sustainable future . >> san francisco streets and puffs make up 25 percent of cities e city's land area more than all the parks combined they're far two wide and have large flight area the pavement to parks is to test the variants by ininexpensive changing did new open spaces the city made up of streets in you think about the potential of having this space for a purpose

it is demands for the best for bikes and families to gather. >> through a collaborative effort with the department we the public works and the municipal transportation agency pavement to parks is bringing initiative ideas to our streets. >> so the face of the street is the core of our program we have in the public right-of-way meaning streets that can have areas perpetrated for something else. >> i'm here with john francis pavement to parks manager and this parklet on van ness street first of all, what is a parklet and part of pavement to parks program basically an expense of the walk in a public realm for people to hang anti nor a urban acceptable space for people to use. >> parklets sponsors have to

apply to be considered for the program but they come to us you know saying we want to do this and create a new space on our street it is a community driven program. >> the program goes beyond just parklets vacant lots and other spaces are converted we're here at playland on 43 this is place is cool with loots things to do and plenty of space to play so we came up with that idea to revitalizations this underutilized yard by going to the community and what they said want to see here we saw that everybody wants to see everything to we want this to be a space for everyone. >> yeah. >> we partnered with the

pavement to parks program and so we had the contract for building 236 blot community garden it start with a lot of jacuzzi hammers and bulldozer and now the point we're planting trees and flowers we have basketball courts there is so much to do here. >> there's a very full program that they simply joy that and meet the community and friends and about be about the lighter side of city people are more engaged not just the customers. >> with the help of community pavement to parks is reimagining the potential of our student streets if you want more information visit them as the pavement to parks or contact pavement to parks at sfgovtv.org

>> good afternoon, everyone. happy earth day. are we excited to save the planet or what? [cheering]. >> first of all, i just want to thank the supervisors who are joining us today. supervisor vallie brown and supervisor safai. you'll be hearing from the sierra club and others which you will be hearing from later in this press conference, and i'm really excited. we are gathered here because we all know that climate change is really one of the most pressing issues of our time. it affects every person in every community, and not just here in san francisco, but throughout the world. we know that it has real life

tragic consequences that will only get worse if we do not act. and while san francisco has always been an environmental leader nationally in sustainability, we know we can go further. at last year's global climate action summit, i was proud to become one of the newest mayors to cochair the sierra club's mayor for 100% clean energy programs. at that summit, we also doubled down on san francisco's commitment to using 100% renewable energy by 2050 and be powered by 100% renewable electricity by 2030. that is a lot of numbers, i know [applause]. >> it means a great future for our environment. and to help us get there, i pledge to only build zero net

carbon buildings by 2030 and 2d carbon ice all of our existing buildings by 2050. [applause] these are really bold commitments, but they are necessary. we are taking the action needed to get there. inmate, we will introduce an ordinance to transition private commercial buildings of 50,000 square feet and larger to 100% loop -- renewable electricity. [applause]. >> we're not only going -- we are not going to only do this all at once, we are going to start with our largest buildings by 2022, and phasing in smaller buildings over time. we need our largest buildings, which are some of the largest energy lead users to drive us to

the 2030 goal of 100% renewable electricity citywide. we need more san francisco buildings to be just like st. francis hospital which is why we are here today. [applause] st. francis hospital is a super green hero, clean power s.f. super green customer powered by 100% renewable energy. if that is not raising the bar and setting a great example, i don't know what is. by the time that we are done, san francisco's downtown and the entire city will be powered by 100% renewable electricity. earlier this month, i was proud to announce that san francisco has reduced its greenhouse gas emissions by 30 6% below the 1990 level. and our goal is 25%.

we exceeded our goal and we know that when we make significant investments in significant changes and working together, we can get to great things for our environment. this program will take us even further. with 100% renewable electricity, the largest electricity users can be zero carbon by fully electrifying and getting completely off natural gas. [applause]. >> with 100% renewable electricity, our privately owned zero emission vehicles will truly be zero emissions. that is why today i am directing the department of the environment to convene a public private task force to examine how best to electrify san francisco's buildings. my all electric pass to zero emissions will be a collaborative one. we will work with our local

businesses, our building owners, environmental group, labor, and community-based organizations and others. renewable electricity today is our path to in all electric zero emissions tomorrow. [applause]. >> now i know that we are all excited about what we're talking about here because this means a better and brighter and cleaner future for our planet, and we want everybody else to get excited as well, which is why the collaborative approach is so important in working with our partners to achieve this goal and that is so important. today's announcement is just one of the many exciting programs we have rolled out during the month of april to celebrate earth month. at the beginning of the month, i was proud to announce the largest and last major enrolment of our clean power s.f. program.

the city's local renewable energy plan managed by the public utility's commission. by the end of earth month, we will have enrolled over 250,000 new customers. [applause]. >> which will bring us in total with 360,000 accounts throughout san francisco. when you combine all of these new residents and businesses that are powered by clean power s.f., with places like city hall and to the airport that are already served by clean power, the city meets 80% of the electricity demands in san francisco. that's 80% of the city receiving clean, renewable energy from local utility with public oversight. what an amazing accomplishment. [applause]

just as important, we'll be taking the revenue from our clean power s.f. program and investing that back into the community and making sure that we continue to create incredible clean and green jobs in our safety, in our own communities, meaning more renewable energy projects, more well-paying jobs, right here in the city and county of san francisco. this has just been an amazing, amazing accomplishment for our city, and we know that working together this is why we have come so far. today we celebrate, but we know there is still more work to be done, and i, along with so many incredible environmental leaders and members of the board of supervisors are committed to getting the job done. our future and our planet depend on it. now i would like to introduce the district five supervisor who

has been an environmental champion. supervisor vallie brown. [applause]. >> thank you, mayor breed, and happy earth day. when people say to me, what can i do to make a difference for our environment, i would say to them, start small, don't use plastic bags. refuse and reuse and refuse, or refuse and reuse. don't reuse, refuse. thank you. anyway, that is a little tongue twister, but i also say, you know, do small things like cleanup your neighborhood and clean up the ocean when we go to the beaches. those things can really make a difference, but one of the things that we also look at, we want to look at big things. right now we have been doing a pretty good job with cars. we have electric cars, gas efficient cars and that is half of our pollution, what you have to realize is the other half is coming from buildings.

that was something that is really interesting. most people don't know that, so in february, i introduced legislation that was efficiency legislation where we will look at buildings, residential buildings to see how much they use. because if we don't know, how can we move forward on policy, but this particular legislation as a is a benchmark legislation because this actually helps us work for larger buildings. these larger buildings, they can create a lot of pollution, so having this legislation here today and bringing this forward, and having our different partners that actually pushed forward and want to have a clean building is so important. we have to think greener, and we have to think cleaner. thank you very much. [applause]. >> sorry, i forgot my amigo here

next, as always, my partner in crime, and a lot of the legislation that i am doing for environmental is supervisor safai. >> thank you, everyone. it is an honor to be here today. i want to thank mayor breed for her leadership. it is not easy to tackle these issues. we make these announcements, we make these proclamations, and we say we are going to do these things, but a really takes bold, visionary leadership, and the mayor has stepped up from the moment she took office. we made an announcement last year that talked about cutting our waste by 2030. that was a very bold step. we put some legislation forward to talk about diverging our trash and sorting it from landfill. that was a very bold step and here we are today talking about cutting energy efficiency in half and a very aggressive

manner. we are starting with large buildings, removing our way down to medium size buildings, then we will end up with those that are 50,000 square feet over the next decade. these are really aggressive moves outpacing many of the national goals that have been set, but in many ways, we are in a crisis. we learned at the paris accord that we have 12 years to really take aggressive steps to her first climate change. things that we are doing here in san francisco matter. the national sierra club for the great work they are doing, the local sierra club, our own department of environment and p.u.c., we are leaders on a national level when it comes to these steps. i just want to say, thank you, mayor breed, thank you supervisor brown for the great work you are doing. we will continue to fight each and every day to take bold steps it is now my honor to introduce jody vanhorn for the national sierra club to talk about the great work they are doing all over the united states.

>> thank you. happy earth day. i want to thank mayor breed, the board of supervisors, the departments of the environment for giving us such a wonderful thing to celebrate on this earth day, and thank you also to my fellow environmentalists who came out today, in particular, the bay chapter of the sierra club, mother his upfront, and 350 s.f. bay area. my name is jody vanhorn and i am the director of the ready for 100 campaign which works with cities and towns across the country to accelerate a just and equitable transition to 100% clean renewable energy. the pursuit of clean energy is no longer just an idea. it is a movement of students, businesses, faith leaders, mayors, and community members and hundreds of cities and towns across the country who are working to move away from fossil fuels towards an economy powered entirely by clean energy.

since the ready for a campaign started in 2016, we have seen cities and towns take the lead in envisioning how a new energy future can look in this country. local communities are setting the bar for climate action where our federal administration has failed to act. today, four states and 120 cities across the united states are united in pursuit of that goal to be powered entirely by renewable sources of energy like wind and solar. nearly 70 million people or one in five americans lives in a place that is committed to transition to a future that is powered entirely by renewable energy. it is clear that the action we need to globally is being led locally. through actions like today's commitments by the city of san francisco, the clean energy transition is building from the bottom up. we are so grateful for our clean energy leaders like mayor breed

who in september of last year as san francisco hosted the summit joined our mayors for 100% clean energy initiative. in doing so pledged to set an example for other mayors across the country by turning ambition into impact, just as she is doing today by establishing this important mandate for renewable energy use in commercial buildings. indeed, that is the whole reason for mayors for 100% clean energy we want city leaders to support one another and learn from each other so that we can replicate and catalyze bold actions to address climate change right now san francisco has long been a leader and has one of the most aggressive targets of any major city to achieve 100% community-wide clean energy by 2030. mayor breed's announcement shows the city is willing to turn ambition into measurable action to deliver on these goals. and mayor breed knows that setting a big target -- target

is not enough. worries need to be backed up with action. as we have seen all around us from wildfires in california, to storms and floods i have ravaged other parts of the country, the effects of climate disruption are having profound effects. working together now to equitably address these threats to our families, to vulnerable communities, into future generations, is no longer a choice to be made, it is our only option. thank you to the city of san francisco, the department of the environment for recognizing that climate change is not just our obligation, but an opportunity to breathe clean air and live in a thriving communities for generations to come. happy earth day. thank you. [applause]. >> thank you, jody. my name is debbie and i am the director of the san francisco department of environment, and i'm thrilled and honored to be out here on this beautiful day joined by the sierra club, joined by mothers out front,

joined by all the people of san francisco who care so deeply about this issue under the leadership of late -- mayor breed. our next speaker is really the reason why we are here today. so dr. david klein, the c.e.o. of this hospital understands that healthcare is not only about the health of the individual, it is about the health of the community and of the planet. and under his leadership, and his willingness to take a step forward, he said, i know what we need to do, we need to show the world what is possible and we will do that through the operation of our building. with this, let's welcome dr. klein. [applause]. >> thank you, debbie, and thank you mayor breed, we are so pleased to be here with you on earth day to address this very important topic. in december of 2017, our dignity held hospitals in san francisco,

both st. francis and our sisters hospital became the first hospitals to sign up for clean power s.f. charge of super green at 100% renewable power. switching was as easy as a phone call. as a health system, dignity health is committed to reaching 35% renewable energy usage and reduce our greenhouse gas emissions by 40% by the year 2020. these are goals that we are well on track to achieve thanks to the partnership with organizations like clean power, and the city of san francisco, in fact, i'm proud to report that by switching to super green 100% renewable power, our hospital now avoids more than 2 million pounds of carbon dioxide, and that is equivalent of about 218 cars driven for an entire year. a really remarkable number. [applause] thank you. a dignity health, we believe what is good for the planet is good for the patients. i do applaud the work of the

mayor, the mayor's office, clean power s.f. and the many other partners towards sustainability in san francisco. thank you very much. [applause]. >> that concludes our press conference. thank you all so much for being here. i am so excited about the work that san francisco will continue to do to be a leader on really contributing to changing how people think about what we can do here locally to protect our environment. we know that people reach out to us from all over the world on our incredible environmental policies, and this just takes as a step further to reaching the goals where we can make sure that we have a cleaner, greener, planet -- cleaner, greener planet for future generations. thank you for being here today. [applause]

>> i came to san francisco in 1969. i fell in love with this city and and this is where i raised my family at. my name is bobbie cochran. i've been a holly court resident for 32 years. i wouldn't give up this neighborhood for nothing. i moved into this apartment one year ago. my favorite thing is my kitchen. i love these clean walls. before the remodeling came

along, the condition of these apartments had gotten pretty bad, you know, with all the mildew, the repairs. i mean you haven't seen the apartment for the program come along. you wouldn't have believed it. so i appreciate everything they did. i was here at one point. i was. because i didn't know what the outcome of holly court was going to be. you know, it really got -- was it going to get to the point where we have to be displaced because they would have to demolish this place? if they had, we wouldn't have been brought back. we wouldn't have been able to live in burn. by the program coming along, i welcome it. they had to hire a company and they came in and cleaned up all the walls. they didn't paint the whole apartment, they just cleaned up the mildew part, cleaned up and

straighted it and primed it. that is impressive. i was a house painter. i used to go and paint other people's apartments and then come back home to mine and i would say why couldn't i live in a place like that. and now i do. as latinos we are unified in some ways and incredibly diverse in others and this exhibit really is an exploration of nuance in how we present those ideas. ♪ our debts are not for sale.

>> a piece about sanctuary and how his whole family served in the army and it's a long family tradition and these people that look at us as foreigners, we have been here and we are part of america, you know, and we had to reinforce that. i have been cure rating here for about 18 year. we started with a table top, candle, flower es, and a picture and people reacted to that like it was the monna lisa. >> the most important tradition as it relates to the show is idea of making offering. in traditional mexican alters, you see food, candy, drinks,

cigarettes, the things that the person that the offerings where being made to can take with them into the next word, the next life. >> keeps u.s us connects to the people who have passed and because family is so important to us, that community dynamic makes it stick and makes it visible and it humanizes it and makes it present again. ♪ >> when i first started doing it back in '71, i wanted to do something with ritual, ceremony and history and you know i talked to my partner ross about the research and we opened and it hit a cord and people loved it. >> i think the line between engaging everyone with our culture and appropriating it.

i think it goes back to asking people to bring their visions of what it means to honor the dead, and so for us it's not asking us to make mexican altars if they are not mexican, it's really to share and expand our vision of what it means to honor the dead. >> people are very respectful. i can show you this year alone of people who call tol ask is it okay if we come, we are hawaii or asian or we are this. what should we wear? what do you recommend that we do? >> they say oh, you know, we want a four day of the dead and it's all hybrid in this country. what has happened are paper cuts, it's so hybrid. it has spread to mexico from the

bay area. we have influence on a lot of people, and i'm proud of it. >> a lot of tim times they don't represent we represent a lot of cultures with a lot of different perspectives and beliefs. >> i can see the city changes and it's scary. >> when we first started a lot of people freaked out thinking we were a cult and things like that, but we went out of our way to also make it educational through outreach and that is why we started doing the prosession in 1979. >> as someone who grew up attending the yearly processions and who has seen them change incrementally every year into kind of what they are now, i feel in many ways that the cat

is out of the bag and there is no putting the genie back into the bottle in how the wider public accesses the day of the dead. >> i have been through three different generations of children who were brought to the procession when they were very young that are now bringing their children or grandchildren. >> in the '80s, the processions were just kind of electric. families with their homemade visuals walking down the street in san francisco. service so much more intimate and personal and so much more rooted in kind of a family practice of a very strong cultural practice. it kind of is what it is now and it has gone off in many different directions but i will always love the early days in the '80s where it was so

intimate and son sofa millial. >> our goal is to rescue a part of the culture that was a part that we could invite others to join in there there by where we invite the person to come help us rescue rescue it also. that's what makes it unique. >> you have to know how to approach this changing situation, it's exhausting and i have seen how it has affected everybody. >> what's happening in mission and the relationship with the police, well it's relevant and it's relevant that people think about it that day of the dead is not just sugar skulls and paper flowers and candles, but it's

become a nondenominational tradition that people celebrate. >> our culture is about color and family and if that is not present in your life, there is just no meaning to it you know? >> we have artists as black and brown people that are in direct danger of the direct policies of the trump a administration and i think how each of the artists has responsibilitie responded ss interesting. the common >> my s.f. dove -- government t.v. moment was when i received a commendation award from supervisor chris daly. then we sang a duet in the board chamber. [singing]

>> happy anniversary san francisco government t.v. happy anniversary to you. happy anniversary san francisco government t.v. anniversary, anniversary, happy 25th anniversary to you. [♪]

>> good afternoon and welcome to the april 30th, 2019 regular meeting of the san francisco board of supervisors. madame clerk, please call the roll. >> thank you, mr. president. [roll call]