And i learned a lot about leadership from teds style. We have a lot of a naziing and brilliant leaders in our city and i think i might say many of them frustrate us every day. We agree with them, but they might drive us nuts. Ted was not one of them. He was an unbelievably kind, gentle and decent soul. And in a city political environmental, he exemplified humility, humbleness. He was gentle while he was fierce. And i think its really hard to imagine the tenants world and progressive politics in San Francisco without ted gul acson. And i know many of us, we are celebrating our giants this month. But i think we also know that we are all mourning for and celebrating a true giant for tenants and for San Francisco who is an incredible champion for san franciscans. So, ted gul acson, rest in peace. And, colleague, i ask that we adjourn on behalf of the full board for ted gul acson, if we could do that without objection. [gavel] supervisor yee . Just really quickly. My colleagues on the board
Message is legally defensible. It is clearly factual and it is definitely noncontroversial. Climate change is real and co2 is a contributing factor for climate change. My next item that ill be submitting is an in memoriam for ted gulagson who passed away last week, very ~ surprising many people who have been struck by his passing. And i welcome colleagues who also want to make comments during my introduction after i read this introduction. This is an introduction that was written by i believe Bobby Coleman wrote a draft for it and joseph smook who have had longtime relationship with the Tenants Union. Last week we lost a beloved friend, an inspirational organizer of the citys tenants when ted gulacson passed unexpectedly. Ted is survived by his sister sandra gul acson gaol by, stepdaughter, nieces and nephews and former partner sheila and dog who ted took in when he wandered up to his door. Originally from massachusetts ted moved to San Francisco in the 1908s and started working for th
My next item that ill be submitting is an in memoriam for ted gulagson who passed away last week, very ~ surprising many people who have been struck by his passing. And i welcome colleagues who also want to make comments during my introduction after i read this introduction. This is an introduction that was written by i believe Bobby Coleman wrote a draft for it and joseph smook who have had longtime relationship with the Tenants Union. Last week we lost a beloved friend, an inspirational organizer of the citys tenants when ted gulacson passed unexpectedly. Ted is survived by his sister sandra gul acson gaol by, stepdaughter, nieces and nephews and former partner sheila and dog who ted took in when he wandered up to his door. Originally from massachusetts ted moved to San Francisco in the 1908s and started working for the Tenants Union in 1988. For 26 years ted gul acson led the San Francisco Tenants Union and was a key figure ~ in the citys Tenant Movement creating a successful legacy
Alameda county were sued by the pharmaceutical industry for similar ordinance, San Francisco decided to put our efforts on hold. In the meantime, San Franciscos department of the environment launched our citys voluntary drug take back program. And i worked with the department of the environment and the pharmaceutical industry to secure funding for the Pilot Program. But unfortunately over the last 21 2 years, over 40 of our small Pilot Program has been funded by the industry. This program has been remarkably successful literally taking 18 tons of unwanted drugs off the streets and out of the sewer of our city. We are here and im actually introducing this today because two weeks ago the 9th Circuit Court of appeals upheld alamedas ordinance affirming the ability of local governments to acquire medicine manufacturers to provide for the collection and disposal of medicine. This ruling gives our city the ability to take our Pilot Program, make it permanent and expand it to meet our real ne
A word of teds passing became public as one of teds passing became public ~ friends shared grief, memories and inspiration. And there has been a common theme in all of their reflections. Ted was a fearless and powerful activist who never hesitated to draw a line in the sand and stick to his principles. He was someone who both led militant and direct action in the streets and also actively participated in crafting and moving legislation at city hall and at the ballot box. He was also very good at helping to build coalitionses. Despite his political four and his prowess, he was one of the most down to earth approachable humble people there was and was one of those rare advocates that did not leave a trail of enemies in his wake. Ted was a tireless champion for tenants, poor people, and the working class in the face of victory and defeat, and he was a source of strength for many others to keep fighting. One of the strongest recurring images people have seem to have of ted was a positive a