H. S. A Das Commission acknowledges that we are on the unceded ancestral homeland of the Ramaytush Ohlone, who are the original inhabitants of the San Francisco peninsula. As the indigenous stewards of this land, and in accordance with their traditions, the Ramaytush Ohlone have never ceded, lost nor forgotten their responsibilities as a caretakers of this place, as well as for all peoples who reside in, reside in their traditional territory. As guests. We recognize that we benefit from living and working on their traditional homelands. We wish to pay our respects by acknowledging the ancestors, elders, and relatives of the Ramaytush Ohlone community and by affirming their sovereign rights as first people. Secretary, will you please take the roll . Good morning, and thank you, president spears. Commissioners please respond with president when i call your name, president janet weiss. Beers. Present. Vice president nelson lum, president. Commissioner sasha bittner is excused absence. Com
Good evening. Good evening and blessings to all my relatives. My name is Mary Travis Allen and im the advisor board president for the American Indian cultural district, as well as a member of Mission Destino and other committees and councils here in San Francisco. So i am ariana ortega, peace people of nicaragua. From my mothers side and the seneca nation on my fathers side. I was born and raised here in San Francisco and retired in 2020 from a senior manager position with the sfmta to after 32 years of service. But as i mentioned and what im doing now is important work that i am many of you are doing on behalf of our community is that work is never done and should be reflected in all the work you do and all aspects of your lives. We are brought together by our ancestors is to fulfill the prophecy of the eagle and the condor. The prophecy tells of this time when the Indigenous Peoples of the north and the south earth would reunite to renew you and protect our original knowledge, streng
President and item 4 for the president s report want to take a moment of silence in recognition of the loss of extraordinary life, career and Public Service of senator diane feinstei wanted to acknowledge the role this she and her office through her played in ensuring the success of the Housing Authority. Throughout the pursuit rad. Rehad been dollars supported our residents. And of course her legacy around the violence this affects the lives of so many in our communities. She was an advocate for gun control in the country. We had many strong and fierce integrity around that issue. Her support of the lbgtq communities during the heist hiv pandemic when so many ignored the issue says she would not and could not and helped support our communities during this time. And in the latino and immigrant communities her support standing against the racist groundses of prop 187 in the 90s had it was alet to her election was something had we in the communities will not ever forget. May our condolen
Mary travers allen, who will provide this evenings land acknowledgment. Good evening. Good evening and blessings to all my relatives. My name is Mary Travis Allen and im the advisor board president for the American Indian cultural district, as well as a member of Mission Destino and other committees and councils here in San Francisco. So i am ariana ortega, peace people of nicaragua. From my mothers side and the seneca nation on my fathers side. I was born and raised here in San Francisco and retired in 2020 from a senior manager position with the sfmta to after 32 years of service. But as i mentioned and what im doing now is important work that i am many of you are doing on behalf of our community is that work is never done and should be reflected in all the work you do and all aspects of your lives. We are brought together by our ancestors is to fulfill the prophecy of the eagle and the condor. The prophecy tells of this time when the Indigenous Peoples of the north and the south ear
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