Careers with his leadership, poise, selfsacrifice and creative problem solving and remained firmly grounded in his principles. The city and county of San Francisco would not be the same without him. Phil is survived by his wife of 33 years, monique. His brother steve, daughters misha and sons, paul and daniel and countless other family members, friends and colleagues who had the privilege of knowing him. Thank you to my colleagues joining me, and i invite his wife, monique to share words with us. Thank you very much. Good afternoon, president yee, members of the board of supervisors. With me is my daughter adrian who works for the department of emergency management. And thank you supervisor fewer for calendaring their time to recognize phil for his many years of public service. After graduate school, phil worked for the Wisconsin Legislature as a policy analyst in the criminal justice field. He was hired by harvey rose and worked there for almost a decade as an analyst and within that work he headed up numerous studies to reduce jail overcrowding and to reform youth guidance center. Rec park, he authorized the bond issues as was stated by supervisor fewer and he was very interested in repairing underground infrastructure and not just those things we can see. At puc, phil was the lead author and planner for the puc master plan that resulted in our rebuilding of the sewer system in the city. And at Human Services, which is probably the job that he loved the most, allowed him to use his management skills to help the disenfranchised and the poor. And with his leadership, the city expanded food stamp, child care, access to medical insurance and housing for the poor. He was a gifted and hardworking and very humble public servant. As supervisor said, he did join nonprofit boards and was a member of the Housing Authority for a number of years. But beyond his good year for the public, he was a sailor in the bay, a life long swimmer and runner. Lots of time spent hiking and biking the trail of the open space within the bay area. But most importantly, phil was a loving husband, father and friend to many. Largely due to phils example, our children have found their life calling by working the land, teaching elementary school, working for the city, and studying public health. Phil and i opened our home, our hearts and our time to our family and friends. We enjoyed and were always proud to be san franciscans. We lived here since 1987. And we intended to live a long time and to become very old together in a city that we loved with our family and friends nearby. Unfortunately, thats not possible, but the clan will keep phils drive for improving public service. And we collectively will pass on his passion for making the world a better place. Thank you. Good afternoon, president yee, supervisor fewer, members of the board of supervisors and everyone else who has been so instrumental in recognizing my fathers accomplishments over his life. Im speaking from the perspective of one of phils children and i can say with utmost confidence that my mom was correct about what a great dad he was. My very first job in high school was an Administrative Assistant working for the board of supervisors at my fathers. And while all my friends were getting employee discounts from their jobs in retail, i was putting together briefing binders every tuesday and responding to constituent concerns. And my father was a constant reminder that the most important and impactful thing that a person can do is dedicate his or her life to serving the public. So here i am, a city employee, doing everything i can to continue his legacy. Over the past couple of weeks ive thought and spoken as my mom did, a lot about phils humility. He did lots for others and expected nothing. Channelling him, i want to thank the city and county of San Francisco as a whole. The board of supervisors, the mayor areas office, parks and rec, and Human Services agency for supporting our families so much over the past year. Through both their words and their actions. In particular, i want to thank the partnership between the recreation and Parks Department and the bay area ridge trail, who were able to renovate the oak wood lands trail and rename it the phil arnold trail. I look forward to teaching my future children what it means to serve their Community Like their grandfather did. He really was an amazing man. And although he would never say it, he deserves this honor. So thank you very much. [applause] president yee that concludes our commendations for today. So madame clerk, lets go to item 42, Public Comment. Its now time for the public to offer their general Public Comment to us. You may directly address the board on items of interest that are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the board. Including items being considered today which have not been considered by a board committee, and excluding those items which have been considered by board committee. Each member of the public will be allotted two minutes. Speakers using interpretation assistance will be allowed twice the amount of time to testify. If you would like to use the overhead projector, just place your document down on the projection and remove the document when you would like the screen to return to live coverage of the meeting. President yee first up. I was on a Street Corner in redwood city literally turning your radio to emergency broadcast. Michael savage was on a roll today on schiff. This is amazing what were seeing. Dear god, help me to do this, lord, you know i have two minutes. Dear god. Now if everyone in redwood city tuned their radio to 560 you would have 98 of the people voting republican. This despicable little rat. Schiff was confronted by stephanopoulos about his, husband stephanopoulos has a little bit of integrity. Its like judgment day is now. Its coming, folks, its coming. Its coming. Now as important as that was, that was an announcement that i made and its very important that everyone should tune their radio to ksfo560. There is something more important. And thats the message that youre going to hear in the remaining time ive got. We are in the time of harvest. And in matthew 13, jesus gave a parable, now its true that a parable doesnt have precise interpretation to every point in the parable. Its a general story. And the theme in matthew 13 is obvious if you get the flavor of it and read it. Judgment day is coming. [bell ringing] and jesus said this, in regards to the wheat and weeds, that some day the weeds are going to be pulled out. Let both Grow Together until the harvest. In the time harvest, i will say gather you together and bind them in bundles to burn them. To burn them. [bell ringing] president yee thank you. Next speaker, please. Tough act to follow. Good afternoon. My name is tony, president of teamsters local 665. Im here to speak to item 47. The resolution urging the sfmta consider compliance with ab awarding permits. I want to thank supervisor yee for introducing it and all 11 supervisors for cosponsoring this resolution. Along with my sister local teamsters, we represent thousands of workers for employers who have interests with the sfmta. These include shuttle bus drivers, parking lot attendants, circling marking meter workers and more. The key thing that ties them together, theyre hired as direct employees of the company, not as independent contractors or temp workers. Employees have the legal right to join in a union and collective bargaining. That was also the point of the other labor bills to prevent workers from being hired as perma temps, which is another thing we all need to watch out with the growth of Companies Like blue crew, that supervisor peskin mentioned earlier. Thats why this resolution is important, because it says that the sfmta should be using its purchasing an permitting power to create good jobs. We encourage your yes vote. Thank you. President yee thank you. Next speaker, please. Good afternoon, president yee, and supervisors. My name is john. Ive address this had body before addressed this body before about Animal Rights generally. Were here today specifically because six activists, myself included, currently face felony charges in Sonoma County to connection with investigations and rescues of factory farms in that county. The background is that we spent years documenting criminal animal abuse at facilities across the state. And we delivered that documentation to the California Department of food and agriculture, District Attorney, the sheriff, animal control and other agencies. And all refused to take action. And what they told us was that these facilities are regulated and they follow industry standards. And, therefore, there was nothing they could do. But the law in the state is very clear that animal abuse, neglect and torment is illegal, regardless of whether it follows industry standards. And on the advice of counsel, including a professor of criminal law, we went to several facilities in Sonoma County, those with supply residents of San Francisco, and we documented the conditions. When we found animals who were on the verge of death due to starvation or injury or disease, we either removed them or attempted to remove them to get them care and place them on a sanctuary where they could recover. For that, were currently facing felony charges. [bell ringing] the peace and Justice Commission of the Berkeley City Council has already passed a resolution supporting nonviolent activist who expose factory farms and disavowing the prosecution of us and we would be deeply grateful if this body would consider a similar resolution. Thanks so much. President yee thank you. Like to remind the audience we dont have audible sound here. Your supportive fingers. Thank you very much. Good afternoon, mr. President. And other members of the committee. I wanted to talk today about regulations. Industry regulations are very important, but we must not confuse them with standards. If we allow industry regulations to become industry standards, our society will stagnate. Injustice will flourish. These felony charges are no more than attempts to silence. I know from the history of San Francisco that this city does not support the suppression of peaceful voices. I know that here in San Francisco, we are better than this. So please join us in condemning these charges and supporting the right to rescue abused and neglected an matters. Animals. Thank you so much. President yee thank you. Hi there, my name is brianna. I have two questions to ask. My first question is, when you look around this room and you see all these blue shirts filling up the stands, do you see a Diverse Group of compassionate people or do you see criminals . California has strict animal cruelty laws like penal code 597. Which outlaws the torment and neglect of animals. 597e permits anyone who is aware of animal abuse to enter the location in which theyre being abused and provide them care. Penal code 597 also states that animal abuse is chargeable with misdemeanors and felonies. So why is it that those who are rescuing animals and raising awareness on their plight being charged with felonies and misdemeanors instead . Were here to encourage you to support the right to rescue. I am someone who is facing potential felony charges and its not fair that myself or anyone else be punished for doing the right thing. We have sent footage of animal abuse in these facilities to everyone in authority. In july, nearly two dozen of us, myself included, walked a brutal 150 miles from right outside these doors in San Francisco to the state capital in sacramento. And we asked the attorney general [bell ringing] and the governor to support the right to rescue. We are extremely dedicated and well not stop until there is justice for up. For all. My second question here, is will you support the right to rescue or support animal abuse . Thank you. President yee next speaker, please. My name is im an Animal Rights activist. I think animal and nature is the best gift that is given to us. Animals are sensitive beings just like the ones in our homes like cats and dogs. So all of them have feelings. They suffer, they value their lives. As an organizer, we investigated commercial operations, reported animal cruelty violations, and officials took no action. We are fortunate enough to live in california. A progressive state like the city of San Francisco. That has strict animal cruelty laws that protect animals in commercial operations, but they are being violated. We love animals. Respect their rights to live happy, safe and free. Please support the right to rescue and persecution of animal abusers, not Animal Rights. Thank you very much. President yee thank you. Next speaker, please. Hello, everyone. My name is molly epstein. When you think about systems of oppression, maybe you think about systems that directly affect you. Maybe you think about racism, sexism, because theyre so commonly talked about socially and throughout politics. We are asking you not only to remember species, the oppression that benefits humans and disadvantages all nonhuman animals, but to fight against the system. It is critical to remember that all systems of oppression intersect and to fight against some while working to uphold others is counterproductive. Despite me having a disability, my body being different, i would hope you agree my body has value. Despite nonhuman animals, whether they have fur, feathers, wings or scale, they all have value and should have the right to live without fear, without suffering and dying at the hands of humans. Other social Justice Movements wouldnt have been as successful without the support of allies. And the Animal Rights movement is a movement of all allies. We need you, but more importantly, the animals need you. San francisco is one of the most progressive cities in the country. Weve seen it as a critical location for Justice Social movements, whether its the Lgbtq Movement or the female rights movement. Its time to keep moving forward [bell ringing] sorry. And show california and the country that animals lives are their rights. Please support the right to rescue. Thank you so much. President yee thank you. Next speaker, please. Good afternoon, board of supervisors. Im also someone who is facing felony charges up to almost a decade in prison and deportation for helping animals. All of us are here today to ask you to pass a resolution in support of the right to rescue. This is important because its going to send a strong signal to District Attorney in Sonoma County and other prosecutors that prosecuting activists, repressing activists for the sake of profit for these giant corporations like amazon, is not okay. When we first met with an attorney after our arrest, our attorney, who had worked in Sonoma County for decades said there is no way anyone is getting felony charges for this. Ive never seen anybody get serious charges for action like this. Yet i got a letter in the mail saying im getting seven felony charges. I would ask all of to you take a stand against the repression, corporate greed and speak up for all of the animals that need your help. President yee thank you. Next speaker, please. Good afternoon. We live in a state where we can break a strangers window to rescue a dog or a cat from heat stroke. Please support the right to rescue pigs, chickens, cows, turkeys, sea life. And all neglected basic food and water. How can we live in a world where we give animals fundamental rights to a live a life free of harm, but denial there is a same right. There is no difference between a dog, cat, chicken, a cow, a pig or a fish. They all feel pain. They all feel love. Just like you and me. The right to rescue is simply granting the fundamental rights to animals who so desperately need it and we hope youre on board to helping our fellow earth lings in bringing more peace into our current world that needs more peace. That needs more love. That needs more compassion. We need to do a lot better and today we hope you hear our words to help and not criminalize and punish us for doing the right thing. Supervisor stefani, i ask you to strongly support the right to rescue. Whistleblowers need protection. Especially in this political climate. On a deeper level, i think we all really need to reflect on how we treat others, especially those we have ensplaved. Enslaved. President yee thank you. Dear mayor breed and San Francisco board of supervisors. Imagine being severely sick, dying from lack of health care, food and water. This is what is happening every day to millions of animals. According to california penal code, 597e, thats animals can be tended to by an individual. Please recommend charging these farms where theyre not getting proper care and being abused. Undercover investigations have proved the criminality taking place in many facilities, but nothing has been done by those in power. Your city has led the way in many oppressed. Please continue San Franciscos legacy by supporting the right to rescue an animal in need of care. Support the dropping of charges against people who are following the law and taking animals to safety. Thank you so much. President yee thank you. Next speaker. Good afternoon, president yee and members of the board. My name is anastasia. Im a bay area resident and investigator with direct action everywhere. As an investigator, i have seen firsthand and documented numerous cases of criminal animal cruelty. In all these cases, none of the reports have been addressed. Actually, ive been arrested and am current facing charges just for trying to bring attention to this issue and rescue animals. Im here today to ask this b