Round of applause to kathy and all shes done to make this happen. [applause] so good afternoon, everyone. So it sounds like everyone has had their coffee this morning, so lets do that again. Good afternoon. Id like to welcome you to our first annual black History Month celebration. This years theme is looking back while moving forward. Honoring those who led the fight for justice on transit in San Francisco. Today were recognizing charlotte l. Brown and mary ellen white. Brown was the first to legally challenge racial segregation in the United States when she filed a lawsuit against San Francisco Street Car Company in the 1860s after she was forceablely removed from a street car, and this was a segregated street car here in San Francisco. She sued the company, won, and was awarded the sum of 5,000 in 1854, which i imagine was quite a bit at that time in our countrys history. Mary ellen also attacked Racial Discrimination in San Francisco after she and two other black women when ejected
[roll call] you have a quorum. Item 3 announcement of prohibition of soundproducing devises. The ringing of use of cellphones and pagers and sound producing electric devices are prohibited and the chair may over the removal from the room of any person responsibility for one going off in the middle of the meeting. The minutes of february 18th, 2020 regular meeting. No members have turned in a public speaker card. Public comment is closed. We have the minutes ill entertain a motion. Move. Second. All those in favor say aye. Aye. All those opposed. Consider those approved. Clerk communications. Mr. Chair i have none for you today. Item 6, introduction of new or Unfinished Business by Board Members. Any new or Unfinished Business youd like to address . Very good. Clerk directors report. Good afternoon. Good afternoon. It is my pleasure to turn the mic over to director of transit, Julie Kirshbaum foray wards for her amazing crews who do the actual hard work of serving our public. I think th
Nobody has turned in a speaker card. Seeing none, well close Public Comment. Is there a motion to approve these items a motion. Second. Item five, communications, i have none for you today. Item six. Board members, new or unfinished business. Wow, a remarkably silent group. Ill volunteer one thing. I put myself out there on that one. I first of all want to direct director tomlin and all of the staff on the excellent workshop last tuesday. It was really rich and substantive. And you came to a lot of new conclusions. And i wanted to share ive had several colleagues reach out to me to share stories of their commute. Ive had them express faster traveling times, and remark about the aspect they did not anticipate, which is how quiet it is on Market Street, and they could even hear birds churping on their walks. I just wanted to share that. Im sure all of you are hearing positive feedback as well. But i think it is a great success, and it is clearly have an immediate impact. Wonderful, thank
Its important to shop local because its kind of like a circle of life, if you will. We hire local people. Local people spend their money at our businesses and those local mean that wor people willr money as well. I hope people shop locally. [ ] good morning everyone. Lets get started. I am tom mcguire, i am excited to be here today to christen this brandnew increasingly carfree space in hayes valley. Remember the freeway over our heads. We took that down. We didnt stop there. We have been working with the neighbors and residents from the city to make patricias green and octavia boulevard to have more space to walk and enjoy the valley. We have several speakers sharing about the opening or closing to traffic and opening for people of this section of octavia. I want to thank the mayor, whose leadership has been very strong. I will introduce the district five supervisor valley. This is amazing, isnt it. It was interesting because i was standing in the street, and i thought i am in the str
If they have had a history they have security not just for the place but for their own other patrons. Maybe if you dont want to do metal detection, maybe they can do pat downs to just see. I think were getting tricky because its getting invasive. Its in condition five. I think if we do Something Like this, we have to be very strategic about it, but i defer to my colleagues. Yeah, and i understand its just a bar, but because the past history, i think we should all be a little cautious. In six months, they can come back and say the crowds totally different or whatever, and it maybe that we can just lead the conditions. Im just curious in terms of if there is another case thats an l. L. P. That requires an i. D. Scanner and metal detector wand. 10 00 p. M. . Im still awake at 10 00 p. M. Whats your concern about safety . Because if its 2 00 a. M. , its more appropriate . Well, its a question of equity to me. Like, how we have enforced in the pass. Well, i understand equity, but i think we