>> the hon. london breed: all right, everybody. how's everyone doing today? i'm london breed. i'm mayor of san francisco, and i'm really glad to be here today to honor an extraordinary san franciscan and an extraordinary human being, jack jaque. [applause] >> the hon. london breed: now here's the thing about jack. we know, president of the board of supervisors shamann walton has honored him. we know that people with trying to give him accolades and awards and support, and he

doesn't want to be bothered, because many of us know him in san francisco. i remember when i first met jack, when i -- look, i didn't get in that much trouble, to the point where i went to juvenile, but my brother did. i started to get involved in omega boys club because of jack, and i thought honestly, who is this white man coming to the projects just with no fear and getting major respect from everybody in the community, and knocking on the doors and talking to everyone, the parents, the moms, and the community? and it was jack, and i thought

not only is he brave, but isn't that amazing to have someone who understands the system working to deal with the challenges of the system? and think about it, at the time when he started doing this work, you know, i've got to say, a lot of, like, my grandmother and that generation, there was somewhat of a level of fear, working

with white folks. i just thought wow, this could really change lives. this is at a time when juvenile hall was packed, y.a. was packed, and it was packed mostly with our people, and even though our numbers with smaller than they've ever been, they were packed, and disproportionately, we should not have been impacted in the ways that we were. we had people like jack show up in our communities, in our homes, in our lives, and what

he has done -- i'm sure many of you have been beneficiaries of his love and kindness and support, but what he has done has really turned lives around. just imagine how many more peoples' lives would have been lost if it weren't for jack? and that's why we're here today. i know shamann and his participation in omega boys club, and uncle corey and a few

others, and i think about how critical this program was, and how critical the work was that he was doing. i never knew what his job was. i just know that if you say jack, everybody knew what you were talking about. i remember when i was at the african american art and culture complex, and we were working with these boys, and we had a number of challenges. it's sad when we were talking

about the next generation of boys getting in trouble. i used to tell them, if you're getting in trouble and you're in juvenile hall, i'm not going up there, but i did go up there. and, of course, jack was already there, and he'd established this relationship with them. the love, the kindness, the care, the support, and consistency, and yeah, the tough love of telling them about themselves is something that is just really valued in the lives of young people that you've touched, so i want to honor you here today, and i know that when we see each other, i think about what happens, and people like jack,

in the conversations, made me feel like i mattered because i couldn't believe he was, like, yeah, you can come to juvenile and talk to kids there and be a part of the solution. and i thought, wow, i'm somebody just because he gave me a chance to be a part of something.

we could talk about all the things that you continue to do to really be a consistent blessing and support because a lot of people have come and gone in this advocacy world. a lot of people have been there for five minutes, maybe five years or so, but you have been constant, and so here today, we are here to honor that commitment, even though i know it took a lot for you to accept this, but you couldn't turn one of your kids down.

you could turn the mayor down, but i know you couldn't turn one of your kids down. i know it's important that you understand how much you are loved, how much you are respected, how much you are appreciated, even though we know that's not why you do the work. you have been a blessing to so many people's lives, and i wanted you to know how much you are appreciated and respected, and now there has never been anyone like you, and we know that there never will be, and we are just grateful to just know you and be a part of your life. so today, not because it's your birthday, but just because,

just because i'm mayor, and i can do that, today, come on up, jack. [applause] >> the hon. london breed: on behalf of the city and county of san francisco, jack jaque day in our city. [cheers and applause] >> the hon. london breed: okay. and one more thing. i know you don't like to dress up, but that's okay. sometimes when you go to glide, i can tell you might have changed a shirt or two. i know, i know that, but maybe, but one day, you're going to get a shirt where you're going to be able to wear these cuff links with the city seal with my signature on them. [cheers and applause]

[indiscernible]. >> the hon. london breed: we'll see, but ladies and gentlemen, let's give jack some love. [cheers and applause] >> i'm really honored. sometimes these things are hard for people, but i'm really honored to be sitting here in this incredible building. the village is sitting here, and just to be in the company, and i just want to thank

shamann, and, of course, today, the mayor. and, you know, london is so real. i don't always agree with everything, but you are always so real. you always represent the people, the neighborhood you come from, and the emotions, the anger, the fear of the people. you really do. i see, from the youngsters at the county jail, one young man knew you, and he'd been involved in some of the programs. i was talking to him, and he was in the county for a year or two, and then, he went home. but he would talk about you -- always talking about you and

had your phone number and called you at home, so he said, and i believe that he did. and i said, you know, can you do that now? she's a supervisor, now a mayor, and he said yeah. she said call any time. and she actually gave me the number, but i never called. but i really -- i don't want to exclude shamann's love, either, but it's nice to have people running the city who come from roots of the city. you know, i'm making a political statement, but the fact is you're real, and that's what the kids want, the youngsters want. you're real, and you do it with such ease, you really do. and i know you struggle inside like everybody else, but you're magnificent. you really are. you're magnificent, london

breed. magnificent. so just a couple of minutes. i'm not one to go on and on, but i've just got to take a minute to introduce the village because you deserve to be honored, also. we all know corey. corey was kind of the original -- i don't know if he was original, original, but the whole thing about corey is he wouldn't speak, he wouldn't talk. corey, it was like he was silent, like, he was a mime or something. it was -- he never said

anything. i said corey, say something. just make sure people know you're alive. we've got other people, but he wouldn't say anything. now, we can't shut him up. now, corey, say something. it's 20 minutes into the meeting. what's going on here? we've got to go, but i love corey. corey has been a faithful -- well, you know, the deal is, corey's doing the work, and he continues to do the work. i think he just turned 50, but now, he's doing it more than

ever. he's all over the place. he got himself a car, and he even pays for the gas now. >> i think back to marcell working with corey and the community, and i wasn't sure he was going to buy into what we were doing with omega, but now,

he's been with us 35 years. 35 years, sitting right there. [indiscernible] is sitting there, as well. the first woman to have graduated from the program. [applause] >> she's in the delaware state hall of fame, sports hall of fame, and, you know, she is really being into the community, and she's amazing. she might be on a stamp one

day. she's doing so much with so many people. few other people. john henry, john henry is sitting here, and all of our experiences in juvenile hall. john henry is amazing. he's one of the best speakers, motivators. he's also starting his kind of new career for him, voluntary

work going out on the streeting, john henry. always gives a great message at juvenile hall. i -- going out on the street, john henry. always gives a great message at juvenile hall. sonny, i see you standing there, you and lauren. it seems like you're always around when somebody is being honored, and, you know, i love you and appreciate you guys. i want to make sure before i step down, anybody -- yeah, andre. so andre [indiscernible] yeah, andre is right over there. andre is amazing, because when we started going into juvenile hall, which was about 1988, we met andre in 1989. he was in serious trouble. he was a gangbanger, and his

name rang bells on the street. part of the beasley, but he was someone definitely on his way to prison. he chose somewhere early on that he'd rather go to penn state rather than the state pen, and today, the amazing thing, he has had three of his children go through the omega academic program, and two of his daughters have graduated from grambling with the help of dr. marshall, and andre's beautiful wife with him, and i said wife, you know? and i think we ought to give it

up for the wife, because nobody has a wife anymore. i'm honored, and i thank you. i don't know about the cuff links, though. i was saying, when you were -- i will wear different shirts when london's running for the united states senate, you know? and -- but i also want to say, too, before i sit down, i know that there's -- in fact, a friend of mine is now a social

worker who's working on getting napoleon home, napoleon being your brother, so that's something really important. he, sonny boy, was part of what we started with in omega. we'd have him on the phone when he was locked up, and we'd have him speak to people. a great kid who just got caught up, a great kid who just got caught up, and paul, too, paul, too, paul, too. paul, unbelievable, but one last thing. it wasn't escape. it used to be escapes from juvenile hall, i mean, really big escapes, and now, i don't think anyone's escaped from the place they want to shutdown.

but the old hall had the biggest escape, 14 people from the lockdown unit, and paul was in that unit, paul breed. and i ran upstairs, and i was in building, code blue, code red, and they all went off at the same time, and something serious happened, and i was just hoping and praying that paul, who i was working with, paul was still there, he didn't leave. when i got upstairs, 14 young men left, 14 young man ran, and when i got upstairs in unit five in the old juvenile hall, and i got there, and paul was just pacing up and down the floor, and he didn't leave. and i always tell that story because that just shows the

understanding in all the breeds, so deep. i don't know any related to london, but -- so yeah. [indiscernible] . >> i love you all. the village can be there when we leave. papa duck is the village. papa duck is -- is the village. all kind of love to papa duck. we can tell stories for the next five hours about papa duck. eula works at the jail in san

bruno, and eula helps all of us. has always been there, by our side, helping us. anybody else want to say something before i sit down? anyone else want to say something? i've got 30 seconds. [applause] >> the hon. london breed: well, clearly, jack has worked with all the breeds, but he also has worked with all of the folks in all of the communities. we've got sunnydale, potrero, the hill, and at this time, i want to ask the president of the board of supervisors come up and say a few words about jack, shamann walton.

[applause] >> president walton: first of all, i want to thank everybody, mayor breed, for coming out to honor jack. the work that jack has done over these past few decades is the best. you see him going in and out of juvenile hall, talking to them, spending time with them when most folks would turn their back on them, going into all communities in san francisco, being with the families, talking to young folks, and he did that for decades, and still continues to do that to this day. so i just want to thank the mayor for her acknowledgement, i want to thank jack, of course, for all the work that you've done for the communities, for my family personally, and for everyone here, you are my family. you are a true meaning of what

it means to are a person to the village, of the village, and as london said, it was strange to see a person not like us doing this work. and whenever he goes, people will watch out for jack. i just want you to know we love you, we appreciate you. congratulations on this honor, and we celebrate you. >> the hon. london breed: thank you. and i just want to thank supervisor ahsha safai for joining us, as well. he represents the lakeview community. and at this time, i know that so many people here want to express their love for jack, and i wanted to give you all an opportunity to do so. we're going to start with you,

uncle corey. come on up and say a few words, and if anyone else after corey wants to have the floor to show jack some love, please feel free to do so. >> thank you, mayor breed. i love saying that. london is really from the neighborhood, for real. like, for real. thank you, president walton. that's a blessing, man. people don't know how bad shamann was. i'm surprised people didn't hit him in the face with a pie. we've all been around jack our whole life. one time, jack didn't answer the phone. shamann called him.

if he didn't answer the call in the first hour, you start to wonder, where jack at? we're just so happy to have jack in our life. thank you, tyra. tyra was putting this together. when the mayor called, that was like the feds calling. i ain't never been to jail, and i don't want to go, so i answered quick. i'm blessed to work with papa duck, and everybody. it's a blessing. jack just showed a picture when muhammad ali came up here.

you don't mess with jack. when he knows he's going to get an award, he's, like, i don't want to come. we told them there would only be about three people. it's, like, church. we're going to give people two minutes, but i'm just grateful, and this is the first lady of omega. it's a blessing, the first lady of omega to go there. i want to thank my first sister, lauren. that is my jewish sister. we worked together many years. she's from new york, so she'll cuss you out. sit your -- down.

they're like we like you. sunny, thank you so much. baseball games, they go to players, so i'm just grateful. i really love you all, and little l, so we just blessed to be around -- jack, you are incredible. >> thank you, london breed, thank you, shamann, thank you to the community for showing up. jack called me at 8:30 this morning, saying, what in the hell have you all got me going to? i said, let me explain something. about three years ago, jack was

in the hospital, and we didn't know if he was going to be here or not, and no one besides maybe four people knew that he was actually in the hospital until it was the 28 day, and i said dude, i cannot continue to hold this and not let so many people know because he's a believer, he's a believer in christ. okay. he was like, you can tell them i'm in the hospital, but not tell them what hospital. so i called the sister jill. i called the sister jill, and i'm, like, dude, your brother is tripping, right? she said, make sure that he is reminded that people want to

give him his flowers while he's living because most of us don't appreciate the people that have shown us the way until we are dead, and so i just want to remind thim that we want to give you your flowers while you on top of the soil. it's absolutely required that we live in peace now. we don't want to wait to rest in peace, and i know that my spirit wouldn't rest until i make sure that you know that i love you, i honor you, i cherish you, and i always represent you, and the people that's in this space will say ditto. so you need to know that you are loved. this is not about awards, this is about london wanting to honor you a long time ago.

she said, on march 17, you come out of your house two weeks later, on march 17, and we be all right. and now, in two weeks, it'll be two years later on march 16. but jack, i just want to say that this is our way of giving you flowers. we want you to know that you are loved by a group of people that we call you family, and you call family, and we love you, and have a blessed day, everyone. >> what's up, everybody? just want to take a quick second to honor jack. thank you, london breed, shamann, tyra, the team, all the omega family that's here today to honor this great man. jack meant the world to me.

one thing about what the mayor said, consistency with jack. sometimes my own family members didn't believe in me, and after making many, many mistakes coming back, back to jail, and every time i did, he said, this time, you're going to get it right. now, it's been about 25 years since i got it right. to corey, you know, when we talk about the village and family, this was my case worker when i was locked up. there was times that i was supposed to be home that i was out in the community, so corey, thank you so much for believing

in me. i just want to say thank you, and like shamann said, we don't want to wait until you're not here to honor you. thank you, mayor, for highlighting jack as one of the hidden gems of our community, so thank you, and we salute you, king. >> you know, i'm up here not just for show. i'm busting at the seams. jack jaque is the only positive male role model that i had growing up. i'm going to let that sit in for a moment. i'm not going to be too long,

but like john henry, in and out of juvenile hall, jack never gave up on me. even to this day. didn't always make the best decisions, but he never gave up on me. that's why i go so hard like i do today. been working so hard behind the scenes. the only reason why a lot of us is doing this is because of jack, you know me? is you can tell a tree by the fruit that it bears. shamann still doing this work, corey, john henry, my brother, you feel me? i come through united playas, all of that, and i'm going to say this before i get off, man, because i was supposed to go to the california youth authority because i had went to glenwood,

community, and they knew jack so much, they allowed jack to send me to glenn wood community for boys. i got my g.e.d., my diploma, and i still went to prison after that, but he never gave up to me. jack came to see me in prison all the way out in pennsylvania. nobody else came to see me, not even my mama, and i'll never forget that. i'm going back out on the streets, following on the shoulders of all of these amazing individuals up here right now, doing the work. i love you, jack.

we love you, jack. keep doing it. [applause] >> if he's the blackjack, i'm the filipino jack. i'm going to tell you a real story. this out of power that this man has. you remember the bay area rap awards? jack got chose an an honoree for the whole award show, and i remember when jack was on the stage, a fight broke out. i'm talking about every turf was getting down. they said, when this war goes to jack, i swear to god, they said, hold on, everybody stop. every thug stopped, i swear to god, they stopped, they gave

jack the award, and after he got off the stage, they started fighting again, so i got a solution for that stuff that happens downtown so they won't break into louis vuitton or nowhere else. put jack out there. jack, we go back to potrero hill when i was a juvenile delinquent. jackman probably wrote -- he's probably been doing this a long time. he probably wrote letters for people in alcatraz, but i love you, jack. you inspired me. like many others here, you the real one. we going to give you your flowers while you're still

here. you all are meeting a legend right here. >> i literally only have two things to say. i always say if you call yourself doing work in san francisco and you don't know who jack is, you ain't doing no work. the second thing is, i've been doing this work for a long, long time, and jack called me and left me a voice mail at my office at san bruno jail, and he talked about what good work i was doing and how proud he was of the work that i was doing, and i was, like, i must be doing some real good work if jack is calling me and leaving a message. jack was one of the few people working during the pandemic. occasionally, he's calling me, leaving a message, saying he's thinking about me. jack, you are a legend, and you are the greatest of all time,

and i love you so much. >> yeah, for all of you that don't know, i work at general hospital, and i work with -- and i work -- i don't like talking through a mic, i like you guys just hearing my voice. i work with all the individuals getting injured through the city. jack is the one that told me about that job. jack has been my mentor since the 70s, and i remember on haight and ashbury, i bumped my head and got in trouble, and i had to go cook for the homeless, and jack came up there, advocating for the homeless, and he educated me. right now, you guys, i can tell you right now, the city wraparound model is on a

national level, and that's because of that man right there. i love you, jack. [applause] >> the hon. london breed: well, again, thank you to everyone for being here to celebrate jack and everything that he's meant to us for so many years. i know some people may not be comfortable with speaking publicly, so just make sure that you have that private conversation with jack, and you show him some love for everything he's done because we are very fortunate. when i think about how far we've come in this city, and, really, the challenges that our community in particular has experienced over the years, i can't help but be appreciative to people like jack for what they've done to make a difference in people's live, and i want to make sure that

jack knows how much we love and appreciate him because were it not for him, some of us wouldn't be here today. so thank you, jack, for coming. we honor you, and at this time, i want us to do a group photo on the stairs here just to commemorate this moment and to celebrate jack. and just so you know, jack, just put this in your windshield, and you'll get parking for free today. you won't get a parking ticket because it's your day, and then, if you get a parking ticket, give it to shamann. thank you all so much for coming. [♪♪♪]

>> i am so happy. african-americans in the military from the revolutionary war to the present, even though they have not had the basic civil rights in america. they don't know their history. in the military the most sacrifice as anyone in this country to be willing to lay down your blood and fight. i believe that all african-americans have served because they love this country and the hope that the citizens.

>> my background is in engineering. i am a civil engineer by training. my career has really been around government service. when the opportunity came up to serve the city of san francisco, that was just an opportunity i really needed to explore. [♪♪♪] [♪♪♪] i think it was in junior high and really started to do well in math but i faced some really interesting challenges. many young ladies were not in math and i was the only one in some of these classes. it was tough, it was difficult to succeed when a teacher didn't have confidence in you, but i

was determined and i realized that engineering really is what i was interested in. as i moved into college and took engineering, preengineering classes, once again i hit some of those same stereotypes that women are not in this field. that just challenged me more. because i was enjoying it, i was determined to be successful. now i took that drive that i have and a couple it with public service. often we are the unsung heroes of technology in the city whether it is delivering network services internally, or for our broadband services to low income housing. >> free wi-fi for all of the residents here so that folks have access to do job searches, housing searches, or anything else that anyone else could do in our great city. >> we are putting the plant in the ground to make all of the

city services available to our residents. it is difficult work, but it is also very exciting and rewarding our team is exceptional. they are very talented engineers and analysts who work to deliver the data and the services and the technology every day. >> i love working with linda because she is fun. you can tell her anything under the sun and she will listen and give you solutions or advice. she is very generous and thoughtful and remembers all the special days that you are celebrating. >> i have seen recent employee safety and cyber security. it is always a top priority. i am always feeling proud working with her. >> what is interesting about my work and my family is my experience is not unique, but it is different. i am a single parent. so having a career that is

demanding and also having a child to raise has been a challenge. i think for parents that are working and trying to balance a career that takes a lot of time, we may have some interruptions. if there is an emergency or that sort of thing then you have to be able to still take care of your family and then also do your service to your job. that is probably my take away and a lot of lessons learned. a lot of parents have the concern of how to do the balance i like to think i did a good job for me, watching my son go through school and now enter the job market, and he is in the medical field and starting his career, he was always an intern. one of the things that we try to do here and one of my takeaways from raising him is how important internships are. and here in the department of technology, we pride ourselves on our interns. we have 20 to 25 each year.

they do a terrific job contributing to our outside plant five or work or our network engineering or our finance team. this last time they took to programming our reception robot, pepper, and they added videos to it and all of these sort of things. it was fun to see their creativity and their innovation come out. >> amazing. >> intriguing. >> the way i unwind is with my photography and taking pictures around the city. when i drive around california, i enjoy taking a lot of landscapes. the weather here changes very often, so you get a beautiful sunset or you get a big bunch of clouds. especially along the waterfront. it is spectacular.

i just took some photos of big server and had a wonderful time, not only with the water photos, but also the rocks and the bushes and the landscapes. they are phenomenal. [♪♪♪] my advice to young ladies and women who would like to move into stem fields is to really look at why you are there. if you are -- if you are a problem solver, if you like to analyse information, if you like to discover new things, if you like to come up with alternatives and invent new practice, it is such a fabulous opportunity. whether it is computer science or engineering or biology or medicine, oh, my goodness, there are so many opportunities. if you have that kind of mindset i have enjoyed working in san francisco so much because of the diversity. the diversity of the people, of this city, of the values, of the

talent that is here in the city. it is stimulating and motivating and inspiring and i cannot imagine working anywhere else but in sannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

[♪♪♪] >> i really believe that art should be available to people for free, and it should be part of our world, you shouldn't just be something in museums, and i love that the people can just go there and it is there for everyone. [♪♪♪]

>> i would say i am a multidimensional artist. i came out of painting, but have also really enjoyed tactile properties of artwork and tile work. i always have an interest in public art. i really believe that art should be available to people for free, and it should be part of our world. you shouldn't just be something in museums. i love that people can just go there, and it is there for everyone. public art is art with a job to do. it is a place where the architecture meets the public. where the artist takes the meaning of the site, and gives a voice to its. we commission culture, murals,

mosaics, black pieces, cut to mental, different types of material. it is not just downtown, or the big sculptures you see, we are in the neighborhood. those are some of the most beloved kinds of projects that really give our libraries and recreation centers a sense of uniqueness, and being specific to that neighborhood. colette test on a number of those projects for its. one of my favorites is the oceanview library, as well as several parks, and the steps. >> mosaics are created with tile that is either broken or cut in some way, and rearranged to make a pattern. you need to use a tool, nippers,

as they are called, to actually shape the tiles of it so you can get them to fit incorrectly. i glued them to mash, and then they are taken, now usually installed by someone who is not to me, and they put cement on the wall, and they pick up the mash with the tiles attached to it, and they stick it to the wall, and then they groped it afterwards. [♪♪♪] >> we had never really seen artwork done on a stairway of the kinds that we were thinking of because our idea was very just barely pictorial, and to have a picture broken up like that, we were not sure if it would visually work. so we just took paper that size and drew what our idea was, and cut it into strips, and took it down there and taped it to the steps, and stepped back and

looked around, and walked up and down and figured out how it would really work visually. [♪♪♪] >> my theme was chinese heights because i find them very beautiful. and also because mosaic is such a heavy, dens, static medium, and i always like to try and incorporate movement into its, and i work with the theme of water a lot, with wind, with clouds, just because i like movements and lightness, so i liked the contrast of making kites out of very heavy, hard material. so one side is a dragon kite, and then there are several different kites in the sky with the clouds, and a little girl

below flying it. [♪♪♪] >> there are pieces that are particularly meaningful to me. during the time that we were working on it, my son was a disaffected, unhappy high school student. there was a day where i was on the way to take them to school, and he was looking glum, as usual, and so halfway to school, i turned around and said, how about if i tell the school you are sick and you come make tiles with us, so there is a tile that he made to. it is a little bird. the relationship with a work of art is something that develops over time, and if you have memories connected with a place from when you are a child, and you come back and you see it again with the eyes of an adult, it is a different thing, and is

just part of what makes the city an exciting place. [♪♪♪]

okay. the meeting will come to order. welcome to the thursday, march 10th, meeting of the public safety and neighborhood services committee. i'm chair of this committee supervisor mar. thank you to this clerk alisa samara and i'd also like to thank sfgov tv and michael baltazar for staffing this meeting. >> clerk: the board of