vision zero goal in eliminating traffic fatalities by 2024. our city has far to go as we know from the last month and last week when we lost the tenth pedestrian on the streets this year. the m.t.a. has to achieve new levels of innovation, project implementation and coordination while landing up the funds needed for vision zero. we are talking congestion pricing and regulato regulatingd lyft. this is why we support the nomination of steve to the board of directors. we believe he has the skill set and experience to make this happen given the serious complexities to fix muni. his understanding of public transit as well as the san francisco role in regional

transportation would be a valuable asset and he knows how to deliver on big projects and market street and geary and embarcadero are important. he is an avid pedestrian and experiences the very real safety challenges people face every day in our city and this is important to have. i just last thing appreciating what was spoken regarding priority of th the most vulnerae on the streets. we are all pedestrians. vision zero is for all of us. >> next speaker, please. i am the president of sunset park side education and action committee speak. speak is a 501 c-3 established in 1969 in district four.

the board voted overwhelming in opposition to this appointment. i move you move this to the full board. as the executive director the appointee over saw the cost of compact which resulted in sb50, over saw the merger, that the oversight for the replacement for the eastern span of the bay bridge. it also including the link to the san jose america kerry news editorial from july 2018. >> any other member of the public wish to speak? >> good morning. i am here not as the san francisco transit riders but as my role on the friends of

downtown extension which i think i have spoken to some of you about and hopefully will continue to also as part of a broad coalition of non-profits working on getting real significant revenue to transportation, also division zero to pedestrians, bikes, operations if we have a say in it, which i hope the nonprofits have a say in it and construction to create a world class transportation system. i speak on behalf of steve for a couple vens. we need a new director to use elizabeth warrens words who dreams big and works hard. we need a really outstanding director. i would hope that steve who should have a lot of resources

throughout the community. he has known everybody up and down be the cost and then across america could help bring somebody the quality of here are my favorites. the quality of phil washington in los angeles. happy to have him or andy by ford in new york. preferably a woman. the second thing he did not refer to really was about getting equitable environmental and efficient public transit through great funding. we need a regional person. it would be helpful if we had somebody on the sf m.t.a. board who understood that relationship and who thought regionally, which i think we must. >> thank you so much. any other member of the public

that wish to speak. seeing none, public comment is closed. steve, i am so excited that i am hopefully going to have the chance to work with you. right when i joined the mtc was your last day. i never got a chance on that body, and i am looking forward to working with you in this new role. i can't believe this is how you are choosing to spend your retirement. i kept asking are you sure, are you sure? you said yes so i really appreciate that you want to spend your free time and energy focusing on our local system and making it better. as you know, we have so many challenges ahead of us. i believe your expertise and your connections, quite frankly, statewide are going to make a difference for us. thank you so much. i look forward to supporting you.

any other comments? i am happy to make the motion. i make a motion to amend the item by striking rejecting and move this item forward to the full board as a committee report. yothis time i will do it right with a recommendation to approve. without objection that motion passes. >> that matter is recommended as a committee report to tomorrow's board meeting. >> that's right. thank you so much for your time. mr. clerk, do we have any more business before us is. >> that completing the agenda for today. >> thank you. the meeting is adjourned. go.

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told us or are sufficient value and the greater community will benefit. >> thanks to sf environment san francisco has over one hundred drop off locations visit recycle damn and thanks for watching join us >> hi, everybody. welcome to laguna honda. [cheering] >> and before we get started, my grandmother spent almost 14 years here at laguna honda, and so many of you took incredible care of miss camelia brown. i want to give a special shout out to denise and so many people here who day in and day out take care of some of our most vulnerable folks that rely on us

to care for them every day. we are so grateful to be here with our governor, gavin newsom. [cheers and applause] >> he has already hit the ground running, and we know from experience of being a former mayor of san francisco, he understands intimately all the challenges that we as a city face, which really is going to be so incredible for our city and cities across the state of california for all the things we know we need to do to change california for the better. laguna honda is a key part of san francisco's health network, which cares for one in eight san franciscans. primarily people who are uninsured, low income, or for -- from our immigrant communities.

and includes not only laguna honda, but san francisco general , and smaller clinics across our city, and health services in our county jail. here at laguna honda, more than 1,000 patients each year receive care for complex conditions like h.i.v. and alzheimer's and dementia, and other mental illnesses and disorders, and we have, for patients who are suffering from strokes or brain injuries, or spinal injuries, or other trauma. these treatments require long-term and specialized care, as so many of you here know, and they commonly include medications as part of the treatment plan. however, it is a well-known fact that these medications are expensive, and can drive up the cost of healthcare for millions of people who need these drugs to survive. the san francisco health network is constantly working to find

ways to save money on drug costs for uninsured patients. we work with federal programs like the 340 b. program that provides drugs at a discounted rate for some of our facilities, but facilities like laguna honda , or our county jail, our behavioral health clinic, they don't qualify for those federal discounts. not to mention the medications used in treatment plans at these facilities are some of the most expensive medications. the health network purchases more than 3,000 drugs for patients who don't qualify for 340 b. discounts, and just the 25 most expensive drugs, of those costs, it because our city more than $17 million each year. when we have people struggling on the streets of san francisco, with mental health challenges

and substance use disorders, or people spending thousands of dollars on life-saving medication for h.i.v. and aids, or people fighting a battle with cancer, we need to be focused on helping them recover and heal, not whether or not they can afford to pay for the medication this is the same case at many healthcare facilities, not only in san francisco, but across the entire state of california and the nation, and this is why i am so thrilled to be joining governor gavin newsom here today to announce a san francisco will be joining the efforts to bring down medication costs in our city. [applause] >> we will work hard to bring down the cost of those medications. we have worked hard over the years, but we know there is so

much more that we can do, and by joining forces with other counties across the state, we know that we can make a difference in the lives of millions of patients. we are joined here today by two other bay area counties in making this commitment, alameda and santa clara county, and please join me in acknowledging our new department of public health director, dr. grant koufax who is here with us today [applause] >> at this time, i would like to call to the podium colleen who has spent about 13 years working for the department of public health in san francisco. she is an incredible health care advocate, now heading up alameda county department of public health. [applause] >> good morning, everyone.

it makes me so happy to see so many familiar faces here, and to be able to bring my new county in partnership with my old city and county in this really exciting endeavor. alameda county is pleased to stand with governor newsom to leverage the collective garb -- bargaining power as a state in its counties to lower the cost of prescription drugs for all californians. i would like to thank the governor for his leadership on this important issue. alameda county's vision 2026 is in alignment with the health forward agenda. vision 2026 is our comprehensive effort to set a course for a decade that anticipates community challenges and maximizes our ability to meet residents's needs in this rapidly changing world. vision 2026 foresees a thriving and resilient population where individuals and communities are empowered to overcome adversity and be supported so they can grow, flourish and be

self-sufficient. essential to achieving this vision is our ten goal of healthcare for all, which seeks to ensure that every person in alameda county has access to the care and services they need to live their healthiest lives. governor newsom's collaborative approach to obtaining prescription drug costs will put us closer to a comprehensive solution for affordable and accessible healthcare for all. collectively, public healthcare providers and other safety net providers in alameda county, spends tens of millions of dollars each year on prescription drugs for our county's most vulnerable residents. while many of these drugs are acquired through the federal 343 b. program which may or breed referenced, drugs purchased for individuals accessing our behavioral health services or our inmates and our jails do not this means that we are surely paying more than we need to for these medications, diverting valuable resources from other

safety net programs and services this presents an important opportunity for our county and others to partner with the governor's healthcare team to explore how we can make drugs more affordable in our safety net healthcare system. additionally, this approach will foster regional collaboration through the sharing of information and protocols and best practices. alameda county is looking forward to partnering with the governor's office, and our county colleagues to explore the promise of this timely endeavor. at this point, i would like to welcome miguel marques, marquez, the chief operating officer for the county of santa clara. [applause] >> thank you, colleen, and thank you governor newsom for inviting slight -- santa clara county to participate in this event and in this work, and thank you mayor breed for hosting this event today. over the years, santa clara county has implement it programs to expand coverage and affordable options that move us

closer to providing healthcare for all. indeed, our board of supervisors has officially supported a single payer healthcare system. and santa clara county, we are proud to operate three hospitals , and a dozen clinics located throughout the county. each of which provides high-quality, integrated healthcare to the 2 million members of our community. like the governor, we know that innovation through the healthcare system, including a path to single payer systems will help us reach our shared vision of better health for all. that is why we are excited by the opportunity to work with the governor and with so many other partners throughout the state to take on the high cost of prescription drugs. year after year, pharmaceutical companies continue to increase the price of brand-name drugs. we all need to ask the question, do prescription drugs really have to be that expensive?

wild drug purchasing practices are complex, we must look for and implement innovative solutions to reduce these costs. federal policies have not done enough to control drug prices. in the absence of federal leadership, local and state government need to partner and need to think creatively about how to leverage our collective buying power to negotiate better prices for our residents. last year, santa clara county valley medical center spent more than $120 million on pharmaceuticals. giving the extrude nearly high cost of prescription drugs, we have been looking for opportunities for savings. we welcome the chance to work with the state and with other partners to explore options to reduce these costs. as you know, public helps it -- health systems play an especially important and unique role in delivering care, services, and treatment to the patient's in the communities we

serve, especially the uninsured and the underinsured. we are a safety net healthcare system that is proud to offer top-notch care to all who need it, but to do that, we need to explore all opportunities to reduce costs whenever possible so that our limited resources can better be spent to help the homeless, the mentally ill, and other vulnerable members of our community. a number of years ago, the county of santa clara was the first county in the nation to ensure that every child, regardless of immigration status , could get healthcare services. we are especially proud to support the governor's efforts to become the first state in the country to provide coverage to young, undocumented adults. thank you, governor for leading the way for these young adults. santa clara county and the state of california have aggressively implemented the affordable care act. it has been a huge success.

just a couple of numbers. in santa clara county alone, more than 100,000 -- 140,000 residents gained coverage through this expansion. another 45,000 plus have subsidized coverage through coverage california, that is just in santa clara county. and most important, the bottom line number, the uninsured rate in santa clara county has dropped by 50 3%. so the time is now to take the next step. we are fortunate to have a governor who is a champion for these important issues. we look forward to working with the governor to make better health for all, california's highest priority. thank you very much. [applause] >> thank you, miguel. i also would like to take this opportunity to introduce someone who has been a champion for laguna honda, our supervisor for district two, catherine stefani is joining us here today. thank you so much.

[applause] >> and now i would like to introduce our governor, who we all know was a former mayor of san francisco, someone who led innovative programs, pushed to really change san francisco and california for the better, same-sex marriage, he was the one who put forth the idea and opened the doors for so many people to get married at city hall, when so many people attacked them on this issue, and now it is gone global and has been recognized throughout the united states, 311 was just his brainchild, this innovative resource that we use to call to deal with a number of challenges in the city, so many incredible resources that we use today, and now, is a governor in his budget , he will continue to provide the support and the resources that we need to

address many of the challenges that exist in san francisco. we also should know that he really led the charge on the rebuild on the hospital to the new facility that we see today. the governor of the state of california, gavin newsom. [applause] >> thank you, thank you. this is fun coming back. the couple of you were showing me photos ten years ago, pregrey hair, and this is remarkable that this place opened. i remember standing here during the ribbon-cutting, and i think i used a line, which i am now reminded of, at the time we were doing something with a skilled nursing facility. also ten years ago, that was novel and no one was investing in this place. people so the county couldn't afford it and we had to move in

a different direction. we get it when it comes to skilled nursing facilities and keeping people in place. we are on the leading and cutting edge and doing something no one else is willing to do. i remember saying that the mayor of athens said, he says, we do not imitate, for we are a model to others. i say that then, nine plus years ago, i will say it again today in the context in the spirit that brings us here together around the issue of prescription drugs. we do not imitate because we are a model to others what we are advancing here today is new, what we are advancing here today matters what we're doing today is what i expect others to be doing tomorrow, not just other counties joining california's

purchasing pole, but other states joining california's purchasing pool. leveraging our resources, big buyers mean lower costs. the fact is, in the state of california, 13 plus billion dollars a year, your tax dollars are currently being spent on prescription drugs. i will repeat that, 13 plus billion dollars a year. the problem is, we were isolating the purchasing. we had jails doing their purchasing, we had the state hospitals doing their purchasing , we had our retirement system doing their purchasing, we had the va doing their purchasing, we had our medi-cal system, which is 13 million strong, we were only leveraging 2 million of those 13 million in our purchasing pool. just combining the medi-cal system alone, taking the 2 billion and leveraging the purchasing now with 13 billion is going to drive hundreds of

millions of dollars of savings on an annual basis. we project in our budget that we just submitted a few weeks back, or a week or so ago, that we will save conservatively $393 million because of this purchasing effort. that's just on an annual basis, $400 million of money that we otherwise would spend that would allow us to provide discounts, to provide additional subsidies to reduce those costs each to each and every one of you. if we are not curious about these drugs, we are not curious about addressing the cost as it relates to the issue of healthcare inflation. this is one of the principal drivers. we have seen close to doubling of our costs in the state, doubling of our cost in the state, just in the last nine years. this cannot continue. with all due respect to big pharma, i have no problem, no

gripe with people being successful, i don't begrudge success, i appreciate competition, i appreciate research, i appreciate the kind of innovation that we pride ourselves on, but i don't like people taking advantage of other people. i don't like gouging, i don't like windfalls, i don't like folks, you know, getting massive bonuses and, you know, at the expense of folks that are struggling on the streets and the sidewalks. this is a foundational principle , it is a value i know laguna honda community shares. it is a value that san franciscans share, it is of value the mayor shares, it is shared broadly throughout this state and substantial of lee, around this region in santa clara, in alameda, that value now is being brought to the forward in terms of counties joining the state purchasing pool. we had hoped this would happen in a year or two, maybe three, but here we are, just weeks

after announcing l.a. county joining our purchasing pool, no three additional counties are joining the purchasing pool. this is remarkable. the momentum is real, and this is exciting because we are actually making progress in realtime. this is not just platitudes, this is not just a tweet, this is not just a promotion, it is not just a promise, we are seeing things happen in realtime , so i just want to thank the enlightened leadership that you heard from today. they didn't need to do this, it was wise to do it, but they didn't need to do it, but the fact that they are doing it, and they are doing it on the front end, is an extraordinary testament to mayor breed's commitment not passing interest to bring down the cost of prescription drugs and the cost of healthcare in this county. colleen's commitment and miguel 's commitment to do the

same is a big deal, so i don't want to undersell this moment. i want to appropriately sell it. i want to overhyped -- i don't want to overhyped it, but this is significant. we have governors calling this state wanting to join our efforts. we believe this is the beginning of a different frame of momentum not top-down, god bless watching congress, pretzels trying to deal with big pharma, this is bottom up. it is a new frame. i will tell you, a california, we just reached at $3 trillion year mar. we punch above our rate, and there are only four nations on planet earth that carry more wait then the state of california. we are truly a nationstate, the fifth largest economy in the world, the united states is one of those economies ahead of us, only a few others that have the capacity to do what we are doing as a state.

now the second largest purchaser outside the v.a. and the united states itself in the country. this is important. i want to express and acknowledge the hard work of our team in sacramento that is working overtime to get this right, to make sure we do it right. i want to thank the counties for building that momentum, and i want you all to know that we are inviting the private sector to join our purchasing pools. we want to see companies large and small also join in and take advantage of our ability to leverage and to sit at that table as one purchaser, not just aggregated as thousands of purchasers. we are formed -- where pharma has the power, now we are taking back that power and we are leveraging that power over the table. hugh merrow costs 96% more in the united states than it does in the u.k. some medications are 100% more then the folks in the u.k.

give me a break. with all due respect, it is not just about well, we do the research on the development, we have to pay for that, the people who do the most research and the development are people like you. through our grants, through our tax dollars. they leverage those, they supplement those, and we are proud of that research. but give me a break. they do it because they can. they do it because no one is pushing back. they do it because they leverage influence of the people like me. they come in with a lot of money and they come into leverage their point of view and they usually scare folks instead of doing the right thing, but they can't scare the leaders assembled behind me, and the cannot change the trajectory of a state that says, we have had enough. we are better than this. we will do more and we are going to leverage our voice in a way that respects the people of this state that we represent, so thank you all for coming out.

thank you for being part of this announcement and all this extraordinary momentum and know this, in closing, this is just one of many things the state of california is doing to expand healthcare in this state. our budget, briefly, is going to expand coverage regardless of your immigration status. our budget will double substantially and increase by doubling our annual contribution and our medi-cal system through proposition 56. forgive me for boring you on that, but we will increase our reimbursement rates, more trauma screenings, more early screenings to address issues before they manifest, we are going to deepen subsidies for low income families on the health exchange, and expand subsidies into the middle class. the only state in america that is expanding subsidies for families earning up to $150,000 a year. we are very proud of these

efforts. our goal is universal. our goal is to get this done through a single parent financing system, but until we advance those ideals, we will build pragmatic steps, make progress each and every week until we ultimately get to those goals. thank you, san francisco, thank you to mother nature for adding a little energy, thank you mayor breed for hosting us here today. [applause]. >> thank you. >> i don't know if there are questions, how do you want to do this? i will let the electives go, and supervisor, very wonderful you are here as well. any questions, we will do it out here. we will let you all go. thank you, guys, very much. [applause]

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will tell [inaudible] pretty rich and interesting. in what we do as film makers is try to tell the best story possible so i think that is where i [inaudible] learn everything. lighting and cinematography. i got jobs of stage manger at some place and projectionist. i kind of mixed and matched as i went and kept refining i feel like it isn't just about making things that are beautiful and appealing and rich and [inaudible] the way that the films [inaudible] it has to tell a story. >> my name is sumell [inaudible] free lance multimedia produce. my project is [inaudible] mostly oof street photographry with a few portraits. i'm going arounds san francisco and capturing the [inaudible] as we started to do this project i was

reading about the decline of african american population in san francisco and i wondered where the remaining population was and what they were doing and how life was for them. >> i wasn't very inspired by school, i wasn't very inspired by continuing to read and write and go to class. i watched a lot of movies and saw a lot of [inaudible] i said that is what i want to do. i had this very feminist [inaudible] and i felt like there was not enough of a womans vision on the stuff that we see, the movies that we make and the beginning of the [inaudible] the way we look at women and the roles women take in the stories being tolds. they felt

[inaudible] they did want feel complex. i was like, i have a different frame i like to see the world shaped by. >> my grandsmother was a teacher and taught special education for 40 years in los angeles and when i was growing up she inspired me to record everything. we recorded our conversations, we recorded the [inaudible] we recorded everything to cassette players. learning multimedia skills, from the other crossover employment opportunities for young people. someone who grew up in la rks san francisco feels like a small town. i lived in western addition and i was looking for someone to cut my hair, i found [inaudible] he seemed like a very interesting guy and grew up in the neighborhood and had a lot to say about

something that was foreign to me. that local perspective and so important to me because i think as someone who isn't from here, knowing that history allows me to be more engaging in the community i live in and want the same for others. i want people to move into a new neighborhood to know who was there before and businesses and what cultural and [inaudible] shape what we see today. >> my guiding principles have been, if you stick to something long enough and know what it is and go for it you will get there. [inaudible] where i want to go, what i want to do and it is totally possible so, the impossible is you know, is not something to listen to.

[♪] >> i just don't know that you can find a neighborhood in the city where you can hear music stands and take a ride on the low rider down the street. it is an experience that you can't have anywhere else in san francisco. [♪] [♪] >> district nine is a in the southeast portion of the city. we have four neighborhoods that

i represent. st. mary's park has a completely unique architecture. very distinct feel, and it is a very close to holly park which is another beautiful park in san francisco. the bernal heights district is unique in that we have the hell which has one of the best views in all of san francisco. there is a swinging hanging from a tree at the top. it is as if you are swinging over the entire city. there are two unique aspects. it is considered the fourth chinatown in san francisco. sixty% of the residents are of chinese ancestry. the second unique, and fun aspect about this area is it is the garden district. there is a lot of urban agriculture and it was where the city grew the majority of the flowers. not only for san francisco but for the region. and of course, it is the location in mclaren park which is the city's second biggest park after golden gate. many people don't know the

neighborhood in the first place if they haven't been there. we call it the best neighborhood nobody has ever heard our. every neighborhood in district nine has a very special aspect. where we are right now is the mission district. the mission district is a very special part of our city. you smell the tacos at the [speaking spanish] and they have the best latin pastries. they have these shortbread cookies with caramel in the middle. and then you walk further down and you have sunrise café. it is a place that you come for the incredible food, but also to learn about what is happening in the neighborhood and how you can help and support your community. >> twenty-fourth street is the birthplace of the movement. we have over 620 murals. it is the largest outdoor public gallery in the country and possibly the world. >> you can find so much

political engagement park next to so much incredible art. it's another reason why we think this is a cultural district that we must preserve. [♪] >> it was formed in 2014. we had been an organization that had been around for over 20 years. we worked a lot in the neighborhood around life issues. most recently, in 2012, there were issues around gentrification in the neighborhood. so the idea of forming the cultural district was to help preserve the history and the culture that is in this neighborhood for the future of families and generations. >> in the past decade, 8,000 latino residents in the mission district have been displaced from their community. we all know that the rising cost of living in san francisco has led to many people being displaced. lower and middle income all over the city.

because it there is richness in this neighborhood that i also mentioned the fact it is flat and so accessible by trip public transportation, has, has made it very popular. >> it's a struggle for us right now, you know, when you get a lot of development coming to an area, a lot of new people coming to the area with different sets of values and different culture. there is a lot of struggle between the existing community and the newness coming in. there are some things that we do to try to slow it down so it doesn't completely erase the communities. we try to have developments that is more in tune with the community and more equitable development in the area. >> you need to meet with and gain the support and find out the needs of the neighborhoods. the people on the businesses that came before you. you need to dialogue and show respect. and then figure out how to bring in the new, without displacing the old. [♪] >> i hope we can reset a lot of

the mission that we have lost in the last 20 years. so we will be bringing in a lot of folks into the neighborhoods pick when we do that, there is a demand or, you know, certain types of services that pertain more to the local community and working-class. >> back in the day, we looked at mission street, and now it does not look and feel anything like mission street. this is the last stand of the latino concentrated arts, culture and cuisine and people. we created a cultural district to do our best to conserve that feeling. that is what makes our city so cosmopolitan and diverse and makes us the envy of the world. we have these unique neighborhoods with so much cultural presence and learnings, that we want to preserve. [♪]

>> good evening, everybody, we want to get your attention, please. i like it, i like it, good evening, everybody, and welcome to the city build graduation ceremony. we are here to honor our graduates for city build academy , cycle 30, and let me see this one, construction administration and professional services academy for 2019. [cheers and applause] >> i'm gladys, i am joined by stella, i'm sorry, i am so nervous, we have been waiting so

long. i am joined by alanna, and we, together, we will be your m.c. tonight. we are very excited. we promise it to be a wonderful graduation. we are doing everything from our graduates from cycle 30 and cycle 19. we are going to acknowledge the supervisor of district eight, rafael mandelman if he was here, we also want to recognize someone from assembly member david to's office, also, in spirit, we have senator scott weiner in here -- was here in spirit. and also, we will do a lot of shout outs later. so, please help me welcome our city build director. [cheers and applause]

>> good evening, we apologize for running late. my name is ken name, i am the acting city build director. before we start the celebrations , we wanted to acknowledge a community member that we lost dearly earlier this year. i would like to ask that sherry andrews who has worked with her from the beginning of the program to come up and have a little moment of silence for her >> welcome. this is real rough for me. how do you say goodbye to your partner? someone who has been with you from the beginning? we will open it with a moment of silence.

thank you. mindy, i want you to see her as who she was. she was a fighter. there was no doubt about it. i am a 30 year ironworker from local 377, i am retired, i used to always say that mindy was from uptown and i was from across town, but we worked together, we had the understanding of working with disadvantaged communities, people from the projects, women who had a real difficult time getting into the trades, and ex offenders in and out of prison so we had a special population that we worked with, and we didn't leave a rock unturned for

them to get to where they were trying to go. we always had an expression that we would say with each other, everybody deserves the right to work who want to work, and san francisco being the unique cosmetology and -- cosmopolitan place it is, there's a vast array of people, but yet there was pockets of poverty, and pockets of people who were being denied, so mindy being the kind of fighter she was, and me being the kind of fighter that i was, we made a perfect team. even though she is not with us physically, she is here with us spiritually. i appreciate everybody being able to acknowledge her, city build, you know, this was a real good challenge for us, and like

i say, being here from cycle one , and now you are at cycle 30 , there were a lot of challenges. we were also creating a memorial , a living trust later on this fall, we will deal with the unions, we will deal with the contractors, but there is a lot of people who didn't have money, and that was always a barrier, so we wanted to be able to make certain that that's not the reason, so we would have a living trust that we can always be able to provide for those who want to get into the trace. [applause] -- get into the trades. [applause] >> thank you for giving us a moment to share our memories with mindy. her picture is on the side of

the room and we have a slideshow again, thank you for being here with us. now, at this time, we are here for the special day to celebrate the graduation of city build academy cycle 30, and castro cycle 19. what we would like to do is to welcome supervisor fewer to come up and share a word with us to open us -- open up the event. [applause] >> good evening, everyone. i would like to also acknowledge my colleague, president yi in the audience today. [applause] i am honored today to be addressing and congratulating the newest class of city build and construction administration and professional services academy graduates. you have now joined the ranks of our -- ranks of approximately other 9,900 city graduates. i have been a fan of city build since its conception in 2006. this program that trains and helps to place san francisco residents into construction

trades jobs is a win-win for everybody. it is a win for the students if they can earn college credit during their 18 week training course, it is a win for the construction trades as it creates a pipeline of employees who are trained to answer the construction trades to succeed as new apprentices, it is a win for city college as it boosts its enrolment numbers and also provides real supports for student success. i want to commend the graduates, as i know this is not an easy program to pass, it requires diligence and commitment, but also self-discipline, and the courage to learn a new skill. you have graduated at a perfect time. we need your help to help build for the new incoming population of san francisco. let's build san francisco together with solid union jobs. congratulations, graduates, thank you to your families and

friends who gave so much encouragement, and to the city build instructors. graduates, use this opportunity and accomplishment to do well in life, but above all, do good. [applause] >> thank you, supervisor fewer. as ken mentioned earlier today, we have a very special guest this evening, special guest that i'm very excited to introduce, as a black woman born and raised in the heart of bayview hunter's point, my communities very important to me. i know to this woman, also as well. it is important that she is working hard right now to make an equitable san francisco for us all, and provide our communities with the opportunity and the access to well-paying careers in construction and also in the skilled trades. she is here to celebrate his

graduates this evening, and to help me welcome her, please put your hands together for the honorable london breed, mayor of synthesis go. [applause] >> hello, graduates. -- mayor of san francisco. [applause]. >> hello, graduates. how exciting is this? when i think about how far we have come with the city build program, i think about what happened when i was growing up in the western edition, where we didn't have city build. we had the community center, and we had people like lefty gordon and others fighting for opportunities for so many people in the western addition to work in construction jobs, especially because, a some of you know, the history of the western edition, where there were a number of projects that were taken place, a number of buildings that were being built that weren't