President buell thank you. Clerk i have angela then ken and victoria and then rory. Thank you, commissioners. I didnt hear if we established a quorum on the commission. I wondered if you have. President buell we have a quorum. Okay, so this can go forward. Im angela, im here following ms. Thompson. Im inspired by the things she gets involved in and mr. Johnsons efforts and life long commitment to elevating who we are as africanamericans here in San Francisco. It is a sitting thing that i, who like him, go to the fillmore to see black people. To have a section of the Harvey Milk Library designate that again, the warmth in the life of black people, the culture, the social, being visible finally in a city that has seen a depletion from 2010 at 6 to 5. 6 right now, its a fitting thing. Thank you for considering this. I believe it will go forward. Thank you. President buell thank you. Clerk ken and victoria . Hello. My name is victoria whiteball. And im here because my father, don white and
Now, we could all go to websters dictionary or google to find out what the definition of concentration camps is. But if you read it, it is definite that the definition clearly captures the experience of more than 100,000 japanese during world war ii. And as shameful as this period was in our history, it can be there can be no question that this was an american an american concentration camp. So in placing a plaque in the wording, i want to end by saying this words matter and the truth matters. Thank you. President buell thank you. Clerk i know we have a couple of other folks for Public Comment. Please come forward. Good afternoon, commissioners, president buell, members of the commission, general manager phil ginsburg. Thank you for taking this issue up in your agenda. Im a longtime advocate for [feedback] as you know, San Francisco is one of three left in america. And im here to urge you to support the recommendation from your Operations Committee that met recently, which your committ
This was an american an american concentration camp. So in placing a plaque in the wording, i want to end by saying this words matter and the truth matters. Thank you. President buell thank you. Clerk i know we have a couple of other folks for Public Comment. Please come forward. Good afternoon, commissioners, president buell, members of the commission, general manager phil ginsburg. Thank you for taking this issue up in your agenda. Im a longtime advocate for [feedback] as you know, San Francisco is one of three left in america. And im here to urge you to support the recommendation from your Operations Committee that met recently, which your committee did approve the signage for the issei Memorial Park plaque. So i would like for you to support the whole exact wording as it is. And im here to support the letter that was committed to you by submitted to you by paul osaki, the director. I am a Third Generation japaneseamerican and i was born in one of those american concentration camps.
The purpose of the sign is to share with park visitors, the cultural and historical significance of the generation and their connection to cottage row. We have received about 22 letters of support. And two letters of opposition from the same person have been submitted. Im happy to show you a couple of photos. Neighborhood. Cottage row is in the historic district. Thats the black outline. The park is in green. And the red rectangle shows the approximate location of the front bed along sutter street. This is a photo of the new garden. And that is one of the boulders. And this is a temporary sign. The actual sign will be embedded onto the rock. And these are three photos showing similar types of signage in our parks. That concludes my presentation. Thank you. President buell thank you. I have one blue card. Mickey . Good afternoon. My name is mickey and im here to support the Japanese Community efforts to place a plaque in the issei rock garden and its wording. For the past 40 years ive l
This was an american an american concentration camp. So in placing a plaque in the wording, i want to end by saying this words matter and the truth matters. Thank you. President buell thank you. Clerk i know we have a couple of other folks for Public Comment. Please come forward. Good afternoon, commissioners, president buell, members of the commission, general manager phil ginsburg. Thank you for taking this issue up in your agenda. Im a longtime advocate for [feedback] as you know, San Francisco is one of three left in america. And im here to urge you to support the recommendation from your Operations Committee that met recently, which your committee did approve the signage for the issei Memorial Park plaque. So i would like for you to support the whole exact wording as it is. And im here to support the letter that was committed to you by submitted to you by paul osaki, the director. I am a Third Generation japaneseamerican and i was born in one of those american concentration camps.