not just as easy for us just to buy tablets. let me just put it that way. so we may have to legislate it. but we'll get back to you on that because and i have had some discussion with the finance section of the office. >> i think we should be the first commission in san francisco to ban paper from our meetings. >> an i love it. >> a commissioner zouzounis. >> self-imposed. >> i want to echo what the fell hoe commissioner here said and also what -- fellow commissioner has said and commissioner dwight said we can't just fight the technology innovation that is happening, but we need to hold them accountable to better work with small businesses and with that said, i am curious if there is some types of legislative precedents that we can advocate for as a commission far lot of these cloud kitchen is a new one

up in front of public safety and neighborhood services on friday asking for a type 20 and 21 off sale liquor license. and these are all companies that will be delivering to individuals, and that will really effect the small businesses especially the officers and will be competing with delivering. ands a and buy from san francisco and independent businesses if they -- because i heard anl amazon's pitch to the committee, and they did not characterize and i know they met with dog patch and i am curious how they presented it to you all because it was very unclear the intentions when they presented to the board.

>> commissioner laguana. >> i want to speak strongly in support of both of you. on both of the topics including the paper, but in particular the gig economy and a case winding through the courts now about it seems they both try to have it both ways and can't establish a price together because that would be illegal. there is a move afoot to classify them as workers on a level playing field with small businesses. i wonneder if there is a small, minor role for us to play in

terms of advocating for that and whether it's a resolution of some kind or you think inning some of the supervisor friends into doing something a little more substantial, but it does seem to me that it's not a level playing field. and that they are taking advantage and the city suffers for the lack of it. >> okay. we can add that. any other new business. public comment. do we have any members of the public who like to add any business? >> public comment is closed. >> i have to give a shout out to

my son because it is his birthday today. happy birthday. >> what is his name? >> alexander ortiz and his eighth birthday and we went to universal studios and best bud trip. >> happy birthday from the small business commission. >> seconded. >> all in favor? aye. next item. >> sfgov tv, please show the small business slide. >> it is our custom to begin and end each small business commission meeting with a reminder that the office of small business is the only place to start your new business and the best place to get answers to your questions about doing business in san francisco. small business commission is the official public forum to voice your opinions and concerns about policies that effect the economic vitality. if you need assistance with

small business matters, start here. next item. >> item 10, adjournment. >> i move toed a adjourn in honor. >> i will move no honor to adjourn to my son, al ander, eight years old. and happy bit birthday, son. i love you very much. >> all in favor? aye. meeting adjourned. >> all right. hello, sunny day. [cheers.] so, so excited to be here with each and every one of you. i am sorry for those we don't have chairs for. we didn't expect a big crowd, but when you talk about the city

budget, i guess everyone shows up. i am so glad to see the residents here. thank you to everyone who joined us on the tours earlier of the unit. today we, of course, through the tours saw the challenging conditions that people are living right in this neighborhood, just a few miles from our thriving downtown, and yet a world apart. as someone who grew up in public housing, i have lived these conditions. i know these conditions. i don't expect everyone to understand the challenges of public housing the way that i do or the way the residents of sunny dale do, but i do expect everyone to put in the time to understand. i wanted department heading and elected officials to come see for yourselves the hard work that we have to do. thank you to everyone who joined me today, especially the members

of the board of supervisors and we have the president with us, norman yee, thank you so much. [applause.] thank you for being with us. supervissupervisor per visor gor and earlier we had supervisor safai, and he had to take off. why aren't you in your seat? you know, today is not just about the investments we are making in our up coming budget, it is about the commitment behind those investments. commitments to communities like s un nydale for those who have been left behind. san francisco is a city with a heart but we also have to be a city with a memory. a memory not only for the

commitments we have kept but also the ones we have failed to keep. for too long our public housing communities were one of those failed commitments. we are changing that with our programs where we have rehabilitated over 2500 public housing units. [applause.] and through hope sf, which is revitalizing and france forming communities in hunters view and right here in sunny dale and with the reconstruction of the long overdue transformation of the san francisco housing authority. we are building and rehabbing housing, creating stronger and healthier communities and investing in the people who live there. we owe it to them to keep our commitment and make a difference

for this community and those across the city. with every decision we make, i want to make sure that equity and accountability are at the forefront of our minds. we have to be focused on people in all neighborhoods, like the people who live here, who for too long have been living with broken pipes, mold, infestations, dilapidated conditions. people like breanna, a third generation resident. she and her three sisters have lived through the conditions you saw today. despite these challenges, breanna is a leader in her community, and she is fighting for the next generation. she has not given up on this community and we will not give up on you. we have to be accountable to the

thousands of residents across the city living in public housing and our low income communities. our budget would be accountable to them both by continuing our work to improve the conditions here and our continued commitment to provide funding to keep thousands of housing authority residents secure in their homes. yes, joyce armstrong and happy birthday. also by recognizing that we need to do more to keep people in these neighborhoods safe and supported. for too long this was not a safe community. families were torn apart by violence, gunfire, crime, tragedy, frustration. this community has lived with that. that is why i wanted to come here to acknowledge the past, yes, but also to make a commitment to a better and

brighter future. to make communities like this safer. it is not just about enforcing the laws to make sure we have more officers on the streets. it is about giving people opportunities and investing in changing peoples' lives. [applause.] it is about interrupting the cycle of violence and despair. that starts with doing more for our young people and so that the next generation can transform their futures. offering stipends to teachers who commit to teach in public schools facing those challenges. and fully funding free city college so that everyone has a path to higher education.

[applause.] we are expanding public health recreation and nutrition programs for kids, including mental health services to provide support for kids experiencing trauma so that he can build up their lives and thrive. all of our young people, no matter where they live should have access to the amazing opportunities that this city has to offer. (applause). and as we work to support the next generation, we also must do more to help those who sadly are living on our streets. in this budget, we are following through on our commitment to add 1,000 new shelter beds by 2020. we are also using our funding to create 820 new units of

permanently supported housing over the next two years. however, reducing homelessness means more than just creating places for people to go. we need to do more to prevent homelessness and keep people housed. that is why we are adding $5 million to increase homelessness prevention and diversion efforts. we are fully funding our tenants' right to counsel so they have a right to legal defense when they are threatened with eviction. we are providing housing for transgender who are 18 times more likely to experience homelessness than the general population. we are creating a new five year

pilot program to provide rental subsidies -- subsidies for seniors to keep them secure in housing so that rising rents don't force them out of their home in the first place. with these commitments, we can keep people stable, keep them housed and prevent homeless necessary for ever becoming a part of their live. we are helping those with mental illness and substance use disorder by adding 10 new behavioral -- 100 new behavioral health beds including 50 at san francisco general for homeless residents with mental health challenges and 50 beds for those suffering both mental health and substance use disorder. [applause.] combined with the 100 beds we

announced earlier this year, that means we are committing to 200 new beds for our most vulnerable residents. there is the most significant expansion of behavioral health beds in a generation. and, chief nicholson, we are expanding the emx emergency response crew helping those on the streets suffering mental health and substance disorder issues. this will provide coverage 24/7 so the city can help people every day of every minute. these are some of the investments we are making to help our residents today. we have to be accountable to the next generation. we have to have vision and not

lose sight of what is going to happen to san francisco 10 and 20 years down the line. we know the crisis on the street is not just about a place for indoors or mental healthcare. it is about housing. the costs of housing are too high. we know these challenges did not develop overnight. it won't be fixed overnight. it is going to take fundamental change. let's start increasing funding for affordable housing. i am proud to be working with so many members of the board of supervisors to place a $6 million affordable housing bond on this year's --

$600 million affordable housing. thank you, president yee, for working with me on this. it will be on this year's ballot. this is the largest affordable housing bond in the city's history without raising property taxes. [applause.] we are providing support not just for low income households and seniors but also for middle income residents. we are increasing investments in the budget to add over $140 million for the production and preservation of affordable housing so we can buy moreland, fully fund more projects and preserve our much greater rent control housing stock. [applause.] all land through this bond our current budget, our previous

spending and other efforts over the first year since i have been in office, we have identified $1 billion in new funding to build, preserve and support affordable housing. [applause.] thank you for your help in building housing. this builds on top of the over $900 million that we already have committed to build and support affordable housing throughout our city. however, our support for housing can't just be about funding. if we are ever going to make a difference on housing, we have to make changes to how we build housing. we can't fear solutions that make it easier and faster to build housing. if we say we support affordable

housing, our actions have to follow our values. we have to cut the red tape to barriers not just for some affordable housing and not just for some homeless shelters but for all housing for everyone. [applause.] and was we build we must expandr transportation and infrastructure to support outer neighborhood goes like here in the southwest. every neighborhood in our city needs better and more reliable access to public transit, and they need better and safer streets. this budget adds $30 million to fund transit operations, including speeding up the purchase of new light rail trains and modernizing the train control system so we see fewer

delays in the subways and so that we know that we can get to where we need to more faster and more reliable. (applause). we have also added $2.5 million for vision zero improvement projects to make our streets safer. we have seen too many traffic related deaths on the streets. this funding will help double the pace of the protected bike lane and make the streets safe are for pedestrians on the most dangerous corridors through the capital plan we will spend $130 million over the next two years to improve our roads. this will get you excited. that means fewer potholes. [applause.] and smoother rides for buses and

bicycles and drivers. you are the one who have given us the potholes. we will invest in strengthening the support for cultural centers, libraries, health centers, public safety facilities and improving parks and open space. we will also continue to support improvements to making neighborhoods cleaner, safer and more vibrant. we are adding $12 million to our existing cleaning budget to expand our street cleaning in the tenderloin and soma and chinatown. we are fund being 80 more big belly trash cans and adding new pit stops including expanding the hours so people can use the bathroom with dignity. this is on top of $74 million

that we spend every year to keep our streets clean and not only are we going to invest money in keeping san francisco clean, we are all going to make sure people know we won't tolerate dirtying up our streets. we are supporting our plan to hire more police officers to get more officers out walking the beats in the neighborhoods and we are going to continue the work to reduce violent crime, property crime and auto break-ins in the city. we are committed to $9 million to support small businesses and commercial corridors which builds on the work to streamline the bureaucracy that gets in the way of growing businesses. our small business owners should focus on serving customers not navigating the bureaucracy of

city hall. these are just some of the priorities we are funding in this budget. i am proud of the investments we are making and proud of the city we are working to build. i really want to thank everyone who put time into helping with this budget including the budget team and budget option director kelly. thank you for your hard work and thank you to ben from the controller's office and your work. thank you to harvey rose and the budget afternoon r analyst -- analyst team who is not going to touch the money i am proposing in the budget. you know, so many people have been working tirelessly day in and day out to get the budget done, and i am so excited about this.

i want to end by talking about a young man named wallace pullet. we are so proud of wallace. you know, life hasn't been easy for him. he grew up with the violence i talked about earlier. he faced challenging times, including his own challenges with the law. unlike so many others, we lost to violence or the criminal justice system, wallace worked through all of those challenges. he is now focusing on doing what is right including raising his daughter right here in sunnyda sunnydale. now, just down the hill from here is a construction site. it is the first new building being constructed here at sunnydale as part of hope sf. it is a bright sign for the

future of this incredible community. wallace is a member of this construction team. he is building up this beautiful new community with his hands and with his heart. he is being accountable to himself, his daughter and his community. he is being accountability to the next generation so they have a sunnydale to grow, live and thrive and building a better san francisco. i am committed to this community. i am committed to this community because people likua like wallae committed. let us remember our job is to be accountable to everyone in the city, not just those who have time to show up and advocate at city hall. we have to be there for those who have hope, those who need

hope, this budget is part of the commitment and represents is very best of our values in this city. by keeping those commitments, we can and we will build a stronger, more resilient san francisco, a city not just for some, but for all of those in san francisco. thank you all so much for being here today.

supporters of the eagle plaza. [cheers and applause] this morning, i was honored, my business partner, mike leon. on this historic day. i want to take the warmest welcome possible to the honorable mayor london breed, supervisor haney, supervisor mandelman. the greatest community, members of the leather and lgbt cultural

district and the friends of eagle plaza. we're all here today after a long road. great accomplishments. eagle plaza started as an idea. six years ago my business partner and i met, built and have a conversation about breaking ground for construct, where we floated idea of the construction of the plaza. between the san francisco eagle bar and the construction. a plaza unique to the world that will honor the leather and lgbt communities, serve as a focal part for them to have events.

and now this idea is about to come true. it's fitting this was elected for the first public plaza dedicated to the leather community. it's been the home for this community for decades. a special thanks to supervisor haney and mandelman for introducing and pushing forward the legislation to permit the construction of eagle plaza. [cheers and applause] without their efforts, eagle plaza would still remain as an idea. i would like to thank all of those who contributed financially to eagle plaza and to my eagle family for their support. and, of course, the most special thanks to mayor breed, who removed road blocks, constantly

moved the project forward to where we're here today at the ground-breaking of eagle plaza. i would like you to extend the warmest welcome to our mayor, london breed. [cheers and applause] >> >> mayor breed: thank you so much. i am so excited to be here today. we're going to have one of the most beautiful plazas in san francisco. i remember when it first became mayor and i knew that this idea had started over six years ago when state senator scott wiener was on the board of supervisors and i know a lot of the work he did helped to get us to this place. but i was really frustrated over the two years of bureaucracy. we already had the support. we already had the plan. and the city bureaucracy continued to delay this project. so two years delay was just

really unacceptable. so when i first became mayor, i made this one of my first directives and we got the approvals done in three months. so i'm really proud -- [applause] -- that we were able to work together to accomplish that goal. in addition to that, because this was such an amazing community-driven project, $200,000 from the community college grant was made possible to help fund this project. the work from build inc. and i want to thank lauren seguin for being here, as well as the folks from the park alliance and the friends of eagle plaza, you all came together to make this incredible project possible. and i also would like to say a special thank you to senator scott wiener who put $100,000 in the state budget so we can have the additional support that we

need. but here's the good news. we know that there is still a $50,000 funding gap and so that we can focus on the work and not on the resources needed to get the work done, i work with supervisor mandelman to come up with the $50,000 that we need to get this project done. [cheers and applause] >> mayor breed: so to the folks of the leather and the lgbt community and this cultural district that was made possible for the purposes of celebration coming together. and in the spirit of pride month here in san francisco that celebrates inclusiveness and love and all great things we are here in our great city, i would like to say congratulations and thank you all for your hard work. i know when this plaza is completed, it's going to be used

by so many people, to hang out, drink coffee, read, and celebrate and all the great things we do that make san francisco such a unique and special place for people to visit and live here. thank you, all, so much. [applause] >> now i'd like to present a very special award that the san francisco eagle bar to a very special person. this is called the leather feather. and it's given in recognition of someone who not only has supported the leather community in a special way, but performed extraordinary service in doing so. so for making eagle plaza a reality, eagle bar is honored to present the leather feather to the san francisco mayor london breed.

>> mayor breed: thank you. >> thank you so much. >> mayor breed: thank you. [applause] >> i want to have you guys now with bob, the chair of the leather and lgbt cultural district. [applause] >> i am proud to be here for this historic event and the leather district is delighted to have the eagle plaza in our district. and we look forward to its use as a gathering point in the district. i have the honor of introducing rafael mandelman, the district supervisor and native san franciscan. he supported the leather community even before he ran for supervisor and can be seen in local venues periodically. [laughter] now he's reaching out

beyond his district's boundaries to take real action to help make spaces like the eagle plaza come into being. his actions to make spaces for leather communities will keep this neighborhood's historic vibrant which will help perpetuate the city as a city for tolerance and acceptance. with that, i present to you rafael mandelman. [applause] >> supervisor mandelman: good morning, everybody. this is such a wonderful morning and as i look out at this crowd of gorgeous people who are doing amazing things in our city for so many causes and communities. i see race bannon. race always deserves a round of applause. [applause] san francisco is a city that does not forget its history. we build on our history. we celebrate our history and make new things happen next to old things and that is part of the magic of the city.

and i'm so pleased that this plaza is -- as the mayor said, it took a little longer than would have been ideal, but it is now finally happening. i want to say just a few -- maybe a year ago, or a couple of years ago, we were worried about whether there even would be an eagle, right? more than a few years ago, but the community came together and city hall responded and now not only is the eagle still here, it's still a place to enjoy on sunday afternoons and all the time. and thank you so much, lex and mike, but now we have not only the eagle, but this amazing plaza coming here. so thank you, all, for coming out. thank you all for coming out. but have a very, very happy pride. [applause]

>> thank you, supervisor mandelman. i now have the proud honor of introducing district 6 supervisor matt haney. i met matt when he reached out to the leather and lgbt district when running for office. he expressed support for our community then and is following through with his action. it's these spaces that form a community and those spaces for the leather and lgbtq communities are under constant threat in this neighborhood. matt haney is not only talking about preserving the culture here, he's sponsoring legislation to preserve the spaces that make soma a destination for people across the country and around the world. the fact that he is here today showing support for the eagle plaza is one sign of his commitment to the communities. with that, i present to you

supervisor haney. >> supervisor haney: thank you, bob. well, i want to say this one more time. this is going to be the world's first public plaza dedicated to the leather community. isn't that incredible? world first. and not only is it the world's first public plaza dedicated to the leather community, it is in the world's first cultural district dedicated to the lgbtq community. give it up for that as well. bob, tremendous leadership. i want to thank all of you who worked hard to make this happen. sf parks alliance, mayor breed, supervisor mandelman, senator wiener. this is an extraordinary effort that made this happen. far too often the things that make this city wonderful, the things that built this culture, created our identity, the institutions, the businesses, are the ones that are constantly

under attack. and sadly that's been the case here in western soma as well for the leather community. and with what we're doing today, the city is finally saying, not only are we going to preserve those institutions and that culture, we're going to celebrate it, have a permanent home for it in our city and we're going to do it in western soma. there is no west soma without the leather community. i'm excited about the future of this plaza for a number of reasons. also because we need more open space in this part of the city. soma and west soma has some of the least amount of open space, parks, places for people to relax, to bring their dogs, hang out. and i know this can be an extraordinary open space. i may not have been to many leather events, but i have been here for the beer bust a couple of weeks ago. and this is a community that

knows how to come together to have a good time. i want to give a shoutout to a group of people. i want to shout out to the construction workers behind us, who are actually going to build this thing. for all of their hard work, we're going to put on hard hats, but they do the work every day. thank you so much. t thank you all for being here. we'll champion the leather district, the eagle and the plaza. thank you, all, for being here. >> good morning, everyone. my name is victor, i'm the communications director for senator scott wiener. this is a project he has spent a lot of energy working with lex and mike for the last six years to make this happen. he was very proud to get in the budget $100,000 to help make

this a reality. [applause] i want to thank mayor london breed as well for her continued support of the plaza, as well as supervisor mandelman and haney. the leather community has always played an important role in the lgbtq community. at the height of the h.i.v. epidemic, the community stepped up to raise funds for h.i.v. care, research and care for the entire community and continues to do that to this day. this plaza will serve to commemorate that and to continue to allow that work to happen. i want to thank you all for being here today and all of you that helped make this happen today. thank you so much. [applause] i'd like to bring up lauren from build inc. >> thanks. i don't know where to start. i mean, so many aspects of this

are important. people think of us as developers, but really we're urban place-makers and this exemplifies the work that is important to us, every project we do. the neighborhood makes its place and has influence on what we can do there. so this is amazing. for my partners, on behalf of my partners, our whole build group, the team at the office, this is the work that is meaningful, rewarding and just makes it all worth while. so thanks to mayor breed, to supervisor mandelman, haney, lex and the whole community to help make this happen. it takes a village and this is our village. thank you. let's dig dirt and make it happen! [applause] we have shovels right here. let's go dig.

>> 5, 4, 3, 2, 1! turn that dirt! woo hoo! [applause] love that. that's a great shot. thank you.

sustainability mission, even though the bikes are very minimal energy use. it still matters where the energy comes from and also part of the mission in sustainability is how we run everything, run our business. so having the lights come on with clean energy is important to us as well. we heard about cleanpowersf and learned they had commercial rates and signed up for that. it was super easy to sign up. our bookkeeper signed up online, it was like 15 minutes. nothing has changed, except now we have cleaner energy. it's an easy way to align your environmental proclivities and goals around climate change and it's so easy that it's hard to not want to do it, and it doesn't really add anything to the bill.

my name is doctor ellen moffett, i am an assistant medical examiner for the city and county of san francisco. i perform autopsy, review medical records and write reports. also integrate other sorts of testing data to determine cause and manner of death.

i have been here at this facility since i moved here in november, and previous to that at the old facility. i was worried when we moved here that because this building is so much larger that i wouldn't see people every day. i would miss my personal interactions with the other employees, but that hasn't been the case. this building is very nice. we have lovely autopsy tables and i do get to go upstairs and down stairs several times a day to see everyone else i work with. we have a bond like any other group of employees that work for a specific agency in san francisco. we work closely on each case to determine the best cause of death, and we also interact with family members of the diseased. that brings us closer together also. >> i am an investigator two at the office of the chief until

examiner in san francisco. as an investigator here i investigate all manners of death that come through our jurisdiction. i go to the field interview police officers, detectives, family members, physicians, anyone who might be involved with the death. additionally i take any property with the deceased individual and take care and custody of that. i maintain the chain and custody for court purposes if that becomes an issue later and notify next of kin and make any additional follow up phone callsness with that particular death. i am dealing with people at the worst possible time in their lives delivering the worst news they could get. i work with the family to help them through the grieving process. >> i am ricky moore, a clerk at the san francisco medical examiner's office. i assist the pathology and

toxicology and investigative team around work close with the families, loved ones and funeral establishment. >> i started at the old facility. the building was old, vintage. we had issues with plumbing and things like that. i had a tiny desk. i feet very happy to be here in the new digs where i actually have room to do my work. >> i am sue pairing, the toxicologist supervisor. we test for alcohol, drugs and poisons and biological substances. i oversee all of the lab operations. the forensic operation here we perform the toxicology testing for the human performance and the case in the city of san francisco. we collect evidence at the scene. a woman was killed after a

robbery homicide, and the dna collected from the zip ties she was bound with ended up being a cold hit to the suspect. that was the only investigative link collecting the scene to the suspect. it is nice to get the feedback. we do a lot of work and you don't hear the result. once in a while you heard it had an impact on somebody. you can bring justice to what happened. we are able to take what we due to the next level. many of our counterparts in other states, cities or countries don't have the resources and don't have the beautiful building and the equipmentness to really advance what we are doing. >> sometimes we go to court. whoever is on call may be called out of the office to go to various portions of the city to investigate suspicious deaths.

we do whatever we can to get our job done. >> when we think that a case has a natural cause of death and it turns out to be another natural cause of death. unexpected findings are fun. >> i have a prior background in law enforcement. i was a police officer for 8 years. i handled homicides and suicides. i had been around death investigation type scenes. as a police officer we only handled minimal components then it was turned over to the coroner or the detective division. i am intrigued with those types of calls. i wondered why someone died. i have an extremely supportive family. older children say, mom, how was your day. i can give minor details and i have an amazing spouse always

willing to listen to any and all details of my day. without that it would be really hard to deal with the negative components of this job. >> being i am a native of san francisco and grew up in the community. i come across that a lot where i may know a loved one coming from the back way or a loved one seeking answers for their deceased. there are a lot of cases where i may feel affected by it. if from is a child involved or things like that. i try to not bring it home and not let it affect me. when i tell people i work at the medical examiners office. whawhat do you do? the autopsy? i deal with the a with the enou- with the administrative and the families. >> most of the time work here is

very enjoyable. >> after i started working with dead people, i had just gotten married and one night i woke up in a cold sweat. i thought there was somebody dead? my bed. i rolled over and poked the body. sure enough, it was my husband who grumbled and went back to sleep. this job does have lingering effects. in terms of why did you want to go into this? i loved science growing up but i didn't want to be a doctor and didn't want to be a pharmacist. the more i learned about forensics how interested i was of the perfect combination between applied science and criminal justice. if you are interested in finding out the facts and truth seeking to find out what happened, anybody interested in that has a

place in this field. >> being a woman we just need to go for it and don't let anyone fail you, you can't be. >> with regard to this position in comparison to crime dramas out there, i would say there might be some minor correlations. let's face it, we aren't hollywood, we are real world. yes we collect evidence. we want to preserve that. we are not scanning fingerprints in the field like a hollywood television show. >> families say thank you for what you do, for me that is extremely fulfilling. somebody has to do my job. if i can make a situation that is really negative for someone more positive, then i feel like i am doing the right thing for the city of san francisco.

good morning everyone. welcome to the home of your san francisco giants. applausthis is your official we. i am your pa announcer and i am happy to serve as your mc today. we are here to officially kickoff the first class of opportunities for all. [applause.] now our first jobs and our first paid internships are so important. for me as a graduate of mills college in oakland. thank you for that. oakland is in the house. mills is in the house.

my first job upon graduation a million years ago, 1981, was an entry level job at k cbs news radio. i worked there four years and learned the business. i got my first on the air job. thank you. the kids don't know. i was there before sauna. let mesa that. i spent 11 years there and hosted my own show on kiss fm. i say that to say that first job at k cbs led me to my radio career which led me to upstairs in the pa booth for the team i grew uprooting for at candlestick park as a little girl. you never know where your first job is going to take you. this is my 20th season with the

giants and 34th year as a broadcaster. thank you for your support and listening and having my back for all of these years. kids, i am living proof your first job or internship can lead to a successful career. enough about me. i could go on and on about myself. i bet some of you today may be interning with us. anybody with us at oracle park as an intern this season? in my 20 years we have had some remarkable interns in the entertainment department that have gone on to careers here at the ballpark and for other teams and the nfl and a lot more. i want to give a shout out to our 2019 intern rena. thank you baby girl. everybody on with the show. we have a wonderful line up of

performers and speakers today. let's play ball. to kick things off i will bring up the woman behind this initiative. i am proud to call her my friend. i have known her since early on in her career when she was working one of her first jobs. look at her now. she is working hard every day as mayor to make sure every young person in san francisco can achieve their wildest dreams. please put your hands together for the 45th mayor of the city and county of san francisco, the honorable london breed, ladies and gentlemen. [applause.] >> mayor breed: thank you. i love those boots, girl. thank you so much for being here today. i have to tell you i am so excited about this program, and i am excited about the future of san francisco because of all of

you who are participating in this program. some of you might know you grew up in san francisco, born and raised in public housing in the city under the most challenging of circumstances with a lot of the violence and crime and frustration and hopelessness. i still can't believe after living over 20 years of my life in the kinds of conditions that i am working hard to change every single day that i am standing here as your mayor. had it not been for an opportunity, had it not been for my first internship at age 14 working through the mayor's youth employment and training program at the family school where i learned some simple basic skills. now, i know technology has you more advanced than what i was back then. we actually typed letters on a typewriter. i learned how to speed up my

typing, answer the phone. i got to tell you this is how i answered the phone the first day. hello. who are you looking for? they were like, no, london, you need to answer like this. hello, this is london breed, how may i help you. thank you for calling the family school. >> okay. so i had to write it down and repeat it or and over. it was stuck in my head. basic skills what it is like to work in an office environment and to change my attitude and improve my customer service skills. this organization because of my work in the summer only had enough money to pay for me to work during the summer and because i basically worked hard and stuck with it, they kept me see in this internship year around and paid for me to be there directly. that was really how i was able to make money in order to afford

the basic things -- the basic things people take for granted to buy school clothes and help my grandmother with bills and allow me to focus on school and go on to higher education. i ended up going to uc davis and graduating. i got my masters from the university of san francisco. let me tell you why this program is so important because the neighborhood you grew up in, not everyone had a chance to participate in the mayor's youth employment and training program. there wasn't enough funding to make sure everyone got a slot, and so, sadly, i have been to far more funerals than i can count because of gun violence in my community. sadly, i still have friends and family members behind bars and many suffering from addiction and other challenges. when i thk