for decades, she cooked hundreds of tamales in her kitchen and brought them in her cooler to hundreds of hungry patrons and bars throughout san francisco. the business thrive to make -- for many years and she was able to raise her seven children with the proceeds from the tamale goodness and even sent most of them to college. then in 2013, she was barred from selling her tamales at bars a story that gained national attention because it became a symbol of changing san francisco with the support of many, including my predecessor, virginia landed on her feet. she launched a gofundme campaign that raised over $20,000 to help her find her own restaurant space. she took over a place at 16th and up and began the process of building and opening a brick-and-mortar restaurant. unfortunately, her plans were interrupted by the lengthy process and expense of opening a

brick-and-mortar restaurant in san francisco. at the time of her death, very, very sadly, she was only a few months away from finally realizing her dream. all of san francisco mourns her passing this week. thank you from all of us, virginia, for bringing so much love, joy and really good advice to so many of us throughout our lives. may you rest in peace. >> supervisor cohen: thank you [roll call] madam president? that includes the introduction of new business. >> supervisor cohen: thank you very much. madam clerk, i think that brings us to item 44. public comments. the public may address the entire board of supervisors for up to two minutes on items within the subject matter of the board. >> supervisor cohen: thank you >> supervisors, i mentioned earlier i was here at the six hour meeting. i have a leg brace and a back brace and i stayed throughout

today. i want to tell you that the years and years of my environmental work are not going to be in vain. i have thousands of articles that i have written. i go before the bay area -- air quality management district and you have some representatives. they don't pay attention when you go to the board. the bay area air quality management district has employees who want to work very hard and they are told destroy the documents and we have not heard anything from our supervisors and we have not heard anything from our board. so on another level, an important level, you all know that at hunter's point, equipment was put so that they could register the very, very high levels of asbestos

structures. what did they do? which some of you supervisors have taken money from, they removed the batteries. i know. in any project, and more of dubious projects, that supervisors, including mayors take a lot of money. illegal money. they think they can use a mechanism of this money or whatever, but that is blood on your hands. so i don't mind suffering, but i don't like to take painkillers. i will suffer. but i will speak up. i make statements, but there are supervisors that have their hearts in the right place and those who get my blogs, they know they have to do what is right. thank you, very much. >> supervisor cohen: thank you , for your comments. mr wright? >> on the 19th of this month,

you heard from 90% black skinned coloured people, both male and females pertaining to discrimination based on race. by all of the departments here in the city, i submit to you that you are running a correct and organize enterprise in the city and county of san francisco you originate by ethnic cleansing in the fillmore area by justin herman. any further compound the problem years before them in the forties , with chemical warfare, by using hazardous chemical materials, and the hunter's point area which kills thousands , probably millions of black people. it just flows. as a result of your employment discrimination against blacks, and every department within the city, and numerous testimony took place, i find it odd that the two black females in the authoritative position failed to appear.

and they have the audacity to tell us about employment and about how you don't appreciate us talking about employment and people who are making $184,000 for sweeping up shipped off the street. and you say it was $80,000 and i was being disrespectful. it is not $80,000 a year they are making. they are making a hundred and 84,000. i appreciate you talking to me like that. it just flows. s.f. glove --, gov, please. the bay area has an increase in modern rent. given the neighborhood sponsors with more than 30% of the decrease in the number of low income african-americans, latinos and asians living there.

researchers found that the statement -- >> supervisor cohen: thank you mr daltrey? >> do we have two minutes or three minutes? >> supervisor cohen: you have two minutes. >> thank you. it says in the agenda we have three. ok. my name is anubis. good evening to madam president and the fellow board of supervisors. i am a san francisco native and i was homeless for six years on the streets of san francisco in the city that i grew up in. i have come here today for the general public comment to talk about homelessness and the attitude that the city seems to have taken towards the homeless population. more than ever, we see that the city is trying to house homeless

people but on the same token, it punishes and it criminalizes the homeless population for simply sleeping on the street. i am a person of reason. i understand that people and your constituents have fear of people who commit crimes or perceived to have committed crimes. i understand action seem to be taken when true crimes are committed such as robbery or violent crimes, et cetera. the people should not be criminalized for the simple act of sleeping. and it has become very common in the city for d.p.w. to cave into businesses and even to put barricades on public property, but not only dampers, it dampers the ability to survive on the street but the ability for the general public to use public spaces.

one example of this would be the u.n. plaza. in summary, i just want -- what i'm asking for is i want this board to send a message to the entire city government and the current mayor, that you will not stand for decriminalized -- of the criminalization of homelessness. >> supervisor cohen: thank you for your comments. next speaker, please. >> tom gilbert d. i mentioned earlier about gavin newsom running for governor. he is the man that pressed court against the washington vote. he was saying we need a new formula. so the people of san francisco said to-1 margin, we don't want eight washington.

i am wondering, where is he coming from and what his new formula is going to be? again, financial profits. from what i understand, the world --dash the word is fire, now. financial, insurance, real estate runs the world. we have a situation here that we are going to leave behind 25% or 30% affordable housing starting at hundred $20,000. and yet we have social needs in our community. the weave is wearing apart. where are we going to get senior housing? where are we going to get foster kid housing? disabled housing? section eight housing? people that are on the margin that can't afford their own homes anymore.

people in the margin who can't afford their rents anymore. we need dignity homes. they don't have to be large, but they can be -- they should be placed in every format. especially what we are talking about today in this 15 -- 15,000 or 1500 homes, again. we think 25% is great but how can a teacher make a hundred $20,000 and afford a home here? we need to reweave our society. we need to bring the government back home. times are changing. if we can do this and set this model up here, it can be multiplied into every other community. we need a new direction. thank you. >> supervisor cohen: thank you for your comments. next speaker. >> yesterday michael savage made a very interesting statement about christine forward and how she works at some -- christine forward -- and how she recruits

ford people for the c.i.a. everything that the american public believes is a lie. what is his name? he was there talking about that. do you remember that guy's name? what ever. this is big. i don't know why rush limbaugh did not say anything about it or sean hannity. i cannot listen to 12 hours a day talk radio. this is big. it makes perfect sense. christine forward -- ford is lying about sean kavanaugh. you can't have one big mouth lady bringing down one guy. where are the four people who

were in the room. they all said it didn't happen. jesus is unique. he can do that. he said if i bear witness of myself, my witness is true. he said in the law of moses that it is commanded that two or three witnesses, everything will be established. not just one lone witness legacy to. jesus said, i am want to bear witness of myself and my father bears witness of me. do you realize what he is saying there? jesus stands alone. there is no one remotely close to the man, the god to man. he said his father bore witness of him. he said i have greater witness than john the baptist. john is much more than a prophet because isaiah spoke of him. malachi spoke of him, but all of the prophets profits bear -- bore witness of him. >> supervisor cohen: thank you next speaker, please. >> thank you. good evening ladies and

gentlemen of the board. i am going to try for the third time to talk about 911. you will recall back in 2001, involuntary outpatient psychiatric treatment was a huge issue in california. it was hotly debated in the state legislature and in the past. and then 911 happened. what is the connection? the patriarch -- act was passed. it modify the foreign intelligence surveillance act of 1978 in order to get rid of the requirement that electronic surveillance be conducted for foreign intelligence purposes. also, there is still a requirement that the target of intelligence be an agent of a foreign power. however, that is a low bar to meet. all a person has to do is meet the requirement for civil conspiracy, which can mean encouragement. someone who encourages terrorism i could make that. i could meet that by.

i am not saying that i ever encourage terrorism but it is such a low bar to meet. there is a lot of grey area. one somebody -- once somebody is under electronic surveillance, what can be done? they can be entrapped into the commission of crime. once they are entrapped, then they can be subject to incompetency to stand trial. they can be designated as incompetent to stand trial. this is a backdoor commitment to root for involuntary outpatient treatment. these people can then be committed and here is the proof. san francisco t.v., please focus on the laptop. an error message. no. ok. fifteen seconds. i don't think i will pull this off. there has been 1900% increase in mental health filings. i will never get this. i think i will just run out of time.

>> supervisor cohen: perhaps in two weeks. [laughter] >> supervisor cohen: next speaker, please. seeing none, public comment is closed. thank you. i believe the next item for us to deal with our adoption without committee reference? >> clerk: 12 yes items 45 and items 46. a unanimous vote is required for resolutions on first reading today. alternatively, and a supervisor may require a resolution to go to committee. >> supervisor cohen: any members that would like to sever an item? seeing none, can we take this same house, same colloquy without objection, these items are adopted unanimously. -- same house, same colloquy what is next? >> clerk: in memoriam. >> supervisor cohen: ok. in memoriam. we had a couple of them. as we get the in memoriam together, i want to announce one thing. october 16th is the next

scheduled mayoral appearance. districts one, two, three, and four will be able to submit a topic to ask the mayor a question on. the deadline to submit your topic is noon on october 10th. this is for districts 1-4 to ask and submit a question to the clerk's office for mayoral appearance at the board of supervisors scheduled for october 16th. >> clerk: by noon? >> supervisor cohen: yes, by noon. are we ready? >> clerk: today's meeting will be adjourned in memory of the following beloved individuals. for the late virginia ramos. for the late bob roper and cyrus shake. >> supervisor cohen: all right i believe that brings us to the end of our agenda. i want to thank our friends at san francisco television.

thank you for assisting us with the broadcast today. is there any other business? >> clerk: that concludes our business for today. >> supervisor cohen: thank you , ladies and gentlemen. we are adjourned. [♪]

>> good morning sunshine. all right. let me begin by introducing myself. i am mohammed nuru, the director of san francisco public works. [cheers and applause] >> i want to welcome you. we are here today to celebrate urban forest and the many benefits that trees bring to the environment. volunteers joined city workers in the tenderloin and the south of market this morning to plant 80 trees. among those trees were at the london breed tree. [laughter] >> and myrtle woods. today we will all have an opportunity to do a little planting also. today, we are also expanding our urban forest. as thousands of delegates are coming to town for the upcoming

global climate action summit. our mayor, london breed, has made environmental stewardship a cornerstone of her administration and is making sure that san francisco continues to lead the fight against global warming. let's give her a hand for her leadership. [cheers and applause] >> we are honored to have her here with us this morning. without further ado, let's welcome our mayor back london breed. [cheers and applause] >> mayor breed: thank you all for being here today. you know, randy just asked me, why am i and the tenderloin almost every day we i was here cleaning up on saturday, i continue to do walks in this neighborhood and a make phone calls to many of the city officials because we know that there are a lot of challenges, not just in the city, but

especially in this community. this community needs a lot of love. we have to continue to provide the support correct bring the attention here and supports many of the residents here. i am committed as mayor to doing that. thank you, mohammed for choosing this location. this week is the global action climate summit which is taking place right here in san francisco. people from all over the world, not just the united states, will be here in san francisco, to talk about ways in which we can improve our environment. san francisco can't do it alone. we need partners all over the world to take real action appeared here in san francisco, we have been a leader in environmental change. [cheers and applause] >> mayor breed: i am proud that san francisco is joining with other cities, state and regional governments to promote

the policies to protect our environment. locally, we are confronting climate change on several fronts from embracing green building practices, to leading the nation in zero waste efforts, to working to meet our 100% energy goal through clean power ss. if you haven't joined already, please join and become a super green power member. [cheers and applause] >> mayor breed: another way we support our environment, is supporting a thriving urban forest. trees combat climate change by removing carbon dioxide from the air, storing carbon and releasing oxygen into the atmosphere. they also improve air quality. we will show how, with data, here in a little bit, that thanks to the tree benefits calculator, which i just heard of, data that clearly shows

these trees are key in helping to save our environment. planting more trees not only improves the environment, it also makes our neighborhood greener and more beautiful. every neighborhood in san francisco should have a thriving urban forest. the city is committed to working with our nonprofit partners like friends friends of the urban forest, to plant trees throughout our city. [applause] >> mayor breed: earlier this morning, as mohammed nuru said, we planted over 80 trees in the tenderloin and south of market neighborhood. [cheers and applause] >> mayor breed: these trees join over 250,000 trees, not only in our city, but also in our parks. in 2016, san francisco voters passed at the street tree san francisco initiative which sets aside $19 million a year to

maintain and care for our street trees. we just didn't pass it at the ballot, the ballot manager got nearly 80% of the vote in the person who lead that effort is right here with us today. state senator, scott wiener. [applause] >> mayor breed: the overwhelming support for this measure shows our community's desire to take care of the trees we have, as well as planting new ones. growing our urban forest will help us meet to goals of the global climate action summit. creating sustainable communities , and promoting transformative climate investments. the summit is a great catalyst for real action to make a difference in protecting our earth and i hope you can join us at any of the many events that will be taking place all week throughout our city. thank you all so much for being here today.

and now, at this time, i want to introduce, senator scott wiener kahclo again, as i said, authored a bill that helped provide the $19 million to take care of our trees when he was a member of the board of supervisors. he has been a leader in san francisco and is now a leader in sacramento, pushing for the record numbers of legislation that will help san francisco become a better place, and especially for our planet. ladies and gentlemen, state senator, scott wiener. [cheers and applause] >> thank you, mayor breed. i really want to say how proud i am to be a san franciscan for many it, many reasons. but having a mayor who deeply cut deeply gets it when it comes to climate, makes me very proud. thank you for all of your incredible work. [applause] >> i also want to welcome to san

francisco and the tenderloin, my colleague assembly member, eduardo garcia from the coachella vallie area. who last year authored a marquee climate bill. he is a real leader on climate. one of the real honours of serving in the legislature, is in addition to representing this community, you work with people from all over the state and you have to try to learn and understand the different communities. they are all very different. different than your own. one thing that is for sure is that when it comes to climate, when it comes to the problems that climate change is causing, we are all in this together. it might manifest in slightly different ways and in different parts of the state, but it is affecting all of us. we all have to pull together and understand each other's needs and make sure that we are

addressing the existential threat. the conference is happening here in san francisco but this is about all of california, and frankly, the entire world. about whether we will stop strangling this planet and keep it alive and healthy and vibrant for our kids and our grandkids and i were great grandkids and whether we will really have that forward-looking approach planned for the future and make sure people can live here. i also want to say that i want to join in my gratitude that this is happening in the tenderloin. although i did not represent the tenderloin on the board of supervisors, i always made sure to know what the challenges were in this neighborhood. they are many. the tenderloin and south of market as well, there's not enough open space. a lot of kids but not a lot of open space. not nearly enough trees and streets that aren't very safe. too many people are being injured and killed in streets on

the tenderloin and south of market and we have all been working very hard to have a new great open spaces. new parks. more trees. traffic calming so we understand that the neighborhoods are not just about the cars that go through but the people who live here and the children who are here every day. so i want to thank -- [applause] >> i want to thank public works and recreation and park for the changes to the urban forest for all of us working together to make sure that the tenderloin and other neighborhoods are clean, green, healthy unlivable for everyone. thank you, very much. [applause] >> thank you, scott. trees net incredible environmental benefits. one way could we have been able to qualify this is with the tree benefits calculator. i will ask erica, our natural

resource specialist with dave eat treat company and with the usda forest service to come up and demonstrate how this tree benefits calculator works. where is erica clete come on up. [applause] >> thank you, so it is a software suite that was developed by the u.s. forest service. it came out in 2006. it has been around for quite a while. we have several different tools within it. some very entry-level tools and some that are more comprehensive but the point of them is to assess the urban forest and then to tell the benefits about them so we can use it for advocacy and management purposes. so if you guys want to play along, you can get your mobile devices out. you need to use chrome or firefox.

and madame mayer, you might want to play along with. >> mayor breed: ok. >> so you can turn this on. and i have it set up. i will go back. this is i tree planting. google it. and then hit on start a project. he will get to the location tab. we want to point in our location can you see that klee. >> she is filling out the different drop-down menus. we do it by state and then county level, city level. perfect, yet -- yes. you can scroll through to the next button and what you've got on the next page is the project parameters. those are the basic ones. they are already filled in for us. you can change them if you want to but we will keep them as they are right now. and then we've got where we can

fill in the tree. do you want to pick one of the trees that was planted klee sycamore or brisbane klee ? >> mayor breed: so many trees. >> there is quite a big list of their. >> mayor breed: i'm not on the list we ? >> you are not on the list. i did look up the box trees. those are both in the drop-down menu. if a tree is not on here that you want to use, then you will want to pick a similar species in size, structure and whether or not it is deciduous. >> mayor breed: we will pick sycamore right here. all right.

so now you can put you in it is flush to the building. this will give us energy bit it -- information. it cannot be a detriment to the building if it is an evergreen tree that is blocking son in the wintertime. that can be a detriment to your energy savings. we will go ahead and keep the species. built after 1980. i doubt that building is like that but we will keep it and there peerk unless you want to change it. it probably just has heat. let's say the tree is an excellent condition. it is probably in part son. you can use that drop-down. it is probably with all the buildings around here. that is the end of that tab where you are on the tree tab and then you hit next. you get all of the output. then you can see here, you have

your summary of what we put in, we have estimated, for 40 years, with the benefits will be, and then you can't -- here we go. we are talking about carbon. this tree, in 40 years, i think we originally put in it was 1 inch. in 40 years, this tree would grow and give us an avoidance of 595 pounds of carbon dioxide. that is huge. on the sequestration is 720 pounds. the avoided is what is avoided from energy output. you don't have to keep that building. the power plant is not putting out those emissions. the tree is doing the work for it. and then you can scroll across the top here and you can do the other categories.

you can do air pollution, rainfall interception, biomass, storm water damage. there's lots of other benefits that come out of this. [cheers and applause] >> thank you for playing along. >> mayor breed: of course. now i know how to use it. >> it is important that we know how to use the tree benefit calculator because we are able to know how much carbon offset we have. that carbon offset turns into caps on it allows us to buy more trees and continue to grow our tree canopy which san francisco desperately needs. growing the tree canopy so we can be compared to other cities. we will get there peerk these tree calculator is going to make this happen, right? thank you for all that. next we will hear from mark. he is executive director of city forest credit. it is an organization which helps companies reduce carbon footprints by funding tree planting initiatives in the fight against global warming. come on up. [applause]

>> thank you, very much. there is one group that is not here that we want to be here. that is the corporate citizens of san francisco. they are here? great. thank you, very much for those of you that are here. because public funding is stretched to the max. we need to find out a way to bring in corporate residence and corporate citizens to help us keep san francisco healthy, green and equitable. my organization is a nonprofit in seattle. we are making it possible for local projects during carbon plus credits. we hope to generate a whole new source of generating revenue for urban forest. so i will keep it quick. and let jenna take over. [applause] >> ok. before i bring you up, thank you for keeping that quick. i know all of you know that

green urban forest is not about one government agency or one organization or a group of volunteers. it takes a commitment from all of us. like they say, it takes a village, it takes all of us. just for tree planting today, we had a lot of great parties. i will start with the public works department. the burke bureau of urban forestry for taking the lead. [applause] >> we have, from the department of environment, commissioners, directors and all staff for helping us. please give them a hand. [applause] >> we have a nonprofit partner, friends of the urban forest. thank you very much for coming out. [applause] >> we have city forest credit his, who you heard from. we have california relief, and

we have california urban forest. we also had many volunteers from the neighborhood. excitement. simon and the tenderloin community benefit district, thank you all for being a great neighbor. i know you will help look after those trees that we planted. i'm counting on you. and our friends at u.c. hastings college. they were also out today in numbers helping us. let's give them a big hand. [applause] >> another partner who we will hear from is my friend, mr clean s.f. and we have mr parks here as well. phil ginsberg is a general manager of recreation and park. we have over 131,000 trees and 4,000 acres. let's hear from phil ginsburg. thank you. [applause] >> thank you mohammed. we are the recreation and park department are very proud to be part of the green team.

captained by our mayor mayor, my favourite tree. [laughter] >> but with the incredible partnership and help of private and public partners. and mohammed's incredible leadership. it does take a village, as mohammed noted. he also noted that we have 131,000 trees in our park land in san francisco on 4,000 acres of parkland. these 131,000 trees were planted over 150 years in the very birth of this city's park system. interesting that we have about ten trees or so that surround the spots. this used to be a parking lot 30 years ago. and now admittedly, it is a fixer upper, but if you come back because we break ground on a beautiful renovation to the site in january with mohammed's partnership and we hope to cut a ribbon on a beautiful new space

with even more trees here in july of 2019. [applause] >> as everybody noted and as the benefits calculator will verify, our trees absorb co2 and other air pollutants. but they also have absorb stormwater. every 100 mature trees observes 200,000 gallons of rainwater. yet another strategy in our fight against climate change. also not referenced in the incredible biodiversity that we have in our canopy. in the panhandle alone, which is essentially a botanical garden, we have 65 different species of trees. and as important as trees are, it is not the only strategy to fighting climate change. they are just one piece of the puzzle. it includes waste diversion. the parks department diverts 97% and reuses 97% of the greenways. [cheers and applause]

>> i'm very proud to say, that in 2021, golden gate park will be the largest urban park in the nation maintained entirely through recycled water. [cheers and applause] >> together, we are all doing our part. for this neighborhood, there is so much love and attention and a push like never before to create healthier communities. in addition to all the trees that were planted, and in addition to this playground renovation cap just a few blocks away, it is another playground which undergoes a renovation and january 9th -- of 2019 as well we celebrate other parts. there are elements of health and vibrancy just blossoming in this neighborhood. the last thing i want to say is it is really important. it is one thing to plant a tree and another thing to maintain it we need to be so thankful and appreciative of the men and women in public works and at recreation and park at all of

the volunteers to help us maintain the urban canopy, and representing the recreation and parks department are two of our most incredible and devoted gardeners. thank you for being on the ground and keeping our planet healthy. thank you, everybody. [applause] >> thank you. thank you, very much. also helping sponsor today's tree planting event, is the american forest. it is a nonprofit conservationist organization. joining us from american forest is the president and c.e.o. of the organization. welcome, john. [applause] >> thank you. although i come from that strange place called washington d.c. where people aren't sure if climate change is real, i can tell you that it is. and that those of you standing over there in the shade are enjoying this surprisingly hot september day in san francisco a

lot more than the folks are standing in the blazing sun. which is why a lot of folks headed off under that tent which is like a fig tree. when we think about what urban forest means for climate change, we need to think into lanes. we need to think about climate action and what they're doing to slow climate change down and we need to think in terms of climate justice. whether -- whether there are protection for climate change impacts. even here in san francisco there are extremely hot days. and what they can do to bring shade and other protection. i will tell you, even though i am from far away, i feel this one in my soul. my grandmother lived here in the tenderloin for 30 years, working for the city of san francisco. she was a real champion for equity and diversity in this city. i knew -- i know if she were here today she would think about what we are doing and it would be the perfect synergy of climate action and climate justice. i want to give you a couple of

numbers to hold onto. we talked about really local numbers and what can one tree duke. i to roll that up a bit. here is your first number. 7.2%. urban trees across america reduce energy use for heating and cooling by seven to -- by 7.2%. translate that in your head to the carbon initiative. he did not have to use all that energy for heating and cooling our homes. the next number is 100 million. that is the metric tons of carbon dioxide that are sequestered by urban trees all across america, every single year. that is about two% -- 2%. one of the most powerful things we can do is what we're doing right here. bringing more tree canopy cover into the city and taking better care of the tree canopy cover. i will give you one more number,

and this one speaks about climate justice issues. the number is ten. there was research done by some folks at the rollins university a public health. they project about by the middle of the century, not some high-tech -- fantastical time in the future, we will see a tenfold increase in heat related deaths. guess what we that will not be among -- guess what we ? that will be predominantly people in neighborhoods like the tenderloin. that is why we need to be here planting trees for climate action i'm planting trees for climate justice. the second thing i want to talk about is, this is another thing. this isn't about american force or about any one of the private partners or anyone in the public sector today. this is about all of us pulling together. we all came together to create this event. we have not yet had a chance to recognize the corporate partners by playing a huge role in

funding this work and making up the gap in funding that we need for what money we are not getting from the public sector. we have a rich brown today from bank of america -- [applause] >> he has been an anchor to partner with organizations. we are doing the same thing all over the country. a national organization helping local organizations to be successful. that is made possible because a bank of america's support. and the other corporate partner that has helped us find this planting here today is epsilon. these are companies that are huge champions for urban forestry across the country and they are providing part of the missing increment of funding that we need to take this work to scale. it will take all of us pulling the ropes together to fully deploy urban forest. we really thank you all for being here today to lift this issue up and lift this opportunity up and give it the

attention it deserves so we can carry it forward. thank you very much. [cheers and applause] >> thank you. we are coming to the closing of our program. we have two important things left. ben and jayda will leave you -- lead you down -- around the corner to plant a tree. they left one for us to finish the job. we asked for one so we could have one. trees are very close to our hearts. so this memorial planting is appropriate. seconds, erica will be available to talk more and show you how the tree calculator works. this is a new thing that everybody should be able to use. we can calculate how much benefit we can get if we can continue to build to the tree canopy and build the streets of san francisco. thank you very much for coming and i appreciate everyone. thank you.

[cheers and applause] women's n sustainable future . >> san francisco streets and puffs make up 25 percent of cities e city's land area more than all the parks combined they're far two wide and have large flight area the pavement

to parks is to test the variants by ininexpensive changing did new open spaces the city made up of streets in you think about the potential of having this space for a purpose it is demands for the best for bikes and families to gather. >> through a collaborative effort with the department we the public works and the municipal transportation agency pavement to parks is bringing initiative ideas to our streets. >> so the face of the street is the core of our program we have in the public right-of-way meaning streets that can have areas perpetrated for something else. >> i'm here with john francis pavement to parks manager and this parklet on van ness street

first of all, what is a parklet and part of pavement to parks program basically an expense of the walk in a public realm for people to hang anti nor a urban acceptable space for people to use. >> parklets sponsors have to apply to be considered for the program but they come to us you know saying we want to do this and create a new space on our street it is a community driven program. >> the program goes beyond just parklets vacant lots and other spaces are converted we're here at playland on 43 this is place is cool with loots things to do and plenty of space to play so we came up with that idea to revitalizations this

underutilized yard by going to the community and what they said want to see here we saw that everybody wants to see everything to we want this to be a space for everyone. >> yeah. >> we partnered with the pavement to parks program and so we had the contract for building 236 blot community garden it start with a lot of jacuzzi hammers and bulldozer and now the point we're planting trees and flowers we have basketball courts there is so much to do here. >> there's a very full program that they simply joy that and meet the community and friends and about be about the lighter side of city people are more

engaged not just the customers. >> with the help of community pavement to parks is reimagining the potential of our student streets if you want more information visit them as the pavement to parks or contact pavement to parks at sfgovtv.or.

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wishes and congratulations the community has shifted a lot of when i was growing up in the 60s and 50's a good portion of chicano-american chinese-american lived in north beach a nob hill community. >> as part the immigrant family is some of the recreation centers are making people have the ability to get together and meet 0 other people if communities in the 60s a 70s and 80s and 90s saw a move to the richmond the sunset district and more recently out to the excelsior the avenue community as well as the ensuring u bayview so chinese family living all over the city and