housing. we really strive to create and preserve housing so that residents can live in those units permanently. so i think what we would appreciate is just further discussion about how to implement this kind of program given the possibility that a household potentially may not want to relocation back to their original unit. many may, but some may not. and we would -- it would be a very difficult situation for us to be evicting a household who does not want to leave permanent affordable housing that is built for permanent occupancy. so that is something we would appreciate further discussion on. it is something that we don't currently do, and it lives outside of our scope of work. thank you.

>> 819 lombard is actually a perfect example. part of what sparked that project and part of the benefit was the additional of three adus. so while on the one hand we're trying to incentavise the building of new somewhat affordable housing, we are ending up actually losing existing affordable housing. and so part of what i think the community and the supervisor is trying to do is to create some impediments, where bad actors are disincentive vised.

disincent vised. and a some point that tenant is going to be able to come back, there is a financial disincentive for them to keep that unit open as we have taken care of that family for six months or a year or year and a half. and, yes, it is a policy choice because the pie is getting a little bit smaller. there is no question about that. and that means that some folks are waiting longer in line. but it also means that we are saying that that rent-controlled unit is going to remain a rent-controlled unit at its previous rent. there are legitimate reasons that people have to temporarily displace a tenant for major work. some of the mandatory work. i get that. but there is also a group of folks who go about, many of them speculators, keeping units off the market as long as they

can, knowing that that tenant is not going to return. to the extent that we (a) say we're going to own it and have a place for them because we actually do have the capacity within our inclusionary and 100% affordable stock, and we have these additional findings that the a.l.j. has to make, and ultimately we're in the business of preserving existing rent-controlled housing at its current non-vacated rates. which is the whole reason for this. i want to thank the asian law caucus and c.d.c., and the tenant rights committee for pushing this supervisor on his legislation. i would hope that the committee would adopt the amendments and then we would have to continue it. there are other amendments that are being discussed that might require additional con contuances.

>> chairwoman: i'm wondering if we should add tenants replaced by fire -- >> they're already in. it includes o.m.i.s, fire, and -- >> chairwoman: okay. because sometimes, when the unit -- when a fire doesn't require demolition, they can come back. but i guess they would fall under the first preference, where it wouldn't be temporary, and they wouldn't have to -- they wouldn't have to give up the unit once their new unit was offered to them? >> i now understand, and am happy to talk to your office in the intervening

week. yes, i get it. >> chairwoman: okay. great. i'm happy to make a motion to accept the amendments, if that's okay with my colleagues. can i take that without objection? without objection, that motion passes. and then we'll continue this item. supervisor peskin, would you prefer to the call of the chair or to next week? >> i think one week, and i will have hopefully only one more amendment next week -- maybe two, now that you've got that idea. >> chairwoman: okay. so we'll continue this item for one week, to the next rules committee meeting. >> thank you colleagues. >> chairwoman: without objection, that motion passes. thank you. thank you, everyone. mr. clerk, can you please read item number two. >> item number two is the ordinance under the administrative code to change the name of the

mental health board to include in the definition of consumer one who receives substance use services, and to permit a consumer who is an employee in the health or public or private agency, and who does not have any influence or authority over any financial or contractual matter. concern the employee or the employer to be appointed to the commission. >> chairwoman: thank you. and we have andy mullen here from supervisor stephanie's office to present. >> good morning. thank you for holding this hearing today. i'm andy mullen. i'm here on behalf of supervisor stefani, who holds the board of supervisor's seat on the mental health board, and she unfortunately couldn't be here today. and many of the members are here for public comment. the legislation before you today is fairly simple. it makes three proposed changes. i'm going to sort of discuss them just in order of importance. the mental health board is a fairly unique body in

that it has been around since 1956. and it puts a majority of its seats for consumers of mental health services or family members of consumers of mental health services. which means it puts people directly in this system in the driver's seat. because the mental health board has been around for so long, some of the language, i think -- and we would probably all agree -- is a little antiquated, its conception of what mental health is and the services is. the first thing it does is expand the definition of consumer, which are a majority of the members, either directing or through their family members, to in clues include substances abuse treatment services. it also esplanade expands the eligibility of consumers to hold seats.

previously there was pro bingprohibition of ployment. employment. the consumers are now waived. they could just have to excuse themselves if they had a financial conflict before them. thirdly, it proposes renaming the mental health board to the behavioral health commission. that comes because the word "behavioral health" as you all know is an umbrella term that includes mental health and substance abuse issues. our conception of this has changed a lot since 1956, before all of us were born. this is now meant to be more inclusive of the work that they do, which is interface with the department of behavioral health services under d.p.h., and report out and advice those departments and those employees on these matters. with that, these changes

come to you directly from the members themselves. and many of them are here to speak about the personal importance of these changes to this organization. and i'm happy to answer any questions. >> chairwoman: i had a question about -- and this is for you or any of the members of the mental health board, where the term "consumer" comes from. it brings up the idea of someone who is buying something. and i'm just wondering why patient or individual isn't used as opposed to "consumer." >> that is such a good question. i have no idea what the answer is. >> chairwoman: i was figuring some members of the mental health board might be able to answer that. >> do you want to answer that? thank you. >> hi, i'm helena brooks, staff to the mental health board. i'm trying to remember when "consumer" came in. it probably has been eight or nine years.

it came from clients requesting that. what could say it is consuming mental health services and substance abuse services, but it was clients not wanting to be referred to as clients or patients, was my memory. >> chairwoman: i appreciate that. i just always -- it just never made sense to me, so i was curious about that. thank you so much. are there any questions? no. we'll open up this item for public comment. any member of the public who would like to speak? and thank you so much to the members of the mental health board for being here today and for serving on this body and for all of the advocacy you do on behalf of this community. it is so appreciated. good morning. >> good morning. thank you. i'm john sanders. i co-chair the board, and i hold a consumer seat. and just to give, i gues guess -- i guess to

underline one of the reasons we're requesting the change is historically there has been a divide between mental health and substance abuse disorder services, leaving consumers -- basically leaving consumers no choice but to choose between co-occurring disorders. if they go for treatment for one, they're often excluded from one or more programs based on having substance abuse for one or mental health issues for the other. again, with behavioral health being more inclusive in addressing both, mental health and substance abuse disorders, the name change would align us not only with other california counties that have transitioned in this manner, but it also helps us when we're -- with programs that are seeking funding.

oftentimes there is that same divide between mental health and substance use. and when we have these integratitintegrative services,t pushes them to gain funding for those sources. [buzzer] >> chairwoman: thank you so much. >> good morning, chairwoman ron nan and members of the committees. my name is terry bora, and i have been on themental health board for four-year. the change has been gradual, i would say, over the last three years. there are now 11 commissions that are called behavioral health, and there are 32 boards that have used the name

mental health/substance abuse. i think that this gives the public more reason to contact our board if there are certain situations that they would like us to look into. it also expands the facilities that we can monitor. which i think is a good thing. the public needs to know that our board, our new commission, is there to serve them. so i think this is a good thing. i know in the scheme of everything that you're looking at, it is not addressing homelessness, it is not addressing tenants. but even shakespeare said, what's in a name? so this is an important change for us. thank you. >> good morning. my name is richelle slota,

and i serve on the mental health board. sandra fewer appointed me. i am in favor of this change because it improves clarity and consistency for our message. and that's the heat of it. heart of it. it is not a huge thing. it is a little thing, but it is an important thing. thank you very much. >> chair ronan, supervisors, my name is greg betor, and i'm, too, a member of the health board. as i've been on the board, i have noticed a fine line between mental health and mental health/behavioral health and then substance abuse. they've all been put under

the same umbrella, and i feel that as we move on and progress, the term "behavior" would probably encompass, one, similar things that we're working with, and i think my colleague just said, we don't do much housing or the things you guys are dealing with, but i feel that the change in name would give us a little more flexibility in the things that we do. thank you for your consideration. >> chairwoman: thank you so much. the next speaker. >> thank you, and good afternoon. my name is iddelle wilson, and i'm a native of san francisco. i love our resourceful city, it is the most city in this world. we have the best services you can possibly get. you cannot get anywhere else.

renaming our board from a board to a can commission is very important because somehow when it is a commission, it seems a little more important. i'm not saying that boards aren't important. please, don't nobody go back and say i said boards aren't important. but when you're a commission, people are oh, you're a commissioner, oh, how are you? no, i'm just kidding. it would be very important. i'm in support of everything my colleagues had to say. i'm not going to repeat it. i'm in support and behind all of them. thank you so much. >> chairwoman: is there any other member of the public that would like to speak? would you like to speak again, soon to be commissioner? alana? do you want to say anything else. that didn't take up your

time, sorry. >> i'm not a commissioner. i'm just staff to the board. >> chairwoman: oh, okay. >> i want to make clarity on two of the items, the one about consumers who are employed by the department being on the board. that is actually a state regulation that was not in the original administrative code because it came bou about about two years ago. and the third item about our role with the mental health services act was also added by the state. so, any other questions? >> chairwoman: that's all. thank you so much. is there any other member of the public that would like to speak? >> i was just wondering if any of the consumer groups might qualify, kind of, as lobbyists if they're selling any kind of material, like needles or what have you to any of the programs, and then they're sitting on the -- i don't know, in effect, who is on the commission, but i mean speaking in

generalities. using one example that i can -- or one item that comes to mind. i was just wondering, lobbyists sitting on the board as consumers. >> chairwoman: thank you. seeing no other members of the public who would like to speak, public comments is closed. i just wanted to really give a shoutout and a thank you to the members of the mental health board, soon to be the behavioral health commission, it would appear. as many of you know, i've been working very closely on these issues and on a proposal with supervisor matt haney. we were going to come and speak to you about it at your last meeting, which was unexpectantly cancelled, so i'll really looking forward to the opportunity to speak with you all.

i will say that mental health assess also recognizes the integration of a substance abuse illness and mental health illnesses as being very similar and oftentimes people have two dual diagnosis. most providers say it is a rare day when they see someone with just a substance abuse illness or just a mental illness, and not a co-incurring diagnosis. so this makes a lot of sense to be changing that name. i also have to say that i'm very excited that you will now have an official role in oversight of our substance use programs in san francisco. you know, most of those are run through health 360, which i think is an incredible organization, but i do believe they need some oversight in terms of both the switch to drug,

medi-cal, in terms of funding sources for their services, and the number of vacant beds there are in the facility every night. we know there certainly is not a lack of need for those beds in our city. but somehow, whether it is procedures within the organization to get into those beds, or the type of programs that are being offered, there is a mismatch in terms of what is going on there. because the fact that there has been as many as 70 beds vacant in a night is up to the level of an outrage given what we all see, the suffering we see in the streets every day in san francisco. so the fact that this board will be soon to be commissioned, and will be overseeing and forgetting out what is going wrong there, and how can the city intervene to make sure that is not the case is a relief to me. i wanted to thank you all

for your extraordinary work. i can't wait to meet with you all and talk about mental health assess, and how we're really going to be hopefully very shortly a model for the nation on how to achieve genuine mental health parity in the city. perhaps we can finally do that in san francisco and then sprayed it to the state and the rest of the country. there is a lot of work and advancement happening in this field. i certainly hope that san francisco will be on the forefront of moving that forward and i very much look forward to working with all of you. thank you for bringing this forward, supervisors stefani and mandelman, and thank you to the commissioners for doing all of your extraordinary work. i look forward to getting to know you much better shortly. with that, is there a

motion? supervisor mar? >> i just wanted to echo your deep thanks and appreciation for the board members and soon to be commissioners on such an important body here in the city. and thank you for all of your work and leadership on these critically important issues that connect to so many other important and challenging sessions that we are dealing with as a city. i would like to make a motion that we move this forward to the board. >> chairwoman: without objection, i move it. mr. clerk, are there any other items?

>> that concludes the meeting today. >> chairwoman: thank you so much. the meeting is adjourned. [meeting adjourned at 1 11: >> so good morning and welcome. i'm jack gardner and president of the john stewart company. on behalf of our related partners in california, san francisco housing corporation, and ridgepoint non-profit housing corporation, it's my great pleasure to welcome you to the grand re-opening of hunter's

point west and westbrook. give it up. [ applause ]. >> hunters point east-west in westbrook are two of the city's rental assistance demonstration projects. the overall program consisted of transferring 29 of the housing authority profits to local non-profit and private housing organizations for recapitalization, renovation, and private management. more detailed information is available if you're interested. this mammoth city-wide program which included almost 3500 units of affordable housing throughout san francisco required the collaboration of a host of public agencies, developers, consultants, contractors, funders, and, most importantly, the residents of hunters point

east-west and westbrook themselves. the program demonstrates the city's commitment to leaving none of its residents behind and we are very proud to have been part of it. none of this would have been possible without the vision and leadership of our local elected and appointed officials, many of whom are here today and we'll do some shout-outs a little bit later. thank you for celebrating with us. let's get started. it gives me special pleasure to introduce our first speaker. i'll tease you a little bit here, see if you can think about who that would be. she's a native san franciscan. a former redevelopment agency and fire department commissioner. former executive director of the african-american art and culture complex in the western addition. president of the board of supervisors. you might be getting it. presently our current and future mayor. so a steadfast champion of

affordable housing, community empowerment, and the creation of a more just and equitable san francisco for all. great pleasure to bring to the stage our very own mayor london breed. mayor. [ cheering and applause ]. >> mayor breed: thank you. hello, everyone. i am really excited to be here today because this is a long time coming. when we first set out on a path to just reenvision public housing throughout san francisco, it wasn't easy. i remember when i first became a member of the board of supervisors and i went to our mayor ed lee and talked about our priorities, i made it clear that public housing was my number one priority. he supported those efforts. in fact, i grew up in plaza east in the western edition, where i lived in public housing for over 20 years of my life. those conditions were very

challenging. it wasn't just sadly the poverty and the violence that existed in my neighborhood. it was also the actual physical conditions of where i lived. the mold, the bathroom that basically had a number of challenges. we never even had a shower in the public housing unit that i lived in. the roaches, the lack of support that we got from our facilities crew to actually make the kinds of repairs where we could live in a place that was safe and live in a place that was the way that it should be for any resident of this amazing city. it was important to me that we made a change in san francisco because the same conditions that i lived in are, sadly, some of the same conditions that still exist in public housing today.

so we set down this course to try and make changes. no, we didn't have the resources completely to basically start all over from scratch, but we did have an opportunity through the r.a.d. program, the rental assistance demonstration program, to really make investments now so that we can change the conditions of where people live now. that was so important. there were people who were concerned, including the residents who were skeptical about whether or not what happened in the filmore would happen in the bayview hunters point community. i too was concerned about that. in fact, the public housing development i lived in had 300 units and after it was rebuilt through hope 6 which was a whole other program before hope s.f., there were only 200 units built. so clearly, everyone was not coming back.

that's why when i first started as a commissioner on the san francisco redevelopment agency and we set out on our path to try and rebuild double rock and other places, it was important to me that we did it differently than we did in the past, so that residents played a critical role in not only deciding what fixtures and windows and how they wanted their community to be, but they remained a part of their communities. so that's exactly what we did. it did require a lot of patience and moving around and a number of things. yes, again, i know that people were a little uncertain as to whether or not we would get this project done because promises have been made over the years and promises not kept. but today a promise is kept. 439 units of affordable housing for people, for families, for this amazing community. through the r.a.d. program, we

have already been able to rehabilitate more than 3,000 public housing units in san francisco. no longer are we going to treat our residents, who happen to live in public housing, differently than we treat everyone else. that's why this investment is so important. not only in rehabilitating something as simple as making sure that the windows can open, that the heater is working, that the showers are working, that there isn't opportunity for mold or other things to impact the living conditions, but free wifi. free wifi for all of the residents here so that folks have access to do job searches, housing searches, or anything else that anyone else could do in our great city. so i am really happy and excited to be here because this is a new day in san francisco.

part of what my goal is to not only change the physical conditions of our community, but to make sure that we take care of these communities and we take care of each other. because we are one community, we're one san francisco. sadly, we have lost so much over the years due to violence, due to hopelessness and frustration. part of my commitment to communities all over the san francisco that feel neglected, that feel like they're forgotten and not necessarily a part of san francisco is that i'm coming to your neighborhood. i'm coming to make sure that we make the right kinds of investments, that we provide job opportunities or opportunities for you to start your own businesses, that we make sure that we are taking care of kids in this community. in fact, our investments in our public school system has been one that's unprecedented. over $80 million of investments,

including additional teachers' stipends so that we can focus on teacher retention in schools that serve this community. making sure when our kids are dealing with trauma, that we have mental health experts in our public schools. my commitment is to make sure that there are wellness centers in every public school in san francisco. it starts with our kids. it starts with taking care of each other. it starts with developing a new generation of hope for san francisco. so this project is so much more than just rehabilitating units. it's really changing a community and making things better now and for the future. it starts with us and we're in this together. we're going to get there one step at a time.

i want to thank the john stewart company, mayor's office of housing, bank of america, and who else was part of this project? related. thank you. it means a lot to have incredible partners. we don't do this work alone. but most importantly, i want to thank the people who live here, who trusted us to make this happen, who work with us every step of the way. it means a lot to have the support and trust of a community in order to get things done. that's exactly what we were able to accomplish through this amazing project together. so congratulations. this is just the beginning of i know more that's get to come. thank you. [ applause ]. >> that's what i'm talking about. mayor, you're so good at that. you're just flying without notes. i'm hanging on to these things

for dear life. we do the work, but that's the leadership that gets it done. thank you also for the $23 million in local financing and rent subsidies that made this effort possible. [ applause ]. >> and your unwavering support for affordable housing and ending homeless in our city. >> [ indiscernible ] -- >> i'm about to do it. okay. that's what i was going to say. most recently the leadership, in the form of the proposed $600 million housing bond, which we are going to pass in november, okay. [ applause ]. >> thanks also and a shout out to our current supervisor for his ongoing leadership around the housing issues in district 10. thank you. supervisor walton. our next speaker is bill witty, chairman and c.e.o. of related california. one of california's largest developers of affordable and

mixed-income housing. since founding this company 30 years ago, bill has overseen the development of 16,000 residences, including over 12,000 affordable housing units and he has more than 5,000 units in development. he is a busy guy. earliest this year also completed the rehab of another r.a.d. cluster, 300 units. it's my pleasure to my friend and colleague bill witty up to say a few things. bill. >> thank you, jack. it's a pleasure to be involved with a company, john stewart company, who has not only been a stalwart provider of affordable housing for years, but close friends of mine. i'm particularly pleased that john stewart is here because i'm no longer the oldest person in the room. cheap shot. sorry. i have to tell you, i've been

involved in affordable housing in the public and private sector for 40 years. i'm pretty familiar with what's going on around the country. there is no mayor in the united states who has spent more energy and effort to ensure that public housing is given new life and upgraded and become part of the community than mayor breed. we should acknowledge that. it doesn't get the attention that it should. you heard why, but we don't read about that so much. it's really a story that needs to be told. i just want to say that this is great. i appreciate the residents' patience in letting this process unfold. but we expect to be judged not just by how it is today, but how with jack and david sobel, how we are as long-term partners and owners. so the story is, as the mayor

said, just beginning. i can assure you that it will remain a good story. this housing, just so everybody is clear, is permanently affordable. it's not just affordable for 10 or 20 years. this will always be high-quality affordable. [ applause ]. >> i want to thank some people who were operating in the weeds to make this all happen, starting with under the mayor's guidance the mayor's office of housing, dan abrams and his staff who have been involved in all of these around the city. mayor's office of housing technically didn't used to be around public housing. they've taken over the task and done a remarkable job under the guidance of the mayor. the contractors who spent a lot of time and energy to make sure

that we got the rehabilitation right. nibby brothers, cahil construction who worked on east-west deserve a lot of credit. mimi sullivan who is the architect. while you couldn't change the buildings that much, a lot of time and effort was spent on designing the interior of these buildings so, as the mayor said, these would be market-rate quality units, not just for the short term but for the long term. then our own staff at related. our project manager andrew sccofar in the back and our northern california affordable group. as i said, this isn't the last you're going to see or hear from us. i expect to hear from you if you

think that there's something that warrants attention. finally another prop a plug. don't just clap. you got to vote. show up and vote for prop a. thank you. [ applause ]. >> show up and vote, bill, because i think your call to me involved a very large check as well. donate as well. he left that part out, but feel free. bill, i hate to break it to you. when john arrived, you were not only the oldest guy, but not quite the funniest guy either. john, we're going to give credit where it's due. bill, thank you, very well said. next up is another of our co-developers and the lead provider of supportive services for our residents here at hunters point east-west in westbrook. david sobel is the c.e.o. of the housing development corporation. a 31-year-old community-based

non-profit located here in bay view, hunters point. over the last six years david has assembled support and staff. under his leadership, the organization has grown from four people to a staff of 30, which provides housing development, preservation, financial empowerment, counselling, supportive services, economic development opportunities to over 5,000 low and moderate income residents every year. also well-known, at least to me as an accomplished jazz, blues, and rock keyboardist, but you'll have to go to their annual gala to hear that, please help me welcome david sobel. [ applause ]. >> by the way, the board of directors did my performance review last night. it would have been great if you were there. good morning, everyone. we are indeed proud to have partnered with such an auspicious team that others are

mentioning in name and i will save time and not repeat everything. it has been extremely gratifying to take part in and witness a transformation of extremely dilapidated housing, turning it into safe, comfortable homes for families that remain affordable in perpetuity. but it is also about more than just the housing here. the city has the great foresight to ensure that there was workforce development and onsite service connection to make sure residents have at their doorstep access to other resources. we are proud to have partnered with hunters point family. dev mission on the stem program that we have initiated across the sites here, all of whom are doing fantastic work and enhancing what resources are available to residents every day. i want to call out our services team, an amazing group of

people, some of whom are here today. even if they're not, they deserve some recognition. [ applause ]. >> this team is fantastic. you show up every day doing challenging work and being a big support to residents. we cannot talk about services without acknowledging hodc who every day, week, and month are pushing, supporting, and guiding our programs, as they should. thank you for that. finally, these past five years are not about all of us speaking today. it's about the residents who endured decades of deplorable conditions. five years of hard work is great. but the people who live here

suffered through much longer hardships. that's what this project is really about. developing community, bringing onsite services, engaging with residents, having a long-term vision with our city partners and everybody up here and all the residents, that has been the most rewarding part. we have really appreciated the positive impact of walking hand in hand with residents every day. learning from them. they hold us accountable, and we've appreciated that as well. at the very beginning of this project, five years ago or so, when we went to our initial meetings, the residents said this is a ploy to kick us out. they said, you're going to raise our rents. we didn't. they said, you're not really going to renovate these buildings. we did. you're not really going to have services onsite. we did. this was founded to help people

stay in san francisco, remain in their homes, communities, schools, businesses, congregations, and that's what this project is about as well. thank you for all of your support all around. the resident leadership especially, we've enjoyed working with you. i know we're going to hear from one of the resident leaders. thank you all. it is our pleasure to be with you here today. [ applause ]. >> well said. it really does make one think that how -- while certain leaders in washington seem to be doing their best to pull our country apart, here in san francisco we are doing our best to reknit these properties into the fabric of our communities and neighborhoods. we are doing our best to now bring the san francisco housing authority itself more directly into the family of city agencies that work closely with mohcd and

the other agencies at the city to provide affordable housing. and the kind of work we do here as david so eloquently articulated, to just bring people together, reintegrate things, and really fight back against the forces that are trying to pull us all apart. thank you, david. well said. while it probably goes without saying, that's when i say it anyway. none of this can happen without money, lots of it. for that, we in the city turn to bank of america, merril lynch. they have been key to our success. we're talking about over three-quarters of a billion dollars in debt and equity for the program. here at hunters point, they provided over $150 million in construction financing and over $120 million tax credit equity

as well as funding for residents during construction. we went to bank of america for funding because that's where the money was. they were ready to put it to good use. to paraphrase elanie, where is the money at, that's where i'm going. okay. i didn't get it quite right. you can school me later. don't beat box it? okay. i get a little carried away sometimes. anyway, back to the script. it gives me great pride to introduce a proud resident of san francisco herself, liz minik. >> these are always hard acts to follow. thank you so much for having us today. bank of america was founded in this amazing city in 1904. two years after, we had one of our largest earthquakes.

at the time bank of italy at the time spent most of their resources getting people back in their homes. housing has always been integral to what we do. that's when the call to action and rehabilitating the 3500 units around our city came, we were so delighted and honoured to provide $2.2 billion. so $2.2 billion in financing for the san francisco r.a.d. program. as has been said, this is all about the residences. this is ensuring that people can be in the homes that everyone deserves. again, thank you so much for having us today. i will continue with a thanks for our great partners related, john stewart, and san francisco housing development. our wonderful team who has worked tireless over the last six and seven years to get this done. mayor breed, we couldn't have done this without our

leadership. thank you. [ applause ]. >> $2 billion doesn't go as far as it used to, but it adds pick up. the engagement and support of our residents was absolutely crucial to our success. i'd therefore like to acknowledge quickly and thank all the officers for our three tenant associations at the three different sites, many of whom are with us today. susan mcallister, renitia raina, elise minor, ivan sepulona. those are all from the east association. from the west we have joe

nyamalaga, ronald anderson. and from the other associations we have many people as well. thank you all. it takes a lot of work. you're volunteers. you're out there helping the residents organize and bring issues to us. you're keeping us honest, committed, and engaged. we appreciate the partnership that that represents. speaking on behalf of the residents today is renée, as i mentioned earlier, president of the westbrook tenant association. she's a passionate community leader who encourages and assists residents in advocating for their own best interests. born in the bay area, she takes great pride in engaging and helping her community,

understands the challenges of the residents, has a strong commitment to educational values, and her skill and compassion make her both a voice and a beacon of hope for the residents. it is my pleasure to have renée mangdangle to the stage. >> hi, everybody. thank you, mayor breed. i would like to thank related, john stewart company, of course my tenant association. yesterday was my birthday, 9/11. anyways, i'm kind of nervous. i'm not much of a speaker. anyway. this building came a long way. i come from the peninsula, and when i came in here it was like pulling teeth. i did not want to move here, but i did. made the best out of it.

i became a community leader. and hunters point west with marlene harris, she hired me to be event planner and personal chef for all three sites. then i met hunters point east and of course westbrook residents at that time. i just want to thank everybody. thank you. [ applause ]. >> you're following the sage advice of roosevelt, be sincere, brief, and be seated. you're going to go far in politics. anyway, this is short and sweet. we want to spend time listening to some more music, touring apartments, having some food, breaking bread together.

i want to thank again all the distinguished speakers. i want to do a special shout-out to our technology program partners for the wifi, the training, et cetera, here at this site. it includes the city's department of technology, monkey brains, dev mission who's been mentioned, the community tech network, microsoft, you've heard of them, adobe. they all pitched in on the technology side. we appreciate it. there are so many companies and public agencies that have contributed their time, energy, and hard work to making these properties a success. i wish i had time to recognize them all. i can't. time is short. i'm going to name a few, sort of speed recognition. our architects, our general contractors did an amazing job renovating and breathing new life into these communities. thank you. i'm going to repeat a few thanks

that came up earlier. from the city and county of san francisco thanks -- [ indiscernible ]. from the john stewart company itself, i want to shout out to our founder and chairman john stewart himself, margaret miller, dan lavine, jenny collins. and our former project manager adam levine who came from east bay to see the fruits of his labors. i want to say hi to many of those who couldn't be here [ indiscernible ] -- thanks to michael mincus and thanks to all the other people who contributed their time and energy to this

impressive effort. so that's it. thanks for coming. please stay for food in the community room, tours of apartments, more music. so if i could just get the speakers all to follow. [♪] >> i lived in the mission neighborhood for seven years and before that the excel see your district. 20 years a resident of the city and county of san francisco. i am the executive director of a

local art space nonprofit that showcases work that relate to the latino community and i have been in this building for seven years and some of my neighbors have been here 30 year. we were notified from the landlord he was going to sell the building. when we realized it was happening it was no longer a thought for the landlord and i sort of had a moment of panic. i heard about the small sites program through my work with the mission economic agency and at met with folks from the mayor's housing program because they wanted to utilize the program. we are dealing with families with different needs and capacities. conversations were had early in the morning because that is the only time that all the tenants

were in the building and finally when we realized that meda did have the resources to buy the building we went on a letter writing campaign to the landlord and said to him we understand you want to sell your building, we understand what you are asking for and you are entitled to it, it's your land, but please work with us. what i love about ber nell height it represents the diversity that made me fall in love with san francisco. we have a lot of mom and pop shops and you can get all your resources within walking distance. my favorite air area of my homes my little small patio where i can start my morning and have my

coffee an is a sweet spot for me coffee an is a sweet spot for me [♪] >> i just wanted to say a few words. one is to the parents and to all of the kids. thank you for supporting this program and for trusting us to create a soccer program in the bayview.

>> soccer is the world's game, and everybody plays, but in the united states, this is a sport that struggles with access for certain communities. >> i coached basketball in a coached football for years, it is the same thing. it is about motivating kids and keeping them together, and giving them new opportunities. >> when the kids came out, they had no idea really what the game was. only one or two of them had played soccer before. we gave the kids very simple lessons every day and made sure that they had fun while they were doing it, and you really could see them evolve into a team over the course of the season. >> i think this is a great opportunity to be part of the community and be part of programs like this. >> i get to run around with my other teammates and pass the ball. >> this is new to me. i've always played basketball or football. i am adjusting to be a soccer mom. >> the bayview is like my favorite team. even though we lose it is still fine.

>> right on. >> i have lots of favorite memories, but i think one of them is just watching the kids enjoy themselves. >> my favorite memory was just having fun and playing. >> bayview united will be in soccer camp all summer long. they are going to be at civic centre for two different weeklong sessions with america scores, then they will will have their own soccer camp later in the summer right here, and then they will be back on the pitch next fall. >> now we know a little bit more about soccer, we are learning more, and the kids are really enjoying the program. >> we want to be united in the bayview. that is why this was appropriate >> this guy is the limit. the kids are already athletic, you know, they just need to learn the game. we have some potential college-bound kids, definitely. >> today was the last practice of the season, and the sweetest moment was coming out here while , you know, we were setting up the barbecue and folding their uniforms, and looking out

onto the field, and seven or eight of the kids were playing. >> this year we have first and second grade. we are going to expand to third, forth, and fifth grade next year bring them out and if you have middle school kids, we are starting a team for middle school. >> you know why? >> why? because we are? >> bayview united. >> welcome. we are glad you're here. this is the regular meeting of the board of education in the san francisco unified school district. this is september 24, 2019. roll call please. [roll call]