Remarks by Rafael Mandelman
246 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 7 of 10
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“Thank you, Mayor Lurie. Madam Clerk, please call the topic for District 9.”
Board of Supervisors · Jul 14, 2026
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“Supervisor Fielder, please ask your opening question.”
Board of Supervisors · Jul 14, 2026
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“Supervisor, thank you, Mr. Mayor. Supervisor Fielder, you may now ask a follow-up question directly related to the opening question.”
Board of Supervisors · Jul 14, 2026
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“Mr. Mayor, you may now ask a question to Supervisor Fielder or to any other supervisor in attendance pertaining to the same topic, but not necessarily related to the previous question.”
Board of Supervisors · Jul 14, 2026
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“Thank you for coming to visit us, Mr. Mayor.”
Board of Supervisors · Jul 14, 2026
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“Madam Clerk, communications. Minutes before communications.”
Board of Supervisors · Jul 14, 2026
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“Thank you, Madam Clerk. Now let's go to approval of our meeting minutes.”
Board of Supervisors · Jul 14, 2026
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“Colleagues, could I have a motion to approve the minutes as presented and moved by Supervisor Chen and seconded by Supervisor Dorsey? Madam Clerk, can you please call the roll?”
Board of Supervisors · Jul 14, 2026
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“Without objection, the minutes will be approved after public comment as presented. And with that. Let's go to our consent agenda. Please call Items 2 through 4 together.”
Board of Supervisors · Jul 14, 2026
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“Without objection, these ordinances are finally passed. Madam Clerk, let's go to unfinished business. Please call item five.”
Board of Supervisors · Jul 14, 2026
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“I see many names popping up on the roster. I would like to speak first. I do not believe it is appropriate for me to speak first from the dais. So I'm going to ask Supervisor Walton, who will speak later, to take the dais while I'm talking.”
Board of Supervisors · Jul 14, 2026
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“Supervisor Walton admonished me not to look at his notes. Colleagues, I have circulated amendments that I would hope we will adopt today and then pass this ordinance on first reading by way of background to catch people up. This ordinance has been a long time in the making. City Attorney David Chu had heard from many departments over time that they were feeling burdened by the volume of reports that they were being asked to produce that in their mind nobody was reviewing and that we had a make work exercise going on that they were hoping someone would prune. And for many years, well, for…”
Board of Supervisors · Jul 14, 2026
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“Thank you. And thanks to my colleagues for thanking Maeve Skelly in my office. I'd also like to thank Melanie Mathewson previously for my office. They both done a ton of work on this. I would like to move the amendments I have described and circulated as seconded by Supervisor Sherrill. Can we take that without objection? Without objection, the motion passes. And then, Madam Clerk, could you please call the roll on the amended ordinance?”
Board of Supervisors · Jul 14, 2026
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“The ordinance is passed on first reading.”
Board of Supervisors · Jul 14, 2026
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“Can I invite Allegra Madsen and Kate Beauvais and anybody else from Frameline who wants to come on up to come on up? Just Allegra. Just Allegra. Words that have never been said. Okay. Colleagues, it is my honor today to present a special commendation to Frameline, which just this past June celebrated the 50th anniversary of their film festival. The Frameline Film Festival, also known as the San Francisco International LGBTQ Plus Film Festival, is the longest running and largest such film festival in the world, drawing more than 50,000 attendees each and every year. In addition to organizing…”
Board of Supervisors · Jul 14, 2026
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“OK, Madam Clerk, well, we made it a little way through our regular agenda. Let's go back to item six.”
Board of Supervisors · Jul 14, 2026
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“The ordinance is finally passed. Madam Clerk, please call item number seven.”
Board of Supervisors · Jul 14, 2026
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“And the charter amendment is ordered submitted. Madam Clerk, please call item number eight.”
Board of Supervisors · Jul 14, 2026
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“All right. Madam Clerk, please call the roll on this item.”
Board of Supervisors · Jul 14, 2026
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“Without objection, the charter amendment is ordered submitted. Madam Clerk, please call item number nine.”
Board of Supervisors · Jul 14, 2026
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“Colleagues, let's take this item. Same house, same call. Without objection, the ordinance is passed on first reading. Madam Clerk, please call item 10.”
Board of Supervisors · Jul 14, 2026
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“And I think we can take this item. Same house, same call. Without objection, the ordinance is passed on first reading. Madam Clerk, please call Items 11 through 13 together.”
Board of Supervisors · Jul 14, 2026
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“Same house, same call. Without objection, the resolutions are adopted. And please call items 14 and 15 together.”
Board of Supervisors · Jul 14, 2026
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“Same house, same call. Without objection, the resolutions are adopted. Madam Clerk, please call Items 16 and 17 together.”
Board of Supervisors · Jul 14, 2026
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“Same house, same call. Without objection, the resolutions are adopted. Madam Clerk, please call item number 18.”
Board of Supervisors · Jul 14, 2026