i'm san francisco mayor london breed. and i am joined by the chancellor of san francisco state university lei mahoney and the superintendent of the san francisco unified school district dr. matthews and we are making what i think is an extraordinary announcement. many of you know that here in san francisco. 83% of san franciscans have been vaccinated. but you know who's leading the way? our kids. so that is absolutely remarkable and i'm really proud of all of our kids who are stepping up and doing their part because what we want to do is, of course, get our institutions of higher learning as well as the school district and many of our schools that are open, we want them to stay open and we want the teachers, we want the administrators, we want the janitors and all of the folks who work in the schools and our kids to be safe and so far so good right, dr. matthews. now, we are on the west side of town of san francisco, state university and i can tell everyone we're on the west side because usually we have all the clouds in

we want visitors to enjoy san francisco. we want conventions to come back to san francisco. we want this city to thrive and when businesses are open and people are coming back downtown to work, events are happening our yerba buena center for the arts, that is really part of our economic engine. it's how we generate revenue, but more importantly, bringing people together is something that i love to see happen in our city. now, part of what we've been experiencing as well is what i feel the wrong messaging about what our city is. we're the people who as san franciscans know how to communicate what's happening here. we still have challenges with homelessness. we still sadly have challenges with homelessness and crime. what we have to do is make some adjustments to ensure people who are here get the help and support that they need, but making sure those living here and working here also feel safe. we can do both and that's why this new program having ambassadors who welcome people to san francisco, who make people feel like we want them here, who make people who live here feel s

i love san francisco. i moved to this city to go to sf state and i loved it so much that i never left. and i'm really proud to be working at next door. i don't know why they picked me to be up here, but all of you, your passion for the neighborhoods. i'm so grateful to all of our partners at the city with the department of public works. can i just say there's a community elm bass so thank you to urban alkamine for being so passionate about neighborhoods you're doing amazing work in the city and i think what's really cool about today is that this is probably one of the first times we're really seeing this multi-layer partnership between companies, between and people of the city who live here and work here. for all of you for showing up on this special day. to cultivate a kinder world where everyone has a neighborhood they can belong and kindness, exactly what we're doing today showing it making our world giving back to others i'm so thrilled that our headquarters is just a few blocks away that we're going t

how unique san francisco is. how when you shop at a place like this, you find something that you may not find at any other store anywhere. today as we kickoff shop and dine in the 49, we are asking san franciscans and those who visit our city to shop locally. shop on hate and chestnut and union street and hayes valley and the inner sun sept where you see these incredible stores. because not only do we help to ensure trees storefronts remain open and available in these thriving neighborhoods we make sure we support our economy. with just a small increase in shopping locally, that can increase our support and revenues to the city by millions of dollars pouring into our economy to help businesses, to help employees and to help continue to make sure we are making the kinds of investments that we know will continue to support san francisco. it is great to be here with so many people to shop and dine in the 49. since i knew i was coming today i know which candles i need today. one of my friends have a baby. they have b

i felt safe in san francisco. i recommend you visit san francisco because they have this incredible exhibit at the museum, the dejeoung. this is our city and now it's our time to take care of it to do everything we can in our respective positions to improve upon it. to make sure we're putting our all to it. not just for our economic future, but for the prosperity of each and every one of us. i want to thank so many people who are joining us today including rodney fong and helping bring businesses together. kevin carol from the hotel council, thank you so much and i want to see those hotels packed with people who are coming to the city. i'm fighting to get all these conventions and other activities and things here, but we know there's so much more work to do. i want to thank our deputy chief and david lizard. so many people working collaboratively together in order to ensure that this city is open for business, it's thriving and we're taking good care of one another like we did throughout this pandemic. thank you a

and here in san francisco the san francisco public utilities commission have a grant program. a grant program where we've already provided over $2 million to various companies to change their businesses so that it doesn't impact their business directly so they can accommodate technology like this to make adjustments and anchor received a $1 million grant to make such changes. we're grateful to be here today because when you think bit, what they're doing in just this location alone is anticipated to save over $20 million gallons of water. that's the equivalent of over 1300 residents in san francisco and san franciscans used 32 gallons of water a day which is one of the lowest anywhere and we believe in conservation and try to do our best but we also understand there's a need to change infrastructure and businesses and how we support companies in san francisco to be innovative and creative in new developments that will help us to do exactly what we're doing here today. i'm grateful to be here and i know it's not after hours but i would hope that after we're done with this press

city college of san francisco. thank you all very much. that concludes our quiz portion of the evening. >> thank you. a big round of applause for our last awardees. city college of san francisco. congratulations to all our trail blazers, essential workers, educators and leaders. we are honored and challenged by you. are you ready to see some beautiful and colorful philippine dances? all right. let me introduce you to tribute. it creates awareness to philippine culture through attire, music, and dance. they will perform three inspired dances. ladies and gentlemen. >> we asked what philippino american history month mean it them. >> hi. i'm here at the long crow eatery and beer garden right across from the middle school asking young philippino americans what it means to them to be philippino american. >> pride. >> very proud. >> hard working. >> it means being part of a family and supporting one another. >> it feels good. as a philippino american, you grow up with both sides. i grew up in the philippines and over here

francisco," and it is an acrobatic love letter to the city of san francisco created by some san francisco natives who have been ex-pats for the last 20 years living in montreal who are returning home to -- they founded the company here, but the company's never had a permanent presence here. so, the 7 fingers now have a permanent home in san francisco, after 20 years in montreal. "beach blanket babylon" was here for 45 years, and then it closed in december of 2019. before "beach blanket babylon," though, there were also a number of important things that happened in here. and so we're in a really long tradition of great culture in this room for the city of san francisco, focused a lot on the neighborhood of north beach, which we're happy to also be part of. >> circus in general is really cool because it brings height, and, you know, you're basically -- you're going super high. teeterboard, you're going super high, chinese pole, you know, and these incredible feats. but it somehow has a way of feeling intimate, which is kind of cool, you know? the audience is actually -- some of them are eve

i love that about san francisco. with that, without further adieu before i open it up to questions, valley brown is joining us as well as our assessor recorder and i've mentioned the other commissioners and others. so, you know, this is really a team effort. it's something that we all care about and something we're going to continue to push and as you know, grants for the arts presents a lot of funding for the festivals and the parades and the other activities that we do. and so we're going to beef it up because we want our streets to be fun and live with entertainment. so thank you all so much for joining us. and then i'll just hope it up for a few quick questions. >> in addition to the $2.5 million in state money, are there any rule changes coming with this initiative to make it easier to do these live performances? and if i could ask a second question. talk about that old mcdonald site. i'm wondering if you can give an explanation about your administration would not move forward. what was the first one? >> those a

attorney for san francisco, david chiu. (applause) we know david wanted to have the swearing in in chinatown, with the rain, it made it difficult but we're bringing chinatown to city hall and want to take this opportunity to thank them for their amazing performance. thank you so much. (applause) now, you know san francisco loves a good swearing in, don't we? all the elected officials came out for this occasion. it may take me two hours to acknowledge each and every one of them, but i want to take this opportunity to recognize and thank the outgoing city attorney who has been our rock for 20 years. thank you dennis. (applause) and i see hiing in the crowd in her mask, the former city attorney before dennis, thank you for joining us. (applause) we're also joined by california's top law enforcer in the state, amazing he is joining us here today. thank you so much. (applause) we've got old mayors and new mayors and mayors just making it rain mayors, but i saw willy brown here earlier today, i want to thank him for being here. (

people want to move to san francisco and people want to stay in san francisco. that map only works if we build more units more densely. we have so many single family homes where only the wealthiest can live. . the richer will buy buildings from the already rich. of the we're pushing the issue off to the rest of the counsels in the bay. and build more units. i work with people every day, mostly black and brown, born and raised here who simply cannot afford to live in their home city anymore. they don't need an entire building which is the only neighborhood that san francisco. they use stable long-term place they can stay with their families and right now the options simply aren't there. even just for renting, let alone to buy. of the city is already just desperately unaffordable. we're not stopping displacement. and legalize multi-family homes across san francisco and towards continuing to allow for greater density across the entire city because these proposals are not enough, but they would be a good start towards fixing our housing crisis. thank you for your ti

and san francisco saves san francisco. i wasn't just standing here. it was about every single person here who did what they needed to do. they sacrificed. they got vaccinated. and in an event like an earthquake, it's going to be the same thing. we're really going to need to come together. what we learned during covid is that the most vulnerable among us become exponentially more vulnerable and for those of us that don't have that vulnerability, that we're safely housed and we have the means, we really need to look out for our neighbors who aren't in the same situation and i know that we will. so, again, it's so great to be here. i'm so proud to serve under this mayor and with these colleagues. and, with that, i'm going to turn it over to our city librarian, michael lambert. [ applause ] >> thank you, madam mayor, and thank you director carol. thank you for choosing the san francisco public library for hosting this event today. i want to thank mayor breed and all of our special guests today. chief nicholson. deputy chief lizar. pete wong is here. i wan

she considered the san francisco bay area her home. we are truly thankful to all of you, the mayor, the american indian cultural center, the beautiful native american people, and my mom would enthusiastically say first nations, the lovely dancers that always made her so proud and mostly to her city of san francisco. we appreciate your honoring our phenomenal mom's memory and continuing her legacy. [applause] >> we would now like to pass the mic to the daughter of janet king, if you would like to share a few words. >> hi, my name is coralee. janet is my mom. i want to say thank you to the american indian cultural center for giving her this honor today. i think that, you know, my mom was -- she really knew how to embody that special dynamic medicine that so many indigenous women do, in that she really balanced her tactics for justice. in the public arena, she brought her aggression against the injustices of the settler state. in those more private moments that she had many more of, with her relatives, with all of you, with me, she had a

san francisco teachers collective bargaining rights. in 1964, she was elected the president of the teachers union and one of the first women to lead any major union in san francisco. when she became president of local 61, the union did not any longer represent the teachers. only paraprofessionals stayed on and preserved the local, but in 1989, joan led her union to victory over the rival san francisco classroom teachers association, and making good on campaign promises, she merged into one cohesive union. the new united educators of san francisco formal merger had all the advantages of a.f.t. and n.e.a., and importantly, they could face the administration as a unified force. in 1994, joan marie had the great honor of traveling to south africa to monitor the historic election that allowed people of all races to vote for the first time, ending aparteid, and ending with the election of nelson mandela. throughout her career, she was honored and recognized widely both as a civic and educational leader. joan marie shelley spent her uesf presi

it's be at every store in this city in san francisco know when you would row abc 7 news san francisco supervisor, matt haney announced plans today to introduce to introduce a resolution officially apologizing to chinese americans for a century and a half of mistreatment much of early part of san francisco's history was defined by anti-chinese racism and people need to know that we have to tell that history. we have to confront it. we have to be honest about it. haney says the racism continues to this day evidenced by the rise in violent attacks against people of asian descent since the pandemic began. he says the effort is not just symbolic. he says more investments in the chinese-american community need need to be made antioch, san jose. angeles have issued similar apologies this year now, we should know any minute now what will happen to a controversial statue in san jose right now. the city council is discussing whether to take down the statue of former mayor thomas fallon, it currently stands near san pedro square the statue depicts fallon raising the us flag in san jose in 1846 o

san francisco chamber of commerce. the san francisco counsel of district merchants. many of our community benefits districts, particularly the union square, cbd as well as fisherman's wharf, the naacp, union local 5 as well as local 648. so i want to thank all of them for the in'put and the work that they've done to keep moving this conversation forward and also the deputy sheriff's association for giving us feedback along with sheriff miamoto and police chief scott. we might expand the scope seeing what we have in other areas of the city. i know. this is something that i think we need to really get our arms around and i'm hopeful that this legislation today will be a deterrent and a suppressant and also something we can work with our district attorney on to get a level of treatment rehabilitation. this is not about going back to the days of overincarceration. this is about being present and being able to see the individuals and look at what the appropriate types of rehabilitation are. so, thank you, chair, thank you committee members. thank you supervisor mandelman

and here in san francisco the san francisco public utilities commission have a grant program. a grant program where we've already provided over $2 million to various companies to change their businesses so that it doesn't impact their business directly so they can accommodate technology like this to make adjustments and anchor received a $1 million grant to make such changes. we're grateful to be here today because when you think bit, what they're doing in just this location alone is anticipated to save over $20 million gallons of water. that's the equivalent of over 1300 residents in san francisco and san franciscans used 32 gallons of water a day which is one of the lowest anywhere and we believe in conservation and try to do our best but we also understand there's a need to change infrastructure and businesses and how we support companies in san francisco to be innovative and creative in new developments that will help us to do exactly what we're doing here today. i'm grateful to be here and i know it's not after hours but i would hope that after we're done with this press

everybody in san francisco.

of course, is not just san francisco. all corners of the bay area have been hit by what amounts to organized crime amid worries that the brazen crimes will put a chill on holiday shopping law enforcement may be looking into conspiracy charges as a way to stop the madness or dropped out brings us up to date on that from san jose. >> around the corner from where thieves ransack to leaven apparel on sunday here at santana row vintage wine merchants in other shops have their guard up. they're worried customers might fear getting caught up in violence in stay away says owner harry to think of a mob coming around breaking windows looting causing just not the place you want to put your family in response to the recent rash of organized shoplifting, law enforcement is looking at a regional approach but has his work cut out for us is former prosecutor and legal analyst stephen clark them a lot of these retail theft crews have become emboldened by it. decriminalization. >> in our property crime laws. and i think that's why you're s

san francisco in general that we don't lose a grip of what san francisco's came from. tommy's is a place that you'll always recognize whenever you lock in the door. you'll see the same staff, the same bartender and have the same meal and that is great. that's important. ♪♪ >> the service that san francisco heritage offers to the legacy businesses is to help them with that application process, to make sure that they really recognize about them what it is that makes them so special here in san francisco. ♪♪ so we'll help them with that application process if, in fact, the board of supervisors does recognize them as a legacy business, then that does entitle them to certain financial benefits from the city of san francisco. but i say really, more importantly, it really brings them public recognition that this is a business in san francisco that has history and that is unique to san francisco. >> it started in june of 1953. ♪♪ and we make everything from scratch. everything. we started a you -- we started a off with 12 flavors and mango fruits from the philippin

san francisco native with the proposal about reparations. how to pay back the black community in the city. but let's start with some developing news on this monday night. a mix-up with covid vaccines, and it involves kids. right now if you're a parent, you're thinking oh, my gosh, is this really happening? it did happen over the weekend in antioch at a vaccine clinic for kids. the clinic was put on by sutter health. a spokesperson says 14 children were affected. sutter says it contacted the parents and gave them the cdc guidance for this situation. that includes that the patients may experience more sore arm soreness, fatigue, headaches, or fever. our covid expert says really, the parents in this situation shouldn't be overly concerned. >> so what happens as vaccines get drawn on for adults, kids, et cetera, is that you get it in a concentrated form. just like a concentrated -- for example, and then you dilute the concentrate and then draw in the syringe the right amount. if you don't dilute it enough, you're going to get something that is m

i think in san francisco, we've kind of lost track of one of our values that makes san francisco unique with just empathy, love, of being acceptable of different people, the out liers, the crazy ones. we've become so focused onic maing money that we forgot about those that make our city and community unique. when people come to discover, i want them to rediscover the magic of what diversity and empathy can create. when you're positive and >> van ness avenue runs from market street to bay street in san francisco. south vanness runs from south of market to cesar chavez street. originally residential after the 1906 earthquake it was used as a fire break. many car dealerships and businesses exist on vanness today with expansion of bus lanes. originally marlet street was named after james vanness, seventh mayor of san francisco from 1855 to 1856. vanness heavy are streets in santa cruz, los angeles and fresno in his honor. in 1915 streetcars started the opening of the expo. in 1950s it was removed and replaced by a tree-lined median. it was part of the central freeway from bayshore to hayes

this is an extraordinary partnership between san francisco unified school district and san francisco state because, yes, we want our kids to be fully vaccinated, but most importantly, we also want them to have access to a higher education and one that is affordable. i know so many kids in san francisco choose san francisco state as an option to attend college including our own dr. vince matthews who is probably an alumni here at san francisco state. so it's not too late for that other 10% of kids age 12-17. here's your shot. don't miss your shot like hamilton. i'm not throwing away my shot. well, go get your shot. go get your vaccine and make sure that you enter to be apart of this drawing where ten lucky students from san francisco unified school district will be selected to attend san francisco state university on a free ride and i can't think of a better incentive than that in order to be apart of what i think is an incredible institution that has been apart of the fabric of san francisco for so many years. with that, i want to introduce the superintendent of the san francisco uni

san francisco kids knew who the elected officials were. i have it on great authority that they had a good time that night, you made that evening very memorable. please join me in welcoming our always fun, housing warrior, mayor london breed. [applause] >> mayor breed: thank you, brad. it is great to be here today with all of you. just to celebrate this incredible project she and her boys and what this means for their life this. is so important to us as a city and why i know many of us here do this work. i know it is why for over 50 years jon stewart did this work. i remember in 2019 when we broke ground on this property completely empty lot we had a number of festivities and john, who retired many years ago but continued to work. often times jack was like i thought i was the boss. no, you are not the boss. john said i am retired. he was instrumental in the jon stewart company not just starting it but making it to what it became for affordable housing for 50 years from in san francisco. i met him in treasure island right out of college. wha

of the city and county of san francisco. so we're here to pay homage, we're here to talk about the tremendous incredible culture, community, and history. today, we honor three extraordinary women. i want to start with my friend, olga miranda. i love when olga dresses up, because when olga dresses up, it means we're going to have a good time. she's usually out there in the trenches, fighting for the women of local 87, and it's because of her we were able to keep people safe, cleaning the places of business, keeping people safe. this is a community that served san francisco during such terrible times, so we are honored to have you and your members here, olga. thank you for your work that you have done to be essential and present. when we talk about all this incredible work that the latino task force did to help distribute p.p.e., to help make sure that people were fed, to help get the resources to the kids who could not do work at home, who needed someone to help them, the latino task force was so instrumental to help this cit

i love that about san francisco. with that, without further adieu before i open it up to questions, valley brown is joining us as well as our assessor recorder and i've mentioned the other commissioners and others. so, you know, this is really a team effort. it's something that we all care about and something we're going to continue to push and as you know, grants for the arts presents a lot of funding for the festivals and the parades and the other activities that we do. and so we're going to beef it up because we want our streets to be fun and live with entertainment. so thank you all so much for joining us. and then i'll just hope it up for a few quick questions. >> in addition to the $2.5 million in state money, are there any rule changes coming with this initiative to make it easier to do these live performances? and if i could ask a second question. talk about that old mcdonald site. i'm wondering if you can give an explanation about your administration would not move forward. what was the first one? >> those a

san francisco, oakland and san jose. inland east bay. the north bay and the coast you can see warming ujust a bit as we look to thanksgiving friday and into the weekend. >> let's check in with gianna. there are some locations dealing slow downs. >> yeah. it's busy. there's a couple of hot spots. we have been watching the richmond, san rafael bridge. we have a lot of dirt, debris and working hard to clear it. everything is cleared but the damage is done. look at that back up. like look hire. this is commuters going toward the toll plaza. it caused a trickle effect for those commuters going to the marin side. we are seeing speeds down to six miles an hour. once you are past the pay gates it looks better toward 101. looks like westbound 80 starting to see some slow and go conditions. san pablo into richmond improves but your travel time 20 minutes as you head from the maze over to 1401 across the bay bridge. richmond, san rafael 15 minutes castro street to 101. you can use highway 37 but that's about a 30 minute travel time. you may be bett

we got work to do in san francisco. having safe, affordable places with resources and services in community together is going to be instrumental and moving this city forward and making sure that we are successful in our housing goals, so that we can continue to address the challenges that exist with affordability and homelessness. so i'm so grateful that you're all joining us here today. i want to break this ground like right now, almost, but i know that we have other speakers because i want to come back right away, bill, for this ribbon cutting because we want it nice, we want it great, and we want the community to continue to live and to thrive here. so thank you all so much for being here today. [applause] [horn blowing] >> thank you, mayor london breed, for your words and thank you for supporting us today and being here. i would like to introduce senator scott wiener to the podium. i would like him to add a few words, you know, for support in regards to this project. thank you. >> thank you, marcia. first of all, i

san francisco is a city of celebration. city activated by entertainment that strengthens the diverse neighborhoods and welcomes the world. our nightlife and events, community festivals and parades bring the community together to strengthen the community ties and is an economic driver. i thank the mayor for trust and confidence in me to continue in this reappointment and thanks to the commission staff led by the wolf executive for the executive work she has done. i am proud to live and work in san francisco, a city that welcomes diversity and equity. i would like to receive your approval for continuing to serve on the entertainment commission. >> any questions from committee members? >> supervisor chan. >> thank you, chair peskin. thank you for all your service, mr. perez. i have a quick question out of curiosity. giving your service with the entertainment commission especially during the pandemic, what would be your priority as we recover from the pandemic from your point of view as the role the entertainment commission can

a former elected member of the san francisco board of education, 23 year resident of san francisco's richmond district and proud member of the botanical gardens . i'm calling to voice my strong support for the proposal. it makes a huge amount of sense to combine these horticultural sites and visitorattractions under one roof to realize operational efficiencies and better serve and engage the communities . i dothink that an organization to manage the entity that the botanical gardens . i'veknown them both professionally and personally for over a decade . it hasbrought the organization investment , numbers and energy and i have the utmost confidence in her professional expertise and ability to lead this new organization. i want to highlight the botanical gardens long relationship and educating the children of san francisco plants and horticulture including my own children who are periodically partof the third-grade science curriculum . during the pandemic the botanical gardens also provided educational opportunities to students as a respite . the botanical gardens ... there's someinter

san francisco does not. please rectify that situation and begin appropriating sufficient funds to provide housing to people who live in san francisco and particularly working class people in san francisco that will do the work that makes this city run. thank you. >> thank

not only for san francisco but for the region. and of course, it is the location in mclaren park which is the city's second biggest park after golden gate. many people don't know the neighborhood in the first place if they haven't been there. we call it the best neighborhood nobody has ever heard our. every neighborhood in district nine has a very special aspect. where we are right now is the mission district. the mission district is a very special part of our city. you smell the tacos at the [speaking spanish] and they have the best latin pastries. they have these shortbread cookies with caramel in the middle. and then you walk further down and you have sunrise cafÉ. it is a place that you come for the incredible food, but also to learn about what is happening in the neighborhood and how you can help and support your community. >> twenty-fourth street is the birthplace of the movement. we have over 620 murals. it is the largest outdoor public gallery in the country and possibly the world. >> you can find so much political engage