>> good morning, everyone i'm san francisco mayor london breed and welcome to union square (clapping.) i want to thank maurice from the union scare lineups our downtown ambassadors and police department fire department and - all the city agencies the department of public works supervisors president peskin our district attorney meaning and bill scott so many people to talk about the existing emphasis holiday hopping season (clapping.) all the shoppers out there the visitors i want you to make our

way we want to see the businesses here doing well, let me tell you we're experienced challenging times in san francisco i don't know about you i'm feeling to how much and lemon tell you why yesterday, we announced the mba all star game is coming to san francisco in 2025 we announced that will be back in 24. (clapping.) next week e next week san francisco will play host to action park or pack the park and planning coordination we will be welcoming 231 economics from around the world the significant event is at san francisco. has it's host an international event of this magnitude since 1945

with the united nations nations was established in san francisco we're to welcoming people and our hotels packed how restaurant packed. >> this is a holiday season where people and families come together and, of course, they come to the to eat at restauranteur and cafes like millard lux opening today we're excited about that (clapping.) they come to tree lighting ceremonies like this thursday the tree behind us thanks to macy's will be diane in the holiday season come to stay skate and look at macy's window and the window walk on street where people could gathered and have ice cream and celebrate the holidays of san francisco as 27

new businesses open right here in union square and including just last week was at it in i boutique of banana republic one of my favorite stores and looking forward to even more excitement and opportunity from people to stop and dine in the 49. that shop and i told you just to be clear, people will be safe. we have more police officers. about uniform officers as well plain cloths police officers will be all around this area. and just to give in appreciative because despite the challenges three exist that had limitation around our law officers are city making a arrests and we're break-ins lower and making sure we are

doing everything we can to prevent those things from happening in the first place you'll hear in the district attorney and the police chief so just today we're introducing legislation we received a grant from the state and anticipate will be pitting 4 hundred now license plate read cameras all over san francisco (clapping.) and let me tell you we are reaching the barriers to share that technology is eyed in order to prevent those issues and crimes and other things from happening in the first place. so i'm looking forward to that legislation making get to the board of supervisors to get those cameras up and continue to do do amazing work and ambassadors will be in the transformation area and our bart stations all over union square

will be an exciting time whether or not you're for a pack or anything else we invite them to downtown san francisco some amazing now restaurants including on the form rooftop i'm looking forward to experience and what better than that to do it november when the sun is shining and in san francisco at a rooftop restaurant (clapping.) so i can go on and on and on but i want to appreciate the patience and merchant all around union square who have worked with us to make sure that we address the challenges that exist in this area we have worked hard to keep the streets clean thank you, you department of public works we are work hard with millard lux thank you to the ambassadors that provide direction and safety and square

feet for those looking at for the neighborhood location presenter autopsy and thank you to the nonprofits and the relationship we have with the union square alliance has been invariable in getting in amazing place are we where we want to not law school but we are getting there thank you everyone for being here and talk about some of the plans around public safety is our police chief bill scott. thank you. let the record show and thank you, sir, leadership. and thank you for keeping our city safe am this is personally my favorite time of the year and our goal this year to really make special holiday season how where are we going to do that we talked about one of the number one, priority in the

city and that will be evidence next week with a a pack conference and all hands on deck and help in the california highway patrol and law enforcement agencies and rode for this incredible moment. with that help we are a health of awareness i'm talking about that before i go further thank you to the from other law enforcement around the bayview dave murphy from our park ranches (clapping.) and have deputy chief scott and london logan an incredible partner and eric chang and captain and d hall is responsible for the union square area they have been done an

amazing job and getting us back on track (clapping.) and have officer level from our our foot beat probably on the foot beat when i see him say hi he's doing the work to keep us safe and he next our years standing behind w i they don't a great job and speak to them on off duty. and also, we have our sf folks and later have community and can't do anything would the the help of our community with the square alliance and many more than just in conference that morning day to day to keep the city safe to work together i want to talk about had that looks like right now. joe as the mayor said joe

we're where we want to be by better than that where we were the mayor and i stand behind you as one of the events and that we'll make that better and and think we have delivered on that in terms of of making it better but i by no means saying the work is done. we have employment with the retail theft operations we needed to organize bets deore store and right there and unfortunately, can't preventive that but talked with the people that did that and it is what that is going to take. so i wanted to send a message out to those would be sales theft people that walk in our stores and have a retail theft

operations arrested offer 200 and thirty people from theft when you walk in a store from to and try to steal we have a sf pd officer maybe waiting to and/or you so don't take the chance, don't take the change 200 and thirty people got arrested that and 90-day grace period not including the investigations four very prolific organized retail our -

because everyone is working we're also preempting we work with the california department of oes office of emergency services and all the departments we will be proposed and get the contingency happening we anticipate will be protests for a variety of reasons our goal to facilitate the activities but doing everything we can to make sure that any protest activity will be peaceful not tolerant transport discussions and ready to make arrests and make those

events happen work together with the sheriff's office and our federal partners to make sure this city shines and we doing everything we can to show the world what san francisco is and what we're made of and our resiliency with that, thank you, again, for being here and mayor for the leadership and all the officers here today and next, we have our da our. (writing on board.) president peskin >> (clapping) >> thank you chief scott and mayor breed the ambassadors that are here and his officers we are the my heart goes out to you the san francisco and over the last one hundred and fifty we've been through that before pare the did town burned to the frown and survived the san francisco

earthquake and ernest time has come back and in deed we're celebrating the recovery and rebirth of the to yet again, this is a decade the right place to do that one, the three original parks has been here since the founding days on the overview of the reopening of concessions with the union square park and the eve of a pack look the pan pacific exhibition of 1916 after the 1906 earthquake san francisco remerged an opportunity not only for us to shine on the national international stage this is an opportunity for san francisco to feel good about itself and everything this is right in san francisco. so do what my mom and dad didn't i was was a kid shop and we don't have schwartz but

have so much in chinatown and union square and celebrating our row birth and recovery so joy yourselves the safety place in urban america (clapping.) good morning. i'm district attorney i'm here not only as a san francisco resident who loves to shop and loves the holiday a good excuse to buy myself a gift while i hop for my kid but also here to say we have any turned the corner on the recruitment with respect to retail theft as district attorney i made it here we are prosecutor those who steel in our city city it is no

longer retail theft as a minor crime it is with decimated our left our city we're doing everything we can to protect those when p are still here and invite those who are thinking about coming to florida on a business to come here now because now is the perfect time. i have to give credit to the san francisco police department. who has done tremendous work to make sure those who are being committing crimes in have been caught a stagger number of arrests for those who have committed retail theft in san francisco and possess recently my office secured a guilty verdict in one of the individuals reasonable for looking at if took place in this area too years ago. on that

infamous night (clapping.) i - i think what that tells you that even san francisco juries have tired of that and when we give them the leverage though need they will hold them accountable that's been been clear san francisco has tinder the corner on to issue i stand with the mayor to urge the board of supervisors have the need for increased technology to catch those perpetrators we know that so many see stores bashes of brazen nature the theft they had to move off policies their employees and shoppers feel safe we have to make sure would before be criminals we'll doing everything we can to make sure though are caught and prosecuted this is no longer a city that will tolerant criminal behavior and certainly mother at this

time it is making sure that i and me family and all other families and visitors in san francisco have the ability to come down to the union square and eye skate and shop all the thimbles they want to joy the holiday free of worries that nothing might happen or stand in line to pay while someone walks out with the manufactures i thank the mayor and police chief and the my own square alliance and ceo mariah's recognizing to make sure we have a strong partnerships to make sure it come to an end in san francisco and the thing we're going to do together to. thank you. (clapping.) hello union square. and give me a hello. >> are we are excited when the ice rink opens that means the holidays are here this is the

best time and union square why? because union square is with we. come to celebrate this is where we make our members san franciscans bay area union square is on for you come down this is the heart of san francisco and we are exciting to welcome i back i would like to thank the leaders behind me their focused our making sure many our crown jewel remains the place to to be to celebrate the moments i want to thank our partnerships here we're eco system we have the hotel council and love the hotels rooms in union square we have the reagainst is st. francis and behind us we are going to see the sugar castle and winter

wonderland is the campaign we're bringing it be back it is opportunity to wonder the district and score the sugar castle and pop the champagne bar i know that zone in the audience has a pop up back their ornament pop up shop we have mason at the to mason for our great tree again so on will be lit by the tenth and the ice rink this is the closure from december 15th to the 24th will be covered in and see food trucks and what happened then penguins and color boats all of those come down and enjoy and make those memories. i want to thank you are partners in all of this and alliance my

team for all they do to push back on that 2345i6r9 we have great stories to tell you want you guys to capture it mayor said 27 new stores that is nothing here we're making sure we hear about that let's talk about the all the great things we came over covered in and now for the holidays something for everyone here 2004 union square and looking at a lot of restaurants bars and hotel bars in the district and food, food chefs with betting on union square but in fact, we're right here in the square are tyler warren a celebrity chevy has two cafeterias in the park on the come back and which is above the

old mason row imagine the latter restaurant in san francisco 0 more than 4 hundred and 50 needed e feet? really, really excited and i want to thank our staff and in blue as well as our ambassadors in orange and welcoming you excited to have i get in union square to enjoy the holidays it is started i see our partners here as well there is security around and especially police department and the ranches thank you so much and to 70 and the district attorney's office and michael jenkins former support and focusing on retail crime we're not going to tolerant it and thank you to the police department and being there for us and want to

acknowledge please come up this is my partner in crime lieutenant dedicated to our square you don't know him by making sure we have a district for you to enjoy and with that, i i'd like to welcome up the magic of mason john parish and thank you mri religious i'm the store manager the mason in union square thank you mayor breed and thank you to all the officers to recognizing the importance the roll in creating a wonderful experience for all of us and insuring a safe working environment for the store employees and want to thank the fire department the outreach team along with the police department and sheriff's department in front of our store psa anti safety information addition look forward to seeing

in in front of our mason store and do it again and mri religious roger's worked tyler to provide experiences for all of us and proud of our partnering with mayor breed and officers but the my own square alliance was the police department and fire department and partnership as well as our favorite holiday traditions like the great tree literally this thursday and a new location overlooking union square and the favorite holiday san francisco pes any window option will be back this year those partnerships have made successful partnerships in the past and look forward to a scoff holiday season in 2023 and now use of force to mark sullivan the manager (clapping.)

you good morning, everyone my name is mark sullivan ventilation the manager think tiffany's additionally as a board member thank you for the alliance and this is a a journey in 19 three 7 in the first store in new york and san francisco opened the first location away from new york and this is the largest store outside of negotiation in the nation 60 years of service in san francisco thank you, thank you at the (clapping.) we'll see more. thank you. >> i can tell you in our current said security and safety and trendness are the primary concern to that end i want to thank you, mayor breed for the safety and it didn't go

unnoticed to achieve where is the chief. >> thank you pushing back scott and lieutenant i'm british thank you for keeping us safe. union square has never looked to beautiful you got me on the ice the christmas tree is ready correct so a holiday tree is ready to take part we're watching with tyler on the junior restaurants and i know we're clean we are ready to welcome thousand and thousands of visitors so a pack and the holiday season but make sure we get the business we need to be present so to that pend own behalf the tiffany assure the

businesses are healthy and prospering for the holiday season thank you (clapping.) thank you, march and said to add a few things we may not have an f a force but have a person at mason and the points are a lot better (clapping.) you also want to say the district attorney put the a strong message those who try to perpetrate crimes in our city but i want to send out a message san francisco is a place of opportunities and second chances it is place to give people new start we have almost 4000 positions in the city and county of san francisco we have band the box we can give folks who have challenges with real second chance and hot at a good paying job for benefits to work for

this amazing city at the end of the day, we need accountability we we'll doing everything we can to hope hold who who across the line accountable by here if you have an opportunity and want to look at jobs in please call three 11 or go on the you may also watch live at www.sfgovtv.org and also the police chief call three 11 is a tool for non-emergency and redirected thank you for being here we predator all the various partners that are joining us, we know we have a lot of work to do but as i said not raining in november is gorgeous and beautiful month. >> questions most people can play hockey from work and come out to union square and have a

good time with that open up for questions. >> mayor what is your reaction and my relax to dream force 24 hours their home base from the very beginning dream force is san francisco so note getting a in his dress a native loves san francisco i'm grateful and 40 thousand people and in september a lot of conventions we're making to confirm for san francisco in addition to dream force dream force is one of the biggest conferences we host every day we're glad they're coming back and doing everything we can that dream force and the conventions have amazing experiences (clapping.) what is controversial so many

things. >> cameras. okay. [off mic.] >> but um, can controversial in the past what ask our plans for (unintelligible) and trying to get [off mic.] >> well, i would and about cameras look as much as people feel about skirt people are filmed whether ppo want to be or not things are changing and to view this kind of technology and who helped us address crime is something we need to do other jurisdictions are using it and the fact that anyone if not in law enforcement can use it in the way a our law enforcement can't that is for the something that can be happening technology is everywhere examiners all over homeless and places you go that is one it is going to be what we

need to mayor wearing able to responsibly with laws on the books use this technology in order to help us deal what crime 2w50rgz with the - we had access and able to use the kind of surveillance we know other jurisdictions are using that's the kind of thing we could have prevented to make sure it is not happening in the first to insure we're open and transparency with the public for technology a part ofs reports as well after cases are solved and what have you but 2023 and important and a price to pay for safety. >> brief closures, etc. part of the [off mic.] >> initiative can you describe how large

[off mic.] >> thank you for the question will be street closures as part of the plan in union square and basically that will go from better to o'farrell and to mason. and some of them will be hard closures and from the hours of 11:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. see those closures next for a pack at holiday season beginning november 25th to december 24th and the reason we're doing that is that we found parallel in 2020 able to manager the situation for street closures work with the community and the circumstance make sure that we lessen the impact if you don't hear anything else we want to make it hard for the people who decide that we're talking about

make it hard to do that in our city and street closures it part of that that will be just that so those are the dates and we'll be communicating with the public when those closures start and stop to make sure there are will be mile-an-hour inconveniences but safety in the top priority. >> what's the impact around the neighbors? >> well, there will be foolish in we know a lot of as mayor mentioned 21 economics and world london breed's from around the world will be here so will be motorcades and things like that will be traffic impacts so again we're to communicate to make sure that people that make the sxrauchlt they need to make and some of the closures the

perimeters will be open for business to people live in the areas for example, a question about trader joe's will do what they need to do and lessen the impact on the community so have to have closures an event of this magnitude so those interested in on the sf mta website and scroll down to and see where the closures will be and has not television.

>> in 1948 swensen's ice cream used to make ice cream in the navy and decided to open up an ice cream shop it it takes time for the parent to put money down and diane one of the managers at zen citizen in arena hills open and serve old-fashioned ice cream. >> over 20 years.

>> yeah. >> had my own business i was a firefighter and came in- in 1969 her dad had ice cream and left here still the owner but shortly after um, in here became the inc. maker the manager and lead and branded the store from day to day and in the late 90s- was obvious choice he sold it to him and he called us up one night and said i'm going to sell the ice cream store what you you talking about diane came and looked at the store and something we want to do and had

a history of her dad here and growing up here at the ice cream store we decided to take that business on. >> and have it in the family i didn't want to sell it. >> to keep it here in san francisco. >> and (unintelligible). >> share worked there and worked with all the people and a lot of customers come in. >> a round hill in the adjoining areas loved neither ice cream shop in this area and support russia hills and have clean up day and give them free ice cream because that is those are the people that keep us the opportunity to stick around here four so many years next generations have been coming her 20 er thirty or 40 years and we

have the ingredients something it sold and, you know, her dad said to treat the customers right and people will keep on coming back and 75 or 74 years, you know, that is quite an accomplishment i think of it as our first 75 years and like to see that, you know, going into the future um, that ice cream shop will be around used to be 4 hundred in the united states and all gone equipment for that one that is the first and last we're proud of that we're still standing and people people are you tell people it's been around in 50 years and don't plan on

>> i'm alice king this is my husband shawn kim and we other ordinance of joe's ice cream in san francisco. joe's ice cream in rich mondistrict since 1959 and we

are proud to be registered a san francisco legacy business since 2017. and we offer more than 50 flavors of homemade ice cream. and delicious home style burgers, sandwiches, hot dog, salad and more. we have a lot of different ice cream flavors both classic, long forgotten but classic and asian flavor inspired flavor like 3 red bean and black and now we also brought the korean i'm from korea. korean coffee krooem. we mix our traditional and trendy flavors all together. shawn and i are the first generation of the immigrants here in san francisco. so as immigrants, we have a

special connection to this diverse community, san francisco richmond district. so we made this place our home. that is where we are trying to build our business as a place where everybody can feel welcome like we felt when we first came here what really makes fisher or joe's ice cream we have been growing together with our community. so we support our local schools throughout the fundraiser. we provide job opportunity for high school, i hire them every year. built a beautiful parklet outside funded by donations from over 200 neighbors and friends and i think this really shows how joe's ice cream and our community like lives together. so -- you see our mission is to

serve as a fun community hub in san francisco and richmond district. so, i hope that we can stay this way for many years.

>> >> >> >> >> we now have a quorum and we can begin. >> good afternoon and welcome to the november 8, 2023, treasure island development authority board meeting. this is a meeting to allow attendance at the meeting and public comment. public comment will be taken on each item on the agenda. those present will be heard first following those by phone. the call in number is >> the access code, >> then press pound then press