matters that may come before the commission like ours both substantively and factually so the counterparts will provide training in the sub stabs of the law and in -- substance of the law and bestvative practices. investigator jef jeff discovered that the inspector general provides training in the kinds of work the enforcement division conducts. some training is only for their own personnel but some is opened up to counterparts at state and local agencies and we have chosen a couple of training opportunities that align with goals of the enforcement division and align with the professional development needs of the investigators to attend those trainings, availability

permitting. the federal inspectors general keep all of those training spots open for their own staff and then would allow local counterparts in off the wait list. we do hope that our investigators will attend those trainings. a brief note on the bureau of delinquent revenue. there is not much movement there in the several cases the borough has been pursuing. the particular debtors they have been working to locate remain at-large, if you will. i can report that the commission signs officer has been undertaking a review of late fee collection efforts over the fiscal year and she has identified quite a large list of additional candidates that we can refer and so i should have

an update on that in a month or two, the outstanding debt represents between 35 and $40,000 within this particular fiscal year. >> i'm sorry 35 to $40,000 in addition to the $101,000 listed here? >> correct. it is possible when the funds collection officer sends warning letters to the committees who have yet to pay their late fees they will pay those fees as opposed to requiring us to refer them over. you may or may not see all of those committees on this list in a future report. i'm happy to receive other questions. >> any questions for mr. pierce? public comment? >> agenda item 11 discussion of

executive director's report an update of various programming and operational highlights since the last meeting. >> i want to dive into one area that is very important interest to the commission, the budget. first i want to highlight some of the outreach going on over the past month and that you will find yourselves in the next several weeks as we move into filing statement for form 700 filings and ethics training. our office partnered with the city attorney's office and the management employees to provide five sessions for city managers to be a refresher on tools and resources they have to monitor ethics issues and to know where to turn with questions. we had about 80 city managers participating in the sessions. we also had the help to guide

them through the conflicts questions. these were well received we are excited to ten that down the road. we know it is very helpful and the managers are hungry for knowing what assistance is available to them as they navigate ethical issues in the department. we were happy to do that and appreciate the city attorney's role in that. we have over the last month been working to prepare materials for the annual filing process to chair's question a moment ago. because the annual april 1 filing deadline for statements of economic interest falls on chavez day for only this year they have the deadline of april 2. we are notifying the departments to make that happen. there is a hiccup our ethics and sunshine training is due april 1st.

we will communicate that so we know we can get the statements on time and provide assistance. we expect more information out in a couple weeks on that front. >> will there be more 700 filers electronically? that was one of the projects matthew was undertaking. i wonder if that is available for filers in this cycle? >> that is not available this cycle. there are resource constraintses that did not allow us to move forward on that. later in the spring we hope to achieve that. our target is for the april 2020 filings, if i'm correct. we will come back with more information. he know it is not in place this year. we will continue to do that for all designated filers in the city. i also would note we started sessions information sessions for the departmental filing

officers over the last week. we are continuing over this month and into march with information sessions directly for designated filers and departments to provide assistance about what the filing obligations are, why they exist how they can access tools and resources to support them in that process. >> you may be curious about mus on our -- news on our hiring. we have had a very ambitious hiring plan underway over the last number of months. i am very, very happy to we have concluded the oral interview phase for each position. we have three positions that are now filled. they will be filled shortly and we look forward to introducing those new staff at the next month's meeting. amy lee who is a lead supervisor

on our audit program will be our new principal program manager. jeff zoom walt who is an investigator will be the senior investigator. that is terrific for both staff to be seeing new responsibilities. we are excited about that. thirdly, we have somebody who is currently a member of the city family but moving to a new role to work with pat ford in our policy group. we will introduce a new policy analyst. bryan cox has been in the public defender's office doing legal work and he has experience from his days in new orleans working with the u.s. attorney's office. he is another grad from yale and the tulane law school. we will have more lawyers on staff. i am se excited about the team.

i hope to have more news next month about the remaining positions. >> please extend congratulations to amy lee and jeff on promotions. that is wonderful to have the opportunity to take on more responsibility and himself in the case of amy to take on management role. that is terrific. congratulations, pat on getting much needed help. we look forward to meeting the newest policy analyst at the next meeting. that is great news. it is a long time coming. >> in terms of the budget, as you will know from my last report this month and last month. the budgets are due february 21, next week. we will as soon as we submit the budget provide copies and details. as you know the budget priorities the mayor articulated are similar to the commission's

ongoing priorities. accountability for the services and programs we under take and outcomes through the city. we want to broaden the impact of the word city wide. it is encouraging to see people engaging us lengthy as it can be. there are a lot of areas we are not reaching. we want to do that as best we can with limited resources. we do that by leveraging the staff and through technology. the presentation that you saw from tyler field earlier is the kind of information we want to help equip the public with. it comes with going out to meet with individuals and organizations about that information, how they can access it and learning from listening what it is people want from torsion and how they need it and the ways they need it. we are going to be aggressively looking for additional resources in this budget to ensure we can continue on with needed technology to continue that kind of work.

also importantly to expand it with a focus on improving and continuing to deepen the public engagement, in the policy arena or public disclosure. we want the disclosure to be a meaningful tool for the public. the role of money and politics in city government. the instructions are to identify targeted cuts. i mentioned last month. we will identify if we were to face cuts what the impact would be to the programs. there will be an impact in resources whether in the ability to retain staff and the positions we fought hard to get and the tools we allow staff to have to do the job. we have been in constructive conversations with the mayor's budgeted office to understand what they are looking for and for them to see how committed we

are to doing the best we can and to demonstrate the need we have. it continues to broaden and deepen. we want to do that work effectively. we are all committed to doing it as effectively as possible. we are excited about the coming budget cycle. we are still analyzing data and putting documents together. we will have that next thursday as required. we are very focused on strengthening the programs that we have to impact the programs city wide. i look forward to answering questions and providing a deeper overview of the information at your next month's meeting as we start more in earnest in the budget discussions. >> thank you. it seems like the budgeting process taking more time every year. i would like to say if i can

help in any way in terms of conversations with city hall to emphasize how important it is that we maintain our funding simply because this has been a two or three year effort in order to adequately resource the commission and up size, i think that is the word to be used accurately, to provide staffing levels needed and the dashboarding we saw which is an incredibly powerful tool that we need more of and to think we would have to cut staff because we have no program revenues that we can -- program dollars to cut, it would be people that would necessarily impact in the material and significant way our ability to deliver for the people of san francisco. anything that we can do to help prevent that from happening i'm there to do.

i don't know if this is work that you have under taken already or in the city government context, in the corporate world benchmarks is well received. if we looked at oakland other los angeles a much larger jurisdiction but richmond. how large is the staff, what is the budget? how do we compare in terms of the total amount of the resources available if that would be helpful and compelling in any way. that shows we are grossly under staffed ordinary under funded. pat pat and i were talking where new york has an enforcement division of . >> i think we were talking about auditors. they have over 20, 25. >> 2 20 auditors.

the overall staff of the commission is 24. it definitely impacts in terms of the workload mr. pierce has how many investigators you can put against that body of work. on words and upwards. >> any further questions from commissioners? public comment? >> i just want to join in congratulating the staff for their promotions. as these hires take place i assume you are creating vacancies in audit and investigative staffs. are they going to be lapsed in order to create some budget savings? that is the question i had or rather you plan to move quickly

ahead to hire? you will go quickly? very good. there has got to be a. >> discussion and possible action regarding complaints received by the ethics commission. possible closed session. is there a motion foreclosed session? >> no. >> any public comment on agenda item 12? >> 13. discussion and possible action on items for future meetings? anyone have anything? >> we did want to announce that the april 19th meeting because of the path of -- passover holiday and other conflicting schedules have moved the commission meeting to the week prior. april 12, friday at 1:30 p.m.

we will put the notice on the website so people can plan accordingly. thank you for your flexibility. >> could you send us an e-mail to update our calendars. it is the good friday and start of passover. >> did you say 130 time tim? thank you. >> any public comment? no. 14 additional opportunity for public comment on matters appears or not appears on the agenda pursuant to ethics commission by laws article 7 section 2. >> i did have a comment. when you promulgate legislation to amend a voter passed initiative, would it be a matter of law to attest that the proposal in your view by a vote

possibly needs the requirement to further the purpose of the act or is that i am applied by four votes? if you get the votes to approve does that i am apply that it is furthering the purpose of the act? i would say not. we have done things in the past that we should not have done, in my view and the view of others because this provision was ignored. i think it is important to verify and there is a term for that when you file a motion. you have to -- it is verification, i think. you would verify or attest to the fact that it does, in fact, meet the requirements, in this case to further the purpose of the act. i only bang the gavel on this so

much because i have seen things done that did not further the purpose of the act. i thought it was time for us to now that we are mature and grown up to deal with this question and maybe coddy fi. in the bylaws this concept we want to rare fee what we -- verify what we are doing here so voters have our assurances. i think that is important. >> thank you. item 15 is there a motion to adjourn. >> second. >> we are adjourned. wishing everyone a wonderful long weekend. we will see you next month. thank you. everybody.

i'm scott adams.ody. i'm board chair of the a.p.a. heritage foundation. we want to thank you for joining us this evening as we celebrate lunar new year, the year of the boar. we wish you and your family the best of fortune, prosperity and much happiness. we are a nonprofit organization dedicated to securing funds and coordinating resources to support the city's annual

a.p.a. heritage organization festivities. our organization is made up of a very small board, and i'd like to introduce to you our directors. we have our treasurer, irene yee riley, our incoming treasurer, j.j. lara. board member matt mooey, and our founder and president, claudine ching. [applause] >> so although we're a very small organization, we're able to put on celebration events every year because of the dedicated members of the a.d.a. celebration committee, and that's a group of 30-some odd representatives of the community that makeup the

a.p.a. community. so if you are a member of that group, can you please raise your hand? okay. everyone give them a hand. [applause] >> want to thank you so much for being part of the a.p.a. team. now please give a warm welcome to our president and founder, claudine ching. >> thank you, scott. [applause] >> thank you, everyone for helping to come celebrate lunar new year. today is the third day of the new year. some of us were in chinatown for the first day of the year with mayor breed, and when i friend, walter wong, celebrated the biggest celebration in chinatown with eight pigs, is that right? and firecrackers, so i want to acknowledge of the presence of the mayor who will be speaking shortly and the members of the council and community members

of the so eve-- members. every year, we kick off events in the community with the lunar new year celebration. we can take the opportunity to tell you a little bit more about what we are doing for a.p.a. heritage month this year. some of you may not have been to our a.p.a. heritage month celebration, so i want to take the opportunity to talk about the a.p.a. heritage month. last year, we celebrated the 40th anniversary of the law that established this particular celebration. so the month of may, why is it the month of may a.p.a. heritage month? congress decided because of two reasons. the first day of 1943 marked the rival on may 7 of the first japanese immigrant into the united states in the record so that was one reason. and the other reason was on may

10 -- 1843 -- 1869 was the completion of the trans-continental railroad. so that's why the month of may was selected, and this year was the 150th anniversary of the trans-continental railroad. so for this year's celebration on may 1, as you all are invited to our event, together with mayor breed, we'll be celebrating two significant historic events. one is the completion of the trans-continental railroad, and the other one actually is the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the college of ethnic studies at san francisco state. this is unbelievable that to this date, although there are a lot of ethnics -- different studies classes in many universities and colleges, our san francisco state remains the only ethnic studies department

in the whole country where asian american studies african american studies, all ethnic studies had a part of. this is a momentum decision. we are very happy to be celebrating these two significant occasions this year, and during our event, we will be presenting the second annual edwin mah lee public service award. last year, the winner was our assessor-recorder carmen chiu. we're very happy to have her -- in the month of may be able to bring to our city a whole month of activities. we have plenty of events because we have celebrations, partners such as the asian art museum, san francisco public library, and the country's largest asian american themed

festival. with all of these organizations, i think we have a healthy calendar. but back to today, we are happy to be here, celebrating lunar new year. we are very lucky to be in a city that we have cultural offerings with the different cultural offerings. so some of you -- some of you may not have met mayor breed. mayor breed is a native of san francisco. she grew up in the western addition in the public housing, graduated from schools -- from schools in san francisco, from galileo, as i remember, and without taking the time to read the mayor's long bio, many people have asked me how is it working with mayor breed? and i just have to say, i am not jewish, but if i were

jewish, our mayor has a lot of chutzpah. no matter what issue she is addressing, housing, transportation, public education, every time i hear the mayor talk about this, she's open-minded. she's willing to look at other solutions of the city that have been -- of problems of the city that have been around for years and decades. so we're very proud to have mayor breed with us today. [applause] >> the hon. london breed: thank you, claudine. you know, when i first started on the board of supervisors, i attended this event, and it was always in room 201, in the mayor's conference room. and i would always say, claudine, we're growing. we need more space. and finally, she took me up on

my word, and she decided we were going to move this incredible celebration to here, the north light court. this is our great celebration of our a.p.i. heritage month kind of kickoff. even though it's not in the month of may, it is during the lunar new year which is of course fitting that we celebrate such a time honored tradition here in our city. i want to thank so many people who are joining here -- joining us here today, including so many folks from the leadership, many of our sister cities, folks from manila, from osaka -- yes, you can clap -- from seoul, taipei, ho chi mint cities, places that we share more than our brotherly and sisterly loves, but relationships of community, of business, and a number of other things that are so important and vital to the success of not

just san francisco but the entire world. i also want to take this time to recognize that we have a number of council generals who are with us here today. starting with the council general of the philippines, who is -- i hope i don't butcher your name council general. i apologize from the philippines, and his wife. thank you so much for being here. council general for the republic of korea is here, as well. and council general from japan. thank you so much for joining us. we have really an incredible relationship with so many of our sister cities as well as the council generals from all over the world, and san francisco, as you know, has been the gateway to the pacific, and we truly value our

relationships which promote trade and cultural and educational exchanges. we -- we know sadly we're living in a time our immigrant population and our cultural diversity are sometimes not welcomed in other cities across the united states, but i want you to know that here in san francisco, it's not only welcomed, it's celebrated. it is celebrated in a way that really honors our rich history and our traditions. and we have many celebrations throughout the year, including during the month. we just kicked off black history month here in the rotunda in city hall, chinese lunar new year, which is amazing, along with an amazing parade and a number of festivities, and we will kick off asia-pacific heritage month, which we started celebrating in 2005. when i served on the board with supervisor -- well, actually,

only supervisor president yee was on the board when we passed that resolution, making it official in san francisco. and here he is now, the president of the board of supervisors, along with his colleagues, and they'll be talking in just a minute. so i am just here to say thank you to so many of you, especially because as we know, it takes a lot of resources to put together so many amazing community activities that promote our diversity and our culture, and i just want to thank the a.p.i. heritage committee for their continued work and fund raising and bringing people together. and claudine, at this time, i'd like to honor you and the members of the committee with a certificate thanking you for your service and the work you continue to do every year, not only asking for support, but twisting our arm and making us all participate and help us to

understand how important this is to so many of our asian communities around the city. thank you for being a real advocate for the a.p.i. community in san francisco. [applause] >> the hon. london breed: thank you, everyone. [speaking chinese language] >> so understand board president norman yee's here

with all his colleagues, and from the dinner we have in chinatown recently, i was shocked to hear that every single one of the board members of supervisors speak beautiful chinese, japanese, all kinds of languages. so in the interest of time, because i understand that mayor breed might have to leave, so i'm going to ask you to maybe just say two lines of greetings in your own language, whatever you prefer. and try not to repeat what the -- what the preceding speaker have said, okay? but maybe we should start with president yee. >> president yee: thank you, claudine. [speaking native language] >> president yee: happy new year to every one of you. this is a great celebration that happens every year. i want to thank the a.p.a.

heritage foundation to sponsor this every year because it really means a lot to our community. yes, mayor breed, it's true. in san francisco, we embrace our diversity. in san francisco, and probably the only city, the public school actually gets a day off for lunar new year. probably the only district -- we should give them a big hand. [applause] >> president yee: and that was made possible because of the leadership of supervisor fewer and myself and a few other a.p.i. school board members that were able to provide to say you know, it makes a difference to 50% of your students, and they made it happen. now another thing, every year, we get to look at the new

stamp. by the way, claudine, i still have the original one, 1993, when you unveiled that, that was such a happening. this is something that took a little while to get the federal government, the post office to actually engage and make this happen for us because they didn't -- there was a little rip resistance there, but after a while, they said wow, this is pretty good. to all of you, to all of my colleagues here, we are here to celebrate, and we are here to honor the a.p.a. heritage foundation. so on behalf of the full board of supervisors, we'd like to give you this certificate. claudi claudine scott, would you come up and accept it?

[applause] >> president yee: so come on up. just say happy new year. >> supervisor fewer: [speaking native language] [applause] >> good evening, everyone. my name is matt haney. i'm supervisor from district six. congratulations and thank you for all your work to the a.p.a. heritage foundation. i have to say i've been to a few celebrations around the year of the pig, but this is the first one that i've seen

where there's a whole pig to eat. happy to celebration with you. >> supervisor brown: hi. i'm vallie brown, the proud supervisor of japantown. unfortunately, can you please tell me how to say happy new year in japanese? [inaudible] [applause] >> supervisor safai: good evening. my name is supervisor ahsha safai. happy new year. very happy to be here for the third or fourth year. congratulations to claudine and all the leadership for a.p.a. this is a wonderful celebration. i actually am also an asian supervisor from western asia, from the -- from the country of iran, so i'm going to say happy new year in farsi. [speaking native language]

>> supervisor safai: thank you. [applause] >> thank you. ve we want to acknowledge d.b.i., the head, tom, and mohamed nuru from the department of public works. we have captain link from central station, and commander lozar. so the highlight of today's program is unveiling of the lunar new year stamp. as board of supervisors president yee mepgsed, inntion u.u u.s. post office issued the first series of stamps in 1993.

this is the last year of the series of stamps. we are not sure if we're going to get the new ones. so there is a pgs for all of you to sign after the program because we want to make sure the united states postal service unders we in san francisco, just like many people around the country, we love our stamp that celebrate our cultural heritage. i would like to invite post master abraham cooper. >> good afternoon. or i should say good evening. you know, it's an honor to unveil the 12th and very last stamps and celebrating the lunar new year. as the post master of san francisco, i'm proud to present such a beautiful and meaningful stamp. it represents a lot of significance not only to the community but also to the

people that we serve in san francisco, but our employees, as well as we celebrate, and they also celebrate lunar new year. the lunar new year stamp is currently available for sale at the local postal service and also independently also as booklets. the board believes to represent luck and good fortune but also symbolized hard work and generosity as trust and also sincerity. i'd also like to think that the postal service fits that description well as the relationships between the san francisco district community and the leaders that's in the room today. and without further adieu, i'd like to bring up the mayor as well as norman yee and claudine chan for the unveelg of tilinge

chan for the unveiling of the stamp. [applause] [inaudible] [applause] . >> my name is jan an wong a regional paralyzing in the bureau i did not see might have as at management in the beginning

which my career i have a master in civil engineering i thought i'll follow a technical career path i scombrie being able to create a comprehensive plan implement and shape it into realty love the champs of working through cost quality schedule political and environmental structuring and finding the satisfaction of seeing the project come into fruition i've also take advantage of the sfpuc training program yunt my certification i see the flow from the pipeline into the tunnel one by one and i also had several opportunities to attend and make presentations at conferences also as a tape recording san francisco resident

authenticity rewarding to know the work i do contribute to the quality of life my life and those around me [laughter] >> what more could i say. and mary did such a fabulous job of talking about kaiser that i couldn't possibly add anything to that. thank you. that was. i did want to think and say kaiser is exceptionally proud to be a member of this community and the contribution that we make to the community are part and parcel of the tremendous fought pride that we face too many members who are in this room. just as a tiny little sidebar, nationally, it was just a shade on the 13 million members. i haven't -- i have opened

enrolment forms. now, need to tell me for just a moment. i am going to introduce you to mere free, and they provided me a right, and it is a lengthy write up of the impressive accomplishments of this woman, so it will take me a moment to, okay. [laughter] honored to introduce agreed she first public office when she was elected by the voters of the board of supervisors all the way back in november of 2012 got representing district five in san francisco. we also would like to note that district five includes san francisco's medical center on geary boulevard. [laughter] she was born there for three

years cap next she supervisor pack and was reelected to the present november 2016, and she was reelected president of the board two months later. there is no way i could remember all of this. as president of the board of supervisors, she has served as the second highest ranking official in san francisco, leading the legislative body of the city, and overseeing a 10 billion-dollar budget with 30,000 employees. as city leader, she has focused on eradicating homelessness, increasing affordability, increasing affordable housing, and kaiser has appreciated deeply her partnership with the community benefit program, and

the supportive safety net in our community. she is a native san franciscan, she was raised by her grandmother and the plaza ease public housing western edition. [applause] she, of course, graduated with honors from her high school, and attended the university of california, earning a bachelor of arts in political science, and a minor in african-american studies. she went on to earn a master master his degree in public administration from the university of san francisco. before her election as supervisor, she served as the executive director of the african-american cultural complex in the western edition for more then a decade, and as the san francisco redevelopment agency commissioner for five years.

she was reappointed by gavin newsom to be a san francisco fire commissioner where she served until her election as the board of supervisors. please join me in welcoming the phenomenal mayor, for the great city of san francisco, mayor london breed. [applause] >> it is always so weird to hear people talk about you when you're standing right there. thank you, i was born at kaiser, and the community that i grew up in. thank you for delivering me. [laughter]. >> good morning, everyone. this is a great opportunity to learn what people think about our cities, and for staff and i to really talk about the future of our city, and what we will do to make it even better than they are now. our city is deeply connected

around housing and transportation and homelessness pick residents from both our cities across the bay to visit families, to work, to enjoy our nightlife and all of the great events we have in san francisco. we are to cities, but we are one region. as we are seeing our economy begin to grow, we face real challenges. we have not built enough housing, and we know, even though there was just talk of san francisco doing really well, i have seen to be too many of the people that i actually grew up in san francisco leave our city, and even leave the bay area because they couldn't find affordable housing. housing that is actually affordable to their income. there are no easy fixes. and i know staff share my commitment to building more housing. we both believe in solutions,

whether it is our work with the housing plan, that i know the mayor talks about a little bit more detail later, are partnering with state representatives and our new governor. housing can no longer be a city by city issue. we have to work, we have to work together, large cities or small, or the bay area will not be affordable for workers and family. our cities will never solve this crisis alone, that we can do better. since taking office, this has been my focus. to get rid of the barriers and bureaucracy that get in the way of housing production, and to build more housing for people of all income levels. san francisco, are ready in my short time in office, i am moving forward with 300 million-dollar affordable dollars affordable housing bond. i directed my department of building inspection to get rid of the bureaucratic red tape that gets in the way of building

we had 900 us -- accessory dwelling units backlogged. imagine putting 900 units on the market? eliminating the backlog, and most recently, i put forth legislation to eliminate the fees for in-laws, and affordable housing, 100% affordable housing during affordable housing projects, providing more affordable housing, and to get these in-laws into the market. [applause] >> i am proposing a chart -- charter amendment to make affordable housing and future housing as a right, so when proposals are put forth that meet the zoning requirements, we need to get it built. no more delays, no more bureaucracy. most recently, i saw the affordable housing people

clapping over there. most recently, i just appointed justin true with us today, as a director of housing delivery. his sole job is to cut housing development in half. you have a lot of work to do. you don't have that much time, i am giving you a year. we know there are many factors that go into our housing affordability crisis, so you can't just throw up our hands. we have to dig in, and have to get to work. otherwise our residents will suffer, and the economy will suffer. we also need to invest in our transportation system. congestion is choking our roads, in the transit system are suffering from decades of underinvestment. we need stronger collaborative, especially to fund transformative changes, and to improve how we move people around the area. that means a second to translate

some more people can access our mission bay neighborhood to get to the new center. means continuing to expand ferry service, and in fact, today, we are announcing the opening of a new ferry gate to san francisco which will double the downtown capacity. i am really excited about that. we are investing in public transportation, it is good for our city, but it is also good for the environment. fewer cars on our roads mean lower greenhouse gas emissions. our workers and residents need to real transportation options, and we will reduce congestion on our streets and our bridges. as we build more housing and invest in our transportation system, we have to expand housing for homeless residents, was sadly, we know, so many of them suffer from substance use

disorder and mental illness. i see what everyone else sees on the street. i frustrated, just like the mayor is frustrated, but i really am optimistic about the future and what we are doing to work to get people housed, and to get them the services that they need, and in many instances, a lot of work and wraparound services are required but while we have much work to do, in san francisco, we are seeing some results. in fact, at since i've taken office in july of last year, we have been able to get almost 1,000 people off the streets. almost 1,000 people. [applause] >> we've done this by expanding our shelter capacity. we've added a number -- we've added 338 new shelter beds to our system, and we also did this by reconnecting people with their families and other cities

across the country through our homeward bound program. we are working to meet what is an ambitious goal by adding another thousand shelter beds by next year. we added 50 new mental health stabilization beds, and by this year, we will add 100 more mental health stabilization beds to help people suffering from substance abuse disorder and mental illness. we have to provide a variety of solutions to address this challenge. it is not a one-size-fits-all, it is not an easy problem to solve, but i'm optimistic about the future, and what we are doing in san francisco. but we also need to invest in our workforce, because even with a strong economy, there are people who are being left behind take our low unemployment rate, a sure sign of a healthy economy. when you look to meet those

numbers, unemployment among african americans african-americans are three times that number, and among latinos are two times that number. we must try to promote everyone's success in the workplace, and in the community to make sure everyone is able to thrive in our cities. i will not be satisfied riding on the success of the incredible economy until we are able to bring everyone along. [applause] >> in san francisco, we have our city build program, which many of you in this room have partnered with us on, and we are grateful for that. is a little workforce experiments that has grown to be a model in the nation. we train -- we have an incredible success rate of 80 4% of those hundreds being placed into permanent jobs, men and women from city build our building this center now, and they will build our next

generation. and just as important, is they will have stable, good paying jobs because of the training that they received. and we are expanding beyond the city build, just last month, i got the news that every mayor hates to get, that one of our companies shifting its stores and laying off his entire workforce. hundreds of cherry drivers were going to be out of work, but working with our office of economic and workforce development, our m.t.a., and the teamsters, we quickly came up with a plan to get these laid-off workers with licenses. we have a shortage of over 300 munimobile drivers, so what a great opportunity. for those who didn't have the proper licenses, we quickly enter that into our brand-new city ride program so we can help

them get their licenses. we have a transit operations shortage that is hurting our city. and these drivers can help us with getting more buses on our streets, and getting more people trained to drive them. we look forward, we took a losing situation, and turned it into a win-win for the city, ad for the workforce. we have other efforts like our healthcare academy, our hospitality initiative, tech s.f., all these programs create opportunity for our residents to find careers in the economy. it is not only our adult workforce that i'm focusing on, i want to create opportunity for our kids so we can break the cycle of poverty and create new pathways for everyone in our city. we can create the workforces that we need for the future right in our city if we begin to invest now.

at 814 p.m., i got a job with the training program working in a nonprofit agency. i was in the polished mayor that i am today, really difficult to deal with as a teenager, but given this opportunity, i really learned what it meant to work in a professional environment, what it meant to earn a paycheck, and i met people who believed in my potential. it is where i started, and what led me to my current path. this is why i decided to launch what is my signature initiative, opportunity for all. i am committed to making sure that every high school student in san francisco has access to a paid internship opportunity, in any interest -- any -- in any industry. [applause] >> whether it is the construction industry, healthcare industry, the city and county of san francisco, the

tech industry, all of your companies will play a role in helping by providing a job for a young person, and if you are not prepared to deal with the challenges of teenaged kids, you can also help invest in our program by making a contribution so that we can place young people and in places all over our city. mentor and youth, if there are some great ways, i'm really excited about this program because it will change our future, and make things better for the next generation. by opening up the doors of opportunity to them. we can change what we see, and what we feel in our streets with your help. mentor a high school student from our public schools, hire someone you might not traditionally extend a job offer to, but who may have the potential, engage with the next generation knowing it's not about how it benefits your company, but how you can change

their life tomorrow. the way that we create a more equitable society, a better bay area, at bay area where we have just an incredible future with housing and transportation systems that work, and people who are employed, and less homelessness, is by making sure we are making the right investments today, and working together to accomplish those goals. again, i'm optimistic about the future. in the future starts today with our investment and our commitment to rolling up our sleeves and getting the job done , especially for the next generation who are counting on us to make good decisions today so that their future is brighter. thank you all so much today -- thank you all so much for having me here today.

>> are we ready? >> one second, yes. >> we have a quorum, so we can start. gaffe gaffe regular meeting for thursday, 21st, 2019. the commission does notal rate any disruption or outburst of any kind. please silence any mobile devices and when speaking before the commission, speak directly into the microphone, if you care to, do state your name for the record. i would like to take roll at this time. commissioner fong. >> here. >> commissioner hillis? >> here. >> commissioner johnson? >> here. >> commissioner moore? commissioner koppel? >>