On the same page at the same table to understand our needs for San Francisco. Make recommendations to the Mayors Office the Mayors Office is listen to many requests. And that is part of where we are going today. Thank you for coming and i want to turn it over to mayor breed. [applause]. All right. Is it still morning . Okay. I have been at a few things fwrit to be here with all you have. Is this working. Testing 1, 2. You guys dont have a microphone . First, thank you all so much for being here temperature is has been a long road to recovery and i want to take us back a bit because San Francisco needs to be reminded of who we are. And many of you were at this state of address where i talked about challenges we over come and consistent low whether it is after the gold rush. After the quake. After the various pandemics, upon often times people consistent low have tried to write a different narrative about San Francisco. And when we are. Now, like any major city, we know we have problems.
Good afternoon and welcome to the april 2, 2024 regular meeting of the San Francisco board of supervisors. Madam clerk, please call the roll. Thank you mr. President. Supervisor chan, present. Supervisor dorsey, present. Supervisor engardio, present. Supervisor mandelman, present. Supervisor melgar, present. Supervisor peskin, present. Supervisor preston, present. Supervisor ronan, present. Supervisor safai, present. Supervisor stefani, present. Supervisor walton, present. Mr. President , all members are present. Thank you madam clerk. The San Francisco board of supervisor we acknowledge that we are on the unceded ancestral homeland of the Ramaytush Ohlone who are the original inhabitants of the San Francisco peninsula. As the indigenous stewards of this land and in accordance with their traditions, the Ramaytush Ohlone have never ceded, lost nor forgotten their responsibilities as the caretakers of this place, as well as for all peoples who reside in their traditional territory. As gu
Every year from around the world to our beautiful city. I want to tell you about another jewel of the San Francisco port that just celebrated 125 years. The San Francisco Ferry Building. [applause] in the 19th century, commuters and visitors traveled by train or ferry or both. A Ferry Terminal on the waterfront downtown was a practical necessity. It was the sfo of its day. Grand central station. But as we so often do, San Francisco built a practical space a world class beauty, with a 245 foot clock tower along arched arcade, and a interior worthy of a renaissance cathedral. At the foot of Market Street, a beautiful bridge from water to land, the Ferry Building announced to every commuter, every traveller, this is San Francisco. You have arrived. Until that is, [applause] until that is, in the late 1930s when two new bridges the bay and golden gate and rise of the automobile made the Ferry Building seem outdated and unwanted. Soon the grand interior converted to drab cuneals cubicles an
Supervisor connie chan, chair of the committee. Im joined by, supervisor myrna melgar and Shamann Walton and today, supervisor matt dorsey has been temporarily appointed to replace president aaron peskin, our clerk. Its brant saliba. I would like to thank jamie ivatury for from sfgovtv for broadcasting this meeting. Mr. Clerk, do you have any announcement . Thank you, madam chair. Just a friendly reminder to those in attendance to please make sure to silence all cell phones and Electronic Devices to prevent interruptions to our proceedings, should you have any documents to be included as part of the file. This should be submitted to myself. The clerk, Public Comment will be taken on each item on this agenda, when your item of interest comes up in Public Comment is called, please line up to speak on the west side of the chamber to your right, my left along those curtains and while not necessary to provide Public Comment, we do invite you to fill out a comment card and leave them on the
So folks know who you are. Thank you. Wonder. We will hear from several commissioners i wanted provide a thanks for everyone of them. For off the work they do. You all serve as invaluable thought partner in this work and your dedication to the industry and service to our city is unmatched and deeply appreciated. Thank you. Same for staff. Staff if you are here if you stands up and wave to folks. All right. Cool. Thank you. Awesome. We had kate. Dylan. May, andrew and asa if you could go and say hi to them on break we would love to know you better. Thank you all for your dedication. Staff you are wonderful. Today could not have gone on without you. We have been planing for several month this is is the biggest event we put on every year. Big thank you to all you have. I wanted to thank sfgovtv for Live Streaming and all those watching. Online at home. We appreciate you attending. For everybody here in person, we really appreciate your presence it adds so much to the value of our discussi