incredible position remembering where i came green from but people suffer suffer in public housing today not only in care of their unit but the neglect of providing the services that exist all over this city over $8 billion into the city how are we taking care of those residents how are they getting the services they need in order for them to prosper in their neighborhood we have to do better today with a lot of hope in my heart saying we're doing better that is over $50 million of city funding this is unprecedented never before has the city made a significant attraction because public housing has always been treated as if it's public housing and the housing authority we're past those days and bringing up the

families back together again with the public housing families we're residents we're part of this city and all residents will benefit in this city through the wealth and the things that exist because we're a city that cares taking care of of our residents we care about taking care of of each other i want to thank the mayor he's kept wording and worked tireless to keep public housing starting with the 4. $7 million to help to formerly homeless families they're in those units and the elevator money that fixes the elevators in public housing (clapping.) so this mayor is not just talking the talk but walking the walk that means so much because

the way we get it done is work together and make sure that we continue to keep it at the forefront of everything we do in this city no more neglect wire finally doing what we need do to take care of the residents in the public housing development i'm as i said i'll emotional as someone that remembers what it feels like i'm enjoying even though moment and can't wait for the day this place in particular is rehabbed when we do work at west side court and holly court and west point and those elements that have been delipidated for many many years i want to emphasize the importance of not expecting services to find their way or people to find their way to where services are it is

difficult it fourth how many services are available all over the city we're using those services and bringing them directly to the community room of the public housing development we're going to be bringing hope to the public housing residents and i look forward to the day when we change the way this city does business were our resident and no longer being operating in isolation thank you to olsen lee and highs team and hud and mayor's office of housing and allowing the red tape and the bureaucracy not to get in the way of progress and thank you to barbara smith if he housing authority to do the best they can with the limited resources this is a great day i'm looking forward to the changes to competency

(clapping). >> so excuse me. supervisor breed president breed struck a question why are we doing this we're doing this for the residents we want the residents to have a better life with the improvements only the physical side and on the social service side but we're sort of johnny come lately the housing authority was isolated for a long time two organizations that have stood instead of in the water department's wants and this needs of the resident for many in reinforces i'm hoping we're actually dlifrp i delivering on some of them as this demonstrates so and so two organizations at citywide council of senior disabled residents and the housing tenants association behind me is

beverly and joyce armstrong (clapping). >> and we thank them we thank them trembling fewer support in getting us to this point because they've heard a lot of promises over the years we were just like another set of promises but at this point, we're going to be delivering on the promises but beverly and joyce i'm going to ask more of your patience i'm going to ask for your patience because you you know we have planned i'm going to ask for your patience we're going to get though the rehab it will be messy but at the end of the day we're to be we are not off i want to ask beverly to say a few word (clapping.) >> smooimdz beverly senate file have a i'm president of the

citywide council of senior disabled we advocate our seniors disabled in our building and public housing we advocate for them in every aspect of they're living i would like to bring joyce up here as well they do a tremendous job advocating for that the family developments. >> thank you beverly good afternoon, everyone thank you secretary castro we want to thank the supervisors who work and malia cohen and london breed our housing folks are making it easier for public housing and thank barbara smith she's the redevelopment housing queen we call her, in fact, we have of one of this i live in

and represent we're excited and welcome this program the secretary we have something to give you we have fighting to keep your jurisdiction wide of councils in place we're important to advocate for the people who can't be here all the time we're conducting leadership trainings which we 14reb9d black history and the new year we're diverse and reaching out to the people in public housing just remember i'm here to advocate to keep our jurisdiction wide and some suggestions for you all you can share with president obama the 3 things anything that anyone needs ask us and we'll be there thank you (clapping.) >> the strength of the jurisdiction wide organizations is that they're elected by the tenants and the buildings or

developments to represent so we're internal to it we ourselves are tenants we live in the buildings and developments at threat with the conversions to rad rad didn't have a provision for the continued existence of those jurisdictions wide counsels this you give us a lot of worry about who is there to advocate for them who is there to you think if i them together so their voice is heard whatever the issue regardless of who is managing them who owns them the tenants were not sold all right. so they need their advocacy that's what we're here for so mayor ed lee and secretary castro we need to fix this okay (laughter) we need to save our jurisdiction wide our duties is to represent

the tenants in the housing in every aspect of their lives and to take that away from them leaves them sloimentd and weak take us seriously we need the continuation of those organizations thank you. (clapping.) >> >> so we're going to conclude the program and have a little opportunity for q and a but before we go to that i'd like to thank you know an incredible number of people and i won't thank them all individually i apologize in advance for not thaiks them terms of mr. secretary we want to acknowledge the assistant secretary for his work also and so on and so forth and the

former assistance secretary and our own staff and would like to thank the folks that gave me with our staff on a daily basis that holds this transaction together and greg and others in terms of the city staff it is the whole city that works on this (laughter) federal reserve the mayor's office the city administrators offers and naomi kelly is critical in the task force and the departments of all sort of lined up behind the mayors directive assist the housing authority i know tom from dbi and planning and dpw and the human resources we're all working targeted a common goal this is again, the whole notion

that the housing authority are no longer a island in san francisco i want to thank the enterprise list and the other people we're working with the developers and the cohorts and thank our housing developers we're uniquely blessed in san francisco to have 5 eco system they've step up to the plate and it is continuing to be difficult they'll do it t and last but not least i want to thank my staff who have been working on this lydia and others who have been leading the charge (clapping.) again, thank you all we will all do this together and hopefully, all see each other in he 12 months for the groundbreaking

for the first one or the completion of the late last - at this point we'll on the floor for questions. >> i heard the secretary mention $11 million in federal funds and local money how does that free up $5 million. >> the 11 millions is the rehab we have for this particular building the so the 35 buildings that are being rehabbed through the rental system will get $500 million in rehab that's sort of the number for the larger portfolio the $11 million. >> so the $500 million source. >> it's a variety of things

from private first mortgages to loan and tax accurate equity some b will be the contribution from the check signed that i even though mayor the 52 million okay. and growing all those sources combined will go towards funding those are repairs that's the repairs not just the software quote/unquote you know related to the arithmetic and the consultant and things like that but repairs alone. >> the private and one of the unique things, yes public housing can be financed with private first mortgages because of the rental assistance program their vouchers instead of them to the housing authority this is one of the unique things changing the form of the lender they call private section 8 in

the past the secretary and the depended have model that on behalf of the public housing site they're creating a form of investors vouchers that the leopard are familiar about yes there will be private first mortgages and supported by rad vouchers. >> how much is the city public housing is going to be run by private nonprofit. >> those 35 hundred units will be all ultimate run by private parties some are nonprofits and some for profit one of the unique things structured those transactions is that we'll hold the housing authority holds the land it is not going to be sold off and the housing authority remains involved in managing the assets for the for assembly future. >> all san francisco public

housing will be managed by outside agrees. >> that's correct. >> what housing authority will be involved. >> well, the housing authority ruling role is clearly going to be involved. >> (repeated.) >> the constitution of the united states. ownership and management to asset management and have an incredible role with the voucher program in terms of hud's role it will remain the same they're the people responsible for the resources and their got the demolition to make sure we use the resources appropriately and have the obligation to serve and goal to serve low income people. >> timeline we hope to start construction on the first project if october of this year. >> nonprofits in place do we know who is going to manager. >> on the wednesday night under

the housing authority will be the particular developments they're currently engaged in as we said we're at the start of the process we have to go through a few things like the leopard approval and the hud staff this is a momentous occasion they have to sign off on the packages but the developers that have been selected that i itself housing authority for their negotiations are listed on 7sz housing authority website. >>

>> good morning, everybody. welcome to beautiful delores park. this is a long time coming. back in 2008, voters approved a clean and safe neighborhood parks bond which allocated about $14 million to improve this incredible park. our goal together we are going to build the new dolores park that is going to be built to last. it is going to retain all of it's important features, all of it's

historic qualities, all of it's essential beauty. but yet be built with the idea that this is whenever people come. >> we are going to be renovating all six tennis court's, replacing the basketball court with operations underneath so the staff has the ability to maintain the park. we are completely renovating the irrigation system and in addition to the operations we are building two new restroom buildings. this fund was part of the park renovation fund. we knew community was very supportive of a renovation fund. we engaged in a community process which we began with the park to do a detailed assessment of the

condition of the park and very details conversation about what we can do in the park and utilize what we can. >> parks are where people can gather and where to relax and a lot of people in the city don't have back yards and this is where we come to be with our community. >> 1, 2, 3. [ applause ] [ cheers and applause ] >> the work begins. 3, 2, 1 (clapping). >> (clapping) good afternoon, everybody let's rise let's have a revolution. (clapping.) i'm here with many of our sisters that are going to welcome you to to and welcome to

is revolution today not yesterday not tomorrow today. >> (clapping). >> in february we rise in country hundreds of countries around the world to show wasn't one boil women and girls looks like we want to shine a light we want to shine a light on the impunity and i think justice that survivors and offenders often face we're here today to start the revolution here in san francisco we rise. >> (clapping). >> we rise through dance to express our joy and communicated and celebrate the fact we've not been dpaetsdz by the violence only made stronger.

>> (clapping). >> we rise to show we're determined to create a new kind of consciousness one where violence obey resisted until it is unthinkable. >> (clapping). >> i'm so honored to be here i want to welcome everyone my name is the white house of the domestic violence consortium welcome to the revolution we want to start with our first speaker being from the first nation community i want to start with the first people that were in san francisco i want to start with the first nation community i want to welcome our first spectator mr. flores from the pit river nation.

>> my name is fy lemon flores i'm with the indians education program title vii welcome to san francisco welcome to the revolution >> (speaking foreign language.) >> welcome to the revolution >> (speaking foreign language.) >> all my relation thank you. (clapping.) >> >> (speaking foreign language.) >> (cheering)

i'm with came on house. >> (speaking foreign language.) >> (cheering). >> i'm emily from the san francisco dependent on the status of women.

>> (speaking foreign language.) >> (cheering). >> (speaking foreign language.) >> (cheering). >> (speaking foreign language.) >> filipino and san francisco. >> (speaking foreign language.) >> >> (speaking foreign language.) >> freedom free.

>> i'm from san francisco. >> hi. >> my name is merriam. >> (speaking foreign language.) >> my name is north america did care with the foundation welcome to the san francisco revolution push on. >> (speaking foreign language.) >> that was just a small and beautiful sampling of over one hundred and 20 languages spoken in san francisco so thank you any sisters i really appreciate it (clapping) and when we talk about

revolution we have to talk about leadership revolution is moving leadership forward you have to have leadership and political will we'll talk about leadership today, i have to say i want to welcome my supervisor a great leaders on this issue of commonwealth and housing and on so many issues the new board of supervisors president supervisor london breed. >> thank you. >> hi, everybody it is so great to see so many smiling faces here today i know that this is a time to celebrate and time to be happy by the way we're standing strong against violence against women and girls. (clapping.) >> sadly there are too many people who are not smiling twrom

people that are victims in the hiding in the studios and seeing how large this event continues to grow gives me the reassurance that in the future there will be more women here standing strong and more women coming out and saying i need help and support help me to change my life for thought better (clapping.) we it is our responsibility to let victims of crimes know that they have a support system they have policies that will change that will make their lives better we have to continue to push and sigh no more no more victims no more violence if our community and no more violence against young girls and women very have to have a change this gems the reassurance that is

changing every single day we're going to make sure that here in the city and county of san francisco that we have a zero, zero victims and we're going to keep working hard to make that possible so thank you and welcome to city hall (clapping.) we really don't have an mc i promise you when we talk about leadership we have to talk about partnership i want to see my mayor first and make sure he's here there he is all right. when we talk about leadership and we talk about revolution we have to talk about partnership we have not experienced in

recent memories the partnership we have with our mayor. (clapping.) revolution does not happen without leadership and not without partnership leadership and partnership together with political will is what the revolution in san francisco is going to be all about this is what helps gal in existence our work and your work and move policy forward to keep women and girls and everybody safe leadership partnership please will our 235sh9 partner and friend it's my honor to recognize our partner many 2, 3, 4 revolution mayor ed lee

(clapping). >> all right. bev thank you for your introduction good morning everyone welcome to the people's palace are you ready are you ready to rise are you ready to join the boil women cries the world to stop violence yeah. i want to welcome you all to city hall want to thank the b day organization bevy at commission on the status of woman to my wife anita that joined us today and the elected officials and supervisors our da our pd and everyone that is joining together this is issue cuts across alu of our work no more than should work in a sill low or trying to end violence against women and girdles earlier this week