which is incredible to get the secretary of h.u.d. to come to san francisco, but also to come here and be a partner in these efforts. someone who is a former mayor and understands how important it is to take care of cities and communities. i'm so glad secretary fudge you are in charge because you understand it and every time i pick up the phone and call her, we've got an advocate and someone who's going to help us deliver on our promise to sunnydale to make sure there's 1:1 replacement for every household that's here. so that what happened to me in o.c., in fillmo, 300 units torn down, only 200 units built. there was no one for one

replacement. so when i served on the san francisco redevelopment agency with fred black well we committed to work with the residents to make sure they were really apart of it and they were guaranteed that they would not be displaced from their home and not only did they never return, it's impossible for them to be able to afford to return to san francisco now. so part of what we also did when president obama president obama was in office is we got something through h.u.d. that

was almost impossible to get and because of speaker pelosi and her work and advocacy, neighborhood preference. so even though there's a 1:1 replacement of the units built here, we also have an option with our affordable housing units for neighborhood preference. so the people who live here would get a right of first refusal and have access to the affordable housing they grew up with right in their back yard. that's so important that we change the way we build and make sure communities have access because access was denied at one point. and so we are coming up with creative solutions to ensure that the people who are part of this community are in this community living their best life. thags the most important thing to each and every one of us here today and why are we here at sunnydale.

we're here because this project is getting done, 55 homes already done with people living there. and folks are going to be moving in and nice units. units with some washer and driers. two, three-bedroom units. bigger bathrooms. the bathrooms here are the same ones that were here when i grew up. i was telling them my brothers always left a ring and didn't clean up after themselves. we are changing conditions and making sure people can live in dignity is the most important thing to me. it's the most important thing to me as a native san franciscan who was afforded the opportunity to grow up in public housing and my grandmother made sure that i was proud of where i lived,

that i took care of where i lived. she'd make we go out and sweep the front porch. you take care of your community and take care of the people in your community. and that's what this is about. living in dignity and maintaining a community that has been far too long neglected. and so we are here because we are going to finish and continue the promise that we made to make this community a better community with amenities, the gym that's going to be built. the grocery store that we hope will be closer than geneva avenue. the things that we know are going to be important to a thriving community. that's our goal. the public and the private partnerships to make it happen

and we're lucky because we have supporters from the private sector and thank you again to fred blackwell from the san francisco foundation, but it takes our state representatives and our changes to bureaucracy and it also takes our federal partners and how lucky are we that we have an extraordinary leader that has been through many of presidents and still running the country through the good, the bad, and the ugly. and i don't mean ugly on the outside. she has been a champion when it comes to the things that we need for san francisco, the reason why we're able to deliver has everything to do with the respect and the fight of the woman that i'm about to introduce now. ladies and gentlemen, please welcome our speaker nancy

pelosi. >> madam mayor, it's always a joe to be with you when we're talking about low-income housing, public housing and the rest and here you speak from your own personal experience about it. but my friends and madam secretary and lieutenant governor and elected officials who are here, those of us who have been with the mayor to these community events know that no matter what the subject is when we are here the mayor speaks from her experience growing up in public housing and the need for us to address that matter. when we're giving out food to the poor, the mayor knows what it means for people to be hungry because of her experience growing up. the list goes on, but we're talking about health care so that we're meeting the needs of those who need the help the most. and it's just a beautiful inspiring experience to hear her speak about it because it's the continuum of concerns

housing's central to it. when i was hungry, you fed me. when i was homeless, you gave me shelter. when i was naked, you clothed me. all of those thingses in the gospel the mayor brings. madam mayor, thank you for your tremendous leadership and how that experience has benefited so many people and just viewing this project sunnydale, it's about respect. respect for the tenants. they are the d.i.p.s. we're here to speak, but they are the d.i.p.s which means we're here to meet and meet in a way that is respectful and recognize that some families are multi-generation grandparents, children, and three or four access to bathroom just accessible in every way. and i say this because it is a model for the country. it is a model for the country

to see how san francisco deals with this and sometimes we've been at other openings and ribbon cuttings every step of the way to see how what it does for people to see that they are treated with respect by housing that meets their needs in a way that they had some say in putting together and everything that goes with it whether it's community center or whatever else, a model to the nation. and that's why it's such a treat to have our secretary here today because she understands this full well from her whole career, her whole career in public service at the local level whether it was dealing with fore closures. in the congress of the united states, a member of the

agriculture committee and that sounds rural and she understands rural need, but it's about food in the city. that's why shelley chism and that's why our agriculture served us so well including urban needs related to housing and a continuum of meeting needs and then she also serveded on the education and labor committee, but we're talking about the education of our children and the mayor knows full well how the dignity kids have going to school when they can bring their friends home and feel proud and she also served and this is very important right now, all of it is but this is timely this week something will come up and next week in the senate on this. she led the effort in the house of representatives to bring to

take testimony and bring to the floor of the house the voting protection act bills that are there. john lewis voting protection act that we had written last year for this year, but her role was in the voter protection act to remove obstacles of participation to the vote for people of color, for people in lower income neighborhoods because that was the assault that was being made on the vote in our country. so is in her experience whether it was, again, the fundamental respect for people to vote, whether it was the housing, but throughout her career, she's been a champion. she brings that experience to the secretary office. again, madam secretary, we're honored to have you here. we're very proud of the fact that california and i want to solute our lieutenant governor

because of her experience in terms of housing as well. california has figured out a way to make use of every public policy option whether it's tax code, low income housing, tax codes, bonds, whether it's the ever popular propositions whether it's policy matters that make a difference and timing and the rest for us to meet the needs of the people. we're now in the process of debating the build back better. president joe biden has said i want to do everything to support it in a bipartisan way and that's one bill that's written but i will not confine my vision for america to what can be done in that way. we have much more that needs to be done and now as we're in that debate, we're debating what will be contained in the housing aspects in that we couldn't be better serveded by the biden administration than

the great secretary of housing and urban development. it's not just h.u.d. so it is my honor to thank everyone. doug, mr. blackwell, our president of the board and joaquin and the state senator and malia, as well as our lieutenant governor and thank you doug shoemacker for your lead and so many others making this day possible. now i have the honor of bringing to the podium my friend. i saw first-hand her leadership and her judgment that she has about these issues serves our country well, but most importantly, appreciates what's happening here in san francisco. madam secretary. mad am am secretary marsha fudge.

[ applause ] >> good morning. thank you. i came all the way from washington. ya'll can't say 'good morning,' it's going to be a problem. your mayor is absolutely outstanding. she's always been on the leading edge of making change especially when she does these kinds of things. to speaker pelosi, even though i'm not a member of congress any longer, you are still my speaker and i have watched this little lady put the entire caucus on her back and carry it across that finish line and i'm looking for you to do it one more time. you know, nancy likes to quote matthew. right now, i'm thinking about

eclesiasis. this is the season to build up. mayor, this is what the season of building up is. but we need an urgency that i don't believe that we all have. you know, sometimes it just takes the will to get something done, but these things actually make people who have so long lived on the outskirts of hope, hope again. it makes them hope again. it makes people believe that the government cares about who they are. it is important that we understand that we cannot do any of this by ourselves and that's why i'm glad that the mayor's a partner. she's got private partners. the governor has been outstanding on dealing with issues of housing. san francisco is one of the highest priced markets in the country. and i'm here because i need for every single person in this

nation to understand that homelessness isn't just the problem, but the housing prices are a crisis in this country as well. there's going to come a time when people are going to complain they have nobody to work because they can't live here. they can't get here. we have so much work to do. but i say to you today, this is our last chance to do it. joe biden cares deeply about people in this country. this is my life's work. i will probably never have another job, madam speaker and i want to know that when i leave people will believe that the government can work and will work for the people we serve i need them to understand

that this administration is going to do what they can. this is not to make somebody rich. it is to give people who have no home a home. the speaker was right i'm very passionate about what i do. i'm passionate about feeding children. i'm passionate about people who live on the street. people like us see them. people who ignore people who are really struggling because it's easier than to see them. so my message here today is twofold. one is to keep doing what you're doing and we're going to help you as best we can because these are the kinds of things that should be in every single neighborhood in america. every person should live with dignity. every single person should live with dignity. when we first got into this covid pandemic, madam speaker, the first thing they said to us was stay at home. what happened if you didn't

have a home? then they said don't send your children to school. let's let them learn virtually assuming every child had high-speed internet or broad band access in their homes. we have children who have lost an entire year of education. we cannot continue to be this nation. and i'm going to close with this, a french historian who is reported to have come to xheshg 200 plus years ago to determine what made this country great. he went all over to the hills, to the valleys. it was not until he went into our houses of worship that he determined that america is great because americans are good and if we ever cease to be good, this nation will cease to be great. i just wonder if he would think we're so great today when

160,000 people sleep on the streets in this state every single night. or whether we have places so expensive people are living three and four families together. i don't know how great we are. but what i do know is that we are judged not only by how we treat people, but especially how we treat people at the dawn of life and those at it the sunset. we cannot afford to not take care of our children or our parents and grandparents. so this is our time to build up and i just hope that you'll help me do it. thank you so much. [ applause ] >> if i could just wrap up on behalf of the governor gavin newsome and the people of the state of california to again welcome you, madam secretary, to our beautiful state and just say that all of us here in the state of california stand behind president joe biden's build back better program. we support you, we thank you, and we need you. as you noted, far too many some

counts over 130,000 californians experience homelessness in our state. this is our last best chance to do something about it. we're doing our part here in the state of california passing legislation to make it easier to build ten times greater allocation for housing and homelessness in this budget than ever before. governor newsome has been absolutely fearless and leading on this issue and the people of california recognize homelessness as one of the greatest challenges that we're experiencing in our state and, you know, it hurts us all every time we see someone in need of help. it is a human rights crisis here on our street. madam secretary, we are grateful to you. madam speaker, we are proud and grateful of you to see us all the way out here on the pacific coast and recognize that we

need federal support in order to be able to truly once and for all deal with this challenge of humanity that exists here in homelessness. together we can do it. the build back better program is going to help us get here. so thank you, and welcome to california. >> thank you, lieutenant governor. and thank you everyone for being here. we want to just, again, thanks the sunnydale community. it's great to be here. thank you so much, drew, for all the work that you do with the young folks here. you know, as well as john, thank you so much for all the work that you do. we know that you guys are in the trenches of helping to support and uplift this community and so as i said before when i came here for my budget speech a couple of years ago before we had to shut down for the pandemic, i am not going to forget about this community and it's important that we fulfill the promises that we've made over years and

we're going to see some real change and so we're here and we're seeing that change. so i'm excited about the future. i'm grateful that you all are joining us here today. and, with that, i want to open it up for a few questions that the press may have. all right. easy crowd. let's go. thank you.

a city like no other, san francisco has been a beacon of hope, and an ally towards lgbtq equal rights. [♪♪] >> known as the gay capital of america, san francisco has been at the forefront fighting gay civil rights for decades becoming a bedrock for the historical firsts. the first city with the first openly gay bar. the first pride parade. the first city to legalize gay marriage. the first place of the iconic gay pride flag.

established to help cancel policy, programses, and initiatives to support trans and lgbtq communities in san francisco. >> we've created an opportunity to have a seat at the table. where trans can be part of city government and create more civic engagement through our trans advisory committee which advises our office and the mayor's office. we've also worked to really address where there's gaps across services to see where we can address things like housing and homelessness, low income, access to small businesses and employment and education. so we really worked across the board as well as meeting overall policies. >> among the priorities, the office of transgender

initiatives also works locally to track lgbtq across the country. >> especially our young trans kids and students. so we do a lot of work to make sure we're addressing and naming those anti-trans policies and doing what we can to combat them. >> trans communities often have not been included at the policy levels at really any level whether that's local government, state government. we've always had to fend for ourselves and figure out how to care for our own communities. so an office like this can really show and become a model for the country on how to really help make sure that our entire community is served by the city and that we all get opportunities to participate because, in the end, our entire community is stronger. >> the pandemic underscored

many of the inequities they experienced on a daily basis. nonetheless, this health crisis also highlighted the strength in the lgbtq and trans community. >> several of our team members were deployed as part of the work at the covid command center and they did incredit able work there both in terms of navigation and shelter-in-place hotels to other team members who led equity and lgbtq inclusion work to make sure we had pop-up testing and information sites across the city as well as making sure that data collection was happening. we had statewide legislation that required that we collected information on sexual orientation and our team worked so closely with d.p.h. to make sure those questions were included at testing site but also throughout the whole network of care. part of the work i've had a

privilege to be apart of was to work with o.t.i. and a community organization to work together to create a coalition that met monthly to make sure we worked together and coordinated as much as we could to lgbtq communities in the city. >> partnering with community organizations is key to the success of this office ensuring lgbtq and gender nonconforming people have access to a wide range of services and places to go where they will be respected. o.t.i.'s trans advisory committee is committed to being that voice. >> the transgender advisory counsel is a group of amazing community leaders here in san francisco. i think we all come from all walks of life, very diverse, different backgrounds, different expertises, and i think it's just an amazing group of people that have a vision to make san francisco a true liberated city for

transgender folks. >> being apart of the grou allows us to provide more information on the ground. we're allowed to get. and prior to the pandemic, there's always been an issue around language barriers and education access and workforce development. now, of course, the city has been more invested in to make sure our community is thriving and making sure we are mobilizing. >> all of the supervisors along with mayor london breed know that there's still a lot to be done and like i said before, i'm just so happy to live in a city where they see trans folks and recognize us of human beings and know that we deserve

to live with dignity and respect just like everybody else. >> being part of the trans initiative has been just a great privilege for me and i feel so lucky to have been able to serve for it for so far over three years. it's the only office of its kind and i think it's a big opportunity for us to show the country or the world about things we can do when we really put a focus on transgender issues and transgender communities. and when you put transgender people in leadership positions. >> thank you, claire. and i just want to say to claire farly who is the leader of the office of transgender initiatives, she has really taken that role to a whole other level and is currently a grand marshal for this year's s.f. prize. so congratulations, claire. >> my dream is to really look at where we want san francisco to be in the future. how can we have a place where

we have transliberation, quality, and inclusion, and equity across san francisco? and so when i look five years from now, ten years from now, i want us to make sure that we're continuing to lead the country in being the best that we can be. not only are we working to make sure we have jobs and equal opportunity and pathways to education, employment, and advancement, but we're making sure we're taking care of our most impacted communities, our trans communities of color, trans women of color, and black trans women. and we're making sure we're addressing the barriers of the access to health care and mental health services and we're supporting our seniors who've done the work and really be able to age in place and have access to the services and resources they deserve. so there's so much more work to do, but we're really proud of the work that we've done so far. [♪♪]

>> after my fire in my apartment and losing everything, the red cross gave us a list of agencies in the city to reach out to and i signed up for the below-market rate program. i got my certificate and started applying and won the housing lottery. [♪♪♪] >> the current lottery program began in 2016. but there have been lot rows that have happened for affordable housing in the city for much longer than that. it was -- there was no standard practice. for non-profit organizations that were providing affordable

housing with low in the city, they all did their lotteries on their own. private developers that include in their buildings affordable units, those are the city we've been monitoring for some time since 1992. we did it with something like this. where people were given circus tickets. we game into 291st century in 2016 and started doing electronic lotteries. at the same time, we started electronic applications systems. called dalia. the lottery is completely free. you can apply two ways. you can submit a paper application, which you can download from the listing itself. if you apply online, it will take five minutes. you can make it easier creating an account. to get to dalia, you log on to

housing.sfgov.org. >> i have lived in san francisco for almost 42 years. i was born here in the hayes valley. >> i applied for the san francisco affordable housing lottery three times. >> since 2016, we've had about 265 electronic lotteries and almost 2,000 people have got their home through the lottery system. if you go into the listing, you can actually just press lottery results and you put in your lottery number and it will tell you exactly how you ranked. >> for some people, signing up for it was going to be a challenge. there is a digital divide here and especially when you are trying to help low and very low income people. so we began providing digital

assistance for folks to go in and get help. >> along with the income and the residency requirements, we also required someone who is trying to buy the home to be a first time home buyer and there's also an educational component that consists of an orientation that they need to attend, a first-time home buyer workshop and a one-on-one counseling session with the housing councilor. >> sometimes we have to go through 10 applicants before they shouldn't be discouraged if they have a low lottery number. they still might get a value for an available, affordable housing unit. >> we have a variety of lottery programs. the four that you will most often see are what we call c.o.p., the certificate of preference program, the dthp which is the displaced penance

housing preference program. the neighborhood resident housing program and the live worth preference. >> i moved in my new home february 25th and 2019. the neighborhood preference program really helped me achieve that goal and that dream was with eventually wind up staying in san francisco. >> the next steps, after finding out how well you did in the lottery and especially if you ranked really well you will be contacted by the leasing agent. you have to submit those document and income and asset qualify and you have to pass the credit and rental screening and the background and when you qualify for the unit, you can chose the unit and hopefully sign that lease. all city sponsored affordable housing comes through the system

and has an electronic lottery. every week there's a listing on dalia. something that people can apply for. >> it's a bit hard to predict how long it will take for someone to be able to move into a unit. let's say the lottery has happened. several factors go into that and mainly how many units are in the project, right. and how well you ranked and what preference bucket you were in. >> this particular building was brand new and really this is the one that i wanted out of everything i applied for. in my mind, i was like how am i going to win this? i did and when you get that notice that you won, it's like at first, it's surreal and you don't believe it and it sinks in, yeah, it happened. >> some of our buildings are pretty spectacular. they have key less entry now. they have a court yard where they play movies during the weekends, they have another

master kitchen and space where people can throw parties. >> mayor breed has a plan for over 10,000 new units between now and 2025. we will start construction on about 2,000 new units just in 2020. >> we also have a very big portfolio like over 25,000 units across the city. and life happens to people. people move. so we have a very large number of rerentals and resales of units every year. >> best thing about working for the affordable housing program is that we know that we're making a difference and we actually see that difference on a day-to-day basis. >> being back in the neighborhood i grew up in, it's a wonderful experience. >> it's a long process to get through. well worth it when you get to the other side.

i could not be happier. [♪♪♪] >> candlestick park known also as the stick was an outdoor stadium for sports and entertainment. built between 1958 to 1960, it was located in the bayview hunters point where it was home to the san francisco giants and 49ers. the last event held was a concert in late 2014. it was demolished in 2015. mlb team the san francisco giants played at candlestick from 1960-1999. fans came to see players such a willie mays and barry bonds, over 38 seasons in the open

ballpark. an upper deck expansion was added in the 1970s. there are two world series played at the stick in 1962 and in 198 9. during the 1989 world series against the oakland as they were shook by an earthquake. candlestick's enclosure had minor damages from the quake but its design saved thousands of lives. nfl team the san francisco 49ers played at candlestick from feign 71-2013. it was home to five-time super bowl champion teams and hall of fame players by joe montana, jerry rice and steve jones. in 1982, the game-winning touchdown pass from joe montana to dwight clark was known as "the catch." leading the niners to their first super bowl. the 49ers hosted eight n.f.c. championship games including the

2001 season that ended with a loss to the new york giants. in 201, the last event held at candlestick park was a concert by paul mccartney who played with the beatles in 1966, the stadium's first concert. demolition of the stick began in late 2014 and it was completed in september 2015. the giants had moved to pacific rail park in 2000 while the 49ers moved to santa clara in 2014. with structural claims and numerous name changes, many have passed through and will remember candlestick park as home to the legendary athletes and entertainment. these memorable moments will live on in a place called the stick. (♪♪♪) [♪♪♪]

>> i just don't know that you can find a neighborhood in the city where you can hear music stands and take a ride on the low rider down the street. it is an experience that you can't have anywhere else in san francisco. [♪♪♪] [♪♪♪] >> district nine is a in the southeast portion of the city. we have four neighborhoods that i represent. st. mary's park has a completely unique architecture. very distinct feel, and it is a very close to holly park which is another beautiful park in san francisco. the bernal heights district is unique in that we have the hell

which has one of the best views in all of san francisco. there is a swinging hanging from a tree at the top. it is as if you are swinging over the entire city. there are two unique aspects. it is considered the fourth chinatown in san francisco. sixty% of the residents are of chinese ancestry. the second unique, and fun aspect about this area is it is the garden district. there is a lot of urban agriculture and it was where the city grew the majority of the flowers. not only for san francisco but for the region. and of course, it is the location in mclaren park which is the city's second biggest park after golden gate. many people don't know the neighborhood in the first place if they haven't been there. we call it the best neighborhood nobody has ever heard our. every neighborhood in district nine has a very special aspect. where we are right now is the mission district. the mission district is a very special part of our city.

you smell the tacos at the [speaking spanish] and they have the best latin pastries. they have these shortbread cookies with caramel in the middle. and then you walk further down and you have sunrise café. it is a place that you come for the incredible food, but also to learn about what is happening in the neighborhood and how you can help and support your community. >> twenty-fourth street is the birthplace of the movement. we have over 620 murals. it is the largest outdoor public gallery in the country and possibly the world. >> you can find so much political engagement park next to so much incredible art. it's another reason why we think this is a cultural district that we must preserve. [♪♪♪] >> it was formed in 2014. we had been an organization that

had been around for over 20 years. we worked a lot in the neighborhood around life issues. most recently, in 2012, there were issues around gentrification in the neighborhood. so the idea of forming the cultural district was to help preserve the history and the culture that is in this neighborhood for the future of families and generations. >> in the past decade, 8,000 latino residents in the mission district have been displaced from their community. we all know that the rising cost of living in san francisco has led to many people being displaced. lower and middle income all over the city. because it there is richness in this neighborhood that i also mentioned the fact it is flat and so accessible by trip public transportation, has, has made it very popular. >> it's a struggle for us right now, you know, when you get a lot of development coming to an area, a lot of new people coming

to the area with different sets of values and different culture. there is a lot of struggle between the existing community and the newness coming in. there are some things that we do to try to slow it down so it doesn't completely erase the communities. we try to have developments that is more in tune with the community and more equitable development in the area. >> you need to meet with and gain the support and find out the needs of the neighborhoods. the people on the businesses that came before you. you need to dialogue and show respect. and then figure out how to bring in the new, without displacing the old. [♪♪♪] >> i hope we can reset a lot of the mission that we have lost in the last 20 years. so we will be bringing in a lot of folks into the neighborhoods pick when we do that, there is a demand or, you know, certain types of services that pertain more to the local community and working-class.

>> back in the day, we looked at mission street, and now it does not look and feel anything like mission street. this is the last stand of the latino concentrated arts, culture and cuisine and people. we created a cultural district to do our best to conserve that feeling. that is what makes our city so cosmopolitan and diverse and makes us the envy of the world. we have these unique neighborhoods with so much cultural presence and learnings, that we want to preserve. [♪♪♪]

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restaurant and count ii destines in any district in the city right here in the mission intricate why don't we capture that to support the mission youths going to college that's for the food for thought. we didn't have a signature font for our orientation that's a 40-year-old organization. mission graduates have helped me to develop special as an individual they've helped me figure out and provide the tools for me that i need i feel successful in life >> their core above emission and goal is in line with our values. the ferraris yes, we made 48 thousand >> they were on top of that

it's a no-brainer for us. >> we're in and fifth year and be able to expand out and tonight is your ungrammatical truck food for thought. food truck for thought is an opportunity to eat from a variety of different vendor that are supporting the mission graduates by coming and representing at the parks >> we're giving a prude of our to give people the opportunity to get an education. people come back and can you tell me and enjoy our food. all the vendor are xooment a portion of their precedes the money is going back in >> what's the best thing to do

in terms of moving the needle for the folks we thought higher education is the tool to move young people. >> i'm also a college student i go to berkley and 90 percent of our folks are staying in college that's 40 percent hire than the afternoon. >> i'm politically to clemdz and ucla. >> just knowing we're giving back to the community. >> especially the spanish speaking population it hits home. >> people get hungry why not eat and give ♪♪ ? an incredible program because we take regular kids teach them the love of the game.

we have no emphasis on winning we only have an emphasis on learning and trying as hard as they can that's it and the chips fall where they may. when students leave our program whether or not adults or kids they'll have a mechanical understanding of what they have. you don't have to be 7 feet tall or be super faster but you do need skwil. once you teach kids how to have control over the tennis courts they'll master. please invest

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

welcome to the october 28 orde. meeting of the public safety and neighborhood services committee. i'm joined by supervisors catherine stefani and matt haney. madam clerk, do you have any announcements? >> clerk: yes, mr. chair. the record will reflect that members participating in this video conference to the extent as if they were physically present. the board has determined that public participation is vital to the meeting and public access will be available in the following