Good afternoon.

Welcome to the March 3rd, 2026 regular meeting of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors.

Madam Clerk, will you please call the roll?

Thank you, Mr.

President.

Supervisor Chan.

Chan present, Supervisor Chen.

Chen present, Supervisor Dorsey.

Dorsey present, Supervisor Fielder.

Fielder present, Supervisor Mahmoud.

Mahmoud present, Supervisor Mandelman.

Present.

Mandelman present, Supervisor Melgar.

Melgar present, Supervisor Sauter.

Sauter present, Supervisor Cheryl.

Cheryl present, Supervisor Walton.

Walton present, and Supervisor Wong.

Wong present.

Mr.

President, all members are present.

Thank you.

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors acknowledges that we are on the unceded ancestral homeland of the Ramatushalone, 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 Ramatushaloni 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 Ramatushalone community and by affirming their sovereign rights as First Peoples.

Colleagues, will you join me in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance?

I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.

Undergissible with liberty and justice.

On behalf of our board, I'd like to acknowledge the staff at SFGov TV today.

That is particularly James Kawana and Suze Enos.

They record each of our meetings and make transcripts available to the public online.

Madam Clerk, do you have any communications?

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 live stream at WWW.

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Thank you, Mr.

President.

Thank you, Madam Clerk.

Let's go to approval of our meeting minutes.

Approval of the January 27th, 2026, Board Meeting Minutes.

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?

On the minutes as presented, Supervisor Chen.

Chen I, Supervisor Dorsey.

Dorsey I, Supervisor Fielder, Fielder I, Supervisor Mahmoud, Mahmoud I, Supervisor Mandelman.

Aye.

Mandelman I, Supervisor Melgar.

I, Supervisor Sauter.

Sauter I, Supervisor Cheryl.

Cheryl I, Supervisor Walton.

Walton I, Supervisor Wong, Wong I, and Supervisor Chen.

Chan I.

There are 11 ayes.

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.

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.

So Madam Clerk, please call the roll.

On items one through four, Supervisor Chen.

Chen I, Supervisor Dorsey.

Dorsey I, Supervisor Fielder.

Fielder, I, Supervisor Mahmoud.

Mahmoud I, Supervisor Mandelman.

Aye.

Mandelman, I, Supervisor Melgar.

Melgar, I, Supervisor Sauter.

Sauter I, Supervisor Cheryl.

Cheryl I, Supervisor Walton.

Walton, I, Supervisor Wong.

Wong I, and Supervisor Chen.

Chan I, there are 11 I've.

Without objection, these ordinances are finally passed.

Madam Clerk, let's go to new business.

Please call item number five.

Item five, this is an ordinance to appropriate four million 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.

And I think we can take this item, same house, same call.

Without objection, the ordinance is passed on first reading.

Madam Clerk, please call item six and seven together.

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 IMCO 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 million for a total contract amount of 219 million.

Item 7.

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 million and a total contract amount of 189 million.

The management agreement amendments contained in item six and seven both become effective March 1st, 2026, with no changes to the term of February 1st, 2023 through January 31st, 2032.

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.

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 June 30, 2027 for a new term of July 1st, 2018 through June 30th, 2028, and to increase the amount by approximately 1.6 million for a new amount of approximately 11.6 million.

And we can take this same house, same call.

Without objection, the resolution is adopted.

Madam Clerk, please call item nine.

Item nine, this is a resolution to authorize the Treasure Island Development Authority to execute the standard agreements with the California HCD, the Department of Housing and Community Development, under the Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities Program for an approximate award of 45.1 million to include $30 million dispersed by HCD as a loan to IC 4.3 Family Housing LP for 100% affordable housing project at Treasure Island to parcel IC 4.3 and an accept and expand grant award of $15.1 million for public transportation improvements on Treasure Island to approve the standard agreements for the term starting on the execution date through March 30th, 2046.

Same house, same call.

Without objection, the resolution is adopted.

Madam Clerk, please call item 10.

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.

Same house, same call.

Without objection, the ordinance is passed on first reading.

Madam Clerk, please call item 11.

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 sequent determination.

Same house, same call.

The ordinance is passed on first reading.

Madam Clerk, please call item 12.

Item 12, this is an ordinance to repeal the existing San Francisco Fire Code in its entirety, and to enact a 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 January 1st, 2026, and to adopt the appropriate findings.

Same house, same call.

Without objection, the ordinance is passed on first reading.

Madam Clerk, please call items 13 through 37 together.

Items 13 through 37 are 25 resolutions that 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 Bourne Home at 99 Devisadero Street.

Item 16, the Buena Vista Farmhouse at 11 Piedmont Street.

Item 17 is the Charles Katz Home at 1200 Dolores Street.

Item 18 is the DeBosh Triangle Greek Revival Home at 2173 15th Street.

Item 19 is the Elliot 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 Spreckles 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 Street Double Stick East Lake House at 1415 through 1417 Guerrero Street.

Item 25 is for the Henry Street Row Houses at 191 through 197 Henry Street.

Item 26 is for the Holy Innocents Church, located at 455 Fair Oak Street.

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 Kirby House, and 552 Noe Street as the Phoenix Brewery.

Item 30 is for the Lang House, located at 199 Carl Street.

Item 31 is for the Mission Dolores 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 Ladley Street.

Item 34 is for the Power House located at 1526 Masonic Avenue.

Item 35 is for the Second Church of Christ Scientists, located at 651 Delores Street.

Item 36 is for the Shaughnessy House, located at 394 Fair Oak Street.

And item 37 is for the Teats Benicky House, located at 657 Chennery Street.

Same house, same call, without objection.

The resolutions are adopted.

Madam Clerk, please call item 38.

Item 38, this is a resolution to add the commemorative street name, Carmen Johnson Way to the 1100 block of Pierce Street between Turk and Eddy Streets in recognition of her lifetime of service to the families of the Fillmore neighborhood.

Same house, same call.

Without objection, the resolution is adopted.

Madam Clerk, please call item 39.

Item 39, this is a motion to approve the mayoral appointment of Allison Warner to the Redevelopment Successor Agency Oversight Board, term ending January 24th, 2028.

Chair Walton.

Thank you so much.

I would like to make a motion to amend this item and to correct the title.

Striking that on lines 4 and 5.

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 is amended, is approved.

Madam Clerk, let's go to roll call.

Supervisor Chen is first up to introduce new business.

Thank you, Madam Clerk.

Despite news 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 nations.

The city has been moving forward without any sense of urgency to develop strategies and funding solutions to deliver the housing affordability that San Franciscans need and deserve.

In 2023, the mayoral 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 was adopted.

And in 2026, the downtown enhanced infrastructure financing district was established.

All 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 18 years, up to 124 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 feeds and inclusionary requirements 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 strategy to meet the gaps of our affordable housing delivery system to meet the unique needs of particular vulnerable communities and neighborhoods.

Now it's 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 or exhausted, with no new funding commitments in the words.

In addition, accumulative reduction in inclusionary housing requirements and impact feeds has further coiled efforts to generate new house affordable new affordable housing.

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 countercyclical and not one-time infusions.

If the city and county is to meet its renar 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.

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 participation, reproductive health, gender affirming gender affirming care, and safely and safety from gender-based violence were earned.

But even our most historic wins are not guaranteed.

In 2022, we lost our right to safer abortions, and now women around the country are put at serious medical and legal risks.

Further through our history, these rights were never equally implemented for all women, with women of color, working women, immigrant women, transgender women, women with disabilities, and other groups were never seen the full weight of this rights realized it.

But most importantly, it reaffirms our commit our commitment to doing the work, not stopping when things become stagnant.

All budget forecasts is dry.

And our commitment to gender equity and our policies that it's 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 Malgar, Supervisor Chen, and Supervisor Feuder for their partnership and leadership at the Board of San Francisco.

Thank you.

And the rest of me thank you.

Thank you, Supervisor Chen.

Supervisor Dorsey.

Submit, thank you, Supervisor Fielder.

Submit, thank you, Supervisor Machmood.

Colleagues, today, Supervisor Cheryl 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 mass surveillance with the development of lethal autonomous weapons 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.

And 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 and technology must go hand in hand with leadership and values.

Innovation should serve people and not undermine their rights.

I just respectfully ask colleagues for your support.

The rest I submit.

Thank you.

Supervisor Mahmoud.

Supervisor Mandelman.

Thank you, Madam Clerk.

I just have uh a motion that I'm introducing to schedule a committee for the of the whole for March 17th.

Um we'd vote on it next week.

Um I, back on February 10th, introduced uh a hearing request for a hearing on the work of the Prop E Streamlining Task Force uh committee.

Um I have received feedback from folks that there would be interest in having this heard at the full board uh to allow all of us to hear and weigh in on um the uh potential charter amendment that I am also working on drafting, and so uh we are gonna ask that the board schedule that for the 17th.

Um the rest, I submit.

Thank you, Mr.

President.

Supervisor Melgar.

Submit, thank you.

Supervisor Sauter.

Thank you.

Um colleagues, today I am introducing a hearing 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 40 years, making San Francisco one of the oldest cities 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 have 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 are 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.

Thank you, Supervisor Sauter.

Supervisor Cheryl.

Colleagues, uh 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 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 codes, 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 3 Chief of Staff, Tita Bell, my Chief of Staff, Lauren Chung, without whom we would not be at this point.

An impacted residents would not have a path forward to stay in their homes.

The rest I submit.

Thank you, Supervisor Sherrill.

Mr.

President.

Madam Clerk, can you please call our 230 special order?

Special order at 230 is the recognition of commendations from meritorious service to the city and county of San Francisco.

Thank you, Madam Clerk.

It is generally my practice to put myself last in these special commendations, but we have a uh visiting dignitary here with us today.

And so I'm going to start today by presenting a special commendation to Lord Mayor Fulger Fergal Denhy, who serves as the head of the Cork City Council.

If you want to stand up and come up to the podium, um thank you.

Thank you for being here with us.

I'm going to talk at you for a minute and then uh invite you to say a few words.

Um our sister city relationship between San Francisco and Cork began in 1984 and continues to this day, uh, thanks to the work of our sister city committee, and I see Sean Keegren here.

Thank you and the whole committee for your work.

Um for more than 40 years, uh these close ties have led to high school exchanges, sports events, business conferences, and more.

Technology, medicine, and pharmaceuticals are mainstays of Cork'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 uh 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 Denning, served as a city councilor, alderman, Lord Mayor of Cork, a four-term um I'm not gonna get this right, I'm gonna say TD, um, uh also known as uh Chocta Dala.

You're gonna say it correctly for me, um, and was a founding member of Toker uh of 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 uh 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 is especially passionate about youth and community development, championing access to facilities and initiatives for youth to realize their full potential.

He is 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.

Um with that, we welcome you, Lord Mayor, uh, to our city, and the floor is yours.

Thank you very much for President Mandelman and honourable supervisors and thank you for that lovely introduction.

As Lord Mayor of Cork, it is my heartfelt honour to speak to you today in the Chamber of the People's Palace on behalf of the citizens of Cork, Ireland.

It is also a distinct personal honour for me because my father, who you mentioned, John Denney, wore this same chain of office that I were here today.

My father was 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, 42 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 assure that small business continues to thrive.

Both cities are significant hubs for modern industry, and there is very significant economic cooperation between our cities.

Working in close partnership with Mayor Lorie, the Irish Consulate General, the San Francisco Cork Sister City, and with the assent of this distinguished assembly, we worked during this visit to develop tangible programs 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 Franciscan business into the European market via Cork and reciprocal access to the American market for Cork business.

We have 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 interests 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 start-up 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 Baker rainbow flag to be exhibited exhibited internationally for the first time in Cork.

We look forward to comprehensive programme of community engagement as befits this piece of world history and international symbol of 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 2014.

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 honour 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 or sister city to come and visit Cork sometime.

There is much positive work that we can do together, and it can be short of a warm kale meal for that from everybody, including Dad.

Governor Maha Govcaler.

Thank you.

Thank you.

All right.

All right.

Next up, District Seven's Supervisor Melgar.

Thank you so much.

If the folks from Edgewood could please come up.

Yeah, here you go.

So thank you, President.

Yeah.

Excited.

Colleagues, today, I am joining Supervisor Alan Wong in commending Edgewood as we celebrate their hundred and seventy-fifth anniversary.

Since eighteen fifty-one, 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 uh in their household.

So a group of devoted women, including Elizabeth Waller, who Waller Street is named after, um, worked together across religious groups to establish an orphanage.

And it became the child that 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, uh, these women uh founded this amazing institution showing extraordinary civic leadership.

So today, Edgewood uh serves more than four thousand young people, young adults and caregivers each year across San Francisco and San Mateo counties.

From launching the kinship support network in nineteen ninety-three, now replicated nationwide, um, 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.

Um, thank you so much for everything that you do.

Uh, San Francisco has evolved, so has Edgewood.

Um, 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, uh communities, schools whenever possible, reflecting a deep commitment to both connection and compassion.

Especially during adolescence when uh 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 uh designate March 3rd as Edgewood Day.

It aligns on the with the same week as at World Teen Mental Health, Mental Wellness Day, and honors 175 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 commitments 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 thank your board members, your supporters, anyone that you have touched in the 175 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, uh President Mandelman, I'd like to turn it over to Supervisor Wong, who represents District 4, where Edgewood is located.

Supervisor Wong.

Okay.

Thank you, Supervisor Melgar, for your partnership in recognizing this extraordinary milestone.

Today we want to celebrate 175 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.

Their work strengthens not just individual children, but entire families and communities.

Today we celebrate this remarkable 175-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 uh coming from uh somebody who was a policy director at a children's nonprofit myself at Children's Council of San Francisco, I recognize the importance of your work.

With that, I'll turn it over to Lynn Dulce, 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 30 years of service in the San Francisco barrier.

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 175 years of extraordinary service to San Francisco.

Thank you so much.

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 175 years.

But I have been there for almost 10 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 175 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 30 years.

I have not seen it like this before.

In a recent survey, 94% 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 unhouse 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 interviews 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, 95% 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 25% 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, partners with 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.

Really appreciate your support.

Thank you.

Thank you, President Mandelman.

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 20 years ago, Andrew founded AF and Company, or NCO, 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 hundred 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 experiencing one firsthand on Sunday when we ran into each other at the James Beard Foundation's Taste America event at the IKEA Salue 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 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 Co.

to inclusion on the Inc.

5000 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 AirMet 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 m many establishments he supports.

Or as a fellow dog daddy myself, I'm a 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.

But before before we invite you up to speak, Andrew, I do want to invite first Azalina Yusopi, who remains one of my favorite rest local restaurateurs, despite leaving my district to grow her business in Supervisor Mockmood's district.

To share a few words.

Hi everyone.

Thank you so much.

Supervisor Matt Dorsey.

My name is Azalina Yusuf.

I uh 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 unwearing 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 tenuous 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.

Thanks.

Well, don't you just love San Francisco, everybody?

Um well, first of all, I like I very rarely get nervous, and I really am the humble 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 in San Francisco in 1997 from New York City.

And I, 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 10 years for Kimpton Hotels and Restaurants, and then decided to venture out on my own.

And we just celebrated our 20th anniversary of AF Co.

And I have to say I went through the pandemic with all my beautiful businesses, my hotels, restaurants, and everything.

Didn't think we were going to make it, but uh the city of San Francisco was there for me, and I will always be here for the city of San Francisco.

I will never uh take for granted how lucky we are to live in this city.

Over the course of the 20 years, I've been able to really work with the most wonderful restaurants, hotels, wineries, and everything in between.

And uh 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.

I want to say a big thank you to Ozzelina, who actually is my guardian angel.

And um, and I also just want to encourage everybody to get involved in something.

Uh, get involved on a charity board, get involved in a city organization, just give back to the city that that you love as much as I do.

On that note, I'll tell when I arrived in 97, I came from New York, and um 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 gonna 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 Chow Pascal to celebrate right after this to say uh 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.

Thank you, President Manelman.

And if I can please have Dr.

Gregoria Nova Cahill please come to the podium.

Dr.

Cahill is a leader in District 9, whose centers joy, love for community, and a commitment to accessible and quality higher education.

Since joining CCSF in 2004, 2020 two 22 years ago, she has served in multiple roles, including academic counselor, instructor, puente 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.

Dr.

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.

Dr.

Cahill earned her BA in modern languages and linguistics with a TESL certificate from Bellowit 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, Dr.

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 Dr.

C.O.

Former CCSF Puente student Adriana Herrera Posey stated, quote, Dr.

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, Dr.

Cahill leads with corazon y carinho.

She walks through Mission Center carrying her Stenio 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.

Dr.

Cahill, thank you for your exemplary leadership at City College and for making a difference every day for students in District Ryan and across San Francisco.

Thank you so much.

Thank you so much for this incredible opening.

Hold on, hold on, hold on.

Sorry.

We have multiple supervisors up here who love you, so you have to wait.

Perdone Locala.

Because you know I love you and have known you for some time.

And have been just, you know, uh 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.

Um it is rare when you know we see an educational leader that everyone always agrees because you know, and 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 uh for those who uh in this country have come and uh don't have you know a ready path, and you have always been that sort of unwavering uh leader to connect uh people to opportunity.

So through all the programs, through the way that you connect to community, to the relationships you have in the community uh from City College, but also uh employers and people who uh are there to open doors for your graduates.

So uh thank you so much for everything that you do for the community.

Um 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.

The floor is yours.

Okay, thank 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 uh history month in a time where we recognize and honor the leadership, resilience, and contribution of women who have opened the doors for future generations.

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 child.

Through my life and career, I've also learned that it helped 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.

From mentors, Joyce Hayes, Elizabeth Brandt, Henry Augustine, Phyllis Kaplan, Carlotta del Portillo, Clara Starr, Jorge Bill, Eric Huss, Lisa Romano, and our Chancellor of City College of San Francisco, Kimberly Messina, and many others.

San Francisco Board of 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.

Thank you so much.

Yeah, you can you can amend it.

And then send it to committee as amended.

Okay.

Nate Berg.

Where are you at?

Can you bring your people up here, please?

Specifically, I feel like that might be um Ben Van Houten and maybe Greggy Carrie and Chris Carrington and Greg Sorota and Manny's here.

All right, I think we got our crew.

Okay, good.

All right.

So colleagues, today I am uh excited to commend the organizers of the twenty twenty-five Castro Halloween night market.

Um Castro's Halloween celebration uh began long ago and far away as a small children's Halloween festival hosted by Cliff's Variety Store in nineteen forty-eight.

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 m 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 uh some of the artistry that was happening in Windows.

Um 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 th hundreds of thousand hundreds of thousands of parties, 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 night 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 and the Castro, but they killed it.

And yet, despite all that, this and uh despite the celebration having lost much of its queerness and much of its magic in the final years, fond memories of Halloween and the Castro endured, and uh people kept saying, you know, couldn't we do something?

Couldn't we have something more like Castro Halloween again?

Um, in 2000 in 2023 and 2024, um a series of successful night markets around the city prompted Castro community leaders to create one of their own.

And um, thanks to the hard work and enthusiasm of the Castro merchants, uh 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.

Um the Castro launched its first night market in October of 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 Burg 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.

Um, 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.

Um these organizers would not allow my concern to stifle the fun.

Um they addressed my concerns and the concerns of the police department and the concerns of neighbors.

Um they brought in Castro Community on Patrol, um, worked with the MTA, worked with SFPD, which was a very important partnership to ensure that the neighborhood remained safe that night.

Um 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.

Um in the end, the 2025 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, uh, 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 Gregie, um uh thank you for working with SFPD and Castro Community on Patrol in your case.

Um to the SFPD, which couldn't be with us here today, they had um, I think more than a hundred officers that night available in case something went wrong.

Um safety was without, as I said, without every without a doubt, everyone's biggest concern.

But you all worked together to patrol the streets.

You work closely with the merchants to ensure that new regulations around alcohol consumption in our entertainment zone would be properly followed.

Um and Nate, you were the you know, the instigator dreamer, never giver upper, um Manny uh neighbor uh but also um Civic Joy Fund founder uh helped fund the event, Comfort and Joy, uh seamlessly integrated their glow of the street 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.

Um and uh Chris Carrington and Greg Serra Sroda well we have Chris Hello from CG Events.

You've just it's all of these events have been so amazing.

Um so I just want to thank you all for your persistence and your determination to keep the Castro fun and gay.

Um and Halloween 2025 was a great start, and I know it's just gonna get better and better.

Nate, the floor is yours.

Thank you, President Mandelman, and thank you, supervisors.

What an honor.

It's great to be here.

I do have to confess, though, um, all I did was send a text.

What um when I became Castro Merchants president last year, people of course started asking me about the big festivals, you know, pride.

What are we gonna do to make it bigger?

And Halloween was the other one.

And of course, as President Mandelman stated, um, that's uh a very loaded question when you're talking about Halloween, those the crazy parties and the complicated memories, you know, complicated to say the least.

So um it was last summer.

I sent that text that I mentioned.

Of course, I sent it to Manny because Manny knows everybody.

Um and then one text turned into dozens, and then suddenly everybody's talking about it.

It leaks into the press, and then you know, it we we put the cart before the horse, I guess you would say, and concerns started being raised.

So next thing we know, we're we're at the police station, we weren't under arrest, but we were there for a meeting.

It was a very packed conference room.

Um Chris Carrington, to his great credit was being grilled by public safety officials, especially somebody from SFMTA.

I don't 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.

Um and all the while I 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.

Um and that's what we did.

We got everybody into the same room, and we figured it out together.

You know, and so Halloween.

Um everybody basically was just asking the same very understandable question, Raphael is can we bring this back safely?

And to these folks' credit behind me, we we did.

It was amazing.

Um, but again, I don't take the credit I sent that one text.

Um that credit belongs to the people behind me and others who are not here, including Officer Pendolphi from SFPD.

Um they handled all the details and they made what looks um they may look effortless when it's really anything but effortless to do something that that big.

Um 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.

Um please, I know you all agree with me, but let's remember that San Francisco shines brightest when we invest in our neighborhoods and our small businesses.

Um deeply honored to be here today.

Thank you.

And I think we need to do Halloween again, but it's on a Saturday this year, so we'll have to plan for that.

Thank you again.

Uh great.

Uh playing a role of Joshua James.

Right.

Thank you.

With apologies to District Force Supervisor Alan Wong.

I screwed up, but it is your the floor is yours, Supervisor Wong.

It's okay, Mr.

President.

Uh I like uh Jing Mo would to come up.

Okay.

Thank you, President Mandelman and colleagues.

It is my great honor to recognize Jing Mo Athletic Association, which has played an important role in preserving and sharing Chinese martial arts and culture here in San Francisco.

Jing Mo traces its roots to the Qin Wu Athletic Association founded in Shanghai in the early 1900s by Fak Yun 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 Moon.

The legacy of Jing Mo was brought to San Francisco in the early 1960s by Grandmaster Wang Jack Man.

Grandmaster Wang 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 40 years, Jing Mo 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 personally was able to see their line dance performances at the Sunset Farmers Market and Building Kids, one of our local uh child care centers, and uh they I was able to just see how how well you guys interact with your audience from from adults to little uh three-year-olds.

Uh today, under the leadership of Master Rick Wing, Jing Mo continues that mission honoring tradition while serving the present-day community in the sunset.

They are specially 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 15th 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 Yi, Liliana McKinnis, Kenrik Wong, and events director Lorraine Yi joining us here today.

And the pleasure.

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.

Um 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 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 the 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 30, 40, 50 years practicing.

We all became very good career professionals.

We became doctors, professors of any kind of education you can think of, radiology.

Um 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 40 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.

And but with the youngsters, we go there to tell them.

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 want to build that foundation.

The foundation we got.

And you know, all of us uh 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, uh engineers, we became all everything you can think of.

So what did 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 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 Jingma will always be here, and I have these wonderful people behind me.

I'm sorry, we have 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 uh the first Chinese woman uh 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.

Thank you.

Thank you.

All right, Madam Clerk, let's go back to roll call.

Next up to introduce new businesses, Supervisor Walton.

Submit, thank you.

Supervisor Wong.

Wong is uh not in the chamber.

Supervisor Chan.

Submit, thank you.

All right, Supervisor Wong.

Okay.

Apologies again, Supervisor Wong.

No worries.

Um scrolling down to my roll call notes.

Okay, colleagues.

Today I'm introducing a rec 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.

JRTC has been part of SFUSD for more than 90 years.

It is currently offered at six high schools and serves more than 900 enrolled cadets, along with 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 JRTC 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 of 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, Cheryl Walton, Chen, and Fielder for their co-sponsorship.

And as somebody that used to work in uh SEIUHW, Medical has such an important impact to patient patient care and our hospital 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 Medical for health coverage.

So Medical 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 medical dental funding for children by 144 million dollars and would also forfeit approximately 182 million in matching federal funds.

And all of this is being proposed for a savings that represents a tiny fraction of the overall state budget of 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.

And with that, Madam Clerk, let's go to public comment.

At this time, the board welcomes your public 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 legisl litigation.

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.

Thank you.

Welcome to the first speaker.

Good afternoon, supervisors.

My name is Scott Feeney.

I'm a mission district resident.

I'm here to speak to uh 2020's proposition I, which raised the transfer tax on high-valued real estate over 10 million dollars 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.

Um Prop I taxes mostly office buildings, including the uh Trump-owned 555 California, which is currently being shopped around, and that sale alone would get a 45 million dollar tax break for this repeal to go through.

Overall, Prop I is expected to generate on the order of 100 million dollars a year in the next uh 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 100 million dollars a year.

Repealing Prop I would overturn the will of the voters who approve Prop I by 15 points citywide.

In one of the repeal sponsors 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 million dollar 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.

Thank you for your comments.

Let's hear from our next speaker.

Hey.

How's everyone doing uh this March 3rd?

My name is Ace Washington.

I am the filmwork quote 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, AGC, way before all of y'all.

They all think the only ones around when I started was the clerks.

So that goes back 20 some years, 30, 40 some 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 uh we got reparations, of course.

We've got the Dreamkeepers situation.

We got uh Yoshi Safeway, West Bay, Elohill Hutch, Buchanan Mall, um, and I got to sit down with the mayor because I ain't sat down with him yet.

Uh we got uh Plows of the East, Martin Luther King, we got uh Freedom West, billion dollar projects going on.

We got Thomas Payne, Hayes Valley, the Gary Street, we got the mall.

Uh 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, three blacks in here, me to supervise 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've got to sit down with the mayor.

I know he's a care.

I know he cares, but I do also know he's a billionaire.

Live and direct.

You don't have to adjust, you'll say.

Thank you, Mr.

Washington.

Can we hear from our next speaker, please?

That's a really hard act to follow.

Um but anyway, I'm here on a typical thing to talk about uh corruption in San Francisco and the latest thing with the uh the police uh department, and they run a supposed uh tight organization down um uh in the down in the uh at the bay near Chase Stadium.

And for some reason, um the head of the the so-called intelligence department for the police department has not followed his own uh 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 uh style the contract uh uh with the city instead of going with Motorola, we're going with a fave uh favorite insider of somebody.

And this is occurring uh frequently.

I'm look at the uh uh what happened with the uh mayor's selection of his own personal uh computer organization, which probably cost twice as much as what the let next competing uh uh uh party offered.

Well, that's that's on the mayor's side.

This is on the Board of Supervisors' side because somehow they've avoided uh uh supervision by the Board of Supervisors because they put in a contract bid for um nine uh million and nine hundred and ninety-nine dollars instead of ten million, which would have required the the contract to go to before the Board of Supervisors.

So you guys have got to get hold on of this.

It's happened ever since Willie Brown uh what uh would point cronies uh to run a computer department that they had no experience.

It's happening all all over again.

Thanks.

Thank you for your comments.

Welcome to the next speaker.

Hi, my name is Richard Johnson, and I'm here to speak about the Hayes Street closure.

Um I think this is my third time of 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 the people's house because this needs to be taken care of at 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.

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 the wall with 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 uh 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 more thank you for your comments.

Apologies for cutting you off.

Everyone is receiving two minutes today.

Next speaker.

I'm taking stock of my complicity as an American, yours as the American government, and Americans in general.

As America builds or acquires 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, co-workers, and colleagues.

As America strips more rights from trans people, Kansas escalating state violence enacted by government representatives and stripping trans people of 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 feel its Trojan hate-filled horse.

As America strips health care from impoverished people and immigrants, setting the CDC and public health in general, including our mayor, at least 40 million dollars wants to cut from our Department of Public Health.

I'm just wondering how many of you are 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 naria protests, as America creates a corrupt false board of peace to legitimately colonyze Palestine and Palestinians continue to be murdered and tortured, as America and Israel successfully carry out a remote control to genocide, probably semi-autonomous.

You love autonomy, autonomous shit like that, don't you?

AI and shit in Gaza and threaten to do the same with any other country unless they bend their knee.

As America run by rapists and want to be literal in slavers 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.

Is this not revolting enough?

Thank you for your comments, next speaker.

Board of Supervisor and Mayor Office of San Francisco.

The title of this speech is Why not?

The year was 2002.

A is a job interview for CONAWARE.

The final agreement was that I had to work for no pay for short period of time.

So I worked, eventually I got major investment, Series A, Series B, and Series C.

I be in front of the core team and the CTO of Conaware, Martin Gramper, who happens to be the architect of Nescate.

The year was 2007.

My days of coronaware was numbered.

I stuck with it to the very end.

A year earlier, I was in Toastmaster meeting.

A thought seated to 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 moonlight it while working in Cornware.

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 a 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?

Possibility is endless.

If we can create it, we can own it.

And um so according to Tony Robin, he said, do not react, instead.

Choose.

Also, Myron Gordon said, see do have.

That's all I have to say.

Thank you.

Thank you for your comments.

Next speaker.

Hi, my name's Brian Stor.

Um I'm here to talk to you guys again about the Genesis LRAD 950 NXTs 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 L RADs.

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 L RADs 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 are 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 um do a compliance check on the L RADs.

Any L rad that can touch San Francisco within 55 miles.

55 miles.

That's the range on the L Rads 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.

Someone will be up to get it.

Thank you for your comments.

Next speaker.

I'm a forklift driver.

Is that a profession?

I'm I'm a professional.

You know, I think that uh when the the voting process, the election process, obviously so certain kinds of people are gonna make it into public office, although with the district elections we have a little more variety.

Nonetheless, you know, you gotta have the money.

It's pretty difficult.

Um where does the money come from?

But there is a I just learned I was on the jury, and I just learned there's this other option called the civil grand jury.

And you know, I'm mauling 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 gonna qualify for this either.

And um, 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 a uh I saw Dennis Herrera, and I didn't know what else to say to him.

So I he he 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, the the the 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.

Thank you for your comments.

Got time for one more?

Sure.

Sorry, I just ran here.

Could you put up the projector?

S of Gov TV, please.

Thank you.

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 eye money, or what we were told it was going to go to, which is a social housing program.

I have the names somewhere in here.

Where is it?

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, Shelley P, Luke O, Sammy B, Ozzy F, Benjamin B, Andrea G.

Thing doesn't really zoom out much, does it?

Walter O, Daniel G, Lala G, Leo Y, Domingo D, John M, Dylan H, Robin L, Mahal M, Ryan R, WH, Zachary W, Martha A.

DJ K, Matty F, Stephen M, Colin S, Andrew Z.

We're all asking you to use Propi 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.

Thank you, Honest.

Are there any other members of the public who would like to address the board for general public comment?

All right, Mr.

President.

Oh, I'm sorry, Supergirl.

I think we got Supergirl.

Come on up.

Oh, it wasn't the last one.

Save us.

She was keeping us waiting.

Save us, Supergirl.

Thank you for waiting, Supergirl.

Sure.

Give me a minute here to get ready.

Thank you very much.

Okay, great.

Hi.

Um first I'd like to Hi, I'm the Supergirl of San Francisco.

And uh I'd like to wish everyone a happy new year.

And I'd like 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 to 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 10 years telling everyone that people like me, like us, are the enemy.

He even called one of his own, apparently.

Marjorie Taylor Green, 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, Mr.

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.

Thank you, Supergirl.

Mr.

President.

All right.

Public comment.

Honest, we'll come collect that from you.

Public comment is now closed.

Uh Madam Clerk, we're gonna skip over closed session.

Item 42 for now.

Let's um and we'll do closed session at the end of the meeting.

Let's go to our four adoption without committee reference agenda.

Items 43 through 55.

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.

Supervisor Melgar.

I just want to be added as a co-sponsor to item 51, please.

Okay.

Madam Clerk, you got that?

Yes, noted.

Thank you.

All right.

I would like to sever 43, 47, 48, and uh 55.

43, 47, and 55, Mr.

President.

And 48.

And 48.

Thank you.

All right.

On the remaining balance of the items, Madam Clerk, please call the roll.

That would be items 42, 44.

42.

Oh, that is the closed session.

Pardon me.

We're not sending that.

That would be items 44, 45, 46, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, and 54.

Chen I, Supervisor Dorsey.

Dorsey I, Supervisor Fielder, Fielder I, Supervisor Hong Mood.

Magmood I, Supervisor Mandelman.

I.

Mandelman I, Supervisor Milgar, Melgar I, Supervisor Sauter, Shauter I, Supervisor Cheryl.

Cheryl I, Supervisor Walton.

Olton I, Supervisor Wong, Wong I, and Supervisor Chan.

Chan I.

There are 11 eyes.

All right.

Without objection, the resolutions are adopted.

And Madam Clerk, please call item 43.

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's outdoor public warning system in tsunami, evacuation zones and coastal areas, and to allocate funding for this critical and public safety infrastructure.

Please call the rule.

On item 43.

Supervisor Chen.

Chen I, Supervisor Dorsey.

Dorsey I, Supervisor Fielder, Fielder I, Supervisor Mahmoud.

Mahmoud I, Supervisor Mandelman.

No.

Mandelman, no, Supervisor Melgar.

Melgar I, Supervisor Sauter.

Sauter I, Supervisor Cheryl.

Cheryl I, Supervisor Walton.

Walton I, Supervisor Wong, Wong I, and Supervisor Chen.

Chan I.

There are 10 ayes and one no, with Supervisor Mandelman voting no.

The resolution is adopted.

Madam Clerk, please call item 47.

Item 47, this is a resolution to support California State Senate Bill 875, introduced by State Senator Scott Weiner, 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.

All right.

Colleagues, today we're considering this resolution of support for SB 875, 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 imminent 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 the disruption caused by the blackouts in December and of PGE's wholly unsatisfactory response.

But it's been well over a decade that PG 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 PGE undue leverage in any negotiations with the city, whether about the ultimate disposition of assets, or in the day-to-day efforts to get PGE 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 875 simply levels the playing field.

With that, colleagues, I respectfully ask for your support for the resolution.

Madam Clerk, please call the roll.

On item 47, Supervisor Chen.

Chen I, Supervisor Dorsey, Dorsey I, Supervisor Fielder, Fielder I, Supervisor Mahmoud, Mahmoud I, Supervisor Mandelman.

Aye.

Mandelman I, Supervisor Melgar, Melgar I, Supervisor Sauter.

Sauter I, Supervisor Sheryl, Cheryl I, Supervisor Walton, Walton, I, Supervisor Wong, Wong I, and Supervisor Chen.

Chan I.

There are 11 eyes.

Without objection, the resolution is adopted.

Madam Clerk, please call item 48.

Item 48, this is a resolution to support California State Assembly Bill No.

1897, introduced by Assemblymember Matt Haney, which clarifies legal standards governing continued treatment for offenders with severe mental illness and strengthens evidence-based evaluation requirements.

Thank you, Madam Clerk.

Colleagues, this resolution supports Assemblymember Haney's Assembly Bill 1897, legislation that aims to ensure that people with severe mental illness exiting prison receive the treatment they need, treatment without 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 1897 amends the law to mandate that when individuals with severe mental illness are released from prison, the determination of whether they need mental health care 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.

And Madam Clerk, please call item 55.

Item 55.

This is a motion to authorize preparation of written proponent and opponent ballot arguments and rebuttal ballot ballot arguments for submittal to the voters for the June 2nd, 2026, statewide direct primary election.

Certainly, Mr.

President.

All right.

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?

That's perfect.

All right.

But I need someone to make that motion made by Mahmoud, and I need a second, which I think I just got from Cheryl.

And Madam Clerk, we can take that same House.

Take the amendments first.

All right.

All right.

With that 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 uh is adopted.

The amended motion is adopted.

Okay.

Well done.

Okay.

All right.

Thanks, everybody.

Um, and especially Madam Clerk.

Um with that, Madam Clerk, let's go to our closed session.

Please call item 42.

Item 42.

This conference with the city attorney has been scheduled pursuant to a motion M26-018 contained in file number 260167, approved on February 24, 2026.

Is the Board of Supervisors convening this closed session today, March 3, 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.

Uh 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.

Thank you, Mr.

President.

We will prepare the chamber.

SF Gov TV.

San Francisco government television.

SF Gov TV San Francisco Government Television.

That's one gavel.

Or do we need to wake them up?

And we're ready.

Okay.

Colleagues, uh, we are now back in open session.

Um 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 Cheryl, seconded by Walton.

Um, Madam Clerk, can you please call the roll?

On the motion not to disclose, Supervisor Chen.

Chen I, Supervisor Dorsey, Dorsey, I, Supervisor Fielder, Fielder, I, Supervisor Mahmood, Monday, Supervisor Mandelman.

Sauter, aye, Supervisor Cheryl.

Cheryl, aye, Supervisor Walton.

Aye.

Walton, aye, Supervisor Wong.

Wong I, and Supervisor Chan.

Chan I.

There are eleven eyes.

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?

There are none to report, Mr.

President.

Could you please read the in memoriams?

We have none to report, Mr.

President.

And that brings us to the end of our agenda.

I believe, Madam Clerk, do we have any further business before us today?

That concludes our business for today.

Thank you, Madam Clerk.

We are adjourned.