opportunity to tell you the celebration doesn't end here after our ribbon cutting. please make sure you join us on our facebook join to premier the documentary, which is titled, together, designing the la fenix, the story behind how this amazing mural came to life. please help me welcome an advocate for affordable housing, someone who five years ago, when 1950 was still the navigation center in the mission, she stood her and let the neighborhood know she was on her way to washington, d.c.,

so she could get support. please help me welcome the mayor of san francisco, london breed. [applause] >> the hon. london breed: well, thank you, everyone. i am so excited to finally be at la fenix. this project is so exciting for me because i remember when we were first opening navigation centers in san francisco, and this was one of the first locations that we opened a navigation to supervise shelter and support to people who were experiencing homelessness. but before that, we remembered there was a continuation high school. sometimes, when kids got into trouble, they had to go somewhere, and this was a place

that provided an opportunity for kids to get their diploma. it was also a place where labor folks learned their activitie. it's been so much for the community, and so it is so fitting that we're able to transform this space into 100% affordable housing for families, 155 units. [applause] >> the hon. london breed: and it is absolutely beautiful. i want to thank mission housing and bridge housing for partnering on this project. i was here when it was a navigation center, i was here when we broke ground on this place to build, and you would think that, in bureaucratic years, ann cervantes, that we

would be waiting for this to be built, but the fact is we have 50 families that are housed here as we speak. [applause] >> the hon. london breed: one of the things that i'm also really proud of is that not only will 40 formerly homeless families have an opportunity to live here, but when i announced that i was on the board of supervisors that i was flying to d.c. on a redeye to get h.u.d. to change their mind -- josh, you remember this -- about neighborhood preference, the latino community stood with the african american community. we talked about how the government would come to cities, to communities, and say we're going to build this housing, and this housing is going to make a difference in your community. but then, we would look around and say, well, wait a minute, this housing is built, but no one from this community lives there. so neighborhood preference, not only did we get h.u.d. to say

no to neighborhood projects, the state is actively engaged to make sure when they provide funds, we're able to do it, as well. we have at least 29 of these units that will be available, right of first refusal, to people who live in this community. that's significant because we get thousands of applications for the housing that we build, but we want to make sure that when we do build housing, people in the neighborhoods feel like it's being built for them, feel like they have a fighting chance. and roberto hernandez was there with me on the day that we made this announcement because he and so many folks in this community, they have been fighting to make sure that the people who create the vibrancy of what represents the mission, the thriving latino community, that they didn't get pushed out

like we did, the african american community in the western addition. that's why it's so important, the work we do, to make it possible for them to reach out to places like this, is more important than it's ever been before. san francisco is changing so much. it's not the city that it was when i was growing up, and that's why it's important that we recognize the inequities, the injustices that exist in our housing stock, and that's why we make deliberate changes to deal with those inequities. providing access to affordable housing is so critical, but making sure that those that are struggling with homelessness, those that are struggling with access, it is our role to

continue to partner and make sure that when we provide projects like this, we're able to ensure that they are a part of this, too. so we created not a new community, but we enhanced an existing community as a result of this project. le fenix, the phoenix, the symbol of san francisco to rise again under this global pandemic, after being sheltered in place for over a year, we are emerging stronger, we are emerging even better than we were before, and we are focusing on equity in everything we do. whether it's dealing with this pandemic or dealing with access to affordable housing, this is one of the most important things we can do. this project started with sam. i know you're semi retired, but

this project started with sam ruiz, who made sure there will be child care on location, that there will be a bike repair shop -- i don't know about you, but i don't ride a bicycle anymore, but for the younger folks who do that, it's all good. this will be a community place for kids, for families, for folks here in the mission, and i am so juiced over the fact that everyone who lives here can just walk around the corner and go to pancho villa any time they want. that's the thing i'm most excited about. but at the end of the day, as we come out of this pandemic, we know there's still work to do. we know there's housing that still needs to be built. we know that we will continue

to work with this community to make sure that we are investing in affordable housing, making the right decisions, being inclusive, using neighborhood preference, and building our partners and building our bridges so that everyone has a safe affordable place to call home. thank you all so much for joining us here today. [applause] >> thank you, mayor breed, for your powerful remarks and for taking the time to celebrate this important event with us. good morning. i'm e.v.p. for development at bridge housing. our mission at bridge housing is to strengthen communities, but we recognize that our developments can only become thriving communities if they

provide safe, stable, and affordable housing for those who cannot find a home in a place where they once had a sense of belonging. as cesar chavez [inaudible] despite the unprecedented challenges imposed by the pandemic, our presence here today to mark this moment is a testimony to the tenacity of countless people who came together to make this dream come true. bridge is honored to be a part of a beautiful mission that began with mission housing several years ago, and we are thrilled to commemorate this huge milestone with our residents and our joint partners. we're proud to deliver the first 100% affordable new housing development in the mission in many years, with 40 units set aside for former homeless families. in addition, the development provides ground floor space for

a variety of community serving needs, including a head start and gallery and work spaces for local artists who are such an integral part of this community and of this neighborhood. i would like to thank all our financial partners for their support, starting with the mayor and her staff at the mayor's office of housing, the california department of housing and community development, and the strategic growth council, the california tax credit and debt allocation committees, wells fargo and b.n.y.mellon, and the federal housing bank of san francisco. i also want to express my gratitude to the architect, david baker and associates, to our general contractor, and to several other consultants, subcontractors, and most importantly, construction workers who helped turn our vision into reality. and last but not the least. a big shoutout to the

incredible project teams at both bridge and mission housing for their relentless perseverance over many years. i want to thank supervisor hillary ronen for her support and invite her now to make a few remarks. thank you. [applause] >> supervisor ronen: hello, everyone. we are having a great day in the mission. we just came from the second -- not one but second vaccination site just a couple blocks away, and now to cut the ribbon on 1950 mission is really, without exaggeration, a dream come

true. i was looking up -- i don't know if they're still there, but there was two little girls peeking out at this press conference from one of those windows, and all i could think to myself is that's all we have to do is point to those two little girls and know why we're doing this work and why 1950 mission matters so, so much. i think it was eight or nine years ago, as a legislative aide to my predecessor, david campos, i testified at the legislation meeting, asking the city to swap this piece of land for another piece of land so that we could build this incredible place, and to still be here, to be able to cut the ribbon and to look at what has become, to know that not only do we have, you know, over 100 units of affordable housing,

many for formerly homeless families, but that we have an art center and a child care center and a bike repair shop doing their amazing work here, it's a dream come true. and i cannot get over how gorgeous it is. is everyone just jaw drooping or wide open, going, who wouldn't want to live here? it's incredible. i just want to give my thanks to the mayor's office of housing, to mission housing, to bridge. you guys are just performing magic constantly. to our mayor, london breed, who are just -- who is just such a champion not only of housing but for the mission, to ensure that people from the neighborhood get the priority for these incredible

opportunities and apartments, so thank you. with no further adieu, i have the absolute pleasure of introducing gustavo velasquez of the department of state housing and urban development. >> greetings and buenos tardes. i'm here on behalf of the government, on behalf of the administration, on behalf of the state housing department, and i was listening to madam mayor. after so many years, i don't know if you remember, back in the office administration, i was with the office -- with the

obama administration, i was with the office of the assistant director of h.u.d., and i get this phone call , and i remember some of the things that she was talking about in terms of the local preferences, and i just remember her passion, her commitment, her resolve from getting from h.u.d. the commitment to approval. [inaudible] as the state director of housing is just such an amazing experience to be here and hearing you talk about taking the redeye to h.u.d. for fighting what you

know was right, and now i'm here many years with you on this project. it's fantastic, this opportunity. this is not you thanking us, bridge housing, mission. i see my pal, eric shaw, from the mayor's office, who i worked with in the past, all of my partners, not only from the state but also being a part of your vision and your resolve to finding solutions to increase affordable housing in this city. as we all know, something that we -- every day we and the city look forward to to continue to achieve. and our contribution here, it's a small but significant part of the affordable housing but sustainable community housing programs, which has financed 5,000 units of affordable housing up and down the state.

this is a marriage, in addition to all the wonderful things this project has, a marriage of affordable housing and a better environment, and, you know, transit so close. we're making funding available for units but gardens and rooftops that make it more efficient and sustainable for the communities, so that's part of the purpose of the housing and sustainable opportunities program. we're proud to be able to share our congratulations and our thanks to you for making over 150 units of affordable housing in such an incredible community. so again, on behalf of the state, thank you for having us, and now, it's my pleasure to introduce rich ibarra, the

c.e.o. of mission neighborhood centers. thank you. [applause] >> thank you, gustavo, and thank you, marsha contreras, sam moss, everyone from mission housing as well as bridge housing. i want to thank you and congratulate you for this great accomplishment. it's an honor to be here today with mayor breed, who -- whose work i ad mired long before coming to the city a couple of months ago. it's also great to be here with hillary ronen, who i believe will be an important delegation going down to the border with some of the local leaders, to san diego, to celebrate and

support the children and teenagers who are there, being housed at the san diego convention center, who may eventually come here, so the more love and support we can give them with the floricanto caravan who have been through hell and don't need to go through anyone else. we had an interstate highway go -- i'm right at home here in the mission. in the last seven weeks, it's been amazing. also want to thank josh arce,

with the office of housing and workforce development. it's also a pleasure to mention ann cervantes for her work, kevin and ali from list, kim edmonds and her team, our team who did a great job here, as well, and of course, my predecessor, who set the table for my future success, santiago sam ruiz, for his vision, tenacity, and partnership, because he helped, like so many others, make this dream a reality. thank you so much, santiago. in a few months, we'll be

opening up the early child care and education center. we'll be giving families comprehensive services, including mental health management and comprehensive activities. i'm grateful to our staff and our board as mission neighborhood centers. as sam moss said, we wish you many years here of love and success. thank you. >> the hon. london breed: all right, everyone. let's cut this ribbon. five, four, three, two, one. [cheers and applause]

>> great. thank you. this meeting will come to order. this is the may # a, 2021 budget and finance committee meeting. i'm matt haney, chair of the budget and finance committee joined by committee members safai and mar. our clerk is ms. linda wong. i want to thank you sfgov tv for broadcasting this meeting. madam clerk, do you have any announcements? >> yes, mr. chair. due to the covid-19 health emergency and to protect board members, and the public t board of supervisors legislative chamber and committee room are closed. however, members will be