alaska airlines, top sponsor for opportunities for all. please welcome bay area vice president anna bell chang. >> thank you. it is perfect at the giants stadium we look around and realize practice makes perfect. it takes training and a lot of years of experience. that is exactly what opportunities for all is. it is about developing your experience, perfecting professionalism. how to take a phone call, be a good employee, become a good boss one day. here we realize it takes that grit and that perseverance and teamwork. it is a perfect setting for us. i am vice president of the bay area for alaska airlines. we are honored to be the first corporate sponsor of the

opportunities for all program. i want you to help me pick a number. when someone goes and takes unpaid internship for the summer, how much do you think they give up in wages if they don't take a paid summer job? 3,000? do you think it is higher? $5,000? how many think it is around $5,000? how many think it is more than that? that's right. it is $6,800 is the estimated amount of money you give up by tag an unpaid internship during the summer. that is incredible for those looking for ways to build professional experience. opportunities for all the making that happen by allowing you to take on a paid internship and making sure you get the invaluable. no amount of money can cover the experience you are going to develop.

we want to say that is incredibly important. at alaska airlines we have been giving in communities for a very long time. in the bay area we have thousands of employees from ramp agents to mechanics to pilots to customer service. i want to shout sought to the team taking on more than 200 interns. these are great paying union jobs at the airport. people don't know about it. it is based on family connections and experience. we want to make sure that people can learn about these opportunities and what i will share is even at alaska airlines the highest level officers started at alaska airlines on the ramp, helping people guilty around the planes to move safely.

it is extraordinary the opportunities from the very first job. i have a plaque, mayor to present. we shared the opportunities for all programming in our inflight magazine in february. that is 33,000 flights had a chance to learn about mayor london breed's opportunities for all program. we are super-excited and totally thrilled. [applause.] >> thank you. give a round for the generosity of alaska airlines. while we talk generosity it is at&t. this woman is a long time friend. we were radio broadcasting colleagues for many, many years. back in day we performed in the

oakland ballet celebrity all-star performance of the nutcracker and we were nag magnificent as toy soldiers. i am delighted to introduce her. my own girl director of external affairs, cammy black stone. >> we still got it. welcome everyone. i want to thank mayor london breed. there goes my notes. for this incredible idea and program. it is so important. at a and and t we -- at&t we will connect diverse opportunities. here in san francisco we are riding the waves of economic prosperity but not everyone in

san francisco is able to participate. we hope that with believe and with opportunities for all, these initiatives the maze or put forward that we can level that playing field. people like you, you young people can make that connection to get training and work experience and everything you need to find your path to economic success. we wish you all the best. we want to thank the mayor and we are excited to see how it unfolds for all of us in san francisco. thank you. [applause.] >> let's get a hip, hip for at&t. >> this would not be possible without our nonprofit organizations. three had boots on the ground in the community reaching out,

conducting sign-ups for young people including the jamestown community center. a round of applause please for myrna melgar, executive director. >> thank you so much. i am the executive director of the jamestown community center, one of the oldest youth development communities in san francisco. i want to thank mayor breed for her vision. it is an incredible investment in our youth and august and ack. i am an immigrant. mize parents didn't speak english and didn't have connections. i am here today because i had mentors of people who helped me graduate, apply to college, get the first job and

that is so important for immigrant youth and youth of color whose parents don't have a lot of social capital. they don't have people to connect them with jobs, paid internships. when your family can hardly buy groceries, how can you take an unpaid internship for two or three months during the summer. at jamestown we were lucky to be included in this amazing opportunity and we ran with it. we have a program designed buys our director where we had girls at hilltop high school for girls who are pregnant while in high school. they designed and sewed the costumes for the 3 00 costumes. they put it together. then they saw all of the youth

from the community all the of black and brown kids being celebrated on television with a community clapping after them. what an enormous wonderful gift. thank you, mayor for that. yesterdayir had the great pleasure of doing the training for 50 high school youth working in our programs. we had them go through training and lesson planning. we had them vision what it would be like to be a little kid going to pacific heights in the skin we are in and that is a teaching moment. we want them to own this city. this is their city. we are included socially and economically. it seems the elder peers are now going through a path to an educational career.

we have a partnership with the san francisco unified school district to train or staff to become teachers while mentoring the opportunity for all kids. there is aath for them. they see themselves in the older kids who are becoming teachers of color, bilingual teachers in the school district. that wouldn't have happened if it weren't for opportunities for all. thank you, mayor breed, for the opportunities and great difference that this project is making on the lives of our community. thank you so much. [applause.] >> thank you for sharing your story and god bless you in jamestown. we have a lot of young people excited to start internships and some have begun, is that right?

or maybe not. you are excited, yes, that is the point i am trying to make. one of these young people is nicholas lay from california state sacramento who worked every summer with our very only san francisco public works. come up to say a few words, young man. [applause.] >> thank you. i am nicholas lay. born and raised in san francisco. currently a senior at sacramento state university. i am part of sfu my whole life. i worked with the department of public works from 2010 to 2013, but this summer i age excited to be -- i am excited to take on a new role as lead for opportunities for all. it is important to me. i believe all youth deserve to

be connected with employment and training for post secondary opportunities. with that said i would like to thank mayor breed and director davis and the staff and partners that mailed possible this great opportunity. thank you. >> thank you and congratulations to you. are you fired up for another performance? get this party started. she is an actress, artist, athlete and activist who dedicated her time to inspiring others through music, spoken word and engaging in her community. please join me in welcoming miss ryan nicole. [applause.]

>> thank you for being here. before my song i want to say a couple words. shout out to mayor london breed. you are doing a great job. i am from oakland. i hope it affects our leadership as well. i will say this. opportunities for all is a beautiful program with, i think, wonderful language. we see know and london breed understands if you solve for equity, then you solve for everybody. if you solve for women and people of color, then everybody wins, everybody comes up. i want to acknowledge the women of leadership mu have taken the stage this morning and afternoon. i am going to do this song right now. this song i wrote initially for women of color but today it is

for all of us. the song is for everybody who needs to be seen, everybody who feels like they may be invisible. today is the start of a new program, a new era of justice. i want them to feel it in the chest but not blowout the ears. i am going to move. this is for your colored folks. ♪ never thought your rainbow was enough ♪ trying to make it through the life it is tough ♪ ♪ you will make it. you are the paint that makes this life all it is ♪ i have a yellow brick road, move see shoes, i see you on the news it is giving me the blues ♪ it is what you do, where we go

and how we get there and who will foot the bill and if anyone would make it you surely will havhave the will ♪ we see you shine ♪ it is only so you are a superstar. you wanted to put your slippers on make your way back home ♪ ♪ nerve thought your rainbow was enough. you will make it. you are what makes this life all it was. never thought your rainbow was enough ♪ ♪ it is tough. you are going to make it just because ♪ you are what makes this what it is ♪ ♪ the woman on the screen the beauty reach out 360 degrees of

lovely ♪ ♪ the girls shoes inside she is all clean ♪ ♪ just the wrong shape or wrong shade. never think about the wrong place ♪ ♪ the perfect chemistry ♪ never thought your rainbow was enough ♪ it is tough ♪ ♪ you have make it just because. never thought your rainbow was enough, going to make it through this life, you are going to make it just because ♪ ♪ if you were color folk, shine your light ♪ ♪ black, blue or grey, brown,

white ♪ ♪ you are color folk, shine your light ♪ ♪ black, blue, grey, yellow or white ♪ ♪ you are life ♪ this is why if you have an opportunity to world wins ♪ if we win we are doing good for everything ♪ ♪ make sure you go out and seize this opportunity because it is the beginning of your new thing ♪ >> i want you to say that i am what i am. descendent of man, the head not the tail, i am that i am. heaven sent you, man. in head not the tail. descendent of man. you guys your opportunity begins

with you believing you can do it and believing you are deserving of these opportunities. congratulations to you all. [applause.] >> that was fantastic. thank you for sharing your artistry with us. thank you, ryan nicole. our next performer grew up in new orleans. it was moving to break the cycle of violence after his best friend was murdered. he was a middle schoolteacher before he traded the classroom for a microphone and stage. we are happy to have him with us today. please welcome our next performer, this is d-1. [applause.] >> thank you all very much. let me tell you all something.

i am so excited i can't wipe this smile off my face. everybody looks so young. where are the students? can you make some noise. i can't tell the students from adults. they all look late teens, early 20s. listen, life is not something that comes with a script. when i was in third grade, i wanted to be the president of the united states. by the time i was in seventh grade, i wanted to be a lawyer. in high school i wanted to play in the nba. in college i started out as engineering major because my mamma said they make a lot of money. when i graduated college i realized i wanted to be a business major. when i first graduated i game a middle schoolteacher. now, i am a rapper and public speaker.

life has no script. it is not always what you do in life. it is about why you do what you are doing. as long as you chase passion and do stuff because you truly care and love it, you will be all right. i can't teleses you how to become a millionaire. my best friend got murdered. that is real life. it is not about what you do. it is about why you are doing it. do you love it? how are you doing it. if you are committing to be excellent in whatever you do in life, you will be okay. i want you all to know that. for the first song it is three is up. this is my month to in the rap game. i am not like everybody else or fit in. i don't care about fitting in. look what i have got on right now. i am here to stand out.

everybody say be real, be righteous, be relevant. when you see three is up you know what they represent. real, righteous and relevant. all true stories in my songs. ♪ san francisco, let's go. so your three is up ♪ ♪ so your three is up, in the middle, your three is up ♪ ♪ everybody come on, when you see is three is up, you know what they represent, real, righteous, relevant ♪ >> what did you say? >> real, righteous and relevant >> i can't hear you.

let's go. ♪ real, righteous and relevant. >> i made myself a target, from those who flip burgers, i have a purpose ♪ ♪ god gave me this. it is mustard i flourish ♪ ♪ it tastes so good, i want some greatness ♪ ♪ i could have been rich ♪ i am trying to bring my mother glory ♪ ♪ i can't co-sign that ♪ every time i come around everybody has mean mugs ♪ >> smile. you know how long it has been since i seen love?

they are trying to make the best what they have got ♪ ♪ everybody let's go, when you see that three is up you know what they represent. what is that ♪ ♪ be real, righteous, relevant >> when you see three is up you know what they represent. everybody. ♪ be real, righteous and relevant ♪ >> see what i was taught in sixth grade. so far more year offtrack. i was going through things my own. we lost touch ♪ ♪ four years later i ran into my guy ♪ >> teardrops under his eyes ♪ ♪ i took my hands to wipe them

away. he said no, big brother, they are here to stay ♪ note we got what the youngsters now have ♪ ♪ when you see that three is up, you know what they represent. let's go. be real, righteous, relevant ♪ >> you see three is up, you know what they represent ♪ >> snocut that off. >> when you see three is up you know what they represent. what? >> real, righteous, relevant. >> if what you say? >> real, righteous, relevant. >> amen. you all like that? (applause). >> it is a true story. all i can tell you is what i

have gone so. i am excited. i remember being a high school student. when you think about the key to happiness in live, you see this right here? that is not it. that is not it. now the high school looks at me like i am crazy. if you are an adult you know that is not the only key to happiness in life. raise your hand and make some noise. don't be a sleeve to a piece of paper per. everyone has a paper and mission. make sure you do something you love. when you love to do it, it is not going to feel like work. if it doesn't feel like work you will be great at it. they will say they got it paid up nice. next thing you know money takes

care of itself. i am a rapper. i am not supposed to be in san francisco speaking to the youth and adults how to connect with the purpose in life. the key is i am walking in my purpose, and other people doing their jobs we have a way to come together. that is going to happen with you. this summer when you do the internships. connect and build relationships and change your life. my name is d1. the reason i go so hard we don't want to let you down. students, we don't want to let you down. for the adults i am speaking on baffs of the students. a lot of people talk about our generation is bad. we are here to make you all proud and we don't want to let you down. everybody say i don't want to let you down.

say it. on beat. 5, 6, 7, eight. >> i see don't want to let you down. i don't want to let you down. say it. let's go. turn it up if you could. three, two, one. ♪ i don't want to let you down ♪ i was given time, silenced with the rhymes ♪ ♪ if you know me, you know i have been trying. i promise i am worth it ♪ it ain't easy working on my sh shoes.

♪ i don't want to let you down ♪ you fo forgive me. i want to make you proud to call me your child. i want you to purify my heart. let's go. i used to hang my head low. remember nights in the cold? i had to get it on my own. this is nothing that my heart can't take. ♪ i don't want to let you down i have been sleeping less, marathons. i need the rest. we will not deal with stress. it is my best struggling. this type of pain most people can't relate to it. going off the deep end.

i won't complain as long as i am breathing. ♪ try to set an example, we need more heroes ♪ ♪ people are famous all around me. ♪ ♪ i pray you hear me when i say i don't want to let you down ♪ ♪ i used to hang my head low ♪ remember nights in the cold? i had to go get it on my own ♪ ♪ it is nothing that my heart can't take ♪ ♪ if i told everybody if you have a dream put your hands up. all my students, if you have got a dream keep your hands up.

♪ i don't want to let you down ♪ i used to hang my head low ♪ i don't want to let you down ♪ remember nights with the coal ♪ i had to get it on my own ♪ my heart is going to break ♪ everybody say it loud in the crowd from the left to the right every day and every night from beginning to the end. keep it real don't pretend. ♪ god always got your back

>> thank you heir much. this passion is real. i might not have known you before today. i love you. thank you for the companies youtalizing your time -- utilizing your time for the next generation. i am d-1. (applause). >> thank you for your energy and passion and words of inspiration. he needs to come out of his shell. he is so very shy. you are superintelligent. thank you for sharings your gifts today. thanthank you for sharing your dreams as a child. i wish you were president right now. that is d-1, you all. as we close i would like to introduce the woman putting this

together behind the scenes from engaging with youth and employers to creating programming and organizing these events. please give a warm welcome to the san francisco human rights commission executive director cheryl davis. [applause.] >> i see not everybody has sunglasses and baseball caps. i am not going to talk a long time. there is something i feel compelled to say. i will ask tj to come back up here. if i am going to be honest when we talk about this and think about young people with opportunities and platforms and spaces and places and how we allow folks to have voicings and have access. what i said to t y before she got up to speak. i was like we going to keep it positive and upbeat, right?

maybe that was positive and upbeat to tj, i don't know. ultimately, tj had the platform and space and place. it was within her rights to say what it is she felt compelled to say. as we develop this work, if we are going to be true about giving youth a place to speak up and to speak out it means sometimes they may say things we don't think is the right time and moment. for me the struggle is we come in as adults to create priorities and prioritize youth voice and give them a platform and space and place to do things, learn things, grow and be themselves. sometimes when we do it we go wait, wait, wait. what happened here? you did what maybe you wanted to but maybe made me see uncomfortable. that is not what this is meant

to be. the mayor created opportunities for everybody regardless where they live or go to school or what they look like or what their thoughts are. we are asking you all here today to celebrate the fact that we actually are giving place and space for people to be themselves. we are not asking them to change who they are. we are giving them a platform and place to grow in a positive setting. i gave her a hard time when she got off the stage. this is what this is all about. i want us to all remind ourselves. when young people come to your place of employment they may not show up the way you think they should. opportunities for all is about we are giving people the space and the place to grow and to learn and to become successful, however they do fine success, not how we define it.

we want to be able to have young people benefit from the booming economy, to make money to live in the city. it is not just about the money lost. it is about the social networking and experience lost. we thank you for making the commitment to be here financially or with space and time and resources. i want to challenge you all to put yourselves on the spot and to challenge your way of thinking to actually embrace our young people for who they are and celebrate them and be the best they can be. thank you all. [applause.] >> i want to thank you for joining us today. shout out to employers and partners. thank you for your support. we see hope you young people are fired up and ready for orientation. i want to wish you all the best.

you are off to a great start. let me hear you say opportunities for all. >> after every giants game here, travel home safely and good afternoon from oracle park. ♪ ♪ you need to exit to my right, your left. there is food and beverage. thank you all so much once again. ♪ ♪

as a society we've basically failed big portion of our population if you think about the basics of food, shelter safety a lot of people don't have any of those i'm mr. cookie can't speak for all the things but i know say, i have ideas how we can address the food issue. >> open the door and walk through that don't just stand looking out. >> as they grew up in in a how would that had access to good food and our parent cooked this is how you feed yours this is not happening in our country this is a huge pleasure i'm david one of the co-founder

so about four year ago we worked with the serviced and got to know the kid one of the things we figured out was that they didn't know how to cook. >> i heard about the cooking school through the larkin academy a. >> their noting no way to feed themselves so they're eating a lot of fast food and i usually eat whatever safeway is near my home a lot of hot food i was excited that i was eating lunch enough instead of what and eat. >> as i was inviting them over teaching them basic ways to fix good food they were so existed. >> particle learning the skills and the food they were really go

it it turned into the is charity foundation i ran into my friend we were talking about this this do you want to run this charity foundations and she said, yes. >> i'm a co-found and executive director for the cooking project our best classes participation for 10 students are monday they're really fun their chief driven classes we have a different guest around the city they're our stand alone cola's we had a series or series still city of attorney's office style of classes our final are night life diners. >> santa barbara shall comes in and helps us show us things and this is one the owners they help

us to socialize and i've been here about a year. >> we want to be sure to serve as many as we can. >> the san francisco cooking school is an amazing amazing partner. >> it is doing that in that space really elevates the space for the kids special for the chief that make it easy for them to come and it really makes the experience pretty special. >> i'm sutro sue set i'm a chief 2, 3, 4 san francisco. >> that's what those classes afford me the opportunity it breakdown the barriers and is this is not scary this is our choice about you many times this is a feel good what it is that you give them is an opportunity you have to make it seem like it's there for them for the taking show them it is their and

they can do that. >> hi, i'm antonio the chief in san francisco. >> the majority of kids at that age in order to get them into food they need to see something simple and the evidence will show and easy to produce i want to make sure that people can do it with a bowl and spoon and burner and one pan. >> i like is the receipts that are simple and not feel like it's a burden to make foods the cohesives show something eased. >> i go for vera toilet so someone can't do it or its way out of their range we only use 6 ingredients i can

afford 6 ingredient what good is showing you them something they can't use but the sovereignties what are you going to do more me you're not successful. >> we made a vegetable stir-fry indicators he'd ginger and onion that is really affordable how to balance it was easy to make the food we present i loved it if i having had access to a kitchen i'd cook more. >> some of us have never had a kitchen not taught how to cookie wasn't taught how to cook. >> i have a great appreciation for programs that teach kids food and cooking it is one of the healthiest positive things

you can communicate to people that are very young. >> the more programs like the cooking project in general that can have a positive impact how our kids eat is really, really important i believe that everybody should venting to utilize the kitchen and meet other kids their age to identify they're not alone and their ways in which to pick yours up and move forward that. >> it is really important to me the opportunity exists and so i do everything in my power to keep it that. >> we'll have our new headquarters in the heart of the tenderloin at taylor and kushlg at the end of this summer 2014 we're really excited. >> a lot of the of the

conditions in san francisco they have in the rest of the country so our goal to 257bd or expand out of the san francisco in los angeles and then after that who know. >> we'd never want to tell people want to do or eat only provide the skills and the tools in case that's something people are 2rrd in doing. >> you can't buy a box of psyche you have to put them in the right vein and direction with the right kids with a right place address time those kids don't have this you have to instill they can do it they're good enough now to finding out figure out and find the future for [♪]

>> my family's starts in mexico in a small town.

my parents are from a very, very small town. so small, that my dad's brother is married to one of my mom's sisters. it's that small. a lot of folks from that town are here in the city. like most immigrant families, my parents wanted a better life for us. my dad came out here first. i think i was almost two-years-old when he sent for us. my mom and myself came out here. we moved to san francisco early on. in the mission district and moved out to daily city and bounced back to san francisco. we lived across the street from the ups building. for me, when my earliest memories were the big brown trucks driving up and down the street keeping us awake at night. when i was seven-years-old and i'm in charge of making sure we get on the bus on time to get to school. i have to make sure that we do our homework. it's a lot of responsibility for a kid. the weekends were always for family. we used to get together and whether we used to go watch a

movie at the new mission theater and then afterwards going to kentucky fried chicken. that was big for us. we get kentucky fried chicken on sunday. whoa! go crazy! so for me, home is having something where you are all together. whether it's just together for dinner or whether it's together for breakfast or sharing a special moment at the holidays. whether it's thanksgiving or christmas or birthdays. that is home. being so close to berkley and oakland and san francisco, there's a line. here you don't see a line. even though you see someone that's different from you, they're equal. you've always seen that. a rainbow of colors, a ryan bow of personalities. when you think about it you are

supposed to be protecting the kids. they have dreams. they have aspirations. they have goals. and you are take that away from them. right now, the price is a hard fight. they're determined. i mean, these kids, you have to applaud them. their heart is in the right place. there's hope. i mean, out here with the things changing everyday, you just hope the next administration makes a change that makes things right. right now there's a lot of changes on a lot of different levels. the only thing you hope for is for the future of these young kids and young folks that are getting into politics to make the right move and for the folks who can't speak. >> dy mind motion. >> even though we have a lot of fighters, there's a lot of voice less folks and their voiceless less folks and their voiceless

>> i went through a lot of struggles in my life, and i am blessed to be part of this. i am familiar with what people are going through to relate and empathy and compassion to their struggle so they can see i came out of the struggle, it gives them hope to come up and do something positive. ♪ ♪ i am a community ambassador.

we work a lot with homeless, visitors, a lot of people in the area. >> what i like doing is posting up at hotspots to let people see visibility. they ask you questions, ask you directions, they might have a question about what services are available. checking in, you guys. >> wellness check. we walk by to see any individual, you know may be sitting on the sidewalk, we make sure they are okay, alive. you never know. somebody might walk by and they are laying there for hours. you never know if they are alive. we let them know we are in the area and we are here to promote

safety, and if they have somebody that is, you know, hanging around that they don't want to call the police on, they don't have to call the police. they can call us. we can direct them to the services they might need. >> we do the three one one to keep the city neighborhoods clean. there are people dumping, waste on the ground and needles on the ground. it is unsafe for children and adults to commute through the streets. when we see them we take a picture dispatch to 311. they give us a tracking number and they come later on to pick it up. we take pride. when we come back later in the day and we see the loose trash or debris is picked up it makes you feel good about what you are doing. >> it makes you feel did about escorting kids and having them

feel safe walking to the play area and back. the stuff we do as ambassadors makes us feel proud to help keep the city clean, helping the residents. >> you can see the community ambassadors. i used to be on the streets. i didn't think i could become a community ambassador. it was too far out there for me to grab, you know. doing this job makes me feel good. because i came from where a lot of them are, homeless and on the street, i feel like i can give them hope because i was once there. i am not afraid to tell them i used to be here. i used to be like this, you know. i have compassion for people that are on the streets like the homeless and people that are caught up with their addiction

because now, i feel like i can give them hope. it reminds you every day of where i used to be and where i am at now. >> working with kids, they keep you young. they keep you on your tones -- on your toes. >> teaching them, at the same time, us learning from them, everything is fulfilling. >> ready? go. [♪] >> we really wanted to find a way to support women entrepreneurs in particular in san francisco. it was very important for the mayor, as well as the safety support the dreams that people want to realize, and provide

them with an opportunity to receive funding to support improvements for their business so they could grow and thrive in their neighborhoods and in their industry. >> three, two, one! >> because i am one of the consultants for two nonprofits here for entrepreneurship, i knew about the grand through the renaissance entrepreneur center, and through the small business development center. i thought they were going to be perfect candidate because of their strong values in the community. they really give back to the neighborhood. they are from this neighborhood, and they care about the kids in the community here. >> when molly -- molly first told us about the grant because she works with small businesses. she has been a tremendous help for us here. she brought us to the attention of the grand just because a lot of things here were outdated, and need to be up-to-date and redone totally. >> hands in front.

recite the creed. >> my oldest is jt, he is seven, and my youngest is ryan, he is almost six. it instills discipline and the boys, but they show a lot of care. we think it is great. the moves are fantastic. the women both are great teachers. >> what is the next one? >> my son goes to fd k. he has been attending for about two years now. they also have a summer program, and last summer was our first year participating in it. they took the kids everywhere around san francisco. this year, owner talking about placing them in summer camps, all he wanted to do was spend the entire summer with them. >> he has strong women in his life, so he really appreciates it. i think that carries through and i appreciate the fact that there are more strong women in the world like that.

>> i met d'andrea 25 years ago, and we met through our interest in karate. our professor started on cortland years ago, so we grew up here at this location, we out -- he outgrew the space and he moved ten years later. he decided to reopen this location after he moved. initially, i came back to say, hey, because it might have been 15 years since i even put on a uniform. my business partner was here basically by herself, and the person she was supposed to run the studio with said great, you are here, i started new -- nursing school so you can take over. and she said wait, that is not what i am here for i was by myself before -- for a month before she came through. she was technically here as a secretary, but we insisted, just put on the uniform, and help her teach. i was struggling a little bit.

and she has been here. one thing led to another and now we are co-owners. you think a lot more about safety after having children and i wanted to not live in fear so much, and so i just took advantage of the opportunity, and i found it very powerful to hit something, to get some relief, but also having the knowledge one you might be in a situation of how to take care of yourself. >> the self-defence class is a new thing that we are doing. we started with a group of women last year as a trial run to see how it felt. there's a difference between self-defence and doing a karate class. we didn't want them to do an actual karate class. we wanted to learn the fundamentals of how to defend yourself versus, you know, going through all the forms and techniques that we teaching a karate class and how to break

that down. then i was approached by my old high school. one -- once a semester, the kids get to pick an extra curricular activity to take outside of the school walls. my old biology teacher is now the principle. she approached us into doing a self-defence class. the girls have been really proactive and really sweet. they step out of of the comfort zone, but they have been willing to step out and that hasn't been any pushback. it is really great. >> it is respect. you have to learn it. when we first came in, they knew us as those girls. they didn't know who we were. finally, we came enough for them to realize, okay, they are in the business now. it took a while for us to gain that respect from our peers, our male peers. >> since receiving the grant, it has ignited us even more, and put a fire underneath our butts even more. >> we were doing our summer camp and we are in a movie theatre, and we just finished watching a

film and she stepped out to receive a phone call. she came in and she screamed, hey, we got the grant. and i said what? >> martial arts is a passion for us. it is passion driven. there are days where we are dead tired and the kids come and they have the biggest smiles on their faces and it is contagious. >> we have been operating this program for a little over a year all women entrepreneurs. it is an extraordinary benefit for us. we have had the mayor's office investing in our program so we can continue doing this work. it has been so impactful across a diversity of communities throughout the city. >> we hope that we are making some type of impact in these kids' lives outside of just learning karate. having self-confidence, having discipline, learning to know when it's okay to stand up for yourself versus you just being a bully in school. these are the values we want the kids to take away from this.

not just, i learned how to kick and i learned how to punch. we want the kids to have more values when they walk outside of these doors. [♪]

>> chair peskin: good afternoon and welcome to the land use and transportation committee of the board of supervisors. i am the chair of this committee, aaron peskin, joined to my right by supervisor ahsha safai and sitting in for supervisor matt haney is