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[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: Good afternoon. Welcome to the 04/14/2026 regular meeting of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. Madam clerk, will you please call the roll?

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: Thank you, Mr. President. Supervisor Chan? Chan present. Supervisor Chen? Chen present. Supervisor Dorsey? Present. Dorsey present. Supervisor Fielder? Fielder not present. Supervisor Mahmood? Present. Mahmood present. Supervisor Mandelman?

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: Present.

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: Mandelman present. Supervisor Melgar? Present. Melgar present. Supervisor Sauter? Present. Sauter present. Supervisor Cheryl? Present. Cheryl present. Supervisor Walton? Present. Walton present. And Supervisor Wong? Present. Mr. President, you have a quorum.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: Thank you, Madam Clerk. The San Francisco Board of Supervisors acknowledges that we are on the unceded ancestral home of the Rama Tushaloni, who are the original inhabitants of the San Francisco Peninsula. As the indigenous stewards of this land, and in accordance with their traditions, the Rama Tushaloni 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 Rammutush Ohlone community, and by affirming their rights as first peoples. Colleagues, will you join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance? On behalf of our board, I want to acknowledge the staff at SFGov TV. Today, is especially Kalina Mendoza. They record each of our meetings and make the transcripts available to the public online. Madam Clerk, let's go to our 2PM special order.

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: Yes. The special order at 2PM is the appearance by the honorable mayor, Daniel Lurie, here to discuss the eligible topics submitted from the District 11 supervisor. The mayor may address the board initially for up to five minutes.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: Welcome, Mr. Mayor. Do you have any opening remarks?

[Mayor Daniel Lurie]: I do. Good afternoon, Board President Mandelman and members of the board. In the coming weeks, my office will finalize the proposed budget and prepare the formal package for the board's consideration. Thanks to this board, with the leadership of President Mandelman, Chair Chan, and members of the budget committee, we made hard but responsible choices last year to pass a budget that protected core services while taking roughly $300,000,000 off of our long term structural deficit. But despite that progress we made last year, federal and state cuts to health care and safety net funding have set us back, and our deficit will reach $1,000,000,000 in the coming years if we do not act further. The impacts of HR1 alone may exceed $300,000,000 annually and could force tens of thousands of San Franciscans off of Medi Cal and SNAP. Not only that, but the proposed federal budget for the next fiscal year would eliminate continuum of care homelessness funding, which provides services or subsidies for over 2,200 households citywide. Last year, we took significant steps away from the longtime practice of using one time funds to pay for ongoing costs. This city has to stop spending more money than we have. Temporary fixes may buy time, but tackling the structural deficit is the best thing we can do to set up our city for a broad based, durable recovery. This year, we are continuing that work, and I look forward to working with each of you to ensure we deliver a budget that is responsible, that protects core services, and that helps accelerate our city' recovery.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: Thank you mayor lurie. Madam clerk could you please call the topic for District 11.

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: The first topic submitted by the member representing District 11 supervisor Chan is the revenue projections and proposed layoffs to city workers.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: Supervisor Chan, you may ask your opening question.

[Supervisor Chyanne Chen (District 11)]: Thank you, President Mandelman. Thank you, Mayor, for joining us. San Francisco prides itself on being a world class city that provides world class services that meet the needs of our most vulnerable populations. We also take immense pride in the fact that we uphold some of the highest labor standards in the country. We are experiencing exigent circumstance between our local budget deficit and uncertainty with funding at the state and federal level, but we're also seeing momentum in a positive direction. We're now projecting a 30% reduction in the deficit along with $120,000,000 settlement from Airbnb. Given this improved physical outlook and the potential for up to $300,000,000 in new revenue from Pop D, Why are you still pursuing $100,000,000 in cuts to city workers?

[Mayor Daniel Lurie]: I appreciate the question, supervisor. Let me be clear.

[Mayor Daniel Lurie]: We never want anyone to lose their jobs. There is no doubt that these decisions are painful. City employees come to work every single day to serve the public and make our city better. And while the March five year update does contain some encouraging news, we are far from out of the woods. With the work we've

[Mayor Daniel Lurie]: been doing together to create the conditions for our recovery, businesses of all sizes are coming back to San Francisco. People are starting to shop downtown again, and tax revenue is higher than projected. But I want to make it clear one more time. We are not out of the woods. Our economic recovery is still extremely fragile. We still have a five year structural deficit that will rise to $1,000,000,000 if we do nothing, alongside potential additional federal and state cuts. As a result of those cuts, we must dedicate a significant amount of funding to preserve our social safety net. And the one time funding released through that settlement that you referred to will help avoid deeper cuts, and we plan to spread that money out over three years so we don't create a fiscal cliff by spending it all at once. The steps we have taken, let me reiterate, are incredibly painful, but they are necessary to continue the work we have been doing to manage taxpayer dollars responsibly, deliver the best possible services, and set up our city for long for a long lasting recovery.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: Thank you, Mayor Lurie. Supervisor Chen, you may now ask a follow-up question directly related to the opening question.

[Supervisor Chyanne Chen (District 11)]: Great. Thank you, Mayor, for your response. And my follow-up question is that, what is the urgency to implement mid year cuts likely off now, rather than allowing the board to review the updated budget and consider whether cuts of the scale are still necessary?

[Mayor Daniel Lurie]: Again, let me be clear. There's no doubt that these decisions are painful. These are city employees that work hard every day to make our city better. But at the same time, as we look at a budget deficit rising to $1,000,000,000 with significant federal and state cuts, we have a choice: take action now or be forced to do twice as much in the coming years. Protecting core services continues to be at the center of our approach to the budget. We cannot continue to spread ourselves thin by doing everything a little less well. As we work to bring spending in line with revenue, we are resetting how city government works so we can deliver better, more accountable services and ensure we can pay for them. This is a hard budget, I'm not going to pretend otherwise. But San Franciscans deserve a government that is honest about the challenge, disciplined about taxpayer dollars, and clear about what we will protect. My job is to close the structural gap responsibly, protecting the essentials and put this city on stronger footing for the coming years, Supervisor. And I look forward to working with you and the rest of your colleagues to balance this budget while protecting our core services. Thank you.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: Mayor Lurie, you may now ask a question to Supervisory Chen or to any other supervisor in attendance pertaining to the same topic, but not necessarily related to the previous question.

[Mayor Daniel Lurie]: Thank you. I I I'm good. Thank you very

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: much, Supervisor. Thank you, Board President.

[Supervisor Shamann Walton (District 10)]: Alright.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: These matters have been discussed and will be filed after general public comment. Madam Clerk, let's go back to our communications.

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: Thank you, Mr. President. The Board of Supervisors welcomes all of your attendance here in the Board's Legislative Chamber, Room 250 in the 2nd Floor in City Hall. And when you're not able to be here, you can watch the proceeding on SFGOV TV's channel 26 or view the live stream at www.sfgovtv.org. If you have public comment that you would like to submit in writing, you can send an email to BOSSFgov dot org or use the postal service. Just address the envelope, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, the number one Doctor. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, City Hall, room two forty four, San Francisco, California, ninety four thousand one hundred and two. If you need to make a reasonable accommodation for a future meeting under the Americans with Disability Act or to request language assistance please contact the clerk's office at least two business office days in advance by calling (415) 554-5184. And finally, as I stated last week, pursuant to a memo dated 04/07/2026, from Supervisor Jackie Fielder, a motion we would need to renew a motion each week between April 7 and 06/30/2026, as she has requested to be excused from today's meeting. Thank you, Mr. President.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: Thank you, Madam Clerk. Can I have a motion to excuse Supervisor Fielder from today's meeting? Moved by Mahmood, seconded by Chan. Colleagues, I think we can take that without objection. Without objection, Supervisor Fielder is excused. And Madam Clerk, let's go to approval of our meeting minutes.

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: Yes, approval of the 03/10/2026 board meeting minutes.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: Can I have a motion to approve the minutes as presented? Moved by Cheryl, seconded by Chen. Madam Clerk, can you please call the roll?

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: On the minutes as presented, Supervisor Melgar. Melgar I, Supervisor Sauter. I. Supervisor Cheryl. I. Supervisor Walton. Walton I. Supervisor Wong. Wong I. Supervisor Chan. I. Chan, I. Supervisor Chen. I. Chen, I. Supervisor Dorsey. I. Dorsey, I. Supervisor Mahmood. Mahmood, I. And Supervisor Mandelman?

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: I.

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: Mandelman, I. There are 10 ayes.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: Without objection, the minutes will be approved after public comment as presented. Madam Clerk, let's go now to our consent agenda. Please call items two through seven together.

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: Items two through seven are on consent. These items are considered to be routine. If a member objects, an item may be removed and considered separately.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: Please call the roll.

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: On items two through seven, Supervisor Melgar. Melgar, I. Supervisor Sauter. I. Soder, I. Supervisor Cheryl. I. Cheryl, I. Supervisor Walton. I. Walton, I. Supervisor Wong. Wong, I. Supervisor Chan. I. Chan, I. Supervisor Chen. Aye. Chen, I. Supervisor Dorsey? Aye. Dorsey, I. Supervisor Mahmood? Mahmood, I. And Supervisor Mandelman? Aye. Mandelman, I. There are 10 ayes.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: Without objection, these ordinances are finally passed. Madam Clerk, let's go to unfinished business. Please call item number eight.

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: Item eight, this is a resolution to authorize the office of the assessor recorder to execute the second amendment to a contract with Sapient Corporation for the implementation and maintenance of the property assessment system replacement project to increase the contract by 6,700,000 for a new total amount of 33,900,000 and to extend the contract duration from nine years and two months to thirteen years and eight months for a total term 11/01/2018, through 06/30/2032.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: Supervisor Chyanne.

[Supervisor Connie Chan (District 1)]: Thank you,

[Supervisor Connie Chan (District 1)]: colleagues, for your vote to allow a continuance. I believe now we have those information on file for this contract amendment. So, thank you, and I will be voting in support today.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: All right. Thank you, Chair Chan. We can take this item. Same house, same call, without objection, the resolution is adopted. Madam Clerk, please call item number nine.

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: Item nine, ordinance to approve the airport surveillance technology policy governing the use of the transportation network company, Virtual Queue Technology.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: Colleagues, this item is on its second reading, but we did receive a letter yesterday from Lyft asking for time to talk with the airport about this ordinance and the policy. They asked for a four week continuance. I called the executive director of the airport, or the director of the airport, to get his perspective and see whether it would make sense to continue this a week for them to maybe have conversations and address whatever concerns Lyft may have. He said he thought that sounded reasonable. I would like to do that. Can I have a motion to continue this item one week? Moved by Sherrill. Is that a second or a question? Moved by Sherrill. Is there a second? Seconded by Chen. Supervisor Walton.

[Supervisor Shamann Walton (District 10)]: Thank you, President Mandelman. So we are honoring a request by one single company that has an issue.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: If the board continues this for one week, we are giving them one of the four weeks that they've asked to have this continued. Lyft is a stakeholder in this policy, and that I think they're concerned about, or their questions are about how the surveillance policy will impact Lyft and Lyft drivers who are going to the airport. So I don't know more than that. And again, only

[Supervisor Shamann Walton (District 10)]: have So we're more concerned about Lyft drivers than the general public, the general population. Like, we're going to do this for one I mean, you're proposing to continue this for one company.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: I am proposing a one week continuance to allow the airport to communicate with one of its stakeholders that appears to have a concern about this policy. Madam Clerk, please call the roll.

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: On item nine, Supervisor Melgar. Melgar, I, Supervisor Sauter.

[Supervisor Connie Chan (District 1)]: I.

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: Sauter, I. Supervisor Cheryl. I. Cheryl, Supervisor Walton. No. Walton, no. Supervisor Wong. Wong, I. Supervisor Chan? Aye. Chan, I. Supervisor Chen? Aye. Chen, I. Supervisor Dorsey? Dorsey, I. Supervisor Mahmood? Aye. And Supervisor Mandelman?

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: Aye.

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: Mandelman, aye. There are nine ayes and one no.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: All right.

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: With Supervisor Walton voting no.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: So the motion passes, and we will see this item in a week. Madam clerk please call item number 10.

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: Item 10 this is an ordinance to amend the environment code to update the city's climate action goals and planning process and to update city departments roles and responsibilities pertaining to the city's climate action goals and to affirm the CEQA determination.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: Please call the roll.

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: Supervisor Melgar has a question.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: Oh, sorry.

[Supervisor Myrna Melgar (District 7)]: I just wanted to make sure that as a cosponsor, I thought I did that at committee, but it was a committee report so maybe it didn't stick thank you so much.

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: Thank you supervisor. On item 10 supervisor Melgar. Melgar aye. Supervisor Sauter. Aye. Sauter aye. Supervisor Cheryl. Aye. Cheryl, I, supervisor Walton? Aye. Walton, I, supervisor Wong? Wong, I, supervisor Chan? Aye. Chan, I, supervisor Dorsey? Aye. Dorsey, I, supervisor Mahmood? Mahmood, aye. And Supervisor Mandelman? Aye. Mandelman, aye. There are 10 ayes.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: Without objection, the ordinance is finally passed. Madam Clerk, please call item 11.

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: Item 11, resolution to retroactively authorize the office of the city attorney to accept and expend a $600,000 grant from the California Department of Industrial Relations Labor Commissioner's Office for the workers' rights enforcement grant program to fund the enforcement of state labor laws, 08/01/2025, through 07/31/2026.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: And, I think we can take this item, same house, same call, without objection the resolution is adopted. Madam clerk please call item 12.

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: Item 12, this is a resolution to approve and authorize the general manager of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission on behalf of clean power sf to participate in California community powers procurement of the Willow Rock long duration storage project by entering into the buyer liability pass through agreement and the participation share agreement for a total amount of $75,900,000 and a contract duration of twenty years estimated to begin by 07/01/2030, and through 06/30/2050.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: Same house, same call, without objection. The resolution is adopted. Madam Clerk, please call item 13.

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: Item 13, this is a resolution to approve the first modification to a professional services agreement for airport contract number 50030 for general airport security services between covenant aviation security llc in the city and county to increase the contract amount by 10,500,000 for a new amount of $20,300,000 and a two year contract term extension now through 06/30/2028, with one remaining option to extend for an additional two years.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: Same house, same call, without objection. The resolution is adopted. Madam Clerk, please call item 14.

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: Item 14, resolution to authorize the Department of Technology to enter into the Third Amendment to the agreement between the city and county and Mythics, LLC for the purchase of oracle products and cloud computing solutions to increase the agreement by approximately 34,500,000 for a new total amount of 94,500,000 and a thirty one month term extension now 05/01/2021 through 11/30/2028.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: Same house same call without objection the resolution is adopted. Madam clerk please call item number 15.

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: Item 15, resolution to retroactively authorize the Department of Public Health to accept and expend a an approximate $7,900,000 grant from the California Board of State and Community Corrections to participate in the program entitled Proposition 47, Cohort five, term of 10/01/2025, through 06/30/2029, and to approve the Notice of Award Agreement pursuant to the Charter Section 9.118 sub A.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: Same house, same call, without objection. The resolution is adopted. Madam Clerk, please call item number 16.

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: Item 16, this is a resolution to retroactively authorize the San public defender's office to accept and expend an approximate $850,000 grant from the office of the state public defender to maintain the capacity of the office's post conviction unit also known as the freedom project, to meet the increased demand for decarceration, reentry, and resentencing reform services, 02/01/2026, through 06/01/2028.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: I think we can take this item. Same house, same call. Without objection, the resolution is adopted. Madam Clerk, please call item 17.

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: Item 17, this is a resolution to approve and authorize the mayor's office of housing and community development to jointly apply with six twenty nine post l l c and swords to plowshares the veterans rights organization to the California department of housing and community development for the home key plus grant for the property located at 629 Post Street in a total amount of $15,900,000 or the maximum award amount allowable under the notice of funding availability, whichever is greater, on behalf of the city and county.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: Same house, same call, without objection. The resolution is adopted. Please call items 18 through 31 together.

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: Items 18 through 31 are 14 ordinances that amend the planning code to designate various property as landmarks consistent with the standards set forth in article 10 of the planning code item 18 this is for the Bob House located at 4220th Street item 19 is the Shahar Zahav located at 220 Danver Street item 20 is the american indian historical society chauterqua house located at 1451 Masonic Avenue item 21 is for the bank of italy branch building located at 400 Through 410 Castro Street item 22 Castro Rock Stream Steam Baths located at 578 Through 582 Castro Street item 23 is for engine company number thirteen located at 1458 Valencia Street item 24 is for the hose company number thirty firehouse located at 1757 Waller Street item 25 is for the full moon coffee house located at 4416 18th Street item 26 is for the gelfus on Guerrero located at 102 Guerrero Street item 27 is for mods located at 929 Through 941 Coal Street item 28 is for the mission folk victorian home located at 361 San Jose Avenue item 29 is for the San Francisco AIDS Foundation building located at 514 Through 520 Castro Street item 30 is for st. Matthews Church located at 3281 16th Street Item 31 is for St. Nicholas Cathedral, located at 2005 15th Street, and for all items to affirm the CEQA determination and to make the appropriate findings.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: Colleagues, let's take these items. Same house, same call. Without objection, the ordinances are passed on first reading. Madam Clerk, please call item 32.

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: Item 32, this is a resolution to add the commemorative street name officer Lewin Tankle way to the 300 Block Of Eddy Street in recognition of San Francisco police officer elia Lewin tankle's courage and dedication to the people of the city and county of San Francisco.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: Same house, same call, without objection the resolution is adopted. Madam clerk please call item 33.

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: Item 33 this is an ordinance to amend the administrative code to establish the fire code technical advisory council to evaluate and advise the board of supervisors the mayor and the fire department on the criteria and types of evidence the fire marshal should consider in determining whether to waive modify, or delay certain compliance requirements under the fire code, that certain existing high rise residential buildings have sprinkler systems, and to set forth the membership and duties of the fire code technical advisory council.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: Chair Walton.

[Supervisor Shamann Walton (District 10)]: Thank you so much, president Melgar. Colleagues, I just wanted to state my objections in public for the record. I did make it clear in committee that my main concern is I think it's totally inappropriate for a supervisor to serve on an auxiliary committee that is set up for community. I think it sets a bad precedent and under has the undertones of possible coercion due to the fact that this committee gives recommendations to the fire commissioner. As we know, supervisors should not be directing department staff, and we already have an oversight role after recommendations are made. In addition, supervisors on these committees can undermine the voices of the people we represent. I can understand a supervisorial appointment possibly, but not an actual supervisor serving and making recommendations. I believe it is inappropriate and a possible conflict of interest, and therefore, I will be voting no.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: Supervisor Melgar.

[Supervisor Myrna Melgar (District 7)]: I just have a question of clarification since you're the Rules Committee Chair, and you know I differ. So, do you have an amendment to this legislation or anything that you're proposing or you're just

[Supervisor Shamann Walton (District 10)]: I didn't propose any amendments and it was clear that my colleagues on the Rules Committee are okay with this. So, I didn't feel that it would make any sense to propose an amendment that would get shut down.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: Madam clerk please call the roll.

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: On item 33, supervisor Melgar aye. Melgar aye supervisor Sauter aye. Sauter aye supervisor Cheryl aye supervisor Walton Walton no supervisor Wong Wong aye supervisor Chan Chan I supervisor Chan Chan I supervisor Dorsey Dorsey I supervisor Mahmood Mahmood I and supervisor Mandelman I there are 10 ayes and one no with supervisor pardon me there are nine ayes and one no with supervisor Walton voting no.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: And the ordinance is passed on first reading. Madam clerk let's go to our 02:30 p. M. Special order recognition of commendations.

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: Yes, this is the recognition of commendations for meritorious service to the city and county of San Francisco.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: And today, we are starting with District 11, Supervisor Chen.

[Supervisor Chyanne Chen (District 11)]: Thank you, president. May I have Commander Hurry to be at the podium? Thank you. Colleagues, I'm so proud to honor Amy Hurrick today, commander of the Golden Gate Division, who has spent her life in Korea, fiercely keeping our communities safe and advocating for a more diverse police force. Amy has had a vast career with the San Francisco Police Department, serving as the patrol officers in the Tandelion, Richmond, and Ingleside as a sergeant to Central And Southern Station, ensuring public safety on Muni, as captain of the Ingleside Station, for which I want to express my deep, deep gratitude, and more. Now as a commander of the Golden Gate Division, she continues to lead with excellence and centering with equity. Resilience and determination define Amy, and her commitment extends far beyond public safety. Amy is a tireless advocate and mentor, paving the way for future generations of women serving the force, breaking barriers, and and providing that women belong in leadership and in public services. She understands deeply that when our forces are when our forces are represented of the sorry. She understands deeply that when our forces are representative of and responsive to our city's diverse community, we are safer. But it's not just her ethic that makes her such a strong leader. It's also her warm intelligence and openness to the working with others and have contributed to how beloved she is by the board of by the border and also in the community. She is a perfect example of how women can be kind and compassionate, but also feisty and strong without compromising values or quality of work. Commander Herring, we continue to be inspired by your leadership, your work to shape a safer, more inclusive, and a thriving future for San Francisco. Thank you for all that you have done, and I know that I'm not alone in saying that. I'm very excited to see what you do in the next chapter. Thank you. And I before you speak, we have more

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: Yeah. There's a long there's a long line of people who want to say nice things about you, Commander. Supervisor Melgar.

[Supervisor Myrna Melgar (District 7)]: Thank you, President. Thank you, Supervisor Chen, for this wonderful commendation. Command her her wits. Put the her in commander. I am so honored to have worked with you all these years. You are I'm one of your biggest fans. You are by far somebody that I have seen whose work I've long admired. Your advocacy for women in the department has made an enormous difference for recruitment, for advancement, for folks seeing themselves and the future of their professional lives within our department. And I am deeply grateful for everything you have done, for your visibility, for your fierceness, but also the grace with which entered these conversations, which are not easy. So I'm grateful for that. Folks may not know that District 7 is also home to several Jewish community organizations. And Commander Herwitz has also been our liaison through some of the toughest times in the community's history here in San Francisco. And for that, again, for your kindness, your empathy, your grace, your strategy, and your intelligence, your outstanding communication skills, and navigating all that. Also, I am deeply grateful. And finally, I am grateful for your communication skills. Because you are someone who always knows what to say and when to say it, how to say it, in a way that gets heard, that's respectful, but also clear and on point. So I am so glad that you are where you are. I'm grateful that you have been willing to step up in leadership, being as wonderful and awesome as you are, because you are a shining example of leadership, a fierce female leadership within the department, and you are paving the way for others. So thank you for the commendation, Supervisor Chen. And I'm so glad we're doing this.

[Supervisor Shamann Walton (District 10)]: Supervisor Walton. Thank you, President Mandelman, and thank you, Supervisor Chan, for honoring Commander Hurwitz. I just want to say congratulations. I think this is well deserved. And obviously, we miss you at the Ingleside Station, but I'm glad that you have gone on to play a role that provides a lot of hope and opportunity for other women and other people in the department, and really just have been an example of what leadership looks like. So, thank you so much, and I appreciate the time and opportunities that we've had to work together. Thank you.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: Supervisor Dorsey.

[Supervisor Matt Dorsey (District 6)]: Thank you, President Mandelman. And I am a big fan of Commander Herwitz as well. I just appreciate everything that you have done while you were captain at Southern. And just to say how much it means to me as someone who was a colleague at the San Francisco Police Department in a civilian capacity, but somebody who was also from the LGBTQ plus community. I have really been proud of San Francisco's history of LGBTQ plus leadership in our police department. Going back, one of my first mentors was Wayne Friday when he served on the police commission. And I was just always proud of our city and being as inclusive as it was when law enforcement really wasn't as welcoming. So that just means the world to me. I am grateful to see you're getting promoted. I'm a little disappointed because obviously I don't represent a district that is covered by the Golden Gate District. I'm in the Metro District. But that will not stop me from calling when I need help. So I just appreciate everything you have done for our city and for the police department.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: And I'll go last before you get to speak, Commander. I just want to thank Supervisor Chen for doing this. I am also a little bummed that I don't get to continue to enjoy working with you as a captain at Ingleside, where I got to know you. But I am happy to see you rising up through the ranks. Representation matters. Our police department gets better as it includes more and more people who reflect the diversity of San Francisco. As a queer Jew, I like having a queer Jew in leadership in the department, and I like having someone I can call when the Jewish community has a need or the queer community has a need. And I've been able to do that with you on a number of occasions. So, thank you for being there and keep doing it. And now it's your turn.

[Commander Amy Hurwitz, SFPD Golden Gate Division]: Thank you. I am truly humbled. And if you know me, you know that takes a lot. So thank you so much. You know, when you first told me about this idea, I was like, Okay. Like for what? Because to me, I show up and I do my job and I care for people. And I really don't need recognition or an award for it because I love it. And this really means the world to me that I get to be here and share this. And I have the chief, the command staff, and my outstanding captain from Park Station and the Hondas. And they're all here. You guys want to stand up and take a bow? Because we all do it.

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: So

[Commander Amy Hurwitz, SFPD Golden Gate Division]: it was great when I when I told them like fifteen minutes ago, hey can you guys come down and and help me with something because I was afraid I was going to have the party where nobody showed up but that's not the case. So you know I I I love the city. I love the people in this room. You guys are fantastic. You're doing a tremendous job, Mr. President, supervisors. I mean, thank you so much. So I'm going to go over there now. Thank you.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: Alright. Next up from District 3, supervisor Sauter.

[Supervisor Danny Sauter (District 3)]: Thank you, president Mandelman. Colleagues, today I'm honored to welcome North Beach citizens to the chambers. We have their irreplaceable executive director, Chyanne Chen, and staff, would you all please come on up and join us? It is good to have you here as we celebrate your twenty five years of extraordinary service to North Beach and District 3 and all of San Francisco. For those who don't know, for almost three decades, North Beach Citizens has been making San Francisco better, one citizen at a time. They operate the only drop in center for unhoused individuals in the Northeast corner of our city. They coordinate a weekly food pantry, organize neighborhood beautification teams to allow for workforce opportunities, and they work hand in hand with unhoused individuals. North Beach Citizens was established in 2001, and its formation was supported by North Beach resident and acclaimed filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola. And I know that he was in the building earlier, so I want to recognize that, I want to recognize his contributions, and that in the midst of a storied career, he took the time to invest in San Francisco. His imprint, his echoes, can be felt in every corner of District 3. If you're a film buff, that might be Union Square as the setting of the conversation. If you like coffee like me, it's certainly Cafe Trieste, the first espresso house on the West Coast where you can enjoy a cappuccino in the same corner booth where The Godfather was written. Or if you like architecture and history, the Sentinel Building, more commonly now known as the Coppola Building that houses his studios. North Beach citizens' impact is astounding. Over six and thirty individuals received services last year. Over 90% of the housed clients remain stably housed today. And their care reaches those who need it most, particularly focusing on older adults and those with mental or physical health conditions. The organization may have begun because of Francis Ward Coppola, but it has endured because of Christy. Christy has an incredible ability to meet someone on the street, someone often in the darkest chapter of their lives, and center the humanity and value that exists in them. She balances care and compassion with a relentless focus of moving people forward, from helping them obtain their benefits, to accessing care, to eventually securing stable housing. And Chyanne, I know that people have often said that we needed North Beach Citizens for every neighborhood, but that would be impossible because we can't replicate you for every neighborhood. You are truly at the heart and center of this, and we are grateful and in debt to you. What I really appreciate about North Beach Citizens is how focused they remain on the needs of those in this neighborhood. While other organizations choose to grow wider and might lose their personal touch, North Beach Citizens instead has decided deliberately to grow deeper and to really cement their impact in the North Beach neighborhood. They do so in large part because of their incredible staff, volunteers, and board members. It continues to be, some twenty five years later now, a neighborhood based approach to what is really a global challenge. And because of this, North Beach citizens has incredible trust, integrity, and support in our community. Christy, it was really good to join you the other week to celebrate twenty five years at your gala. Thank you for the work you do every single day in ways small and in ways large. Congratulations. The floor is yours, so say a few words now.

[Christy (Christy) Fairchild, Executive Director, North Beach Citizens]: Thank you so much.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: Chyanne if I could just add.

[Supervisor Myrna Melgar (District 7)]: Chyanne Sure.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: I, and I want to thank Supervisor Sauter for doing this commendation. Your impact and influence, of course, is most felt in North Beach and in District 3, but your influence is felt citywide. And early on, when I joined the Board of Supervisors, my predecessor, Bevan Dufty, told me that I needed to go talk to Christy Fairchild in North Beach and see what they were doing at North Beach Citizens. And you were so generous with your time and showing me the amazing work that you do there with unhoused people in North Beach. And it's been a joy to be able to know you, to know that you're doing the work you're doing in San Francisco. And so thank you for all of your amazingness.

[Christy (Christy) Fairchild, Executive Director, North Beach Citizens]: Thank you so much.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: And you, Supervisor Sauter, for doing this.

[Christy (Christy) Fairchild, Executive Director, North Beach Citizens]: It's such an honor to be with all of you. And thank you, all of you, for your dedicated service on the Board of Supervisors. We really greatly appreciate your partnership. I kind of had some written words. You kind of said a lot of what I was going to say, but I do want to acknowledge my staff, Crystal, Lee, and Adam, and Gina for their dedicated work on behalf of our unhoused and extremely low income individuals that we serve each day. And it really is a testament, I would say, as you were mentioning, Francis was in the building to meet the mayor, gave him a little bit of time, and that was really wonderful for both of them. And at the heart of it, it really was a commitment, again, to what we see and what this organization has always been based on is that the neighborhoods know exactly what is needed by their constituents. And you bring that up here into city hall to represent your constituents, and we do the same thing on a daily basis. And it really is our greatest pleasure to help those and have them entrust us with their most intimate needs and concerns. And it is our commitment to help with our case management based on housing and also our food pantry and our street beautification program. So it really is a wonderful honor. I just wanted to say thank you. And we really appreciate this recognition.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: All right. Colleagues, today we are honoring two exceptional public servants from our Department of Emergency Management. And I would like to invite oh, that's right. DEM. We have Karen Colindres. Come on up. The department's twenty twenty five dispatcher of the year, and we have Zoila Lechuga. Zoila, are you here? Come on up. Zoila is the department's lead, day shift training supervisor, and the twenty twenty five recipient of the Tony Hardley Award for Excellence in Supervision. I'm going to say nice things about you. You can sit if you like, or stand if you like. Karen Calinders' work as a nine eleven dispatcher has demonstrated both tactical proficiency and decisiveness in coordinating emergency response to extremely difficult situations. This past year, she handled a series of fast moving, high intensity incidents on police radio channel A6, which is widely regarded as one of the busiest and most demanding channels in the city. During one particularly challenging shift, Karen expertly managed multiple critical incidents unfolding simultaneously. It began with a violent robbery outside the Chinese hospital emergency room, and an assault on a US park police officer, As a second robbery by the same suspects was observed live by a police drone unit, Karen relayed real time suspect descriptions, and directed multi unit responses. In the middle of all the chaos, an unidentified unit called out a person resisting without providing a location. Karen handled it flawlessly. She calmly repeated the transmission, quickly confirmed the location, and broadcast it to all responding units to restore order in an extremely chaotic situation. When an officer was injured, she immediately prioritized medical aid, making sure paramedics were dispatched code three to the scene. Karen's outstanding judgment and skill ensured the safety of all officers, while contributing to the successful apprehension of dangerous suspects. Her performance was so exceptional that retired Assistant Chief David Lazar personally called in to commend her work, stating it was one of the most professional dispatches he'd heard in his career. Her excellent work earned Karen August dispatcher of the month recognition, and then she was later awarded the 2025 dispatcher of the year. No matter the magnitude of the problem, Karen's hard work and dedication to keeping all involved parties safe more than merits recognition. In a society where we rely on nine one one dispatchers to handle such situations with urgency, Karen perfectly sets the standard for dispatcher response. Now, Zoyla. For years, Zoila Lechuga has demonstrated a consistent commitment to learning and sharing knowledge, and being a fierce advocate for the well-being of her team. She supports her coworkers through the bad days, so they can be calm voices on line on callers' worst days. Through her leadership and wellness and peer support, she ensures that no one in the department ever feels they have to handle the stress of the job alone. Her colleagues describe her as someone who makes them feel heard and supported, and who provides thoughtful knowledge and steady leadership to peers. Soyla always shows up for the operations floor, whether it is monitoring runs, resolving scheduling issues, or ensuring that trainees feel confident as they build their futures at DEM. She's been a quiet champion behind San Francisco's emergency life line, supporting the floor with her vision and compassion. Zoil applied her job knowledge and commitment to revamping DEM's peer support and wellness teams. She wrote countless proposals and secured funding for certified training and first responder therapy, and even established a new wellness room for staff to decompress after traumatic calls. She's also an effective collaborator with the police department and the fire department, ensuring our dispatchers are now included in critical incident debriefs. The Tony Hardley Dispatch Supervisor Award is named after the late Tony Hardley, who was widely respected and seen as a mother figure for many dispatchers. Zoila's hard work and dedication reflect the qualities that Tony stood for, and she now embodies those in her work by recognizing the strengths in others and helping them shine. Karen and Zoila, we are grateful for your service to San Francisco, and appreciate your magnificent work ethic within the Department of Emergency Management. And I think Mary Ellen is back there somewhere. If she'd like to come forward and add any words, you're welcome to. Mary Ellen Carroll, Director of the Department of Emergency Management.

[Mary Ellen Carroll, Director, Department of Emergency Management]: Hi. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you, supervisors. I just wanted well, first of all, I wanna say I'm loving this redo of Women's History Month with all the women that we amazing, amazing women we're honoring today. I just wanna thank all of you for taking the moment to recognize these amazing public servants. They are part of our public safety organization for the city, but they don't get seen, literally seen physically as much. So every year that you do this, it's much appreciated. The stories tell themselves, and these two women have much more important things to say than I do, so I'm going to leave it to them.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: Alright. Come on up.

[Zoila Lechuga, Lead Day-Shift Training Supervisor (DEM)]: Good afternoon. I am deeply honored to receive the Tony Harley Supervisor of the Year Award. Being recognized by my peers for my dedication to peer support and wellness truly reflects the positive progress we are making together. Speaking about my accomplishments is somewhat challenging because my efforts in creating, strengthening and and strengthening these programs have always been focused on supporting the dispatchers I work alongside. It was never meant or about personal recognition, so I remain genuinely humbled by this. Public safety dispatchers are often unseen, only heard. We've all heard that before. We have also heard them called the first first responders to emergencies, and they are that. They're very the very first point of contact when the citizens of San Francisco call in for help. They answer calls from different things that might be going on. It could be a devastated parent whose infant is unconscious and not breathing, or a citizen of domestic violence who is broken, scared, hurt, and unsure of how to ask for help. It is a dispatcher who provides life saving instructions or becomes the calming strong voice that a victim desperately needs. The trauma that public safety dispatchers face daily is immense, often unrecognized or unaddressed until it's too late. The exposure changes you, transforming the person that you were once before starting your career as a dispatcher. There is also a common misconception that because dispatchers are not physically dispatched to the scene, they do not endure the same trauma as other first responders, but that's not entirely true. During training, dispatchers are taught to paint the picture that responding units have a clear understanding of the situation. But what exactly does that mean? When you paint a picture at this as a dispatcher, you are actually transporting yourself to that scene. You see what they see. You hear what they hear. You feel what they feel. You experience the rush of adrenaline. You feel your tight your muscles tighten, and you are probably hearing one of the worst days of that person's life. Yet, they remain calm, focus on asking the right questions, control the caller, document everything that they hear, and then help arrives. Once that help arrives, you disconnect that call. You're only left with the images and the sounds and their voices with no closure. Now imagine taking calls after calls like this. This is precisely why peer support and wellness programs are vital in any public safety communication center and why I'm deeply committed to the well-being of our dispatchers here in San Francisco. It's also why I reach out to the newly hired dispatchers and why I have been so involved in training to ensure that they know early in their careers that support and resources are available. I am incredibly fortunate that my upper management at the department emergency management has been unwaveringly supportive whenever I brought forward proposals or ideas. So I want to take the opportunity to thank them for their understanding and commitment to the mental health of our dispatchers. I also want to thank the supervisors I work with who never complain when I'm tied up with projects or unavailable on the floor and who always offer a shoulder to lean on when I most needed. To the dedicated dispatchers always ready to take the next call and be a lifeline to citizens and field members alike. Your strength motivates me every day. Lastly, to my family, my husband, my sister, my biggest supporters, my cheerleaders, and core strength. I wouldn't be here without you guys. Thank you all.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: Karen. Come on up.

[Supervisor Connie Chan (District 1)]: Good afternoon. Thank you. I'm truly honored to stand before the board of supervisors to receive this recognition, Dispatcher of the Year award, and thank you all for being here.

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: Can you please speak directly into the microphone so we can hear you best?

[Karen Colindres, 911 Dispatcher (Department of Emergency Management)]: Sorry. The problem. Thank you for this recognition. Thank you for the words from now retired assistant chief David Lazard. His words meant the work to me and I appreciate the reason why I'm here this here as well. But being a dispatcher is a unique kind of service. It's we are the convoys, like said, behind the scenes. We might never be seen, but we're always, always there. We are listening, guiding, supporting not only the public, but our units in the field and departments that we work with. This award is not just about me. It's about a group of diverse and incredible people that I work with. And this place or this job is about the people that you work with. Eventually, they become family. Sorry. And they are the ones that my fellow dispatchers, you are the backbone of public safety. We are always there for when we're they ask for our help. And this job, again, like I said, is for those that people that we work with, and we keep going and showing up for them. And when we first start, we look for someone to take us under their wing, to give us some guidance to I had I was lucky to get so many mamas out there. And twenty years later, you find yourself in your mom era. Now you're the mama. Thank you, Mihos and Mihos that are here. Thank you. You guys keep me on my toes with your random questions, with your excitement with your emergencies now, with just pulling up a chair and sharing a matcha with me and your stories. I love you because you guys remind me why I love this job. I love this job. And to my fellow OG dispatchers, thank you for helping me keep my sanity. You did it through twenty years and still, like, my retired dispatchers. Love you. Love you for being here too. Again, you are the reason why I've kept my sanity through this year. So I also wanna thank the San Francisco police officers, firefighters, sheriffs, and EMS department personnel that we support. It's the trust and teamwork that we share that makes this system work With some room for improvement, of course. But we make it work. And to my sister, my loved ones, my Draco, my three dogs, my two cats, thank you for your patience. Thank you for understanding the long hours, my mood swings, the crazy schedules. I love you more. And I'm deeply grateful for this recognition. I like I said, I can't express it in any better. And I will continue to serve with pride, dedication, and heart. And at the end of the day, it's all comes down to one thing, that we all go home safely at the end of our shifts. Thank you. Appreciate it.

[Supervisor Chyanne Chen (District 11)]: Thank you.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: Alright. I think that takes us to roll call, madam clerk.

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: Yes, thank you Mr. President. Supervisor Melgar, you're first up to introduce new business.

[Supervisor Myrna Melgar (District 7)]: Thank you. I would like to be re referred after Supervisor Sherrill speaks, Okay.

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: And the rest I will submit. Okay thank you supervisor Melgar. Supervisor Sauter.

[Supervisor Danny Sauter (District 3)]: Thank you madam clerk. Colleagues, today I am introducing a package establishing four new entertainment zones across District 3. This represents the work of conversations with stakeholders across many of our business districts over the past year, and this package will include new entertainment zones for North Beach, the Ferry Building, Embarcadero Plaza, and Belden Place in our downtown core. I think we have all seen the promise of entertainment zones across our city and across our respective districts. They mean more life in our streets, more foot traffic in our neighborhoods, and importantly, more dollars in the pockets of our small business owners. Entertainment zones are, of course, just one tool in our effort to make things easier for small businesses in our city, and our office is fully committed to all pulling all the levers we have, be it lowering permitting hurdles, clarifying confusing codes, providing safer and cleaner conditions on our streets and sidewalks, and bringing targeted investments to economically challenged corridors. I want to give thanks to Michelle Andrews in my office, Ben Van Houten and Casey Olacek from OEWD, and Vicki Wong in the city attorney's office for their hard work to bring these new entertainment zones to life. Most importantly, thanks to each set of small businesses and neighborhood groups who we've collaborated with, and that is for North Beach, the North Beach Business Association, for the ferry building Hudson Pacific, for the Embarcadero Plaza BXP, and for Belton Place, the Downtown SF Partnership. We can't wait to see the creativity and energy that these new entertainment zones will help unleash. And the rest I submit.

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: Thank you, Supervisor Sauter, Supervisor Sherrill.

[Supervisor Stephen Sherrill (District 2)]: Colleagues, today alongside Supervisor Melgar, I'm proud to introduce a resolution that recognizes April 2026 as National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month here in San Francisco. Sexual assault remains a pervasive public health issue throughout the country and the world affecting individuals of all ages, genders, and backgrounds. It is a heartbreaking crisis. Every sixty eight seconds, someone in The United States is sexually assaulted. And in light of recent news here in California, it is critical that we as a board of supervisors all join to reaffirm our commitment to bringing this crisis out of the dark, supporting survivors of sexual assault, and raising awareness about support systems for victims, survivors, and their loved ones. I'm grateful for the early support of so many of our colleagues, supervisor Chen, president Mandelman, and others on this board who've already joined as cosponsors to this resolution. We need to realize that public safety, yes, is about a fully staffed police department, but it's not just about that. It is about much, much more. It is about supporting a community of providers, a community of advocates, a community of survivors who continuously step up time and again. By passing this resolution, we thank the advocates who tirelessly dedicate their lives to stopping sexual violence and supporting survivors. And we make it clear that San Francisco remains dedicated to creating safer communities for everyone. The rest I submit.

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: Thank you, Supervisor Sherrill and Supervisor Melgar.

[Supervisor Myrna Melgar (District 7)]: Thank you. Thank you, Supervisor Sherrill, for introducing this resolution. I am joining Supervisor Sherrill as a cosponsor. This is the time for us to recognize survivors, to confront difficult truths, to recommit ourselves to dismantling a system in a culture that has allowed for sexual assault and abuse to be normalized within our city, within our progressive movements, within our labor movements, within our political circles. Sexual violence is prevalent. It's often hidden. It protects those who are in power. It is important that we speak openly and that we back our words with conviction. Survivors will be believed, and perpetrators will be held accountable. It has been a very painful and challenging time for us these last few weeks, this last month, within the Latino community in California, within all of us. It is yet again that we're hearing from survivors who are risking everything, their careers, their lives, to stop predators from continuing to victimize others. As leaders, those of us in a position of power must do everything so that we can ensure that our systems are not used to protect predators, rather than they are used to protect the dignity of every person. I want to thank the youth commission and organizers for their consistent advocacy on this very important issue. Of course, the Office of Victims' Rights and Sharp. To young people, we have to do better and fulfill our promise to create a safe space where sexual abuse and harassment claims are taken seriously, and that no one is left not knowing where to turn. Moreover, we need to invest in resources to support young people so that they are able to develop healthy relationships, understand consent, respect so that we can end this horrible cycle of sexual violence. Change will not happen through statements or resolutions. We, as a society, have to choose what we choose to challenge, what we choose to accept not performativeness, but rather action. Thank you. The rest, I submit.

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: Thank you, Supervisor Melgar. Supervisor Walton. Submit. Submit. Thank you. Supervisor Wong.

[Supervisor Alan Wong (District 4)]: Good afternoon, colleagues. Today, at the request of family, I'm honored to introduce a resolution recognizing the life and legacy of Mr. Reaffirming our city's commitment to elder safety, violence prevention, and standing against a hate. Mr. Ratanapakti, known to many as Grandpa Vicha, was a beloved father and grandfather. He was someone who found joy in simple routines, like his morning walks, and was a quiet but meaningful presence in his neighborhood. Five years ago, he was taken from us in an act of violence during one of his morning walks. His passing was a profound loss for his family and deeply affected communities across San Francisco. Like many in our city, I remember how deeply this moment was felt. It shook a sense of safety that so many of our seniors rely on, and it stayed with families who saw their own loved ones in him. At the time, his death came amid a sharp rise in violence, especially impacting our seniors. For many families, it brought fear closer to home and reminded us how much more we must do to ensure safety and dignity for all. But his legacy did not end there. Mr. Ratanapakti's story brought communities together, raised awareness about the safety of our elders, and reminded us of the responsibility we share to look out for one another. Today, his name continues to live on in our city and in the ongoing work to build safer, more connected communities. This resolution honors his life, extends our condolences to his family, and recognizes the lasting impact of his loss. It also reaffirms our responsibility as a city to ensure that all seniors can move safely through their neighborhoods and to continue investing in prevention, community engagement and healing. I also want to thank Supervisors Cheryl, Sauter and Dorsey for their early co sponsorship and support. We must continue working together with our community partners, public safety agencies, and families to ensure that what happened five years ago is never repeated. Colleagues, I respectfully ask for your support. The rest I submit. Thank you.

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: Thank you, Supervisor Wong. Supervisor Chan. Submit. Thank you. Supervisor Chan.

[Supervisor Chyanne Chen (District 11)]: Thank you, Madam Clark. Colleague, today I'm introducing a hearing request on the proposed budget decisions impacting our homelessness and supportive housing system of care. We know that the homelessness crisis is complex. We know that different administrations and offices have imported different tools and tactic to try and to address these issues. But regardless of which school of thought we fall into, I hope we can agree that we want to solve these issues with efficacy and compassion. Last week, Mission Local reported that we are going to lose more than four fifty shelter beds. I have also heard that there are plans to decommission permanent supportive housing units. At the same time, we are still facing a deficit that needs to be adjusted, and there are looming and determined threats to the state and federal funds for housing. I have concerns about how we are planning to ensure that our systems of care remain flexible and responsive to the crisis. I think that this conversation is an important one that needs to be had in public setting. As such, I'm calling for the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing, Department of Public Health, Office of Health and Human Services, and Mayor's Budget to report. And I look forward to a productive conversation. Next, colleague, I also have to introduce a drafting request for a charter amendment to create a San Francisco Municipal Financial Corporation and Public Bank. This is tried and tested strategy that has achieved a tremendous impact in cities across the world. City attorney David Chyanne during his tenure in the state assembly, was the lead author of the California Public Banking Act, which was passed by the California legislatures and signed by governor Newsom in 2020. Our board of supervisors has already taken substantive steps to make this charter amendment possible. In 2021, the Board of Supervisors established the San Francisco Reinvestment Working Group to oversee the formation of a business and governance plan consisting of the controller, treasurer, technical expertise in financial institutions, affordable housing financing, small business lending, environmental justice, and renewable energy. In 2023, the reinvestment working group prepared a final governance plan, business plan, and and viability study for San Francisco Municipal Financial Corporation and the San Francisco Public Bank, which was then accepted by the board of supervisors. This charter amendment takes those plans that were accepted by the Board of Supervisors and codified the mission and structure for the municipal financial corporation and public bank in our city charter. It establishes a good governance structures as highlighted in the financial governance plan unanimously accepted by the board of supervisors, which establishes significant safeguards, oversight, check and balances, and accountability to protect the public interest. This plan ensures that the public bank will be run by skilled banking professionals, bankers appointed by the treasurer, controller, city attorney, mayor, and board of supervisors. We have been grappling to advance and finance large scale solution that can address our housing affordability challenges, that can assist small business to survive and thrive, and can finance the investments needed to achieve climate sustainability. These are three of our city's critical priorities and most consistent and persistent challenges. At its heart, the municipal financial corporation and public bank will allow San Francisco to invest our profits into San Francisco. It will allow San Francisco to develop financing tools and lending products that will benefit San Francisco. San Francisco voters agree. A recent citywide poll conducted by the underpin and so that 67% of likely San Francisco voters support the creation of a public bank. This increases to 69% if its first investments are renewable energy with future investment in affordable housing and other critical public projects. We don't have to guess if this works. The Bank of North Dakota has been successfully operating since 1919. It has consistently delivered profits back to the state, supporting economic development, and keeping the local economy stable. Even during the two thousand and eight financial crisis and COVID pandemic, the cities from Los Angeles to New York City are also advancing public bank strategies. I want to acknowledge the critical leadership that supervisor Fielder has played as well as San Francisco Public Bank Coalition to educate and elevate public bank strategies. Colleagues, I look forward to your support. And the rest, I'll submit. Thank you.

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: Thank you, Supervisor Chen. Supervisor Dorsey? Submit. Thank you. Supervisor Mahmood.

[Supervisor Bilal Mahmood (District 5)]: Colleagues, today I'm introducing a resolution of support for Assembly Bill eighteen thirty six, authored by Assembly members Jesse Gabriel and Chris Ward. For the last several years, the California State Nonprofit Security Grant Program has provided tens of millions of dollars a year to nonprofit organizations who are at high risk of violent attacks due to ideology, beliefs, or mission. Our most vulnerable community spaces have benefited from the funding, protecting key assets such as Congregation Beth Shalom, the Glide Foundation, and the Islamic Center of San Francisco. However, San Francisco's ethnic, cultural, and LGBTQ plus groups don't spend all of their time indoors. We're a city of street fairs, parades, and park activations that take advantage of our public spaces to celebrate our incredible diversity. But under current law, security for events outside of permanent nonprofit facilities are not eligible for this grant program. AB eighteen thirty six changes that. It allows for cultural events run by nonprofits to apply for and receive funds to help keep celebrants safe from political potential hate motivated violence. Hundreds of thousands of San Franciscans and visitors may stand to benefit from this legislation as our events are made safer and our local nonprofits, many of which are living at a razor's edge financially, won't have to worry about security bills breaking the bank, even as hate crimes remain an ever present threat to marginalized communities. AB1836 has a long list of local supporters, including the Jewish Federation Bay Area, El La Parra Translatinas, Nihon Machu Street Fair, and PFLAG San Francisco. Thank you to or PFLAG. Thank you to Doctor. Emily Morase from the Japantown Task Force for bringing this legislation to my attention. And I ask colleagues for your support of this resolution. And the rest, I submit.

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: Thank you. Supervisor Mahmood, Supervisor Mandelman.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: Thank you, Madam Clerk. Colleagues, I am asking that we adjourn today's meeting in honor of Helene Wenzel, who died at her home on 02/04/2026. She was 82 years old. Helene was a pioneering San Francisco attorney, educator, and advocate for the queer community. Her life was defined by her extraordinary intellect and unshakable commitment to social justice. After earning a PhD in French literature from UC Berkeley, she began her professional life in academia, serving as a professor of French and Women's Studies at Yale University, and later at San Francisco State University. Her desire to provide direct, compassionate advocacy for her community took her from the classroom to the practice of law. She earned a degree from New College School of Law and opened the law offices of Helene, Helene V. Wenzel, where she practiced for nearly thirty years in the areas of elder law, probate, and estate planning. She became a vital resource for LGBTQ plus individuals and seniors navigating complex legal landscapes with both rigor and empathy. Her leadership in the field is recognized by peers who elected her president of the Northern California Chapter of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys. Beyond her law practice, Helene was a long term supporter of the National Center for Lesbian Rights, an active member of Bay Area Lawyers for Individual Freedom, and a generous donor to organizations focused on empowering women and protecting civil liberties. She was known for her sharp wit, scholarly mind, and deep capacity for friendship. She's survived by Aunt Abby Zimberg, her wife and partner of thirty seven years, as well as a vast network of friends and fans. Count me among them, I will very much miss running into Helene and Abby out and about on 20 in Noe Valley. Rest and peace and power. Helene Wenzel. May your memory be a blessing. The rest I submit.

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: Thank you, mister president. And seeing no names on the roster, that concludes the introduction of new business.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: Let's go to public comment.

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: For those of you who are here in the board's chamber, line up on your right hand side of the chamber. You're able to speak to the mayoral appearance, the minutes as presented, items 36 through 44. Those are the items on the adoption without committee reference calendar. And other general matters not on the published agenda. And we are setting the timer for two minutes. Let's hear from our first speaker. Welcome.

[Speaker 17.0]: Hi. You actually don't have to pay attention to this. This is just me entertaining myself, because, you know, in fascist times, it's like really depressing and shit. Coming here is very depressing, watching you do what you do. So, I am currently reading The Society of the Spectacle by Guy Debord.

[Leah McGeeber (Public Commenter)]: Everyone should be reading and thinking more, and thinking critically, because the billionaires don't want us to do that. So, when I read, I like to think of how that applies to my life, and what I do, and what I see. So, here are some fun quotes. The spectacle is able to subject human beings to itself because the economy has already subjugated them. It is nothing other than the economy developing for itself. It is at once a faithful reflection of the production of things and a distorting objectification of the producers. Yeah. We are subjugated by the economy, which relates to the mayor this earlier this meeting, talking about, oh, how he has to hurt us against his will. He doesn't wanna make these hard budget decisions. But, you know, the economy, nothing he can do about that. What else? Oh, the reigning economic system is a vicious circle of isolation. Its technologies are based on isolation, and they contribute to that same isolation. I think a lot about social media with this, too. From automobiles to television, the goods that the spectacular system chooses to produce also serves as its weapons for constantly reinforcing the conditions that engender lonely crowds. I mean, social media is a big weapon being used against people, too, right now. And Daniel Laurie and his Instagram reels and everything's great, we're bouncing back, let's ignore homeless people, let's ignore all the shit that's happening across the country. ICE is great. He implies he doesn't really say anything bad about ICE. I guess that's all I have time for.

[Speaker 17.0]: Thank you.

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: Thank you, Leah McGeeber, for your comments. Welcome to the next speaker.

[Jim McAfee (Public Commenter)]: Thank you, members of the board. My name is Jim McAfee. On 02/02/2026, I received printed information concerning the inspector general's office of San Francisco that revealed the controller's office was in the process of developing policies and procedures for its operation and about the IG's authority and duties. As far as I know, there is no update as of yet. I humbly request that the San Francisco Board of Supervisors encourage the Controller's Office to complete it and make it public. Thank you.

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: Thank you for your comments. Welcome to the next speaker.

[Speaker 17.0]: Good afternoon, supervisors. My name is Virginia Taylor. I'm here from Safe and Sound in the Family Services Alliance. And I just wanted to thank everyone on the board for the resolution that's being introduced and for being at the press conference at lunch in honor of Child Abuse Prevention Awareness Month. We really appreciate all your support.

[Virginia Taylor (Public Commenter, Safe & Sound/Family Services Alliance)]: Everyone standing together shows that parents working and everyone working together helps parents reduce stress and build resilience and strengthen the connections that help children grow safe and supported. So together, we're building a stronger community where everyone can thrive. And we really appreciate all of you and that support. Thank you.

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: Thank you, Virginia Taylor, for your comments. Welcome to our next speaker.

[Unidentified Public Commenter]: Good afternoon, Board of Supervisors, President Mandelman, and the general board. I just can't believe what you people perpetrated last week. It's like bringing Washington, D. C. Politics to San Francisco. That was purely performative, taken, I guess, from the planning commission's structuring a three three tie. So, the board comes out with a five five tie. I noticed that District Nine's seat is still empty, and apparently, I had to read in the paper because people were mumbling last week about what was actually happening about that District 9. Well, apparently, when I read in the papers, she has a leave of absence of thirty days, which is after the election. And, she is a product of several supervisors from campus to Ronan and to Fielder. And, they're occupying a very critical supervisor district. The Mission District is so important, and it's right now running lawless. There is no real direction. You should pressure this supervisor to either, as they say in the army, defecate her, get off the toilet. She's gotta do something at some time. You can't let this group, and you can't act like a cobble, and protect this person. I love what she was doing. I often supported her. The Bank of San Francisco is a brilliant idea. I supported that. I supported her against Mayor Lurie, and I wish you were back, but she's got to come back or not.

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: All right. Are there any other speakers who would like to address the board during general public comment? Mr. President.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: All right. Public comment is now closed. Madam Clerk, let's go to our for adoption without committee reference agenda. Please call items 36 through 44.

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: Items 36 through 44 were introduced for adoption without committee reference. A unanimous vote is required for adoption of a resolution on first reading. Any member may require a resolution on first reading to go to committee.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: Supervisor Dorsey.

[Supervisor Matt Dorsey (District 6)]: Can we pull item 36?

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: Yes. Supervisor Sauter. Item 39, please. Okay. Supervisor Walton.

[Supervisor Shamann Walton (District 10)]: I'd like to send item 37 to committee. Right.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: I don't see anybody else. So Madam Clerk, can you call the roll on the remaining balance of the items? That's items 36 through 44, but excluding 36, 37, and 39.

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: Yes. We have here 38, 40, 41, 42, 43, and 44. Supervisor Melgar?

[Supervisor Myrna Melgar (District 7)]: Aye.

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: Melgar, aye. Supervisor Soder? Supervisor Cheryl Cheryl aye supervisor Walton Walton aye Wong aye Wong aye supervisor Chan Chan, I Supervisor Dorsey, Dorsey, I Supervisor Mahmood, Mahmood, I and Supervisor Mandelman? I. Mandelman, I. There are 10 ayes.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: Without objection, the resolutions are adopted. And motion is approved. Motions are approved. Madam Clerk, can you please call item 36?

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: Item 36, resolution to designate April 19 through 04/25/2026, as National Crime Victims' Rights Week in the city and county of San Francisco.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: Supervisor Dorsey.

[Supervisor Matt Dorsey (District 6)]: Thank you, President Mandelman. Colleagues, today I encourage you to join me in recognizing National Crime Victims' Rights Week here in San Francisco, which will be observed this year from April 19 through April 25. This week is about ensuring that in all our discussions on public safety, we never lose sight of those who have been harmed by crime. Behind every crime statistic is a crime victim, a person, a family, a community impacted and too often those voices get lost. This year's theme, listen, act, advocate, protect victims, serve communities is exactly the call to action we need. Supporting the rights of victims isn't passive. It requires us to listen, yes, but also to act to sustain investments and services and to ensure coordination among multiple agencies to ensure that our justice system is responsible and accessible and rooted in dignity. In San Francisco, we've made commendable progress, including the creation of the Office of Victims and Witness Rights, but we also know there's more work to do, especially for communities that disproportionately face barriers to accessing justice or obtaining needed support. I'm proud that our city is long centered victims and survivors in our public safety efforts. Six months ago, you may recall that I eulogized former district attorney Arlo Smith in this chamber, recognizing him for, among other accomplishments, creating California's first victim services unit in a district attorney's office as far back as the nineteen eighties. That office and other programs like it have been instrumental to ensure that those harmed by crime in San Francisco have pathways to healing and justice. And that commiss commitment was underscored even today with the resolution introduced by supervisors, Cheryl and Melgar on sexual assault response and prevention. Thank you for your leadership on that. On April 20, next Monday evening, I'll be joining the SFPD Victims Walk along side survivors and advocates. I want to thank chief Derek Liu and our current district attorney, Brooke Jenkins, for their leadership in bringing communities together together around that, and I encourage colleagues to join us. At the end of the day, a safer city isn't solely one that reduces crime rates. It's one that stands with victims consistently and without exception. San Francisco can be proud of its long history of doing that. It's a civic creed worth honoring and recommitting to as we observe National Crime Victims Rights Week this year. I hope you'll support it.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: Supervisor Wong. I'd like

[Supervisor Alan Wong (District 4)]: to request to add my name as a cosponsor. Noted.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: I believe, colleagues, we can take that item. Same house, same call. Without objection, the resolution is adopted. Madam Clerk, please call item 39.

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: Item 39, resolution to support House Resolution Number 2,410, the Revitalizing Downtowns and Main Streets Act, authored by United States Representatives Mike casie and jimmy gomez which will be which will provide a federal tax credit to facilitate the con the conversion of office and other commercial buildings into housing.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: Supervisor sauter. Thank you,

[Supervisor Danny Sauter (District 3)]: President Mandelman. I just need to make a small clerical change on here to reference the correct individual being US Representative Mike Carey and not US Representative Mike Casey. So those that simple amendment has been circulated to everyone. And I would ask to move to amend item 39 accordingly.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: Supervisor Sauter has made a motion. Is there a second? Seconded by Chen colleagues. I think we can take that motion without objection. Without objection, the amendment is passed. And then I think we can take the amended Madam Clerk is like nodding. You can get it out. You can get it out, President Mandelman. We can take the amended item, same house, same call, without objection. The amended resolution is adopted, is approved. Okay. And with that, Madam Clerk, do we have any imperative agenda items?

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: I have none to report, Mr. President.

[Supervisor Connie Chan (District 1)]: All

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: right. Could you please read the in memoriams?

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: Today's meeting will be adjourned in memory of the following beloved individual on behalf of President Mandelman, for the late Doctor. Helen Wenzel.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: And I think that brings us to the end of our agenda, Madam Clerk. Do we have any further business before us today?

[Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board]: That concludes our business for today.

[Rafael Mandelman, Board President (District 8)]: Thank you, Madam Clerk. We are adjourned.