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Rules Committee advances Central Market and Tenderloin advisory appointments to full board
Summary
The Rules Committee moved multiple nominees forward to the Board of Supervisors for the Central Market Street and Tenderloin Citizens Advisory Committee, citing neighborhood representation and urgency to get the committee meeting. The committee also approved a residency waiver and prioritized diversity on the panel.
The San Francisco Rules Committee on July 28 advanced a slate of nominees for the Central Market Street and Tenderloin Citizens Advisory Committee, sending recommendations to the full Board of Supervisors for final confirmation.
The committee moved forward recommendations to fill seven seats, citing the committee’s role advising on community benefits agreements for companies moving into Mid-Market. Chair Jane Kim told applicants the committee wanted “community voice in the process” and stressed urgency: “we actually urgently need to get the committees to start meeting as soon as possible.”
Applicants who were advanced include Eva Perring (seat 1), Felice Denia (seat 2), Steve Suzuki (seat 3), Brad Paul (seat 5, with a residency waiver forwarded), Mara Blitzer (seat 9), Jesus Perez (seat 10) and Linda Pierce (seat 11). The transcript records the committee moving these recommendations forward “without opposition.” The committee also continued one seat briefly before confirming Ms. Blitzer later in the meeting.
Applicants described different neighborhood ties and expertise. Greg Gerasaitis, who works at Citywide Forensics and runs employment programs for people with serious mental illness, said his focus is placing clients into competitive employment; Felice Denia, an arts producer who said she has raised roughly $20,000 to bring dance events to UN Plaza, argued the arts can “reclaim these public spaces with very little funding.” Steve Suzuki, executive director of Asian Neighborhood Design, emphasized workforce training and community construction programs.
Chair Kim and other supervisors discussed the panel’s balance. Kim said it was important to ensure representation from Latino and African American residents of District 6 and to have members who can connect incoming companies to local workforce development and small-business networks.
Next steps: The committee transmitted its recommendations to the full Board of Supervisors for confirmation. The Rules Committee record indicates the actions were advanced by motion and noted as moved forward without opposition; the transcript does not record a roll-call vote tally.
