Transcripts For SFGTV Government Access Programming 20240713

Us. My name is patricia. I did not finish college because i couldnt pass public speaking. But im standing here right now in city hall, speaking, because this is so important to me. As an older adult, i have been taking classes at the senior center. And ive learned a little bit of public speaking and also computers. And that is how i found out about it last night, googling and hearing the news. So this is very important to me that these classes stay. Ive been shocked and awed the last few years with whats been going on. I thought i was numb to a lot of the everymorning upsets. But today, i was mad. And i decided to do something about it. And thats why im speaking today. Please vote with your heart and not with your pocketbook. I thank you for your time. Thank you. Next speaker. Hi. My name is candice fault. Im a resident of our fine city of San Francisco. And im also one of the coleaders of the San Francisco chapter of citizens climate lobby. I would like to thank all of you for the time and attention youve already given to the climate crisis. I really appreciate the work that you have done. And that you continue to do. But we need to do more, we always need to be doing more. And right now, we need to be focusing on solutions that help the most vulnerable among us at the same time. And fortunately, the resolution endorsing hr 763 can help do just that. The Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend act would allow for more Just Transition to a greener economy and would make sure that a very, very necessary monetary support would be provided to vulnerable populations. I think that San Francisco can continue to do what we do best and continue to lead into the 21st century by sending a message that we support a carbon fee. And i think that there are theres much more to be done beyond just this policy, but i think that this is a very necessary first step. So i encourage and appreciate all the support that you can give to this resolution. Thank you. Thank you, next speaker. My name is sue as a in atwoo. My mother went to city college, my nephew went there, i went back to school when i was 40 to become a cpa and took the accounting classes. Then i became an internal auditor at the university of california full time. But in the evenings and on saturdays, i taught accounting and auditing at city college for 12 years. Theres a lot of issues on the table here today, reparations for destruction of the black community, i support nurses in the e. R. , i support taxi drivers, i still take taxis. I will not take uber or lyft because im a union person. It seems like the people here in San Francisco are hurting. And thats what im hearing from everybody today. So i know that you guys are not god, and you cant solve all the problems, but to the extent that you can, im asking for help. You are probably tired about hearing of city college needing help because weve been at this for eight years one way or another. Ive been campaigning for several things to get more funding for probably at least eight years if not longer than that. But what i want to say is this midnight massacre of this last 300 classes, its like the straw that breaks the camels back. So we really need your help on this. And a lot of other people in this room need help as well. Thank you. Next speaker. Thank you for your patience and good humor. My name is kat. Ive been a teacher at city college for 40 years. And since this happened, im going to have to repeat myself. Because its been so devastating, i cant remember the end of the sentence most of the time. So the most important thing i have to say is that i know its hard to pick your battles at city hall. And this is a battle we are fighting, because so many of the programs that you fund intersect at city college just like all the concerns from healthcare to the environment to the taxis intersect here today, from Child Development to older adults, i wanted to be a nurse, so i really felt i couldnt take it back in the 70s but one day walking to work at city college, i realized you made it, you are in public mental health, teaching dance classes. I have 25 classes were taken out of my department. In the dance teachers, how it looks like they made a decision, it wasnt about how good the teacher it was, it wasnt about the program that was needed, it didnt matter that the teachers class was packed. They went after the part timers who had Healthcare Benefits who are the most popular teachers in our department cut back from one class from five classes to one. 100 students signed a petition that day because they were so devastated about the attachment they have to that teacher. The worst thing is she is the future of that program. And one of the most important things for me to do right now is Keep Community and college and 2. 7 million is a really good investment in the lives that thats likely to change. So if you havent made up your mind yet, please get on board. 2. 7 million, its invaluable in the number of lives its going to affect. Thank you. Good evening. My name is hamus found. I serve as president of the San Francisco branch of the National Association for the advancement of colored people. Im also honored to have served up to this point, for 43 years, as Senior Pastor of the Historic Baptist Church of San Francisco. I set, mr. President , members of the board, like you, through now, three hours and six minutes. [off mic] what i sat through. The thing that concerns me is that on april 14th, 1858, 600 africanamericans gathered at the first Ame Zion Church at sacramento and jackson streets. Way back there, they were complaining about the racialized treatment of blacks in San Francisco. Blacks couldnt serve on juries, couldnt get housing, couldnt get jobs, no school. [off mic] San Francisco. So we will be able to live in peace. And you did the same. [off mic] the africanamericans [off mic] we are talking about humane treatment. [off mic] please wrap it up. Ive extended you the courtesy. Im not speaking for myself. [off mic] some were here this afternoon. Among them, the pastor of the First Presbyterian church. Dr. Rob strong of and you heard earlier [off mic] longest serving black [off mic] of this town thank you, sir. [off mic] we are going to stand up the interest of government thank you. [off mic] why cant San Francisco do the same . [off mic] we invite you to join us and do the right thing and not make a mistake that was made years ago. [off mic] please, ive extended courtesy. Thank you very much. Reparation to make sure [off mic] thank you. Thank you. Next speaker, please. [off mic] thats right, tell them reparations now. Reparations now. Thank you, young man. Good afternoon, supervisors. Thank you for your work. My name is nick. Im a chair of the restore the male notices committee. Weve spoken to you before about this subject. You have to ask yourself, what are the consequences of the exclusion of seniors, low income and disabled from public and educational participation in the life of San Francisco. There have been recent unjustified these recent unjustified cuts to continuallyneeded courses at city college are part of the latest unrelenting wave of gentrification to sweep San Francisco. At the same time as our Public Library has gotten closer than ever to becoming privatized. Gentrification and equity issues are on the table as never before. Im going to read you a proposed resolution that we expect to put before two other public bodies in San Francisco. The San Francisco county Democratic Central Committee and the Central Labor Council of San Francisco. Whereas the San Francisco Public Library is severely pen liesing thousands of Library Users who dont have access to the internet in their homes and whereas in midseptember 2019, without any prior public notice, the San Francisco library eliminateed mail notes limiting access to Borrowing Library materials and whereas the San Francisco Public Library made changes in its procedures that adversely affect the most vulnerable patron population, seniors, low income and disabled users, therefore it be resolved the Central Labor Council usuals the Library Commission to restore the option that all library pray tons may choose to have patrons may choose to have library [off mic] thank you very much, sir. Thank you. Next speaker. Hello. My name is pepper. Im speaking in support of restoring of the cuts to ccsf. So when i transitioned, i lost both my job and my housing, and ccsf helped me build a career and become housed again in this city. And one thing about they seemed, at least to me, to be very targeted towards programs that people, i guess the calculation was people thought they wouldnt matter, i think, like the arts. The arts really matter to me. Its actually the only program in the whole area that actually makes really concerted outreach to trans artists to represent trans people and trans bodies in their figurative drawing classes. So its really a resource that the city has. And the cuts are quite savage to all aspects of the arts. And i really hope that, you know, to affirm the fact that this is a city for everyone, that the supervisors role is to come and support fully the restoration of those programs. Thank you. Next speaker. Hello. My name is lee ellen shoe maker. And im on the faculty of city college in the older adults department. Ive been teaching there 12 years, since i retired as a Hospital Administrator at cpmc. And i do love teaching there. Ive taught beginning computer, beginning internet, Microsoft Office and my class is renaming my one class thats left that will not continue next semester, is called art and photography using digital media. And mostly what we do is teach people to use their cell phones. Im asking you to support the classes. We are not just for older adults. Anyone in the adult can take our classes. And i often get students who find the usual speed of classes for learning computers or learning photoshop elements being paced too fast for them. So i get a lot of english as a second language students as well as people who may have other difficulties or disabilities. I ask for your support to continue these classes. I think they are an asset to the community and to our city. And i appreciate your support on this. Thank you. Next speaker. Hi, folks. My legal name is matula. My given name is patricia ann cart farrell as in ofarrell street. I was kicked in the face sunday morning as i lay at council of human services, supposedly, quote, unquote, homeless. I would like my money. I am being held hostage. I was sold a dream five years ago and i dont have a problem with it. I came out of a Charming Hotel in a charming studio in charming matt haneys district, and i enjoyed every minute of it because i did what i liked to do best, clean up the block, start by cleaning up your own home. Start by cleaning up your own block. Start by teaching your kids how to read if they dont know how to read, take them to the library and check out the books that are there. My mother taught me to read as her mother taught her. I have a formal sixth grade education. And thats not why i came here. I would like my money. I am being held hostage in San Francisco. And i could be anywhere other in the world. My passport has been confiscated. My drivers license has been confiscated. I got an address im using of 2111 jenkins, 94124 that tells me its a privilege to receive mail there. Now my address is opera plaza. I would like my money. And if somebody would be kind enough to call over or walk over to Social Security and say give her her money so she can get her passport so she can get her california drivers license, so she can get the m uk on, because i dont care about [off mic] thank you. Next speaker. Okay. Im coming because ive been a student at city college on and off for about 20 years. Right now i work as an Early Childhood Education Teacher and i take classes for professional development. But i also take other classes that im entrusted in. When i have classes on the campus, i like to go have dinner in the cafeteria, and i was shocked to find out we wouldnt be having dinner there next semester because theyve cut all the night classes for the culinary arts students. This is a program thats vocational, teaching people how to cook. People need to be able to take classes at night when they work. I think its terrible they are cutting the classes. Thank you. Next speaker. Im gloria, and im here to support getting reparations. People probably already said it but in case you dont know the history of black people is to bring us over here for labor. The history of black people is to bring us here to San Francisco for labor at the shipyards. One that shut down, no one wanted us to be here anymore except to drive the buses and to serve as security in the buildings throughout the city. So there needs to be something done, because otherwise theres time with the budget trying to find how to fix the symptoms of what happens when you dont do whats right. Also i want to speak about city college. My mother, back when she went through domestic violence, she got out of that relationship, went on welfare, went to city college, got her aa degree, got a federal job and she was retired from that until three years ago. She worked like 50 years based off city college education. Also for myself, my years in the service, i got my degree at city college. Also my daughter who went to San Francisco state, who also has problems with college classes, went to city college during the summer session to compensate for the classes in art that she could not get at San Francisco state and still took her six years to get her degree because there was a problem everywhere. San francisco used to be the leader on fixing this. And other than that, we need to do better and as board of supervisors cant always just depend on the boards or the trustees over there to do what is necessary. Its got to be a citywide effort. Thank you. Thank you, maam. Next speaker. Hello. Possibly individuals might be more willing to comply and cooperate with restraining order requirements if they were able to deposit their firearms with a gun dealer for a set time period. A reasonable fine as penalty instead of submitting their weapons directly to the Police Department which many fail to comply with. The firearms could then be picked up by cooperating Sheriffs Department from whom the weapons could be retrieved by the owner at a later date as per judicial requirement. So thats just something to think about. Okay. Any other speakers . Seeing none, then Public Comment is closed. Thank you very much for the public for coming today to express all the concerns that you have. Lets continue with our agenda. Call items 54 through 65. Items 54 through 65 were introduced for adoption without reference to committee. A anonymous vote is required for resolutions on First Reading today. Alternatively, any supervisor may require resolution to go to committee. Would any colleagues like to sever any items . 55. Supervisor stefani . 54, please. And also sever 57. Supervisor ronen . 58. So lets please call items the roll on the remaining balance of the items. On the remaining . Minus 54, 55, 57, 58 supervisor mandelman. We can take a call. So for the remainder of the items then, can we take a call . Seeing no objection, then these motions are approved. Lets go back to item i want to take this out of order. My colleagues dont mind. With 55, 57, 58 first. And then to 54 last out of this bunch. Okay . Madame clerk, call item 55. Item 55 is a resolution to support United States House Resolution no. 463, authored by representative theodore deutch, the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend act of 2019 to encourage marketdriven innovation of Clean Energy Technologies and market efficiencies which will reduce harmful pollution and leave a healthier more stable and more prosperous nation for future generations. We heard about this in Public Comment. This is a resolution to put San Francisco on record in support of the act, hr763, a bill for tax carbon emissions. Los angeles, richmond and other cities have approved resolutions of their own. Bipartisan Climate Change bill sponsored by representative deutch. Having led on so many Environmental Issues and so many areas, i believe San Francisco should join these other cities in supporting the bill. If passed, the bill will place a fee on fossil fuels like coal, oil and gas and the money will be allocated to the American People with an he must haved annual total of 500 per individual. The legislation is expected to bring emissions down 40 percent in 12 years while creating 12 million new jobs and promoting energy conservation. I want to thank steven from citizens climate lobby as well as the amazing folks who made it through four hours sitting here to talk about this measure. I also want to thank you from the Mayors Office and kyle in my office for his work on this and i want to thank those advocates who came out and are so great. Colleagues, i hope you all vote for this. Thank you. Colleagues, can we take this item in call . Without objection then, this resolution is adopted. Madame clerk, call 57. 57 is a motion to authorize preparation of written proponent and opponent ballot arguments and rebuttal ballot arguments for submittal to the voters for the march 3, 2020, consolidated president ial primary election copies should have been distributed. Amendments are to clarify the authors for the proponent arguments for the ballot measures on march 2020 election. Amendments are as follows the leading the opponent on page 1, line 3, since there are no appointed arguments being author authored, having mayor breed as the official author of the ballot measure for the Charter Amendment to provide retiree Healthcare Benefits to employees of the housing authority, thats on page 1, line 19 and 20 and page 2 of lines 25. And then next, having supervisor peskin be the pry player author for the ordinance be the primary author for the ordinance, that would be on page 3, line 9. Next, deleting the withdrawn Initiative Ordinance by the mayor on page 3, lines 10 through 17 and finally, deleting language referring to opponent ballot arguments, thats on page 3, 3 through 6. So colleagues, can i have a motion to adopt these . Ill make the motion to adopt these amendments. Can i have a second . Seconded by supervisor safai without objection, the amendments are adopted. Colleagues, can we take a vote on a motion as amended as call . The motion passes unanimously as amended. Madame clerk, call 58. Item 58 is a motion to establish the 2020 board of supervisors regular meeting schedule. Supervisor ronen. Yes, i wanted to propose that we cancel the november 3, 2020 Board Meeting. I was kind of talking to supervisor peskin by my side who said that hes always appreciated that we do a business on election day that theres something that feels good about that. And i do agree with him, and i always have that feeling when we are here on election day. At the same time, ive definitely think it should be a national holiday. I think that we should encourage employers locally to give their employees off so they can participate in the democratic process. And november 3, 2020, i hope will be a truly historic day where we take back our country. And so i wanted to propose and actually would love to hear your thoughts on this about whether or not we should, starting this november and perhaps in the future, not work on election days so that we can fully participate in the democratic process. Im not totally tied to it one way or another. I understand supervisor peskins point of view and have shared it, but i know that im always rushing to get out of here and wanting to get out of here so i can be on the streets campaigning and participating and getting out the vote. And im curious what you all think. Supervisor peskin so i really appreciate the way supervisor ronen has framed this issue. And i say as somebody who was first on the ballot in San Francisco the day that then president ial candidate al gore lost to george bush the younger. So i totally get the argument that we should all be out on the streets. I also have always enjoyed the fact that we were in here doing the peoples work, because it happened to be on a tuesday. When i first actually started on the board of supervisors, we had our Board Meetings on mondays. And we were one of the few board of supervisors that didnt meet on tuesdays. When we had the vote to move it to tuesday, i think i lost on a 92 vote. So theres another way to deal with this, which is we dont have to meet on tuesdays, or we could actually on that particular day, meet on a monday. But i think its important that we show the people that we are doing the peoples business, even though next november many of the individuals in this room will be on the ballot. But i think ive always enjoyed the fact that i was in here actually voting on Public Policy issues even though my name and my colleagues names were on the local ballot. But maybe theres other ways around this, which is to have a meeting on i forget what date that is, november 2 or something. Anyway, just thoughts. Supervisor haney . I hadnt considered that perspective that supervisor peskin raised. I think it makes sense for us to not have a Board Meeting on election day. I think we would all be participating in some way with the democratic process, whether its volunteering or supporting in some way, obviously voting, it makes sense for us to not have a meet. If its another day that week that makes a lot of sense or if its another day we can reschedule. I know as one other example, on the board of education never met on election day. And we also met on tuesdays. And that was tuesday evenings. So those meetings were always canceled. I dont know if theres any other precedence or elected bodies in San Francisco. But i think its a good idea. I think having it on another day makes sense too. Supervisor peskin or can i have a turn . Mr. President , i will live to regret this, but i would suggest that we amend the subject motion, and this is the motion that requires six votes, to amend it and to pass it to create, if we can do so, madame, acting clerk, a special Board Meeting on monday, november 2 of next year. Ill defer to counsel but i think it would be special in so far as it is not on a tuesday so we can do that by a separate instrument. And of course ill be freaking out on monday and wish that i did it on tuesday. But i would make that motion but will defer to counsel. I think it would be a special meeting and i dont know if we can do it in the subject resolution or a subsequent resolution. Deputy cityattorney. It would be a special meeting. You can modify this motion to schedule that special meeting with six votes. And that would not be a substantive change and we can do it here without a continuance . Correct. Because the motion itself is setting the meeting the board anticipates it will have in 2020. And do we all agree that november 2 of 2020 is a monday . Hold on. Supervisor ronen is going to be upset. It is a monday. So i would make a motion to amend the subject motion to have a special board meetling at 2 00 p. M. On monday 2, november 2020. Theres a motion to amend and seconded. Heres my thought on the motion. That the rationale that if im following supervisor ronens logic here, which is people are participating in the election, running up to election day, that ive always found that might be the day before, actually as probably more intense than the day of the election. And if a friendly suggestion is rather than having it on monday, everybody is going to be a hang overon wednesday, but you wont be participating in the election activities to have it on a wednesday instead. That is my suggestion. Supervisor fewer. Considering, i find myself to get in trouble on election night, i am wondering if we could actually the first timr considered that. Wondering if theres an option to actually not have a meeting that week and find another date to have a meeting. So im wondering if my colleagues wouldnt mind continuing this item or could we so that we could actually just speak among even our as a representative aids for example and to see what a better option might be. So i think i would like to have more time. This is just sprung on me now so im kind of thinking about what it might be like. And it is true that at the School District we dont meet on election night. But im wondering could we set a meeting another time. Could we continue this item to next week . That would be my preference to kind of kick it around. I think its an interesting idea and i appreciate my colleagues bringing it forward. So that would be my suggestion. In so far as i am at the top of the roster, i will withdraw my amendment if it is okay with my seconder, and i think continuing this item for a week because theres no pressing time urgency. And also hearing from the clerk of the board who is sick today, it would be fine with me. So if its okay with supervisor walton, i will withdraw my amendment and ask for a continuance and agree with supervisor fewer. Theres a motion to continue this item to next weeks meeting on december 17. Seconded my supervisor ronen. Then with no objection oh. I see theres a bunch of public on this ill be fast. Supervisor stefani. I just want to add that i concur with supervisor fewers suggestion to continue this for a week to discuss it. My inkling was i feel i was elected to work that week and not campaign that week and my constituents would expect me to come to work. So i would like to discuss whether or not we find another date during that week to have that meeting. Supervisor safai. I actually think that doing it the day of the election but earlier would be better, maybe we could think about that. Just throw that in the mix. Like maybe we meet at 10 00 that day to have an earlier meeting so it would be over. Anyway, just throw it out there. Supervisor ronen. I want to appreciate my colleagues for having this conversation. I dont even know exactly where i stand on it. But it feels like that day, i want to get out so badly of the meeting so i can get on the streets and campaign and get out the vote that it just occurred to me that perhaps we could figure something out that made more sense so we could be participating in the democratic process. And given how high the stakes are this november, it feels particularly urgent. So i think this is a great solution. And i appreciate the ongoing dialogue. Okay. So if theres no objection to the motion to continue, then it passes. Where am i . Item 54. Item 54 is a resolution to commend and honor supervisor vallie brown for her decades of dedicated service to San Francisco and her service as a member of the San Francisco board of supervisors. Okay. Thank you for serving along with this item. As this could very well be the last board of supervisors meeting that our colleague supervisor vallie brown, i really want to take advantage of this and make sure that we properly honor you. So im going to say and you said that you were a supervisor or the commissioner this morning for 16 months, i was really shocked, actually. I was thinking what, only 16 months . I personally thought you were a supervisor longer than that. I dont know im not too sure why i thought that. But i think part of it is when i thought about the impact weve had on the board of supervisors in terms of your legislation and the many pieces of legislation that you offer and push through, shows the volume of things that you were able to accomplish in the 16 months was actually pretty impressive. And when i thought about even the types of legislation that you chose to really push and author, its almost everything that you chose seemed to go back to fighting for the almost people that probably need a voice on this board. You fight for womens rights. You fight for homelessness, you fight for children, you fight for Climate Changes, you fight for tenant rights. Even the simple not simple but barring travels to states that deprive women of their right to choose control over their own bodies is something that is commendable. You coauthoring and pushing for having vehicles be able to really the poor people that cant afford a home should be able to find a place to park where its safe. Once again, its something that maybe some of us thought about, we didnt push it, but you did. So to me it goes on and on in terms of what you did. And i really do appreciate what youve done for not for the board but for the people in San Francisco. And certainly i appreciate your congeniality in working with all of us, always, even when you disagree, there was nothing about the disagreement that was disagreeable. You were just enough to state the facts and say this is what i believe in, you know, take it or leave it. And when other people did the same thing, you took it or leave it. So thats something that i respect as being a professional in the political world, its not always easy to do, but you seem to be able to do that. So im going to miss you. Im hoping that well get to work on things outside of this chamber, because i think you have a remarkable mind and have a lot of passion. Thats everybody. Supervisor safai. Supervisor vallie brown. So i wanted to say its been such an honor to work with you. What im going to focus on is your style and the way in which i think that you have been able to manage impacting with people. Ive certainly enjoyed the way that youve interacted with me and my office and my staff. I think you have a calm style and a way in which you interact with people. You dont allow people to fluster you. So ive always appreciated that, watching you from the years that you were a legislative aid to then being supervisor, i said it then and i meant it, and i still mean it now, i think you transitioned to being a supervisor completely and relatively easy because you had the experience. And you were ready day one. And i think it shows from all the accomplishments and things you have done over the last year and a half. The work that we did on the safe parking, in particular, your resolve there, the way in which you approached me, and i know weve had some private conversations about that, but the fact that you just handled it in such a way that was calm, you didnt get in my face, you didnt throw your own personal experiences at me to guilt me. You just talked about it in a matter of fact way. And i really appreciated that. And you said lets do this together, and here we are tomorrow were going to have the grand opening, the first time in the citys history of having safe parking. And so much of that is because of you is the way you pushed me and challenged me to do better. And i really appreciate that. I know you are going to continue to be active. I know you are going to continue to challenge us, and i know you are going to continue to fight for this city. And i know the best things for you in terms of elected life, are yet to come. So i look forward to embracing that and working with you on that. Supervisor ronen. Yeah. We had a little chance to touch base in the hall earlier today. But as i said to you then in private and what i think you are going to hear echoed from all of us is i give you the most mature member of the board award. And not in age but in demeanor, without a doubt, you are a class act. You always are, no matter what you are facing. And its just been an incredible pleasure to serve with you in this way. I have an immense amount of respect for you, and im really looking forward to continuing to work with you in the future. Supervisor walton. Thank you, president yee and supervisor brown, i dont really do goodbyes. And i know you are going to continue to work for your community and continue to serve the city in whatever capacity as we move forward. But i just really do want to appreciate how you lead with grace. And the advice you gave me when i first got elected, you may not remember, but if you think, i know it will come back to you, that was some of the best advice i could have ever been given when coming into this room. So i want to thank you for taking the time to help me not get in my own way. I really do appreciate that. But i shall appreciate how much you care about community, how much you fight for community in the way that you do it. Your commitment is definitely unchallenged. And i know youll continue to serve in many big ways. So you always have a friend in me and supporter in me. And again, i want you to know that i appreciate everything youve done since youve been on the board of supervisors but also your Prior Service in city hall for a long time. Thank you. Supervisor fewer. Yes, vallie, i know im not going to be able to get through this without shedding a few tears. I like to think that im one of your closest colleagues, well, maybe not, but i would like to think so. I think that we have because i feel that we had really a connection around the issues that are so dear to my heart and yours. Looking at our most marginalized communities in San Francisco, fighting together for Racial Equity and really hammering that out to make it real for people that have waited so long for this type of help and assistance in the city and county of San Francisco. I was so proud to author that with you. Somebody that gave Public Comment today said something about how you write legislation, how you have a big heart. And i think this is the perfect combination in which to write legislation and to vote on legislation. It is about a great mind but a big heart. And in that way, we know that we are meeting the needs of San Franciscos. I think i didnt know you at all when you came in. Being only one of four women on this board. And by the way, whoever is not putting down the toilet seat in the bathroom, this is really rude. I just want to say that. But i have enjoyed so much the camaraderie of having another woman of color on the board also. And i think you are very kind. I think you are really generous. And always friendly. You have a really deep understanding about people of color and the struggle that they have, but in particular, about people who are in poverty or have been in poverty. This deep respect and understanding about what they are going through and how a helping hand is also to give them a leg up. And i think this legislation that you signed onto immediately, the n. C. O. , all these others eventually a lot of people have you stepped up and you understood what is like to work for 15 an hour. And struggling. And i think because of who you are, that these decisions that youve made on the board and actually, i feel like youve been on the board much longer also. I concur can president yee. With president yee. I think its very fine. And its been a wonderful experience to work with you. And i personally just really want to thank you for your friendship. But also for what you have done for the people of San Francisco, and especially for those people. And i just have to say it once again, for those people that are most marginalized in San Francisco that now at this time so desperately need that voice. Thank you, vallie. I hope we will stay friends forever. Supervisor haney. Well, i want to say its been an honor to serve with you and to thank you for your service. I think as long as youve been working in Public Service and for the different folks youve worked for, its astonishing i have never heard anyone say a bad word about you like they dont respect and like they dont think you are a good person. And i think that just goes so far that you are somebody who all of us here know, not just your colleagues, but everyone who works at city hall, everyone you come across, that you are going to approach things with integrity, you are going to try to do the right thing. It never felt like things were political or that you were looking over your shoulder, you were trying to figure out what the right thing was to do and to represent your constituents. And for me as a new supervisor, being able to see that and learn from you around that was a real privilege and i want to thank you for that. Your staff is also really great. I think we all love your staff. And my staff was always like we love vallie, we love her staff. And im sure that was something all of our offices said. That really is a testament to you and the people that you bring around. And i always enjoyed when i had the opportunity to hear more and learn more about you and your life and your journey. And the way that you brought that here to your work, the times in which, you know, when we had the women who were here, the native american women who were talking about the murders and the violence, and to hear you stand up and speak about that and your experience and to see you do it again when we were talking about homelessness, i think that was so powerful for you to be vulnerable in that way but also just to be real and genuine about who you are and your experience and then to see you at the Fleetwood Mac concert just dancing all over the place just a few days after the election, i just its been just cool to see you be yourself and be genuine and not let any of this get to you, because i know you are going to continue to do this work. You are going to continue to be there for the folks who showed up for you today. You are going to continue to be there for people when nobody is watching. And i think for all of us, thats something that we should aspire to and do aspire to. And ive seen you do it in everything that youve done here during the time ive been here, and im sure obviously before i got here. And it will continue on and on after all of us we all have our time in office, but for you, this is a life of service. And its a service to the people of district 5, and i know thats going to continue. And all of us hope that whatever you do next, it will be in a place where we can to work with you. And thats completely something that all of us are excited to do in whatever capacity you choose to do it. So thank you for your service. Supervisor mar. Yeah, vallie, i was just thinking how a year ago when i was nervously getting ready to step into this role, i relied a lot on my brother, former supervisor mar, for advice on how to get ready. If i said he gave me a range of topics thats proven to be useful or not useful to varying degrees, but i think the best advice he gave me and really the most right on was how much im going to enjoy working with you. And how much how knowledgeable you were about City Government and so many different issues about how deeply committed to your community, the neighborhood and the city you were. And i think most importantly, how i would be able to trust you politically and how you were really progressive. Because despite both of us having many years of activism on different issues in the city, our paths have never crossed before, so i didnt really know you. But i think my brothers advice about you has proven to be right on and more so, its been a great pleasure to be sort of a seated partner with you at the Board Meetings and also on the committee with you and just being able to tap your all of your support and guidance as i struggled to get activated in this new role. And i really appreciated all the conversations weve had on issues small like staying healthy and to issues that we worked on from a. D. U. , supporting expansion of a. D. U. S to supporting our small neighborhood businesses more and then land use issues and even s. B. 50. Its just been really great to engage with you on all these. So thank you. And i look forward to continuing to work with you, maybe on this new body that you and i and some others in this chamber are for some reason stepping trying to step into. So thanks, vallie. Supervisor mandelman. Thank you, president yee. We join this board i think the same week. And i did not know you super well at that time, but i have so enjoyed working with you and everything that has been said is true. You are unfailingly collegial and kind