. president yee: of the 26 neighborhoods we have in west portal, it s probably the most unique in terms of a small little town. you can walk around here, and it feels different from the rest of san francisco. people know each other. they shop here, they drink wine here. what makes it different is not only the people that live here, but the businesses, and without all these establishments, you wouldn t know one neighborhood from the other. el toreador is a unique restaurant. it s my favorite restaurant in san francisco, but when you look around, there s nowhere else that you ll see decorations like this, and it makes you feel like you re in a different world, which is very symbolic of west portal itself. well, the restaurant has been here since 1957, so we re going on 63 years in the neighborhood. my family came into it in 1987, with me coming in in 1988. my husband was a designer, and he knew a lot about art, and he loved color, so that s what in
supervisor peskin: we ll be joined by vice chair supervisor rafael mandelman. mr. clerk, do we have any announcements? clerk: yes. comments or opportunities to speak during public comment are available via phone by calling 415-655-0001. the meeting i.d. is 187-725-3857, then press pound and pound again. when connected, you will hear the meeting discussion but you will be muted and in listening mode only. when your item of interest comes up, dial star, three to be added to the speaker line. best practices are to call from a quiet location, speak slowly and clearly, and turn down your t.v. or radio. alternatively, you may submit public comment to me via e-mail at victor.young@sf.gov. that concludes my announcements. supervisor peskin: and please call item number one. clerk: item one is motion appointing supervisor rafael mandelman, for an indefinite term, to the transbay joint powers authority. chair peskin: and supervisor mandelman would be excused, but he isn t cl
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this will be very critical to fund the the city to fund the city and county of san francisco. it is not what you know. it is who you know. can you pick the phone up and call and be there? thank you very much. supervisor campos: thank you. next speaker. mr. chairman, rules committee members, i am a senior pastor in bayview hunters point. i am representing the tabernacle community development group. i am also representing african- americans. there are ministers in bay view bayview. i am representing today linda richardson and larry del carlo and joe mazzola. these are outstanding personalities. if you notice the people who spoke in reference to linda this city is known for its diversity. it is concerned about i think that gradualism won t work. these people are qualified. we have no time to waste. we finished a very divisive election in the country. it is time now to move forward. i believe this committee has the ability to do that. i urge you to move forward quickly
held up. one comment was made about the transition in the mayor s office. if that is the only thing you will say to hold them up on, that is no good. the mayor s office a short they will have a seat for a resident of the island. i think that can be dealt with in the full board if it is an issue. lastly, i want to state my support of larry mazzola jr. he brings a skill sets that is not duplicated with the other candidates. comments were made about local hire and those discussions going forward. part of that conversation has to be bought affordable housing stock for working families. you have a spot where you can address that in large numbers. moving forward, that need to be done. working families need someone who will push for them. larry mazzola will be one of those people. his experience working with people from the mission housing corporation, they will be able to help him formulate that argument and move this thing forward. i say, move all of these people forward. thank yo