Thank you for your comments. Next caller, please. Good afternoon, thank you for your time and attention and leadership. I hope you and your families are safe and healthy. The testimony from Business Owners made my heart race. I am judy, on the board of directors. My comments are a bit of blast from the past. I grew up from San Franciscos japan town back in the designated western addition. Mom and pop world war ii. My parents saved and borrowed money. They decided to retire and pass the business to my parents. My parents started. Redevelopment demolished. The Small Businesses provided for all of our needs from doctors to dentists, shoe repairs, barbers, bookshops and so much more. Mom and dads restaurant had celebrities. I slept to the jazz greats. Willie mays hung out. It was a Small Business on special flavor, friendliness and character. Back in the days Small Businesses and the people who loved community had a community that wases diverse. Their hard work continued to value small Bus
San francisco has been touted as a Success Story for containing the pandemic. So why is the city suddenly rethinking reopening. When the virus takes off it takes off quickly. The south babies group under fire for a racist attack ad. In just a matter of hours, bay Area Voting Centers will open their doors, what election workers want you to know. Plus how the Postal Service is taking major steps tonight to ensure mailin ballots are received on time. Good evening, im elizabeth cook. And im ken bastida. Streaming on cbsn bay area, looking live tonight over the city of San Francisco, a city that has the lowest coronavirus death rate of any major city many the nation. But tonight, city leaders are pumping the brakes a bit on some new reopenings. Kpix 5s andrea borba on the troubling new data. Reporter this is not the first time officials paused reopening plans in the city amide the covid19 pandemic. Dr. Grant colfax with the department of Public Health says its unsurprising. Outside north be
Supervisor ronen present. Supervisor safai present. Supervisor stefani present. Supervisor walton present. Yee absent, we have quorum. I would like to make an announcement about Public Comment. Public comment is available for each item on the agenda, via telephone by calling 14156550001 and when prompted entering access code, 146 226 7339. Once you join, you will be able to listen to the meeting as a participant. To make Public Comment on the item when the item is called, dial star 3 to be added to the queue to speak. The operator will advise that you will be allowed two minutes to speak. When the two minutes are up, well move on to the next caller. Calls are taken in the order which they are received. Best practices is to speak slowly, clearly and turn down audio around you. That concludes my announcement. Supervisor peskin thank you. Could you read the next item. Item 2, chairs report. This is information item. Supervisor peskin ill be brief. By congratulating our Regional Transit pa
Workout a deal for our tenants that they can stay in japan town. We cannot lose these tenants as they account t account to 90 in town. Thank you. Thank you for your comments. Operations, lets hear from the next caller, please. Thank you, very much. Its a hard job. I cant do what you guys do. I would fall asleep. Sir, can you speak into your phone. We can barely hear you. Ok. Well, i guess he hung up. Operations is there another call, please. Caller can you hear me . Hi, my name is joyce and im a resident of district 3 in speaking in support of the ordinances introduced by supervisors peskin and preston. To stoppie convictions and extend the moratorium on rents for Small Businesses effected by covid. In the 1970 i was involved in commuting organizing to stop the further destruction of the japan townchinatown malil a town communities created by redevelopment. Fast forward to 2020 and the effects of the covid19 pandemic. Small businesses owned by people of color are most at risk of being
Existing home or building in San Francisco. It doesnt affect buildings remodels or retrofits. This is only for negate construction permits applied for next year or later. So you will still be able to use your gas range, and so will all of your favorite restaurants. Chair peskin i thought you were done. I apologize. Supervisor mandelman i did say that i was concluding, but i still have a couple more paragraphs. I will conclude shortly. The proposal was developed through a broad stakeholder process that began in earnest back in january, and thats why my office has worked closely with city staff. In addition, i will also be offering amendments that include a reporting requirement on the issue of mixed fuel reporting requirements to be reported to d. B. I. To be sure were tracking effectiveness of the all electric requirement. There has been significant support from Many Organizations as well as from dozens of design, technology, and construction professionals and organizations, including