eight vote threshold. This is a resolution to urge the department of emergency management and department of technology to prioritize the restoration of San Francisco' outdoor public warning system and tsunami evacuation zones and coastal areas and to allocate funding for this critical and public safety infrastructure.

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

[Clerk of the Board (presiding clerk)]: On item 43, Supervisor Chen Chen, I, Supervisor Dorsey, I, Supervisor Fielder Fielder, Aye. Supervisor Mahmood? Mahmood, Aye. Supervisor Mandelman? No. Mandelman, No. Supervisor Melgar? Melgar, Aye. Supervisor Soder? Sauter, Aye. Supervisor Cheryl? Cheryl, Aye. Supervisor Walton? Aye. Walton, Aye. Supervisor Wong? Aye. Wong, Aye. And Supervisor Chan? Aye. Chan, Aye. There are 10 ayes and one no. With Supervisor Mandelman voting no.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: The resolution is adopted. Madam clerk please call item 47.

[Clerk of the Board (presiding clerk)]: Item 47 this is a resolution to support California state senate bill number eight seventy five introduced by state senator Scott wiener which will strengthen and protect the ability of local jurisdictions within the Pacific Gas and Electric Service territory to form or expand their own public utilities.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: All right. Colleagues, today, we're considering this resolution of support for SB eight seventy five, which makes several changes to the legal process by which a public utility can acquire assets of an investor owned utility through the exercise of eminent domain. Specifically, this legislation removes special protections that investor owned utilities currently enjoy and their ability to recover litigation expenses from municipalities attempting to acquire the assets. It also limits the scope of the California Public Utilities Commission's review of public utility asset transfers to a determination of fairness to the affected employees only. Together, these provisions could make it easier for a city to pursue public power. We're all painfully aware of disruption caused by the blackouts in December and of PG and E's wholly unsatisfactory response, but it's been well over a decade that PG and E has struggled and failed to provide safe and reliable service to its customers. It does not have to be this way. Across the country, and right here in California, we have examples of cities like Sacramento and Palo Alto that deliver public power more cheaply and reliably than investor owned utility monopolies. Unfortunately, those same investor owned utilities have rigged the game, writing special protections for themselves into eminent domain law that no other property owner enjoys. This not only makes it harder for cities like San Francisco to explore our public power options, but also grants PG and E undue leverage in any negotiations with the city whether about the ultimate disposition of assets or in the day to day efforts to get PG and E to deliver the service that San Franciscans, San Francisco and our residents reasonably expect. And that's leverage for which our residents are quite literally paying the price. SB eight seventy five simply levels the playing field. I want to thank Supervisors Dorsey, Mahmood, Sauter, Melgar, Wong, and Fielder for their support for resolution, and I want to thank my legislative aide, Ranil B. Joy, for his work, and of course, Senator Weiner for his continued advocacy on behalf of San Francisco on this issue. And with that, colleagues, I respectfully ask for your support for the resolution. Madam Clerk, please call the roll.

[Clerk of the Board (presiding clerk)]: On Item 47, Supervisor Chin. Chin, I, Supervisor Dorsey, Supervisor Fielder, Fielder, Supervisor Mahmood, Mahmood, I Supervisor Mandelman,

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

[Clerk of the Board (presiding clerk)]: Supervisor Melgar, I Supervisor Sauter, I Supervisor Cheryl, Cheryl, I, Supervisor Walton, I, Supervisor Wong, Wong, I, and Supervisor Chan, I. There are 11 I's.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: Without objection the resolution is adopted. Madam clerk please call item 48.

[Clerk of the Board (presiding clerk)]: Item 48 this is a resolution to support California state assembly bill number eighteen ninety seven introduced by assembly member Matt haney which clarifies legal standards governing continued treatment for offenders with severe mental illness and strengthens evidence based evaluation requirements.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: Thank you, Madam Clerk. Colleagues, this resolution supports Assembly Member Haney's Assembly Bill eighteen ninety seven, legislation that aims to ensure that people with severe mental illness exiting prison receive the treatment they need, treatment with at which they are much more likely to re offend. Current state law provides several criteria by which courts determine if an incarcerated individual with severe mental illness should receive mental health treatment following their release. One of these is the determination of the likelihood that the individual, by reason of their disorder, may cause physical harm to others. Unfortunately, the determination relies on evaluations that are non standardized and highly subjective, leaving many without treatment as they leave custody. Too often, they go on to cycle between emergency rooms, jail, and the streets and I think all of us have seen this. That outcome is bad for the individual but it's also bad for the broader public. AB eighteen ninety seven amends the law to mandate that when individuals with severe mental illness are released from prison, the determination of whether they need mental healthcare is based on structured clinical assessment instead of guesswork. In doing so, the hope is we connect individuals to treatment sooner, improve their stability, and reduce the risk of harm to themselves and to others. I want to thank Assembly Member Haney for this legislation and for demonstrating the community safety and humane treatment of people with mental illness are mutually affirming priorities. Want to thank Supervisor Sauter for his co sponsorship, and again, I want to thank Renal B. Joy in my office for his work on the resolution. With that, colleagues, I respectfully ask for your support. And I think we can probably take this same house, same call. Without objection, the resolution is adopted. And, Madam Clerk, please call Item 55.

[Clerk of the Board (presiding clerk)]: Item 55. This is a motion to authorize preparation of written proponent and opponent ballot arguments and rebuttal ballot arguments for submittal to the voters for the 06/02/2026 statewide direct primary election.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: All right. Madam Clerk, you have circulated amendments that we think reflect what different folks want to do in terms of signing on to these measures. I believe that I am supposed to read this amendment statement. Is that correct, Madam Clerk?

[Clerk of the Board (presiding clerk)]: Certainly, Mr. President.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: All right. So I'm going to look for a motion to amend the motion to designate Supervisor Mahmood to write the proponent argument for the Charter Amendment on lifetime term limits, designate Mayor Lurie to write the proponent argument for the GO bond, designate Supervisor Chan to write the opponent argument for their charter amendment on lifetime term limits strike the remainder of the opponent argument section since no supervisor expressed interest in the other three measures and make other clarifying and conforming changes. Did I get that right, Madam

[Clerk of the Board (presiding clerk)]: That's perfect.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: All right. I need someone to make that motion made by Mahmood, and I need a second, which I think I just got from Sherrill. And Madam Clerk, we can take that same house

[Clerk of the Board (presiding clerk)]: Mr. President, we'll take the amendments

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: Take the amendments set objection. All right. We can take the amendments without objection. All right. Without objection, the motion is amended. Okay. And then, on the amended motion, we can take that. Same house, same call? Same house, same call? Without objection, the motion is adopted. The amended motion is adopted. Okay. Okay. All right. Thanks, everybody. And especially Madam Clerk. With that, Madam Clerk, let's go to our closed session. Please call item 42.

[Clerk of the Board (presiding clerk)]: Item 42. This conference with the city attorney has been scheduled pursuant to a motion m 26 zero eighteen contained in file number 260167 approved on 02/24/2026 is the board of supervisors convening this closed session today 03/03/2026 for the purpose to confer with or receive advice from the city attorney regarding the following existing litigation matter in which the city is a party airlines for America versus city and county of San Francisco?

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: I think now members of the public we're going to ask that you exit the chamber while we go into closed session. We're going to resume the meeting in open session after we conclude. Madam clerk, please let us know when the chamber is ready.

[Clerk of the Board (presiding clerk)]: Thank you, mister president. We will prepare the chamber.

[Myrna Melgar, Supervisor (District 7)]: SFGov TV, San Francisco government television.

[Supergirl of San Francisco (public commenter)]: SFGov TV, San Francisco government television.

[Public Comment Moderator (Clerk’s staff)]: SFGov TV, San Francisco government television.

[Supergirl of San Francisco (public commenter)]: SFGov TV, San Francisco government television.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: Write Gavilus in. Okay. And that's one gavel? Or do we need to wake them up? Okay. Okay. Alright. And we're ready? Okay. All right, colleagues, we are now back in open session. No action was taken in closed session. May I have a motion that the board finds that is in the best interest of the public that the board elect not to disclose its closed session deliberations? Moved by Sherrill, seconded by Walton. Madam Clerk, you please call the roll.

[Clerk of the Board (presiding clerk)]: On the motion not to disclose, Supervisor Chen. Chen, I. Supervisor Dorsey, Supervisor Fielder, Fielder, I. Supervisor Mahmood, Mahmood I supervisor Mandelman

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

[Clerk of the Board (presiding clerk)]: Mandelman I supervisor Melgar melgar I supervisor Sauter Sauter I supervisor Cheryl I supervisor Walton Walton I. Supervisor Wong. Wong I. And Supervisor Chan. Chan I. There are 11 I's.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: Without objection we will not disclose our closed session deliberations. And seeing no other names on the roster, this closed session has been held and is now filed. Madam Clerk, do we have any imperative agenda items?

[Clerk of the Board (presiding clerk)]: There are none to report, Mr. President.

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

[Clerk of the Board (presiding clerk)]: We have none to report, mister president.

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

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

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: Thank you, madam clerk. We are adjourned.