the timeline 6 to 9 months. >> commissioner walker please. thank you for this i think that anything that makes it consistent sort of predictable process around the affordable units this shifts the goals of review to towards one of trying to find a solution to legalize not the case now we need to do that a lot of right work around programs whether from the board or our departments administrative orders have been around that to try to find solutions to keeping the units and even though tenants in those units to the end the issue by the president having the timeframe that is predictable and associated with this is really i on a key to whether it works or not like we want to it work and again, i want to reiterate that we need to find some financial

assistance in a lot of those cases we see whether from the tenant side or the landlord people need help 33 we need to find solutions as we do this so i think we - i just wanted to reiterate that. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> thank you one more statistic i think is important to know 11 percent of our evictions in the past 10 years have been due to demolition so i think this is this is an important piece of ordinance that was to fix that problem. >> thank you. >> thanks. >> commissioners do you - so is there more testimony i know did you want dbi. >> my question on the treat it

a new. >> before we go to public comment is that okay commissioners. >> ed deputy director for planning review to answer our question if a portion of building change of use or occupancy it requires the side code that portion of building will have to comply that the building code to with the inspector. >> we have sort of have this worked out with the ada unit we're undergo if you put a unit on the first year we require the entire first year to be a sprinkled and split a unit with two units the one both units will have to be sprinkled and the area leading to that. >> the reason why i bring this up as i said the prelims we have

allowance for the units we've not seen the enar fluctuation of people and i suspect that one, the problems that comes with that the cost and you know like commissioner mar said earlier you know it is probability i give up i'm getting out of business going to go ahead and remove the unit i'm afraid that this may happen as well so we have to another thing these units are already there their people living in the unit why change it to add sprirlz if we don't have to if you do all overseeing things it disrupts people's lives how will you do all the work while they're living there may be some thought in saying maybe do something more minimal. >> we're stuck with the

california building code. >> i understand. >> we are getting a lot of interest in the adu with the lick sheriff's station. >> commissioner lee tom huey first of all, those issues we discussed with you know supervisor chiu a long time ago there are 22 issues one with the r 3gs and r-2 the end of the faur we need to do the sprirlz round 3 a special one you know trying to push people to have less you know costs to legalizing more concern of the electrical part and all those that's why in the our free from single-family

unit they don't need to sprinkle the units they're already there and also the entities for the preservation you tear out the sheetrock and mutt in the installation it is more expensive we have considered all those and information sheet on all the items we have also you know questions and answers for homes on the website they can look at it and also, we create a 1616 missions people can come to give their name and then answer a question try to legalize it hire a contractor, engineer or architect to go through ours is complicated actually our toolbox

i tried to convince most of homeowners to legalize it because it is two sided one specification the fire the insurance will not cover you the plan will not be giving you a loan and then also you know the tenant and that 10 and two they exhaust the money that's why we pay both sides how to make a better one to legalize it. >> thank you director. >> so if there is not more staff presentation on both sides of planning and from oh- >> please rosemary. >> members the commission good morning chief housing inspector based on some of the questions

that the commission asked i want to go over a few to clarify what that means in the code enforcement and the dbi end ever that the first consistency is the fact that commissioner mar you actually identified that which was the existence of one of those units is not the dwelling unit under the housing it is with the planning code planning code so they can have a make sure we address the existence and the planning code so that's one thing the other they know when we are out writing the notice of violation and we get a lot of complaint we're not in a position to screen that unit to determine if it is desirable or feasible were what that is part of building permit to 9 screening point planning department he will personnel was talk about is not the real process we can't do that at the time and keep in

mind supervisor avalos legislation we're personally seeing people kicked out of legal unit and it is per valve so we see whether there needs to be protection but something workable right now on a notice of violation they must legalize not an option on the notice of violation that is in the ordinance so right there a situation they'll go through the process with planning and hire someone someone has to pay for the awe primarily and a lot of time and money that while the notice of violation is going to sit there i have to tell you one thing for a pertaining to have a illegal unit and ootd another things a notice of violation out there they can't comply burglary it is save or health code

violations all of this is put on the planning commission it is the notice of violation that goes to the planning commission with we write that notice of violation we'll say or under the housing code and you must legalize it through the process then the notice of violation will sit while that process occurs if it changes occupancy from a rh3 to wraef within or two single-family zoning or an apartment building we'll not necessarily be able to risk all those at the particular up to this point in time we can't step into the shoes of building process we had a thorough process of identifying those issues but that is something else and the other thing to keep in mind the planning code right now i have a call into the

people the language didn't contemplate if there is a safety hazard that should, addressed this is something that dbi has to deal with in the in the language within the purview of the building official or this commission you have that expertise he has that displeasure it is no, not contemplated and a couple of other things in here but if some of those things are addressed you'll get closer so a workable cost and length of time to make those depreciates. >> commissioner mar and commissioner walker. >> have you been working with supervisor avalos in addressing those legislations and the i haven't the technical services division has i've been dealing

with the fire safety task force with supervisor wiener a plethora of legislation i have a call into judy to see how to fix some of the issues not something i got into last week. >> strongly encourage you or someone on our staff i think that is a little bit different than code advisors but the knowing of what happens on the ground for tenants in particular. >> i don't think it is unsewer mountable things but i want to point out because those are things europe addressing and make a concrete comment i'm concerned about i have to tell you i've got e-mails people want to make sure that the units they have is removed before this legislation goes in so there is that part of it i'm concerned we

don't want to lose these units. >> commissioner walker please thank you thank you. >> in talking about the if legalizing those units changes the zone is there a way to define them as like a junior units or something that i realize it is probably a state code issue but that would be a big deal if all of a sudden its single-family home is a different zoning which requires or a two or three unit and 4 units then requires a different zoning and other upgrades so, i mean with that looked at when we drafted it out to define those differently they are different they're kind of in file they're a different type of

construction and a different process. >> let me say for those listening added home as you may know going on if a rh2 to rh3 this is a building occupancy with the planning code rh3 a 12 single-family unit and with - once he legalize a third unit in a building this ordinance requires us to wro write on the notice of violation it changes other requirements not just from a planning stand point different from zoning i assume. >> i think i'm talking about rh2. >> i see what if legalization of this unit didn't fall within supervisor wiener's legislation i don't know that is a question for the planning department. >> okay. >> food for thought.

>> i didn't follow the last question. >> last but not least let's as a two unit building and want to go to another units does that upgrade the sprirlz and zone. >> zoning wouldn't change. >> so the building. >> rh1 and that is a legal unit so the occupancy from goes an interesting idea i'll have to find out junior i leave that to dbi. >> and also the fact. >> it might be worth looking at because you don't want to incur of costs if someone sells they're building. >> and parking and yeah. >> parking does not get trirld whereas from planning the planning code is amended three or four years ago additional one

unit didn't have to have public speaker. >> an rh2 and changing to an rh3. >> the changing of one unit didn't change that. >> in some cases 2. >> if two illegal units and you're an rh1 right now you can legalize one unit if rh2 legalize both of the units and the second one above the density and the parking will not be triggered because it is beyond that. >> i'm not quite sure i get that fine there's a lot of stuff here i don't understand. >> the one thing i wanted to respond to marie's comment about the concern about the evening dangered the exceptions in the

code and we've added unauthorized unit it is that demolition of building and the removal of units necessary to comply with a court order that directs the owner to demolish the building arrest remove the units and that is an exception. >> from this owners and one additional amendment we were working on a small change but i wanted to discuss here is that all of the novs out there right now will have to be issued include that kind of change in the statement. >> i'm assuming not a number on that. >> i don't have the number. >> i wouldn't expect you to have it every nov that is written in regards to illegal

units. >> that's outstanding right. >> will be rewrote to include this. >> uh-huh. >> okay thank you let's get it out now one more brief comment the question about the status of nov awhile battling is through the cu through 9 citizen's advisory committee i think we're sympathetic and looking a way to modify if you're in good faith and put that nov on hold and give the property owner assurance we'll be facing fines and other acts as though the cu process. >> thank you. >> so if no our commission comments and comments from staff

we'll open up for public comment public comment on item 7. >> welcome welcome john. >> hi my name is tommy i'm with the housing rights committee we're in support 37 legislation i want to give you two reasons why we think this legislation will be good for protecting tenants and stopping eviction in san francisco one part of the legislation that has not been discussed the part that with in case of a commercial unit this is rent as residential to be years and this landlords want to turning into commercial requires the cu process we have tenants that will be testifying because they live in a building which for many, many years was in mid block and a unit anyone wanted to rent commercially for a long, long time so the landlords were

renting them out as work loss or as residential and now that the tech boom as happened it is viable financing to rent those and the tech spaces the landlords wants to convert back into commercial and forces the landlords into the cu process which is fair there are currently just one block of market street there are let's see ton 04 buildings over 200 units that where the landlords definitely want to do that and in one case fighting for two in favor years fighting we've been successful to help the tenants avoid the eviction but it will help them to stay in their homes we're in support of that and not

just market street we've got reports from landlords wanting to return to residential units into commercial we need this legislation and the second thing on the in-law units i just want to remind folks the best protection for the in-law units so have someone else in place where the landlord has to legally make that legal or the landlord has to go to the cu process we're seeing an uprise like mentioned a lot of permits filed for two take to don't worry about those units so definitely a problem that is growing as the rents rise this problem is growing more and more i want to say i don't have concrete prove i know know know in many cases the landlords are removing those units and putting back 9 stove and rerenting them

for hire rents this is to get the locking tenants out and tenants that pay higher rented so we urge you to approve this to vote in favor of that we need to help to protect the tenants and keep people in their homes

thank you - to put on hold the building inspection to trump

that and - there are really 3 pockets ever units that are not considered legal not code compliant and the unwarranted spaces within the existing envelopes that may substantially meet the building code innovated permitted bans density and another aspects and unwarranted new construction that didn't meet the building code that increases the magazines and not

tenant occupied the definition basically gather those and forces that into the cu process we think that maybe a better way to do that i want to end up with the aspect we've read the planning department proposed legislation i've read the housing report and they need the legislation to the policy we need to look at how many units are being taken off the market

to finish the code advisory committee passed a motion that requests the authors of proposed legislation to allow the subcommittee to have a look at the proposed language and provide comments we'll do that within thirty days. >> thank you, sir. >> my name is a john strickland thank you for hearing us and put time into this i've been a small single-family bilateral for the past 25 years i want to say start by saying i agree with the overall goals it is truly not a one-size-fits-all

and that to remove the administrative approval process will only force guys like me to hire attorneys and increase the cost of approval process as well as contemplate it and open up to subject active argument not straightforward and confuses the process >> thank you. >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> hi, i'm naomi a retired after-school program teacher and a san francisco public schools and been a tenant think 1049 market street since 1998 a landlord wants to congressman our building from residents to all businesses and if this happens i'll interest have to leave the bay area in terms of the protection passes by the

board of supervisors i don't have the legislation in front of me but i just wanted to clarify a couple of things i'm particularly concerned about apartment where tenants were evicted would like to make sure the legislation says that the landlord will be required to apply for a change of use permit as the last use was residential especially, if it is a large building and the landlord wants to convert to residential a lot of got you evictions going on and he believe that if it can be automatically converted that will give landlord to do more got you evacuees and also a request had the legislation was pass by the board of supervisors

if the this will be changed to commercial i'd like for first floor to be under the same rules by the way, we don't want any other residents in danger so i appreciate the time and effort everything has put both looking at this issue and i really hope that our department the 1949 market street can be legalized and stay in our home thank you so much. >> hello my name is shawn draw i work a the cooperative in san francisco and reside on market street in 2013 after 9 years of residence my landlord attempted an eviction in the building but the way they owned two other

buildings about the same none of unions on the same block without this proposed legislation passing my residential unit is in danger of disappearing in order to change my unit for a rent-controlled unit into a commercial one this proposed legislation will rescue myself but help other tenants throughout the city to be protected also dbi should be encouraging property owners to legalize units or go through the cu process probation officer remove them if they center to go through planning to a safe the unit from the unit really is dangerous and needs to be don't worry abouted then planning will uphold what the landlord wants but the loophole for evictions

of rent-controlled united it what this legislation will address thank you. >> i'm here to approve this legislation that helps us helps people in a situation like our neighbors on 10 61 market street on the same situation and not forced to leave we're seeing a hallow out in building like ours because more money can be made by making it commercial and i know in our building it has just been harrowing seeing a landlord tear the members of the

affordable units rent-controlled units unit and move people ♪ and businesses and liltd seeing affordable housing dying around me everyday this is why i'm supporting this legislation it is so important for the landlord to go through the legalization in this process thank you >> thank you for your comments. >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> good afternoon, commissioners shawn residential builders association i'm here to speak on the loss of rent-controlled units unit i'm here to speak that merging units or the removal of any kind units not on veeshgsz and commercial spaces and evictions residential evictions i'm concerned because the definition of the

single-family home comes there many ordinance for years we attended a regular basis some of you were here hearing about the illegal decisions the fact of decisions serial permitting we don't hear those words too much and sudden quarrel was a common phrase used at this commission i see smiles people remember this this was a big project o problem not only for planning but dbi but you don't hear about these we've evolved the industry is justified we learn and know the rules people be thinks the rules and it is important look who our demographics are we are dealing with generally people on my side did fence the blue-collar industry english may not be their native language they might

not have a college degree they probable don't a good chance from an immigrant community they need a process to understand they need to know what the rules are and we all agree just getting any kind of a permit to the general public is confusing at dbi it is the native of the beast but take the demolition of those houses and make that a cu and when we speak to the cost not just the costs of application the cost of interning this over to lawyers individuals cannot handle a conditional use authorization and why are we are doing this i support of testimony of everybody here but a small piece of this perhaps unintended consequences the universe 2010 through 2011

in 6 years 55 demos of the 31 that was the $6.5 million and above so talking about 16 there is not a big number of these but we shouldn't over complicate an already complicated thing we shouldn't make that super legal not to give money to the lawyers but a process simple to make sure we understand it and a lot of work into that in the past between planning and dbi it really tightened up the issue. >> thank you. >> thank you you'll get me in trouble for going over your time. >> sorry. >> your 5 seconds it up. >> duly noted. >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> i see none

so at this stage open up to commissioners are staff or planning. >> there was already the last presentation if commissioners you have future conversation or comments. >> i'll see what my fellow commissioners have to say commissioner walker practical >> ractical >> actical >> i think that we as the abatement appeals hear about the issues being feshgd by illegal units and resolution of that i think that i certainly know about 1049 market street over this holidays heard from four buildings full of artist in similar situations and i know from is a lot more knows out they've

rent-controlled unit to artist and artists maybe living whether their supposed to live and then when the market changes and becomes for viable to do something else this is a rude eviction of everyone i literally heard from 4 building over the holidays i'm taking this seriously and appreciate supervisor avalos pitting this forward in the planning department i want to support this i also want to ask that the supervisor listen to the concerns that there is a difference between single-family and the multiply unit buildings and find a way to expedite all of this stuff because legalizing housing should be something we handle quickly and i know that conditional use takes a long time and usually money i get that

i get that i mean quite frankly no offense anytime anything leaves our department and goes to planning goes into a black home so we can't predict when we'll be able to issue permits so i think that i think that there is some things that what happen i don't know what the clock is on this i know that each day we don't act to get control of that we lose tenants and housing so i would rather air on the side of doing it and committing to making changes and getting the supported and funding that will make this really work because it has to happen together we can't put landlords in r and building owners in situations they can't afford we're asking for trouble it is will not get us where what

i want you want the issues addressed and findings a way to expedite the process and cutting costs on conditional use or whatever we call it to make sure we have time certain and don't add to the costs of housing i'd like to figure out how to deal with tenants that need to be temporarily places somewhere else how we fund that putting that on the owner of the building findings a way for help for that. >> and i do think i agree there maybe levels at which to deal with depending on the occupancy load so i mean, i that i want to make a motion i know that is a caveat motion we don't want to approve things not finalized but hear from the staff about the willingness to

hear people's concerns and address them and amend this of some sort of especially our k0ed advisory and legislative aide to to supervisor avalos we've been working on the amendments to the code advisory committee and happy to work with you are the code advisory committee to fine-tune this somewhere or some more and what's the calendar for this. >> it is set up the end or february 1st for the land use commission and put it at february 9th for the first meeting with the board of supervisors. >> we're having and meeting with the about the budget. >> february 3rdrd. >> maybe we could add that to our amendments that could be made to address the issues and hear it again and maybe the commissioners will, better.

>> vote on that. >> then. >> vote on that then not voting on something we'll be changing today. >> yeah. that sounds great. >> i'd like to hear in other commissioners commissioner mar. >> i agree i want to support that i think that not quite cooked my primary concern about the depiction of unauthorized unit i do hear from miguel i think that is too much of a one-size-fits-all i worry about some of the cases we've seen in the field e-mail the burn of this process for you know the smaller homeowner it is seems like we're putting different kinds of properties in one category not quite

appropriate i would support whatever our code advisory committee requests to have more time to get the definitions right and some of the nuances i hear the concern the smaller property owner that speaks to me i want to make sure that while addressing one part of problem we're not creating another so i want to make sure that we do fix the conversion of you know commercial units that have been used as remained residential units this is a priority and a timely one but make sure we're not xraet any more problems at the same time. >> commissioners yeah. i think that commissioner walker summarized some of myself my concerns about this parentheses legislation i want to ask when the staff the staff

discussed this with the supervisor or anybody will this legislation we also take into account the pulse of the community if you see something of a concern bring it up especially like a code compliant it you know it might not a concern to implement say something a cost issue i hope you guys will mention it to the legislators so they'll condition it of a concern. >> well, i heard the lady and over code advisors and i like to table it for thirty days. >> is there anymore diminishes questions or comments. >> continue to the next meeting february 3rdrd. >> i'd like to read a few more comments we're repeating

ourselves the one-size-fits-all concerns us with regards to what is happening in the community tenant evictions and tommy the commissioners with at&t were at market street two years ago i am glad to see the fight is going on and unfortunately changes to this i wish i had for people from you know at the code advisory from supervisor avalos, that we're impacted he worry about i heard more testimony if i understand it right a lot of this was generated because of the going in the right direction and the single-family homes are the ones impacted so with regard to the comments there has been a lot but i think the code advisory was important i was at

that merging and i'm a little bit concerned of the staff tracking i get it went is essential to those laws but we have to be carefully aware of the consequences and the commissioners talk about that a lot legislation comes our way and see how difficult to enforce because it comes back to us our concerns are not header we're trying to do the right job for everybody this is has a lot of goals and i'm concerned we'll not implement it and the point i definitely think and i will not move on in no reason for single-family homes to be ♪ legislation i'm scratching my head i will be firmer from the real intent to protect what we're trying to do i don't see that

snaichl h single-family homes and the financial hardship can't afford to legalize the unit this is an evaluation some really good points brought up the code advisory for this let's say far from being able to legalize and a tenant and they're told to leave and the person that owns the building how will they get the money it can't be done what happens then i think that commissioner walker talked about that and the code i mean this is absolutely a lot of code missing we need to make sure that because after all it is going to be our inspectors out there do get job and a whole bunch the questions and rosemary has a lot

of behalf of all the guests and

the staff at st. anthonys it is great to have your here this morning. [applause] >> here at st. anteanys work with people who are homeless and

those on the virj of becomes homeless and what we have sheen more aunch unforch-footly than not is people that feel isolated and excluded so very happy to see when the mayor has something to say about the homeless pop ylgds he comes to the tenderloin and st. ancyanys. we insisted those we serve the homeless in particular are not the problem, they are brothers and sisters. the problem has to boo with us and the way we structure our liferb jz cities and thijsss like that see great to see when we want to do something about homelessness the mayor is coming forward and making good proposals for how we can solve our problem, not fix the homeless. >> [applause] >> there are a lot of people

here working for years on that problem. it is a problem for the whole community but it is also one we need to thitsy to step forward to help us do so we welcome the mayor in his remarks today. without further ado, i would like to recognize a couple people here that have come and been long involved ing these issue. angela alota is here today. from the san francisco interfaith counsel we have mikem pops and rita chimal. supervisor marc farrell is here. supervisor jewel jewel yechristensen and all the department heads here of the city and all the community based organizations that are represent. thank you

for coming and welcome to st. anthony's >> good morning everyone. thank you all for being here. let me begin with just comment about some things that have occurred in the last 48 hours that i know are on peoples minds and want to address that right off before i get fl to had body of the speech. but i want to start out with some words about the officer involved shooting that occurred yesterday in the bay view and rutted in the death of a man. let me first say that any time, any time, there is a officer involved shooting i take that extremely seriously and so does

our chief. i have seen the video too you know, you look at the video and you just-before my words came out, we were yelling drop the dam knife. i already spoken to the chief and there will be a thorough and transparent investigation of this incident without delay and know the public deserves this and expect it and i expect it as well and will make sure the community knows all the details about this. i also want to take a moment of silence with all of you to remember the victims of the tragic and sensely shootings in san dern bernardino yesterday. our thoughts are with the victims and families and the people of san francisco grieve with them. but you know, you know what they really

deserve? those families deserve action. deserve the congress that will stop this madness, stop and by enacting sensible limit ozen deadly fire arms and they need to do that now. [applause] we cannot just accept this. we cannot just accept this. thank you. thank you. and again, good morning everybody and thank you for being here. first again i want to say thank you to the [inaudible] and barry for hosting us this morningism barry you and the staff for helping the needy and velinable throughout the city is a inspiration to me and it is

never tiring to cut turkey with you bury. i also want to say thank you to our elected and appointed officials and community leaders and pleny of the non-profits providers are here this morning, thank you for joinsing us today. i'm very proud for being reelected your mayor. this is a wonderful city and want to say thank you to the voters of san francisco who believe in our solutions oriented and collaborative approach to solving problems and have asked us to return to do more. thaupg for placing your trust in me for the next 4 years. this is the greatest city in the world and i'm honored and humbleed as the mayor to serve another term. you know, i often said and will continue saying i love the city, i love it as much of any of you and also with you. i love

that we never run from the challenges. we confront them with our progressive optimism and something that has come to define our city in all of us. we tackleed a whole lot this last 5 years and some the most complicated and intractable challenges remain and i ran for a second term so we can work on them together. foremost among the challenges wrun we struggled with for decades is homelessness. let there be more doubt, the collective best effort like service providers like all you in the room today have certainly made a difference. i know that because i have been paying a attention to this for many years. while i may be a little silent sometimes, i watch, i

talk to people, i engage and once in a while i might be lucky enough to hand out a key. you are the ones, everyone in the room, you are the ones giving the hor heroic rfts at front line staff on a midnight shift at the shet ers and do the outreach and are case managers with a challenging loud. or you may be the one cleaning up the streets so people might have a cleaner street to be on because that is the only place they have. the best evidence of all of the work collaboratively is the over 20,000 formally homeless people living indoors. living independently and with the social and emotional support that they need and that the needs

that are met with our city services or they might be back in their home towns. but, despite this we haven't eliminated homelessness. as we house and serve thousands, they are replaced by new thousands. people, people who fall in homelessness here, people sent from other states or people who arrive every day seeking a better life in our city. as a result we continue to have people living on the street, under the freeway, in tents on the sidewalk and some even without tents. all together, more than 3500 people are street homeless in san francisco. human beings. human beings with

hopes, with fears, susceptible to cold and rainy weather. human being who deserve or compassion. we know there are nearly the same number of people without homes that are living in our shelter, treatment programs or temporary situations. friends , this isn't a healthy way to live, you know that and i know that, especially if children are a part of that family. it is not just a growing problem here in san francisco by the way and we all know that as well. major cities across our country, la, new york, honolulu, seattle and more and the state and federal governments offer us too little assistance. that's why next week i'll join at least 5 other mayors on the west coast and our federal government representatives to explore federal

funding opportunities and policy changes in the area of homelessness. i know we look at the streets sometimes and the encampments and the depth and complexity the problem jz to some it all might feel hopeless, but as your may frr the next 4 years i'm optimistic because today in san francisco all of the ingreedgents of success are here to end homeless for thousands of our fellow citizens. thanks to a historically strong economy we do have resources. we certainly have creativity and know we got the passion. for our serviceers providers and city staff, we have the energy that is required. we have public support to try new more effective

approaches. but you know what is missing? what is missing is the ingredient lacking for generations, it is what we call, real cooperation. we can't solve street homelessness, but it will if we want to , it will require cooperation. we have seen this cooperation at the place called, the navigation center at 1950 mission street. when community providers work with city departments, when the private sector in the surrounding community all come together with us, we actually are creating a national model for ending homelessness. so, next year we are going to do something bold that skills up the cooperation and coordination this requires and we see at the navigation

center all of that happening across the board on homelessness. i will call apauss all the departments to work together with our community based organizations, advocate and national expert to ert change and reform or government and other, and will create a department with a mission to end homelessness here in san francisco. [applause] i begin by not just making-i know people have worked on this for years and want to acknowledge first the great work of our past mayors, feinstein and agnos, mayor jordan and willie brown, of course gaveen newsome. i want to build on each of their legacies for addressing

homelessness. of course our former supervisor alota talks about passion. she dedicated a life time to the work and want to say thank you for being here and thank you for being a trusted advisor and advocate and one that reminds everybody we got to get to better solutions. i want to also acknowledge the good work of our former supervisor bevan dufty and director of hope for the last years for tireless work with service providers and client to move people into better lives. i learned a lot with bevan, but i felt his passion avenue day he has been on the job. and today, building on the work that came before we begin a new agency, a agency with a budget and mandate to solve homelessness. we'll bring together under one roof the multitude of

homeless outreach, housing, shelter and supportive services that exist across many different departments. over the last 20 years, we increased our spending on homelessness because the crisis got worse. but because we didn't have a central department for homelessness we layered program upon program across a dozen different department said and then we expected the better outcome. no one agencyies mission was homelessness and today we fix that. with greater coordination we expect better results, more efficiencys and deep er accountability. to make this new department a realty next year i'll be calling upon the leadership of barbarager seea director of

public ehealth, trent roar director of human sunchss and [inaudible] director of hope. together we have aurltd r already implemented some the most forward thinking progressive homeless policies in the country. we created the nations first navigation center, which is just 9 months that we have successfully moved more than 250 people off the streets into healthier settings. great progress towards ending chronic veterans homelessness is done these last few years tackling family homelessness we made great progess. a new investment in supportive housing of 29,000,000 this year. i want to saw they think to tren, barbara and sam and all your team said for pourer your hearts in this work and thank you for joins forces with us to take it to the next level vlt i want to say a special

thank you to public works. i know that department . you kept our streets and have done your best and for always having a positive interaction with the homeless people and compassion and thank you for taking on the smelliest dirtgist jobs in town. i also want to say thank you to all of the people who are own single room occupancy hotels in the city thmpt hotels that are cooperating and working with us to make these units available for people transitioning out of homelessness. that is stock of housing. we never thought through our past loousts and insistence to get code enforcement, we didn't realize how valuable they are to us and a valuable assess they can be. i know

some people will say, a department to solve homlessness mayor. 93 eve. we can't solve homelessness in san francisco. i know that will will be peoples comments. i say we will end homelessness every every single day for @ least one person. for at least one family. for at least a veteran every single day. i know because i have felt the power of giving keys to people exactly in those situations. we will end it for every 1 for every day for someone who suffers on our street. that is what the purpose of creating this department is about. i want a staff at this new department, each person on the staff will come to work

every morning with a single minded focus on ending homelessness for people on the streets. i want the measure of the work of this department and my office to be answering this question, what did i do to end homelessness on our city streets today and what did i do to give people a stable shelter, a home and a path to a healthier life. that is what i want them to ask themselves every single day. i want that to be the question that they ask of themselves. you know, ending homelessness in a very simple way is a matter of priorities. to get there we have to double down on programs that truly work. we have to coordinate with partners, federal, state and other cities. we have to share and do the best practices and we have to also share our challenges with each other. and you know, i

always am focused and concerned about congress and as you know, congress is largely abandoned homelessness in the country and we in san francisco can't wait frathe politics of waug wash dc to arrive, we have tolead and we lead with values. our san francisco values. that is what being a san franciscan is all about, isn't it? it is our values. to be fully able to achieve this vision i'm inviting a group of national experts to advise how to create and set the mandate for this new department. i have spoken to president obamas point person on homelessness, matthew dorty and he agreed to come out and advise and has the expertise of looking at

programs across the country to see what works. we want to be egressive on this but want to be practical at the same time. how will we define sausking street homelessness? what are the investments we are making and how can we double down on this? is there something that we can be doing that we are not already doing? i aults want to invite the local homeless coordinating board to serve as a formal advisory body during the process. we convened san franciscos best and brightest on that commission and definitely need your input. i invite all of you here, every one of you, the people working hard every day day in and out to join in defining the new effort as well because i'll present this plan with the budget this coming year. foremost among the efforts of the department are expanding the successful

navigation center program. we learned that by removing barrier tooz entry into the shelter program and pairing ever navigation center with a housing exist we are making a difference. we already committed the funding in the budget this year to double our capacity at the navigation center and the department will significantly increase to this model. we'll coordinate outreach and build more centers and secure more housing exists. certainly this requires serious funding. since i took office we have spent all most 100 mil yen more every year on homeless services and housing and my commitment today is this, to never let our city slip backwards on our funding priorities. that means movering

forward we'll spend at threes 250 million a year on outreach and housing for 10s of thousands of people. we know success isn't mesered by how much money we spend, you know that. accountability matters. we are measured by the number of human beings we lep off our streets and into a better life and by conditions on our streets also improving at the same time. so, i'm setting a ambishish but i believe an achievable goal for the second term. by the time i leave office we will move at least 8 thousand people out of homelessness and we'll remove them out of homelessness forever. [applause] and we'll build a system that ends a persons

homelessness before it becomes chronic. that is another thing we learned from the navigation center and we'll do this and achieve this all together. we'll do this by housing families, veterans long term homeless to homeward bound program and long term care for the seriously mentally ill. i also need cooperation for the private sector and philanthropic partner tooz participate as well. i already started conversation with san francisco's business leaders on this particular goal. business leaders, big and small, about a multi-year partnership to add additional navigation centers to the cities portfolio. to them across the board i say thank you and begin by saying a personal thank you to our first anonymous private donor to the the first navigation center.

i'm excited for our partnerships to develop more in the coming months just like the way we started our first navigation center. it was a partnership with faith and funding sources and community in the mission and then everybody else. we need more partnership models like our effort to end family homelessness in the elementary schools which is the focus of [inaudible] 2 great civic leaders. no less different than our technology leaders like nob nub who also became a partner to end veterans homelessness by funding a viable new housing for them in mission bay. letting people live on our streets exposed to violence and whether that isn't compassion. it isn't healthy, it isn't safe and it does want

represent who we are as san francisco and it is not our san francisco values. you know, i'm also proud of our city coming together over something that used to be controversial and i'm talking about lauras law. thank you for visor marc farrell, thank you for your leadership in this effort on a issue that used to divide a lot of us, now it units us with a comma causs because we are figuring it out. since we launched our consensus program just last month we have already received 28 referals from ern concerned family members and service providers. some of the most severely mentally ill they are finally getting help. laura's law is

one the many compassionate programs we should be doing in partnership with our courts and district attorney and justice system. san francisco values means we won't lock people up or persecute them just for being mentally ill. that won't happen and won't happen as long as i'm mayor, but we can use the resources our justice system to make sure people are getting better heltier outcomes. i want to challenge the courts, our public defender and district attorney and health provider tooz come together in the same spirit of collaboration that i proposed today. coming together with your diverse responsibilities and your legal mandates to better serve those desperately in need of our help because i will challenge you with the same outcome i'm calling upon

everyone else. let's talk about not just our legal mandates, lets also talk about outcomes for people. [applause] it is not compassionate and you will agree with me on this to let people suffer silently, to medicate with drugs and call and live an unhealthy life on our streets, that is not compassion and we are empowered to help the seriously mentally ill people but first have to agree to coperate. in a new year i'll invite all our gurchlt stakeholders and mental health and criminal justice to convene with me. i bring this group together to get past the reasons we cannot do things and figure out a way we can do it. let's say for example, you take this program, some of you in the room know what the 51/50 program is. it

is a program with people in personal crisis and danger to themselves we take them to the hospital for 72 hours, but you know what is the challenging part of that 51/50 program? once they come out they go right back on the streets and into the same unhealthy situation that they were literally 48 hours ago. we pulled them out and bring them right back in. that is 51/50. let's redesignthality program for a better outcome, a sustained outcome for those individuals. let's redesign conservativeship programs to serve the intended populations while respecting their civil liberty. we can have a better outcome on that as well. the seriously mentally ill deserve our best efforts. it is complicated and

that's why we take that challenge up. as we focus on getting people into healthier settings, we also need to refocus on the people who are not homeless. the people who prey on our homeless. drug dealers who target the addicted and mentally ill contributing to serious health problems. i'm calling y i am calling for stepped up enforcement for predatory drug dealing around our navigation centers and shelter and homeless service locations and every place we house our homeless. [applause] we need to clean up drug dealing around the buildings where homeless people are trying to clean up their lives. we are not

criminalizing drug addictions, we are enforcing existing laws to protect the most vulnerable. i want to thank supervisor and president of the board of supervisors president london breed for being a leader on the reforms. she is a strong voice the quality of life and reforming our treatment of the mentally ill. that's why friend i am optimistic. a new department, ambitious goal, a will in our city to succeed on this. we can make homelessness rare. we can make it brief. we can make it a one time event in peoples lives. we can move at least 8 thousand people out of homelessness forever. for too long deeply held and ideological differences divided all of us. some say we are not tough

enough. others say we are not compalgzinate enough. some say we spend too much money and others say we haven't spent enough. it is time to reconcile these disagroogruments not to set them aside but work through them. if we can cooperate to solve homelessness the sky is the limit on what else we can achieve together. i want to say to you again, we can end homelessness for each individual that we touch, for each family, for each child, we can do that for them. that's what we can define as ending homelessness. if we do it together, we will have demonstrated that collaboration and cooperation is the best way to move forward. so, i want to end by saying thank you to all of you for taking time out of

your busy day to listen to me. i'm excited to work with you, this will give a struck chur to work effectively with all of us. we can do better and will do better, i'm excited and we are san francisco. thank you very much. [applause]

>> hello, i am with the recreation and parks department. we are featuring the romantic park location in your backyard. this is your chance to find your heart in santa and cisco with someone special. -- san francisco with someone special. our first look out is here at buena vista park, a favorite with couples and dog walkers. both have agnificant force. a refreshing retreat from urban life. the romantic past that meander up and down the park under pines and eucalyptus. hang out in this environment and you might see butterflies it,

fennel, and then the lines. -- dandelions. is ada accessible. public transit is plentiful. we have conquered the steps, we have watched the dogs, and we have enjoyed a beautiful view. this is a place to take someone special on a romantic stroll and enjoyed a beautiful look out. welcome to corona heights located in the heart of this district. it offers a view of the downtown skyline, the bay bridge, and the east bay. it is one of the best kept secrets in the city. it is hardly ever crowded. on any given day, you will run into a few locals.

, bought a 37 bus to get there without any parking worries. for legged friends can run freely. there is also a patch of grass for the small box. >> it is a great place. it is a wonderful place to have these kinds of parks. that dog owners appreciate it. >> take time to notice of the wildfires that are on the grassland and keep your head out on the lookout for hawks and other bird life. be sure to take your camera and be prepared to take a view of the city will not forget. it has a beautiful red rock formations. you could watch the sunrise over the bay. this is another one of our great lookouts. we are at mount davidson.

928 feet. this is the place for you to bring someone special. to not forget that dogs and enjoy all of the pathways and greenery that surrounds you. it provides a peaceful oasis of open space and great hiking trails. the spectacular view offers a perfect place to watch the sunrise or sunset with someone you love. >> it is a good place to get away from the hectic life of the city. come up here and listen to nature, i get some fresh air. that view is fantastic. >> where sturdy shoes. hikers get the feeling of being in a rain forest. mount davidson is also a great place to escape the noise and the bustle of the city.

take the 36 bus and it will drop you at the entrance. it is quite a hike to the top but the view is worth every step. this is the place to bring that someone special. golden gate park's largest body of water is an enchanting place. is a popular spot for paddling around in boats, which can be rented. created in 1893, it was designed for these your boating -- for leisure boating. it is named for the wild strawberries that once flourished. there is also a waterfall, two

bridges, and trails the climb to the summit, the highest point at more than four hundred feet. you can catch glimpses of the western side of the city that make this hilltop a romantic look out. for public transit, i take the n train. the lad the ad -- lake is ada accessible. watch many ducks, swans, and siegel's. -- seagulls. it is a great place to stroll and sail away. many couples come here to take a ride around a lake, going under the bridges, passing the chinese pavilion and the waterfall. for a quiet getaway, making for a memorable and magical experience.

located on 19th avenue, this growth is the place to where you're hiking boots, bring the family and the dog because it has so much to offer you and your loved ones. it is a truly hidden gem in the city. the park is rich with eucalyptus trees. long paths allow you to meander, perfect for a dog walking in a wooded environment. >> i enjoy the history. the diversity of nature that exists in such an urban city, concrete streets, cars, we have this oasis of the natural environment. it reminds us of what the history was. >> there is a section for dogs

and plenty of parking. transit is available on the 28 bus to get you very easily. the part is ada -- park is ada accessible. it is also a natural lake. this is your chance to stroll around the lake and let the kids run free. it also has many birds to watch. it is a place to find and appreciate what you -- a wonderful breath of fresh air. come and experience in this park and enjoy the people, picnics, and sunshine. this is a lovely place to take a stroll with your loved ones. in the middle of pacific heights, on top of these hills,

it offers a great square, a peaceful beauty, large trees and grass and greenery. it features tables and benches, a playground, restaurants, and tennis courts. there are plenty of areas for football and picnics. it is very much a couple's park. there are many activities you can experience together. stroll on the pathways, bring your dog, or just picnic at one of the many tables and enjoy all that it has to offer together. many couples find this is a perfect park to throw down a blanket and soak up the sun. it is a majestic place that you can share with someone you chairs. lafayette park is also easily accessed from the 47, 49, and 90 buses. it is ada accessible.

we are here at the historic palace of fine art in the marina district. originally built for the 1950's exposition, the palace is situated on san francisco's number waterfront. it is ada accessible and is reached by the 28, 30, and 91 bus lines. set against the reflecting waters of the lagoon and eucalyptus trees, the palace is one of san francisco post most -- san francisco's most romantic spots to relax with that special someone while listening to the water and gazing at the swans.

a beautiful to view from many locations along the mattoon, an ideal place to -- all -- lagoon, an ideal place to walk with a loved one. reservations for weddings are available at sfrecpark.org. discarding contains plants referred to by william shakespeare's plays and poems. welcome to the shakespeare garden here in the famous golden gate park. located near the museum and the california academy of sciences, the garden was designed by the california spring blossom and wildfilower association. here is a truly enchanting and

tranquil garden along a path behind a charming gate. this garden is the spot to woo your date. stroll around and appreciate its unique setting. the gorgeous brick walkway and a brick wall, the stone benches, the rustic sundial. chaired the part -- share the bard's word hundred famous verses from a shakespearean plays. this is a gem to share with someone special. pack a picnic, find a bench, and enjoy the sunshine, and let the whimsical words of william shakespeare and floats you and your loved one away. this is one of the most popular wedding locations and is available for reservations. take a bus and have no parking worries. shakespeares' garden is ada

accessible. located at the bottom of this hill, it is a secret garden with an infinite in captivating appeal. carefully tucked away, it makes the top of our list for most intimate pyknic setting. avoid all taurus cars and hassles by taking a cable car. or the 30, 45, or 91 bus. the garden was designed by thomas church in 1957. grow old with me, the best is yet to be is inscribed on a sundial. it is anchored by twin white

gazebos and flowers that bloom year-round. this is the place to tell someone special or the place to declare the commitment you two share. weddings and the event reservations are available for this adorable hidden gem. we know there are many other romantic parks in san francisco. we hope you have enjoyed this torre of lookouts, picnics, and strolls that are available every day. until next time, do not forget to get out and play. for more information about reserving one of these romantic locations or any other location, call 831-5500. this number is best for special events, weddings, picnics, and the county fair buildings. or for any athletic field, call

831-5510. you can write us at -- or walk in and say hello. and of course you can find more information moresfrecpark.org. -- >> what if you could make a memorial that is more about information and you are never fixed and it can go wherever it wants to go? everyone who has donated to it could use it, host it, share it. >> for quite a great deal of team she was hired in 2005, she

struggled with finding the correct and appropriate visual expression. >> it was a bench at one point. it was a darkened room at another point. but the theme always was a theme of how do we call people's attention to the issue of speci species extinction. >> many exhibits do make long detailed explanations about species decline and biology of birds and that is very useful for lots of purposes. but i think it is also important to try to pull at the strings inside people. >> missing is not just about specific extinct or endangered species. it is about absence and a more fundamental level of not knowing what we are losing and we need to link species loss to habitat loss and really focuses much on

the habitat. >> of course the overall mission of the academy has to do with two really fundamental and important questions. one of which is the nature of life. how did we get here? the second is the challenge of sustainability. if we are here how are we going to find a way to stay? these questions resonated very strongly with maya. >> on average a species disappears every 20 minutes. this is the only media work that i have done. i might never do another one because i'm not a media artist per se but i have used the medium because it seemed to be the one that could allow me to convey the sounds and images here. memorials to me are different from artworks. they are artistic, but memorials have a function.

>> it is a beautiful scupltural objective made with bronze and lined with red wood from water tanks in clear lake. that is the scupltural form that gives expression to maya's project. if you think about a cone or a bull horn, they are used to get the attention of the crowd, often to communicate an important message. this project has a very important message and it is about our earth and what we are losing and what we are missing and what we don't even know is gone. >> so, what is missing is starting with an idea of loss, but in a funny way the shape of this cone is, whether you want to call it like the r.c.a. victor dog, it is listen to the earth and what if we could create a portal that could look at the past, the present and the future? >> you can change what is then

missing by changing the software, by changing what is projected and missing. so, missing isn't a static installation. it is an installation that is going to grow and change over time. and she has worked to bring all of this information together from laboratory after laboratory including, fortunately, our great fwroup of researche e-- g researchers at the california academy. >> this couldn't have been more site specific to this place and we think just visually in terms of its scupltural form it really holds its own against the architectural largest and grandeur of the building. it is an unusual compelling object. we think it will draw people out on the terrace, they will see the big cone and say what is that. then as they approach the cone tell hear these very unusual sounds that were obtained from the cornell orinthology lab.

>> we have the largest recording of birds, mammals, frogs and insects and a huge library of videos. so this is an absolutely perfect opportunity for us to team up with a world renown, very creative inspirational artist and put the sounds and sights of the animals that we study into a brand-new context, a context that really allows people to appreciate an esthetic way of the idea that we might live in the world without these sounds or sites. >> in the scientific realm it is shifting baselines. we get used to less and less, diminished expectations of what it was. >> when i came along lobsters six feet long and oysters 12 inches within they days all the oyster beds in new york, manhattan, the harbor would clean the water. so, just getting people to wake up to what was just literally

there 200 years ago, 150 years ago. you see the object and say what is that. you come out and hear these intriguing sounds, sounds like i have never heard in my life. and then you step closer and you almost have a very intimate experience. >> we could link to different institutions around the globe, maybe one per continent, maybe two or three in this country, then once they are all networked, they begin to communicate with one another and share information. in 2010 the website will launch, but it will be what you would call an informational website and then we are going to try to, by 2011, invite people to add a memory. so in a funny way the member rely grows and there is something organic about how this memorial begins to have legs so to speak. so we don't know quite where it will go but i promise to keep on

it 10 years. my goal is to raise awareness and then either protect forests from being cut down or reforest in ways that promote biodiversity. >> biodiverse city often argued to be important for the world's human populations because all of the medicinal plants and uses that we can put to it and fiber that it gives us and food that it gives us. while these are vital and important and worth literally hundreds of billions of dollars, the part that we also have to be able to communicate is the more spiritual sense of how important it is that we get to live side by side with all of these forms that have three billion years of history behind them and how tragic it would be not commercially and not in a utilitarian way but an emotio l emotional, psychological, spiritual way if we watch them

one by one disappear. >> this is sort of a merger between art and science and advocacy in a funny way getting people to wake unand realize what is going on -- wake up and realize what is going on. so it is a memborial trying to get us to interpret history and look to the past. they have always been about lacking at the past so we proceed forward and maybe don't commit the same mistakes. >> hello. my name is-chief operating officer of cdm see i'm here to welcome you all and thank you for joining us here today for this milestone in the

history of california specific article said that as the dmc yutaka vibrant history to a clinic which was built in 1852. sorry about that 1852 on mission-we have been serving generations of san franciscans and san francisco residents for over 150 years. today, we begin a new chapter in our history. this popping out ceremony is designed to recognize a terminus effort of our workers, constructing this holiday, working safely together, and to ensure we get her hospital bill on time and on schedule. truly, an honor to be part of this event and to be part of history in the making. thank you to our construction workers for your dedication to your craft and for the work you have completed so far in the construction of our new southern hosford to hospitals in san francisco.

again, one more round of applause for our workers behind us since they are not down here all working. >>[applause] >> they've been working on minutes before us and they just stopped right down to observe the ceremony. now, i would like to ask dr. brammer, our ceo, to come up to the podium to provide a few remarks. >> thanks, pamela, and welcome to everybody. hey, guys. this is a great day for all of us as we begin our second 150 years here in this phenomenal city that we call home. we are delighted that so many of you could join us today. this new hospital, as well as the one we are building down at our st.

luke's campus, by the beginning of a whole new era of for healthcare in san francisco. it is taken us a long time to get to this point but were good to be around for many many years as a result of all the hard work being done by the folks back there working on this building. but, before much go much further, i want to note several people further help because without them we would not actually have made it to this day. i'm going to begin with the mayor, who you'll hear from charlotte. mayor ed lee >>[applause] >> the mayor and his staff have been with us on this journey from the very beginning and their support was absolutely critical in formulating this project and getting it to this point. sitting right here in the front row, right within five range is lou tirado. i think everybody

the city owes lew a debt of thanks. >>[applause] >> for the work he did to make sure we were able to build this project. he was a key stakeholder in getting this done, along with the famous three amigos from the board of supervisors, david campos who cannot be with us, david chiu who is with us now represent us up in sacramento, and mark farrell. where is mark? mark is over here. we like to thank all of them >>[applause] . >> phil are some women is with us but i understand he had to be. i want to into some of the other folks on the stage with. bob tomasello was the chairman of our board. michael terry of the present in the building trades. vernon chiang our chief medical executive. mike

colville, former president of the west bay region of sutter health. jeff gerard, our current president of the center health bay area. tony wagner, the chairman of the board of center health bay area. and julie pacitti the ceo of the hospital for the sutter of bay area. now, of course, most of this event is about the team building the hospital there represented by the management and the workers from herero bold and we want to thank them. we want to figure architecture group the mother smith group, jj argument in the many trade partners, subcontractors and consultants who have helped us get this project off the ground.

but the biggest and should be reserved for the folks back there who are building this building, our construction workers. >>[applause] >> so, the topping out ceremony is a recognition of the final still being which will be in a few meds raised to its place way up high, a recognition that the structure has reached its highest point and we can begin filling it out. this event is a tribute to that. the folks that are working on this project in recognition of their dedication , their attention to detail and their commitment to a clean and safe worksite, and to all of them, we want to say thank you and acknowledge the job well done. >>[applause] >> i want to extend a personal

thanks to the crew that helped us the most the old hotel and office building. even let me drive one a little grabber things, which is the highlight of my adult life. i want to thank the folks the .the execution put up the steel and all the other jobs that are gone into getting this to to this point. thank you from the bottom of our hearts. as i mentioned, we would not be here without the support of the san francisco city government led by mayor edwin lee. he's been involved in our spirit. i'm delighted he's able to join us at this event and i would now like to invite him to the podium to share a few words. mayor lee. >> thank you, warren should all be short because i am. good

morning everybody. this is wonderful to be here. lou, not only a thank you but i'm to give you another chart. you've got to work on removing those toxics out of the crabs. we can't celebrate 100% without our crabs. that's your next charge. you've done nearly the impossible here to give you another easy thing. thank you to the three amigos, -1 today. for all being part of that historic agreement. thank you to all the officials from sutter for being here, see pmc has been inner-city for 150 years and lisa city deserve a new hospital, so were excited about this. i also want to say, again, thank you to everyone who is been supportive of good health care in our great city.

but, today, topping off day is all about these folks up here. i want to say thank you to herero bold, to all of the people that have kept this place safe. i can't wait. i know people want the topping off but i want my invitation to walked the tunnel underneath van ness because that's probably the safest way to get across that. i can't wait for that to happen and, of course i'm celebrating because we don't have to shut down van ness anymore. i want to say the regulations to people who worked on this at this point. it's excited to have this top off. i was a huge thank you to all the workforce because what they've done, not only in getting to this point, is an extraordinary, michael for all the labor, work, and the great work. we get to see it in evidence here but there's another exciting piece of data i want to share with you because it's real san francisco. herero bold has been working with our workforce, all

of our labor representatives, our city to make sure we hire as many residents on this job, and did you know, we have a goal of some 40% of partnerships to be local san francisco residents. not only did they exceeded. 60% of all the apprenticeships are san francisco residents it that is wonderful, warm. wonderful. all the 35% fixed workforce or i say congratulation. this is really a proud moment but also a safe moment when i would clearly enjoy congratulations, workforce. thank you for the new hospital. thank you, everybody, for being here. >> thank you mr. mayor. our next speaker is tony wagner. tony is up pastor of the west bay region foresee pmc. he is

now the chairman of the southern health bay area board. is also a longtime symphysis go residents. in fact, he's been working with us side-by-side in building our efforts towards the community hospitals. he was also one of the members of the blue ribbon committee where it formed a few years ago and formulated the idea of what we have in front of you today. so, with that, i'd like to ask mr. wagner to come up here. welcome. >> thank you, pamela. good morning. on behalf of sutter health, i would like to thank a number of individuals for openness make this to get some of this will be repetitive but i think it deserves repeating. i would like to thank my

friend, and her mayor mayor ed lee for your leadership and the board of supervisors and the three amigos. also, i would be remiss not to thank mr. gerardo for his help during our entitlement process. i think you, the citizens of san francisco for your patience and continued support as we had necessary traffic disruptions when tunneling under van ness avenue. however, i've been told by the staff of tommy's joint them up on more than one occasion, that we have been good and respectful neighbors during this construction process. the tunnel is now complete thanks to a world-class construction crew. >>[applause] >> it will allow us to provide a protected and safe passage

between our health center, our parking garages and her medical office building them which will house our clinical offices and clinics. this world-class health center will not only be a destination to have your health restored, but it will also be a destination to maintain your health for those who are already healthy. thank you, again, for your support, and please keep an eye out for our official opening date for both of these hospitals, st. luke's, and this hospital. join us for our official open house sometime in 2019. thank you very much. >>[applause] >> thank you, tony. i am now going to introduce burn and jane. dr. jing is a chief medical executive at see pmc and he's responsible for overall leadership overall the clinical programs that we have

at see pmc. at her for hospitals currently. with that, dr. jane, please. >> thank you, pamela. it really is an honor to be here today. it's amazing to get a date that will patronage all the workers behind me and once that are in front of me that event building this new hospital for our community. with incredible it's incredible to think just a little over a year i was looking at a whole: the sandbox analysis of this high-tech steel with this damper system to protect this hospital and our patients and our staff in the event of a major earthquake in the future. now, see pmc has a very long tradition of caring for our community. with this new hospital we feel we be better equipped to care for our community moving into our future. as we know, they're changing demands in healthcare.

changing the needs of our community. and what they need. as we know, this new hospital is going to be able to meet those needs moving forward. we can continue this 150-year-old tradition of caring for community in the citizens of san francisco. see pmc has provided medical and sick at our cal campus which is includes delivering babies that are specific campus which included our specialty care and i will not be combined under one roof, 2019 here at van ness and gary. we look forward to serving future generations of san franciscans right here at this site. so, on behalf of our physicians, our medical staff, are hospital staff, we really want to thank all of the individuals behind us for building this hospital for the individuals in front of me and behind me to support that you provided in the process of getting this building up. it

has been truly an amazing transformation to watch this come from a office to the sandbox to a brand-new hospital that will be able to walk in in 2019. so, again, thank you for being a mate part of this amazing jerk. at this time, i want to induce one individual as part of her construction crew. he has been excellent at his work and he's contributed to the success of this tremendous progress and this project. his name is colby whitfield any standing behind me up on the sixth floor, by that sign. >> a little bit louder. >>[applause] >> oh, yes. oh, yes. hi,

everyone. can you hear me? that's good. that's my name is ivan i'm a construction worker. we are all gathered here to witness the main piece of the puzzle we put in place. the practice of topping out a new building can be traced to the scandinavian-a pleasing a tree atop of the new building a piece of tree [inaudible]. i'm a part of this amazing team that directing the new hospital can working on this project has been a great experience. the views are spectacular. this job is greater than a wonderful opportunity not only for myself, but also my family had two younger boys that i support and stability of this job has allowed me to be there for them on a regular basis. my oldest son is eight and my youngest

boy, he used to. prior to working for harrods i work several jobs. just to maintain. when i heard about the city deal i decide to take advantage of the opportunity. other new skills and given me the confidence to succeed. city build has given me a path for stable career am very grateful for that. i'm actually grateful to harrods for giving me my first job in allowing me to be part of their team. through see pmc i'm grateful to the opportunity as well to be a part of the team building of this new hospital for my community as a san francisco resident. i was born and raised here, and being a part of this means a lot to me and my family. as a san francisco resident, i know how important it is to my city and in the

end, of able to point to this building to my kids, daddy built this series this right here, daddy built that. >>[applause] >> for my entire workforce, and personally for me and my family, i would to say thank you to the people down there and the people standing on this great building your. thank you. >>[applause] >> colby, she would tell these guys to lift the beam on three? are you ready? >> yes >> one, two, three. lift the beam. >> yes, pick it up, boys.here

it's coming into view right about now. houston, we have liftoff. >>

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