Today. Filipino americans were not ethic filipinos they were americaners they are americans and have lived their lives in the fierce deserve to be recognized as such. Today, we wrap up our slkts celebrations in the heart of this city standing in the halls that our generations may not have imagined in their day. They broke their backs and offered their sweet and tears in the canries of the alaska and in the field of hawaii and in the streets of San Francisco so the next generation could sit at the table what the rest of the community. Thats a dream thats been released for some time now but its important for us to understand and to continue to celebrate the tour of how our Community Came to be what it is today. Thank you and good evening. clapping thank you so much. The Council Generals partner is a tremor partner and we appreciate their sponsorship. Thank you, council general. What the deputy coincidental general was speaking about i had a father that served in the military. Tonight its
Representatives to use some of the fund to subsidize the rates and they said theyd consider that. I did speak that supervisor avalos. I would liquor to see a commitment from the Sheriffs Department before we approve this retroactive extension. I have a lot of flipal issues. Through collect call charges its sad thought city and county of San Francisco mrarpts in that. We give back over 50 of what they spend but its a separate policy decision. But i get it i think its slight a Better Program but theres severe under spending in terms of the proceeds and i want to see some of that go back to subsidizing those calls. I want to security commitment from the Sheriffs Department. Supervisor avalos. Thank you. I appreciate that question. There were a number of ways to support inmates in the jail system and it seemed like theres not unify effort applied to that. Brooe from the Sheriffs Department was hero we made a request to put forth the fund to reduce the cost of the calls but there wasnt a co
In landing a contract with the sfoifk is pretty champ but now with the opened Contracting Center visitors can get opportunity at the new state of the arc facility and attend workshops and receive oneonone Technical Assistance and learner what you need to become a primary contractor or what information to be a subcontractor and a created bed Public Commission it will help people to assist people to compete for and performance open city contract a lot of Small Businesses do have the resources to loblth the opportunity so one of the things we wanted to do was provide ways to access contract access to the plans spiefkz and a data place basis ease contracting opportunity and funding or capital training. This is and other documents that needs to be submitted. To compete is a technical skill that it takes to win a scheduling for a popular to you can win a professional services job or how to put together a quote its all those technical pieces. Looking at the contracting Assistance Center is ou
Public comment on anything that is not in the regular agenda, do we have Public Comment . Good evening commissioners thank you so much for having me unexpectedly this evening, i know a couple of you commissioner akers and hide, and my name is Stephanie Ashley and i am the director of the saint James Infirmry to tell you know about an event that is coming up on june 5th is the 15 anniversary of saint james and it is the first Occupational Health and safety clinic by and for the Sex Worker Community in the nation. So, every five years, we have a major fundraiser to celebrate our existence, and we are having our biggest one yet this thursday at temple nightclub and i see Dave Peterson here from temple, and they have been very generous and helpful in getting this party off the ground. And it is going to be a great night and we are going to have some celebrity djs including david harness and ricky sins and we are going to have a dungin and the former lefty ladies and i am going to have a ph
Thank you once again one more time for al perez. Lets hear it one more time. Thank you for citing id like to through a quick shout out to the studio in the south of market theyre the only dedicated filipinos in the area. I didnt get a chance to introduce this man earlier. He puts together a fusion of music. Please welcome them. I hear you calling my name. So much i try to say. And so long ive lost my way. How do i get back to you. I hear you calling my name. If i please from the far of distance. What was the words to say they speak to me in vain from the days that roam free in our space. I hear you. Calling my name. I hear you. clapping . Just a few steps away from union square is a quiet corner stone of San Franciscos our community to the meridian gallery has a 20year history of supporting visual arts. Experimental music concert, and also readings. Give us this day our daily bread at least three times a day. And lead us not into temptation to often on weekdays. [laughter] meridians st