SF GovTV feed includes joint Lunar New Year and Black History Month program with Mayor Breed

The public audio/video feed carried an SF GovTV program during the Ethics Commission's closed session: a joint Lunar New Year and Black History Month celebration with musical performances and remarks from city leaders.

Mayor London Breed spoke at the event, welcoming attendees and describing the program as "one of the first official city's event bringing together our Asian and black communities in San Francisco." The program included African drumming and a lion dance performance, remarks from community leaders including Al Williams of the San Francisco African American Historical and Cultural Society and Justin Hoover of the Chinese Historical Society of America, and a call to celebrate cultural ties and mutual understanding.

The program is distinct from the commission's meeting agenda; it was transmitted on the public feed while the commission's closed session occurred and concluded before the meeting reconvened in open session. The city program included historical context about Black History Month and local cultural organizations and invited community participation in upcoming programming.

Because this programming was broadcast on SF GovTV during the commission's closed session, it appears in the public transcript; the production and content are separate from the commission's governance agenda.