Afternoon. Welcome to the december 17, 2019 regular meeting of the San Francisco board of supervisors. Madame clerk, please call the roll. Clerk thank you, mr. President. Supervisor fewer . Fewer not present. Supervisor haney . Haney present. Supervisor mandelman . Mandelman present. Supervisor mar. Mar present. Supervisor peskin . Peskin present. Supervisor preston. Preston present. Ronen present. Safai present. Supervisor stefani present. Supervisor walton present. Supervisor yee . President. Mr. President , you have a quorum. President yee thank you. Please join me in the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic, for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. President yee okay. On behalf of the board, i would like to acknowledge the staff at sfgovtv. Lawrence and michael. Who record each of our meetings and make the transcripts available to the public online. Madame clerk,
For. This nonprofit sustainabilities fund provided 1 million towards the purchase of the building. I couldnt think of a better way to use this kind of fund than to support lacasa. I am grateful to be here today. I know so many of you here are people who have been working in this arena for so long, and this although it is challenging and it can be sad and emotional to see what we have done here today and to see how this is going to help turn lives around and to change lives for the better, it is absolutely amazing. You should feel good about the work you do and the role you played to making this possible. I am here to just see the place, of course, and to thank all of you for the work you continue to do and to especially commend cathy black and your team for just cathy is standing over here to the side. Come up here. Today i want to do Something Special because of the work that you all do and you do it, you know, in such an amazing way every day without a desire to be recognized but you
Us today. This resolution reflects the t. A. s concerns that up zoning will negatively impact transit by exacerbating existing crowding, increasing wear and tear on existing highcapacity transit lines, and subject transit operators to unforeseen costs. Up zoning directly tied to Transportation Services could have a Chilling Effect on transportation enhancements in places where people do not want to development. This could decrease public demand to upgrade Transit Services to avoid s. P. 50 up zoning. True transitoriented development should account for impacts on transit. It should expand transit and not reduce it and it should improve transit service, not potentially make it worse. Transportation authorities should be concerned and take action on Development Bills that impact and are directly tied to our work. As a body, we need to stand firm on opposing a bill that undermines our Community Transportation plan unless and until our concerns are addressed with amendments and or companion
For. This nonprofit sustainabilities fund provided 1 million towards the purchase of the building. I couldnt think of a better way to use this kind of fund than to support lacasa. I am grateful to be here today. I know so many of you here are people who have been working in this arena for so long, and this although it is challenging and it can be sad and emotional to see what we have done here today and to see how this is going to help turn lives around and to change lives for the better, it is absolutely amazing. You should feel good about the work you do and the role you played to making this possible. I am here to just see the place, of course, and to thank all of you for the work you continue to do and to especially commend cathy black and your team for just cathy is standing over here to the side. Come up here. Today i want to do Something Special because of the work that you all do and you do it, you know, in such an amazing way every day without a desire to be recognized but you
Action to start a war. Reporter resident trump defended his administrations decision to take at one of irans stop generals, Qassem Soleimani. The head of irans revolutionary guard as well as an advisor to him were both killed friday in an airstrike at baghdads international airport. He was plotting imminent and sinister attacks on american diplomats and military personnel but we caught him in the act and terminated him. Reporter in iran, thousands of people took to the street to mourn his death. This as iran promises revenge. In washington, reaction to the strikes fell among partyline. Republicans wasted of as a justified reaction to a rented aggrno man alive was more directly responsible for the deaths of more american servicemembers and then Qassem Soleimani. Reporter democrats arguing that congress should have been notified first. This may bring our nation to another in this war. Reporter just getting where the venue airstrike to beg that. The will of course carry iran in back milit