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[indiscernible] >> second. all in favor? opposed? >> item 11. adjournment action. >> all in favor? >> aye. adjourned. >> shop & dine in the 49 promotes local businesses and challenges residents to do their shop & dine in the 49 with within the 49 square miles of san francisco by supporting local services within the neighborhood we help san francisco remain unique successful and vibrant so where will you shop & dine in the 49 my name is jim woods i'm the founder of woods beer company and the proprietor of woods copy k open 2 henry adams what makes us unique is that we're reintegrated brooeg the beer and serving that cross the table people are sitting next to the xurpz drinking alongside we're having a lot of ingredient that get there's a lot to do the district of retail shop having that really close connection with the consumer allows us to do exciting things we decided to come to treasure island because we saw it as an amazing opportunity can't be beat the views and real estate that great county starting to develop on treasure island like minded business owners with last week products and want to get on the ground floor a no-brainer for us when you you, you buying local goods made locally our supporting small business those are not created an, an sprinkle scale with all the machines and one person procreating them people are making them by hand as a result more interesting and can't get that of minor or anywhere else and san francisco a hot bed for local manufacturing in support that is what keeps your city vibrant we'll make a compelling place to live and visit i think that local business is the lifeblood of san francisco and a vibrant of san francisco and a vibrant community - working for the city and county of san francisco will immerse you in a vibrant and dynamic city that's on the forefront of economic growth, the arts, and social change. our city has always been on the edge of progress and innovation. after all, we're at the meeting of land and sea. - our city is famous for its iconic scenery, historic designs, and world-class style. it's the birthplace of blue jeans, and where "the rock" holds court over the largest natural harbor on the west coast. - our 28,000 city and county employees play an important role in making san francisco what it is today. - we provide residents and visitors with a wide array of services, such as improving city streets and parks, keeping communities safe, and driving buses and cable cars. - our employees enjoy competitive salaries, as well as generous benefits programs. but most importantly, working for the city and county of san francisco gives employees an opportunity to contribute their ideas, energy, and commitment to shape the city's future. - thank you for considering a career with the city and county of san francisco. >> right before the game starts, if i'm still on the field, i look around, and i just take a deep breath because it is so exciting and magical, not knowing what the season holds holds is very, very exciting. it was fast-paced, stressful, but the good kind of stressful, high energy. there was a crowd to entertain, it was overwhelming in a good way, and i really, really enjoyed it. i continued working for the grizzlies for the 2012-2013 season, and out of happenstance, the same job opened up for the san francisco giants. i applied, not knowing if i would get it, but i would kick myself if i didn't apply. i was so nervous, i never lived anywhere outside of fridays know, andfridays -- fresno, and i got an interview. and then, i got a second interview, and i got more nervous because know the thought of leaving fresno and my family and friends was scary, but this opportunity was on the other side. but i had to try, and lo and behold, i got the job, and my first day was january 14, 2014. every game day was a puzzle, and i have to figure out how to put the pieces together. i have two features that are 30 seconds long or a minute and a 30 feature. it's fun to put that altogetl r together and then lay that out in a way that is entertaining for the fans. a lucky seat there and there, and then, some lucky games that include players. and then i'll talk to lucille, can you take the shirt gun to the bleachers. i just organize it from top to bottom, and it's just fun for me. something, we don't know how it's going to go, and it can be a huge hit, but you've got to try it. or if it fails, you just won't do it again. or you tweak it. when that all pans out, you go oh, we did that. we did that as a team. i have a great team. we all gel well together. it keeps the show going. the fans are here to see the teams, but also to be entertained, and that's our job. i have wonderful female role models that i look up to here at the giants, and they've been great mentors for me, so i aspire to be like them one day. renelle is the best. she's all about women in the workforce, she's always in our corner. [applause] >> i enjoy how progressive the giants are. we have had the longer running until they secure day. we've been doing lgbt night longer than most teams. i enjoy that i work for an organization who supports that and is all inclusive. that means a lot to me, and i wouldn't have it any other way. i wasn't sure i was going to get this job, but i went for it, and i got it, and my first season, we won a world series even if we hadn't have won or gone all the way, i still would have learned. i've grown more in the past four years professionally than i think i've grown in my entire adult life, so it's been eye opening and a wonderful learning >> i lived in the mission neighborhood for seven years and before that the excel see your district. 20 years a resident of the city and county of san francisco. i am the executive director of a local art space nonprofit that showcases work that relate to the latino community and i have been in this building for seven years and some of my neighbors have been here 30 year. we were notified from the landlord he was going to sell the building. when we realized it was happening it was no longer a thought for the landlord and i sort of had a moment of panic. i heard about the small sites program through my work with the mission economic agency and at met with folks from the mayor's housing program because they wanted to utilize the program. we are dealing with families with different needs and capacities. conversations were had early in the morning because that is the only time that all the tenants were in the building and finally when we realized that meda did have the resources to buy the building we went on a letter writing campaign to the landlord and said to him we understand you want to sell your building, we understand what you are asking for and you are entitled to it, it's your land, but please work with us. what i love about ber nell height it represents the diversity that made me fall in love with san francisco. we have a lot of mom and pop shops and you can get all your resources within walking distance. my favorite air area of my homes my little small patio where i can start my morning and have my coffee an is a sweet spot for me and i >> how is it going everybody? thank you for getting here nice and safe in the rain. can we give it up for the d.j.? d.j. black mark in the house. my name is kimi tee, my voice is probably more familiar. i am from the soul of the bay, dream team in the morning. here we are celebrating black history in san francisco. this means a lot to me. i am a portland kid. i grew up in san francisco. so to be standing here in the city that raised me amongst the finest in blue, sfpd cat give yourselves a round of applause. [♪] and thank you to everybody who got time off. i come from a family of law enforcement. the government his name is clemens, so you might know my aunt and uncle. my aunt is lucy clemens. they are happily retired, so i wish you all the best, and thank you for all your service. nevertheless, i want to thank chief william scott. [applause] thank you for having this event and understanding how important it is to celebrate black history in san francisco. people have gentrification, no, no, no, we are still here. there are still so many generations of black history here in san francisco, and i think everybody, i thank you all for coming out here to celebrate. we have to give a huge thanks to our mayor, london breed. [cheers and applause] >> and i want to give a special shout out to the mastermind behind this event. brown. [cheers and applause] can i just say how humble he is, and all of my notes, his name is not mentioned to thank him at all, we have to thank you, look at this. project level in the house, big rich, everybody. we are celebrating culture here today, and what is culture without music? so we are going to bring up a beautiful act of music right now clinton stockwell, are you ready? hello, sera, sir, welcome to the fillmore heritage center. look at this gentleman right here, let's give him a round of applause, please. [applause] >> happy black history month. >> yes indeed,, how about another hand for kimi tee, that is right. you are absolutely right to. your voice has finally got a face. [laughter] greetings, i wanted to pour libations, i want to first of all say thank you to chief scott, honorable mayor london breed, all of our 11 men and women in blue, i would like to pour libations so that we can remember those who came before us, but before i do, in the african tradition, i would like to ask permission from the elders to continue, if you would like me to continue this libation you say -- [speaking foreign language] >> i will take that as a yes. how about a little something something. [♪] >> yes, the drum. and now we pour libations. libations is the pouring out of liquid in honor of those people who have passed away. with one person pouring liquid into a plant or a vessel, our voices vibrate through this water and it becomes something special. it becomes an offering to those who came before us. i pour out a little love, and you respond in an african town tongue, you say -- [speaking foreign language] >> it means bless you, it is i agree, it is a man, when i say the name of an ancestor, for instance, jackie robertson, you say -- [speaking foreign language] >> if you say it while the water is cascading, and the vibration of your voice will create some loving alchemy for those who came before us. i would also like for you to think of five names of your loved ones, people whose names i don't even know, so that at the right moment, we will fill the room with those people that we don't ever want to forget. i pour this libation in honor of those great people who came before us. say -- [speaking foreign language] >> i pour a little love for all those africans who marched across the interior to the west coast of africa, put on a stinky slave ships, taken across the atlantic, in all directions, each ripple in the ocean -- ocean is a grave for an african who refused to be a slave. [speaking foreign language] >> i pour out love for the freedom fighters. i pour out a little love for harriet tubman,. [speaking foreign language] >> i pour out a little love for nat turner. [speaking foreign language] >> great people who fought for freedom, even before they had freedom themselves. there were slaves that stole away into the swamps of florida, they called themselves marines. don't miss your part, now. [laughter] >> the maroons struck the first real blow for freedom in america. i pour out a little love, a little love for all of those slaves who worked from sunup to sundown, for no pay at all other then the fact that they were alive and contributing. [speaking foreign language] >> even as slaves, we have contributed to this country. jazz. [speaking foreign language] >> jellyroll morton invented that. [speaking foreign language] >> i pour out a little love, a little love for all those great people who were born into slavery but were never slaves. [speaking foreign language] >> frederick douglass. [speaking foreign language] >> one of my favorite abolitionists. he was not no joke. john brown. i want to throw out a little love for the man who created negro history week back in the times when we recall negroes. we haven't been negroes in a long time. black people. harvard g. woodson. [speaking foreign language] >> 1926 was the year that the negro history we came to be 93 years ago. i pour out a little love, a little love for all those people who, during that time, fought a civil-rights. martin luther king. eleanor hoppers, fannie lou hamer, great people, great people. americans, black americans. right now, say the names of your loved ones, all at once. let's fill up the rooms with the names of those people who we don't even want to forget. say their names all at once as i for, to say, honor them, don't let them die. when you stop saying their names, and they are truly dead, say the names of your loved ones, say their names and remember them, pour libations for them, let them know that you remember that they were here. [speaking foreign language] >> roberta robertson, leah smith, pour libations every day when you've got some milk, clear, water, pour libations and remember those people who came before us, every country on the continent of africa players libations and remembers those who came before them. my drummer creates a wind beneath our wings. that drum has all of our hearts beating the same pace right now. don't start checking each other's pulse, with that is what is happening. i pour out a little love because we want to remember those who came before us. i want to thank mr brown for remembering this, this is a cultural thing. this is very important that we teach the children to remember those who came before us. it leroy page. [speaking foreign language] >> i will make sure that this water finds its way into a plant or into the ground so that it can rise, it can breathe, and it can rise up into the clouds and come back on our faces as rain. i think all of you that are here , black history is american history, no black history, no american history, we should celebrate black history every day, let me dispel one thing, we do not have the shortest month of the year to be mean. carter g. wisdom picked february because frederick douglass and abraham lincoln were born in february. next time somebody says, yeah, they gave us the shortest month of the year, go ahead and educate them. [speaking foreign language] [applause] >> yes, that was powerful, right? okay. wow, here we go, i learned something. i did not know that about february, did you cloth you learn something new every day. we are going to keep the performances going. i would love to bring to the stage the hard way. the bay area's finest. we have three, the hard way, they are at bay area team coming to you. they are here to celebrate black history doing the negro anthem of america. are you guys ready clap how is it going class. [applause] where are you from class i will do a little interview with upa people need to know where you are from. -- i am going to do a little interview with you because people need to know where you are from. give it up for three, the hard way. [applause] [singing] [singing] [singing] [singing] [singing] [singing] [singing] [singing] [cheers and applause] [singing] [cheers and applause] >> you are going to be famous period you need to get their pictures, get their autographs, put them on instagram, put them everywhere, that is three the hard way. i don't know about you guys, but who brought onions in here? that was a perfect, perfect way to introduce the woman who is born and raised here, the women who believed in our city, the women who brought us back from the darkness and into the light, the woman who fights for us, speaks for us, loves us, and nose as he us better than anybody we've ever met, ladies and gentlemen, your san francisco mayor, the first female, african-american mayor, london breed. [cheers and applause] >> thank you, thank you. first of all, three the hard way , i see you, boy, i will stand all day for the black national anthem if you three sing it on a regular basis. thank you so much for being here, it really is an honor, and the rain couldn't keep us away. i have been all over the city today, so many amazing celebrations, for not only black history month, but also for lunar new year, i love the fact that our city is so amazing and so i will diverse, and really, i am hopeful about the future of our city, especially because of celebrations like this. here is the first event that the san francisco police department is having to celebrate black history month. how amazing is that? [applause]. >> honouring our traditions, honouring and respecting our history and our culture, and how much we have contributed to what the city is today, when you think about it, we have come such a long way, but we also know there is so much work to still be done. in this community in particular, the neighborhood that i was so fortunate enough to grow up in, born and raised right here in fillmore. who else grew up here cloth i icu i see you big rich, icu, and we have a lot of challenges during that time, we had a lot of challenges in our neighborhood with violence, with crime, with a lack of opportunities in our educational system, with not having access to incredible employment opportunities that exist all over san francisco, and the fact that i am standing here today as the first african-american woman to be elected mayor of san francisco, i know that i stand on the shoulders of so many people who came before me to make something like this even possible. [applause] >> being here today in the fillmore heritage center, all i can think about our people like leroy king, and willie b. kennedy, and mary helen rogers, and alex picture, and nate mason. so many of our heroes in this community who fought to make sure that our voices were heard, who fought to make sure that kids like me growing up in this neighborhood had access to programs like the mayor's youth employment and training program. they thought the hard fight, and we are the beneficiaries. those of us who are fortunate enough to not only still live here, but to thrive here in san francisco where we have seen a significant decline of the african-american population. we know that's the case, we know things have changed, but we are going to still make a difference. we are still here, and we still matter, and we will make sure the world knows. [♪] [applause]. >> the fact that, over the years, and it sometimes continues to be throughout the country, a really challenging relationship between the police department all over the country, and communities of color, but sadly, especially, african-american communities, does not go unnoticed by me, and it is why i am so proud and happy to work with san francisco police department, for so many -- with so many incredible leaders that are joining us today, people who fight to make sure that there is a strong relationship, and many of you, and i think cheryl davis is here, we can go way back to many years ago when alex fagan was the captain of northern police station, and how much he did to not only reach out to the african-american community, but make sure that the officers that served at northern were a part of the community, were a part of the events, got to know our young people, got to know us, and there was a real relationship that developed because of that, and that relationship, those relationships continued with other captains specifically in this community, including our deputy chief of the police department who was the captain at northern station, he is joining us here today. [applause] >> and another incredible person who worked in chinatown for so many years, and who is really actively engaged in community policing, community programs, and the powell program, and all the great things that continue to bridge that gap, commander lazar. thank you for being here and for all of your hard work, and yes, he is an import from los angeles, but we have adopted him as a san francisco son, our african-american police chief, wells scott, thank you so much for being here. [cheers and applause] >> it means a lot that we can sit here together, we can have conversations, we can continue to grow and develop the kinds of relationships that are not only going to make our communities better, they will make our communities safer. they will make our relationships stronger. we are going to make sure that what we have been able to do here in the western addition, with not just the police department his, for so many incredible advocates, i see reverend townsend just walked through the door, talking as usual, so many incredible advocates like reverend brown, and others who really work hard to make sure that this community has a voice, and we address the challenges that exist together, and we open the doors of opportunity for all of our young people in this community. i see you miss adrienne williams and village project, and all the work you continue to do. [applause] this communities a model that i know we can replicate all over the city. i talk in neighborhoods everywhere in san francisco, and i know this is home, but i do think it is important that we talk about the challenges of our past and our history so that we can know not to repeat those mistakes, but more importantly, how we are going to move past that to be a stronger and more resilient san francisco, and i can't wait until many of the changes begin to occur, and i will just end it, because i can talk forever, but i will end it by saying this, one of the things that i mentioned earlier, the opportunities for all program that i started as mayor was --dash which i'm really proud of. [applause]. >> when i was 14, i got a job working for the mayor's youth employment and training program. we did our orientation at booker t. washington community center, and we were sent to various nonprofit agencies in the city, and i started my work with reverend calvin jones at the family school, some of you may remember the family school for women over 18 who had children and are trying to get their ged because they didn't finish high school, so yes, i showed up the first day of work not in the most appropriate attire, and yes, i answer the phone like i went at home, hello, and the thing about the people who worked at the family school, they didn't just say okay, we can't deal with this child because she is a handful, they took me under their wing, they talked to me, they worked with me, and they helped me through just understanding the process of what it means to work in a professional environment, opportunities for all is about the future of our kids in this community, providing a paid internship for young people in any industry they want to work in is so important and critical to making sure that kids who are growing up now in this community have a real shot at success in the future, in a place like san francisco. they deserve to be here, just like i deserve to be here, just like so many of my friends and family members who no longer live in san francisco because of so many mistakes that happened in the past under the redevelopment agency, and are not building enough housing, and are not making sure that every kid had a paid internship opportunity so that they could succeed. we are reminded of the past so that we can make changes for the future, so that we can make sure that the next generation of young people have the best options possible, they too can be police chief, they too can run a technology company, they too can run a nonprofit organization, and yes, they too can be mayor of the city and county of san francisco. thank you all so much for having me here today, and happy black history month. [cheers and applause] >> if we could have the command staff, as well as chief lillian, for a photo. it is photo time. -- as well as chief william, for a photo. it is photo time. >> commissioner, please. >> we are here, the first shot is right here. >> one more here,. >> i also just wanted

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