There was no bitterness, no selfpity, no regret. He stood tall and strong, reading his latest works with passion and commitment even as his body was giving out. Who could listen to his words and not be touched by their power and brilliance . Ronald, we will miss you, and back to his partner of many years. Clerk thank you. Supervisor ronen . Supervisor ronen if you google corporate rental s. F. , you will find a seemingly endless list of units markets for extended stay and corporate housing. They offer direct billing to corporate accounts, stocked kitchen and bathrooms, concierge amenities. By loose count, there are more than 100 of these in the mission and many more spread throughout the city. They include condos, apartments, rentals, and singlefamily home. What they have is the abuse of California Law that defines rentals over 30 years as housing. Every one of us on the board is struggling to find solutions that will help us meet our housing needs, real housing for real san franciscans, whether theyve been here for generations or just completely arrived. What we need is housing for people who will make San Francisco their home, who will enroll their children in our schools and will become neighbors in the community. How can we in good faith approve new Residential Construction if we have no assurance that what we are approving is what we will get . This has serious implications for both our Housing Stock and for San Francisco tenants, so im requesting our budget and legislative analyst to prepare a report on the proliveration of housing and rentals in San Francisco. Now, theres a new loophole that we have to fix. If its true that we need temporary options, lets take control of planning for them, consider where we want them, what controls are enforcement, and make sure what revenue we can get from our hotel works, and prepare for hotel housing. Clearly, there are state regulations, but i also need to know what exists now or could be included in our planning codes or rent ordinances. And lastly, i want to know how this is affecting individuals and the hotel industry. Supervisor mandelman is just as appalled as i am for this trend, and i want to thank him for cosponsoring this request for me, and i look forward on working with him on sensible ways that we can address this issue. And the rest i submit. Clerk thank you, supervisor. Supervisor safai . Supervisor safai just one brief announcement, wanted to recognize the 17th annual jerry day, celebration at the jerry garcia amphi theater. I just wanted to show the poster for sfgovtv, if we can. Its a big day. Were very proud of the jerry garcia amphitheater, and everything that happens there. We have some money set aside for some capital improvements, but we are going to be pushing for some additional improvements going forward. And in addition to the jerry day, we are going to be having some other events going on throughout the day. Jerry day, august 4, from 11 30 to 5 30 at the jerry garcia amphitheater, and the rest i submit. Clerk thank you, supervisor. Supervisor stefani . Supervisor stefani today, im submitting an ordinance for the current site of the the Development Agreement i am introducing is for a 744 unit Housing Project with 186 units dedicated to much needed Affordable Housing for lowincome seniors. The developer will be responsible for developing onsite Senior Housing and the Development Agreement is the best way for the city to ensure that this major benefit is realized. As many of you know how we as a Community Care for our senior neighbors has recently become very personal to me. Four days before i became a supervisor in january of 2018, i was sitting in a room with my family, waiting for a doctor to diagnose my father, who was 75, after many trips to the doctor because of memory loss. In that room, we were told that my father has lewy body dementia, and theres no cure, and that he has maybe five years, but theres no cure, and it will get progressively worse. When i was sworn in, it was one of the greatest joys of my life. He knew what was going on, but when i came out of this chamber and i saw him at my door, he knew what was happening. Why do i mention all this . Since my fathers diagnosis, i have been immersed in what it takes to properly care for our seniors, especially those with disabilities. I have learned how complicated the medical system is for them, and i have learned how precious few resources are available to our seniors. Ive come to understand the dearth of housing opportunities for our seniors in San Francisco, how expensive housing can be, and how even with Family Health it can be hard to age in place or find a suitable family home. I am determined to do everything in my power to address our seniors needs, especially when it comes to finding them a place to live. Thats why im proud to propose this agreement which will build more homes in district two than we have in the past decade. I know that this is a priority shared by this board, and im thrilled to have negotiated this critical piece of the project. The affordable senior building will be located on california street, adjacent to transportation and retail and across from the j. C. C. It will have 186 units for seniors, and it requires a direct preference in marketing for seniors. The majority of this is designed with multibedroom units and will include a large Child Care Center onsite to encourage families. The project will accommodate a wide range of needs while maintaining our communitys Family Friendly character. As we begin this legislative process, i look forward to continuing to work with the community and the developer to refine the project in the coming months so that in the end, we all get a project that we can be proud of. Also, as president yee mentioned at the start of our meeting, the community of gilroy was terrorized by gun violence this weekend all because an unstable young person consumed with hate was able to easily obtain a weapon and open fire on an unsuspecting group of people at a garlic festival. Here in california, we have some of the strongest gun prevention laws in it the country, but that laws in the kreecountry, but that didn stop the gun man from purchasing an ak47like weapon and open fire. Unfortunately in the United States we are only as safe as the weakest law in the closest neighboring state. This incident alone should be enough to spur national action, but we all know that the United States is plagued by an epidemic of senseless gun violence that lap dog politicians continue to ignore. Every day, 100 americans are killed by guns. Every year, there are over 36,000 gun deaths and over 100,000 gun related injuries. A mass shooting is defined as four or more people shot at one time. In addition to gilroy, there were three other Mass Shootings over the weekend, and since then, there have been at least three other Mass Shootings across the country where three people were killed and 35 were injured. We know what measures and laws to put in place to stop this carnage. We know that strong gun laws result in fewer deaths. The gun homicide rate is 25 higher than any other higher country in the world. The gun ownership rate is two times higher than that of any other country in this world. There are 393 million guns in this country. That means that there are more guns than people. If more guns meant more safety, america would be the safest country in the world. Our country has been hijacked by political extremists. The problem persists even though our elected representatives all across this country took an oath swearing they will defend the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic. Today, i am introducing a resoluti resoluti resolution designating the National Rifle association a domestic terrorist organization. The n. R. A. Aggressively tries to block every sensible piece of gun violence prevention proposed, even after 20 first graders were murdered with an Assault Rifle in their classrooms. The n. R. A. Values the manufacturing and sales of mass killing machines over the innocent life of a sixyearold boy and over a communitys ability to gather for a festival. The n. R. A. Stokes fear and a culture of hate. The n. R. A. Clinics to a definition of the Second Amendment that is far beyond what the framers of the constitution intended when they authored it. Does anyone really believe the Founding Fathers who emphasized life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness put a man firing a gun over the life of a sixyearold boy . The Second Amendment is not a suicide pact. In addition to that, i am also asking the budget and legislative Analysts Office to review the citys contracts to determine if our contractors or subsidiaries have any business with the n. R. A. Whatsoever. We must use our considerable leverage to dislodge those who would enable the n. R. A. , and we must encourage other jurisdiction to see jurisdictions to do the same. Finally, i would like to close this meeting in memory of those victims of gilroy whose lived ended too early. We say or prayers and honor with actions all those who were shot or injured and all those whose lives have been shattered forever, and the rest i submit. Clerk thank you, supervisor stefani. [applause] clerk supervisor walton . Supervisor walton thank you, supervisor stefani, and thank you, madam clerk. Today, i will be announcing two in memoriams for the record. The first record is for mr. Clifford benjamin henry, also known as c. B. Henry. Mr. Clifford benjamin henry, a 71year resident of San Francisco and a Community Activist died on july 23 after a brief illness. He was 94 years old. Mr. Henry worked for s. F. Municipal Transportation Agency for over 40 years as a bus driver and cable car operator. He was a licensed realtor and helped hundreds of African Americans become homeowners. He and his late wife, christine, were the parents of two daughters. He was also the grandfather of four and a great grandfather of six. A committed family man, mr. Henry once said, i told my children to work hard, take care of your family overall things. Whatever you say you are going to do, do it. Be a model citizen. As a Community Activist, he worked with his daughter, barbara, in helping to elect the first African American woman, london breed, mayor of San Francisco. He attended the yearly s. S. F. Naacp galas and supported countless others with his time and money. He was a member in Good Standing at the Pilgrim Community church. The second memoriam is remembering husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle and legend of the Bayview Community andrew thorton, sr. He was born on may 22, 1932 to James Thorton and addy lee jones. He moved to louisiana at the age of ten and later, encouraged by his eldest brothe brother, came to california. He worked for the United States post office as a letter handling, advancing to manager. He retired from the San Francisco municipal ray way after 30 years of service with numero numerous accolades. He established numerous businesses over many years partnering with his family and friends. In 2011, he established lets eat barbecue and more with his wife, miss monique hayesthorton, and was operating this establishment until his untimely home going. Other businesses were the horse and cow bar and bayview triple t bait shop. All of his businesses were in the Great Community of bayviewhunters point in which he shared his love and was loved by everyone. He was a pillar to his city and community. He served his city with great dedication and love for all. He was a Founding Member of the third street big boys, which for 30 years he and his colleagues sponsored many programs within the bayviewhunters point community. He was always excited to host the third street big boys annual community barbecue. Mr. Lee, known affectionately by many, will truly be missed. And i would also like to introduce a resolution today, along with supervisors brown, haney, mandelman, mar, ronen, safai, and stefani, that calls for the supports and resources for a vision zero on homicides and Violent Crimes plan. It is time for us to take a major stance against homicides and Violent Crimes in our communities. It is time for us to allocate resources to our areas that suffer from the plagues the most because it can be committed. We have to take the steps to say that we will Prioritize Services and resources in areas that have the most violent crime. Violence does not have a color or ethnicity in mind. Violence happens to all, but we can stop it by coming together. This year in bayview alone, as of july 19, weve had seven murders, 17 shootings involving injuries, and 55 shootings without injury. Although these are not as high numbers as we used to see years ago, this senseless violence has to stop. For too long, the bayview, viz valley, sunnyvale, the tenderloin, bayview, Western Addition has been plagued with senseless violence. Weve had plan after plan and work today significantly reduce violence in our neighborhoods, and crime is down. But i am committed to addressing this and we are committed today to work towards a vision zero on homicides and violence plans with you. Our vision zero plan is calling for a violence prevention coordinator for each district affected by violence that would assist in providing more central and organized management of violence resources. Our plan calls for community and foot beat officers to be concentrated in areas with the need for vie visibility. Our plan calls for ambassadors and the placement of cameras in the community to deter violence. The plan calls for focused Mental Health and trauma supports for our most vulnerable young people. We are bringing together a team of formerly incarcerated a inc individuals, people that prove you can change. They will mentor some of our youth at highest risk, and we will work strategically to address violence in our community. I want to thank everyone who came to the rally to support this plan and this vision as we are really dedicated to making sure we do everything we can to prevent all violence here in San Francisco. The rest, i submit. Clerk thank you, supervisor walton. [applause] president yee so i just want to remind the audience out there that we really like to keep the noise down so we can continue our presentations, and if youre in support, your supportive fingers, and if you dont like something were saying, go like that. Clerk mr. President. President yee colleagues, today, i am introducing legislation to ensure that we can continue to put seniors and people with disabilities at the forefront of our housing crisis. Today, we put a bond before the housing that will put 60 million in the housing pipeline. As we continue to chip away at this growing crisis, it has become clear that we have a long way to go, and we need to make sure that we are tracking our progress every step of the way. When we held a hearing on Senior Housing earlier this year, we heard from countless seniors about their challenges for staying in housing or getting eligible for new projects. By 2030, 26 of the population will be seniors. While many seniors are getting into our senior funded housing units, we learned that only 12 of our current pipeline is designated for affordable Senior Housing. We also see similar challenges for people with disabilities who are often also on fixed incomes and often ineligible for Affordable Housing units because they are extremely lowincome. This legislation will task the department of ageing and Adult Services as well as the Mayors Office of housing to jointly Work Together to provide a comprehensive Needs Assessment of seniors and people with disabilities in San Francisco. We will also be requesting that this report include data on the current Pipeline Projects and how seniors and people with disabilities are being served. Ultimately, we want to be able to demonstrate how the city is able to address the unmet needs, but in order to do that, we must have a distinct focus on those items. The second item that im introducing today is a resolution that makes public and transparent agreement reached between the office of the mayor and the Community Stakeholders in records to the removal of the Homelessness Commission from the ballot. It requires the Homelessness Commission to change specific policies to help make the department more accessible and more effective when it comes to supporting and serving individuals and families struggling with homelessness. I want to thank super