And that brings us to the end of our agenda and the beginning of our summer break. Madam clerk could you read the memoryium. Meeting adjourn in the memory the following loved individuals on behalf of supervisor safai, for the late wilin dallason gardener. Behalf of entires preston and entires supervisor peskin the late chest are hartmachine. On behalf of supervisor supervisor peskin the late joyce ma nalo. William hardin. Charlie morestelar and toney bennett. We are adjourned. I am supervisor melgar. I am the supervisor for district 7. [music] i am a immigrant to San Francisco. My family came when i was 12 from el salvador during the civil war. This place gave us security, safety and an opportunity to thrive, so i love the city deeply, and as a mother of three kids who have grown up as city kids, im grateful for everything the city has to offer for people like me and families. I have been politically involved my whole life, either in government or a non profit worker and i care about t
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in the late 1930s when two new bridges the bay and golden gate and rise of the automobile made the Ferry Building seem outdated and unwanted.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
Draft proclamation that designating august as transgender History Month. I was inspired by the cafeteria riots on an august 9 in 1966. We dont know exactly what day it happened but we do know that it happened in august. I asked myself, why is it that we dont know what day it happened . It is monumental history. Why dont we know . The sad reality of it is that this monumental occurrence was so major and unlike anything that had ever occurred before at that scale in the United States , that an effort to eliminate it from records and existence ensued. It persisted. And because of it, watershed moments in the lbgtq Civil Rights Movement followed. Such as the stonewall riots of 1969. So, the idea transgender History Month began to take shape via this train of thought. I thought about black History Month and womens History Month. Now national low recognized months. And the essential education and awareness that they bring to the general masses every year. That knowledge is critical in bringi
Supervisor engardio supervisor mandelman. Supervisor melgar. Present. Supervisor supervisor peskin. Present. Supervisor preston. Present. Wroo supervisor ronen . Present. Supervisor safai. Present. Supervisor stefani. Present. And supervisor walton. Present. Mr. President all members are present. Thank you, madam clerk the board of supervisors acknowledges we are on the unseed home lanltd of the Ramaytush Ohlone. The original inhabitants of the San Francisco pel anyone slam as stewards of the land with their traditions the Ramaytush Ohlone never cd lost nor forgot their responsibilities as the care takers of this place as well as all peoples reside in their traditional translator. As guests we recognize we benefit from living and working on Traditional Home landful we wish to pay respects acknowledging then sesterce and irrelevant tifs of the recommend Ram Community and by afirming rights as first peoples. Will you join me in the pledge. [pledge of allegiance] do we have communicationi
Would accomplish as a team and how much the Youth Commission would mean to me. Seriously though, it has got ten to the point where family and friends are concerned how much time i spend in isthe building. Coming back from the pandemic a main goal is bring back the Youth Commissionism we interacted with youth from all over the city through office hours, our budget town halls and our community events. From passing out candy to youth at the greatto teaching third graders about local government and district lines to tabling sunday streetss, we have been able to center youth input and engagement in our work. Another main goal was to have all our work and all our legislation be rooted in empathy and personal experiences. Growing up next to freways my whole life, im so grateful to have gotten there opportunity to explore the central freeway on the Youth Commission and to speak on a panel with senator scott wiener about the freeway harmful impacts on youth and are marginalized communities. We