The first stop for all most 300 thousand people who come here 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in the late 1930s when two new bridges the bay and golden gate and rise of the automobile made the Ferry Building seem outdated and unwanted.
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By the had to get to the with president peskin this is not his first anti Housing Action a long list recently, i time to highlight some of the recent actions hes taken for i get it off to a housing champion with us weve been dealing with a number of changes related to our Housing Element and hes pushed back almost every turn. Weve had legislation up here such as a recent fire Code Amendment by supervisor chan and if a champion that will make that hard to build homes in january and the City Attorney to look at whether or not we are unfairly targeted in San Francisco and making the same statement that senator wiener said recent actions and well list get back to those with we have champions on the board of supervisors looking at for us gracious enough to join us supervisor dorsey to get the Housing Element in place im sorry to bring him all 2340u9 to say a few words. Thank you a supervisor clapping. thank you, jan to a member of the board of supervisors im not sure there Small Business mo
Number 4236. Special Investigations Division. Thank you, commissioner byrne. Commissioners. Acting director hawkins and chief scott. And to those here and watching at home. So good evening, the special Investigations Division would like to recognize Sergeant Mike zang for his dedication and hard work. Sergeant zang was one of the primary planners of the dignitary protection for the apec conference, and was designated point of contact for many of our state, federal, state and local partners that the San Francisco Police Department worked with for almost a year. He and others, but mostly him, coordinated and helped plan the routes that dignitaries would use to get to their various venues throughout the city, as we all know, the apec conference served as a big open for business sign and symbol for San Francisco and was and sergeant zang was a big part of making that happen, on the Police Department side of the house, mike is also a consummate professional in the office, and always prepare
By supervisor president aaron peskin and Vice President dean preston. The Committee Clerk today is mr. John carroll and i like to acknowledge and thank matthew at sfgovtv for staffing this meeting. Mr. Clerk, do you have announcements . Thank you madam chair. Please silence cell phones and electronic devices. If you have documents to include as part of the file, you should submit them to me. Public comment will be taken on each item. When your item comes up please line up to speak along the right hand side of the room. You may submit Public Comment in writing. You may email me at john. Carroll sfgov. Org or send via u. S. Postal service in the Clerks Office room 244 city hall address is 1 dr. Carlton b goodlett place, San Francisco california 94102. If you submit Public Comment in writing ill forward and include as part of the official file you are commenting. Finally madam chair, items acted upon today are expected to appear on the agenda of april 2, 2024, unless otherwise stated. Tha