thank you. did the city attorney s office already review this the amendments and has approved it? yes, president matsuda. austin yang, deputy city attorney. we ve reviewed the proposed amendments. thank you. can we ask the commission to wait for comments, and we d like to ask if supervisor ronen s office, miss morales, would like to say a few words. good afternoon, commissioners, carolina morales, legislative director for supervisor ronen. we were here when this first was introduced. thank you for hearing this item today. the supervisor remains supportive of landmarking galeria de la raza and designating this institution and its long history in the neighborhood. it is very important that this building is landmarked because it has housed a very important space for the latino community not only in the neighborhood but also in the whole city, in the city of san francisco. i believe this will be the first latino landmark in the neighborhood, is that correct, desiree? so
to make further comment? yes. on that particular issue. that same paragraph that s added such as the maze digital mural just installed you just said something about a painted mural on canvas. a digital digitally printed on canvas. digitally printed. okay. so if i m understanding this, and it s still, i think, confusing, does that mean to say it can be commercial advertising? i m just wondering why we re adding this because it sounds like it has to be this. no. the intent is to clarify the preceding language and what we mean by the bill board location and the mural. as an example. as an example. okay. so it is clear when this mural is taken down, no one has to get a c of a because we re replacing the maze because that s just an example. i mean, it seems so specific to put into legislation. actually, it s the opposite. we re saying it s a canvas right now which has a maze on it which could change. but if the canvas comes down, that would require a c of a.
i enjoyed the exhibits, but we ve got to preserve the neighborhood. i don t want people like me to determine the future of the neighborhood. there s always been a latinx neighborhood, and we should do everything to keep it that way. thank you. thank you. hello. my name s anthony moore, and i don t have a fancy speech or anything written, but i wanted to give just my own testimony as a private citizen. my whole life, i ve worked in culture, international relations, and very simply, without culture, we are nothing. and you know, coming from a really small town in southern california, from mexican american parents, coming to this city, living here for 14 years and raising funds for big corporations and foundations, it can take a lot out of you, and i remember one day going into galeria, and it was the most healing experience i can i can t even describe it. i connected so much with the art pieces, with the people, and it makes me emotional right now jucht thinkist thinking
my name is tim greer, and i ve lived and biked in the southern half of san francisco over ten years. i ride with a ten-year-old daughter and eight-year-old son. many other families are doing the same. the difference between the protected section of valencia and other sections are night and day, and i think studies will appear this out. supervisor ronen, you said that the current lanes we need to do more, and improving these lanes is completely within our control, while everything else is, you know, really requires the input of the state and these companies that are not in our control. i understand that every change to the streets involving tradeoffs between everyone s needs, parking, as well, is obviously a major frusstration, but the needs of 2100 daily cyclists should override the loss of some parking. we ll never have enough parking to make provide cars a sustainable transportation solution here. many cities have found ways to deal with these needs. san francisco shoul
mentioned, restaurant dropoffs and driliefr res. it s just people deliveries. it s just people running in and dropping off. it s to protect the like lanes. there s no way to protect them without actually physically separating them, so please do that the whole length of valencia. thank you. chair peskin: thank you. i have a next speaker. hi. good morning. my name is j.j. i live on valencia at 23rd street. and as you can see, i bike. i don t think there s any cars around, but it is a bit chilly. and the yeah, as some of the other commenters have suggested, the difference in the bike lane is absolutely night and day. actually, i turn on 14th street to get to work. that one block in the morning is just amazing, and that street of blocks coming home is amazing, ybut a greater proportion of my trip is actually unprotected, and that section is harrowing. yes, i totally echo the concern that many have pointed out this moerk about uber and lyft. i am this morning about uber