All right.

Good afternoon.

Welcome to the June 23rd, 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 not present.

Supervisor Mahmoud.

Mahmoud present.

Supervisor Mandelman.

Present.

Mandelman present.

Supervisor Millgar.

Melgar present.

Supervisor Sauter.

Sauter present.

Supervisor Cheryl.

Present.

Cheryl present.

Supervisor Walton.

Walton present.

And Supervisor Wong.

Wong present.

Mr.

President, you have a quorum.

Thank you, Madam Clerk.

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors acknowledges that we are in the unceded ancestral homeland of the Ramatishalone, 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?

Pledge of the US is the flag of the United States of America.

On behalf of the board, I would like to acknowledge the staff at SFGov TV.

Today that is especially Calina Mendoza.

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

Madam Clerk, do you have any communications?

Thank you, Mr.

President.

The board welcomes your attendance here in the board's legislative chamber in room two fifty, second floor of City Hall.

And when you're not able to be here, the proceedings are airing live on SFGOV TV's local cable channel, or you can catch the live streaming at SFGOVTV.org.

If you'd like to submit public comment in writing, you may do so by sending it via email.

Just send it to BOS at SFgov.org or use the postal service and address the envelope to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, the number one Dr.

Carlton B.

Goodlitt Place, City Hall, Room 244, San Francisco, California, 94102.

If you'd like to make a reasonable accommodation for a future meeting under the Americans with Disability Act, or to request language assistance, contact the clerk's office at least two business days in advance by calling 415-554-5184.

Thank you, Mr.

President members.

Thank you, Madam Clerk.

As we've done before, I think we are going to be uh recusing Supervisor Fielder for one more meeting.

I understand that she is going to be back in the building on Monday.

But for now, could I have a motion to excuse Supervisor Fielder?

Moved by Chen, seconded by Dorsey.

Colleagues, can we take that without objection?

Without objection, Supervisor Fielder is excused.

And then Madam Clerk, let's go to our approval of meeting minutes.

Yes, the approval of the May 19th, 2026, board meeting minutes.

Could I have a motion to approve the minutes as presented?

Moved by Chen, seconded by Cheryl.

Madam Clerk, can you please call the role?

On the minutes as presented, Supervisor Mahmoud.

Mahmoud I, Supervisor Mandelman.

I.

Mandelman I, Supervisor Melgar.

Melgar I, Supervisor Soder.

Solder, I, Supervisor Cheryl.

Cheryl I, Supervisor Walton.

Walton, I, Supervisor Wong.

Wong I, Supervisor Chen.

Chan I, Supervisor Chen, Chen I, and Supervisor Dorsey.

Dorsey I.

There are 10 ayes.

Without objection, the minutes will be approved after public comment as presented.

Madam Clerk, let's go to unfinished business.

Please call items one and two together.

Item one is the proposed interim budget, tent appropriation ordinance to appropriate all estimated receipts and expenditures for departments of the city and county as of May 30th, 2026, for fiscal years ending June 30th, 2027 and June 30th, 2028.

And item two is the proposed interim annual salary ordinance to enumerate positions in the annual budget and the appropriation ordinance for fiscal years ending June 30th, 2027 and June 30th, 2028.

Please call the roll on these items.

On items one and two, Supervisor Mahmoud.

Supervisor Mahmoud.

Aye.

Uh Mahmoud I, Supervisor Mandelman.

I.

Mandelman I, Supervisor Melgar.

Aye.

Melgar I, Supervisor Sauter, Sauter I, Supervisor Cheryl, Cheryl I, Supervisor Walton.

Walton I, Supervisor Wong, Wong I, Supervisor Chan.

Chan I, Supervisor Chen, Chen I, and Supervisor Dorsey.

Dorsey I.

There are 10 ayes.

Without objection, uh, the ordinances are finally passed.

Madam Clerk, please call item three.

Item three is an ordinance to amend the San Francisco fire code to prohibit the sale, offer, and delivery of lithium lithium ion batteries and replacement lithium ion batteries that do not meet specified certification requirements to any address within San Francisco to establish enforcement processes and penalties for violations to authorize the city attorney to seek injunctive and monetary relief and attorneys' fees and to authorize the fire department to implement the restriction through rules, forms, and guidance.

Uh colleagues, I think we can take this item, same house, same call without objection.

The ordinance is finally passed.

And please call item four.

Item four, this is an ordinance to amend division one of the Transportation Code to make non-substantive organizational changes to the provisions governing the interdepartmental staff council on traffic and transportation and to remove outdated provisions concerning the temporary use of streets for school uses to amend the administrative and fire codes to update cross references and to affirm the sequid determination.

And again, same house, same call without objection.

The ordinance is finally passed.

Madam Clerk, let's go to new business.

Please call item number five.

Item five, this is a resolution to retroactively approve an amended and restated lease agreement between the city and county and TADS Inc.

for the retail space located at 44 Ellis Street in the Ellis O'Farrell Garage to amend the calculation of the monthly base rent to a percentage rent calculated as 8% of gross revenues, retroactive to January 1st, 2021, to amend the monthly water charge to approximately 2,000 400 to retroactive to February 1st, 2024.

To amend the calculation of base rent and water charge during the first option to extend to require TADS to pay a $4,000 administrative fee, to impose minimum hours of operation, to waive TADS obligation to pay best base rent for the term beginning April 1st, 2020 to December 31st, 2020, and to waive TAD's obligation to pay outstanding water charge.

Beginning February 1st, 2020 to January 31st, 2024, effective upon approval of the resolution through the expiration date of April 30th, 2029.

Same house, same call without objection.

The resolution is adopted.

Madam Clerk, please call it number six.

Item six, this is a motion enacting a 4.50% cost of living adjustment to the base fiscal year 2025 through 26 contract amount of approximately 3.4 million for budget and legislative analyst services effectuated as of July 1st, 2026, to result in a new fiscal year 2026 through 27 contract amount of approximately 3.5 million, an annual increase of 152,000, and a total not to exceed contract amount of $36 million for the contract term ending December 31st, 2031, and to direct the clerk to take the administrative actions accordingly.

Same house, same call.

Without objection.

The motion is approved.

Madam Clerk, please call item number seven.

Item seven, this is a resolution to add the commemorative street name, Tony Stefaniway to Falmouth Street between Folsom Street and Shipley Street in recognition of retired San Francisco Fire Department Captain Tony Stephanie.

Again, same house, same call.

Without objection, the resolution is adopted.

Madam Clerk, please call item number eight.

Item eight, this is an ordinance to amend the administrative code to change the name of this status, so women's domestic violence program fund to the domestic violence shelter-based program fund to revise the purpose of the fund to establish the mayor's Office of Housing and Community Development or another agency designated by the mayor as administrator of the fund with delegated duties and to update provisions regarding the fund to reflect state law changes relating to fees collected by the county clerk for the fund.

Uh colleagues, your offices should have received and you should have at your desks right now a proposed non-substantive clarifying amendment.

Item eight is an ordinance, as our clerk indicated, updating sections of the administrative code governing domestic violence shelter-based governing the domestic violence shelter-based program fund after this item was heard in rules committee on June 15th.

The county clerk alerted us to a phrase that could create confusion, specifically on page two lines 10 and 11.

The proposed ordinance currently states, or at least as it appears in the agenda, uh states that in accordance with state law, $23 should be collected either at the issuance of a marriage license or at the filing of a certificate of marriage and then deposit it into the domestic violence shelter-based program fund.

The county clerk has pointed out that there is no specific legal process or fee associated with filing a certificate of marriage, and therefore at the recommendation of the clerk, uh, we have new language on an amendment to strike out the phrase or at the time of the filing of any certificate of marriage on page two, line 11, clarifying that the 23 dollars will be collected at the time of issuance of a marriage license.

City attorney has confirmed that this is a non-substantive amendment.

Thank you for that.

And so I'm gonna now make a motion to amend item number eight, file two five zero seven two zero to strike out the phrase, or at the time of the filing of any certificate of marriage on page two, line eleven, as I just described.

Could I have a second seconded by uh Cheryl?

Uh and colleagues, if there are no objections, we'll take that amendment without objection.

Without objection, the motion is approved.

Um and on the amended item, I think we can take that same house, same call without objection.

Uh the amended ordinance uh is passed on first reading.

Madam Clerk, please call item number nine.

Item nine, this is a motion to appoint Athena Bing Ying Ying and Raymond, terms ending January first, twenty twenty-seven to the behavioral health council term ending January first, twenty twenty-eight.

Colleagues, let's take this item, same house, same call without objection.

The motion is approved.

Um please call item number 10.

Item 10, this is a motion to reappoint Maria Davis to the entertainment commission, term ending July 1st, 2030.

Again, same house, same call, without objection, the motion is approved.

Uh Madam Clerk, we have a committee report, I believe.

Yes, item 11.

It was considered by the rules committee at a rescheduled meeting on Monday, June 22nd, and was forwarded as a committee report.

Item 11 is a resolution to authorize the Department of Homelessness and Support of Housing's Executive Director, its chief deputies and deputy directors and program directors to solicit donations from various private enter entities and organizations to support the expansion of temporary shelter and other homeless services to support people experiencing homelessness, notwithstanding the behested payment ordinance.

And we can take this item, same house, same call, without objection.

The resolution is adopted.

Madam Clerk, let's go to roll call.

Yes, Supervisor Mahmoud, you're first up to introduce new business.

Submit, thank you.

Uh Supervisor Mandelman, Mr.

President.

Thank you, Madam Clerk.

Um have an in-memorium.

Um I'm asking that we adjourn today's meeting in memory of John V.

Juicy, beloved son, husband, cousin, friend, and business partner of Massoud Samaray at ARIA Properties, who died on June 7, 2026 at the age of 80.

John was a proud, lifelong San Franciscan, born to John B.

Juicy and Anna Bandur Juicy, whose love, values, and example remained a guiding influence throughout his life.

After graduating from Balboa High School, he went on to earn a Bachelor of Science and Printing from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo.

He served as a commissioned officer in the Army and was awarded the Bronze Star Medal in recognition of his courage and dedication.

A Vietnam veteran, he often spoke of his military service with pride.

Even after completing active duty, he continued to service as a reserve commissioned officer.

Following his military service, he worked for more than two decades at Bone of San Francisco San Francisco, a financial printing company where he contributed to major initial public offerings and annual reports for numerous Fortune 500 companies.

Eventually, he moved from financial printing to a career in real estate, where he found a natural outlet for his entrepreneurial spirit and passion for helping others.

Under the mentorship of Robert Schumann, he joined Hartford Properties and built a successful career before teaming up with Massood Samari to found ARIA properties in 2012.

John loved real estate because it gave him the opportunity to build relationships and help others achieve their goals.

He will be remembered for his kindness, generosity, and sense of humor.

He always had a story to share, a perspective to offer, and a way of making those around him feel welcome and at ease.

He found great joy in spending time with family and friends, traveling and gathering people together around good food and good company.

He had a special place in his heart for his beloved Beagles, Ginger 1, Ginger 2, and Dolly, whom he adored and cared for with endless affection.

He's lovingly remembered by his partner, Joseph J.

TT Jr., his nephews, Dennis Hulls and John Hulls, his grandnephews, Donald and Daniel Hulls, his cousin, Donald Bonder, Alfonso Albander, Vienna Bonder, and Johanna Bonder Cron, as well as his longtime business partner Massoud Samari and Massood's wife Fatih Tabrizi.

John's life was defined by service, friendship, laughter, and love.

He leaves behind a lasting legacy in the lives he touched, and he will be deeply missed by all who knew him.

Rest in pre rest in peace, John Justi.

May your memory be a blessing, and the rest I submit.

Thank you, Mr.

President.

Supervisor Milgar.

Thank you, Madam Clerk.

Colleagues, uh I would like to close today's meeting on behalf of the whole board in loving memory of Julie Driscoll Farah, the beloved mother of our dear friend and colleague, District 7 legislative aid, Michael Farah Jr.

Julie was a proud fourth generation San Franciscan and the eldest of seven Driscoll children of Michael Joseph Driscoll and Regina Estelle Baker Driscoll.

She attended St.

Amithias Elementary School and Mercy High School, received her undergraduate degree from Seattle University, and earned a jurisdictorate from Golden Gate University School of Law at the age of 43.

Julie was a gifted elementary school teacher and spent 20 years teaching at various schools in the city, including St.

Brendan's School.

And as an avid reader, she joyfully instilled in her students and children a lifelong love of books.

Julie's courageous endeavor to return to law school, mid-career was one of the many examples of her indomitable spirit, strength of character, and incredible perseverance.

She had a sharp and brilliant mind and did not let convention dictate her choices.

She served as an inspiration, proving by example that with determination, discipline, intellect, and an unwavering work ethic, you can follow your dreams at any age and achieve great success.

Julie had a distinguished career as an equity partner at the firm Ericsson, R.

Beauth Naught, and practiced general civil litigation for 23 years until her retirement in 2011.

Throughout her life, people were drawn to her for her wise counsel, ability to listen without judgment, and for her warm, open heart.

Julie was known for her kindness, strength, and her joyful laugh that would warm up anyone she met, and she is also remembered for her lifelong commitment to service.

Among her many community contributions, she served on the board of directors for um little children's aid in Reared in High School.

She devoted countless hours to St.

Brendan's school, and as a member of Queen's Bench Bar Association, which is committed to empowering women and promoting gender equity.

Given all of her achievements, Julie's greatest legacy, where she truly shone brightest was her dedication to her family as a mother, sister, aunt, wife, and grandmother.

The most significant story of Julie's life was that was that of the love she shared with her late husband, Michael Farah Sr.

Their marriage was a tribute to commitment, friendship, and family.

She was a wonderful mother to Michael Farah Jr., Anne Farah, Soraya Farah, daughter-in-law Maya, Maya Dresson Farah, and her late son George Farah III.

Her grandchildren, Finnegan, Elijah, and Julien were the light of her life, with whom she shared a joyful and unconditionally loving relationship.

Julie was a spiritual woman with a strong faith.

She was a guiding light, a shining example of how to live gracefully as a matriarch of a large extended family.

Julie will be missed by many to Mike and Saraya and the entire Driscoll Farah family.

Our hearts and thoughts are with you during this difficult time.

Mr.

President, if I may request that this in memoriam be made on behalf of the entire board.

The rest I submit.

Thank you.

Thank you, Mr.

President.

Thank you, Supervisor Milgar.

Supervisor Sauter.

Thank you.

Colleagues, today I have an in-memorium to share for Jeanette Etheridge, the longtime owner of San Francisco's Tosca Cafe, who recently passed away at the age of 85.

For more than three decades on Columbus Avenue, Jeanette Etheridge served as the proprietor of Tosca Cafe.

She owned the bar, but even more, she owned the room.

Sean Penn, once a regular, described Jeanette as the mother and mayor of the San Francisco night.

She was born in China, a somewhat surprising fact shaped by her family's journey.

Her parents were the children of Armenian refugees who fled the genocide first to Russia and then to China.

She spoke Russian, Chinese, and Japanese before she ever learned English.

As she made her way to San Francisco, she attended the San Francisco Art Institute and focused on sculpture.

She found the practice, however, to be too solitary and, in her words, too difficult.

Fate would have another plan for her when she was chatting with the then owner of Tosca Cafe, who informed her that he was going to shut down the bar and move on.

She told her mother this, who then pleaded with her to buy the bar.

The rationale.

It was the first bar her mother ever visited in the United States.

And her mother also happened to favor Tosca's house cappuccino, a chocolatey boozy concoction that actually contains no coffee.

So Jeanette soon took over the keys and it was off to the races.

Through the years, Tosca regularly welcomed celebrities of all stripes.

Jay-Z, Frances For Coppola, LeBron James, Bill Murray, Hunter S.

Thompson.

But managed to also make sure that neighborhood regulars were welcome.

That summed up Jeanette, who John Moscone described as simultaneously, quote, both fancy and down to earth.

Tosca was a living room where ballet dancers and businessmen, cops and poets, longshoremen and movie stars all answered to Jeanette.

And her partner in providing entertainment was a massive jukebox, filled with hundreds of songs that she each handpicked.

Each selection was scrolled in writing that she took pride in being the only one able to actually read.

She favored opera melodies and Dean Martin.

Thankfully, Jeanette included in those hundreds of songs O Sole Mio on the Jukebox, which is a famous Neapolis in love song.

And that's important because that's the number that Bono specifically requested when he showed up at Tosca Cafe one night while after closing time.

He then proceeded to jump on the bar, belt out the ballot, and ever since he would say that Tosca Cafe was his favorite haunt in San Francisco.

Jeanette was generous outside the bar too.

She was a founding board member of North Beach Citizens and shaped their early work in addressing homelessness, particularly in the North Beach neighborhood.

She also served on the board of the San Francisco International Film Festival.

Jeanette was proposed to in a booth at Tosca, and the couple later decided to divorce at a booth in Tosca years later.

I'm told it was a different booth, though.

She once said of Tosca, it's like a neighborhood bar, except the entire city is the neighborhood.

Jeanette made a single room in North Beach feel like the center of the world, and she made sure that everyone who walked into it believed that they belonged there.

That was her power.

Rest in peace, legend of Tosca Cafe, mother and mayor of the night, Jeanette Etheridge.

May there be a house cappuccino and a red leather booth waiting for you.

And the rest I submit.

Thank you, Supervisor Sauter.

Supervisor Cheryl.

Colleagues, I'd like to adjourn today's meeting in memory of Naga Gowri Davy Coca, a cherished member of our District 2 community whose life was defined by resilience, kindness, courage, and above all, unwavering love.

Known to all as Gowrie, she made her home at the Martin Luther Tower in Cathedral Hill, where she became a pillar of both that community and the family of St.

Mark's Church, and she simply loved San Francisco for how accepting and diverse it allowed her to be.

Gowrie passed away on May 29, 2026.

She was born on June 1st, 1954, in Aluru, Andhra, Pradesh, India, and immigrated to the United States in 2007, making San Francisco her home.

On March 26, 2025, just over a year before her passing, Gowrie finally became a naturalized United States citizen.

A beacon of acceptance and grace.

Gowri welcomed people from all walks of life by making everyone she met feel seen, valued, and loved.

For more than 20 years, she served as a preschool teacher and educator, shaping young lives with patience, wisdom, and warmth.

A dedicated faith leader and active member of her Hindu community.

She was also a trusted counselor and safe haven for immigrant women navigating life in a new country.

As a parent advocate, Gowrie encouraged families to embrace and support their queer and trans children, serving as a mother to many in the trans, Kinar, Hijra, and LGBTQ communities, and a sister to countless women.

She championed autism awareness and helped build support systems for families raising autistic children, ensuring no one had to face those challenges alone.

A foundational pillar during the formative years of Paravar Bay Area, she helped bring families together, bridging parents and children, siblings and loved ones through understanding, acceptance, and love.

She also helped oversee global COVID-19 relief efforts and transgender livelihood initiatives.

Gowri is survived by her husband, Apa Reokoka, and her children, Kiran Koka, Srikala, Rohan, Kushi, Laxman, and Anjali Rumi.

From the villages of India to the heart of San Francisco, Gowri Coca's journey was one of courage and conviction, and in living it fully, she gave so many others the strength to live as their truest selves.

Anjali and her family would love to invite the community for Gowrie's celebration of life on Tuesday, June 30th, from 6 p.m.

to 15 p.m.

at St.

Mark's Lutheran Church, located at 1111 O'Farrell Street.

And on behalf of the Board of Supervisors, we extend our deepest condolences to the entire Coco family and all who mourn her passing.

May her memory continue to inspire acceptance, belonging, and love for all who call San Francisco home.

The rest I submit.

Thank you, Supervisor Cherrill.

Supervisor Walton.

Submit, thank you, Supervisor Wong.

Today I'm introducing a resolution supporting the veteran of foreign wars and opposing disability benefit cuts contained in the proposed Take Care of America's Veterans Act.

Legislation that veterans advocates have characterized as a bait and switch effort to fund new benefits by cutting earned disability compensation and shifting care away from the VA.

As a soldier in the National Guard, I have a deep respect for the women, men and women who serve.

And for the veterans who live with injuries, illnesses, and conditions connected to that service.

When someone takes the oath to serve our country, we make a commitment to them as well.

That commitment cannot end when their service ends, especially when they come home with service connected disabilities.

Disability compensation is not a handout.

It is a earned benefit.

It is part of the promise this country makes to veterans who have borne the cost of service.

This resolution focuses on provisions in House Bill 9237 and Senate Bill 4744, the proposed Take Care of America's Veterans Act.

That would change how the VA rates service connected tinnitus and sleep apnea.

These conditions may be common, but they are not minor.

For many veterans, they affect sleep, concentration, mental health, work, and daily life.

The proposed changes could reduce or eliminate compensation for many future claims, newly filed claims, reassessments, or re-evaluations, even if some existing ratings are grandfathered.

We should be clear.

Cutting benefits for future veterans is still a cut.

Reducing compensation available to veterans who file later is still a cut.

And funding one set of veterans' benefits by reducing earned benefits for other disabled veterans is the wrong approach.

This resolution also urges Congress to protect the VA workforce and preserve access to direct VA care.

Veterans deserve a strong, accountable VA system staffed by professionals who understand their needs.

At its core, this resolution says that Congress should advance veterans' benefits on their own merits, not by balancing the books on the backs of disabled veterans.

I respectfully ask for your support.

I'm also introducing a hearing request on staffing levels at Terreville Station, which serves the Sunset Parkside and surrounding Westside neighborhoods.

Terravel is responsible for the largest police district in San Francisco by geography, serving a large residential area from Golden Gate Park to the county line and from Ocean Beach toward the center of the city.

When staffing is stretched thin in a district that large, it affects more than just numbers on the chart.

It affects response times, it affects neighborhood patrols, it affects whether officers can be present on commercial quarters, respond to property crime, follow up on investigations, and provide visible enforcement in the neighborhoods they serve.

This hearing will ask the police department and the Department of Human Resources to report on current sworn and civilian staffing, vacancies, recruitment, hiring and retention, and what is needed to better support Terravel Station and the West Side communities it serves.

In addition, I'm introducing a second hearing on the city's street tree maintenance program, including how often trees are pruned, how that work is scheduled, and how the city manages the sidewalk and infrastructure damage caused by tree roots.

As District 4 supervisor, route management and tree pruning are one of the most common issues that I hear from my constituents.

Street trees are an important part of our neighborhoods.

They provide shade, improve air quality, help with stormwater, and make our streets more livable.

But they also require regular maintenance.

When pruning is delayed, trees can become overgrown, block signs or street lights, interfere with overhead lines, and create safety concerns.

When tree roots damage sidewalks, curbs, sewers, or other public infrastructure, residents need a clear and timely process for repair.

This hearing will give public works, the Bureau of Urban Forestry, and the Urban Forestry Council an opportunity to explain the current maintenance schedule, how priorities are determined, what resources are available and where the tree may need, or the city may need to improve coordination and responsiveness.

I respectfully ask for your support.

The rest I submit.

Thank you, Supervisor Wong.

Mr.

President.

Thank you, Madam Clerk.

I'd like to be added to Supervisor Sheryl's in memorium if he has no objection to that.

No objection.

Thank you, Mr.

President.

All right.

And with that, let's go to our 2 30 p.m.

uh special order.

Yes, the 2 30 p.m.

special order is the recognition of commendations for meritorious service to the city and county of San Francisco.

And I would like to invite uh Catherine Moore to come forward.

You come up, you go to the microphone.

And we I say nice things about you, and then some of my colleagues are also gonna say nice things about you.

Um right, we are honoring Catherine Moore uh as she approaches the end of what has been 20 years of service as a member of the San Francisco Planning Commission.

Catherine is an accomplished architect and urban designer who, prior to her time on the planning commission led Skidmore Owings and Owens and Merrill's urban design studio in San Francisco for 27 years.

After studying architecture in Europe and earning a master's degree from the Yale School of Architecture, Catherine went on to work on and lead urban design and planning projects in the United States, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East, including the design of new cities, mixed use development projects, waterfront development transportation, and more.

Many of these projects have won awards.

Catherine has also written and lectured extensively on urban design and planning issues, both nationally and internationally, and taught for 10 years as visiting professor at the University of Stuttgart in Germany.

Her service to the city and county of San Francisco began in 2001 when she was appointed to the Treasure Island Citizens Advisory Board by Supervisor Mark Leno.

She served in that role until 2015, helping guide the work that would eventually lead to the approval of the Treasure Island Master Plan.

In 2005, then Mayor Newsom appointed her to the Port of San Francisco's Waterfront Design Advisory Committee, where she has helped shape several of the projects on the city's waterfront, including the Exploratorium, the Golden State Warriors Arena, and Pier 70.

Since her appointment to the planning commission in 2006, Catherine has served under four mayors and has worked alongside four planning directors, 45 supervisors, 24 planning commissioners, three zoning administrators, and two commission secretaries.

Her meticulous review of projects, rigorous analysis, and commitment to design excellence has quite literally helped shape the landscape of San Francisco.

She's worked on the Market Octavia Plan, the Eastern Neighborhoods Plan, Transit Center District Plan, America's Cup 34, the Golden State Warriors Arena at Mission Bay, Market Street Hub, Mission 2020 Action Plan, and multiple iterations of the San Francisco housing element.

She's shaped the city's response to citywide challenges as well, including the expansion of transit-oriented projects, preservation of open spaces, and implementation of sustainable building practices to combat climate change.

Catherine consistently advocated for thoughtful, sustainable growth, balancing the need for new development with respect and care for San Francisco's unique history, culture, and character.

She's earned recognition from neighborhood organizations across the city for her focus on affordability, local voices, and neighborhood interests.

No one on the commission has worked harder, spending countless hours mastering complex planning codes, environmental impact reports, and development proposals.

Beyond her technical expertise and incredible work ethic, those who've worked with Catherine have praised her independence and integrity.

Woe be to any board president who would try to influence her uh her thinking on it on any matter.

During her tenure on the planning commission, she was unanimously elected to serve as commission vice president seven times.

Catherine, my colleagues are gonna be able to speak for themselves, but on behalf of the Board of Supervisors, we are incredibly grateful for your time, your contributions, and we wish you the very, very best in the years ahead.

And I will start with Supervisor Walton.

Thank you, President Madam and Commissioner.

I just want to say throughout your years of service, you have brought thoughtful leadership, integrity, and a deep commitment to the people of San Francisco.

You have consistently been a champion for community voices and residents, ensuring that concerns, needs, and aspirations of neighborhoods remained at the center of important planning decisions.

Your unwavering commitment to listening to and advocating for the people most impacted by development has earned you so much trust and respect of communities across this city.

Throughout your tenure, you were never afraid to take on difficult issues or engage in tough battles when the interests of residents and neighborhoods were at stake.

You approached every challenge with courage, conviction, and a strong sense of purpose.

Even in the face of significant opposition, you remain steadfast in your principles and never wavered from your commitment to what you believe to be best for San Francisco.

Your willingness to stand firm, ask hard questions, and advocate for thoughtful and community-centered outcomes, distinguish you as a respected and trusted leader.

Your dedication to responsible planning, equitable development, historic preservation, and meaningful public engagement has helped shape a stronger and more inclusive San Francisco.

Your ability to balance the needs of neighborhoods, residents, businesses, and future generations has made you continuously a respected leader and powerful advocate for community-centered planning.

As you conclude your service to the city and county of San Francisco, we are losing an extraordinary extraordinary amount of institutional knowledge, experience, and historical perspective.

Your deep understanding of San Francisco neighborhoods, planning history, and civic processes has been invaluable in helping guide thoughtful decision making during times of both opportunity and challenge.

Your wisdom, steady leadership, and commitment to the public good will be greatly missed.

The District 10 office will especially feel your absence.

Over the years, our office has had the privilege of working closely with you, Commissioner Moore, on some of the most complex and consequential issues facing our communities.

My chief of staff, Percy Birch will likely miss you the most.

You spent countless hours working together through challenging projects, addressing community concerns, and finding solutions to difficult project problems.

Those conversations were rooted in a shared commitment to residents and a belief that government works best when people are willing to listen and collaborate and stay focused on the community.

Commissioner Moore, you were always generous with your time, thoughtful in your approach, and unwavering in your dedication to getting things right.

I want to say thank you for your years of service, leadership, and steadfast commitment to the residents of San Francisco.

Your legacy will be defined not only by the projects you help shape, but by the countless community members whose voices you work tirelessly to elevate and protect.

San Francisco is a better city because of your service, and I wish you continued success in the years ahead.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you, President, and thank you, Supervisor Walton.

That was really well said.

So I want to thank you for everything that you've given us, but also for your warmth as a colleague, for your heart, uh, your passion, the care with which you always um engaged in conversations with community members and the public, and even the staff.

Uh, thank you so much for everything that you have done for all of us.

Um, we will miss you dearly.

I know that you'll still be around doing stuff uh in the architecture community in San Francisco.

Um, uh, but we will miss you on the planning commission.

Uh, you bring a wealth of experience, not just uh about architecture design and urban planning, but about people, about the relationships that we have between one another, about the communities, um, and you know, the the people and families that we all serve.

So, thank you so much, uh, Commissioner Moore.

Uh, Vice President Moore for um everything you have done.

Supervisor Chan.

Thank you for presenting my commissioner Moore, your legacies.

Uh hi, Commissioner Moore here.

Hi, here.

Uh, your legacy on the planning commission, it's went directly into the fabric of our city.

I really appreciate that you looked at every project through a long-term lens, always asking how a building would impact the everyday lives of the people living around it now and in the future.

So, thank you so much for your many years of services and leadership.

And I would also like to add myself as a co-sponsorship for this resolution.

Thank you and congrats for your retirement.

Thank you.

Supervisor Chan.

Thank you, President Mandelman for honoring Commissioner Moore.

Commissioner Moore, uh, it is a privilege and an honor um to be serving as a supervisor while you're our planning commissioner together.

Um, there were a lot of conversation.

What is amazing about you is that you not only understand the technical land use policy, you're able to translate it for me, uh Ellie and many of us uh in a way how actually impact people and how the change of land use, while oftentimes may be technical, the reality how it results in impacting uh lives of many.

Um you have done tremendous work for San Franciscans in the best interest of San Franciscans, and for that we're so grateful to you.

Um we also know it has not been easy.

It has not been easy to be sort of this voice of reason and the voice of trying to articulate um through land use policy, but also technical changes and what that actually means, not just for the moment uh but for decades to come uh for the future of San Francisco.

I do believe that we're in a critical point and the critical time, um, and I'm just want to express my gratitude, not only for your decades of uh past of your service, but I had a confidence that um I think there are I think many are going to see a different you as you no longer serve as our planning commissioner and that you're actually able to be outside, and as a as a community advocate, uh it will be very different.

And I say City Hall better watch out.

Thank you.

Oh, Vice President, if I may one more too.

I I just want to acknowledge Commissioner Gilbert Williams as here, and I think maybe um Teresa Imperial maybe is somewhere too, but I just also want to thank them for their service.

Thank you, uh Supervisor Chan.

Vice President Moore, the floor is yours.

Okay.

Uh many of the things I wanted to say to you.

You picked up on your own.

Somebody gave you my resume.

I normally don't speak too much about myself to such a level of detail, but thank you.

Thank you to all of you for acknowledging me.

I know know some of you better than others.

Some of them are new.

And I have not had the opportunity to directly work with you.

However, President Mandelman, uh, thank you for the honor, and thank you for the trust that you and your colleagues, past and present, have extended to me throughout these 15 years, throughout these 20 years.

You lose track when you don't count time, you just do it.

So it's 20 years.

Thank you, Board Secretary Angela Cavillo.

Secretary Cavillo, for in for some of you who don't know, actually officiated and swore me in for my fourth appointment on September 18th, 2018, and has always been available with wisdom and advice.

Thank you.

Please allow me a few minutes to uh reminisce.

And I will not go into too much detail, it's not memory lane, but it's touching on a couple of important points that are benchmarks and have all come together to talk to you of what my takeaway is from my service.

People are asking me what comes to mind when you are looking back at 20 years of service.

Is it endless meetings, huge uh commission packets, uh, long hearings, late-night get togethers when the garage is already closed.

No, uh, there's something else.

What is it's uh is it stats that count?

Uh Supervisor uh President Manelman touched on a few numbers.

Those are things that flow through your mind, like 936 meetings, 5,869 uh project approvals, indeed four mayors, indeed 45 supervisors, including those who sit here, and uh 40 uh 26 fellow commissioners with whom you learn to work every four years inside in cycles, four planning directors, all of different age and background, three zoning administrators, two commission secretaries, uh, thousands and thousands of people, many of whose names you remember after you see them year in, year on, year out, being in front of the planning commission.

What is it?

What is it what sticks?

And I got to refer to some of my notes because there's a lot that has stuck.

Uh what has really shaped me is indeed the voices of our citizens.

And that uh grows on you slowly.

It is a diet, it is a diverse and passionate voice of San Francisco neighborhoods that have had the most profound impact on me.

These are the voices of what I refer to as true urban dwellers, genuine neighbors, people who care.

All this has touched, moved and inspired me and become clearer and more into focus as years went by.

In the beginning, you make a note, but as it occurs again and again, it grows on you as if you're developing an old dear friend.

These voices are voices of people who do not only care about themselves and what works in their own neighborhoods, but these are voices of people who understand the city as an urban contract and what matters to the city at large.

Over the years, I've become a better listener and a better and stronger, more informed voice for neighborhood concerns, which calls for a constant awareness of social, racial, and environmental equity issues.

And to that end, one of my objectives have always been broadening, as Supervisor Melga said, the dialogue among my fellow planning commissioners, bridging the gap between the technical elements of planning and the emotional component that influences influences and often shapes decision making.

That's a very, very subtle point.

We can not only draw on our motion, what is right, what's wrong, red finger in the wind.

There is indeed a balance in how we do things in this particular city.

In this dialogue, listening to the voice of our neighbours is the most powerful tool for attainable solution.

This is what I have learned over the last 20 years uh there is uh I'm sure there's some of you um who would say what I'm I'm losing my train of sort I'm sorry uh I got to stick my comments uh here we go sorry uh there may be some of you who are curious about the way we were 20 years ago and you maybe you may be surprised you're burdened with issues which seem to be so overwhelmingly new and unsolvable but throughout the past twenty years the city's pressing housing shortage has always been at the forefront of planning twenty years of pressing housing issues the significant lack of affordable housing the sweat of dentrification uh rising income gaps and the displacement of vulnerable communities it is just as serious uh as it was 20 years ago uh in closing I am honored to have served as a commissioner for five terms and I thank you for having supported me throughout this time and I'm going to say goodbye for now but I am looking forward to perhaps in a year or so from now to saying hello again.

Imagine myself in front of this board perhaps as a neighbor who deeply cares about San Francisco in its search for good planning for good city planning and urban design thank you to all of you thank you Catherine more we are um we have a couple of years we have a couple of things for you today uh Catherine um later in our agenda we're going to be voting on a resolution commending you and thanks to our extraordinary clerk and her staff we have a framed uh copy of that resolution for you and then I have the traditional certificate of honor that we give out to folks for our special accommodations I'm gonna invite you into the well for a photo with the board thank you model you make a two uh next up, we have from District 7, Supervisor Melgar.

Thank you um I'm gonna have folks maybe sit and tell you're ready to to to come up and speak.

But uh colleagues, today I am honored to join Supervisors Walton and Fielder's office in recognizing Mary Cervantes as she celebrates her 100th birthday.

So let's give it up for Mary.

And uh for those a hundred years, um, to commend her for a life marked by resilience, family devotion, and hard work.

Mary was born in LA to a large Mexican American family, where she was one of 13 children.

Her parents, originally from Puniacan Sinaloa, immigrated to LA in the 1920s, and her father worked on the Union Pacific Railroad.

Mary came of age during the Great Depression, a time when hardship and economic instability for many Latino families was the norm.

Her story reflects the strength and perseverance of these families as they supported each other and helped build California.

She graduated from Bishop Canadi High School in 1943, where she studied business administration and bookkeeping.

And through hard work and skill, she built a career in advance of positions to positions of responsibility, including office management.

Throughout her life, Mary contributed to her family stability while working, raising her children, managing a household sewing and keeping books for multiple businesses.

After passing, after the passing of her husband Lawrence Cervantes, who was a World War II veteran, Mary moved to San Francisco and became proud resident of the mission and Bernoul Heights in District 9.

Today, Mary continues to be an active member of the community by crocheting uh children's hats to holiday programs serving families in need.

And as Mary Cervantes celebrates this exceptional milestone, we honor her life and her commitment to resilience and family devotion.

We will be formally voting on a resolution as well.

Uh colleagues in her honor later today in this meeting.

So I want to wish you uh an incredibly happy birthday, Mary.

Uh we do have her daughter Ann Cervantes here, who's gonna say a few words on her behalf.

Welcome, Ann.

Oh, and hold up though.

Um, uh Supervisor Walton.

Thank you so much, President Melman, and thank you so much, Supervisor Melgar.

And I just wanted to say I know Supervisor Melgar said it all, but you can tell a lot from someone in their fruitful life from their offspring, as we will be hearing from her daughter, and I just want to say happy 100th birthday.

We should all live to be so young.

Happy birthday.

Well, you know me as Ann Cervantes, and I'm not here as a business, small business advocate or uh providing insight into your legislation.

You'll hear from me later at a different event.

Um, but I'm here to sort of celebrate my mom and just the gifts that she's giving me.

Sorry.

And caring about others and her self-determination, which a lot of you know that I do have that self-determination.

I don't let up.

So I want to thank you.

She's made it through the depression as a little kid.

Similar, yes.

Similar to what the immigrants are going through, this city is living in fear, but she survived that.

And I thank you all for this recognition.

D10, Supervisor Walton.

Thank you so much, President Mandelman.

Colleagues, it is my privilege and honor to rise and recognize an extraordinary public servant and advocate, Patty Lee.

Patty is retiring from the San Francisco Public Defender's Office after 49 years of service to public defender clients in the city and county of San Francisco.

Patty was born and raised in San Francisco.

She moved from Chinatown to the Richmond District as a child at a time when there were no other Chinese families in that community.

Her grandfather opened a store in Chinatown, and her father came over through Angel Island at age four.

Patty attended San Francisco Public Schools, Lafayette Elementary, Presidio Middle School, where she was the school's second ever girl president at Washington High School.

She chose to become a public defender because she saw the system was broken and saw how that broken system impacted people close to her.

Patty started at the downtown office at the Hall of Justice.

Five years later, she was asked to join the juvenile unit.

And that's where she found her life's work.

She began representing young clients in 1981 and went on to lead the Youth Defender Unit, formerly the juvenile unit.

As managing attorney for over 30 years, under her leadership, San Francisco nearly eliminated state institutional commitments for youth.

Through her work, developing and promoting social work services and defense-based disposition reports as alternatives to incarceration.

More recently, Patty became Assistant Chief Public Defender, overseeing the Office's Defend Division, which includes representation in adult juvenile, immigration, post-conviction, and mental health cases.

In recent years, Patty's leadership was central to the fight to close San Francisco's juvenile hall, which remains the office's North Star and hers.

Patty has been a regional and national leader in this work.

Co-director of the Pacific Juvenile Defender Center, appointed to Obama's Science Advisory Board on Juvenile and Criminal Justice, and a member of the Judicial Council's Family and Law Advisory Committee.

The Center for Families, Children in the Courts, and the MacArthur Research Network and Adolescent Development and Juvenile Justice.

She serves on the boards of the Center for Juvenile and Criminal Justice and the East Bay Children's Law Offices.

For the past eight years, she's organized and facilitated quarterly meetings of California's leading juvenile justice advocacy groups.

Work that has driven major policy wins, reducing the state's youth incarceration rate.

Her honors include the San Francisco Modern Day Abolitionist Award, the Pacific Asian American Women Bay Areas Coalition Women Warrior Award, the National Juvenile Defender Center Leadership Award, the Pacific Juvenile Defender of the Year Award, and the California Wellness Foundation Peace Prize.

Today, we thank Patty Lee, the 49er fan, for 49 years of fighting for the people this city too often forgets.

And Patty, before you speak, we do have a Supervisor Chan, but I do want to bring up public defender Mano Raju to speak after Supervisor Chan.

I just want to uh thank Supervisor Walton for honoring you.

It's um you don't remember me, but I remember you.

I was uh young uh case manager for community youth center, uh, specifically for monolingual youth on juvenile probation, new immigrants, families and with their uh young people going through the system, you were badass.

You still are because you uh you hold people accountable, and but you with so much compassion and with so much love, and that people can see that you want the best for them.

The families could see uh you wanted the best for for their kids.

And that was really, really important for immigrant families who were scared going through the system, but you were there every step of the way with them, going through all of it.

Uh, as and that's how I think I learn uh so much from you from that point and on and understanding what it means to reform the criminal justice system and what it means for young people, especially stuck in stuck in that system, and what we can do to give them hope and give them uh a future that is much better and that they deserve that too, and so do their families.

So, your work, it's impactful.

I know there's generations of young people, well, not generations, only 49 years, but still, I know.

There are like a lot of young people today having a great future because of you.

They owe it to you, and so do their families.

So, for that, we're grateful.

Thank you so much for your work.

Thank you, Supervisor Chan.

Good afternoon, everyone.

You know, a senior attorney in the office uh told me that if we made a line of everyone who decided to become a public defender as a result of the influence of Patty Lee, it would start here, go out that door, snake around and be all the way outside.

The influence that Patty Lee has had on generations of public defenders is absolutely incredible.

She's been a huge leader in our field, positively influencing the lives of thousands of system-involved people, one of the most empathetic people that I've ever met, the living embodiment of one of our stated values, which is that of compassion, while still always being a fighter.

She's one of the defenders that began the holistic defense movement that we try to live up to every day.

And what that means is in addition to protecting the constitutional rights in court and fighting for just results in the courtroom, we meet people and their families at the most vulnerable period in their lives.

And because of the leadership, people like Patty, many who have had to endure complex trauma, systemic racism, and other barriers, we're able to try and find that connection, that connection to mentors, that connection to treatment, that connection to therapy, that connection to job opportunities, that connection to education that can lead to a more positive trajectory for those we represent.

That holistic model has been emulated by defender offices across the country.

I had a trial that we did in the office, and it was the last direct file on a young person in adult court.

The client was in custody for a number of years, very complex trial.

It took a long time to litigate.

Once we finally got to the jury, they actually voted not guilty in about an hour, and the client was released.

But I'll never forget when I walked with that client in the office, and Patty looked up and saw him.

She immediately recognizes him, called him up by his nickname, and came up and gave him the biggest hug.

And for her, she treats all of her clients as a part of her family.

And when we train people, we asked, you know, what kind of representation would you want for your loved one if they were in the system?

Well, that's what we should provide.

But for Patty, that's not an exercise, because she really does consider everyone she represents as part of her family.

So Patty, I want to say thank you for your mentorship.

Thank you for your inspiration.

Thank you for all of the amazing work for our clients and your simply epic career.

As one of our paralegals said as we were walking in here, you're our everything.

And I want to say thank you for being our everything to everyone for so many years, and we wish you all the best in your next chapter.

Supervisor Walton, you took the words out of my mouth.

I am going out as a 49er.

And as a daughter of San Francisco.

So after 49 years in the public defender's office, I stand here with a full heart and deep gratitude.

This office, as Mano has mentioned, and my family back here, has been my home, my community, and my family.

I have had the extraordinary privilege of working alongside with the most amazing people who believe that justice is about humanity.

It is about courage and giving people a chance to be heard, to be loved, and those that know me to be hugged.

Amen.

So much of my career, as you all know, and I've had this privilege and an honor, dedicated to fighting for youth and imagining a better system of justice and community.

Together, Omega Jack, Jack Jacqua, who's here, my lost student and shoulder, who is now Judge Roger Chan, the head of juvenile and family court.

My entire Juvie family under the leadership of now Emily Goldman.

We have continued to fight the good fight.

And the Board of Supervisors has been part of that fight and challenge the way that we treat children and the way that we treat families.

And it was Governor Newsom that signed the legislation to close down state youth prison.

And I proudly stay that San Francisco has been a leader in the movement to close juvenile hall.

And that has been with the partnership of the warriors that we have here in this room and the warriors that we have here sitting on the Board of Supervisors.

All of you.

And I I give tribute to our fearless leader, Supervisor Walton for leading that charge, as well as with prior supervisor Hilary Ronan and their aides, Carol and Goosen and Tracy Brown.

I saw her here earlier.

We couldn't have done it, you know, and the movement is still there.

So we have continued to fight the good fight, and we will never give up.

So along with our community partners, it's important to as we sit here today to recognize community because they are what?

Make San Francisco.

And I want to pay tribute to the Magic programs, our leader Brittany Ford, CJCJ, Young Women's Freedom Center, and many others.

When I first joined the Youth Defender Unit, that was over 30 years ago.

We were at full capacity, and what does that mean?

We had more than a hundred and thirty youth locked up.

It's a hundred and fifty-bed facility, but staffed for one thirty.

We had kids that were double-bunked.

We had kids that were sleeping on the concrete floors.

Jesus.

We can do better.

There have been many occasions that we've had no girls, and as a mother of four girls, I know we can do better for our children and for our girls.

We can and we must do better.

Not cages.

We know that doesn't work.

Please don't defund pretrial diversion.

Saved her life.

Saved her life.

I didn't, I don't know this one, thank you.

This is a proven model that I know works.

I have worked with clients through the years that are successful successful and contributing members of our community here in San Francisco.

Pretrial diversion has recognized support from the legislature and long-standing support from our philanthropic partners.

So if it ain't broke, don't fix it.

And I have been honored to stand with those who believe that true public safety comes from investing in people and creating pathways for change and for a better life.

And I know all of you do here, share that value.

These principles have been the guiding light, our North Star for our office and our team members here.

And that has been the vision for our leadership team.

So to Matt, Mano, Braju, Lizlin, Angela, Chan, our leadership team.

I thank you for the lasting impact that you've made on the office, and most importantly, on the people we serve.

Mano, I would have fought tooth and nail to stay at Juvie, but when Mano asked me to come join and come downtown, the leadership team, I left my perch at Juvie, and it was really an opportunity to reinvest in the lives of all our clients that are enmeshed in this criminal injustice system.

And I want to especially thank the attorneys and the unsung heroes in our office who are the support staff, the clerks, the paralegals, investigators, the IT team.

We couldn't do it without that foundation.

I always say they are the ones that hold us together.

We cannot do this work by ourselves.

And so I leave today, after 49 years, almost 50.

Knowing that the hard work continues, I believe that the next generation of freedom fighters, freedom fighters, will carry forward the vision of a more just and a more compassionate system.

So I I can't thank enough my friends, my colleagues, the managers, that all these meetings we've had.

I hope it's made a difference.

Left my tissues.

My best friend confidant and life partner Gil.

My daughters.

We couldn't be here, Karina and you Vanessa Nottam said I've got four girls.

My granddaughter Coco is here.

I thank you for sacrificing wife, mommy, and grandma time to my almost half century with the public defender's office.

And to my sister Jenny, who is here, and my brother Jimmy, thank you for bringing the spirit of mom and dad today.

And I want to thank you all for walking alongside with me through this amazing journey.

The PD's office will always be a part of who I am.

You are my family.

And it has been my privilege and honor to serve.

So I sign off today.

I'm still on a few few boards, so you may see me here, but I am not signing out.

Okay, I got another 50 years to go.

So thank you for this honor.

Supervisor Walden, would you like to bring Patty into the well?

All right.

Uh next up, District Three, Supervisor Sauter.

Thank you, President Mandelman.

Colleagues, today I have the honor of welcoming Shang Chi Chen to the chambers for a special recognition.

Shang Chi, would you please come up and join us?

Last month, a number of us on this board gathered in a Chinatown alley to celebrate to celebrate Shang Chi, and specifically her work to open the Out Museum.

We were joined by hundreds of others, neighbors, artists, admirers, and supporters.

And now the floor is yours, if you might want to say a few words.

I will uh use uh Chinese and my fan uh translated.

Honorable members of the Board of Supervisors, distinguished guests and friends, good afternoon.

I'm a volunteer at the L Museum here to translate Science's speech.

It is a great honor for me to receive this recognition during the Prime month in June.

Today I accept this award with deep humility, and I dedicate it to the Chinatown community that I deeply love, as well as to my all my colleagues, volunteers and community members who have walked alongside and supported us.

To recognize Amos Lim.

Would you like to come up?

Husband, father, immigrant, community advocate, and proud San Franciscan whose life and work beautifully reflect the spirit of both immigrant Heritage Month and Pride.

Amos came from to the United States from Singapore in 1999 to be with his partner, Mickey.

But like so many same-sex by national couples at the time, they're treated as legal strangers under the law.

Without marriage equality and without equal immigration protections for LGBTQ plus families, Amos quickly saw that his own family struggle was part of something much larger.

Rather than accept that injustice, Amos helped organize against it.

He co-founded Out for Immigration, an all volunteer grassroots organization that lifted up the stories of same-sex by national couples and help connect two movements that had too often been kept separate.

Immigrant rights and the LGBTQ plus community equality community.

Amos understood that these struggles were deeply connected and that our communities would be stronger when we fought together.

Amos helped organize San Francisco's 2007 immigrant rights summit, served on city committees and advisory bodies, volunteered at his daughter's public school, and served on the Board of Lyric, supporting LGBTQ IA youth in finding safety, belonging, and community.

He also brought that same dedication to Chinese for affirmative action, where he fought against Proposition A and continues to serve San Francisco's limited English proficient Chinese community through economic justice, employment, and workforce development work.

Amos's story is a San Francisco story.

It is about immigration, family, pride, perseverance, and the belief that no one should have to choose between who they love and where they belong.

So today, during Immigrant Heritage Month and Pride, we honor Amos Lim for his decades of advocacy, coalition building, and service to a more just, inclusive, and welcoming San Francisco.

Congratulations, Amos, and thank you.

Thank you.

I didn't prepare a speech.

I didn't know I'm supposed to make a speech, but this is uh a deep honor.

Um I arrived here in May 1999, so this is my 27th year here.

Um San Francisco has given me my political voice, my activism.

Um, it has affirmed that I have a place in the city as an immigrant, as a gay person.

It has allowed me to adopt a daughter from the city.

Um my mind is still blown that she just graduated from Macaulay Institute a month ago.

Um, so um I am overwhelmed um to be standing here.

Um, as somebody who didn't have a political voice where I was growing up, didn't know how to fight for other people, how to advocate for issues that are important to me to come here to be able to meet um fellow volunteers, fellow um journeymen, um, to fight for diverse society, to fight for um services and helpful recognition for immigrants and their contribution to this uh country and right now helping uh limited English proficient uh community members look for jobs.

Um you have given me a new life.

You have given me the understanding about what it is to help others.

You have given me um ultimate ultimate stress and satisfaction, having to fight for the people who doesn't have a voice to empower them, to educate them and to give them a new path.

Um, I'm not here alone.

I have my families, my loving husband who supported me, even while we are separated on two different countries, to him bringing me over me getting a degree here, my master's here, finding my political voice and finding what I can do with my voice and how to empower people to give them more voice to fight for themselves.

Um, has been a joy.

Um, has been a reward that kept coming.

Um I appreciate this recognition very, very, very much.

I'm really overwhelmed to be speaking to all of you.

I am totally afraid of talking to leaders.

If you see me at events, you know I run away because I don't know.

You're just people up there that I need to respect because you're the people that fight for us, and I appreciate your passion in this job, and I would like to offer you some commendation for your fight.

Um we are at a point where we were all under attack, and you know, we need your support.

The city and your support, the diverse community need your support, and on behalf of all of them, I want to say thank you for for this awesome, awesome honor and privilege.

Thank you.

And lastly but not leastly, for this um Pride Tuesday, we're gonna honor some allies.

Um I would like to uh invite Terry Aston Bennett to come up, and Martha to come up, and Rich to come up, and well, really anybody you want to bring up to come up.

Because, friends, today we're gonna honor one of the queerest businesses there is Cliffs Variety, um, on the occasion.

This year is their 90th anniversary year.

Um, and I'm gonna tell you a little bit about the history.

In 1936, Hilario DeBaca, a former school teacher from New Mexico, opened the very first Cliffs as a mostly one-man shop at 545 Castro in a quiet little neighborhood then known as Eureka Valley.

He named it after his youngest son Clifford and sold magazines, cigars, sewing notions, and candy.

In 1942, Hilario moved Cliffs from 545 Castro to 515 Castro, and the second shop was still quite small, but actually double the size of the original location.

In 1946, Hilario's son Ernie joined the business.

He would bring big changes soon after joining.

He launched the first Halloween street party on Castor Street, which began as a children's costume contest with a single stool for a stage and grew over the decades into a neighborhood institution.

Ernie was an inventor and an entrepreneur, and the second location was the birthplace of many of his innovations.

He got creative with the little space he had to work with, the ceiling.

He built a motorized candy display, which included metal trays suspended on bicycle chain tracks, descending to the customers' reach at the flip of a switch.

He followed it with similar machines for sewing ribbons, buttons, key blanks, greeting cards, and fabric ties.

The ribbon machine is still running in the annex today.

These innovations really grew the business, but unfortunately the property owner, the Hibernia Bank, demolished the second location so they could build a drive-thru teller for their bank.

In 1960, Cliffs Variety opened their third location at 495 Castro.

And this came to be known as the store where you could take anything to be repaired because Ernie would fix it.

Beginning in 1963, Ernie Aston, Ernie Debaca's grandson and Hilario's great grandson started working at Cliffs after school.

Now Martha Sullivan, Ernie's girlfriend, started working at Cliffs in 1968.

She married Ernie a year later, took over the books, and has never left.

At applause.

At 77, after 58 years working there, she so shows no signs of slowing down.

Now, the history of the Castro, Eureka Valley, formerly Eureka Valley, now Castro in the 60s and 70s is well known.

By the late 60s, hippies from the Summer of Love had begun trickling over the hills to Eureka Valley, and a few gay-owned businesses were opening on Castro.

As gays and lesbians began buying and investing in the older Victorians and more queer people moved into the neighborhood, commercial rents increased.

And when the landlord at their third location tripled the rent in 1971, Ernie didn't negotiate.

He bought the building a couple doors down at 479 Castro outright.

And Cliffs has been there ever since.

Yeah.

As the neighborhood changed, Cliffs changed with it.

The store became the first straight-owned business on the block to hire openly gay employees.

It expanded its inventory to meet the needs of the LGBTQ community, continuing to carry hardware supplies, of course, but adding rhinestone tiaras and BOAs and wigs.

Through the AIDS crisis, through recessions, through the rise of chain retail and a global pandemic, Cliffs stayed open and family run.

Martha and Ernie's daughter, Terry, grew up working on the sales floor in the family tradition.

She came back after college, took over operations, and has led the store for more than two decades.

And in her free time, has served as president of the Castro Merchants Association multiple times, has volunteered annually as an AIDS lifecycle roadie, and has continued to carry her great-great-grandfather's legacy forward.

In 2003, Terry had a daughter of her own who may one day be the sixth generation to run the place.

Of course, the family has not done it alone.

Paul Ellis has been the store's manager for 40 years, starting on the sales floor and bringing an expertise in costume design, textiles, and sewing that has made him a trusted resource for generations of customers and co-workers.

Jeffrey Gallegos has been there for 30.

There we are.

Has been there 35 years as a receiving clerk, working behind the scenes with generosity and makes everyone around him feel at home.

Mark Wilson has been with Cliffs for 30 years, moving from the sales floor to the buying desk to the back room with meticulous attention to everything he touches.

Tamden Shanglong has worked as a sales clerk and locksmith for 33 years since arriving in San Francisco through the Tibetan resettlement program.

Together, the team has accumulated more than 196 years of service to the Castro community.

And those are just the longest serving employees.

So Terry and Martha, on behalf of the Board of Supervisors in the Castro neighborhood, we are always and incredibly grateful to you.

Congratulations on your 90 years.

We also want to acknowledge Terry's husband, Rich, who did not get a special show.

Yeah, well, he gets applause, but not a special shout out because he's a relatively junior and you know employee there at only 20 years.

So you know, catch up.

Terry, the floor is yours.

Thank you so much.

I can't promise anything about Camille because I like my child and retails really hard these days.

Um we have been very grateful at Cliffs to have a relationship with our neighborhood supervisors going back to a going back to Harvey Milk really.

He's actually the only political candidate we've ever endorsed.

Um, but uh District 8 has a really special relationship with City Hall that our district supervisor um makes a point of being at our monthly merchant meetings.

It makes a point of having relationships with the neighborhood businesses, and that is such an integral part of making sure that all the businesses that you love and want to see succeed have a chance.

Because most of us in our day-to-day lives don't have time to send emails and pick up phones to call and say, Hey, you doubled my gross receipts taxes this year, um, which you did.

But uh that relationship makes it possible for the things that would otherwise take down businesses like mine to succeed.

So for that, I'm incredibly grateful.

But more grateful am I to all the aides that work in his office because we all know that the aides are the ones that really do the work.

True.

I would like to give a special shout out to Adam, who um worked really hard to make the district date a special place and to see us and be heard, and to Sophie, who is an incredible person, and I hope whoever replaces you has the good sense to hire her.

But thank you so much, and we'll just keep keeping on as long as we can.

With that, let's go back to roll call, and I believe we were at Supervisor Chan.

Thank you, uh President Mendelman.

Uh thank you.

Uh so in celebration of pride, it is my honor to stand in solidarity with both our LGBTQ and labor communities uh to introduce a resolution to celebrate the anniversary of the course boycott, highlighting the historic partnership between LGBTQ rights and organized labor movements here in San Francisco.

In the 1960s Chicano and black organizers began boycotting the course brewery, the course brewery company in Colorado in protest against the company's discriminatory hiring practices to systematically screen out black Chicano and LGBTQ workers.

At one point, the beer company even subjected workers to mandatory polygraph tests, prying into workers' personal lives and asking intruding questions regarding their sexual orientation, gender identity, and political and religious beliefs.

In 1977, the boycott movement was galvanized in California when a historic alliance was forged in San Francisco between organized labor and LGBTQ community.

The alliance was led by President Alan Baird and Andy Circulus of Teamsters Local Nine Two One and LGBTQ rights activists Harvey Milk and Howard Wallace standing against corporate discrimination, they launched a large-scale boycott from the Castros district, which later spread through the Bay Area and California due to the statewide effort, the beer course brewery company, their market share in California plummeted from 40% to about 14% in the 1970s.

By 1987, course was forced to adopt some of the first corporate non-discrimination policy in the country.

The course boycott reminds us that the struggle for labor rights is inseparable from the struggle for civil rights.

The fight for the betterment of our most vulnerable members of society can only be achieved when we continue to uplift each other in our mutual fights that exist to thrive and to be loved.

So thank you, Harvey Milk Al GPT Democratic Club, Castro LGBTQ Cultural District, Teamsters, San Francisco Labor Council, for your partnership on this resolution and to end the commemorative pour out event this Friday, June 26th, in front of the historic Twin Peaks Tavern.

And I'm really honored to be introducing this resolution today.

Uh, it certainly is a privilege.

So and the rest I submit.

Thank you, Supervisor Chan.

Supervisor Chen.

Submit, thank you.

And Supervisor Dorsey.

Submit, thank you.

Mr.

President, seeing no names on the roster, that includes the introduction of new business.

Let's go to public comment.

At this time, the board welcomes you all to provide your general public comment.

If you line up on the right-hand side of the chamber, you may speak to the minutes as presented, items 14 and 15 on the adoption without committee reference and other general matters not published on the agenda, but must be within the board's subject matter jurisdiction.

If you're standing at the tall podium, you'll notice there is a timer.

We are setting the timer for two minutes per person.

All right, let's hear from our first speaker.

Welcome.

Thank you.

Good afternoon, supervisors.

My name is Aisha McCain.

Today is my brother Eric McCain's birthday.

And today the city released a report from a civil grand jury on the failures and oversight.

Um Eric Eric, historian, the Chronicle of my advocacy since his death.

Reading that report made me really sad because I miss my brother, but I also felt hope, you know, for it to come out on his birthday.

Coming to these board meetings and oversight meetings hasn't been easy.

My brother's preventable death was one of the most painful and difficult experiences of my life.

Advocating for accountability while fighting cancer and navigating my own health challenges is exhausting, but I keep showing up because my brother's life mattered.

So I'm here to ask the board to take this report seriously.

Please act on it.

Implement its recommendations, use this moment to strengthen oversight accountability and resident safety.

It shouldn't take a grieving sister and investigative journalist for the city to act.

The best way to honor my brother.

Thank you so much for allowing me to speak and happy birthday, Eric.

Thank you for your comments.

Before the next speaker, may I just ask, there is an approved board rule.

There are no sounds, audible sounds of support or being against any matter.

If you want to show your support, you're welcome to show your hands.

Welcome to our next speaker.

Good afternoon.

My name is Tori.

I'm a community member and an advocate for the preservation of black history in San Francisco.

Yesterday, many of us attended a meeting expecting answers about the future of Ella Hill Hutch Community Center.

Instead, we were once again asked what we want and need from the very institutions that played a role in dismantling what was once a thriving black community.

Many residents are tired of attending meeting after meeting without receiving clear answers.

Trust is already fragile because of the history, displacement, broken promises, and lack of transparency in the Western edition.

Many community members remain concerned that despite the departure of certain organizations from L.O.

Hutch, individuals with long-standing ties to those organizations continue to operate in the building through other programs.

Whether these concerns are justified or not, the public deserves transparency and clear answers about who is influencing the decisions regarding the future of this important community asset.

The community deserves to know who is making decisions, what safeguards are in place to ensure transparency and how residents will have meaningful input in the future of Ellie Hill Hutch Community Center.

For these reasons, I'm asking the Board of Supervisors to initiate landmark designation for Ellie Hill Hutch Community Center.

This building is more than a facility, it is a symbol of Black San Francisco history, resilience, and cultural legacy.

Our community deserves more than listening sessions.

Residents in the Western edition deserve real answers, accountability, and protection of this historic institution for generations to come.

And money, absolutely, and money, because the same um the same area, these people would have literally been billionaires had the government would never came in and destroyed the houses.

Thank you for your comments.

Welcome to our next speaker.

Hello.

Um, so I've been supporting the People's Budget Coalition fighting against the mayor's detrimental proposed cuts.

I've before sarcastically told the board and mayor to ask your corporate and billionaire friends for donations.

And I completely forgot about the whole behested payment waiver thing, and so you have been, right?

Um, coincidentally, the Chronicle put out a story today.

Um, in a city full of billionaires, Lori tap seven million dollars in private funds for SF supportive housing repairs as public funds shrink.

Still, I have to ask where is the money from all of these behested waivers this past year?

Where's the transparency?

Can we get more reporting on this?

We need an explanation or an investigation, and here's an incomplete list of uh waivers that were granted this past uh year or so.

Uh, we have the temporary shelter and homeless services behested payment waiver enacted in October uh 24th, 2024.

Uh, this resolution authorized the Office of the Mayor and the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing to solicit donations from various private entities and organizations to support the expansion of temporary shelter and other homeless services to uh support people experiencing homelessness.

Um, and then we have another one for homeless services, but authorizing the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing Executive Director, Chief Deputies, Deputy Directors, and Program Directors.

Uh, this was enacted uh April 2025, renewed December 2025, seems to be under renewal again.

And then we have fundraising for services related to immigration, LGBTQ plus rights, environmental protections, reproductive rights, racial equity, uh enacted February 2025, renewed October 2025, authorizing a lot of important people, office of the mayor, office of the city attorney, office of the city administrator, the heads of each division office, department under the supervision of the city administrator to solicit donations, uh, even the assessor recorder in a different resolution and the deputy assessors, the director of policy, government affairs, blah, blah, blah, blah, we're also uh authorized to do this.

So, where's the money?

Thank you for your comments, Leah McGeever.

Welcome to our next speaker.

As you know, my name is Richard S.

T.

Peterson.

Board President Manelman, board members.

Once again, I notice the absence of the chair for District 9.

Apparently, from what I'm reading in the news, she's quite healthy and should be here today.

I'm not feeling well today, and I had to drag myself, and they made it late to the meeting, but I'm here.

But what I want to really complain about is why am I being distracted by an apparent attempt to disbar me?

Hey, I'm an old guy, I'm 83.

Why do you want to disbar me?

I'm still a decent attorney.

I can practice law.

But all of a sudden, my own bar association sends my emergency check to pay my bar fees up to Sierra County.

You've seen the news.

There was a four-page article about Sierra County.

Now, am I supposed to be paranoid?

I don't know.

Um, maybe I am, maybe I'm not.

Maybe this is just, oh, an innocent mistake.

How many innocent mistakes are we going to continue to do?

Okay, I got 20 seconds left.

But all I want to know you that there's something going on that is very deep, and there's very dire consequences nationally and internationally and to our own democracy.

Thank you.

Thank you for your comments, welcome to our next speaker.

Hi.

Good afternoon, Board of Supervisors.

Uh, my name is Tiso Carenas.

I'm a rank and file member and steward of Teamsters Local 853 and a co-founder of the Corps Boycott Commemoration Committee.

Uh, I want to commend this board for the consideration of the resolution that Supervisor Chan referenced to commemorate the Corps Boycott officially in the city and county of San Francisco.

Uh, thank you for bringing this forward, Supervisor Chan.

It's deeply appreciated.

Uh, this history is not only important to the San Francisco Bay Area and Northern California, but to the entirety of our labor movement.

Um, it's very near and dear and personal to me.

Um, and I want to extend my personal thanks for all of you that support this history that are in the room today, uh, and all of my colleagues in labor and in the community that do as well.

Uh, I only wish that Howard Wallace, Harvey Milk, Andy Serkelis, and Alan Baird were here to see uh how far this history has come and how far it's going to go uh with your help and everybody's help in the community and in labor.

So thank you all again, appreciate it, and solidarity.

Thank you.

Thank you for your comments.

Welcome to our next speaker.

Hello, my name is Nicholas Currett.

Um, I'm also from the Corps Boycott Commemoration Committee.

Um, yeah, this history is really important.

Um, about 10 years ago, uh, my sister was living in Truckee.

We're working for Calfire, but she would drive down to visit her partner in San Francisco, and she had gone to a bar uh and tried to order a course, and the bartender was like, we don't sell cores.

And it wasn't like a we don't carry cores, uh, it's like we don't sell it in a passionate sort of way.

And my sister was interested, and she knew that I kind of was connected with this uh boycott and kind of knew about it, so she called me, and we talked a long time because the story and the lesson of this history is just so big, uh so vast, and we could we still continue to talk about it, but I think and what I've seen is that my sister now is a San Francisco firefighter, and my other sister is a nurse in San Francisco, and they are both really proud members, union members, and they understand that struggle now.

Whereas before uh they didn't, and yeah, it just teaches so much.

So thank you for your time and your consideration.

Thank you for your comments.

Welcome to our next speaker.

Good afternoon, President Mandelman, members of the Board of Supervisors.

My name is Steven Torres, I'm the program manager for the Castro LGBTQ cultural district, and I would also like to thank uh Supervisor Chan for introducing this legislation and to Brother Orenas from the Teamsters for really driving this initiative.

Um it's pride.

Uh, we see a lot of images of Harvey Milk, and because he is a hero to the community, that is right.

But what that comes a little bit of um the iconography.

There's sometimes these people become flat icons, and we forget why they are icons and why they are heroes.

And the legacy for the Castro LGBTQ cultural district of Harvey Milk lies in his ability to create coalitions.

And it was really the work of Harvey and Howard and Andy and Alan that created this coalition and an unlikely coalition at that.

The connection between labor and the LGT LGBTQ community was not a natural one, although it became abundantly clear to all those involved how natural it truly was, because we were fighting for the very same things for the very same rights and the very same protections, and that is why it's important that the city recognize it now, because we are still fighting for those things.

We are still being targeted.

Workers and organized labor are being targeted in this country, as our LGBTQ people.

Even here in San Francisco, this budget serves to cut our most vulnerable here in San Francisco.

This is why this resolution is important.

This is why this legislation is important, and this is why this fight together, this coalition together in solidarity is important.

Thank you.

Thank you for your comments.

Welcome.

Yes.

Thank you.

Display, please.

SFGov TV on the projector.

Thank you.

On the projector, please.

Okay, good afternoon.

No introduction, speaking to the residents directly in front of me in San Francisco.

Good afternoon.

My name is Every Morgan.

In case you're wondering, I went to St.

Ignatius if anybody cares to check my credentials.

Nonetheless, straight to business.

Your board is checked out, ladies and gentlemen.

They're on their phones.

They're texting, they are not paying attention.

So let me raise the stakes really quickly.

What you have before you, I'm alleging fraud, conspiracy, and corruption in the city and county of San Francisco.

You guys can stay checked out.

Bilal and Stephen, government audit and overseas.

And your comments to the board as a whole, sir.

Okay.

Don't go allowed.

So the board as a whole is listed on this email.

Can you can you put that back up, please?

Thank you.

The board is listening on this email.

Please take screenshots.

Do not underestimate what I'm bringing to the table.

So the city attorney's office, the Department of Human Resources, the San Francisco Airport Commission, you folks on the board of supervisors, on this email.

Take the dates down, do your research.

I'm not telling you what's in here, but I am purporting, okay?

Systemic fraud, corruption, and conspiracy.

Try me.

I will be here next week.

Contact the folks that you need to.

Please check into it.

Do not take this lightly.

Okay?

So you're on notice.

Bilal, Steven, you guys can keep looking at your computers, but you're on notice.

Thank you.

Thank you for your comments.

Just make sure you're addressing your comments to the board as a whole, sir.

Thank you kindly.

Welcome to our next speaker.

Okay.

Eileen Bogan, I'm the president of Speaks and said Parkside Education and Action Committee.

I'm here about agenda item number 15.

Tribute to Catherine Moore, the vice president of the Planning Commission.

I will keep it very simple to Commissioner Vice President Moore.

Thank you for caring about the coastal zone.

Thank you.

Thank you for your comments.

Next speaker.

Board of Supervisors.

Again and again in our city.

The Board of Supervisors are not paying attention to dismissals.

Where?

Management gangs upon employees who get traumatized, and many of them have committed suicide.

And we come here and we talk.

And when we come here, we see all, you know, catering to whatever.

But where are the standards?

This is San Francisco.

We had standards.

We have no standards whatsoever.

Nobody challenges the Civil Service Commission.

Nobody challenges the SFPUC that started with six billion dollars, has now spent 15 billion dollars and is heading towards 25 billion dollars.

So what the hell are y'all doing, Board of Supervisors?

And there's three employees that defy it, who are traumatized, this went into the hospital.

And months later I had to take on the case and open up the case with Osha, and I'm succeeding in that.

Am I supposed to do that?

Do you know my age?

Do you know for how long I've been coming here?

This board of supervisors have to come with a plan to serve San Franciscans.

Thank you very much.

Thank you for your comments.

Next speaker.

My name is Jim McFeet.

Thank you, members of the board for hearing me.

I believe that the people of San Francisco voted for an inspector general because the whistleblower program wasn't doing that good of a job taking care of corruption in San Francisco.

So here Jed June 23rd, 2026.

How can I report fraud, waste, or abuse to the inspector general?

The Inspector General is developing standards and procedures for receiving information and initiating investigations.

It's been six months, they haven't done it yet.

The IG can be reached at the Inspector General.

Well, you can reach them, but that's not where you report fraud to the inspector general.

As a matter of fact, you don't report fraud to the inspector general.

Reports of fraud, waste, and abuse can be made through the whistleblower program.

So the inspector general is under the same confidentiality clause that the whistleblower program is.

It's just another level on top of the whistleblower program.

We have an IG that's being paid, and possibly two other people.

There's nothing happening here.

The whistleblower program is where corruption goes to be hidden, where it goes to die, where it goes to fade away.

And now the IG has been added to that.

Okay.

Claire at the controller's office told me I may never be able to find out what the standards and procedures are.

It may never be public.

That's sunshine in San Francisco.

Another level of the bureaucracy that's just going to hide corruption through a confidentiality clause that forbids them from revealing anything they find out about.

Thank you.

Thanks a lot for that.

That's gonna help fight corruption in San Francisco.

Peace and love.

Thank you for your comments.

Welcome to our next speaker.

And if there are any other members of the public who would like to address the board during general public comment, please step up.

Otherwise, this will be our last speaker.

The computer ma'am, I I cannot hear you, my apologies.

I'm sorry.

Can I use the computer to access my website?

You certainly can.

Hopefully you've loaded it in advance.

Uh no, I just gotta use Google Chrome.

Is that okay?

We're going to have someone come over to you to assist you.

Okay, thank you.

I appreciate it.

Is this something you can do relatively quickly, ma'am?

Yeah.

And it's just gonna show my website and streamlines.

It's uh, I can tell you the information right now if you need it.

Um, I'm pulling trying up.

But going forward.

We just ask that you load your uh information uh oh here it is very quickly so that we can take any other speakers behind you.

I don't see anyone in line now, but they're very well could be.

Okay, thank you.

I appreciate it.

So this website streamlines I'm setting the timer now.

Okay, great.

Oh wait, can you pause it for a minute?

Let me just get the website up.

Yeah, I can.

How much more time do you think you need, ma'am?

I got this.

All right, I will resume your time.

You have a minute 50 left.

All right.

So this website, sh uh I just want to know what the board thinks about this website, and if we could try to use it.

Okay, I have boardy AI on the phone with me.

Okay.

Um it's government and it's a statewide single portal for different government services.

Okay.

And it has a lot of the forms that we need on here, um, case anybody needs it.

And then it shows the different budgets.

I want to see if we can have our board look into how accurate this information is, and if anyone out there is listening, they can write comments um about anything.

There's also opportunities for people to, you know, get a job.

Um, there's also um a section about um, you know, San Francisco.

And so I want to see um if some of these sections are accurate.

Um, if we could work together, if we can have the board help me out and kind of decide whether these um the sections are accurate.

Um I was trying to get a hold of the human rights commission to uh figure out how to do the reparations fund.

It's been kind of challenging.

Um I know that there is a reparations fund that was established on December 23rd, 2025, but um we haven't set up a portal for it yet.

So um I'm trying to figure out how to contact them.

Uh, because the last meeting or tomorrow's meeting is canceled.

So um I have to give them.

Thank you for your comments, ma'am.

All right, Mr.

President.

Public comment is now closed.

Uh Madam Clerk, please call the for adoption without committee reference agenda items 14 and 15 together.

Yes, uh, these items were introduced for adoption without committee reference.

Unanimous vote is required for adoption of uh either of these resolutions on first reading today.

Any member may require a resolution uh on first reading to go to committee.

Item 14, this resolution.

Well, I Mr.

President, I think are you taking them in individually or I think we're doing them together.

Yes, yeah.

Um and so item 14 honors Mary Cervantes uh for her 100th birthday, and item 15 commending planning commission vice president Catherine Moore.

Could you please call what's going on?

There's a Supervisor Chan.

Um, could you please call the roll on these items?

Yes, on items 14 and 15.

Supervisor Mahmoud.

Machmood I, Supervisor Mandelman.

Aye, Mandelman, I, Supervisor Melgar.

Aye, Melgar I, Supervisor Sauter.

Solter, I, Supervisor Cheryl, Cheryl I, Supervisor Walton.

Walton I, Supervisor Wong, Wong I, Supervisor Chan.

Chan I, Supervisor Chen, Jen I, and Supervisor Dorsey.

Dorsey I.

There are 10 ayes.

Without objection, the resolutions are adopted.

Madam Clerk, do we have any imperative agenda items?

I have none to report, Mr.

President.

Could you please read the in memoriams?

Yes, today's meeting will be adjourned in memory of the following beloved individuals on behalf of President Mandelman for the late Mr.

John V.

Juisty.

On behalf of Supervisor Sauter, for the late Mr.

for the late Mrs.

Jeanette Etheridge.

On behalf of Supervisor Cheryl and President Mandelman, for the late Miss Nagaguri Devi Coka, and on behalf of uh the entire Board of Supervisors at the request of Supervisor Melgar for the late Miss Julie Driscoll Farah.

Madam Clerk, I think that brings us to the end of our agenda.

Do we have any further business before us today?

That concludes our business for today.

Then we are adjourned.

Okay.