sustainability mission, even though the bikes are very minimal energy use. it still matters where the energy comes from and also part of the mission in sustainability is how we run everything, run our business. so having the lights come on with clean energy is important to us as well. we heard about cleanpowersf and learned they had commercial rates and signed up for that. it was super easy to sign up. our bookkeeper signed up online, it was like 15 minutes. nothing has changed, except now we have cleaner energy. it's an easy way to align your environmental proclivities and goals around climate change and it's so easy that it's hard to not want to do it, and it doesn't really add anything to the bill.

>> 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]

>> good morning, everyone. good morning. thank you all so much for being here today to announce the launching of the rising up campaign to reduce youth homelessness here in san francisco. as many of you know, every night, there's over 1200 young people in our city who are experiencing homelessness and our goal is to cut that number by at least 50% in the coming years, but to do that, we need pard partnerships from all levels of government, from the provide

sector, from our nonprofits, and we're excited that so many people have come together to launch this initiative. most important for things like this to be successful, and we need leadership, leadership from city hall, and i'm so thankful that our mayor, london breed has taken up this issue of youth homelessness. it's a great honor for me to introduce to you all our mayor, london breed. >> the hon. london breed: thank you all for being here today. many of you know that before i became an elected official i was the executive director of the african american art and culture complex where we work with so many young people. in fact, the phrase, tay, which is transitional age youth, young people between the ages of 18 and 24 came out of a lot of the work that the african american

cultural complex did, along with mo magic and larkin street and the department of children and families in order to identify ways that we can do a better job of serving young people who unfortunately may not always have a support system. i remember when i was that age, struggling in college, trying to stay in college. the frustration, the expenses, how much it cost for not just the dorms, but you know, even in a roommate situation, the food -- i mean, basic needs -- books and borrowing books, and just the challenges that exist sometimes for young people who sadly may not have the support they need, so i can't even imagine, when, you know, many of them don't even have a place to call home. and in san francisco, it is estimated that about 1255 young people that are tay youth actually live on our streets, and 49% are lgbt. we have to do a better job at

addressing this issue, dealing with the challenges that exist take real, thoughtful solutions. things that are not just for today, but are sustainable, things that are going to matter and make a difference because what we want to do is make sure we break the cycle of homelessness. we want to take care of this young population so that they don't continue to live in this kind of situation. and so today, we are proud to announce that the city is launching a new program that is a public private partnership, and this is absolutely going to be incredible. it's called the rising up campaign, because what we want to do is we want to lift young people up. [applause] >> the hon. london breed: you know, i just meet with two incredible young people who are going to be speaking here today.

one, zach, who i already know, who served on the san francisco youth commission, an impressive individual who's been doing great things, and yesi, who is in college, where is she? right here. she's in college, and let me just put it out there, we need to keep her in college, so i'm going to be asking you all for some support to make sure that her tuition is paid so that she can finish. so -- i'll just keep going. can you hear me? so this program, this campaign is possible because of a public private partnership, as i said, and san francisco is investi investinging $6 million in this campaign, and tipping point is here, and they've invested $3

million in making this possible. [applause] but we couldn't make this program work with just money. it's our nonprofit partners that help to make this program actually work effectively for young people, where the goal is to keep them housed and provide a subsidy and to make sure they get a good paying job and to make sure that we're supporting them through social services and other things to just really help them become self-sufficient. and larkin street services, and cherylyn adams have been at the forefront to help people struggling with homelessness, but they have done incredible work with the tay population, so together, we are going to make sure that this program has the support it needs to that we can end youth homelessness in san francisco for good.

[applause] >> the hon. london breed: and let me tell you, it does take a village. it takes a village, along with wi the nonprofit support, and a number of partners, including the department of children, youth, and families, human services agency, the confidence of economic and workforce development, the department of public health, and the san francisco unified school district. and i want to also put out there a call to the business community. we're going to still be looking for dollars to help with subsidies, we're still going to be looking for good jobs for young people, those internship opportunities that are paid for the purposes of helping to cultivate the next generation of leaders here in san francisco. so this is a campaign, this is a campaign to end youth homelessness, and i am looking forward to doing that with our incredible partners. and i want to thank each and every one of you for being here

today. [applause] >> now it's my honor to introduce daniel murray, the c.e.o. of tipping point and one of our first donors to the -- private donors to the rising up campaign. >> thank you, jeff. [applause] >> thank you, mayor breed. we commend and appreciate your resolve to address our city's homelessness crisis. we're proud to stand with the mayor and with jeff and the city to tackle this issue together. when tipping point announced our $100 million commitment to cut chronic homelessness in half by 2022, we knew we would have a long road ahead. this work does not happen over night. in order to achieve this goal, which is also the city's goal, we must do a better job of identifying and supporting vulnerable populations earlier in their lives.

50%, 50% of all chronic homeless individuals become homeless before their 25th birthday. these are our kids, the future of our city. what tipping point has learned over the course of 13 years is that when you support the right solutions, the right leaders, the right partnerships, great out comes with possible. we've seen that with larkin street. we've been partnering with larkin for seven years now, and they know how to get results. over 80% of their clients have stable housing upon leaving their program. and we know that they can't do it alone, as the mayor just said. supporting the young people living on our streets required an all-hands-on-deck solution. this collaboration between the

city, larkin street and private philanthropy is the only way we're going to see the change we all want for our community. we must all take responsibility and hold each other accountable. we've cut homelessness for transition aged youth by 2023. but even with the right metrics, partners, and leaders, you need the right stroategy. that's what i love about rising up. it also builds in a housing subsidy, but build in for education and keeping a job. these are all the critical things that we needed when we were young, and that's what today is all about. it's about giving young people like zach and yesi an opportunity to change the course of their lives.

this time in a young person's life should be about finding one's self, not finding a home. so thank you, thank you, mayor breed. we're incredibly honored to be partnering with you on this. [applause] >> right now, it's my pleasure to introduce the director of one of our critical partners around addressing transition age youth homelessness, cherilyn adams, the director of larkin street. [applause] >> good morning, everybody. i -- this is such a monumentous day, and i am just so incredibly honored that the mayor has announced this, that the mayor is supporting this, and that

your leadership is bringing this to happen. this is huge. and jeff, your leadership has been amazing. we have been fighting a long time for youth homelessness to be at the forefront of the conversation or a part of the conversation about homelessness. we have worked with daniel on this as a partner, and many of you in this room have made this happen. so this day, this campaign, about bringing together the city, city departments, a number of departments, and philan tloepy to significantly reduce the numbers of young people sleeping on our streets is huge. we are excited to be the ang core or hub of this project, but we will not do this alone -- anchor or hub of this project, but it's going to take all of us -- new door ventures, so many of us that have been working so

hard to make sure that as the mayor said, that t.a.y., that we know that t.a.y. are, that's a group of young people who if we do not intervene, young people that are experiencing homelessness, will be on the streets for a long, long time in our adult population, that they need housing, and education, and they need case managers to care about them, and they need everybody in the community to see them, and so by launching this today, we say we see you, we're going to help you, and we're going to make sure that it is unacceptable to have young people sleeping on our streets in this city ever again. so thank you. [applause] >> one of the most -- or the most important partner in the rising up campaign are going to be young people themselves who are experiencing homelessness or struggling with housing

instability, looking for pathways towards self-sufficiency, so we're very lucky and honored to today to have yesi, who's a larkin street client, to share some of her thoughts with us. yesi? [applause] >> hello. i'm a little nervous please . please be patient with me. my name is yesi, and i'm 22 years old. i'm from e thiopia, and my family experienced poverty. because of that, i came here to get an education and better life. in ethiopia, women are not able to graduate college and go to school. conversation about sexuality and mental health are considered taboo.

i thought living in america, everything would be magical and perfect, but it was not. our home, i didn't have to deal with racism, especially i didn't have to worry about being homeless. when i came to america, i experienced so much, including homelessness and racism. i was adopted by a family here in the bay area, and i got kicked out. i didn't know where to go. i was lost and confused because i didn't know anyone. a friend recommended i go to larkin street, where i got a bed, and i got a case manager. that was 1.5 years ago. since then, i got housing, and i joined larkin street youth advisory board to help bring youth's voice to the table.

also, larkin helped me prepare for college and navigate the system. because of my mental health, larkin street is patient with me. they're very assuring and that makes me feel comfortable in asking for help when i need it. i'm a sophomore in college now. i want to get my bachelor's degree, and with larkin street support, i will continue to achieve my goals. thank you. [applause] >> when i finish school, i want to get a good school and help my family back home. i want to bring back what i learned in america about lgbtq issues, mental health, gender, and sexuality. in ethiopia, the media gives you a false perception of america. in america, everything is not perfect, and nothing is handed to you.

thank you for providing morrissey roerss to help young people. i know this campaign will help many more young people like me, and if i can do it, they can, too. thank you. [applause] . >> thank you, yesi. now we're going to hear a few words from our friend and colleague, zach. >> good morning. my name zach frenette, and for the next 45 days, i will be a larkin street client. as i'm beginning to age out, there's been a lot of reflection on growth, on what's succeeded, on what hasn't. i'd like to begin today just by thanking everyone for being here, for thanking the leadership of our civic leaders,

mayor breed who has known me and supported me for over two years, someone who gave me a shot before i had earned it. and i think that's what we're here to talk about. so often, the young people who end up experiencing homelessness on our streets, really, all they need is that shot, that chance, that opportunity, that moment. and for me, that moment has happened, and it's happened through the support of the city, it's happened through the support of this phenomenal organization. i can't say enough good things about cherilyn and her leadership over many, many years on the issue of homelessness. and it happens with the support of our peers. some of relationships that i've built in the past few years have stemmed out of this organization, both from the support of some of their staff, my case manager, keisha, i'm going to put you on blast.

everyone give her a round of applause. [applause] >> and last, but certainly not least, the incredible individuals who walk-through these doors. yesi is someone i've known for over two years. we've been partners in our work on the youth advisory board, and for the better part of 18 months, next-door neighbors, as well. and that's really what we're trying to build out here. i think we all know the stats, we see it efrd. -- every day. we know that if there's one young person on the street, it is it's far -- street, it's far too many. we need more resources. ending youth homelessness is something that we can do, but it

will take all of us. so thank you all for being here. [applause] >> thank you very much, zach, and thanks all of you for being here today. we now have to begin the hard work of helping prevent homelessness for 500 youth and helping 500 youth who are currently struggling with homelessness find housing and to find jobs, and to do that we're going to need all your help, so before we close it out, i just want to make a call to the community. we are currently looking for 500 jobs for young people. we currently have our friends from the golden gate restaurant council, from the hotel council, they have committed to help finding jobs for young people in the hospitality sector. our friends from rediff are here

to -- to help get folks into jobs in the -- in social enterprises. we have a lot of support from our friends at tipping point, providing financial assistance, but we are also -- if you have an employer or work for a foundation or are interested in contributing, we would greatly appreciate that. we have some private citizens, volunteers here, brenda and miriam. we also have rabbi brian mauer, and lastly, if you own an apartment, or you know somebody who owns an apartment or works for a real estate company, we need housing for these young folks. they'll pay their rent, we're going to help them pay their rent, we're going to help them be responsible and good tenants,

if you know anyone who can provide assistance in finding housing in san francisco and give young people a chance, we would love to hear from you. we need jobs, funding, housing, we're looking to all of you for assistance, and all of our city partners and all the young people to make this program work. thank you very much for being here today. we appreciate your support and we look forward to reporting back to you in a couple of months when we start placing our first young folks into housing. thank you.

>> manufacturing in cities creates this perfect platform for people to earn livelihoods and for people to create more economic prosperity. i'm kate sosa. i'm cofounder and ceo of sf made. sf made is a public private partnership in the city of san francisco to help manufacturers start, grow, and stay right here in san francisco. sf made really provides wraparound resources for manufacturers that sets us apart from other small business support organizations who provide more generalized

support. everything we do has really been developed over time by listening and thinking about what manufacturer needs grow. for example, it would be traditional things like helping them find capital, provide assistance loans, help to provide small business owners with education. we have had some great experience doing what you might call pop ups or temporary selling events, and maybe the most recent example was one that we did as part of sf made week in partnership with the city seas partnership with small business, creating a 100 company selling day right here at city hall, in partnership with mayor lee and the board of supervisors, and it was just a wonderful opportunity for many of our smaller manufacturers who may be one or two-person shop, and who don't have the

wherewithal to have their own dedicated retail store to show their products and it comes back to how do we help companies set more money into arthur businesses and develop more customers and their relationships, so that they can continue to grow and continue to stay here in san francisco. i'm amy kascel, and i'm the owner of amy kaschel san francisco. we started our line with wedding gowns, and about a year ago, we launched a ready to wear collection. san francisco's a great place to do business in terms of clientele. we have wonderful brides from all walks of life and doing really interesting things: architects, doctors, lawyers, teachers, artists, other like minded entrepreneurs, so really fantastic women to work with.

i think it's important for them to know where their clothes are made and how they're made. >> my name is jefferson mccarly, and i'm the general manager of the mission bicycle company. we sell bikes made here for people that ride here. essentially, we sell city bikes made for riding in urban environments. our core business really is to build bikes specifically for each individual. we care a lot about craftsmanship, we care a lot about quality, we care about good design, and people like that. when people come in, we spend a lot of time going to the design wall, and we can talk about handle bars, we can see the riding position, and we take notes all over the wall. it's a pretty fun shopping

experience. paragraph. >> for me as a designer, i love the control. i can see what's going on, talk to my cutter, my pattern maker, looking at the designs. going through the suing room, i'm looking at it, everyone on the team is kind of getting involved, is this what that drape look? is this what she's expecting, maybe if we've made a customization to a dress, which we can do because we're making everything here locally. over the last few years, we've been more technical. it's a great place to be, but you know, you have to concentrate and focus on where things are going and what the right decisions are as a small business owner. >> sometimes it's appropriate to bring in an expert to offer suggestions and guidance in

coaching and counseling, and other times, we just need to talk to each other. we need to talk to other manufacturers that are facing similar problems, other people that are in the trenches, just like us, so that i can share with them a solution that we came up with to manage our inventory, and they can share with me an idea that they had about how to overcome another problem. >> moving forward, where we see ourselves down the road, maybe five and ten years, is really looking at a business from a little bit more of a ready to wear perspective and making things that are really thoughtful and mindful, mindful of the end user, how they're going to use it, whether it's the end piece or a he hwedding gown, are they going to use it again, and incorporating that into the end collection, and so that's the direction i hear at this point. >> the reason we are so

enamored with the work we do is we really do see it as a platform for changing and making the city something that it has always been and making sure that we're sharing the opportunities that we've been blessed with economically and socially as possible, broadening that

>> welcome to the san francisco historic preservation commission joint meeting between civic design committee of the arts commission and historic preservation commission. the commission does not tolerate any disruption or outbursts of any kind. silence any mobile devices that may sound during the hearing. when speaking before the commission, speak directly into the microphone. if you care so, speak drinkly into the microphone. roll call for the preservation commission. [roll call] we expect commissioner johns to be absent. >> for civic design review