this went to unemployed san franciscans, san franciscans on benefits, and impacted hundreds of thousands of san franciscans, businesses big and small, and it was able to make a big impact on the recession. so this time, mayor breed didn't wait to pass a stimulus packages to assist residents and the unemployed, and it's a good thing she didn't because we'd still be waiting. in it, she included $7 million to the human services agency to expand jobsnow to serve an additional 3,700 people as well as businesses looking to reopen, to expand, or to simply start a new business. this mayor's investment, as she said, is in line with the city investments programs. so what is jobsnow? it's the subsidized employment program that we at the human services agency operate that matches low-income unemployed or underplayed people with job opportunities in the public sector, the private sector, and also the nonprofit. what is subsidized employment? it is a job strategy that uses public dollars, in this case, over $7 million, to reimburse employers for the wages that they pay to workers that are hired throug

also san franciscans, i really like that that is part of this ordinanc,. so thank you again. >> chair peskin: thank you. next speaker, please. >> hello, chair peskin, vice chair safai, and supervisor preston. this is jeremy shaw, d-5. i think this is a modest compromise solution to afford some rent control. as an aside, this title of this resolution is supporting keeping families in their home. i'd like to point out that the chair has to the -- committee has to the call of the chair resolution [inaudible] and i would like to urge that you take that matter back up. thank you. >> chair peskin: thank you. next speaker. >> supervisors, this is lorraine petty. [inaudible] i'm calling in support of this very important resolution. i'm in support of [inaudible] keeping families in their homes. i think this is a fair and measured proposition. this extends to local jurisdicti jurisdictions the ability to craft protections and improve current protections for tenants. [inaudible] and in other loc e localities [inaudible] wildfires, lost incomes, the racial and social

a higher education program froee for al san franciscans. i'm proud of the things that i have accomplished, but also, at the same time i have seen the income divide significantly increase in san francisco, especially during this pandemic, it has disproportionately hurt something the working people in our communities. it's the reason why i'm running, that i want to bring my skills and experience to the table to help close that income divide gap and making sure that all working people can stay housed, stay healthy and safe in our beloved city. thank you. >> hi. i'm sherman dasilva. we have problems that we face daily when we walk out or door to shop, work, and enjoy the precious neighborhood we call home. on homelessness, it means no camping or sleeping on streets. instead, we will use city-owned garages to provide a safe, clean, and private space where we can offer mental health and he diction offices. on crime and safety, we'll increase beat officers to deter theft and vandalism, but we will not defund, reduce or reappropriate the number of

this race is about what it means to be san franciscans. we all want the safe things: to live in a safe neighborhood and to live in a city that treats everyone humanely. i will fight to strengthen our over 40 distinct neighborhoods in district 7. i will fight to expand public safety with more community policing and foot patrols, and i will fight to sustain our local businesses with new ways of doing business. i'm emily murase for district 7 supervisor, and i ask for your number one vote on election day. >> chair fewer:the meeting will come to order. this is the special budget and finance committee meeting. i'm sandra lee fewer, the chair of the committee. and i'm joined by supervisor walton and rafael mandelman. i thank sfgov-tv for broadcasting this meeting. madam clerk, any announcements. >> clerk: due to the covid-19 health emergency and to protect the board members and the city employees and the public, the legislative agenda and the committee room are closed. however, members will be participating in a meeting remotely. this precaution

including the killing of dozens of black and brown san franciscans. this past june they threatened a lawsuit so they could still kneel on the necks of san franciscans after that same move killed george floyd. the sfpd described the level of anti-black bias in san francisco as extreme. stand up to our city's racist police fraternity and make all future negotiations public. please do the right thing. >> clerk: thank you for your comments. operations, let's hear from the next caller, please. >> caller: hello, i live in district 8 and i'm a member of a group of people who want to see that police -- that police stop killing everybody. i'm calling to demand the board of supervisors to reject the racist police officers' association contract renegotiation and to call a public hearing to provide transparency to future negotiations. this renegotiation is exactly what the p.o.a. wants, they get two years of raises and they have a lack of transparency locked in and it sets them to renegotiate their next contract in a mayoral year when they'll have more leverage.

these are hard working san franciscans, people who really care about their city and want to be proud of their city and the work they do, and they know best how to address this problem because they're dealing with it every day. so we're proud to have worked with them, to provide this measure of accountability to provide safer, cleaner streets, trash cans that will work, access to more rest rooms. more green infrastructure which has been sorely lacking. and, again, public accountability and a real focus on street cleaning. so i'm very proud of the measure, and i implore san franciscans, if you want to see our travel industry be reinvigorated, our children and familied supported by the picking up of needles and keeping our streets clean, then please vote yes on proposition b. >> thank you, honey. closing statements from larry, please. >> proposition b will politicize the department of public works. that's why i and a number of centrist politicians and organizations are opposed to proposition b, on the board of supervisors, supervisor sandra fewer voted no, raff vel mandelman voted now,

right now our positivity rate is 0.89 and i know that so many san franciscans have been hearing the stories about how great san francisco has been doing in fighting the virus, but the fact is we're still in the midst of a pandemic. so today is just a reminder that not only are we doing well, we are starting to see a slight uptick in the number of hospitalizations, which puts us in a situation where things could possibly get worse than what they are. it's just a reminder. in places like france and germany, they've had to make adjustments. france is in lockdown again. and germany, which has been a model in the rest of the world, is looking at restrictions. it's not just what is happening here in the united states, it's still challenging all over the world. it is just a reminder that we are in the midst of this pandemic. as a result of some changes that we've seen in the numbers, what we will have to do as a result is put a pause on some of our reopening efforts we have for next week. let me just say that san francisco is in a good place. we are in the yellow tier. as a result of being in the

including the killing of dozens of black and brown san franciscans. this past june they threatened a lawsuit so they could still kneel on the necks of san franciscans after that same move killed george floyd. the sfpd described the level of anti-black bias in san francisco as extreme. stand up to our city's racist police fraternity and make all future negotiations public. please do the right thing. >> clerk: thank you for your comments. operations, let's hear from the next caller, please. >> caller: hello, i live in district 8 and i'm a member of a group of people who want to see that police -- that police stop killing everybody. i'm calling to demand the board of supervisors to reject the racist police officers' association contract renegotiation and to call a public hearing to provide transparency to future negotiations. this renegotiation is exactly what the p.o.a. wants, they get two years of raises and they have a lack of transparency locked in and it sets them to renegotiate their next contract in a mayoral year when they'll have more leverage.

in the last presidential election, sa san franciscans tud out in record number. it was a '80 turnout. in 2008, it was 81%. this is a city that prides ourselves on making sure our voices are heard. we're not going to covid stop us from making sure that you have access to vote in san francisco at your convenience. i'm excited and i know that there's a lot of confusion out there but this department of election has done everything it can to make sure that it's easy to call the department of elections, call 311, go online if you need information for where to pick up a ballot or a replacement ballot. we thought of everything. so, there's no excuse for anyone in this city who is a registered voter not to vote. and in addition to that, if you are not registered to vote, and you would like to register to vote, you have until october 19th. so, make sure that you take the opportunity to go online and this center is open and you can come here and register to vote and you can vote on the same day. in addition to the dress up locations on election day, and this voting center r

in the last presidential election, sa san franciscans tud out in record number. it was a '80 turnout. in 2008, it was 81%. this is a city that prides ourselves on making sure our voices are heard. we're not going to covid stop us from making sure that you have access to vote in san francisco at your convenience. i'm excited and i know that there's a lot of confusion out there but this department of election has done everything it can to make sure that it's easy to call the department of elections, call 311, go online if you need information for where to pick up a ballot or a replacement ballot. we thought of everything. so, there's no excuse for anyone in this city who is a registered voter not to vote. and in addition to that, if you are not registered to vote, and you would like to register to vote, you have until october 19th. so, make sure that you take the opportunity to go online and this center is open and you can come here and register to vote and you can vote on the same day. in addition to the dress up locations on election day, and this voting center r

this race is about what it means to be san franciscans. we all want the safe things: to live in a safe neighborhood and to live in a city that treats everyone humanely. i will fight to strengthen our over 40 distinct neighborhoods in district 7. i will fight to expand public safety with more community policing and foot patrols, and i will fight to sustain our local businesses with new ways of doing business. i'm emily murase for district 7 supervisor, and i ask for your number one vote on election day. >> hi. i'm vallie brown, and i'm running for supervisor in district 5. i have fought tirelessly to better my community and solve the challenges we face. improving quality of life in district 5 is personal. after losing my parents before age 14, i was raised by the community, so fighting for affordable housing, environmental protection, and homelessness has been my principle goal as an activist, as a legislative aide for ten years, and as a supervisor. i've served two previous district five supervisors, and i've served the city and our neighb

this is a harrowing time for all san franciscans. we are all trying to salvage our mental health, not just the stigmatized. this crisis needs the commission's focus, and monitoring and oversight. they need to be up and running and carrying out our mandated functions. please pass this legislation. thank you very much. this is rochelle laslova. >> clerk: thank you can, we have the next caller, please. >> caller: hello, my name is commissioner dawson cooper and my pronouns are they, them and theirs and i'm the newest member of the behavioral health commission and i am here because i want to do work on this commission for the most vulnerable in our community. as highlighted by the previous comments made. this legislation gives clear instruction on what to do and to provide those critical supports from the department of public health, like many other major counties in our state. additionally, it provides a clear timeline of appointments to the commission which has restricted the functionality over the summer months. there are two critical

in the last presidential election, sa san franciscans tud out in record number. it was a '80 turnout. in 2008, it was 81%. this is a city that prides ourselves on making sure our voices are heard. we're not going to covid stop us from making sure that you have access to vote in san francisco at your convenience. i'm excited and i know that there's a lot of confusion out there but this department of election has done everything it can to make sure that it's easy to call the department of elections, call 311, go online if you need information for where to pick up a ballot or a replacement ballot. we thought of everything. so, there's no excuse for anyone in this city who is a registered voter not to vote. and in addition to that, if you are not registered to vote, and you would like to register to vote, you have until october 19th. so, make sure that you take the opportunity to go online and this center is open and you can come here and register to vote and you can vote on the same day. in addition to the dress up locations on election day, and this voting center r

he says the city is able to take the step because the hard work san franciscans have put in. the key going forward is balancing reopening the city and the virus transmission rates. >> i also think it's likely we'll see an increase in cases as we graduate. we know that more people move about, the more the virus spreads and it's really about keeping the virus from spreading too quickly and not overwhelming our healthcare systems. >> the move to reopen nonessential offices comes from the move to open services like waxing services and gyms. >> today we are actually able to utilize two different things, drop in climbing during our nonpeak hours, reservations during the higher traffic times and then we are able to allow a few more people in, which is good news for businesses. >> reporter: the rock climbing gym taking steps to make sure climbers are safe on the walls and say from the virus. >> we are following all of the guidelines, as far as making sure everybody wears masks and that the facility, utilizing what we call a sanitation cycle, using all of the hand sanitizer stations l

these are hard working san franciscans, people who really care about their city and want to be proud of their city and the work they do, and they know best how to address this problem because they're dealing with it every day. so we're proud to have worked with them, to provide this measure of accountability to provide safer, cleaner streets, trash cans that will work, access to more rest rooms. more green infrastructure which has been sorely lacking. and, again, public accountability and a real focus on street cleaning. so i'm very proud of the measure, and i implore san franciscans, if you want to see our travel industry be reinvigorated, our children and familied supported by the picking up of needles and keeping our streets clean, then please vote yes on proposition b. >> thank you, honey. closing statements from larry, please. >> proposition b will politicize the department of public works. that's why i and a number of centrist politicians and organizations are opposed to proposition b, on the board of supervisors, supervisor sandra fewer voted no, raff vel mandelman voted now,

franciscans take care of san franciscans and that we continue to work on our infrastructure. thank you for that report. thank you, madame chair. >> i think anyone who hasn't should go out and see. it's remarkable. i wasn't through the same procedures the workers go through with covid and came in, signed up and told hem how i've been feeling and took the temperature test then i got a bracelet. when i walked around everybody looked at my arm and knew at least i didn't have a fever. i thought that was great. i don't know whether they planted these people are not but honest to goodness, they ran up to me and it was really great because i helped sponsor city bills and they talked about that and it's wonderful and there was a young woman about six feet tall and with an corporation and now the inspector on the job for gas, power and water. i don't know whether they planted these people but i'm telling you, it was really and you can see black and brown lives matter and that's what the p.u.c. has to be about and that's my commitment. i appreciate all of you for having the same commitm

san francisco cansens -- san franciscans, customers behind on their bills in communities that are most impacted by covid-19. as you see here on the slide, this is currently up. i'll talk more about it on the next slide please. so for this campaign, we really look at multiprong campaign to reach as many of our hard reach customers as possible. we purchase print, digital and audio advertisements. those channels were seen daily, sf bay view, and univision. we purchased 11 billboards that recently got put up. they're in spanish and english throughout the bay view neighborhood, admission, and outer mission. we also sent roughly 30,000 postcards to san franciscans to know about the program and the credit. we also purchased others. a couple of these channels are new, so we're excited to see how successful they are. we haven't used univision and google adware, but many said those channels are successful. we're excited to see the results. as part of our shared media, we're using the social media pages to promote the credit. we also created a community partner tool kit that we shared with the bo

i realize how trivial the steps are, but i think there are a lot of san franciscans like me who are very concerned about climate change and want to do all they can to limit it. it's certainly why i'm here today. i appreciate the work this committee and the staff has spent working on this. i ask you to act quickly and send the full ordinance to the board of supervises. >> clerk: thank you, speaker. next speaker, you'll have two minutes. you'll be told your line is unmuted. >> good afternoon. comments on behalf of the california [indiscernible] -- supervisor mandelman for continuing to have productive discussions with us. as we discussed last week [indiscernible] and appliances in new buildings. the electrification ordinance should be tied to additional requirements to expand the requirements for installing rainwater and recycled water systems in new construction. this would provide workers impacted with new replacement work and also further benefit san francisco and provide a substantial energy and water savings. we're hoping to have language work quickly to improve the ordinance that wil

and more than 200,000 san franciscans remain unemployed. these pillars of our local economy may very well be in worse shape next year than we currently understand. the city is in no position to commit funding we may not have, but this proposal does that. while failing to provide necessary services for residents and small businesses. our reserves exist to stabilize government services and support our community during a volatile situation like the one we find ourselves in today. this budget does not provide the support our small business community faces as they face extinction level and our reserves are not infinite. this is a budget that will spend a lot of taxpayer money and produce nowhere near the benefits this moment demand. for this reason, i cannot support the proposal before us today. >> president yee: supervisor fewer? >> supervisor fewer: thank you, president yee. so, colleagues, i made my comments last week, but i just want to say again how extraordinarily proud i am of this budget in front of us today. for the last couple of month

a higher education program froee for al san franciscans. i'm proud of the things that i have accomplished, but also, at the same time i have seen the income divide significantly increase in san francisco, especially during this pandemic, it has disproportionately hurt something the working people in our communities. it's the reason why i'm running, that i want to bring my skills and experience to the table to help close that income divide gap and making sure that all working people can stay housed, stay healthy and safe in our beloved city. thank you. >> hi. i'm sherman dasilva. we have problems that we face daily when we walk out or door to shop, work, and enjoy the precious neighborhood we call home. on homelessness, it means no camping or sleeping on streets. instead, we will use city-owned garages to provide a safe, clean, and private space where we can offer mental health and he diction offices. on crime and safety, we'll increase beat officers to deter theft and vandalism, but we will not defund, reduce or reappropriate the number of

in the last presidential election, sa san franciscans tud out in record number. it was a '80 turnout. in 2008, it was 81%. this is a city that prides ourselves on making sure our voices are heard. we're not going to covid stop us from making sure that you have access to vote in san francisco at your convenience. i'm excited and i know that there's a lot of confusion out there but this department of election has done everything it can to make sure that it's easy to call the department of elections, call 311, go online if you need information for where to pick up a ballot or a replacement ballot. we thought of everything. so, there's no excuse for anyone in this city who is a registered voter not to vote. and in addition to that, if you are not registered to vote, and you would like to register to vote, you have until october 19th. so, make sure that you take the opportunity to go online and this center is open and you can come here and register to vote and you can vote on the same day. in addition to the dress up locations on election day, and this voting center r

this race is about what it means to be san franciscans. we all want the safe things: to live in a safe neighborhood and to live in a city that treats everyone humanely. i will fight to strengthen our over 40 distinct neighborhoods in district 7. i will fight to expand public safety with more community policing and foot patrols, and i will fight to sustain our local businesses with new ways of doing business. i'm emily murase for district 7 supervisor, and i ask for your number one vote on election day. >> my name is ahsha safai, and i'm the current district 11 supervisor. we're building housing on a scale we've never done before, almost 600 units, 65% of it being affordable to working families. we've planted over 2,000 trees, and we've investing in our transportation like we've never done before. we've done speed cushions, we're doing transportation improvements on mission and general geneva, and we're making sure we have affordable and accessible transportation. during this time of crisis, we are -- we've been in constant reaction mode to

these are hard working san franciscans, people who really care about their city and want to be proud of their city and the work they do, and they know best how to address this problem because they're dealing with it every day. so we're proud to have worked with them, to provide this measure of accountability to provide safer, cleaner streets, trash cans that will work, access to more rest rooms. more green infrastructure which has been sorely lacking. and, again, public accountability and a real focus on street cleaning. so i'm very proud of the measure, and i implore san franciscans, if you want to see our travel industry be reinvigorated, our children and familied supported by the picking up of needles and keeping our streets clean, then please vote yes on proposition b. >> thank you, honey. closing statements from larry, please. >> proposition b will politicize the department of public works. that's why i and a number of centrist politicians and organizations are opposed to proposition b, on the board of supervisors, supervisor sandra fewer voted no, raff vel mandelman voted now,

i was born and raised in san francisco with my parents both homegrown san franciscans. my father is an alumni of class of 1984. i consider myself as a dedicated student athlete playing basketball, field hockey and track. my personal goal is to continue a career as a student athlete in high school and college. i want to increase the opportunity for high school sports as a whole, for increased training and community sport, to support the well-being of on student body. this is especially important during the covid time when the future of sports changes on a daily basis. the approval of lights will ease the changes, and support the school athletics and committees. it allows us to accommodate large group cohorts to practice later into the evening. this is all very important to the growth, training and for the athletes and the school community. s.i. places high value on the growth and the personal conduct of its students, parents and faculty. we serve in community projects and hold accountability to respect our neighboring communities. the approval of the lights project as re

these are hard working san franciscans, people who really care about their city and want to be proud of their city and the work they do, and they know best how to address this problem because they're dealing with it every day. so we're proud to have worked with them, to provide this measure of accountability to provide safer, cleaner streets, trash cans that will work, access to more rest rooms. more green infrastructure which has been sorely lacking. and, again, public accountability and a real focus on street cleaning. so i'm very proud of the measure, and i implore san franciscans, if you want to see our travel industry be reinvigorated, our children and familied supported by the picking up of needles and keeping our streets clean, then please vote yes on proposition b. >> thank you, honey. closing statements from larry, please. >> proposition b will politicize the department of public works. that's why i and a number of centrist politicians and organizations are opposed to proposition b, on the board of supervisors, supervisor sandra fewer voted no, raff vel mandelman voted now,

i'm first generation san franciscan and my parents immigranted to this country in the late '50's and purchased homes and raised their children here. i've served over 20 years in the united states air force and satellite and space race and when i retire i returned home to dare for my aging and ailing mother and care for my mentally disabled sister. i am a leader and participant in numerous volunteer community and church activity and i'm also a san francisco landlord and i add that because i know what it is to own property as a resident and as a landlord in this city. i have nothing against renovations to properties in fact, i see the value in improving property that we own because it not only improves our properties but the neighborhoods in which we live. it is because of this that we are here today that i am here today asking for discretionary review for my neighbor's project. speaking of my neighbor, i lived to the immediate west outlined in the dark line. from the planning commission website and i focus on the words neighborhood compatibility. design review is a process to ensure t

i'm a firefighter, a fifth generation san franciscan, a veteran of iraq and afghanistan and the war, and i've seen a lot of the effects of homelessness. vote for me in november. >> thank you, steven. last one will be polasca. >> hi. my name is polasca. i loved growing up in a union household. my mother worked the post office, the graveyard shift, her entire career, so they really instilled a deep value for public service and hard work. i came here to san francisco, u.s.f. school of law, where i met my wife. we currently live in parkmerced, and my kids go to school -- or they did before covid -- right across. i'm proud to have the endorsement of the nurses and people in the sierra club. i ask that you allow me to be your champion at city hall and standup for working class families. >> thank you, velasca, and thank you all, candidates. we'll now move onto the questions for tonight's forum. question one. what type of forum will you support to increase housing availability in district 7. do you agree with the approaches that promote more housing density? just yes, which approaches. if no

helping those suffering from mental health and substance-use disorders, and ensuring that all san franciscans have access to a thriving economy. furthering san francisco's leadership and combating climate change and honestly the list goes on and on. so thank you all again for being here. i'm excited to get this conversation started. >> thank you, breanna, for such a nice introduction. we will now ask our assessor carmen chu, the co-founder of the w challenge, to give some introduction remarks, as we are awaiting for the mayor to join us shortly. >> thank you. first off, i want to just thank everybody, all of our partner organizations, breanna, for your wonderful and warm introduction. thank you all for joining us in this virtual way. i think that this is a special day, a day that i think as breanna mentioned, women were able to win the right to vote. it did take decades, though, for indigenous women and women of color to also be able to participate. so i think as we take the moment to celebrate this milestone in our history, it's also important to recognize that the struggles for participatio

this race is about what it means to be san franciscans. we all want the safe things: to live in a safe neighborhood and to live in a city that treats everyone humanely. i will fight to strengthen our over 40 distinct neighborhoods in district 7. i will fight to expand public safety with more community policing and foot patrols, and i will fight to sustain our local businesses with new ways of doing business. i'm emily murase for district 7 supervisor, and i ask for your number one vote on election day.

it's located in the presidio but will serve all san franciscans. it will serve patients who no longer need acute care but are not ready to go home. they would have medical medical supervision and care from staff. i hope this day won't come. we hope our hospitals will never need to open the relief that this site represents. that depends on you. all of us. please. please wear a mask. it's really not that hard. i want to see san francisco open schools instead of medical sites. we want to see houses of worship open their doors. sit in their favorite barbers chair. hug our grand children again. we can make that happen. we still have time to turn this around. if we want those things we can't take chances and hope this virus is not as infectious as the data and facts tell us it is. everyone needs to behave as though each of us has covid 19. think about that. we know half as many doap don'te symptoms at some period. be careful. every time you wear a mask, socially distance. wash your hands. avoid gatherings. you're moving closer to the day we can live more

san franciscans overwhelmingly approved it by nearly 75%. and the law went into effect in january of 2018. [♪] >> under california's new law, adults age 21 and over can legally possess up to 1 ounce of cannabis and grow up to six plants at home. adults in california can legally give up to 1 ounce to other adults. >> in the state of california, we passed a law that said adult consumption is legal. if you are an adult and in possession of certain amounts, you will no longer be tried. you will not be arrested or prosecuted for that. that is changing the landscape dramatically. [♪] >> to legalization of cannabis could bring tremendous economic and social benefits to cities like san francisco. >> this industry is projected to reach $22 billion by the year 2020. and that is just a few years away. >> it can be a huge legal industry in california. i think very shortly, the actual growing of marijuana may become the biggest cash crop in the state and so you want that to be a legal tax paying cash crop, all the way down the line to a sales tax on

most of the more than 200 san franciscan who filed over the past 8 months will not return to previous jobs. supporting them to upgrade skills to get back to work with will extremely important part of the economic recovery. one of the key recommendations of the sf economic recovery task force is for the city to provide culturally accessible job training with career connections for marginalized aplaid off workers. this will recrate the work force education and recovery fund to provide financial support to city college of california. student wraparound services and social justice, lifelong learning and enrichment classes. we recognize the role of city college as largest provider of workforce training in adult education in the city with all programs tuition free to san francisco residents. it is a strategic investment to expand the vocational classes leading to career pathways at this time of meed. the city budget includes $200,000 to work to create a pilot program in the spring semester to create at least 10 career technical education classes for unemployed workers in key sectors such as

this race is about what it means to be san franciscans. we all want the safe things: to live in a safe neighborhood and to live in a city that treats everyone humanely. i will fight to strengthen our over 40 distinct neighborhoods in district 7. i will fight to expand public safety with more community policing and foot patrols, and i will fight to sustain our local businesses with new ways of doing business. i'm emily murase for district 7 supervisor, and i ask for your number one vote on election day. lesb ri >> by the time the last show came, i was like whoa, whoa, whoa. i came in kicking and screaming and left out dancing. [♪] >> hello, friends. i'm the deputy superintendent of instruction at san francisco unified school district, but you can call me miss vickie. what you see over the next hour has been created and planned by our san francisco teachers for our students. >> our premise came about for san francisco families that didn't have access to technology, and that's primarily children preschool to second grade. >> when we started

in the last presidential election, sa san franciscans tud out in record number. it was a '80 turnout. in 2008, it was 81%. this is a city that prides ourselves on making sure our voices are heard. we're not going to covid stop us from making sure that you have access to vote in san francisco at your convenience. i'm excited and i know that there's a lot of confusion out there but this department of election has done everything it can to make sure that it's easy to call the department of elections, call 311, go online if you need information for where to pick up a ballot or a replacement ballot. we thought of everything. so, there's no excuse for anyone in this city who is a registered voter not to vote. and in addition to that, if you are not registered to vote, and you would like to register to vote, you have until october 19th. so, make sure that you take the opportunity to go online and this center is open and you can come here and register to vote and you can vote on the same day. in addition to the dress up locations on election day, and this voting center r

i realize how trivial the steps are, but i think there are a lot of san franciscans like me who are very concerned about climate change and want to do all they can to limit it. it's certainly why i'm here today. i appreciate the work this committee and the staff has spent working on this. i ask you to act quickly and send the full ordinance to the board of supervises. >> clerk: thank you, speaker. next speaker, you'll have two minutes. you'll be told your line is unmuted. >> good afternoon. comments on behalf of the california [indiscernible] -- supervisor mandelman for continuing to have productive discussions with us. as we discussed last week [indiscernible] and appliances in new buildings. the electrification ordinance should be tied to additional requirements to expand the requirements for installing rainwater and recycled water systems in new construction. this would provide workers impacted with new replacement work and also further benefit san francisco and provide a substantial energy and water savings. we're hoping to have language work quickly to improve the ordinance that wil

diploma and 165,000 san franciscans that report to the survey that their level of english is less than very well. about 20% of the population. so, these are important programs for us and i wanted to give dean lopez and cayhill a chance to talk about how we have been managing during the time of covid with these non-credit programs. so dean lopez to talk about english as a second language. >> hi everybody, how are you supervisors and everybody there in the meeting today. so, in the area of e.s.l., we had a few challenges in this new semester. we also had wonderful success as well. we generally have registration each semester on campus, and usually how we done that is when we are in a certain semester at the end of that -- like the last week, we register them the following semester. so when we had to leave the institution in late march, we were not able to do that this year, so we had to really rally around everybody on campus instruction, academic affairs, student services, you know, everybody on campus really had to help because of historically what we offered is usually on campus, on s

slow streets and open areas are among the few places where san franciscans condition socialize safely. >> people being able to enjoy life outdoors, where things are safer, i believe has helped us get to where we are, because that's fewer people going inside to see other people. >> the parks have also been used as centers for the city's learning hubs, ensuring that kids have access to education and services. >> kids from high needs neighborhoods and families can get supervised help with distance learning, and they can also get outdoor play time. >> ticket force folks wanting to ride the wheel are booked for this weekend. sorry, i'm competing with some fire trucks passing by here. but tickets are booked for this weekend. if you would like to book a ticket, we have a link on-line. >> looking forward to checking it out. >> that's going to do it for us here on ktvu. if you want more news, join us over on ktvu plus. in the meantime, enjoy game two of the world series. >> we are fox sports! >> there is mookie betts. he had laid dodgers went on the attack in the form of an 8-3 win in game 1 o

. >> young is one of 30,000 san franciscans living in an sro, single occupancy hotel. her building is at the end of this block but hers is not one of those windows or rooms you can see from the outside, it's in the middle with no natural light, no windows and no sync. and typical of most sros, it is a 10 by 10 foot space. this is what she shares with her family of four and during covid it feels even work crowded. >> it is a very small room, the four of us, we have a bunk bed, my mom sleeps on the upper bunk, i sleep on the lower bunk with my son and my husband needs to sleep on the floor. >> sros are rarely ever used for that single room intended purpose. it is known to disregard fire codes and jam multigenerational families into a tiny space. >> as many as nine people are sharing one 10 by 10 room. >> for decades sros have been defended by affordable housing advocates but the pandemic has changed his mind. >> i think that covid really accelerated that and made us realize that places where folks have to share bathrooms and kitchen facilities really have some inherent p

and there are san franciscans who also disproportionately cannot aafford market housing. it is an economic justice issue. it is a racial justice issue. and it's a housing justice issue to build low income housing on this site. we own enough, and we can explore acquisition. we closed out juvenile hall, and when a muni station is a 10-minute walk away. let's just let this gas station through, etc., etc., but every time we do this, we're kicking the can down the road for all of these things, all of these issues we claim we care about, and all of thise these things, like social housing, affordable housing, and climate justice, we keep kicking the can down the road and we have to stop. stop. >> thank you for your comments. next caller. >> caller: hi, i'm eric, and i live in district 8. yeah, like a year and a half ago, we declared a climate emergency. and supervisor mandelman said that climate crisis possess a serious threat for the well-being of san franciscans and it the environment. i think this site could be much better used as a transit socialized housing area, near the 4

diploma and 165,000 san franciscans that report to the survey that their level of english is less than very well. about 20% of the population. so, these are important programs for us and i wanted to give dean lopez and cayhill a chance to talk about how we have been managing during the time of covid with these non-credit programs. so dean lopez to talk about english as a second language. >> hi everybody, how are you supervisors and everybody there in the meeting today. so, in the area of e.s.l., we had a few challenges in this new semester. we also had wonderful success as well. we generally have registration each semester on campus, and usually how we done that is when we are in a certain semester at the end of that -- like the last week, we register them the following semester. so when we had to leave the institution in late march, we were not able to do that this year, so we had to really rally around everybody on campus instruction, academic affairs, student services, you know, everybody on campus really had to help because of historically what we offered is usually on campus, on s

and there are san franciscans who also disproportionately cannot aafford market housing. it is an economic justice issue. it is a racial justice issue. and it's a housing justice issue to build low income housing on this site. we own enough, and we can explore acquisition. we closed out juvenile hall, and when a muni station is a 10-minute walk away. let's just let this gas station through, etc., etc., but every time we do this, we're kicking the can down the road for all of these things, all of these issues we claim we care about, and all of thise these things, like social housing, affordable housing, and climate justice, we keep kicking the can down the road and we have to stop. stop. >> thank you for your comments. next caller. >> caller: hi, i'm eric, and i live in district 8. yeah, like a year and a half ago, we declared a climate emergency. and supervisor mandelman said that climate crisis possess a serious threat for the well-being of san franciscans and it the environment. i think this site could be much better used as a transit socialized housing area, near the 4