With kids making sure they have breakfast in the morning and all these things. Can we reach out and try to make sure that the people within our neighborhood are cared for and i think thats the opportunity that the budget cuts, perhaps, could be remedied for. I think we can advocate hard and long for them to not exist, but i think the ways to mitigate less money and less resources is for us to do the work, so. That would be my 0. 02. [laughter] we got to do something. [laughter] but i mean, i know everyone here is, you know, doing so much, so i do appreciate all of you. [mic is off] i dont know. I can only [laughter] so, okay. Any other commissioner comments on directors report . No. Any Public Comment . There are no Public Commenters. Okay. Great. Hearing no callers, no Public Comment, Public Comment is closed. Next item, please. Item 8, commissioner discussion and new business. This is a discussion item. Commissioners, commissioner ortiz cartagena. I want to announce the Small Busines
All of you. My name is george rivas. I am the director of the office of Civic Engagement and immigrant affairs, i am joined by my colleague chloe noonan, who is our policy and engagement officer, who oversees our Language Access efforts at oca. I am looking forward to sharing. I am looking forward to sharing more Background Information about our office and then chloe will share more background on the lao report from 2024, and will walk us through the contents of that report as well, ill take next slide. I will take a moment to share some background about our office. The office of Civic Engagement and World Affairs was founded in 2 in 2009, at which time it was designated to oversee implementation of the equal access to Services Ordinance and with time, as you all know now, its become the Language Access ordinance. Today, eoc has a policy compliance, direct services and grant making City Department. Our mission is to promote inclusive policies and foster immigrant assistance programs th
All of you. My name is george rivas. I am the director of the office of Civic Engagement and immigrant affairs, i am joined by my colleague chloe noonan, who is our policy and engagement officer, who oversees our Language Access efforts at oca. I am looking forward to sharing. I am looking forward to sharing more Background Information about our office and then chloe will share more background on the lao report from 2024, and will walk us through the contents of that report as well, ill take next slide. I will take a moment to share some background about our office. The office of Civic Engagement and World Affairs was founded in 2 in 2009, at which time it was designated to oversee implementation of the equal access to Services Ordinance and with time, as you all know now, its become the Language Access ordinance. Today, eoc has a policy compliance, direct services and grant making City Department. Our mission is to promote inclusive policies and foster immigrant assistance programs th
All of you. My name is george rivas. I am the director of the office of Civic Engagement and immigrant affairs, i am joined by my colleague chloe noonan, who is our policy and engagement officer, who oversees our Language Access efforts at oca. I am looking forward to sharing more Background Information about our office and then chloe will share more background on the lao report from 2024, and will walk us through the contents of that report as well, ill take next slide. I will take a moment to share some background about our office. The office of Civic Engagement and World Affairs was founded in 2 in 2009, at which time it was designated to oversee implementation of the equal access to Services Ordinance and with time, as you all know now, its become the Language Access ordinance. Today, eoc has a policy compliance, direct services and grant making City Department. Our mission is to promote inclusive policies and foster immigrant assistance programs that lead to full civic and economi
Information that stacks up so ill let the department deal with the question regarding patrero and also with the approval. When the approval hasnt occurred, you dont start assuming that you get it. That is my own comment on it. But i can let the rest of the commission make a motion. Thank you. Just a question. Its odd to me that if youre picking up their sushi and going to pay for it, like its just a stand within whole foods, why does this even come to us . You know there is an area of whole foods that you are selling starbucks branded products, would that have to come to us . Yes, exactly. Starbucks, wells fargo has a little but if they have it and its separate and independent. But this is you get the product and you actually go to the same you put it in your basket with the rest of your stuff and you go check out is my understanding. Because theyre making it there. They do make it there. Yes. That is the difference. Because they make it there . Yes. That seems odd that that would have