My experience on the j was a mix of the good and the bad. So i will say that two years ago, the last time that we did this, i was not actually able to participate on that day but i think my staff waited 45 minutes. There was like a three to five Minute Wait but that was fantastic. I was riding with a woman who recently had hip surgery and now there was a transfer at Church And Market that there was not prepandemic and we had to, you know, i think the experience that a lot of folks with accessibility challenges had where we got off and we have to get across this street that is a very hard street to traverse and then it turns out that the elevator thats supposed to make it possible to get down and make the transfers broken. So then we waited for the sline which is not as frequent and actually involves a fairly rikdy Contraption Crossing to get into it if you are having accessibility challenges in getting in. So anyway, it was interesting to see the extra burdens that our system poses for
Record and will be available at sfgov. Org. I will call the roll [roll call] rauf at this time we have a quorum. Thank you. We can now do public comment. I believe, right . Item number 2 is opportunity for the public to comment on any matters within the Committees Jurisdiction that are not on the agenda. Go ahead and take public comment now. Members of the public who wish to provide public comment should call 4156550001, access code 187 332 0094 and then Pound And Pound again. Dial star three to line up to speak and the System Prompt will indicate you have raised your hand. Please wait until the system indicates you have been unmuted and you may begin your comment. Please know that you have three minutes. Spanish translator please. [speaking in spanish] thank you so much. Cantonese interpreter please. [speaking in cantonese] thank you so much. I will take the first caller. You have 3 minutes. Caller good morning, everyone. I was a proponent for Prop C and to thank the Controllers Offic
Which really provided for the beginning of the Womens Ability to vote. Now, last year, we celebrated the 100year anniversary of this time period, however, it was covid19. There were many changes in our life. How we did work. How we interacted with each other. But, what we did see during the pandemic was an incredibly difficult time. It was a difficult time for many of our workers and many of our most vulnerable, our seniors and we also saw that it was a time which really exposed and laid bear some of the inequities that we face as women. Women we saw had greater levels of unemployment during this covid19 time. Greater economic instability, and often being many times the primary care gives of also having to make some of the most difficult trade off decisions or going out to work. It was especially during this time we see how important it is to not only make sure we recognize Womens Equality Day, but also to continue to support efforts like this the W Challenge that really seeks to uplif
Order to commemorate the passage of the 19th amendment which really provided for the beginning of the Womens Ability to vote. Now, last year, we celebrated the 100year anniversary of this time period, however, it was covid19. There were many changes in our life. How we did work. How we interacted with each other. But, what we did see during the pandemic was an incredibly difficult time. It was a difficult time for many of our workers and many of our most vulnerable, our seniors and we also saw that it was a time which really exposed and laid bear some of the inequities that we face as women. Women we saw had greater levels of unemployment during this covid19 time. Greater economic instability, and often being many times the primary care gives of also having to make some of the most difficult trade off decisions or going out to work. It was especially during this time we see how important it is to not only make sure we recognize Womens Equality Day, but also to continue to support effor
We have a woman who is really showing the way. Making it normal for women to be in power and to have a say and have a seat at the table. So without further adieu, Nancy Pelosi. Thank you so very much car men. When it was new. I see carmen in this W Challenge rise up in the ranks from one position to another. Thank you for devour great leadership as well. Its an honor to be here with you and the mayor and malia. President cohen and representative stephanie. Its great to be here with you. I just have some special guests with me today, of course, my daughter christine who has on her purple and white which she always wears and i have on the im honored their here to get a taste of San Francisco and how enthusiastic we are about women 101 years ago after fighting, being starved, women won the right to vote. The newspapers at the time said women given the right to vote, that could not have been further from the truth. It was a big fight and it was historic and transformative. Here we are 101