have a hot water heater. >> absolutely, if you clean your hot water heater out regularly you can use that for showering, drinking and bathing as well >> what other things do people need to have aren't their home. >> it is important to have extra every day items buy a couple extra cans of can food that you can eat without any preparation. >> here is a giant can of green giant canned corn. and this, a manual can opener, your electric can opener will not be working not only to have one but to know where to find it in your kitchen. >> yes. >> so in addition to canned goods, we are going to have fresh food and you have to preserve that and i know that we have an ice chest. >> having an ice chest on hand is really important because your refrigerator will not be working right away. it is important to have somebody else that can store cold foods so something that you might be able to take with you if you have to leave your home. >> and here, this is my very

own personal emergency supply box for my house. >> i hope that you have an alternative one at home. >> oh, i forgot. >> and in this is really important, you should have flashlights that have batteries, fresh batteries or hand crank flashlight. >> i have them right here. >> good. excellent. that is great. additionally, you are going to want to have candles a whistle, possibly a compass as well. markers if you want to label things if you need to, to people that you are safe in your home or that you have left your home. >> i am okay and i will meet you at... >> exactly. exactly. water proof matches are a great thing to have as well. >> we have matches here. and my spare glasses. >> and your spare glasses. >> if you have medication, you should keep it with you or have access to it. if it needs to be refrigerated make sure that it is in your ice box. >> inside, just to point out

for you, we have spare batteries. >> very important. >> we have a little first aid kit. >> and lots of different kinds of batteries. and another spare flashlight. >> so, alicia what else can we do to prepare our homes for an earthquake so we don't have damage? >> one of the most important things that you can do is to secure your valuable and breakable items. make sure that your tv is strapped down to your entertainment cabinet or wall so it does not move. also important is to make sure that your book case is secure to the wall so that it does not fall over and your valuable and breakables do not break on the ground. becoming prepared is not that difficult. taking care of your home, making sure that you have a few extra every-day items on hand helps to make the difference. >> that contributes dramatically to the way that the city as a whole can recover. >> absolutely. >> if you are able to control your own environment and house and recovery and your neighbors are doing the same the city as

a whole will be a more resilient city. >> we are all proud of living in san francisco and being prepared helps us stay here. >> so, thank you so much for joining us today, alicia, i appreciate it. >> absolutely, it is my pleasure. >> and thank you for joining us on another edition of building >> thank you everyone for being here. i am mayor of the city and county of san francisco, and i am so excited to be here today to swear in the next public defender for the city and county of san francisco. [applause]. [cheers and applause].

>> i am also glad to be here at the community center. i grew up in the neighborhood and i have so many incredible memory is right here in this space. , in fact, there were a lot of challenges over the years big many of you member years ago when there were so many homicides, so many people have lost their lives, and sadly, so many folks who grew up in this community came in contact with the criminal justice system. we all know that jeff was such an amazing champion of this community and throughout san francisco, and in founding more magic, he created an opportunity for young people to grow and to thrive, and to have access to amazing opportunities so that they never ever encounter the criminal justice system in the first place. we are so lucky for his legacy and the work he has done for the public defender his office in

her community, and we know that we can never replace jeff. we also know that jeff would have been so proud that this person has been selected to take his place. [applause] so many people in the public defender his office are fighters , and he knows that so many people in the public defender touch office care about justice, care about defending the most vulnerable, and i know that he would have been proud that any member of the public defender's office would have stepped up to succeed him in this particular position, and here we are with an incredible leader. someone who has not just fought the battle in the courtroom, but

someone who has fought the battle in the community. someone who in the cases of so many of the clients he represented, especially when he represented african-american clients, he knew that there was an issue around inequity for so many people who were injury trials, and the challenges with making sure that there were african-americans on these juries so it truly was representative of a jury of your peers, a challenge that he continued -- and injustice that he continue to fight against, taking his advocacy all the way to the state capitol, continuing to support and be a voice for his clients, continuing to fight for justice, continuing to do amazing things in the public defender's office, but also, earning the respect of so many of his colleagues that are here today. i want to take this opportunity

to thank the deputy public defender, matt gonzalez, who is joining us here today as well. [applause]. >> for his leadership. for his leadership during this very challenging transition, and also, i know that so many of the friends and family members of jeff adachi, although we mourn him over this time period, and are still morning his loss, we all continued to roll up our sleeves and to move forward, and do the work, because we know that's what jeff would have wanted us to do. and so today, to cement this occasion, before we do a swearing-in, it is definitely important that there are people from the community who are here to talk about this man and their experiences with him over the

years. first i want to take this opportunity to just acknowledge some of the elected officials who are joining us today including your very own district five supervisor vallie brown. thank you so much for being with -- for being here today as well. we have our district attorney joining us. [applause]. >> era city our city attorney, dennis herrera. [applause]. >> our new fire chief. thank you janine nicholson for being here. [applause] , and our assessor recorder, carmen chu. [applause] , and i see jack, an incredible advocate in the back. thank you so much, jack for being here today.

[cheers and applause]. >> thank you to the community center, the more magic program, and this community for continuing to embrace opportunities like this to really highlight and showcase the amazing work that you continue to do to change and save lives. now i want to introduce -- okay, let's see who is next. i want to introduce, from the public defender's office, the deputy public defender, sandy finland. [applause]. [cheers and applause]. >> good afternoon, everybody. isn't it a good day today or what? [cheers and applause]. >> i would like to thank you, on behalf of my know and our office , and recognize and thank

for their support, the other esteemed officials who are here, including mayor lyndon breed. [cheers and applause] -- mayor london breed. [cheers and applause]. >> and i think sheriff vicky hennessy is here. [applause]. >> and are achieve adult probation officer karen fletcher [applause] assistant juvenile probation chief, paul hernandez. [applause]. >> director of director of human resources, mickie callahan. [applause]. >> and police commissioner cindy elias. [cheers and applause]. [laughter]. >> sixteen years ago, when jeff adachi was sworn in for his

first term, i will never forget the words of legendary criminal defence attorney tony sarah. it went something like this. and idealist is the public defender. he was so excited about the possibilities, because only and idealist like jeff could have transformed our office into a national model, could have blazed the trail for criminal justice reform and lead the charge against racial bias in the system. jeff is looking down smiling because today, once again, and idealist is the public defender. [cheers and applause]

>> mano is an idealist in the practice of law. i worked side-by-side with mano in the trenches for years, and mano cared for and treated all his clients like his own family. he did everything he possibly could for people. in his trial work, we know it is off the charts. mano developed his craft over the years. he is a believer in the practice of law being a process of growing and learning and developing, and i saw that. he slows down his fast talking. [laughter]. >> and he uses more than just

his hands. have you seen him? he gets his whole body into it. he is -- his entire being displays the belief he has in his clients. and the results are miraculous. mano is also an idealist in his personal life. he wants to be fluent in spanish , he wants to be an accomplished drummer, he wants to be an enlightened meditator, and when he can actually sit still and has the precious time to do it, he works at it. he is also a man with strong family values, and i know how dedicated he is to you, supervisor safai, and to both of your families. mano it strives for balance.

is public defender, i know he will have our backs, and he will support his staff in our journeys professionally and personally. thank you, mayor for recognizing the importance of what we do. [applause] you did your research and you found the ideal person for the job. there is no replacing jeff, you said it well, but mano understands that better than anyone especially now he is close to it and sees all that jeff did, but you gave our office, the city of san francisco, and tens of thousands of accused people the best person to take on this big responsibility, to carry the torch and carry on jeff's legacy

who would have thought that when you called me on the phone 12 years ago, asking if you should take your talents from contra costa to san francisco, that i would be here introducing you, and you would be sworn in next public defender. [cheers and applause] congratulations to you and your family. thank you. [cheers and applause]. >> thank you, sandy. and now, i would like to introduce a former client of mano's sean george. [applause]. >> good afternoon, everyone. i'm nervous, give me a second. i'm used to yelling at my kids

at football, not talking in front of a whole bunch of grown people, i've got something written out, but first i just want to give my honor to god for putting us in this situation that we are in, and sending this great man that has helped a lot of people in san francisco. mr. brady, -- miss breed, i knew you were going to be a good mayor. [applause]. [applause]. >> my name is sean george, in 2007, mano was my public defender, it is an honor and my pleasure to say a few words about him today. mano deserves all recognition, good deeds and blessings coming his way. he stands, excuse me, he is a true standup person with the focus of justice, paying attention to details and facts, in the fight for what is right. i grew up in a bad neighborhood,

and with no father in the home, so i was forced to make decisions without guidance, including getting mixed up with the kids i grew up with who weren't making the right decisions. excuse me, and getting choked up all right. i'm sorry. okay, okay, i lost my place, i keep looking up at you guys, i'm so sorry about that. [laughter]. >> i'm so sorry. like i said with the kids when we are not doing the right things, but because of mano, i didn't become a statistic. i wasn't just another number or a thug, someone from the head, that no one cared about. mano looked at me as a person that was in a bad situation, so i didn't trust him at first. [laughter] i didn't, but it wasn't because of him, it was because the things i went through from the ages of 18 to i don't know how old i was in 2007, like 28 or 29

or something like that, but he just, he stayed on me, and he he earned my trust, and he kept communicating with my wife and, you know, he just stayed on me. he called me every day when i was locked up and he would come see me every day, and i just didn't get that from other -- other public defenders. for me and my family, we felt that we got a paid attorney for free. that is how he was coming. he said, let's go to trial, and i said no, let's take the deal, he said no, let's go to trial, and i said, if we go to trial, and we lose, i'm looking at eight years, he said right, let's go to trial, let's do it, you know, so long story short, my wife was seven months pregnant at the time, that child will be 12 on tuesday.

i would have only have known her for four years if i lost and went to jail for eight years. i would know only know her for four years now, so i mano so much. i think about him every day, i finally got a new number and he called me. my number didn't change, so he got hold of me and called me, i was on the freeway when i answered the phone, when he told me that he was getting promoted, i couldn't be more happy, and i couldn't wait for today to come just so i could say these words to him. on behalf of my family and my wife and my kids, who are -- which are now three now, thank you, mano, you saved me, because of you i just learned to do the right thing and make the right choices and kind of, you know, lead to my family the way they are supposed to be lead. i.o.u. a lot, we owe you a lot. thank you, bro.

[cheers and applause]. >> very nice. thank you so much. [applause]. >> thank you, sean. that is what this work is all about. we're so happy for you, thank you so much for those words. now i'd like to introduce the next speaker, a community member , rachel jones. [applause]. >> this is such a thankful, blessed day. my god, i haven't been more proud to be a san francisco native then i was when london breed was placed into office. i can tell you that this day, for me, speaks from my heart, not from my paper, but from my

soul, and in the everyday fight of this freedom, as a revolutionary jack jack would say, this man right here is our freedom fighter. he is our leader. [applause]. >> i want to say, i know we lost our true champion. we lost a true champion in jeff, but god has a tendency of replacing one thing with another , and when we lost jeff, i made a phone call to my reverends. reverend brown, and i cried to him that morning, i said what are we going to do? what do we do now? what is going to happen to us? because as natives no the progressive state that this city is in, and we know how much we are up against, not just socially, not just economically, emotionally, we are here every day, and we fought for our place

, and this man here is fighting for our place, too. i can say, 12 years ago i met him in such a dramatic difference of the posture i am in now. i can say that he took a case in which my loved one was facing an astronomical amount of time, because we fell into certain brackets, and he looked at us, and he didn't see any form of boundary, any form of brackets. he saw justice, he saw what we needed him to see. he saw his face in the people, and he saw the walls that were being put up against us, and from 12 years ago to even now, he has followed us. i can call him at the drop of the dime and he will be there. any sort of injustices, i even approach, or he sees, we are on the phone, we are texting each other, and he doesn't run from that, he faces that, he faces

that full force, and that is what we need in this san francisco community because we face a lot of adversity. we are the home of the united states in diversity, in financial reconstructive nests, we are the device or -- diversity. they look to us. to have our mayor be a native and see that, and present mano with this great honor is such a humbling, i can't say anything else, but it is a humbling experience, and it shows just how much he has worked, he has worked at being, i can say, slow-paced, because no one could understand him in the first year that he was in the public defender office, i had to actually write down, word for word, what he was saying at some points because i would have my family members say, what did he just say, and i would say, i don't know.

[laughter]. >> but his tenacity, his vivacious nests, and i'm sorry, but am going to say brazenness in this promotion of values, social justice, and the fight every day that we face, he is your perfect model, and i don't want to say perfect because no one is perfect, but when you are facing a hard time, when you are facing hard choices, when you are facing those hard life lessons, he is who you want in this corner. he is who you want in san francisco's corner. he has never taken his position and said, look, this is the box i am in, i don't talk to the police, i don't talk to the district attorney's office. he wants everyone's help. he wants to find answers to all of our problems, not just if you are on a case and i have seen that first hand. he has helped people find their

way into clean slate programs, he has helped people find their way into jobs, he has helped find their way into housing, and he wants to do more. his poor wife, i'm so sorry that we are taking more of him from you, but i thank you every day, and i hope he tells you that when i call him and harass him about the things that are happening, and the things we need to pay attention to, they always end with, please tell your wife i'm sorry and i love her. [laughter]. >> i just want to say again that i think mayor breed, and i think mano for always being a believer in civil rights, being a believer in people, being an example of someone that can have not just intellectual passion, but passion for the community, and passion for the way things are coming together, and wanting to do something, not just because you see it fits, but you see it fit for the whole pie. i could go on and on about how

great we are to have him, and how he is to have us, but just like with my friend, i got choked up because he is a true vision of what this work is. thank you. [applause]. >> thank you so much, rachel, for those really nice remarks. and now the final speaker for today is someone whose work in the public defender's office with mano for many years, my pleasure to introduce michelle tong. [cheers and applause]. >> can you see me? [laughter]. >> i would like to recognize a few more individuals who we did not honor earlier. there are county developer who is in the house. [cheers and applause] , we also have judge harold tong

[cheers and applause] , and i believe judge roger chen is here. [applause] , and if there is anyone else, we apologize on behalf of mano, but that will fall on him. [laughter]. >> the lap -- the soul of a public defender is to be a voice for those who are little too brown, a little too poor, ignored because they are too homeless, and a little bit too affected by their mental health on top of being charged with a crime. when our fearless late leader, jeff adachi, was snatched away from us without fair notice or warning, every person in my office was devastated, and i practice this, i'm supposed to get this out of the way. in the days and weeks that

followed, we were all like fish out of water, gasping for air, wondering what was going to happen to our family, what would happen now that we lost the captain of our ship, and i still feel that way. so it was only fitting that mano would bubble to the surface as the one takeover at the helm of what now we called ourselves his army. i have known him for over 11 years since he joined the office , and he quickly became the resolute trial attorney in a courtroom -- and a courtroom force. all of his clients had, and have a supreme faith and confidence in him. if you have ever seen him in the tank in 22, which i saw for a

moment once, he goes in there and he has like, similar conversation, we are going to trial, it is a one-way conversation, we are going to win, we will fight this case and you will go home, and then he walks out. [laughter]. >> the spirit of the public defender is also to strive for racial equality in the criminal justice system. and to check the government against overreaching abuses against our clients, who do not have the resources to protect themselves. mano embodies the spirit. it is his calling, and it is his passion. some years ago, i want to share this story. he represented and went to trial representing a man named joe, and at the time, joe had a little boy, little joe, little joe is now older now, but little joe was about two years old.

at the same time, has seen was a toddler boy, and while it pains mano to be away from his young kids for the countless hours in which he? on joe's case, he told me, and i will never forget this, it is just like your story, sean, he told me, he said, i spent time away from my family and it hurts him, but he wanted to give little joe the same opportunity that his son has to go home and have a father, and that is what he does. [cheers and applause]. >> that is why sean is here to raise his children, and i honor you for being his cheerleader in that endeavor.

i have no doubt that mano will continue the legacy of jeff adachi's client centred, rebellious representation. he has never entered an unkind word about any of his clients, because he has an authentic affinity for every single person he refers to everybody by their first name, he calls him on the phone, apparently every day. [laughter]. >> he knows their hobbies, what they like to eat, their family members, and you actually hear him talking about a clients that you don't know if it is a client and you think it is close friends, which that is what happens. he brings you in as part of the family. as the training director and founding manager, he has already been up -- always been approachable, will mentoring and encouraging every sickle person in our office to be a better version of themselves for the interest of our clients. each attorney in our office is a better person in part because of him. i myself would like to thank you

, marilyn didn't maryland and breed, for your thoughtful, in-house selection to appoint mano. i can assure you it is a collective sentiment of everyone in my office and all of my colleagues past, many of them are here, and present, that we are excited about the future of our office under his visionary leadership. i also would like to personally thank matt gonzalez, where are you? personally thank him for myself, on behalf of the office, because he really did step up to be the backbone, the comfort for everyone in our office during the time of loss, and everyone got to know him, and i think he got to know all of us just a little bit more. i'm honored to speak here today at the swearing-in ceremony. today is the start of the future

of the san francisco public defender's office. please join me as he begins his journey in advancing the movement of the best public defender's office in the country , starting today. through the november election, and onwards. thank you. [applause]. >> folks, it is time to do what you all came here for. let's get you sworn in. we will be allowed. can you hear us? okay. are you ready? >> ready. [laughter]. >> please raise your right hand and repeat after me.

i mano, do solemnly swear that i will support and defend the constitution of the united states and the constitution of the state of california against all enemies foreign and domestic , that i will bear true faith, and allegiance, to the constitution of the united states, and the constitution of the state of california. that i take this obligation freely without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion and that i will well and faithfully discharge the duties upon which i am about to enter, and during such time as i hold

the office of public defender for the city and county of san francisco. congratulations. [cheers and applause]. >> ladies and gentlemen, your public defender. [cheers and applause] >> if you notice, the mayor did that without looking down. she apparently meant -- memorize

that, that is pretty impressive. thank you all for your kind words, any of my success does not happen without inspiration, support and input from my clients, the community, my amazing public defender family, and of course, jeff adachi whose legacy we continue to honor thank you may or breed. i am honored that the city has chosen me to lead to the office of the san francisco public defender, and i think everyone who has made this appointment possible, especially the office of the mayor, matt gonzalez, the attorney and staff from our office, my colleagues and mentors from other offices and i want to acknowledge oscar and will, to people i learned world from in the county and members of the private bar.

and most especially, my brilliant and fierce partner, my energetic and compassionate son, i'm so happy he is here today with his buddy and my god kids, vivian, and rowan. my mother and mother-in-law who are here, my father and sister who are here in spirit, my brother, and my beautiful extended family in the u.s. and in india. as we know, the work of the public defender's office has a significant impact on our community here in san francisco, and that impact is born from a commitment by every attorney and staff with whom we work, our purpose and drive that is greater than ourselves, that strives to create a stronger and more equitable society.

a commitment that is both professional and personal. for me, that purpose began long before i was even born. my parents come from a small farming town in india, and most of the people in that village are not born into what is considered the forward cast. water problems, globalization issues, educational inequities, and social stratification meant that that community, despite to the talents and beautiful spirit , that i know well due to my mother's commitments, that we stay connected to her family in india, most of that community were denied certain privileges that are afforded to others, and the general impact is that inequality is severe. the scales are not balanced, but in part due to the civil rights

movement in this country, the immigration and nationality act was passed in the sixties, greatly increasing the number of immigrants coming from asia and africa to the united states. as a result, my parents decided to take the risk to immigrate to the united states and in an attempt to shift the balance of scales, the balance of the scales for the future of their children. they left their village with a determination to create a different life for generations to follow, and their actions are what led me to discover the law and eventually come to stand here today. i tell you that story because the role of the public defender in our society should be to balance the scales. it is a constitutional right established more than 200 years ago that is designed to make certain that all people, not just some people, are given the right to strong council.

the right to have someone stand up in their defence, to tell their story, so that justice is not just swift, but equitable, and conscious of disparities based on race, based on economic status, based on gender, based on sexual orientation, and based on national origin. but constitutional rights can't just be ideas. a dr. -- a doctor was a freedom fighter in india who fought against societal inequities there, and was influenced by the civil rights movement here. he said that ideas need propagation, they need life force, just as a plant needs watering. that's why we fight in the courtroom to avoid wrongful

convictions and unjust sentences that's why we try to facilitate and support effective rehabilitative and reentry services. that's why we have organizations like more magic, and be magic partnering with other community-based organizations to hopefully avoid youth becoming entangled with the system to begin with, that is why we are in the state capitol, generating and supporting reformed efforts to support implicit bias training, to correct overcharging, to lessen exorbitant cost for phone calls and basic commissary for our clients in jails, this is what we do, and our impact is not measured in numbers, but in people, by the mother who can

return home to her kids. the son who can continue to support his family, the children of those we defend who benefit from having an equal opportunity to survive and to may one day you set opportunity like i am, thanks to my parents, to lead. speaking of parenthood, unless being a dad and i'm so thrilled with my son this year with his dear friend and my god kids, vivian, rowan, and fallon, i was in a long trial years ago for a young parent who was facing life in prison. i remained super fond of that client. it is very stressful, in a hotly contested trial. in the middle of the trial, it was father's day. i received a text from the wife,

the mother of the children of my client, and she said to me, happy father's day, and knowing what she was facing, her own children potentially never being able to see their dad again, except in a prison cell, for her to have that largest spirit in that moment, to start thinking of me and to send me a happy father's day text, that is -- the poignancy of that moment and i received that text remained to me on that day. i'll never forget that text message from her. it is because of that largeness of spirit of our clients, and their families, that i am honored to be your public defender and to serve with all of you. this is our safety, and our mandate as public defenders is literally to defend this safety

from those forces who might choose to turn it into a less just society. together, we will not let that happen. this is the commitment by which i accept this position, and the promise i made to all of you. thank you.

we spoke with people regardless of what they are. that is when you see change. that is a lead vannin advantage.

so law enforcement assistance diversion to work with individuals with nonviolent related of offenses to offer an alternative to an arrest and the county jail. >> we are seeing reduction in drug-related crimes in the pilot area. >> they have done the program for quite a while. they are successful in reducing the going to the county jail. >> this was a state grant that we applied for. the department is the main administrator. it requires we work with multiple agencies. we have a community that includes the da, rapid transit police and san francisco sheriff's department and law

enforcement agencies, public defender's office and adult probation to work together to look at the population that ends up in criminal justice and how they will not end up in jail. >> having partners in the nonprofit world and the public defender are critical to the success. we are beginning to succeed because we have that cooperation. >> agencies with very little connection are brought together at the same table. >> collaboration is good for the department. it gets us all working in the same direction. these are complex issues we are dealing with. >> when you have systems as complicated as police and health and proation and jails and nonprofits it requires people to

come to work together so everybody has to put their egos at the door. we have done it very, very well. >> the model of care where police, district attorney, public defenders are community-based organizations are all involved to worked towards the common goal. nobody wants to see drug users in jail. they want them to get the correct treatment they need. >> we are piloting lead in san francisco. close to civic center along market street, union plaza, powell street and in the mission, 16th and mission. >> our goal in san francisco and in seattle is to work with individuals who are cycling in and out of criminal justice and are falling through the cracks and using this as intervention

to address that population and the racial disparity we see. we want to focus on the mission in tender loan district. >> it goes to the partners that hired case managers to deal directly with the clients. case managers with referrals from the police or city agencies connect with the person to determine what their needs are and how we can best meet those needs. >> i have nobody, no friends, no resources, i am flat-out on my own. i witnessed women getting beat, men getting beat. transgenders getting beat up. i saw people shot, stabbed. >> these are people that have had many visits to the county jail in san francisco or other

institutions. we are trying to connect them with the resources they need in the community to break out of that cycle. >> all of the referrals are coming from the law enforcement agency. >> officers observe an offense. say you are using. it is found out you are in possession of drugs, that constituted a lead eligible defense. >> the officer would talk to the individual about participating in the program instead of being booked into the county jail. >> are you ever heard of the leads program. >> yes. >> are you part of the leads program? do you have a case worker? >> yes, i have a case manager. >> when they have a contact with a possible lead referral, they give us a call. ideally we can meet them at the scene where the ticket is being issued. >> primarily what you are talking to are people under the influence of drugs but they will

all be nonviolent. if they were violent they wouldn't qualify for lead. >> you think i am going to get arrested or maybe i will go to jail for something i just did because of the substance abuse issues i am dealing with. >> they would contact with the outreach worker. >> then glide shows up, you are not going to jail. we can take you. let's meet you where you are without telling you exactly what that is going to look like, let us help you and help you help yourself. >> bring them to the community assessment and services center run by adult probation to have assessment with the department of public health staff to assess the treatment needs. it provides meals, groups, there are things happening that make

it an open space they can access. they go through detailed assessment about their needs and how we can meet those needs. >> someone who would have entered the jail system or would have been arrested and book order the charge is diverted to social services. then from there instead of them going through that system, which hasn't shown itself to be an effective way to deal with people suffering from suable stance abuse issues they can be connected with case management. they can offer services based on their needs as individuals. >> one of the key things is our approach is client centered. hall reduction is based around helping the client and meeting them where they are at in terms of what steps are you ready to take? >> we are not asking individuals to do anything specific at any point in time. it is a program based on

whatever it takes and wherever it takes. we are going to them and working with them where they feel most comfortable in the community. >> it opens doors and they get access they wouldn't have had otherwise. >> supports them on their goals. we are not assigning goals working to come up with a plan what success looks like to them. >> because i have been in the field a lot i can offer different choices and let them decide which one they want to go down and help them on that path. >> it is all on you. we are here to guide you. we are not trying to force you to do what you want to do or change your mind. it is you telling us how you want us to help you. >> it means a lot to the clients to know there is someone creative in the way we can assist them. >> they pick up the phone. it was a blessing to have them when i was on the streets.

no matter what situation, what pay phone, cell phone, somebody else's phone by calling them they always answered. >> in office-based setting somebody at the reception desk and the clinician will not work for this population of drug users on the street. this has been helpful to see the outcome. >> we will pick you up, take you to the appointment, get you food on the way and make sure your needs are taken care of so you are not out in the cold. >> first to push me so i will not be afraid to ask for help with the lead team. >> can we get you to use less and less so you can function and have a normal life, job, place to stay, be a functioning part of the community. it is all part of the home

reduction model. you are using less and you are allowed to be a viable member of the society. this is an important question where lead will go from here. looking at the data so far and seeing the successes and we can build on that and as the department based on that where the investments need to go. >> if it is for five months. >> hopefully as final we will come up with a model that may help with all of the communities in the california. >> i want to go back to school to start my ged and go to community clean. >> it can be somebody scaled out. that is the hope anyway. >> is a huge need in the city. depending on the need and the data we are getting we can definitely see an expansion. >> we all hope, obviously, the program is successful and we can implement it city wide. i think it will save the county

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>> thank you for coming. >> we are ready. >> the meeting will come to order. this is the april 19th 2019 meeting of the san francisco local agency formation commission. i am centrally fewer, chair of the commission. i am joined by our chief commissioners. the clerk of the commission is victor young. i would like to thank the staff at san francisco government t.v. for arranging