Transcripts For SFGTV Government Access Programming 20240713

Transcripts For SFGTV Government Access Programming 20240713

Many of the jobs here in the hotel, the culinary business. We also we deserve to be treated with respect. The students, the teachers. Theyve got emails and working for the colleges 25 years. The Fashion Department walks in. Oh my god, they just told us were gone, were gone. And its not okay. So you do need to have a hearing. We do want accountability. We should have a comp troller. We want to be sustainable, but we want to be here for everybody. Were going to kill our vulnerable population if you make these cuts. Its sickening. And i saw those students when we brought those papers. In minutes, theyre like, sign it, sign it. They said city college is our home. We love city college. Thats the place for them. We want to work with the city on this. So please support it. Hello supervisors. I came at the last meeting. Im an Emergency Department nurse at San Francisco general. And i am also a shop steward for cisu1021 for nurses. So i was a little star struck last night and i met a few amazing supervisors at a get together at our party with a little wine in my system. And i just wanted to say that im really excited i got to meet some of new person. And the reason why im actually here to talk is not to ask you to do anything right now, but i do want to bring to light that i am learning how to be an organizer. We have 2000 nurses in just San Francisco general alone well, in dph. And i know that dph takes up more than a third of our budget in San Francisco. And i think we need to start addressing this as a crisis, as a team. And so im hoping that we can organize like were doing with our departments, the nurses and ancillary staff and actually have all you supervisors join forces with us as as well. And hear our staffs cry for help and Work Together and try to address what is going on. So i have some pins for staffing now. If you dont mind, i want to hand you a few. If thats okay. Thats it. President yee thank you. Next speaker. Hi, my name is julie. I also work in the e. R. I was here last week. Anyhow, on top of what krista was saying, part of the reason were here, there is a resolution from the resident positions that weve started to combine forces with. And hope that everybody can jump on that. But it is imperative, i think, to put it lightly, for us all like she said were working with all the different people we work with. Sometimes we dont all get along, but were in a crisis that many other departments are in, but we also the department of public health. And if you dont have your health, you dont have very much. And we take up a lot of the budget. And there is issues there that could be streamlined with staff input. But we just really hope and just really beg that you guys could all get together. Im not even sure how this things works, but we could all get together and have a unanimous board of supervisors to help support d. P. H. Would be really cool. Oh, yes, well be bringing information by, Little Christmas gifts about things that are going on. The numbers. Its tragic. I had a patient in the e. R. For 25 hours in a gurney. Its horrible not to be able to do better. Weve always been kind a mess, but weve done better. We can do better again. President yee next speaker. Good evening. What i want to say is its about pipeline relationships. That means relationships with your local people. Relationships with your local organizations. And relationships with your local politicians. Im not here for the division. You know, i believe in working and having a relationship with City Government so we can brainstorm on how to fix these problems. Now the answer is right here. Come on. Its right here with these people right here. These people have not all the answers, but a lot of the answers. This man right here is connected to the buddhist community. Thats diversity. Right . My man here is from africa. And hes so innovative, im going to brainstorm with him, all his beautiful ideas. Next to new york. No, no, no. Only got so much time. Supervisor ronen, i know we aint supposed to address people specifically, but to show how we all connected, you and me have history whether you know it or not. I worked with your husband, francisco, in getting african immigrant, his immigration. This man right here is from africa. He called me his son. Aint no telling what he can do. What skills he got. So we need to talk and cross pollenate because there are a lot of programs that could heal. I know bayview, its underserved. It doesnt have the resources that downtown have per se. With the artwork, the meditation. We need that healing in the community and we need to brings things toward the middle and i want to be part of the conversation piece. Happy holidays, everyone. Thank you. Next speaker. Thank you. Id like to put this complaint on how does this work . I had to file a complaint with the department of public building inspectors against a Nonprofit Agency called casa della. Who received a 1 million grant from the Mayors Office in just the past year or late last year. The building is out of clients with the americans with disabilities act. They currently are not compliant with title ii, with architectural access. Program access and communication access. And casa villa serves many women, pregnant, and many of the females have been complaining there is no bathroom accommodations, no handrails. There is no way to enter the building. Entering the building with a stroller or anyone with a wheelchair. And there is also no elevator. But the problem is, the Planning Department approved this building and the building inspector from the american the ada department, were not notified. So apparently it seems like departments are not communicating with the Mayors Office of disability. And now theyre forced to find a new location. And so this is kind of a burden for our clients. And in some ways, no one is holding anyone accountable to the ada accommodations and they should have never [bell ringing]. President yee thank you. Next speaker. Good evening. Im from the could you move the mic closer to you. Good evening. Sorry. Thank you. I am currently homeless. Im from the ivory coast. I heard this evening also from many of you that the city of San Francisco is solving homelessness problem. And that concerns me. Thats the reason im here. But i reside at mother brown, because its a shelter. Its really not a shelter, its a place you can go for food. I heard that yesterday, that there is a company trying to overtake the shelter and thats the reason im here tonight. Im just trying to applied for the mama browns kitchen to continue to operate, because, first, it helps the city of San Francisco. Helping the homeless people. And secondly, the most important thing for me is that this lady, mother brown, she has put 45 years in providing housing or food for people. I mean for a lot of people here in San Francisco. People that are coming through San Francisco. That need some assistance. And im currently one of them. So 45 years of really hospitality to people. And for somebody to take over the shelter is good. But i think that her dream was to help people. And thats the reason why she put the 45 years into it. And so im really paying back to see that somebody would take over, so im just begging you to give opportunity, a Second Chance to continue the operation so that she can continue to fulfill her dream. And thats what im here for this evening. Im just pleading for you to give mother a Second Chance. Because i mean, shes there for all of us, helping all the homeless people. And to her dream [bell ringing] president yee thank you. Next speaker, please. Good afternoon. My name is Michael Williams and for the last 30 years, i pastored the st. James church in bayview hunters point. Im a 65yearold native san franciscan. Ive lived in the bayview the last 65 years and Bayview District homeowner. As i was waiting in line, i think back in the Jurassic Period when i used to shine shoes during the shelly administration, cant remember right now. I want to thank you for the opportunity to address this board and to read this prepared statement as well as have it read into this bodys official record. I stand here on behalf of the united consular of Human Services located in the bayview. My presence at city hall is next to infrequent. However, today i applaud the city for the past support of the council. I would also hope that the citys relevant bodies and agencies would see the worth of the council and its services to those less fortunate. The councillors serve grandly and magnificently as its executive director. Under the leadership, the agency has served the helpless, hungry and hopeless. It is known throughout the community that she goes the extra mile when it comes to servicing the Agency Clients and managing this diverse staff. It is our communitys desire she continue to receive the full support of the City Government as she sheiks to build on the legacy of the late mother brown, who sustained the council and make it a credible advocate for the marginal residents of the bayview hunters points area. Thank you. Im coming today, my name is kristin. Some of you may have met me before. Ive been in the Navigation Centers for several years. Ive struggled with homelessness. But my reason for coming in today is to ask for personal help for somebody to underwrite me of getting a subsidy for the mayor public housing. Ive been on lotteries and no had follow through and i would like to have permanent housing. Well, then thats it. Thank you. Next speaker. Good afternoon. My name is sarah walker, im a student pastor at lincoln united Sanctuary Church where we serve immigrant communities and refugee families. Im also a member of the right to Family Campaign. As a student pastor, part of the campaign and my obligation is to evangelize the fact that all human beings have a right to be with their family. That is a right given by god, not by any government or organization. Im here to talk about item number 191210. Im here to speak in favor of the resolution that calls for a family visa support system. Since 2012 i worked on our daca ministry and had the privilege to work with thousands of dreamers in assisting them with the application process. We love our dreamers. They are the best of the u. S. And their countries of origin. Theyre talented hardworking and have tremendous responsibility to provide for their families and raise their own children. They do all this and they continue to be a growing economic political and social force in this country. The stories of nearly a million and a half young people who are Daca Recipients are varied and complex. Yet they all have one thing in common. They live in fear of losing one or both parents to deportation. The right to Family Campaign and the legislation proposed in the resolution for the Family Visa Program that is before you today, would relieve dreamers and their families of the fear of separation by providing daca protections to all 12 million undocumented, while creating a pathway to citizenship. A vote in favor by you today would include San Francisco in a growing list of municipalities that have passed this resolution, which includes cook county board of commissioners, state of illinois legislature, the Houston City Council and washington d. C. City council. Our campaign will continue to travel the country [bell ringing]. President yee thank you. Next speaker. My name is pastor, Lincoln United Methodist Church and right to Family Campaign. Were here all the way from chicago today to testify about a National Crisis we find ourselves in today and the right to family resolution we brought before you and hope that you vote on item 191270. Im a pastor to a congregation of undocumented immigrants and refugees who find themselves under constant threat of deportation or living without a loved one who has already been deported. Currently were providing sanctuary for a mother of six u. S. Citizen children, four u. S. Citizen grandchildren, and a u. S. Citizen spouse. Under the obama administration, her case was considered to be the lowest priority for deportation, and was able to live and work without fear of removal so long as she checked in with ice periodically. Unfortunately, her first check kin date after the hashtag, not my president inauguration, she was ordered removed in august of 2017. Now she lives in sanctuary in my church for over two years. She represents millions of men and women in the same situation. Millions of hardworking mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters and contributing members of society who live in the shadows afraid of being away from their families. A resolution you can vote on today and be part of will protect the 12 million men and women by providing daca for all. In the current hateful and polarized climate we live today, this is a way to stop the human rights crisis. Please be a part of this. My name is sarah. Im with the San Francisco Climate Emergency coalition. Wanted to applaud the how to say this, the incentization for not building this natural gas that you have acted so promptly upon. I want to thank supervisor mandelman and the rest of you. And to remind you that the next thing will be the need for an electricready provision is that is requiring that all New Buildings that are plumbed for natural gas will be wired for electrician to facilitate the carbonization that is appropriate to the Climate Emergency that weve heard just the tip of the iceberg described in the deluge which our rain can be expected to start falling and the emergency that you declared in april. Thank you. Thank you. Next speaker. Mr. President. North of market neighborhood activist. I know one person who is most happy with the outcomes of the recent election. That would be shaman, gets to move away from the seat closest to the podium. You know that, everyone that sat in that seat has come to great success. I think Alan Cranston started out in that seat. President yee any other Public Comments . Come on up. If there is any other Public Comments please come up now, otherwise this will be the last speaker. President yee you need help. This is better. Can you show the image . I guess im showing this image because this is a portapotty in an area, just a few more images, and i guess what i think what my contention is, im requesting that the city clean it and just make it of use to the community instead of just coming and just throwing it away, or doing something with it. The area does need portapotties. They need any type of place where people can put their human waste. And the area had two, now it has one and it has this one. I might be able to get the community to do some support around it, but last time we had this situation the last time i had this situation i called for them to just clean it. Instead, they just took it away. And now it was back to people using the restroom outside. You know. I think we need some type of legislation where the community can sponsor a portapotty and the city will come clean it. I think thats my thats my main issue for this. But i also want to talk about the Navigation Centers. These are the latest reports. And basically, when you look at the exits by choice, the homeless are not wanting the type of Navigation Centers that youre providing. They want something different. We need to figure it out because unseen bed abandoned and exit by client choice, thats 49 . 49 of the people that are going to the Navigation Centers are leaving. Theyre not even [bell ringing] president yee thank you. Thank you very much. Okay. Thats going to be the end of Public Comment at this point. Madame clerk. Lets go back to item number 23 and 24. Items 23 are amending the planning code, the zoning map and is the Development Agreement for the flower mart. Supervisor peskin thank you, mr. President , and thank you madame clerk. I spoke to this earlier when the items were originally read. And i think given the importance of this, and i apologize and thank you colleagues for indulging me. Its not only me, its supervisor haney who is a supervisor who presides over this institution in its last two incarnations over 103 years, but its the entire board of supervisors because this is truly a beloved and cherished institution in the city and county of San Francisco. I think its important to understand what is before us, a Development Agreement. So why dont we start with the office of economic and Workforce Development and while this has been heard in the Land Use Committee and i want to thank supervisor haney for hearing this twice, and supervisor safai for hearing this twice, i think its important that all of us here and the people in city and county hear it. I would like to ask the representative of oewd to come up and give us, as detailed and compressed a presentation on this transaction as she can. And then i have a number of questions both for the department, but more particularly for the deputy City Attorney,

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