addition. he loved his community, and he was well loved in return. speedy got his name because of his outstanding track skills. speedy was a viet nam war veteran, and during his time in viet nam, he experienced tragedies that profoundly changed him. when he returned to san francisco, he worked on organizing and strategizing for the betterment of black life. he helped organized a strike at san francisco state university. this strike aimed to address racist policies and procedures and the pay of faculty on campus. because of speedy s activism, it led to the first pay equality program in the country. he also oversaw community efforts to develop low-income housing and preserve black home ownership during the time of redevelopment. he guided the development of the 100% owned and operated victoria square complex located at sutter and fillmore streets. he also helped save many victorian homes owned by african americans, and because of this, many of the african americans were able to
committee. he will be deeply missed by the city and county of san francisco and the community at large. the rest i submit. clerk: thank you, supervisor walton. sorry for sulu s passing. mr. president, seeing no other names on the roster, that concludes the introduction of new business. president yee: very good. let s go to item 25. clerk: at this time, the public may now address the entire board of supervisors for up to two minutes on the items within the subject matter jurisdiction of the board, to include the minutes from april 30, 2019, may 7, 2019, and the may 8 special meeting minutes of the budget and finance committee. items 26 through 28 on the adoption without reference to committee calendar are also items you may comment on, but no other items on the agenda may be commented on as they have already had their public comment satisfied at a committee. direct your remarks to the board as a whole and not to individual members and not to the audience, please. if you
she was born on june 23, 1953, in mexico. virginia emigrated to san francisco with her seven children to escape a life of poverty and abuse and to give them a new life. she sold her homemade tamales in the mission district using an old family recipe. she became an institution not just due to her tamales, but to her caring attitude. she touched the hearts of countless residents by taking time to speak with them and hear their woes, often giving candid advice and always offering warm hugs. this has been a labor of love together with a wonderful group of people who are committed to keeping her spirit alive. cecil, monica, zamir, dunphora, are wonderful supporters. it s also been an honor to work with virginia s daughter. the tamale lady contributed to her community, and serving the best tamales that could be found on the streets of san francisco. it s my honor to submit this resolution in her memory, and the rest i submit. clerk: thank you, supervisor ronen. supervisor safai?
you know, it just paralyzes everybody. the store, he had to throw away all of the ice cream and frozen foods yesterday. reporter: the coffee shop here in loch lomond had its grand opening on sunday. and has had a grand closing ever since, because there is no power. reporter: with the wind, i was really grateful. you know. they turned the power off. i could rest easier. i thought that was a good reason. i think it s safe. reporter: nearby cobb mountain was incinerated in the valley fire 4 years ago. loch lomond area hasn t burned for decades. i think it s a really good idea and we need to do more with the trees. pg&e is coming to reporter: many people here purchased generators after the relentless fires of the motorhome, a gas stove and a microwave so it s fine. and i was prepared anyway. reporter: pg&e says it felt it had no choice. we saw winds of 60 miles per hour in the north bay, as well as gusts of 70 miles per hour. we even saw gusts of 96 miles per hour
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