People who dont look like me. And it is rare to see people of color leading these teep of conversations. I live in the southeast part of the San Francisco bayview district. A neighborhood that hasnt been prioritized in our mission and some of you have other neighborhoods where people of color live and work and try to safely navigate their streets, like the fillmore district, omi and chinatown. Throughout my time as a board member, the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition has made some steps to engage with people of color from these communities, but we were widely told by our predominantly white membership to just focus on bikes. It is disheartening to be dismissed, however one thing i want people of color to know and remember is the streets belong to us too. These bike lanes, parks and other livable spaces belong to us and bike to anywhere everywhere day is also our day. [applause] and as we continue to advocate for all these things my commitment as the first black female board member of th
And it is rare to see people of color leading these teep of conversations. I live in the southeast part of the San Francisco bayview district. A neighborhood that hasnt been prioritized in our mission and some of you have other neighborhoods where people of color live and work and try to safely navigate their streets, like the fillmore district, omi and chinatown. Throughout my time as a board member, the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition has made some steps to engage with people of color from these communities, but we were widely told by our predominantly white membership to just focus on bikes. It is disheartening to be dismissed, however one thing i want people of color to know and remember is the streets belong to us too. These bike lanes, parks and other livable spaces belong to us and bike to anywhere everywhere day is also our day. [applause] and as we continue to advocate for all these things my commitment as the first black female board member of the 50 year Old Organization is
Heard that a lot of businesses did not feel comfortable publicly voicing their concerns. So weve kept their responses anonymous as. In conclusion, this is not about a one day or a three day closure. This is about reset ing and rebuilding that trust in the community and making a process so its possible that the block can work well and get to 24 over seven. And it wasnt working for some merchants. And thats not a reason to cancel it entirely. We really want an opportunity to grow and expand. On the success in hayes valley and see it thrive. So with that, that concludes my presentation and happy to answer any questions. Thank you. Thank you. Colleagues, do you have questions before we go to Public Comment at dr. Ikuko . Just one. I have i have feelings about this, but my clarifying question to you is there have been some talk of asking us to do some kind of study on what it would take to make this permanent and whats your thoughts on on doing that kind of study . Yeah, its would be amazin
Welcome to the San Francisco city and county board of supervisors regular meeting this afternoon at 2 00 pm. , tuesday, may 21, 2024. Madam clerk please call the roll. Thank you, mr. President. By supervisor chan present. Supervisor dorsey present. Supervisor engardio present. Supervisor mandelman present. Supervisor melgar address the commission on matters that are within the commissions jurisdiction present. Supervisor preston present and supervisor ronen present. Supervisor safai present. Supervisor stefani present. And supervisor walton present. Mr. President all members are present. Thank you, madam clerk thank you, madam clerk unceded ancestral homeland of the ramaytush rahmytoosh ohlone olonee who are the original inhabitants of the San Francisco peninsula. Responsibilities as the caretakers of this place, as well as for all peoples who reside in their traditional territory. Ramaytush ohlone community and by affirming their sovereign rights as first peoples. Colleagues please jo
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