i'm a senior at george washington high school, an a.p. arts student and president of the student art society. art classes have allowed me resources and a safe space to explore and understand my own emotions more than any other experience in my life. for much of my life i've struggled with low self-esteem and the impact that bullying has had on me, and the only way i've found anything effective. art is absolutely essential in the mental well-being, growth, and happiness of sfusd students. i also have the privilege of running more informal art classes at school. for many, it is a place that we can feel involved in the school community and have a creative outlet, and they have a lot of fun. art has been proven a successful form of therapy for students with special needs, and some of those units help me with my duties, like handing out colored pencils and paper, help people find their seats, and cleaning up after lunch. at my school, we support each other, we give creative criticism, and most importantly, we love each other. in taking money f

just like other influential women from hunter's point, miss eloise westbrook, miss washington, bertha freeman, ruth williams, rosie lee williams, also mr. aurelius walker, i hope to one day to have a street named after my mother here in hunter's view. like many, we take great pride in our neighborhood. we want to see it flourish and be great. i also have the pleasure of helping build to the new hunter's view, which i took great pride in as a construction worker. i have been in construction for eight years now, starting right here in hunter's view. i want to say thank you. [applause] many of the programs that were promised to us, actually came through, and it is a great opportunity because i have been able to make a career for myself , and provide for my son, and be an example to so many people in the neighborhood that have given the opportunity, you can take advantage of these things, and do great things. thank you guys for that opportunity. [applause] >> the hunter's view communities filled with talented, ambitious people. sometimes we just need the opportunity to show just that. dur

here is a picture of washington square playground. as i said, it is in construction now, so is potrero recreation centre. in terms of next steps, as i said, we are embarking on the last phase of the 2012 projects we want to complete in spring 2020. we are also embarking on planning as part of that effort we are currently assessing all of our assets. we have a new program where we were trying to work on. we have assessed about 54 million square feet of linear and park assets, which we are proud of this informs planning. it will also help us to prioritize our deferred maintenance needs for our projects. we are also looking into props 68 to leverage some funds to be able to leverage funds to do some of the future bond projects also. we will switch over to the waterfront. >> i am the capital finance manager for the recreation and parks department. the port could not make it today, unfortunately, so i'll try to go over their slides. it was great to see new commissioners here. the port is part of our 2008 and 2012 geo bond program. is about

we have already completed panhandle playground in washington square. we are using software developed between the corporation and san diego state, which is a system for observing planning and recreation in communities. but the software click accounts, seniors, adelson children and whether they are sedentary, moderately, active or vigourously active. it has showed usage increase at 50% of south sunset and 500% at valley playground. we will have the data to support that when we are done when the -- with this initiative. >> if you don't count, you don't count. >> are there any other commission comments or questions >> seeing none. >> we are now on item ten. also a presentation and discussion only. >> good morning. my name is lamont bishop and i am from the public seat -- policy public affairs. i am here today to introduce a discussion and presentation to support the partnership between recreation and park department and livable city, and their sunday streets events throughout san francisco. the partnership actually fits well into our strategic plan to insp

i graduated from washington high school in the late 80's. i went to roosevelt elementary school, and i'm very thankful i had the opportunity at roosevelt to be in band. it didn't allow me to take the visual arts because that was my elective, but that stayed with me until now. i'm a musician now, but i'm a visual artist because i worked very hard after barely graduating from washington high school, okay? i'm telling you that i know it from the inside out. i worked hard at city college, 13th grade, to get myself into a four-year college, and that's where i realized no, you're an artist, and i graduated from the studio art department, came back, and was given the opportunity by my mean of students. so it takes advocates for the students. that's what i'm being right now. so i want you guys to reconsider this because i'm doing the good work, and i lived it -- [inaudible] >> here we go. thank you. my name is alyssa scott. i'm here on performing arts workshop. we're a nonprofit arts education provider in the bay area public schools for over 50 year

i'm a senior at george washington high school. i think the reallocation of such a significant amount of money from the budget robs students as a whole of opportunities in the hearts -- in the arts. while we need to go through the motions, reduction in finals -- financial support only serves to hinder only not only high schoolers, of the develop into an exploration of younger students. looking through the expansive visuals and budget tables, it seems irrational and the wrong areas are being given for redundant issues. the elementary school physical education program is siphoning off the program. it is far more damaging to the program's well-being and as to the financial well-being that they have to make up for to provide a outstanding education. early physical education is important to having -- there other areas of the budget that can feel -- fill this need. this can be more beneficial for every party involved to provide the budget to consider more of the costs and supply a well-rounded education. growing up in the tenderloin and

classes are taken at four high schools: galileo, lincoln, powell, and washington. this rises serious concerns about every student having equitiable access and how it might affect enrollment. the district offers a variety of career technical education academies. these c.t.e. pathways allow students to explore specific career options within our schools and gain real world experience in a particular area of study. c.t.e. pathways are available in almost all high schools, like the dual enrollment program. student enrollment in the c.t.a. pathways across schools closely here ors the student demographics of the contradict as -- of the district as a whole. parents across the websites can look at the a.p. classes across the district. by having dual enrollment, this will help with our graduation rates, which at thurgood marshall is among the lowest. supporting equitiable secondary options. one of the reasons c.a.c. members decided to meet with district staff to discuss the distribution of college and career opportunities and sfusd was to begin a better understanding of how

so there is one in the castro, for instance, there's one on washington and hyde square park, there's one at coit tower. in the one at coit tower, there's an a.d.a. accessibility issue? in coit tower, the space is very constained, and an -- constrained, and an a.d.a. accessible unit could not be built, so that's why some of them are where they are. km . >> chair fewer: i have a question. j.c. decaux, do they service the toilets? >> they do. >> chair fewer: so we pay the staff, and j.c. decaux doesn't pay san francisco at all for staffing. >> no. at this point, j.c. decaux does not appropriate the staffing. the city administers it throughothrough a grant, but one of the pieces of negotiation in the new contract is moving it from a city responsibility to being a decaux responsibility but with all of it still being the workforce development program and a community based program that it is today, so that will be part of the new graemagreem now remember, pit stops are decauxs, and there's about 20 pit stops now, but those are all -- the others are either mobile or to our rec park. >> chair

it's something that those people in washington, d.c. could learn something from. thank you. [applause] >> my turn. peter, i have had an honor of knowing peter for over 21 years, and i just so admire his commitment and passion to maritime and to the port of san francisco. peter, jodi and i have travelled all over the world together. peter, our first trip was to mexico city and acapulco to sign the sister city agreement together, and the last trip was to valparaiso, chile. it was absolutely wonderful to spend time with you there. peter is so well respected by his peers, his colleagues, his employees. he is just such a wonderful advocate for the port of san francisco, and he is truly going to be missed. he has left so many legacies, and i know that you probably tried to completely four or five different cruise terminals, but we actually did it, and it's beautiful, and we did it all by ourselves under your leadership. what a leg he see. so on behalf of this port commission, you have huge shoes to fill. the port director is going to have a road to climb to get to where you are as

it is alive and well today and especially in what's happening with washington d.c. when we are under attack, our immigrant brothers and sisters, by our own leader of this country, we know there is work to do. when people in our communities are suffering and we propose to spend money on building a wall rather than a bridge between communities, we know that there is work to do. [applause] when we see what's happening on our streets every single day with substance abuse challenges, and mental health challenges, and we are not willing to take bold creative new steps to address that challenge, we know that we have work to do. here in san francisco we have come a long way. i think about the days when i grew up in the 1970s and the 1980s in public housing and how during that time we didn't even have conversations with the police department. and the work that we did to bridge the gap between the police department and folks in the western addition, it was hard work, it was necessary work but has been effective. we have officers who have great relationships with our community

i'm out of washington state. and with the puyallup indian tribe. most of the city of tacoma is on puyallup land. it's going to happen, and then, when jeff sessions was the attorney general, a lot of people were afraid to move forward. i think it's inevitable. i think we ought to move forward. it's like technology. you've got to embrace it. we've got to move forward and people say, you were trailblazers instead of fighting it. i think this is something to look at, and even the cannabis stock, i've been studying the stock market. john baoehner has been investing. when he was the speaker that kept trying to push it through the house, and he was against it. now, he's a leading advocate as he's working, and the stocks for this cannabis, medicine, it's a lot of things. people just think it's marijuana, and you've got to look at the big picture. now, he's for it. he says he's had conversations with the president, and he said i'm for it. i'm for this cannabis, it moving forward. i think if there's some benefits for it. i think we ought to have an open mind

berkeley and the university of washington. he had a deep love of the french language and cuisine and in 1959 traveled to france where he taught english under a full fellowship. his passionate for music brought him to the netherlands in 1963 to pursue harpsichord studies before having a time in salzburg, austria. he liked to play his music written by bach. angus' love led him to write short stories entitled "after winter tales" and he was working on "the lavender blade" and he fell ill and passed thereafter. and he dedicated himself to service in each community. in the early days of the lgbt center, angus was a steward, helping to streab a resilient anchor for our community. he operated a charity that donated artwork for displays in hospitals and healing centers. angus is survived by his husband, thomas, and his sister bonnie white of washington, and several cousins in california and michigan and a world of beloved friends and admirers. he will be missed for his generous spirit and his colorful wit. may he rest in peace and the

washington like i did. when bunny simon, my grandfather came to this great city, he found unit in black culture and black resistance. he married my grandmother. they opened up eight night clubs and employed 1700 black people, lifting up the middle class in this city. so when i talk about our belonging here young people, i say we belong here. we helped to build this city, and we will create structures to stay in this city. our parents literally built this here city hall. so when we think about what we must do now, yes, we have an amazing mayor, and she is not only responsible for creating newness, we all are. one person cannot go into a structure that was built on white supremacy, a structure that was built for white men and do it alone. i'm going to repeat that. one black woman mayor is not responsible alone for dismantling white supremacy. it is all of our jobs. and for those who are elected and those who are appointed, the activists and organizers that i am, you speak from what you not know about, but you

as many of you know, commissioner mcspadden is in washington d.c. for a briefing with the n4a. this is for legislator to hear and provide feedback on areas of policy focus as well as provides members with thoughts and ideas. the older americans act expires at the end of 2019. they will work with policy makers and stakeholders to update the policy authorization. i'm not sure everyone is familiar with it. it was first signed into law in 1965 as president johnson as part of an initiative aimed at eliminating poverty and injustice among the country's population. it remains critical, given our growing demographic. in a nutshell, it allows ageing in place through a variety of support. it provides for local flexibility which is vital for providing needed services, and it helps older caregivers. for the reauthorization an4a i structured around the following principle principles. one, to meet the public where they're at. one, by growing investments to bring it to a baseline of $2.5 billion. they're also looking to foster innovations in service delivery with expand of title six, enhancin

we stood here, you remember, in 2012 when i was going to washington d.c. to convince h.u.d. to support our neighborhood preference legislation. one of the things that you said to me loud and clear, we are fighting for affordable housing, but we have to make sure that residents in this community have a fighting chance of getting access to the units that are being built in this community. with your support and so many leaders in this community, not only do we get them to change their mind and support a neighborhood preference legislation, we finally got the steak to support a 25% preference which will happen with this particular project because of state funding. it is a huge victory. 155 units, and 40 of those units will go to homeless families, and that is also equally exciting because we know -- [applause] >> we know that we need more affordable housing, and i have to tell you, i'm excited about the fact that we just broke ground on two family housing projects, over 200 more units and a hundred 55 units here. we are just getting started on making sure that we are making an i

pushback from the federal government, saying we couldn't use neighborhood preference, but we went to washington, d.c. and fought that, and we were able to use it at the willoughby kennedy senior housing development. do i think that we need more affordable housing on the west side? absolutely, and i feel that as we are looking at creative housing, we should be looking at preferences. anytime you're looking at housing, to make sure that we keep neighborhoods together, because i all of us leave ourselves into the fabric of a neighborhood, and when we need to move, or we have to have housing, we want to stay in the neighborhood that we love. so i feel it is very important that all neighborhoods in our city have affordable housing being built that they too can take advantage of these preferences. thank you. >> thank you. supervisor fewer? >> thank you. i think that what i pulled from the report is also echoing what supervisor morse -- mar said, is that my district has a great need for affordable housing, and they do have preference and there is not a single site in my district of affordable housing

you may have heard there are measles outbreaks in new york city, new york state and new jersey and in washington state there are 71 casings in clark county. san francisco several days ago in late february we have had our first measles case in the san francisco resident since 2013. this person, th adult was exposed on the international flight. it wasn't transmitted locally. it is the first case we have had as a resident. i want to put context. san francisco is very fortunate we have not had the types of outbreaks of vaccine preventable diseases you have seen in other areas. last year with the flu most parts of the country had a bad year we had a good year. one of the reasons is because of in san francisco there are vaccination services and we have good vaccination rates. in canada the vac-- in california the vaccination rates are high for measles. you are not seeing in california what is in other parts of the country. that is the good news. thursday casthursday case went . they are looking out because of what is happening in this part of the country. overall things are good. any questions? >> doc

i wish we had leadership like that in washington, d.c. she led with sit with the, love and integrity. i want to thank all my colleagues for leaning on this issue in the same way. i feel so lucky to work with all of you that share my thoughts on this issue. when hatred comes armed, it is deadly. the fact that those with such hatred in the hearts can show easily on themselves no matter where it occurs. we must do everything in our power to disarm heche. my heart is broken once again. we stand with new zealand, united against hate in all forms i would like to adjourn in memory of the brothers and sisters who lost their lives in this tragic event. the rest i submit. >> thank you, supervisor stefani >> can i ask permission that the board adjourn it? >> thank you. >> next is supervisor walton. >> thank you. this afternoon i will be introducing two ordinances, also one resolution in memorial. i want to start with the fact that we have issues with they have been targeting young people with their colours and flavours that entice adolescents and pu

that we'll have you in san francisco, but i think there are some other cities, such as sacramento and washington that may be having their time with london. as london said, she did work for me at the treasure island development authority. i'll never forget the first day she walked in the door. i could see this was a young woman full of smarts with a 10,000 watt smile, and she said, hi, i'm london breed, and i'm going to be your assistant. this is just an interview. if that gives you an insight into something can stop london. that was one example. i want to dedicate this honor today to my mother, maureen conroy, also known as "mighty mo." she went to u.c. berkeley at the age of 16. she skipped didn't grades and started berkeley at age 16. it was during world war ii, and there weren't many opportunities for women with great educations. you were pretty m

the closest relative i've got is george washington. let me just say starting today and going forward, until this active board of supervisors call for a hearing on a couple of issues, on the out outmigratetioutmigration in the fillmore -- you all talk about these projects happening in the city by the bay? let me tell you what's on my caseload, and you will know them case by case by case. right now i'm here to advocate and communicate and respectfully ask you all for a public hearing of the a-2 area, fillmore, district five. because everything that happened in this city started in the fill, no more. so you all might as well get ready because i'm going to be up here advocating and trying to communicate. and you all to meditate. look at me all. ace on the case. i've been here longer than all y'all put together. >> supervisor haney: thank you. i believe this is an action item. is there a motion? motion by commissioner walton, seconded by commissioner fewer. can we have a roll call? >> clerk: we can take that same house, same call. >> superv

years that we'll have you in san francisco but i think there's some other cities such as sacramento in washington that maybe having their time with london grade. as lennon said she did work for me at the treasure island development authority and i'll never forget the first day she walked in the door and i can see this was a young woman full of smarts with a ten thousand what smile and she said hi i'm lynn interbreed and i'm going to be your assistant. now this was just an interview. so that gives you any insight into. nothing can stop london breed that was one. one example i want to dedicate this honor today to my mother maureen corn right. she is also known as mighty mo. she when do uc berkeley at the age of 16 she'd skip different grades and started berkeley at age 16 and it was during world war two and there weren't many opportunities for women with great educations you were pretty much tracked into being a school teacher or a nurse. so she got hurt teaching credential and then she met my father a great war hero who had made the initial landing at normandy and there were they went off to have

that figure was based on feedback from the washington state department of commerce which is conducting a similar survey? our survey will happen

was actually at the cow palace when they won the world championship in the spring of 75 beating the washington bullets i am a san francisco native so i remember everything that happens in daly city. >> to larson and james, obviously you have done this before, but what is the difference in what is it like, a rock band of your reputation performing with the san francisco symphony? >> their snort -- there's more people on stage, that's for sure and there is real musicians on stage. [laughter] and we are a lot more nervous. it adds to the power, it adds to the opportunities for dynamics, for creating moods with the music, bringing people in, walls of sound, all kinds of great opportunities added by having a symphony along with you, along for the ride. it is a beautiful opportunity. we are super proud that there is still cool things like this on the horizon for us and we are still able to explore and have some fun. >> i have a question for michael mike, on the other hand, how does the symphony orchestra come from a band like metallica, how do you prepare for that? >> that was two questions. how doe

continue investing in helping our transgender residents with housing and services, and to those in washington, d.c. who continue to try and erase transgender people, it won't work back not here in san francisco. [cheers and applause] >> now more than ever, as the president continues to fear mongering about walls and slander our immigrant communities, san francisco is proud to stand as a sanctuary city. [applause] >> we are a city that is surrounded by bridges, not divided by walls, and we will stay that way. [applause] >> when i took the oath of office six months ago, i never pretended i could solve all of our problems. i believed we could solve them working together. i believed in a government for all of us, and i still believe that we are working to turn the tides, and i hope every san franciscan can feel the difference when you see our public works crews, our -- out power washing the sidewalks and picking up trash, i hope you feel the difference. when you see our police officers walking the beats in the neighborhood, and talking to the merchants and the residence, i hope that you feel the