Board honors retiring public defender, planning commissioner and neighborhood institutions

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors used a large portion of its June 23 agenda to recognize long‑serving public servants, community milestones and neighborhood institutions.

President Mandelmann invited Catherine Moore to the dais to mark her nearly 20 years on the Planning Commission. Supervisors praised Moore’s work on the Market Octavia plan, the Eastern Neighborhoods plan and other major planning efforts; Commissioner Moore said the voices of citizens and neighborhoods "are the most powerful tool for attainable solution" and thanked colleagues for the recognition.

Supervisor Walton led a tribute to Patty Lee of the San Francisco Public Defender's Office, describing her 49‑year career defending young people, building holistic defense services and helping to close juvenile hall. Public defender leaders including Mano Raju offered praise; Patty Lee told the board she left the chamber "with a full heart and deep gratitude" and urged continued support for pretrial diversion programs.

Other honors included a 100th birthday commendation for Mary Cervantes and a recognition of Cliff's Variety on its 90th anniversary in the Castro. The board also recognized the founding of the Out Museum (described as the world’s first Chinese‑language LGBTQ museum) and honored community advocate Amos Lim for immigrant and LGBTQ coalition work. Each recognition was followed by or scheduled for a formal resolution adopted later in the meeting.

These tributes were adopted by unanimous consent alongside other routine business.