Check. Whats up yall . How you doing . I was going on the stage but want to be closer to you. We heard the bio. I decided to wear my warriors shirt. Especially because we are here, but look, on the back yall, look on the back. Yeah, i had a opportunity to come here a couple months ago. I won the impact warriors award and really i had everything to do with being on the trajectory you are on right now. Starting as a young person working for a mayors program, identifying my passion as a activist and continuing that work now into adult hood, i do that as a artist, i do it as a activist and musician and will hear that in the music now. Sound man, run that first track called queen of everything, because i do everything, yall. We going to do, we are going to have a good time and wake you up. I havent had my coffee, but we are going to have fun. Is that cool . Alright. It is a head nod track. Im not the average bay area rap girl. I like the old school boom box. You all feeling that . Are you f
Afternoon. Were here today for a virtual town hall regarding an officer involved shooting that occurred on wednesday, july 26, 2023, in the intersection of catalina street and fairfax avenue. Before proceeding, id like to announce to our viewing and listening audience that this town hall is being translated into spanish, cantonese and american sign language. Asl for members of our community who speak those languages without suggesting a premature judgment on the appropriateness of the force used in this particular incident. Todays presentation will include details from an officer involved shooting incident that ended tragically claiming the life of 41 year old ryan bluford. Id like to express my deepest condolences to mr. Bluford surviving family members for the tragedy theyve experienced in the San Francisco Police Department. We recognize that our sworn duty as Law Enforcement officers imposes no more solemn obligation on us than to honor and respect the sanctity of human life. We al
Meeting is limited to three minutes per speaker. An alarm will sound once time has finished and speakers are requested but not required to state their names. Sf gov tv please show the office of Small Business slide. Today. Today we will today we will begin with a reminder that the Small Business commission is the official public forum to voice your opinions and concerns about policies that affect the Economic Vitality of Small Businesses in San Francisco. Before item one is called, id like to start by thanking Media Services and sf gov tv for helping to run this meeting. Please call item one. Item one roll call commissioner benitez is present. Uh, commissioner dickerson is absent. Commissioner herbert is absent. President huey here. Commissioner ortiz cartagena here. And Vice President sessions present. President you have a quorum. The San Francisco Small Business commission and office of Small Business staff acknowledges that we are on the unceded ancestral homeland of the Ramaytush O
Establishes in glenn park was something of an institution. It still is, the grand canyon did i not say that right . I think its the grand canyon. The canyon market. Which i loved going in there and talking to the people because many of the people that work for you and still work there, you know, they handle food and the community with such love and care. And that is a special thing to have especially in a big major city like San Francisco. But more importantly, this body the mta, its important that we have people who are on boards and commissions that have an understanding of what it feels like to run a Small Business in sphrbltion. That understands what it feels like when decisions get made and Small Businesses prosper because of those decisions. Its important that when those decisions get made that you have a voice of understanding, offer reason of experience as a Small Business owner at the forefront of the decisions whether its to move from where it was, where its to tear up the st
I love the city and department and i love being of service. I vow to work hard to work hard to carry out the vision of the San Francisco Fire Department and to move us forward in a positive way. If i were to give a little advice to women and queer kids, find people to support you. Keep putting one foot in front of the other and keep trying. You never know what door is going to open next. You really dont. [cheers and happy Second Annual transgender History Month. [applause]. It is an absolutely pleasure to be here with you all. And welcome this very special moment here in San Francisco. I have the great honor to be your mc for this ocean im jupiter per asa. An occasion that is personal to me and close to my heart. For some context why that is, back in 2021 i wrote the initial draft proclamation that designating august as transgender History Month. I was inspired by the cafeteria riots on an august 9 in 1966. We dont know exactly what day it happened but we do know that it happened in au