of violation was 78. complaints without notice of violations was 354. notice of violations were 29 and second notices of violations for code enforcement was 7. so the housing inspection services, housing inspections performed was 111. complaints received 192. complaints response within 24 to 72 hours is 124. complaints and violations issued is 15. the date of complaint and notice of violation is 120. number of cases was 9. we seen inspections at 3. the code enforcement services, number of cases since the director's hearing was 51. abatements issued was 33. number of cases under advice for

6. number of cases abated 48. code enforcement inspections performed 56. number of cases to the litigation committee was 2. and code enforcement outreach programs, 99,968. houston cases for 590. and cases resolved 303. that is the monthly update for august 2020. thank you. >> okay, thank you. is there any public comment on the director's report items 12a-d? >> there is no one in the queue. >> okay, thank you. my next item is item 13, review and approval of the minutes of the regular meeting of june 17,

2020. is there a motion to approve? >> move to approve. >> is there a second? >> second. >> okay, any public comment on this item? there doesn't seem to be any public available. are all commissioners in favor. >> aye. >> any oppose snd. >> okay, thank you, minutes are approved. the next item is adjournment. is there a motion to adjourn? >> motion to adjourn. >> second? >> i second. >> okay, thank you. we are now adjourned. it is 12:41 p.m. thank you everyone. [♪]

>> we are here today to discuss a very, very important issue that has been plaguing our community, even more so under covid. some call it sideshows. it's something that, under covid , is happening all over san francisco. two weeks ago, we have one of the worst incidents that we saw in the city. it went on for an hour and a half, almost two hours. at the end, three individuals were shot and one individual died. i want to be clear, this is

still under investigation. it is not necessarily associated with the activities that were happening that night, but it's something that certainly shows and underscores that these are dangerous events. these are events that cannot be tolerated in san francisco. these are not professionals, these are not individuals that have professional training to do these types of stunts and tricks with their cars. i want to say clearly that we have zero tolerance for these in san francisco. at the end of the day, i also want to extend my condolences to the family in sacramento that lost their life. this individual was about to have a child. i don't want that to be lost. i think we need to pay respect to that. yesterday, chief scott and i, after working on this for a couple of months, along with the mirror's office, introduced a piece of legislation that would increase the ability in san francisco to impound vehicles.

i want to be very clear. if you do involve yourself in these activities and we are able to videotape and document your car and your activity, you have the penalty of being arrested and put in prison for up to six months. we have the ability to impound your vehicle and first defence is no less than two weeks. second offences longer than that and third event, just shy of 30 days. if you get involved in these, the police chief we'll talk about the unit and the task force that they have assembled to put together on this. we will take your vehicle. we will impound your vehicle and there will be consequences to your actions. i want to thank all the neighbours and all the individuals that have been involved with this. i want to recognize our captain who is around here. thank you for working with us on

this. and especially thank you to chief scott and the mayor for all of her support and hard work on this. now i would like to introduce our mayor. thank you. >> thank you, supervisor. thank you for being here today. i really want to take this opportunity to recognize the leadership of our supervisors. since i have been mayor and since he has been supervisor, we have been doing a lot of work for the community. we have heard from a lot of the residents and merchants on the need for this community. and what i appreciate about his work is that he is bringing the resources, he is bringing the attention, he is bringing the support to what is a neglected part of the city. and even for the first time in over 20 years, one of the first affordable housing developments in the city, just on the streets , he helped to save units that were almost lost to market

right with low income families. the reason why i go back to that is because it's so important, it is so critical to make sure that we have someone who represents the district and answers to community and answers to the needs of the residents here. in in this particular case and the slot -- sideshows, the supervisor answered the call. he reached out to me and reached out to the team. it was not just because of the complaint of the people who live here and work here. it was the cause and currently a dangerous situation. it is dangerous for the participants, dangerous for the spectators, dangerous from all the folks who are in range of this particular event. let me just say, i grew up in san francisco. i have seen sideshows. i know people want to participate in them. i know people think they are fun and they are exciting and especially during covid.

people feel like there's nothing to do. they want to go out and participate and see these things , but sadly, we are putting lives at risk. we are participating in these events. sadly they could result in someone's death and that is why we're here today. we don't always want to use this heavy hand of law enforcement to address issues, but in this particular case, because of the danger, you have left us with no choice. in san francisco, they will not be tolerated. we will do everything we can to address them in a manner in which it is fitting of what is happening. do not come to our city with the sideshow crap that creates the problem that we don't want to see in our neighbourhood. do not use this as a play to congregate for that purpose. we will do everything we can to make sure it doesn't happen and this is just the first step. we hope that you comply.

we hope that you will also be considerate of what happens at these particular events. we understand that people want to do this, but they are dangerous and this is no fun if someone is killed. with that, i want to take this opportunity to introduce our police chief, bill scott. >> thank you. first i want to thank the mayor and supervisor for their leadership. i want to reiterate a couple of things that have been said. first and foremost, these exhibitions of the stench driving, under the law are illegal. it is reckless driving. i can't tell you how many times people put their lives at risk for these exhibits. i want to point out a couple of things and highlight some of what the legislation offers and how it can be helpful for us.

number one, this legislation sets expectations of accountability. if you participate in one of these events, if you do trick driving, if we see it online, we see it in person, it is outright dangerous. if your car is impounded, the first offences it will be impounded for two weeks. second offence, if the car is impounded, it will be impounded for 29 days. your car will be impounded no more than 30 days, but definitely no less then what the law allows. we want to be consistent, we want to set expectations of accountability and consequences in the city, and if we can prove that you are behind the wheel, you will be arrested. what we are doing in the police department police department, a couple months ago, as a

supervisor mentioned, we trained a spot of officers to deal with this event. we cannot do this alone. our law enforcement partners in the bay area, this is a regional problem. we see all across the state. we are working with partners and other jurisdictions who had similar issues and we are communicating. when he the public's help in that because when you see these things occurring, we don't want people to put themselves in harms -- harm's way. if you have any video surveillance at your residence or your business or videotaping with your cell phone or video camera, please share that information with us. a lot of people will posted online and that is okay too. if you are going to posted online, give it to us as well. part of what needs to happen for this work effectively is we need to be able to put the driver behind the wheel. then we can do something with that case. i want to say to the incident

that brought us here today, we know and i know and we have heard from the public. there is a lot of frustration when these things occur. we have to have a thoughtful plan to respond to these events because of the danger. the one that the supervisor was referring to, there were hundreds of spectators. there were 50 cars and more participating. when two officers arrive at that scene, they can't just rush in. what our experience has told us is that often times we are compensated. we see officers surrounded, cars vandalized, we see, not in this city fortunately, but we see officers run over.

we have to bring the appropriate resources to deal with this situation. it takes a little time to rally the resources. the units that we train up, we want them to specialize in being able to deal with these situations. it is a resource driven need here. we understand the frustration, but we want the public to know that we are working to make the situation better. we have trained our officers and we are working with supervisors. we have the mayor's support and the legislation. it will bring consistency and consequences. lastly before i close, i want to give examples of what we are talking about. this event a couple of weeks ago , as i said, there were 300 spectators, 300 vehicles and unfortunately a man was shot to death in the immediate vicinity.

we had over 100 calls. people are concerned for their safety. you can't blame them. people are tired, yelling and screaming, if anything, you are bad news. when the officers arrive and shots were fired. now they are dealing with a life or death situation where three people were shot. they needed to get medical aid and save their lives. it complicates the matter. often times what we have found is these events, often times turn into conflict with shots fired. a good example, august 24th of this year, there was a motor vehicle, a daytime event. they were stunned driving. they were burning rubber and approximately 100 spectators cheering them on. at one point, one of them lost

control of the car and almost hit several spectators. we did not have anyone killed in that situation. i could repeat it over and over again. we have -- we had other incidences in the recent past were events of culminated with shots being fired and people being hurt. here is the message. if you participate in these illegal and reckless events, your car, if we catch you will be impounded and it will be no less than two weeks on the first incident. no less than 29 days on the second incident thereafter. if we put you behind the wheel, if we can prove that you aided or abetted in the participation and the facilitation of these events, you will be arrested. even if you want arrested that night, if we have the evidence and video through the evidence

that we need to prove then we are coming after you. that is the message that us, the mayor, the board of supervisors and the people of the city want you to hear if you are participating in these events. thank you for your time and thank you for your leadership. >> thank you, chief. i want to underscore one last point. let's make this clear. people that also set the perimeter, people that use their vehicles a set of these events in criminal terms called aiding and abetting, those two will have their vehicles seized. we will have the ability to go after them. it's not just the individuals

that are driving the vehicles. is the individuals that are participating in and major participants of setting up the events. that is something that chiefs got in i have spent a lot of time talking about. the mayor feels really strongly about this. we have to have accountability. it will not just be the individuals who were driving the vehicles and doing the stunts, it will be the people who are aiding and abetting and setting up these events. we also, as a result, and i want to thank the mayor as part of the budget process, will be getting over 15 cameras on this camera and video evidence is one of the most important factors in these crimes. this corner that has been plagued a few times, in the next few weeks we will have 15 video cameras put up. we have been working with a captain in his office to increase foot patrol. it is not just about the activity itself. it is about setting the

environment to make sure people understand that we take the safety of this neighbourhood as a top priority. [♪] >> as a friendyou can submit u questions by chat only. please submit your questions as clearly as possible and include your name and outlet. we will do our best to receive questions up until the q&a begins. remaining questions can be sent to des@sfgov.org. and here is the mayor, london

breed. >> >> the hon. london breed: good afternoon, everyone. today, i'm joined by community organizations that have always been amazing partners with the city and have really stepped up during covid-19 for our community. i was out with the latino task force earlier this week to distribute p.p.e. for all businesses, and they are doing amazing work organizing and fighting for resources for the community. the sisters for perpetual indulgence are always at the forefront for keeping the sister of lgbtq healthy, always while having a little -- okay, a lot of fun. and the african american arts

and cultural district has been working hard to make sure the community members know where they can go for support, from sharing information about testing, business grants and loans, and working to empower youth in the bayview, and opportunities for all has helped distribute books, activity kits, and technology that students need to be successful this school year, and their terms and fellows have repaired with community engagement and outreach throughout the city. so since the start of this global pandemic, we have always heard and received advice about how we can protect ourselves and others and slow the spread of the virus. overtime, as our understanding of the virus has evolved, some of that guidance has changed, like face coverings, while other guidance shall stayed consistent, like frequent hand washing. you can't walk down the street, go to the grocery store, listen

to music our browse social media without someone telling you to stay 6 feet apart, wear your mask, and wash your hands. since january, our city has launched multilingual campaigns on t.v., radio, social media, newspapers, bus shelters, and bill boards. a team of disaster service workers han been on the streets daily, blanketing our city with posters, multilingual posters and flyers. since january, this team has distributed more than 3 million flyers. posters, and fact sheets across the city. you can't turn anywhere in the city of without seeing our blue and yellow signs.

this provides good information, and many people are listening. however, as we've stretched into our seventh month of this pandemix, we are looking for new ways to capture people's attention to sustain the good work of our residents and communities. we want to be bold and strategic how we reach out to people who aren't wearing masks. we wanted to find out why people might not be wearing face coverings and see if we can change their behavior because we're all safer when we cover our faces when we go out, and regularly wearing face coverings will help us keep san francisco on a path of reopening that we so desperately need. i asked our team, our city team to start working with people and organizations in our neighborhood to did he vel community led education campaigns and outreach efforts specifically around mask wearing, and many answered the

call. our nonprofits arts and faith organizations are on the frontlines impacting communities. because of their relationships, they are often the most trusts and the most influential than the government. i'm proud to say, today, we are launching our first series of community-led campaigns ahead of labor day weekend, and you are going to hear from some of our partners shortly. but first, i want to address why we are launching this ahead of this current weekend. historically, labor day is dedicated to the social and economic achievements of american workers. because of the pandemic, this labor day has a special significance. it is a chance to honor the special workers in our community. we know this virus has

disproportionately impacted our frontline workforce, many of them who have to reuse their medical equipment every sipping wisipping -- single day. labor day marks the end of summer, and most years, we have barbecues and cookouts with our families, and i personally wish i could attend one of those gatherings. as we set at the beginning of the pandemic, the safest thing is to do is for people to stay home, but let's be real. people miss each other, and they're going to decide to get together. so if you do, we ask if you're

going to be other with others, keep it outside, make sure everyone is wearing a face covering, and avoid sharing food and drink. we know that oftentimes, when people come together, especially when they start drinking throughout the day, behavior changes. in addition to keeping our friends and our family safe, wearing a mask is one of the most effective things we can do to keep reopening san francisco. let's be mindful what we are doing and how we are impacting the spread of this share. let's share the love, not the virus. and at this time, i'd like each of our community partners to talk about their campaign and why it's important to protect our communities this labor day weekend and beyond. first, we have dr. scott sampson from the california academy of sciences, which lent

their creative and innovative design experts to help our city. >> thank you very much, mayor breed, and thank you for your strong leadership during this challenging time, including in relation to this coronavirus. and warm thanks to all of our partners. i'm scott sanchez, director of the california academy of sciences. the academy has been part of san francisco since 1853, just three years after california became a state. we care deeply about our city, and we are here to putting all of our cutting edge science to keep our community safe. when we heard that san francisco is so close to hitting an important mask wearing milestone, our organization jumped at the chance to help get the word out. the science is crystal clear, wearing a mask makes a big

difference, and we need everyone, especially young people, to mask up. we know beyond a shadow of a doubt that wearing a mask, watching your distance, and washing your hands will help crush the covid-19 curve. this campaign, available in four different languages all over san francisco, is asking young people to take one small step that can make a giant difference helping to keep our entire community safe. whether you're missing outside lands or dinner at your favorite restaurant, a giants game or inspirational evening of night life at the academy, we are all in this together. we are excited to keep the city's reopening on track so that we can all return to enjoying the many amazing benefits san francisco has to

offer. i wear a mask so that we ask safely open the academy and welcome you back for more awe and wonder in golden gate park. thank you, and stay safe. >> the hon. london breed: thank you, dr. sampson. now next, we have up annie chung from self-help for the elderly who will talk about efforts to conduct outreach and education with our asian and pacific islander community. annie? >> thank you so much, mayor breed, and good afternoon, everyone. i'm annie chung with self-help for the elderly, and as mayor said, we've been on the frontline, providing essential meals and other elder care services to all of our seniors in san francisco. and we're honored today, mayor, to partner with you and to support you in your relentless

fight against the covid-19 pandemic, and to educate the chinese speaking seniors and families how to protect themselves once they step outside their homes. mayor breed, i think the seniors are doing their part to abide by the health order. i urge all the seniors and families to remember what dr. sampson just said and practice the three w's: one, wear masks, two, wash your hands, and three, watch your social distancing. i know the labor day weekend is coming up, and we may be tempted to invite friends and family over for barbecues and gatherings. only invite people that are in your immediate household, and if possible, try to meet outdoors, which will be much

safer for you and your family. remember, prevent everyone from sharing drinks or using the same utensils or chop sticks with each other. be aware at all times. protect yourselves and others, and think positive. [speaking cantonese language] >> thank you, everyone, and thank you, mayor. >> the hon. london breed: thank you so much, annie, for all the work that you continue to do. next, we have director glen from the african american arts and cultural district. i understand the district worked with local rappers to produce a music video that we'll see at the end of this press conference.

evan? >> thank you, mayor breed. we really appreciate the continued support that the city of san francisco has shown the african american community. it's been a lot of unprecedented work over the last several years, and we deeply appreciate that. my name is evan glen. i am the executive director for the african american arts and cultural district located in the bayview and third street corridor. so it was a process working with fran says zamora, the -- frances zamora, the department of emergency management, making sure the message put forth in our campaign was representative of the people in our community: our culture, the way we look, and it just resonated with our

spirits and our soul, and so that's what you're going to see in bill boards across the city. we also thought it would be a good idea to put a rap together to resonate with the young people. after talking with my codirector, erica scott, she says hey, you know, my daughter's going to parties, and the young people need a message, as well. so we got together with a rap group out of the fillmore, 16-year-old girls called the poppin' twins, and they wrote the rap that we're going to share for everybody today. with that being said, i just want to send a message out to the community to remain safe because statistically, the bayview has been hit the hardest with covid-19 out of

any other area in san francisco. we need to be aware of that. we need to wear masks, stay 6 feet apart from each other, and remain safe. and think about your grandparents. think about the elderly in your neighborhood because their immune system obviously isn't as strong, and so we have to start thinking about each other. but again, i just want to thank the city of san francisco for the work that they've been doing to support the african american community. >> the hon. london breed: thank you, evan, for your remarks and for joining us here today, and we're looking forward to seeing that video. now we also know that the latino community has really been the hardest hit in our city. in fact, over 50% of the cases that have been diagnosed were people of latino descent, and we have not been able to do -- we would not have been able to do the incredible work that we are doing to support this community and to address this disparity if it weren't for the

latino task force. they've been an amazing resource in not only mask wearing but keeping people safe. they're here to discuss the latino awareness campaign in san francisco. so thank you, susanna. >> thank you, mayor breed. my name is susanna rojas, and i am the director of the latino task force. thank you so much for allowing me to speak and to collaborate dpsh-for allowing the latino task force to collaborate with the city so that our city can

feel empowered to take action. the virus is just one more challenge to conquer, to stop the spread of covid-19 and to protect our latino families ahead of labor day weekend and beyond, i'm here to showcase the latino community. [speaking spanish language] [end of translation]. >> our actions speak leader than words. we can show love by masking up. we can stay 6 feet apart, and most importantly, by not sharing food and drink. now we in the latino community know that food is central to our interaction. it is the backbone to our community, and gathering with large families is how we show our love. love during the coronavirus looks like wearing our masks,

washing our hands, staying 6 feet apart, and protecting our seniors and our young people. hugging in our families and physical contact is something we do on a daily basis, but right now, we have to demonstrate our love by hugging virtually by wearing a mask. and last but not least, we have sacrificed -- [speaking spanish language] >> thank you. >> the hon. london breed: thank you again, susanna, for joining us and for all the work that

you do. i'm so excited for our next speakers. sister, you are one of my favorite speakers, and i am so glad to have you here with us today. the sisters of perpetual indulgence along with supervisor mandelman launched an outreach campaign, focusing on the lgbtq community. the poster that you created was just amazing. thank you, and join me, everyone, in welcoming sister roma. >> hello, mayor breed. i can't wait to see that video, and of course i'm hungry for some great latin food.

i want to thank you for unprecedented leadership during these very hard times. your team is amazing. since the beginning of the pandemic, it's been hard for people in my community to not compare it to hiv/aids, which we all know ravaged the lgbtq community very badly in the early 80s. and the sisters stepped up at that time and were actually leading the fight against hiv/aids with providing information and education. so when this got here, we thought oh, this sounds familiar. when tom temprano approached me, i went back to my sisters, and we were all on board, and we went back to our methods of harm reduction and reminded our community that it's best to

stay safe and stay away from each other. this weekend, people are just itching to get out and dance and see each other. it's difficult, and it'll be trying, and i want people to know that there'll be a time that we can get together with each other and hug and hold each other, like we used to. but the sisters want to let you know that wearing masks can be fabulous. look for us in dolores park on friday, where we're going to be handing out 1500 masks, and then we're going to be heading to the castro for our first friday event, which will be at 5:00 p.m. in the castro. so thank you for including me, and it's been my honor and privilege. >> the hon. london breed: thank you, sister roma. i almost didn't recognize you without your makeup on. maybe i'll join you on friday.

that would be amazing. >> oh, thank you so much. >> the hon. london breed: okay. finally, i want to introduce a leader who has a bright future ahead of her. athena matthews. >> it is so important to demonstrate proper covid-19 behavior, and masks are just one tool to prevent the spread of covid. bypassi -- covid by catching droplets when you sneeze or cough, protecting those around you. indifferent while understandable is not sustainable.

it is imperative that this generation feel empowered to take care of ourselves and take care of each other because we need to be more active and take on an active role in fixing our nation's challenges, even beyond covid-19, so to my fellow general fellow gen-z'ers, let this be a warning not to just be aware of covid-19, but be aware of those around you. tag us on social media at #60s. >> the hon. london breed: thank you. at this time, i wanted to play

the video that evan mentioned, so let's get to it. [♪]

>> the hon. london breed: very nice. thank you so much. that concludes our press conference. i guess now we'll be opening it up to a few questions. i want to take a moment to thank everyone for joining us and really express my appreciation to all the organizations for the work that you are doing to make sure that we are staying healthy, and we are staying safe. i love the amazing posters, the graphics, the videos, and all the cool things that we are using to really get people actively engaged in this need to finding creative solutions to get folk to see comply with the mask -- folks to comply with the mask wearing

compliance. i think about when i was a kid, and talking about wearing your seat belt and the work that had to go into getting folks to wear your seat belt, and today, it's just natural to get in your seat belt when you get in a car. and i remember when i was little, people used to smoke in buildings and on planes, and now, it's completely different. even wearing a condom and the push for safe sex, the conversation about mask wearing, we have to get creative in what we say in the culture and the fabric of this country. the work that you do in getting the community to trust you to know that twhat they do is important and it saves lives. so we're thankful for your

work, and at this time, we're happy to open it up for questions. >> thank you, mayor, and thank you to all everyone who joined us here today. we'll jump right into the same questions. mayor breed, we received multiple questions on this, and this is one question that'll cover it. what do you think about speaker pelosi's decision to get a blowout in san francisco on monday? does she owe the service industry an apology? is ignorance of the health orders an excuse? >> the hon. london breed: well, let me start by saying that it's really unfortunate that with everything happening in this country, with the fact that we basically have a dictator in charge of running this country, and we have our speaker, nancy pelosi, working day and night to try and fight,

again, the challenges we have with the white house. she has spent her entire career working for this city and working for this country. it's unfortunate this conversation has blown up the way that it has and distracted us from the real issue. the fact is we don't have good, solid federal leadership that is helping to facilitate this covid-19, and over 180,000 americans have died as a result of this virus. and had we had what we needed from day one from this federal administration, then we would probably not be in as bad of a situation as we are. our focus should be on making sure that we as a city are providing also good information. i know that there's been a lot of confusion with our small businesses and operations and whether or not they can operate indoors or outdoors, and so we

as a city, and the confusion between the local information and the state information, we have to do a better responsibility of doing a better job around communication. so we can either focus and blaming and saying who should do what, but we have bigger issues as it relates to this country, and i have a tremendous amount of respect and appreciation for the hard work that nanny pelosi does every single day to take care of this city and this country. and that's what we should be focused on because we are dealing with very challenging times, and leadership does matter. i do understand that the industry is suffering, not only the hair industry, but the masseuses and the salons. i understand the frustration, and some businesses may not ever open again. i understand this is hard for everyone. the decisions that we're making

around public health have everything to do with keeping people safe, and unfortunately, the economy and people's li livelihoods have suffered. so i understand that, but i think it's important to get back to the main part of wearing masks, and staying apart, and staying heath healthy, and the city will do a better job of communicating with our small businesses in san francisco as we begin or reopening efforts. >> thank you, madam mayor. the next question comes from cristian captain with ktvu. with the weekend almost here and warm weather for the forecast, what city parks and impeaches are open -- beaches are open, and what distancing steps are you asking for people to observe? >> look, we know that parks and

beaches are open, and it's important for people to socialize and pick up a date or two, but what we also need you to do is comply. there are more parks that are dolores park or chrissy fields. there's other places you can enjoy, as well. so what we're asking people to do is to just make sure that you're using good judgment. if you go to dolores park, and you see that it's crowded and there's no place for you to go with your people and maintain your distance with your mask and so forth, why even step foot in that park? we will be out doing enforcement more so than we have in the past, but we want people to use common sense because we tend to see spikes in our numbers as a result of the holidays, and labor day,

i'm sure, is not going to be any different. i've had people reach out to be to invite me to barbecues, people who want today do a jumpy with the kids, and i'm saying, why are you calling me? i'm going to say no way. it's not that i'm not only going to go, it's just that these are places where the virus could transmit. i'm just asking people to remember, be a part of the solution, and we will do our very best to be out there, to do enforcement. we don't want to have to do enforcement. we don't want people out there, creating more attention than already exists because of people not being good citizens by wearing masks. we just want people to do their part. we're going to do our part. we hope we don't have to

shutdown parks and parking lots and make it difficult for people to get out and enjoy things. we have so many parks where there's no reason why people have to crowd in one or two or three park in san francisco. the beaches have been a lot more manageable because we've opened up more space there. again, just use common sense not only to protect you but the people around you. >> thank you so much, madam mayor, and everyone else for your time. there are no further questions at this time, and this concludes today's press conference. thank you, and stay safe. >> the hon. london breed: thank you. bayview. >> a lot discussion how residents in san francisco are displaced how businesses are displaced

and there's not as much discussion how many nonprofits are displaced i think a general concern in the arts community is the testimony loss of performance spaces and venues no renderings for establishes when our lease is up you have to deal with what the market bears in terms of of rent. >> nonprofits can't afford to operate here. >> my name is bill henry the executive director of aids passage l lp provides services for people with hispanics and aids and 9 advertising that fight for the clients in housing insurance and migration in the last two years we negotiated a lease that saw 0 rent more than doubled. >> my name is ross the executive directors of current

pulls for the last 10 years at 9 and mission we were known for the projection of sfwrath with taking art and moving both a experiment art our lease expired our rent went from 5 thousand dollars to $10,000 a most. >> and chad of the arts project pursue. >> the evolution of the orientation the focus on art education between children and patrol officer artist we offer a full range of rhythms and dance and theatre music theatre about in the last few years it is more and more difficult to find space for the program that we run. >> i'm the nonprofit manager for the mayor's office of economic workforce development one of the reasons why the mayor has invested in nonprofit displacement is because of the

challenge and because nonprofits often commute technical assistance to understand the negotiate for a commercial lease. >> snooechlz is rob the executive director and co-founder of at the crossroads we want to reach the disconnected young people not streets of san francisco for young adults are kicked out of the services our building was sold no 2015 they let us know they'll not renew our lease the last year's the city with the nonprofit displacement litigation program held over 75 nonprofits financial sanction and technical assistance. >> fortunate the city hesitate set aside funds for businesses facing increased rent we

believable to get some relief in the form of a grant that helped us to cover the increase in rent our rent had been around $40,000 a year now $87,000 taylor's dollars a year we got a grant that covered 22 thousands of that but and came to the minnesota street project in two people that development in the better streets plan project they saved us space for a nonprofit organization national anthem and turned out the northern california fund they accepted us into the real estate program to see if we could withstand the stress and after the program was in full swinging skinning they brought up the litigation fund and the grants were made we applied for that we received a one thousand dollars granted and

that grant allowed us to move in to the space to finish the space as we needed it to furniture is for classes the building opened on schedule on march 18, 2016 and by july we were teaching classed here. >> which we found out we were going to have to leave it was overwhelm didn't know anything about commercial real estate we suggested to a bunch of people to look at the nonprofits displacement mitigation program you have access to commercial real estate either city owned or city leased and a city lease space become available there is a $946,000 grant that is provided through the mayor's office of economic workforce development and that's going to go towards boulder the space covers a little bit less than

half the cost it is critical. >> the purpose of the organization trust to stabilize the arts in san francisco working with local agency i go like the northern california platoon fund that helped to establish documents of our long track record of stvent and working to find the right partner with the organization of our size and budget the opportunity with the purchase of property we're sitting in the former disposal house theatre that expired 5 to 10 years ago we get to operate under the old lease and not receive a rent increase for the next 5 to 7 years we'll renting $10,000 square feet for the next 5 to seven years we pay off the balance of the purpose of this and the cost of the renovation. >> the loophole will that is unfortunate fortunate we have

buy out a reserve our organization not reduce the services found a way to send some of the reserves to be able to continue the serves we know our clients need them we were able to get relief when was needed the most as we were fortunate to arrive that he location at the time, we did in that regard the city has been - we've had tremendous support from the mayor's office of economic workforce development and apg and helped to roommate the facade of the building and complete the renovation inside of the building without the sport support. >> our lease is for 5 years with a 5 year onyx by the city has an 86 year lease that made that clear as long as we're

doing the work we've been we should be able to stay there for decades and decades. >> the single most important thing we know that is that meaningful. >> it has been here 5 months and even better than that we could image. >> with the economic development have announced an initiative if ours is a nonprofit or know of a nonprofit looking for more resources they can go to the office of economic workforce development oewd.com slashing nonprofit and found out about the mayors nonprofit mitigation program and the sustainability initiative and find their information through technical assistance as much as how to get started with more fundraising or the real estate assistance and they can find my

contact and reach out to me through the circles of the city through the >> can you please call roll. [roll call] >> you have a quorum. also here tonight we have chief williams scott from the san francisco police department and paul henderson from the department of police accountability. >> thank you. for members of the public, who would like to make comment, the number to call is (415)655-0001 access