Partners that are nonvoting partners on the advisory committee, such as public health, d. B. I. , all of these other city departments. What advice would you give them around this population, that has actually so uncomfortable with the idea of Retail Cannabis in their neighborhoods. I mean, everything is education. But the other most important thing is neighborhood outreach, right. My partner angel and are now on 11 different neighborhood associations in hayes valley, castro, and now in the dog patch, now on petro hill. You have to go and its one thing to say youre going to be part of the community. Its another thing to actually go, go to every meeting and hear everybody out. And, you know, i think that eases a lot of the stigma around it. I think also, you know, making places a little bit nicer, you know, not just the place where people come in and the stigma is, haney, im going to come in and get something here. But to make it beautiful and to make it medicinal and to have the educati
Cannabis about seven, eight years ago. The Equity Program was designed to serve people like my partner mike, individuals persecuted and punished for whats now legal. A Program Designed to give those from the city a chance to stay and give back to the community, because this is our home and no one else will take care of the city the way someone who truly loves San Francisco can. I believe im a good candidate for the cannabis Oversight Committee, being a chinese american san franciscan, i can see the split within the community. I hope to educate and do the outreach necessary to introduce the community to cannabis in a newly regulated and legal market. Having opened a fair share of small businesses, i know all too well the difficulty of navigating through the bureaucratic permitting process of San Francisco, from d. B. I. To planning to health, to fire, to the o. C. C. I see this as an opportunity to serve the city as a way to take fewer resources from the city and instead to have a great
Commissions at the local and state level. Most recently i was appointed by Governor Newsom to his commission on the future of work, which im very honored to serve on. Were looking at a lot of issues that are very relevant to this discussion, including income inequality and how that cuts deeper into immigrant communities and communities of color. Were looking at retail and small business, versus ever consolidating capital. The internet, apps, what we call the Amazon Effect. And were looking at the role of unions and public agencies and education institutions in addressing all of these issues. I believe San Francisco can help define the future of work in the cannabis industry, as it comes out of the shadows. We have always led on the labor side here. But there is so much more work to be done. So i hope to continue this important work on this commission, if you support my nomination. I have a lot of ideas about Career Pathways for people who are victims of the war on drugs. But i will lea
The idea of Retail Cannabis in their neighborhoods. I mean, everything is education. But the other most important thing is neighborhood outreach, right. My partner angel and are now on 11 different neighborhood associations in hayes valley, castro, and now in the dog patch, now on petro hill. You have to go and its one thing to say youre going to be part of the community. Its another thing to actually go, go to every meeting and hear everybody out. And, you know, i think that eases a lot of the stigma around it. I think also, you know, making places a little bit nicer, you know, not just the place where people come in and the stigma is, haney, im going to come in and get something here. But to make it beautiful and to make it medicinal and to have the education talks in there and to get the right people in. I also want to say like i think, you know, weve been talking about it this evening, this afternoon, but you know local San Francisco brands. Things that are made here. I mean, we i
However, our employees have always been paid with checks. We have 401 k , which is matched. Our Health Benefits are fully covered. We have vision, dental, medical. They are paid a living wage. And we also have a great deal of education that comes before they come on the floor. One thing im really proud of, because people dont stay with you forever, is when my staff leaves, having apothecary on their resume is a sign that theyve had a good Work Experience and they are ready for the professional world of cannabis. We have a very diverse staff, including people of color, lgbtq, many women that are in leadership. And were really proud of the work that we do. Supervisor ronen thank you so much. Thank you. Supervisor ronen next applicant. Good morning, supervisor fewer, supervisor mar, supervisor walton. My name is im currently operating a small independent San Francisco nativeowned and im working on opening retail with two of my best friends. Michael and angel davis, through the Equity Prog