In accordance with Governor Newsom executive order declaring a state of emergency starting the covid19 outbreak and mayor london n. Breeds proclamation declaring a local emergency issued on february 25, 2020, including the guidance for gatherings issued by the San Francisco department of Public Health center, members of t officer, aggressive directives were issued to reduce the spread of covid19. On march 17, 2020, the board of supervisors authorized their bhoord and Committee Meetings to convene remotely and will allow remote Public Comment via teleconference. Watch the sfgovtv website at www. Sfgovtv. Org to stream the live meeting or to watch meetings on demand. Members of the public are encouraged to participate remotely via detailed instructions on participating via teleconference. Members of the public may participate by phone or may submit their comments by email to ericamajor sfgov. Org. All comments received will be made a part of the official report. Chair peskin thank you. W
He is a real leader that listens and knows how to bring people together. Brought this department together like never before. I am so excited to be swearing in the next chief of the San Francisco Fire Department, ladies and gentlemen, lets welcome, Jeanine Nicholson. applause . I grew up total tomboy, athlete. I loved a good crisis, a good challenge. I grew up across the street from the fire station. My dad used to take me there to vote. I never saw any female firefighters because there werent any in the 1970s. I didnt know i could be a fire fighter. When i moved to San Francisco in 1990, some things opened up. I saw women doing things they hadnt been doing when i was growing up. One thing was firefighting. A woman recruited me at the gaypride parade in 1991. It was a perfect fit. I liked using my brain, body, working as a team, figuring things out, troubleshooting and coming up with different ways to solve a problem. In terms of coming in after another female chief, i dont think anybod
The environments meeting room is closed. However, commissioners and Department Staff will be participating in the meeting remotely. This precaution is taken pursuant of the statewide stay at home order and all proceeding and preceding orders, declarations and directives. Commissioners will attend the meeting during videoconference or by telephone if the meeting fails and participate into the meeting to the same extent as if they were physically present. Public comment will be available on each item. We are streaming the number at the top of the screen. Each speaker will be allowed three minutes to speak. Comments are opportunities or opportunities to speak are available by calling 4156550001 and entering access code 146047 0765. One connected, darla start three to be added to the cue. Best practices dial star three to be added to the cue. Speak slowly and clearly and turn down any other devices. Alternatively you may submit Public Comment by email to the Commission Affairs officer thro
Good morning, and welcome to the september 29, 2020 meeting of the Vision Zero Committee. I am commissioner norman yee and i will be chairing todays meeting. Im joined by vice chair commissioner stefani and commissioner peskin. The Committee Clerk is britney milton. And will you please call the role . Yes, commission peskin . Commissioner peskin present. Vice chair stefani present. Chair yee present. We have quorum. On behalf of the committee i would like to acknowledge the staff at sfgovtv who records each of our meetings and makes the transcript available to the public online. Clerk, madame clerk, do you have any announcements . Yes. I would like to make an announcement about Public Comment. Public comment will be item via telephone by calling 14156550001. And when prompted, entering access code, 146 771 7365. Once you join, youll be able to listen to the meeting as a participant. To make Public Comment on the item when the item is called, dial star 3 to be added to the queue to spea
Expected more people to be out here but and ill tell you. We have seen some signs and some cars that have driven by, but if you look back down over there police were prepared youll see a couple of. Police officers there that are making sure whoever walks through is being safe. But ill tell there are no people actually walking across the bridge. We havent seen that the sides are typical a bicycle riding down there or people just going to walk. Now if you take a look at traffic again this was supposed to be a gridlock. Type of protests a slow car caravan protest but youll see traffic is moving very smoothly. Slow down a bit earlier but we are thinking thats because some people did show up for the protest. Also the bridge did switch from 4 lanes to 3 lanes so that did slow traffic for just a little bit but. Protesters out here theyre hoping that some more people show were not exactly whats like on the other bridges but for now here in golden gate things are running smoothly and people lik