closed session and- >> all we do is announce that and--all you need to do is announce the commission decided to delay the item. >> with everyone commission, we'll delay that item until i guess our next meeting and figure out a time. >> we'll figure a time. >> with that in mind we don't need motion for closed session so we need a motion for adjournment. >> i so move to adjourn our commission meetic. >> second. >> all in favor? >> aye. >> thanks everyone. [meeting adjourned]

>> it is my pleasure to introduce our mayor, london breed. thank you so much for all your steadfast support for this development and to the whole team that you lead at mohcd. [applause] >> thank you. it is so great to be here today, and you know, when i come to ground-breakings, we talk about the technical support, the money, the resources and so on and so forth, but i also like to bring into perspective the kind of personal story, because i grew up in san francisco in the western addition, and the public housing that i grew up in, there were 300

units. when there was rehab work that needed to be done because of the conditions, there were torn down and only 200 were built. on a regular basis i meet san franciscans folks who grew up here and raising their kids here who say they can no longer afford to live here and that has a lot to do how we have not done a good job of being as aggressive as we can to get more housing built in the city. especially on the west side of san francisco, where i meet families who are second and third generation san franciscans raising their kids here and in many cases, kids are leaving san francisco once they become adults and raising even their kids who are the grand kids of so many folks who live here, who live now outside san francisco and the disconnect there. san francisco could be a place where we can see many intergenerational

families, if only we were to build housing in a very responsible way throughout our entire city. and this is a example of getting the job done. 90 new units of affordable housing for veterans, for families, but also neighborhoods preference. legislation that i helped to get passed and get supported by the federal government, so that people who live in this community, who qualify for this housing, can actually get right of first refusal. this is how housing can be din right. done right mpth this is how housing for the future can be done in san francisco. it is extremely expensive, but if we remove the barriers and focus oen the positive and think how this can have a impact on the future, this can be extraordinary. when we talk about not just families and being able to have the ability to live in san francisco, you

know, it all starts with housing. people talk about the need to attract talent. it starts with housing. how we keep our thriving small businesses in san francisco, it starts with housing. how we make it a more affordable place, we build more housing. this is definitely a step in the right direction and excited to be here with tndc and supervisor joel engardio and bank of america, our regular partners in the efforts to build more housing throughout san francisco and i'm glad to see all you here. this will help to serve families, people who are extremely low income, as well as those making a hundred thousand dollars a year because we know we need housing of all income levels and i am hopeful that as we continue to build more housing like this, it will make a big difference in the city and county of san francisco and finally, i want to express my appreciation to the voters of san francisco, because there have

been two affordable housing bonds. housing bonds in the capital plan and we don't just random decide to do a affordable housing bonds but because of the voters we added $900 million more dollars to invest in affordable housing throughout san francisco so some of the projects delayed are in the process of moving forward, because of the support of the people of the city and county of san francisco, so thank you so much and looking forward to many many more opportunities like this in the future. [applause] >> thank you mayor. the mayor aifs of housing community dwelt is a port partnership for tndc and without their collaboration this project would not be possible. in just a moment, i will invite today's speakers up to take pictures in

front with the shovels, and i want everybody to hold back. you can all join later after we get pictures taken, but before we take up the shovels, i want to thank everybody for everything that you said today. we appreciate the support and we appreciate them lending their voices to the project. thank you all for coming. stay a while. we have pastries made right here on irving street and thank you again. [applause] >> 1, 2, 3! beautiful. feeling today?

it is a big one. let's hear it, give yourselves a big round of applause? i love the echo in here. this is big moment now and happy to be here. my name is franco finn, a native of this great city, san francisco, and proud to be a san franciscans to the core and also product of this great city, and i'm also proud film commissioner for city county of san francisco and many may know me as a long time voice for your favorite basketball team here. what is that? the golden state warriors! yes. and it is such a honor to be here with all of you, because it is about you today. congratulations. give your is selves a big hand. bridge to excellent ceremony and scholar shf award and so proud to be here to give this alongside our

great mayor along with you. you have gone through the journey and here you are to embark on the next chapter of your are live. lifep. life. are you excited? probably nervous too, but what a big step and will have a awesome time i'm sure where you may go, but it starts here and we want it just make sure we award you properly from your family and friends, in front of our mayor. with that said, proud to introduce our 45 mayor of great city and county of san francisco, make, some noise, for mayor london n breed! [applause] >> goodness franco, me already? how is everybody doing today? you guys don't look exseated.

come on! [applause] i got to say, this is something that was really important to me. when i first became mayor, it was really important that i did two things. number one, i started a program called, opportunities for all that provides paid internships-has anyone done opportunities for all? good. good. paid internships for young people, because that is how i got my start and i also wanted to provide scholarship opportunities as well. some of you know that i was born and raised in san francisco and in fact, i grew up in public housing in the city where my grand mother raised me. i never knew my biological father, i sadly have a sister who i lost to drug overdose and brother still incarcerated. i lived in a community gun violence was all too common and on a regular basis i attended more funerals then i can count. i saw my community crumble

before me, and it inspired me to want to do something different to invest in and work with the city and county of san francisco in some capacity. i didn't know what it was, but i know when i got a opportunity through the mayor youth employment training program to get paid, because i had no money, to get paid and an opportunity to eventually go to college. i went to uc davis. it was really hard and yes i got a couple scholarship, but i worked cleaning houses, i worked baby sitting kids because my grand mother had nothing to provide me with resources and i also wanted to take care of her because she took care of me. the reason it is so important to share this with all you, because i read all the stories. i read each and every story and when i wanted to do the scholarship, it was so important i look at the young

folks in san francisco and look at kids who might be the first in their families to go to college, who may have had challenging experiences and despite everything you have been through, the fact that you are here and you are going to a number of universities all over the united states is extraordinary, and i am so incredibly proud of each and every one of you for this major accomplishment, because the environment to a certain extents around you, don't always make what you doing normal and you are making going to college and you're making success normal and that's why the scholarship is so important and this opportunity to see you thrive is so important to me personally. so, i want to say congratulations for despite the obstacles still succeeding. despite the challenges, but here's the thing, it is not done.

you still have a mountain to climb, so don't get discouraged. stay focused and more importantly, make sure that you keep positive people around you, because the reason why you are here for whatever reason, it is not just because of the people around you, it is because of the decisions you personally have made to get here. you have made those decisions. you have succeeded in life and you are choosing to go to college and continue that success and so stay the course, stay focused, stay positive and keep positive people around you. i remember when i went away to college, it was really hard, because again, my grand mother was older and things were really challenging. they took down the projects i living in so i didn't have a home to go back to. people were dying funerals i couldn't make it to, it was crazy and i got to a point i just felt lost and felt

hopeless and felt i wanted to give up and walk away, and the people in my community when i show said up, they told me not to give up. they encouraged me. they supported me. you know what? they told me to stay off the block. they pushed me out of danger, because they want ed something more for me and that's why every day i do this job, i give it all i got for this city and for the people that made it possible for me to be here. and just remember that as you go through life and what you do, what you do matters and also, so many people are watching you. they are watching you be trailblazers in whatever career [audio cut out] hoping we get graduates and i know today you will be hearing from one of

those graduates, cecilia gomez, thank you for being here and congratulations graduated from college and you will be hearing from her, but she didn't give up and looking forward hearing her story and how she is doing great things, and i want to take this opportunity to again thank franco finn, he is like a super rock star. [applause] >> i was hoping he would bring warriors tickets or something. i want to also recognize for those of you, all of you in our public school system, the persons who are responsible for making all those decisions, include people like a lita fisher on the school board, so thank you so much for being here today and supporting our students. continue onward and upward and to much success, i will keep you in my prayers to insure that i'm always thinking

about just the challenges that you will continue to overcome to be successful in life. thank you to the parents and all the folks from the different non profit agencies that made the recommendations of the students. [applause] thank you for being there for them. thank you for supporting them and keep them encouraged as they go through this journey called life. thank you all so much. [applause] >> thank you mayor breed. thank you for being such a inspiration and you are truly the inspiration here as well, so congratulations again and we are going to hear from one of our alums from this bridge to excellence scholarship award recipient. a graduate now to talk about her experience, how important this changed her life, so please welcome to the stage, ms. cecilia gomez, our alumni speaker. come on up! praech [applause]

>> >> good afternoon. thank you for having me here and congratulations to the class of 2024. [applause] my name is cecilia gomez and as of a month ago today exactly i'm a recent graduate olmcallister college with bachelor in education and spanish, and a 2020recipient of the bridge to excellence award. for four years ago i reconsidered whether going out of state was worth it or even a possibility. with the financial implications of the pandemic and the unknown uncertainty of university open again, i thought perhaps the best decision was to stay closer to home instead, even though my dream was to go to liberal art institution. fortunately with the support of mayor london breed and the bridge to excellence award, i didn't have to sacrifice my education and with the

support i can now say i graduated summa cum laude from mcallister and will be starting the stanford teacher education program in two weeks. [applause] the bridge to excellence award was proof i was capable of achieving my dreams and i had support systems that believe in me. even when i didn't always believe in myself. this award was a reminder to carry home pride everywhere i went. whether was in main minnesota or spain, i always had sunnydale, bayview and san francisco in my heart and made priority to return home back to my roots. believe me when i say, we all believe in you. be the light and hope we need. bring the invasion and the strength to create the solutions to tomorrow's problem. channel your strength to keep moving forward and most importantly, always

remember to shoulders you stand on, those sholders that hold you with love and pride and hope. thank you. [applause] >> thank you so much cecilia, congratulations to you. the moment we have been waiting for, the honor roll of scholarship recipients ready to announce, mayor breed if you can join on stage. i will announce them. this is a great moment, huge chapter in these lives and we are going to have fun while we are doing it. they brought the hypoman for a reason, so let's hype it up. you ready! make some noise! bridge to excellence scholarship recipients, here we go. in order. we reedy? ready? first up is arele larkin

[applause] photo, yes. go to morgan. give a round of applause to arele! [applause] okay. next we have kami zou! [applause] uc san diego representing here. let's go ucsd. next we have scholarship recipient d'antonio samuel, cal state la. going to socal.

[applause] and now we have the [indiscernible] going to jackson state university! [applause] those are nice certificates right there, i tell you. next we have daniel romero!

[applause] going to columbia university everybody. out of lincoln high. we'll get the order--that might have been my fault. now we have--this happens all the time. derel brown. let's hear it for derel brown. jackson state university! [applause] next we have out of lowell high school, [indiscernible] going to uc santa cruz. future banana slug here. banana slug in the house. [applause]

and next we have, aya [indiscernible] going to san francisco state university, local right here. go gators! [applause] congratulations. next we have, jeremiah jovana gomez! [applause] coming out of sota high school and going to uc santa cruz, everyone. congratulations. next we have out of galileo high school, kelly wu, going to san diego state! going down south. [applause]

great job. next we have, out of academy, kalil going to san jose state university. go spartans! [applause] next, out of balboa high school, let's go bal, mandy going to williams college! [applause] alright. out of lincoln, let's see--actually , no. kipp sf college prep. nazir travis! [applause] out of lincoln high school,

--going to cal poly! [applause] and out of galileo, we have waylen tang, uc irvine representing in the house! [applause] and last but not least, out of lincoln high school, wilson lee going to san jose state university. another spartan in the house! [applause] let's hear to ladies and gentlemen to bridge to excellence scholarship recipients here tonight! wow, congratulations. you are going to make our city so proud. we cannot wait to see your next journey here and hopefully come back to

share your experiences and inspire more people. once again, let's hear it for 2024, bridge to excellence scholarship recipients tonight. [applause] thank you so much. thank you mayor breed. now, we will have a group photo of everyone here together. the rotunda we will get out there and get oen the steps, do a nice little photo. we got our professional paragraphs to stand by. congratulations one more time. we'll see you at the rotunda and once again our 2024, bridge excellence scholarship resip yntd recipient in san francisco. family and friends, what a great honor. see you next year. thank you for being a inspiration. keep doing what you are doing and thank you for making san francisco proud. see you at the rotunda and shout out to

ms. gomez for sharing your story with us. >> for us, we wish we had our queue

and we created spaces that are active. >> food and drinks. there is a lot for a lot of folks and community. for us, it started back in 1966 and it was a diner and where our ancestors gathered to connect. i think coffee and food is the very fabric of our community as well as we take care of each other. to have a pop-up in the tenderloin gives it so much meaning. >> we are always creating impactful meaning of the lives of the people, and once we create a space and focus on the most marginalized, you really include a space for everyone.

coffee is so cultural for many communities and we have coffee of maria inspired by my grandmother from mexico. i have many many memories of sharing coffee with her late at night. so we carry that into everything we do. currently we are on a journey that is going to open up the first brick and mortar in san francisco specifically in the tenderloin. we want to stay true to our ancestors in the tenderloin. so we are getting ready for that and getting ready for celebrating our anniversary. >> it has been well supported and well talked about in our community. that's why we are

pushing it so much because that's how we started. very active community members. they give back to the community. support trends and give back and give a safe space for all. >> we also want to let folks know that if they want to be in a safe space, we have a pay it forward program that allows 20% to get some funds for someone in need can come and get a cup of coffee, pastry and feel welcomed in our community. to be among our community, you are always welcome here. you don't have to buy anything or get anything, just be here and express yourself and be your authentic self and we will always take care of you.

>> thank you all for being here. i call the department of the san francisco department of disability and aging servicess commission meeting of wednesday june 5, 2024 to order. i am the dos president janet spears. the meeting is conducted pursuant to the brown act. as noted on the agenda, members of the public may observe the meeting via sfgovtv.org and sfgovtv channel 78 and may offer public comment by calling the public comment phone number. i like to welcome members of