and one of those heat filters. in four days, it was completely black inside of our home despite the fact we kept all windows and doors closed. if we are really not keeping people safe inside, then maybe we should at least have our kids protected during the school day in their classrooms by having these filters available, a so we don't have to cancel school last minute and parents hustling to find childcare or take off work, but be, because we don't know the air quality is any better in their homes than it is at their school. lets provide all our children a break while they are in their classrooms to breathe clean air if that is the least that we can do. i also want a current inventory of the hvac air filtration system in sfusd schools and city recreation centres. and an estimated cost to install those and larger spaces at each of those facilities.

as we have facility bonds that come through in our public school system, and in the public buildings, it looks like we need to make sure that when those new renovations happen, we have cutting edge air filtration systems. it is looking like we might need those in the future more than we've expected to need those in the past. let's start that planning now as we go forward. finally, a study of best practices for using publicly accessible buildings, schools, recreation centers, libraries and more, to provide safe respite spaces. this information was available to the public. we can learn better practices to get that information out. i also want to mention that i know there is some controversy over training people when and how to use the respirator masks. i think that we need to have a harm reduction approach and that

we need to have a robust education campaign and just realize that is much we tell people to shelter in place, it is not the reality. when i went to deliver the 700 masks to the strikers on the purple air date, when it was unhealthy for everyone to breathe outside, there were -- the streets looks the same as any other commute today. they were not people that were staying home. i would say one out of every ten person had a mask on. it was very worrisome. so these are the first steps to building a more comprehensive response air quality emergencies i look forward to working with my colleagues and with mayor breed to ensure san francisco is ready to keep our people safe and to use my rule as one of the city's representatives, along with supervisor mandelman, to improve the district's role in protecting the health of our communities. finally, i did put out a statement, and i am looking

forward to working, especially with supervisor peskin, we have been whispering back and forth on perhaps looking into what would it take to take over the transmission systems, the grid, to provide electricity to our customers here in san francisco. every day i am reading the newspaper is where it looks more and more possible that pg and e.r. in real trouble and they may cease to his exist as a corporation. and then the troubling allegations about its behavior. whether that at times they have reached criminal levels and we don't know what their role was in the last fire. it is not looking good from reading the paper each day. so it is time for us to take our clean power s.f. system to the next level. it is time to not only be the

provider of clean and in many cases, 100% renewable energy, on another note, sign up for super green system. but that we need to cut our reliance on pg nt and deliver that energy directly to households in san francisco. if we have that energy transmission independence, then, you know, we can control a little bit some of the reasons why we are having these devastating fires all throughout california that are creating health crises in our communities so i look forward to working with the budget and legislative analyst to get this data and to having a conversation at the board about what would it take and what will it cost to be better prepared next time and hopefully we won't ever have to use these masks and these

filtration systems. but unfortunately, i don't think we have the luxury anymore of not being prepared if we need them. the rest i submit. >> thank you. supervisor kuala. >> sorry. yes. thank you. i am introducing legislation today that will put the city and county of san francisco in compliance with existing state law by allowing for the addition of an accessory dwelling unit or a dus and the construction of new single-family homes are multifamily buildings. this is currently the law. we need enabling legislation here at the local level to allow for this to move forward. the legislation also clarifies the existing ministerial process and fairness of those seeking to want to comply with the law. this is how the law is intended to be reworked with the city attorney on this. i look forward to the conversations that we will have around this matter. you all care about addressing

the housing and affordability crisis and its great follow-up to the civil grand jury discussion around a dus. thank you for everyone's attention. the rest i submit. >> thank you. supervisor stefani class. >> thank you. colleagues, i'm introducing an ordinance that would resend the police department taught authority to be a member of the nra to collect tournament fees on behalf of the nra in connection with holding firearms tournaments. they have become a toxic and dangerous organization while the vast majority of american support commonsense measures to improve gun safety, they spend millions of dollars to protect the gun industry rather than american lives. following the shooting at marjorie stoneman douglas high school and parkland -- in florida, they attack survivors, push back against gun reforms and argued for putting more guns in schools. the nra has demonstrated it has no interest in the safety of our people. some may say the existing code is antiquated, and sfpd has not been a member of the nra for years. but we must still remove this

section of the code, because words matter. words tell us what we value. they tell us what we fight for in our society. san francisco, and to this board values the lives of our residents and fights to protect us from gun violence. we do not support or value the nra. supervisor though supervisors introduced similar legislation in 2013 with support but it was never scheduled in committee. chief scott supports this legislation and i hope to have your support as well. i would also like to close today 's meeting in memory of all the victims who perished in the devastating fires that have occurred across our northern and southern parts of our state this last month. the camp fire sparked on november 8th, 2018, and according to the california fire , it consumed over 153,000 acres. the most recent figures from california fire show the fire has left 88 people dead, 249 people injured, and 203 individual still unaccounted for

near los angeles, the wolsey fire consumed more than 96,000 acres and left three people dead. in combination with a hellfire, hundreds more are left without their homes, belongings and loved ones including pets or livestock lost to the disaster. i commend all of the firefighters, many of whom would travel to the areas from towns and cities hundreds of miles away, including our san francisco fire department officials. the three major fires mentioned are now 100% contained. in response to this disaster and too many concerns raised about potential fires in the presidio, i am convening an intricate -- informational neighborhood and coalition meeting in partnership with the san francisco fire department and our partners at the presidio trust to discuss how prepared we are and whether there are any risks we need to be aware of. more information about this meeting will be organized and released in the coming weeks. the fires have left hundreds of people and whole communities displaced. it is absolutely devastating to think about how much our fellow californians have lost,

especially leading up to the holiday season. they remain in my heart and prayers. there are so many ways to help them. there are ways to get connected to families and connected to one's -- they have no school. they have no possessions. they have no insurance. and it is all we can do to help them in any way we can. i would love to adjourn the meeting today in memory of all the victims of the fires in our state. thank you. >> thank you. supervisor tang? >> submit. >> supervisor yee kuala. >> submit. supervisor brown? >> thank you. today, i have an authorization authorizing oewd to retroactively accept and expand a grant in the amount of 203,917 and 50 cents for the humboldt state university program foundation to expand the capacity of the san francisco small divisive -- business development centre for the

period of october first, 2018, to september 30th, 2019. this grant will expand oewd charge's small business development centre services to serve a greater number of businesses, dive in deeper with clients to assess the business development and business operation needs, adding from front new opportunities were previously unable for them to do due to limited funding such as online training. the grant award will give them more flexibility, because it is not going to have access to capital services. they will have greater ability roll over the funding into future years if appropriate. these services are free and low cost for small businesses in san francisco. and my second item, i asked that we adjourn the meeting today in memory of the western addition and fillmore residents in san francisco who lost their lives

in jonestown for two years ago. for two years ago, on november 18th, the jonestown tragedy left a deep wound in our community. the wound was deeply felt in district five for hundreds of residents of the fillmore western edition lost their life in the senseless tragedy. 900 people,, many women and children died in the jungles of guyana. today there are survivors living in district five. my heart goes out to each and every one of them. i'm inspired by their resiliency , and i commend them for their ability to stand strong, and continue to let the light shine on each and every one of them. today we memorialize the past and looking towards our collective future with hope. today we will recognize the heartbreaking path -- pass and tend to our wounds. we will also look to our families, our friends and our leaders, our youth, and say, never again. and the fillmore communities

working on a permanent memorial in the fillmore that will be in the park where many of the family of the victims still live and the rest i submit. >> thank you, supervisor brown. supervisor cohen? >> thank you. supervisor fewer? >> colleagues, today supervisor yee and i are calling for a hearing on the city's preparation and plan for the 2020 census. our census is a foundation for our democracy every ten years and is mandated by the united states constitution. to be counted is to have power and voice in our country. the census ensures representation for governments and all levels. it is used to draw congressional districts and local voting precincts. determines the level of state and federal funding to the city and provides the most reliable and complete data for research, decision making and policy planning in the private and public sector. we rely on the census to define

who we are and how we can better care for our community. given our population growth since 2010 and the racist, sexist, and antiwrinkle immigrant rents from the white house, it is imperative our san francisco 2020 census count is accurate and gives voice to each of our residents. the u.s. census have a history of under counting certain populations. typically people of color and vulnerable residents. in 1970, over six% of blacks were uncounted, whereas only two % of whites went uncounted. and the last one in 2,010 did not count approximately 400,000 latino children and toddlers. as we head into the 2020 census, we are particularly concerned about the potential under counting of children between zero and five, immigrants,

non-english speakers, people in multifamily housing, and nontraditional living arrangements. people experiencing homelessness , renters, and those who move often. residents in public housing. single parent households, and persons displaced by natural disasters. if you aren't counted, you want represented. incomplete data erases your presence. in addition to potential under counting, we are concerned by the weaponization of the census and how we can be used for nefarious political purposes. last spring, the white house on the department announced their interest and in including a question on citizenship the intentions of this are sinister and far-reaching. presently, there are multiple lawsuits pending, including california. citizens -- cities and organizations like the nw a. cp, and against inclusion. it is these issues in mind that i asked the office of civic engagement to take the lead in the hearing about the city's plan in preparation for the 2020 census. the plan needs to include but not be limited to the following. community outreach and education in multiple languages, strategies to overcome barriers

and being counted, coordination among city departments and collaboration with grassroots organizations and local foundations that are dedicating resources to census 2020. collaboration with local experts in research on best practices from other counties and a timeline of budget including expected state funding streams. we would like to invite other departments to work together on this hearing. these are departments which work with immigrants and vulnerable populations and include the department of homelessness in supportive housing for the housing authority at the department of children, youth and their families and the digital equity group at the department of technology. in addition, grassroots organizations and local experts will be invited. as the magazine reports, the census is a predictor and allocator of power. in times of social upheaval between political parties, white and nonwhite. urban and rural areas and the

working class. the census can function almost like an umpire. the census records the facts of our people. the rest i submit. >> thank you. madam president, that concludes the introduction of new business >> that's great. okay. madam clerk back how about public comment? item 31. >> that sounds great. members of the public can discuss the mayor's appearance. item 32-34 on the adoption without reference to committee calendar, please, if you are pursuant to the board touch our rules, direct your comments to the board board as a whole. >> they turned off the lights to the s.f. viewer. >> would you like to use the projector? >> yeah,. it just cut off. >> sorry.

>> oh, i did that? r.h. today's demonstration should further compel each and every one of you to agree with my demonstrations and i will speak up and advocate for very low and low income bracket people. you put black people in an income bracket people through your employment, discriminatory practices and tricky devices, any further compound the problem on each and every housing opportunity that comes out of the mayor's office on housing. for example, this new proposal that has just been agreed to, it was okayed by all of you on 8,000 apartment units. it will be in the mission bay area. but it will require the lowest income at 100% of the median of the income scale. that scale starts at $580,000

per year, what that means is everybody's income that is below the these two points of this area is not included in the housing opportunity. you do that all the time. that is called discrimination. all of you are so deeply involved in the your discrimination that you discriminate against people who is the same nationality, same skin color as yourself. and you have the audacity to talk about your equal opportunity housing organization board of supervisors. super, my ask. that is disgusting. the only way to take care of that is in front of a federal district court judge. the fact that the demonstrations of the income of black people who are in low and very low income brackets because of your, each and every one of your departments in the city discriminates against blacks further compounds this problem. and about us being called nigger and housing opportunities on the street, demonstrate how their

office fails to file hate crimes and assaults against black people. it is bad enough doing it to me, but when you do to females, i get more upset. you need to check yourself. >> next speaker, please. >> i will be using the overhead. i am the executive director of library users association. i am very happy to hear two of the supervisors bringing up issues that we have expressed concerns about for some time. supervisor peskin and his concerns about advertising and naming opportunities. it is even more extreme at the library where we are permeated with advertising for the friends and we also have lots and lots of adds in our monthly newsletter at that the library puts out. get social.

and there you have advertising for facebook. instagram, which it owns, and several others. this occurs three times in this publication, which is distributed at all the libraries with inappropriate advertising, i might say. with respect to the bad air situation, thanks very much to supervisor hilary ronen. the library had some facilities which were good, and which were offered to the public extra hours at the main library in the basement on selected days. filtered air at four locations, and all of the locations were open for the regular hours and not shut when schools, colleges, and other institutions were the

worst of the bad days. the publicity for this was atrocious. on the 13th, i learned from a local group that there were going to be facilities at the library. i asked that my branch -- they had no knowledge and no posting. i spoke with a public relations head. the department of emergency management did the publicity. we raised tail of the commission meeting and the next day, they started -- >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> thank you, madam clerk. good evening. ladies and gentlemen of the board, i am very concerned about the san francisco superior court implementation of welfare and institutions code 5328. that is the confidentiality provision.

that provision states that services rendered under division five and a number of other divisions with the welfare and institutions code, whether voluntary or involuntary, shall be confidential. what that means is that people shall not get notice of the existence of responsive records, nor access to those records. unless they fall into one of a number of listed exceptions. one of the exceptions is the patient himself. the patient themselves can make a request and should get their own metal. corrected with that, there is the exception under a condition which is the mental health professional in charge of the patient has to concur with it. if they don't, the patient not only doesn't get their records, they don't get notice that they have a record. patient such as myself who is considered an international

terrorist by the united states government and who is treated remotely cannot use the request to try and find out who is providing their treatment, who is responsible for it. what the court is doing is they are applying this to court records as well. you cannot look at any medical record -- mental health record down at the courthouse to the public access terminals. it not only blocks out the name and the case case number and the filing date, it blocks out the fact that it exists. you cannot get account. yet there are over 2,000 filings , initial filings of mental health cases which are mostly involuntary treatment cases at the courthouse every year. i am out of time. back to you. >> thank you. are there any other members of the public who would like to address the board board during general public comment? >> thank you very much. public comment is closed. [laughter]

>> okay. okay. madam clerk. >> item 32 through 34. these items were introduced for adoption without reference to committee. unanimous vote is required for the resolutions on first read. you may sever an item and have it committed separately. >> anyone want to sever an item? good. all right. we can take these items, same house, same call. great. these resolutions and motions are adopted. madam clerk, please call the next item. >> in memoriam. >> in memoriam. >> the meeting will be adjourned in memory of the following beloved individuals. on behalf of supervisor stefani, for all the victims who perished in the november 2018 california fires, and on behalf of supervisor brown, for the victims of the jonestown massacre 40 years ago. that is at. >> today's meeting will be adjourned in their memory.

>> thank you very much. before we go, i want to recognize that december 11th, the next mayoral appearance will be december 11th in district nine, ten and 11. we will need to submit their topics as soon as possible. madam clerk, that brings us to the end of our agenda. his or any other further business? >> that concludes our business for today. >> thank you very much. we are adjourned, friends. we are adjourned.

>> when i open up the paper every day, i'm just amazed at how many different environmental issues keep popping up. when i think about what planet i want to leave for my children and other generations, i think about what kind of contribution i can make on a personal level to the environment. >> it was really easy to sign up for the program. i just went online to cleanpowersf.org, i signed up and then started getting pieces in the mail letting me know i was going switch over and poof it happened. now when i want to pay my bill, i go to pg&e and i don't see any difference in paying now. if you're a family on the budget, if you sign up for the

regular green program, it's not going to change your bill at all. you can sign up online or call. you'll have the peace of mind knowing you're doing your part in your household to help the environment. - working for the city and county of san francisco will immerse you in a vibrant and dynamic city that's on the forefront of economic growth, the arts, and social change. our city has always been on the edge of progress and innovation. after all, we're at the meeting of land and sea. - our city is famous for its iconic scenery, historic designs, and world-class style. it's the birthplace of blue jeans, and where "the rock" holds court over the largest natural harbor on the west coast. - our 28,000 city and county employees play an important role in making san francisco what it is today. - we provide residents and visitors with a wide array of services,

such as improving city streets and parks, keeping communities safe, and driving buses and cable cars. - our employees enjoy competitive salaries, as well as generous benefits programs. but most importantly, working for the city and county of san francisco gives employees an opportunity to contribute their ideas, energy, and commitment to shape the city's future. - thank you for considering a career with the city and county of san francisco.

. >> i love that i was in four plus years a a rent control tenant, and it might be normal because the tenant will -- for the longest, i was applying for b.m.r. rental, but i would be in the lottery and never be like 307 or 310. i pretty much had kind of given up on that, and had to leave san francisco. i found out about the san francisco mayor's office of housing about two or three years ago, and i originally did home counseling with someone, but then, my certificate

expired, and one of my friends jamie, she was actually interested in purchasing a unit. i told her about the housing program, the mayor's office, and i told her hey, you've got to do the six hour counseling and the 12 hour training. she said no, i want you to go with me. and then, the very next day that i went to the session, i notice this unit at 616 harrison became available, b.m.i. i was like wow, this could potentially work. housing purchases through the b.m.r. program with the sf mayor's office of housing, they are all lotteries, and for this one, i did win the lottery. there were three people that applied, and they pulled my number first. i won, despite the luck i'd had with the program in the last couple years. things are finally breaking my way. when i first saw the unit, even though i knew it was less than

ideal conditions, and it was very junky, i could see what this place could be. it's slowly beginning to feel like home. i can definitely -- you know, once i got it painted and slowly getting my custom furniture to fit this unit because it's a specialized unit, and all the units are microinterms of being very small. this unit in terms of adaptive, in terms of having a murphy bed, using the walls and ceiling, getting as much space as i can. it's slowly becoming home for me. it is great that san francisco has this program to address, let's say, the housing crisis that exists here in the bay area. it will slowly become home, and i am appreciative that it is a bright spot in an otherwise

>> supervisor: good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. i'd like to bring the chamber to order.

good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen and welcome to the november 27, 2018 meeting of the san francisco board of supervisors. i want to thank each and every one of you for being here today. mada madame clerk, please call the roll for attendance. >> clerk: yes, madame president. [roll call] >> clerk: madame president, all members are present.

>> supervisor: thank you. ladies and gentlemen, please join me in the pledge of allegiance. [pledge of allegiance] >> supervisor: all right, thank you for joining us in the mrooej of -- pledge of allegiance and i'd like to thank those here today with assisting us with the broadcast. are there any communications? >> clerk: none to report, madame president. >> supervisor: before we proceed i want to pause and recognize on this date 40 years ago we lost supervisor melk and mayor musconi and supervisor

mandelman requests we honor them who were assassinated today 40 years ago and supervisor mandelman will have more later. we're approving the minutes from october 23, 2018 for the full board. is there a motion to approve the minutes? by supervisor ronen and seconded by supervisor fewer. without objection the minutes will be approved after public comment. madame clerk, please call the 2:00 p.m. special order. >> clerk: we have the honorable mayor london breed to engage with formal policy discussion with the members of the board. there were three topics submitted by supervisors, yee,

brown and mandelman and we'll proceed in that order for each topic. as a reminder the mayor and board may not discuss matters already on committee and on the agenda as an action item. the mayor will address the board up to five minutes. the format for the discussion is two minutes each for question and two minutes for the answer. if a follow-up question is asked, no more than two minutes for the follow-up question and two minutes for the answer to the follow-up and finally public comment for this item will be taken during general public comment. >> supervisor: thank you. madame mayor welcome back to the chamber. i want to give you an opportunity for brief opening remarks if you have any. >> thank you. thank you, president cohen and members of the board of supervisors and members of the public. it's truly an honor to be here today to address you. as president cohen mentioned today is the 40th anniversary of the sad day in our history in

san francisco the assassination of mayor george musconi and supervisor harvey milk and i hosted family and friends of mayor musconi and supervisor milk and many of the board of supervisors to celebrate the lives of these two men. it was inspiring to hear about their stories of their work, life and legacy. both george moscone and harvey mi milk ex exemplified through their actions. they began to point women of

color and members of the lgbtq community which at the time was unheard of and we're fortunate and take for granted the diversity we're able to celebrate today. by doing this mayor moscone open the doors and mar -- mar i have milk fought for seniors and low income people and people of color. while this is not all their work, it was a key part of their l legacy. they were ahead of their times in so many ways. i'm proud to continue to work with many members of this board for the purposes of moving forward with the kinds of policies that make our city better for all people of san francisco.

while their deaths were a dark day for our city their lives and legacies are far brighter and will continue to shine today. >> supervisor: thank you. would you please call the first topic. >> clerk: supervisor yee submit the following topic noticed on our agenda, affordable housing, quality care and education and workforce. supervisor yee. >> thank you, madame clerk. thank you mayor breed. i have hope that you as a mayor will continue the culture of wanting to stay ahead of the

curve. my question really is about early care and education. as many people know, education benefits the economy and our babies and research has proven the benefits of early care and education for young children and costs families upwards of $20,000 a year. the e.c.e. workforce who performs this actual work and they are sorely under paid. vote understand this and in june voted to support the early education for all initiative. this will expand efforts and the question i have for you is how would you lead the implementation of the childcare initiative and what is your

vision for early care and education for the city such as addressing the early education workforce issue and the affordability crisis that parents have to go through in terms of paying for this care. >> thank you, you know education is a key priority for me and the public school system made me who i am today and we know early education sets the foundation for our youth and children for their future success. ensuring access means make sure we provide quality early care and education for our students. access means providing the necessary resources so the ability to pay is not a barrier. access is also getting low-income children off the skitti skitting -- existing waiting list which i know you care about and it means once a child is in

a program that program should provide an enriching experience. my office of early childhood and education identified three key areas necessary for fostering a competitive and well qualified and early care workforce. teachers need to be paid more with the higher cost of living and other more competitive job opportunities retaining and tracting a workforce has become -- attracting a better workforce is getting more challenging and early education program participants and with training as a condition of funding more support is need. and teachers need quality education and quality teachers need ongoing education and opportunities for higher education. resources, we know, that are needed for this purpose. i am committed to supporting and

enhancing our office of early childhood education in those particular areas and increased compensation for early childhood education professionals is definitely a priority of mine as well. >> supervisor: at this time you have an opportunity to make a follow-up question. >> thank you, mayor breed for your answer and i'm glad to hear we're on the same page. in the past, you've been one of the supervisors supporting some additional funding for the office of to do this type of work. as you know it's really a slice of what they need. as you also know, the initiative i'm talking about is in the courts hand right now. and i'm pretty here we're going to win. we may not hear for a year. in the meantime, so the question

for you would be, would you be supportive knowing that we need all the resources that are hung up in court right now. and in the meantime, there's going to be a year that might pass by and would you be supportive of providing additional resources in the meantime while we wait for the court to have the results? >> as i said, this is important to me and analyzing the budget specifically for this department exactly how resource currently advocated and where resources are needed are equally important so my plan is for each and every department based on how much additional money we will have to invest and as i mentioned before as a top priority this is something i'm committed to.

>> this is where it gets interesting. the mayor has the ability to ask supervisor yee or anyone in the chamber a question. madame mayor, do you have a question for anyone? >> actually, i don't. >> supervisor: i build -- built it up and you let us down. we'll move upon -- on. >> clerk: the district 5 supervisor, supervisor brown and they'll plan for homeless services, supervisor brown. >> thank you, mayor breed for being here today. the majority of san francisco and until a court order is won to pass this measure.

i want to thank you for proactively introducing education to allow city attorney h herrera to seek legislation and legislation may take months and years. i think people from san francisco understand the problem has been decade in the making and i think they understand how complicated it is and in the end the solutions will not problem or total or fast but this has also made it clear the majority of people from san francisco believe we can do better. there's a role for the city, government and more funding is needed. i think the message was loud and clear, homelessness is one of our priority. so i want to know and the question is while the city waits for a judicial decision, how can we work with you to help deliver on the promise of prop c and the will of the voters and how can

we work together to deliver more funding for homelessness as quickly as possible? >> thank you, supervisor brown for that question. following the election, it's important we all come together and move forward. as with june's 2018 proposition c regarding childcare and prop g that funds teacher wage increases, there's legal uncertainty regarding our recent prop c to fund homeless programs. because of the uncertainty to fund homeless programs, we know that we won't necessarily be able to, until we go through the courts access the funds. we know that i'm committed to moving forward quickly and responsibly to address any legal challenge and it's why i put forward the legislation for the purposes of making sure that we

confront any legal challenge head on to get certainty as soon as possible. and i think that if someone choose to file litigation, it is what it is and there's not much to do about that. i do look forward to passing the legislation quickly and i'm committed to doing all i can to see the funding from prop c is implemented as soon as possible in a responsible manner. but while we wait for funding i'm meeting with civic leaders to identify funding for programs and addressing homelessness, mental health challenges and addiction and will add 20 new shelter beds and more addiction beds and i look forward to working on the challenges of vehicle homelessness and we'll have a number of announcements in the near future about

additional plans for the purposes of addressing this issue. we can't wait until the courts make a decision. we need to move forward now and find creative solutions to address this challenge. >> supervisor bourown, do you he a follow-up? >> supervisor: yes, i appreciate the shelter beds. i think it's going to help a lot of us because i think a lot of us are just using enforcement instead of having the pathway to a shelter bed. my question is as a supervisor for myself and anybody else, how can we help you get the shelter beds out faster? >> i'm so glad you asked that question because often times, it may not just be about funding. it's also about getting community support to open a shelter in a particular location. in fact, i know that supervisor

peskin has identified a location we're currently interested in using in his district for the purpose of providing as many beds as possible but there has to be a community process. way you help our office implement these beds as quickly as possible is helping us through the public process and getting community support for these particular facilities in the areas that we've identified. that will be key to getting these shelter beds open quickly. and the fact is we need more beds. we have identified several locations and resources to support these beds and we will need community support to get these facilities open. depending on who's district it will be in, my goal is to work with the supervisor of that particular district to get those beds open as quickly as possible so thank you for your question. >> supervisor: thank you.

mayor breed do you have any questions for supervisor brown or any other member in this chamber related to the topic? >> no. >> supervisor: all right. we're going to keep moving on. madame clerk could you can thank you third. >> clerk: the supervisor from district 8 mandelman submit the topic on homelessness. >> i think it's indicative of where the city and sport is that two of the questions today relate to homelessness. i want to start by thanking you, mayor breed, for your demonstrated commitment to challenging homelessness but i do feel i want to try to have the conversation more publicly around homelessness and district 8. the challenges are not unique to san francisco and i don't think they're the result of failures of local policy makers but that being said, i think our terms in

office will be charged by how we tackle the issues. you and your administration are hard at work tackling the crisis city wide and we've made significant commitments to impact homelessness and i see that every day in the crews out a and i was surprised reading in the chronicle earlier this month about the city's success in resolving challenges and the unfortunate truth is in district 8, street conditions do not appear to be improving in a sustained way. some may get resolved quickly but the constituents in the triangle are not seeing a reaction to the homeless folks seeking shelter in public spaces and there appear to be more on sidewalks and vacant door ways

and garages than ever before. more troubling, they appear to be suffering from severe mental illness or substance abuse disorder. i recognize that addressing the challenges will take time. but i do need to be able to tell my constituents what they can extent to see and what improvements they may see and what are to address homelessness in the neighborhoods. >> supervisor: thank you, supervisor mandelman. i know you're committed to addressing the issue and helping people living on our streets not only in your district but throughout our city. we've discussed this issue and i'm committed to address the issues in district 8 as i'm committed to meet the challenges. through our healthy threats operation center our departments are working together to address homelessness and quality of life on our streets.

while we still have a lot of work to do, there are some encouraging signs. the department of homelessness and services reports we have helped 577 people exit homelessness between july and the end of september of this year. we are moving people into shelter and housing including to our new bayshore navigation center which just opened with 128 beds and have a new one on fifth and bryan with another 84 beds and i'm looking to open more beds as soon as we can and you talk about people living with severe mental illness and substance bord -- disorder and i've announced plans to add more next year. i'm very much looking forward to continuing to work with you and

the board on conservatorship legislation to bring help to those with addiction issues to the help and support they need. as you and i have discussed recently, district 8 residents can look forward to coordinated efforts of resolution teams coming to some of the areas by church and market areas but as i've said before, homelessness is not an issue that stops at district lines. it impacts every area in the city and some more than others. as mayor i have to look at homelessness on the city wide level and address it as a regional perspective because we know there's a lot of work to be done. this was not created overnight so the solutions are not going happen overnight but i'm truly committed to work with you we can see and feel a difference on

our streets every day. it will require more resources an will require work and it will require patience. thank you so much for your question. >> supervisor: supervisor mandelman, do you have a follow-up? >> an applaud each of the efforts your making and expanding the shelter bed capacity and the question -- the follow-up would be given those commitments an and resources we may be able to bring to bear in the 2019 budget, do you feel folks in the areas of the city that feel they have not seen improvements will see improvements over the year? >> i think as the investments go as planned, 1,000 beds which

includes mental health stabilization beds for people suffering from mental illness which also includes a few hundred single-occupancy hotel rooms. buildings we're looking to acquire which includes the shelter beds we talked about. if we can invest in those, which i'm hoping we'll be able to do early next year, we should be able to open up close to 1,000 possible beds. that's 1,000 people we will be able to get off the streets into shelter or some sort of housing situation. i think it will make a difference but it is not the long-term solution and part of the long-term solution is investing in housing, getting rid of the bureaucratic red tape to build housing and talk to council to keep people housed and keeping it affordable and make