understaffed and we need some fresh blood up there at the top. i think the city missed a really great opportunity to bring something like that in. because, as i said earlier, we need a lot of new clinicians and that being said, i would like to say also that laguna honda hospital, 1600 beds or 1200 beds whatever, is still empty and it's a fabulous asset to be ignored. i don't know why it's there deteriorating except for a few redecorated offices whoa need a facility where people can stay until they're stabilized and i would like to see option there. it would be really great. >> my name is june bug and i'm

with the health justice academy and the san francisco heath plan advisory and aim a poor magazine and a former san francisco commissioner and because i'm someone that cares and i experienced trauma in my life and i have mental health issues. all my issues have a lot of issues that go down to my basic needs being met. and so, i'm someone who needs wrap-around services in my life. i'm at the mercy of the handout to survive and it's still not enough. we have a crisis in my city. this is my city and my home. what i see daily disturbed my heart and what i go through disturbs my mind. it's a challenge to stay focused and not give up because i live a hard life. mental health sf offers wrap-around services. and that is something that we

need. we need wrap around services because the issues in our life are intersected with the needs that we need to be met. instead of that in place, what we have right now is incarcerating, criminalizing and killing us. my friend was killed by san francisco police at the theater who suffered from mental health issues. if wrap around services and mental health sf was in place my friend making alive today. so i just want to say we are suffering and we are waiting so we need mental health sf now. thank you. >> hi. i'm colleen rebeca and i am

managed a community organizing department at tenderloin neighborhood corporation. we want to say that san francisco needs to reform its mental health and substance use treatment service delivery because too many vulnerable people are falling through the cracks and not getting the help they need. and this is an issue that's urgent and we need to address it now. what we need to do is we need to address it in a way that treats people who have mental health issues and who treatment people who use drugs with dignity and respect and is our members of our community. and i say that as a concern who has had issues with mental health for more than 35 years. i'm part of this community. and other people like me who have mental health issues are

part of this community and people who use drugs are part of this community and we deserve to be treated with dignity and respect. san francisco must respond to our community's behavioral health needs without stigmatizing people who use drugs and people who need care. let's move hefford holding that basic tenant of dignity and respect for all of our community members, especially those suffering and in need of help at the forefront. thank you. >> i'm a resident of d8. i applaud your vision and your

plan to put together a new system for a services including people who are on the front lines of this crisis my colleagues serve families on the front line of the homelessness crisis and we operate the central city access point and we're seeing in our programs across our programs residential childcare, more families with more and greater needs and greater acuity levels and we need a system that is capable of providing them with access to low barrier services that meet their needs. for families, it's not just about meeting the needs of the individuals it's meeting the needs of the individuals so the little people in their lives can get what they need. if parents don't get the service that's they need, then the entire family suffers. and that perpetuates long-term

cycles of sickness and poverty and homelessness. it's very important from our perspective that we put forward this bold solution so that people can get access to what they need so we can act now but also take the long-term view towards breaking these cycles so thank you for your vision and your boldness. thank you. >> good afternoon. jordan davis district 6 resident. thank you to supervisor ronen and haney for spearheading this and thank you for the community health that will help meth health sf a reality. except for the deputy sheriff, fuck them for arresting my comrades. i'm sick and tired of seeing walking by the crisis on the streets and i'm tired of the false solutions such as conservatives and in jails. i was that person on the streets but i stabilized. now as you know all know, i am nuts. i swear on board chambers, i got

so depressed i got so drunk at a event i was honored at i puked in the toilet and i've had more suicide that you can count and i don't think i will see services and may be compensating further but i want to make sure everyone in this city that i've adopted and i know and love has voluntary services on demand. i want to say to room 200, stop being the bullshit mayor, stop opposing and continue the conversations but we have standards and we all go to the ballot if this thing is legislative process. so fuck urgent car their actualg this at another meeting. this is really historic moment and i just had to say my peace.

let me get out of here because the sheriffs try to arrest me for bashing them. >> my name is john mccormick. i'm honored to share the mic with people like jordan person is that has spoken her.i'm tiret europe. i'm tired about hearing how good services are in europe. someone got on the mic and talked about how great the services are in spain. i wanted to talk about how good the services in san francisco. i want for our city and hear about what happened in san francisco. did you hear about what they're doing in san francisco? we can do that. that can be us. that can be this proposal. i want to get behind david elliott louis and curtis bradford person is else today

bradford and everyone who spoke. not let it to go to the ballot. i don't want for the rest of the country did you hear about that dogfight about meth healthcare in san francisco. i want this to pass. i want this to go through and i want to stop seeing people suffer. it's not something that just happens in the tenderloin or just happens in bay view it happens all over. it happens in the sunset and it happens all over the city and we can fix it. so, thank you to the people who worked on this. everyone in this room has not worked on this who is not here anymore. thank you to the supervisors. thank you. >> good afternoon. my name is annabell. and i'm the political united representing behalf of 6400 teachers and staff stand in support of mental health sf. it is san francisco's not only

experiencing inaffordability crisis that sim pacting all of us but we're also experiencing a moment health crisis. it's clear that it needs a overhaul change that's why mental health sf is the answer. thank you supervisor ronen, supervisor haney, and all the other supervisors that are supporting this. we need a change and we need it now. thank you. >> kim, san francisco labor council. if i could rely on the 200 thref you to pass jobs i wouldn't need my job. to all your colleagues who labor

council, is there for mental health sf and we know san francisco needs to do better. we know what san francisco needs, san francisco needs mental health sf and if any of your colleagues have this is repaired. thank you. i am the chair for sciu local

10/1 and i'm proud that we are working together and what i wanted to speak with you about is to say that i work at san francisco general hospital and this is not just a matter of a fame because zuckerberg facebook and experiments to see if they could spread emotions like a disease and that has worked so well that now we have genocide that is occurring because of that and it's worked so well that zuckerberg is taking in millions of dollars from trump and saying that you can lie as much as you want to and we are facing that and our leadership is blaming the people that work there for the problems that take place and blaming the clientele. i received a message when during the rainy season that there was

a fire that broke out on campus and no one was hurt and they wept out of their way to say they knew it was caused by homeless female and the and it'e because there's no money to be made in mental healthcare but, we are not in the business and the public-health of making

money. >> hello, since i worked on all your campaigns and i love the work, thank you for doing what you do and my name is. >> catherine: ' and i'm a member of asp2121 but i'm here as someone who was very close to someone who lives with unrecognized middle health issues and we are all on this spectrum. i fluctuate hour by hour myself and i'm usually the one that helps her to do it. because she refuses to recognize that she has a problem and she was beaten in foster care and she didn't chose to be the way she is and so she also doesn't chose to think that anything is

wrong and i would like to have a special meeting tonight and pass this and roll it out really big and really loud so it dough stigmatizing meth health that it doesn't make people assume mental health people are criminals so there is so much to be done in this campaign and she doesn't live in the city and she was in rural communities that is really port so i'm a huge part of the financial support so we can't have meth health without it and you can't have much mental health when thinking differently or whatever chemical disturbs are going on and it's being stigma there's one in four people that seek mental health services if they're lucky enough to get them so, thank you.

>> good afternoon supervisors haney and ronen and supervisors mar and rules committee. i would sure like to see better mental health that is everywhere. looking for words and solutions. searching but not finding understanding anywhere. i think -- by the way, happy halloween tomorrow. i think you lost in a massacres aid. i think you're lost in a meth health masquerade. >> i know you can do this

because -- there's a spark of magic in your eyes. >> by the way, happy halloween tomorrow too. candy land and. >> you know what you got, you got all the rain bows in your favorite shades. make it come through because you are a mental health genie in the skies make it a big wonder, make it a big surprise, i bet you by golly wow and you are what i've been waiting for forever. and every will my dreams come true today. make it happen, make it happen, make it come our way.

thank you, bye. [applause] >> that is a difficult one to follow. my name is ruby and i work at the san francisco community health center which is formally asian pacific islander wellness center. i want to thank you for doing what you are doing. and share a few things. i want let everyone know i've submitted 28 names to the homeless this year and all of which are waiting for mental heath services every single one of them. ex i want to make sure you include more people with lived experience and lift them up. we do not need more people coming out of schools. we don't need new teams. there are plenty of us doing this work. we need the funding and we've been derogatory that we do it and we don't need to add new people to this pool. [please stand by]

>> interest issues such as millimeter and housing. i want to tell you my story. 15 years ago, i was a family caregiver for two people in my family and i was working full time at the time with good health insurance the two places i went to look for coping with my mental health, caregiver stress, it was a lot of bureaucracy and would have loved it if there was an office of private insurance with accountability at that time to help me navigate this.

moving on, supervisor hainey, i liked what you said about a housing component in this, because you might have read the story in the sunday examiner about james johnson who has been living in a sobering centre for 16 months because there's no placement for him. there's no supportive housing placement for him. i have been on the board of organization providing the housing and another thing i would love to see is for the people or case managers who work with some of society's hardest clientelle who makes $45,000 a

year and that is simply not enough. thank you. >> good afternoon and thank you for all that you do. i think it demonstrates meeting individuals in need, when in need and at the level in which it's needed. i think the individuals need to feel safe with available and qualified first response teaches. teams the individuals on the response teams are adequate to make assessments that are client-centered and not dictated. the blueprint also asks for wages that are adequate for case management and healthy providers to live and substain themselves in san francisco. it's time to stop giving this

money to nonprofits that are putting them into sros, that are turning into containment zones of death. it's time to put it where the first responders are. we need people peer piers to pi. we need people with experience. i have 15 years' experience. this system is taking down me. that is not acceptable. i won't call out the mayor's office. i'll do that another time but i'm asking you stand independently based on the response i received from dr. kolfax on the 23rd of september. we have time to take san francisco back, put us back on the map and in public view as a place to visit and not to be afraid of and we need to encourage trainings to promote qualitied staff to handle the ones that are already currently being housed. thank you. i look forward to seeing you at the convention.

>> my name is vlad. i live in san francisco and i just want to say thank you all for getting together and thank you to everybody for speaking. mental health affect sals all os equally and i'm tired of seeing my local brothers and sisters on the streets, not having a place to live or anything to eat or any way of getting help outside of begging on the streets and turned away, so thank you all. i hope this pans out and i really hope this is in isn't anr merry-go round and let's get this passed. >> good afternoon. i'm a patient navigator at the community health center known asasasapi wellness and people le

myself that are hiv positive need mental health care and a system of care for all. it is because of this didn't because i am one of those people that need it and because i work with so many others that need it that i want to thank you for taking the time to acknowledge that and for being the voice in which it is needed so that this bill can pass. so i want to thank you. thank you so much. (applause). >> good afternoon. my name is andy stone. i'm a san francisco resident of d9 and i'm here with the san francisco aids foundation and advocacy network. i wanted to talk briefly about the city's commitment to getting to zero. zero hiv transmissions, zero hiv related deaths and stigma. this is an issue that impacts all of us. i particularly wanted to lift up people living with hiv and

mental health care needs. people who are here and around in sanfrancisco when the epidemic first hit experienced a lot of trauma and lost a lot of their social support networks and to this day, they have a lot of really complex pyschosocial needs, including access to mental health services. they fought for future generations to be able to survive. and now, it's our turn to fight and to support them. we can't get to zero unless we address this crisis. part of that is acknowledging there are dozens people who die every year by suicide and that's unacceptable. i wanted to talk briefly about people who use drugs and how they deserve nonjudgmental services. many experience a lot of trauma on the street and oftentimes use substances to survive. every year we see hundreds of

folks who die from overdose. it's in our state, city in psychiatry wandwe have to addre. with harm reduction services, they respect dignity and i'm super excited and in full support of mental health to support universal access to mental health services and also substance use services, right? we need more of both of these and they have to be harm-reduction based. i stand here strongly in support of this initiative and i am excited to see this. >> good afternoon, supervisors. i'm ken tray, retired high school teacher and today i'm representing the us united educators of san francisco. you've heard from other uesf voices but we can't say how important mental health usf is.

san francisco has at least 2500 students who are living -- who are homeless or in housing duress. we know those families are under economic pressure, obviously housing pressure, and teachers and paraeducators see that and feel that in their classrooms. and just like we need wrap-around services to bring our schools up to the place they need to be all of our students, our kids also need the kind of wrap-around services for their families and often themselves that will give them a fighting chance to succeed in life. on a personal note, there's a guy named bob who lives on the corner of my block and he has sought services from the city and he got into an sro and he said it was such a hell hole of fear and just an out-of-control

atmosphere he prefers living in the street. this is a guy who sits around and reads dashel hamet and he needs help and allows bob to be living on our sidewalks. >> hello and good evening. i'm michael blake-moore and i'm here with tara. you haven't heard her yet. i'm here on behalf of road dogs. we tried very much to try to help the homeless artists, but i would like to put forth putting up housing for the workers here, stop having them come from far away just to come here to work.

the homeless, they need housing. we're piling up everywhere, as far as -- i don't know if i should, but i had a situation with st. anthonys not too long ago and rather than look at the camera and pay attention to what was on the camera, were they cake and piled up on me. and there still hasn't been anything about that, because they made sure to state that they -- i mean as far as workers helping the homeless, that made sure to state that they were doing better than the homeless. and that's no way for

st. anthony or christians to present themselves. look into it. >> while changing healthcare, not handcuffs are part of the public policy and community organizing and the president of american federation of teacher 12121 were arrested outside of this hall and could not speak here today. i urge you to support mental health sfc so all can access care they need when they need it without the care of income. treating the mental health crisis without income is cruel and costly. we must support our frontline workers and delivering healthcare to all who needs it.

th,and our students in support f making mental health sf real for our city now. now sarah short says, and i quote, healthcare, not handcuffs. >> thank you, any a member of the public who has spoken that wishes to speak. seeing none, public comment is closed. i just want to tell you from the bottom of my heart, thank you, thank you for your beautiful inspiring words. thank you for having been in this fight a lot longer than i have and for sticking with it and thank you for teaching us so much about what we need to do right and how to be a model, not only for our region but our state and for our country. we are 100% committed to seeing

this through. hopefully, we -- like if any of you had asked, we can reach agreement with the mayor's office and get it implemented sooner rather than later. i think that's something we would all love to see. but like others have said, it has to be the big bold vision, the universal system that we allallall need and want. hopefully we will get there and one way or another, we'll be passing this or put it in the hand of the voters with this measure that's officially placed on the ballot. we can always take it off but before november 27th, but as of today, this hearing has been heard and we're about to file it, but i wanted to see if my colleagues have any other comments before we close this hearing and, really, in order to

put this measure on the plot, matt and i needed two other supervisors to sign on with us and supervisors marr and walton stepped up to the plate and didn't hesitate or waiver. they said we know what this needs and we trust the community and labor and we trust our colleagues who have been working nonstop on this. so please just express your extreme appreciation to them. i certainly wanted to express it publically. thank you, supervisor marr, for being there every step of the way and thank you so much. any other comments? seeing none, i will make a motion to file this hearing and without objection, that motion passes. [cheers and applause] >> madam clerk, any other items. >> that completes the agenda for today? >> then the meeting is adjourned.

good morning everybody. thank you. it brings me such joy, gratitude, pleasure to welcome you to the re-dedication of ellis gardens. i hope you will join me in welcoming to the podium our mayor, london breed.

>> mayor breed: i thought you were going to the project and talk a little about it. fine, i will get started. thank you everyone for being here today. i am excited about this project. this is the city and county of san francisco working hard to fulfill a promise. a promise to so many people who live throughout san francisco in public housing, in conditions that no one should have to live in. a few years back when i first started as a member of the board of supervisors, i met with mayor ed lee to talk about priorities. my number one, two, three priority as supervisor was public housing in san francisco as a whole, not just my district. mayor lee supported the fact that we needed to do something different because the kinds of

conditions that existed for so many years and the amount of money that we received, there was no way to get to a better place. over 20 years of my life in plaza east, i live in those conditions. the neglect, the bathrooms that didn't work, the mold, the conditions that you live in when you have had to live that way for over 20 years is something you never forget. this is why nothing is more important to me than changing the kinds of conditions that people live in. here with 94 units of housing for people who are part of our very vulnerable community, our seniors, people living with disabilities, people who have challenges, not only physically sometimes but also many of our low income residents. they deserve the kind of place

that exists here today. they deserve to live in conditions where when they flush the toilet it will work. where they have showers and some of the most basic things that some people take for granted. they have pest control so that they don't have to deal with the kinds of conditions that existed in the city in some places around public housing for far too long. when we brought in the program there were so many people who were skeptical. they were worried about displacement, what happened in the city in the past. there were some mistakes made in the past. i continue to go back to my own personal experience of living in public housing 300 units torn down and only 200 units built. yes, a lot of people i grew up with were not given the opportunity to come back. that is why it is so important that we have partners and we

work with each resident individually to help them understand that this is about them and to make the move and the transition while we are renovating these places as smooth as possible. that we make sure we are able to gain their trust and their support. in this city we have demonstrated through this program that we can be trusted to do the kinds rehabilitation work that is desperately needed to make sure people are living in great conditions, people are living in the kinds of conditions that they deserve. i just want to thank tndc for being our partners, for doing the work with compassion. this place, i don't know if you have been in here before. what we see now, i am overwhelmed by the walls and

floors and everything i see today. it is so amazing. we know that san francisco continues to have so many challenges. yes, we have to build more housing because we know even outside these doors, sadly, there are people struggling with homelessness. we also have to make sure that we are taking care of the people who deserve a safe affordable place to call home. preservation of existing affordable housing, building new housing in this city, that is what we have to do to make san francisco a better place for each and every one of us. i am so grateful to be here, so proud of this work of this project, and i want to thank the people from project managers, to the financing. it does take a village that is

expensive to do and to do rehappentation work in san francisco. we -- rehabilitation work in san francisco. i am happy for the residents. congratulations on this incredible property and thank you, don, for all of the work you continue to do. this is not our first project together and it definitely won't be our last. [applause.] >> i know i speak for a lot of people when i say we are grateful for your leadership, mayor. join me in welcoming louise. [applause.]

>> good morning. i am the president of the ellis gardens council. i want to thank the mayor london breed for making it happening for providing housing. i came to san francisco in 1962, when i was 12 years old from el salvador. most of my life i lived in the mission district before losing my housing. thankfully, there was room for me at ellis gardens in 2012. ever since i have moved to ellis gardens, i have become involved in the community such as volunteering in the boys and girls club. volunteers is a positive and happy experience in my life.

i love ellis gardens. it feels like an extension of the park now that the renovation is complete. it is now time to enjoy ellis gardens, have respect for one another and improve our community. on behalf of the residents we are very appreciative for the renovations and the support. thank you very much. [applause.] >> thank you. please welcome supervisor matt haney. [applause.] >> thank you, don, mayor breed. i want to give a special recognition to louise. he is not just the red of the

tenant council here, he is one of the greatest community leaders in the tenderloin. he shows up in the neighborhood. you make this such a wonderful place to live. please give him a round of applause again. >> i have been friends with who louise for a few years. last year he invited me to visit the believe. -- to visit the building. it looks so beautiful. this area back here, the units. i got to visit on the tenth floor. this building is gorgeous. this is what people in this community deserve. this is what people in the tenderloin need in terms of open space, green space, finally living up to the name of this building, ellis gardens. this is a beautiful building for a neighborhood that is truly experiencing a renaissance of

affordable housing, renovation for a community on the move in a positive way. i had a couple friends who visited the city recently. they are worried about the tenderloin. i said i was walking around and saw gentrification. i said what are you talking about? he said i walked around taylor and eddy and saw the condos popping up. i am worried we are building condos and not affordable housing. i said those are affordable housing buildings. yes, they are beautiful. yes, they represent what people in this community need andy serve. people are going to walk by this and say, wow, i wish i could live there. that is what we want for everyone living in the city and the residents.

thank you for allowing us to celebrate. thank you for going through this process. i am sure there was a level of disruption. thank you to bank of america and all of the project managers. i live one block from here right on hyde and ellis. this is my neighborhood. i walk by here every day and i am so happy for the residents and this entire community that this building has been expanded in the way that it has. thank you. (applause). >> thank you so much, matt. please welcome the executive director of glide community housing. (applause). >> good morning everybody. it is my pleasure to be here today. flied community housing is honored to be in partnership. thank you, mayor london breed

and supervisor haney. welcome everyone. we are so proud of the building we are being presented to you today the new ellis gardens. this project has been a labor of love. i would like to just pause and highlight the development team for a minute. thank you so much for your level of excellence devoted to this project. ellis garden reflects a strong commitment of collaboration and the team went above and beyond to make this a beautiful project. as you tour the building you will see their efforts truly exceed the baseline for the project. the structure here is sound and we are providing units of quality housing for years to come. as a service provider, glide community housing believes communities like ellis gardens

are built on the strengths and talents of the members in the community. we are here to provide supportive services through effective case management. the goal is housing stability for the entire population of not only this building but other believes in the community. our service team develops programming offering an array of multi-dimensional services and opportunities to travel new pathways to health, autonomy and growth. we believe that housing is the essential first step in supporting individuals to reduce barriers and thus breaking the cycles of chronic homelessness. in closing, i want to thank a few people in the room today. i really want to thank our staff. glide community housing supportive services staff has gone the extra mile. it was our first time

delivering services in an active construction site. not only did you take care of your yells, you continued to deliver quality services and make sure the folks here were taken care of. bank of america we thank you. we were able to deliver welcome home kits to every individual that received a new apartment got a kit full of basic household needs, dish us, towels, bathroom supplies to help them settle into the community. gabe, thank you. your leadership on the development team is exceptional. you went the extra mile. we thank you for your leadership. d and h construction exceptional work. san francisco arts commission. we applied for the community

challenge grant and were ag ablo partner. there is a beautiful mural on the wall. we are proud of the mural. our partners with hsh, thank you. you allow us to work through supportive services. this community means a lot to us. there is a tremendous amount of gratitude being a lot of thank u.s. from the residents coming to services every day. very appreciative of what we have done as a team. thank you. we appreciate you. (applause). >> bank of america played a crucial role not only at ellis gardens but across the entire portfolio of rental assistance

demonstration properties. please welcome our long time friend heidi. >> good morning, everyone. thank you so much for the warm welcome. thank you mathank you, mayor br. for those who may not know, bank of america was founded here in san francisco in 1904 as the bank of italy by the son of italian immigrants who wanted to serve immigrants, women, those who were just the common person, and not necessarily the financial elite. fast forward over 100 years and bank of america represents over 4,000 teammates, clients, community partners in san francisco and if it is iconic moments like financing the bay bridge or restoring the ferry building or providing almost 100

residents in the ellis gardens with a wonderful new living condition and the well-being that comes with a place that is truly a home, we are so proud to be part of it. how important san francisco is to bank of america. it is fitting out of $4.8 billion. i am a banker. i will talk about money. invested in the community development across the country over $2.2 billion is here in san francisco. we are tremendously proud to be included today in the celebration. congratulations to the entire resident bays, community partners and friends. thank you all so much for including us. (applause). >> finally, gabriel, it is your turn.

>> thank you, don andthal you all for come -- thank you all for coming. my heart is filled with so much gratitude today. i recognize that i am the last speaker right before lunch. i will keep it quick. first, i want to thank the tenants especially for putting up with construction and relocation. today is an open house of sorts. it is not the first open house. when we completed the first floor of the top floor we finished the first unit and held the apartment open for the tenants to come and take a look. everything was done. we had it staged modestly with flowers. people came out on to check it out. i will never forget one tenant walked in to the apartment and

said is this what you are doing to my home? the tenant reactions were great. i wish we had hgtv there to capture it. those are a real reason why many of us are in this business and do the work we do. i will skip over the list of hundreds of people i want to thank. i would like to thank the dozens of people who will look after this building here on out and look after the health of the people in it. i am very proud what we accomplished together to be here today. we did so under budget, mind you. i am proud tha that we will accomplish all of this in the future. thank you very much for coming. >> thank you. i want to just offer a few reflections. one is that i hope you will hear from all of us just the

expression of gratitude. we realize we are in a privileged position to do the work to serve others. that is what a lot of us are very motivated by while in this room. seven years ago mayor lee and ed had a vision p.29 properties. $2 billion and where was that going to come from? how was it going to happen? a new program that none of us knew or understood very well. i understand the housing director at the time telling me five single-spaced pages of exceptions to the rules. like this is what it took. that speaks nothing of all of the people and the institutions who are part of it. i hope you will takethe time to not just read but to grasp what

is involved with every one of the people. most of you here and everyone on the list made a real contribution. i hope you will feel that you own this, if you will, because we were in this role at the center of the work but it is other people doing the work. i don't know what it means to own ellis gardens. this is a community asset. this is affordable housing forever to serve people with low incomes forever. there will be a whole generation of people here 40 or 50 years from now celebrating the next rededication. it is a profound moment that i hope we can all appreciate how important not just the rededication but renewal. grateful to be a part of it. thank you all for coming. [applause.]

>> five, four, three, two, one. [cheers.] >> there are kids and families ever were. it is really an extraordinary playground. it has got a little something for everyone. it is aesthetically billion. it is completely accessible. you can see how excited people are for this playground. it is very special.

>> on opening day in the brand- new helen diller playground at north park, children can be seen swinging, gliding, swinging, exploring, digging, hanging, jumping, and even making drumming sounds. this major renovation was possible with the generous donation of more than $1.5 million from the mercer fund in honor of san francisco bay area philanthropist helen diller. together with the clean and safe neighborhood parks fund and the city's general fund. >> 4. 3. 2. 1. [applause] >> the playground is broken into three general areas. one for the preschool set, another for older children, and a sand area designed for kids of all ages. unlike the old playground, the new one is accessible to people with disabilities. this brand-new playground has several unique and exciting

features. two slides, including one 45- foot super slide with an elevation change of nearly 30 feet. climbing ropes and walls, including one made of granite. 8suspension bridge. recycling, traditional swing, plus a therapeutics win for children with disabilities, and even a sand garden with chines and drums. >> it is a visionary $3.5 million world class playground in the heart of san francisco. this is just really a big, community win and a celebration for us all. >> to learn more about the helen diller playground in dolores park, go to sfrecpark.org.

>> good morning, everyone. the meeting will come to order. this is october 30, 2019 regular meeting of the budget & finance committee. i am chair of the budget and finance committee. i am joined by supervisor stefani and. >> four. i would like to thing samuel williams from sfgovtv for broadcasting this medium. meeting. >> please be sure to silence cell phones