>> okay. >> motion to adjourn. >> second? >> second. >> all in favor. a. >> meeting is adjourned at 5:25 p.m. >> that is a record.

>> the hon. london breed: all right. wow. we clearly need a bigger room. well, i just want to say thank you all so much for being here. i'm london breed, mayor of the city and county of san francisco, and i am excited to be home at the african american art and culture complex. thank you to our codirectors who are managing this beautiful facility. you know, this program is one of my dreams. it's my dream because i wouldn't be standing here if it weren't for an opportunity when i was in high school. when i was 14, i signed up for the mayor's youth, employment, and training program. it was my first job where i got my first check, first paycheck,

and i see jeff maury, he signed my first paycheck. he always remember the signature on your first paycheck, and i was really fortunate because i grew up in this community and of course there were a lot of challenges, and there continue to be a lot of challenges, and i was fortunate because i was given an opportunity to work at the family school where i learned how to answer the phones. and one of the first days that i started, i answered the phone, hello? and the person who was in charge of the administration at the family school said no, london, that's not how you answer the phone. you need to say, hello, this is london breed, you're calling the family school. how may i help you? what a big difference, right? and i thought wow. what a big difference. the thing is like mignon, and

cal, there were people who were incredible mentors, and they supported me and encouraged me, and i ended up going to college, and i ended up going to college because they told me i could do it. me provided me with an opportunity. and i'll be honest. it kept me out of trouble because at that time, my grandmother was raising me, i lived in plaza east, public housing. we didn't have a lot of money, and it was basically easy to go down to the tenderloin and sell drugs. and you know rudy, from united players, exactly what i'm talking about. the point is, i was given an opportunity and things turned out okay with me. but too many young people in our city are not given that same opportunity. some of you all know my story about my family, and i wish some of them were here with me today. my brother, unfortunately, wasn't given an opportunity, and he's still incarcerated, and i think what a difference a

program like this could have made. i think about my sister who had an opportunity to participate in this program, but unfortunately, she lost her life. and so when i think about what i can do better in the city, it's not basically continuing to allow the experiences that i had growing up in san francisco to be normal. we are here to change what is normal for young people in san francisco. [applause] >> the hon. london breed: so when i served as the after man american art and culture complex executive director, yes, i paid our kids. not because i was trying to bribe them or anything to stay in the program, but it's because i wanted to open the doors of opportunity for them. i wanted them to know what the center was about, i wanted them to be a part of the center, i wanted them to be safe, i wanted them -- to expose them to incredible opportunities that exist all around san francisco, and i'm really so proud of so

many of them who are now adults and doing their own thing and working hard. i know some of the kids from project -- i keep saying kids, but they're adults, from project level, are here, and you're going to here from a couple of them. the point is it's about making sure that what is normal and what we've experienced in the western addition and places like the bayview, we want to change that. do i want to be the c.e.o. of this company, or do i want to start my own business, making my own products? do i want to go into marketing, do i want to create commercials? do i want to be mayor? do i want to work for the city? i want this to be normal opportunities that people -- young people in this city look forward, so we have to open the door. we have to make sure no young kid is left behind. it has to be something that we make mandatory in san francisco, so that's why one of the -- this

is drk-i'm so excited, i don't know what to do right now. but we have about 5,000 slots now for paid opportunities for young people in san francisco, and today, we're announcing that we're increasing that to 8,000. we're adding another 3,000 slots. [applause] we have still a long way to go because in our high schools in san francisco, we have about 16,000 high school students, and i want to make sure as soon as a high school student hits 9th grade, that they have an opportunity for a paid internship from 9th grade all the way to 12th grade. that's what this program is about. [applause] >> the hon. london breed: opportunities for all means that we leave no kid behind. and here's the thing. 1,000 of those slots will go to some of our most challenging

kids to work with. as sheryl davis and i, who worked in this community with some of those young people, we know what it is -- oh, we got some of them here today. you know, sometimes -- and let me just be clear, not everyone has a mom and a dad at home. not everyone has even a support network at home. i was really, really lucky. even though my grandmother was older, she didn't still mess around, but so many young people when they would come into the african american art and culture complex, they didn't even have lunch at school. they didn't have access to things. they didn't have that support system, somebody telling them they could be anything they wanted to be. if i can come out of o.c. projects, out of control projects, live there over 20 years of my life in some of the most challenging of

circumstances, and no one came to my neighborhood. if i can come out of that and be mayor of san francisco, these kids in this city can do anything they want to do. [applaus [applause] >> the hon. london breed: so i am putting companies on notice because this is not just the city, this is not just going to be just the department of children, youth, and families and the mayor and ucoming up wih funding, these are going to be making sure that all cities in san francisco provide financial support, provide slots for our kids, they have to open the doors, the doors to opportunity. everyone has a plan of what they think should be done, and i'm putting down -- i'm putting down the -- the plan that i am pushing forward today that i know effectively can work if the doors are open. and so sheryl davis who is the

director of the human rights commission here in san francisco who i -- again, we worked with young people in this community for many, many years, and i'm really proud of the work that we've done. because now, those young people appreciate us, they appreciate the work that we did, but it was really about making sure that when they became adults that they were living good, productive lives where they can take care of themselves and hopefully eventually give back and support others and lift others up in the community. that's how we are going to change the normal. that's how we are going to make a difference. that's how we are going to make sure that we are going to more college graduations than funerals. that's how we are really going to make san francisco a better place. you know, yesterday, i was down in the tenderloin, talking to some folks down there, and i ran into a lot of people who i've --

i've known for so many years when i was a kid -- friends, friends moms, and other people who are struggling, and i don't want that to happen to the next generations of san franciscans, young people growing up in this city. so i am committed today to adding these opportunities so that no child is left behind. and i am looking forward to the work that i know we all are going to do together to make sure that every hol studeigh sc student in san francisco has a paid internship. that is the start of this program today, and i am so excited in partnering with so many people to make this possible. lastly -- i can go on and on, as you know. politicians. i just remember when i was fortunate enough at age 14, which wasn't that long ago, when

i was fortunate enough to be given an opportunity to work and to get a paid internship opportunity, i remember so many people who i worked with that didn't have that same opportunity. i was lucky, i was glad to get a slot. so we want to do summer, but the reason why i felt empowered is because the place that i worked, the family school, they really liked me, and they decided to keep me year-round, and they got -- they figured out a way to help get it paid for. so yes, ultimately, we want summer internship opportunities, and we want to support young people with these opportunities, but we want to make sure that year-round opportunities exist. we want to continue to work with our school district and shamman walton, who's with the school district is here today.

i want to make sure there's a way to work with our school districts so young people get credit for these opportunities, as well. i want to continue working with city college to kids get college credit in high school. again, this is about providing opportunity, changing what is normal because if we don't start now, if we don't start working and fighting for young people now, then we only have ourselves to blame when they don't succeed, and that's what today is about. so i have everybody here. a lot of great people to talk. the workforce -- economic and workforce development director, joaquin torres is here. [applause] >> the hon. london breed: the department of children, youth, and families director is here, maria sue is here, and the guy that's going to make sure that everybody in the city, grownups and kids get jobs, is josh arce.

so today is an exciting day in san francisco. it is really a dream come true, and i can't wait until we turn no child away from an opportunity to work, to learn, to grow, and to be successful in the city and county of san francisco. with that, i'd like to introduce sheryl davis to talk a little bit about what we plan to do as it relates to this program. [applause] >> first, i'm just going to ask everybody to give another round of applause for mayor breed. [applause] >> i will say the work that i do and i've done in community, i blame it all on mayor breed because every time she comes up with an idea, she's like we've got to do this, and she means we, like let's do it together. and when she said she wanted to do opportunities for all, when she said she want toded to do a

this life, i asked him if she remembered that one summer years ago when channel, anjenette and four other young people -- she hobled together this group of young people, and she said, we've really got to make opportunities for them. channel went to san jose state. anjenett has be anjenette has been toiling and working in the community, and now she's working in the community. mayor breed is scaling that working in community to make sure it's not just that same group of kids, but that everybody has access and an opportunity. part of what i'm going to do first is the call to action. there are young people in here right now. we need to have a better understanding of what you need and where the gaps are and what

kind of experience that you've had. we're going to be surveying and asking people to step up and to apply and to form that. two, the chamber is represents -- i know laura and graeg here -- we're trying to ask businesses to actually commit to doing all the different things, whether you take somebody at the entry level who's never had a job, who maybe doesn't have the best attitude, but you give them space to work in there, but at the same time, we're asking you to put people on your payroll and give them a job. but that's one thing, if you can't do that, you can give money. you can pay for someone to work, and then, we really need or service providers to make sure we're getting young people ready, and if they're not ready to go to google or to go to a law firm, or google, that we're creating safe places in the community, a network, where they can get a job, they can get a

check. we need to be able to say san francisco wants to hire young people. let's get them ready. so everybody here, there's something for you to do after. just to speak to how this really works, and how beyond just doing it for a summer, i want to invite up the best example of this work. dethon jon deanthony jones is going to come up and talk about this. >> thank you, cheryl. i just want to say really quickly, i just want to thank you, mayor, for for leadership in this process. i, too, had my first paycheck

signed by jeff maury, and what i'd like to say is i now run that organization. the mayor knows that for many, many years now, i have implored this city to provide the opportunities that our young people deserve, and the very sad reality is that over the years, we've had to turn away thousands of deserving young people for the opportunities that could change their lives. so i just want to say thank you. we're looking forward to working with everybody in this room, everybody up here to make this happen, and we want to make sure that all the young people who need and want and deserve opportunities get them. thank you very much, mayor. [applause] >> well, first off, i'm definitely honored and blessed to be up here with the mayor and with sheryl davis, one of my mentors, just to tell you a little bit about myself, i was born and raised in the western

addition, in public how's. just having access to opportunities all my life and take them has helped me get to where i am right now, and i'm proud and honored to say that the mayor had put me on her team in august of this year. [applause] >> but it started as a seed. it took being exposed to progra programs and having opportunities in the community. when i was in my early years of college and then being a youth commissioner of this district, as well, all of those opportunities culminated into

this, and i'm just scared often where else i could be headed in my future, but that's neither here nor there. it took opportunity being opened up, doors to be opened for me to walk-through and to get cultivated by mentorship, cultivated by experience and cultivated by the stories of those around me. for me, it's an honor to serve because i understand the value of opportunity, and it is my mission in life to help other youth find those opportunities, as well, so i plan to make that my opportunity just as the mayor was a young mayor in the western addition -- she still is. and you know, for me, it's just important to see other youth to get those opportunities.

i was breslessed to be working h them, and i'm still working with them now. one of them is a woman beside me, who has a brite future, as well. >> hello. my name is keyare 2k5desuer. i had finished 8th grade and got a paid internship. c.s.f. has many cohorts. and i was in the community cohort which allowed me and my peers to learn about mental health and how it plays an important role. c.s.i. is important because it helps me and my community with regard to mental health issues. we got to go to mental health

clinics, and homeless shelters. i think all kids deserve in opportunity, and all of -- all over the world, they should be able to get this opportunity because i know many places, they aren't allowed to get them. thank you. [applause] >> the hon. london breed: so our final speaker is going to come up. i think deanthony and kiara highlight the beginning of this journey and what it can do when it's done well. i wanted to just bring up morgan. one of the things that mayor breed has been doing all along the spectrum is she was creating programs and supporting young people here, and when she became supervisor, she continued to advocate for that. i know maria can attest to funding and making sure it gets to the folks that are often forgeten. the program that kiara talked

about is modelled after what mayor breed did here. but morgan is up next, and i think her story and where she's going is just amazing. >> my name is morgan tucker. i work at collective impact. four years ago, i was leading a group of young ladies from different communities throughout san francisco, and we actually worked on a project partnering with the san francisco police department. very challenging. very challenging, but it created an opportunity for them to actually build relationships with the police department which was a great opportunity, and now i can say that a lot of those young women actually have relationships with officers. mayor breed was also -- she was very support him throughout the whole entire process. i was actually able to meet her then, back in 2015, for the first time. we as the interns knew she was fighting for funding that helped

youth get experience in programs in these jobs. after the first summer, i decided to become a police cadet. one, i made the decision because they were paying youth who were still in college to actually just support as police officers -- well, support these police officers, i was also hired as the coordinator for the c.s.i. program, which was a big role, but i was prepared for it. i had a lot of help, and i've actually been coordinating up until this past summer. my next role that i'm actually planning to take is interning the police department. [applause] >> but thank you to the continued support of not only miss davis, miss breed -- mayor breed. i'm actually going to be entering hopefully by the end of this year. so thanks a lot to the c.s.i. program for giving me these

opportunities, and i can see a lot of the youth participate in the c.s.i. program. again, kiara was part of one cohort. there are many different cohorts, it's a multitide of different cohorts. the program offers a lot of different opportunities to a lot of different career fields, just expose the youth to different ideas, which is really good, they can get exposure you are to a lot of different entities, which is why i'm doing right now. they also have a great retirement. so thank you again for you guys's time, and i thank you again, mayor breed. >> so again, there is some information here. dcyf is going to begin convening some of our service provider. i know eric rice is here from the school district. we're going to be working with

commissioner walton and the district to think about how to be more intentional around this work, and that we want to have more opportunities for all young people, and we're really grateful that folks showed up here today, but the next thing is to actually make it happen. mayor breed has the vision, and she definitely has the will, but we need to get on board with that. hopefully this is inspiring everyone to engage and participate. i just want to say i did tell somebody that was going to happen, and they -- i won't call them out, but they know who they are. ye yeah. >> the hon. london breed: and i'll just end it -- i know it's hot in here. illy skbrust end it by saying thank you for your dedication. i look out in the audience and i see so many people who are engaged in helping support community, helping in support young people, and it really does take a village, because believe it or not, i was a handful.

i know you don't believe that, but i was a handful, and my teachers never gave up on me, my grandmother never gave up on me. people in this community didn't give up on me, and we are not going to give up on our young people, and it's going to take all of us to be actively engaged if we are going to change their lives and their future. i'm committed as your mayor to do just that. all of the people standing here are committed, so it is time to change the future of san francisco and it starts with the young people in this city. thank you all so much for being here today. [applause]

>> you're watching quick bite, the show that has san francisco. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> we're here at one of the many food centric districts of san francisco, the 18th street corridor which locals have affectionately dubbed the castro. a cross between castro and gastronomic. the bakery, pizza, and dolores park cafe, there is no end in sight for the mouth watering food options here. adding to the culinary delights is the family of business he which includes skylight creamery, skylight and the 18 raisin. >> skylight market has been here since 1940.

it's been in the family since 1964. his father and uncle bought the market and ran it through sam taking it over in 1998. at that point sam revamped the market. he installed a kitchen in the center of the market and really made it a place where chefs look forward to come. he created community through food. so, we designed our community as having three parts we like to draw as a triangle where it's comprised of our producers that make the food, our staff, those who sell it, and our guests who come and buy and eat the food. and we really feel that we wouldn't exist if it weren't for all three of those components who really support each other. and that's kind of what we work towards every day. >> valley creamery was opened

in 2006. the two pastry chefs who started it, chris hoover and walker who is sam's wife, supplied all the pastries and bakeries for the market. they found a space on the block to do that and the ice cream kind of came as an afterthought. they realized the desire for ice cream and we now have lines around the corner. so, that's been a huge success. in 2008, sam started 18 reasons, which is our community and event space where we do five events a week all around the idea of bringling people closer to where the food comes from and closer to each other in that process. >> 18 reasons was started almost four years ago as an educational arm of their work. and we would have dinners and a few classes and we understood there what momentum that people wanted this type of engagement and education in a way that allowed for a more in-depth conversation. we grew and now we offer -- i

think we had nine, we have a series where adults learned home cooking and we did a teacher training workshop where san francisco unified public school teachers came and learned to use cooking for the core standards. we range all over the place. we really want everyone to feel like they can be included in the conversation. a lot of organizations i think which say we're going to teach cooking or we're going to teach gardening, or we're going to get in the policy side of the food from conversation. we say all of that is connected and we want to provide a place that feels really community oriented where you can be interested in multiple of those things or one of those things and have an entree point to meet people. we want to build community and we're using food as a means to that end. >> we have a wonderful organization to be involved with obviously coming from buy right where really everyone is treated very much like family. coming into 18 reasons which even more community focused is

such a treat. we have these events in the evening and we really try and bring people together. people come in in groups, meet friends that they didn't even know they had before. our whole set up is focused on communal table. you can sit across from someone and start a conversation. we're excited about that. >> i never worked in catering or food service before. it's been really fun learning about where things are coming from, where things are served from. >> it is getting really popular. she's a wonderful teacher and i think it is a perfect match for us. it is not about home cooking. it's really about how to facilitate your ease in the kitchen so you can just cook. >> i have always loved eating food. for me, i love that it brings me into contact with so many wonderful people. ultimately all of my work that i do intersects at the place where food and community is. classes or cooking dinner for someone or writing about food.

it always come down to empowering people and giving them a wonderful experience. empower their want to be around people and all the values and reasons the commitment, community and places, we're offering a whole spectrum of offerings and other really wide range of places to show that good food is not only for wealthy people and they are super committed to accessibility and to giving people a glimpse of the beauty that really is available to all of us that sometimes we forget in our day to day running around. >> we have such a philosophical mission around bringing people together around food. it's so natural for me to come here. >> we want them to walk away feeling like they have the tools to make change in their lives. whether that change is voting

on an issue in a way that they will really confident about, or that change is how to understand why it is important to support our small farmers. each class has a different purpose, but what we hope is that when people leave here they understand how to achieve that goal and feel that they have the resources necessary to do that. >> are you inspired? maybe you want to learn how to have a patch in your backyard or cook better with fresh ingredients . or grab a quick bite with organic goodies. find out more about 18 reasons by going to 18 reasons.org and learn about buy right market and creamery by going to buy right market.com. and don't forget to check out our blog for more info on many of our episodes at sf quick bites.com. until next time, may the fork be with you. ♪ ♪

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>> let's talk a little bit about the format and get this party started. all right. after you make your opening statements, i have two little bags. my little bags. the questions have been divided into, how will you get it done? and working with the community? you all have had these questions in advance, most of them. so they shouldn't be a surprise to you. but each candidate will be asked one question and a different question at a time, okay? and we'll go through the questions. if we run out of questions, we'll recycle, all right? [laughter] all right. the reason why we're noti