>> all right, good afternoon everyone. i'm san francisco mayor london breed and thank you so much for joining us here today. for mia nounsment of who the next district attorney for the city and county and city of san francisco will be. i know, it comes as no surprise to a lot of you but here we are and we have i think an extraordinary women who will take the helm of the d.a.'s office, ladies and gentlemen brooke jenkins. [applause] you know san francisco has had some challenging times. we've been here before. we talk about what a resilient city we are.

we lost a mayor, we have experienced a global pandemic, we have we've seen two major recalls occur in our city. and i know people may feel saddened and upset or hurt by some of the situations that have occured. but i want to assure people who are part of san francisco that in our dna is our resiliency. our ability to look at the situations to combat at the situations and to come back stronger than ever before. this process for the district attorney was a process that was very much similar to what i did to select the three members who

we chose to serve on the school board. countless conversations, conversations with people who serve as prosecutors, conversations with judges, conversations with every day people who live all over san francisco and forgotten parts of the city. never who have never been political a day in their life. who felt that something was going on in san francisco that needed to be addressed. and in almost every single instance in talking to those who supported and opposed the recall, in talking to those who were victims and former perpetrators of crime in the city. people from all over the spectrums, what they wanted most out of a district attorney in this city was somebody who yes, would make sure that

reforms are not forgotten, but that accountability had to be an important part of the equation. and the fact that we have seen people try to impress upon us that we would sacrifice either one by choosing either one, is something that is absolutely false. we can and should have both in the city like san francisco. and in going through the process and talking to all of these people and talking to what i believe were some incredible candidates, the person who stood out the most in the process is the person that will be the next d.a. for the city and county of san francisco. now i wanted to tell you a little bit about brooke but she

is here to talk about her own record and her own work. yes, many of us were introduced to her during the recall. and a lot of people paid attention to what she had to say. she sacrificed her career to fight for people in this city to fight for victims who needed a voice in the city, and when i tell you the conversations i had with the victims and the stories and the situations that happened, i could hardly believe what was happening and what is one of the most progressive cities in the country. i can hardly believe that we would neglect so many victims in this way. and having those conversations about what needed to be done,

to support them. brooke jenkins food out because of her understanding of both sides, of having the experience of family members on both sides. and understanding the need for compassion and understanding and also accountability and justice. le that balance of fairness is what made her stand apart. she is prosecuted and the other thing i heard from many of the people that i spoke to was wanting a prosecutor. they wanted somebody who had experience of prosecuting cases, violent crimes in particular. she has prosecuted hate crimes, sexual assault, homicides.

the things that matter to san franciscoans the most. there is a lot of work to be done in the city. and over the years, in all the situations, where we've seen somebody who was arrested and let go, arrested and let go and arrested and let go end up unfortunately, killing people on the streets of san francisco in cases that should have been addressed and could have been avoided. no question about what to do in those particular cases. and i also want to be clear that brooke comes from a place of fairness. this is not just about locking people up and throwing away the key. this is not what we're about in the city. this is about striking a

balance and doing what is right. and making sure yes, there are reforms but the victims, especially those who have been burglarized, attacked, assaulted that they have a voice. that they have a say. this is what i heard from san franciscoians all over the city time and time again. and i have no doubt that the person that is going to strike that balance, and work with me and members of the board and members of our public safety teams and develop good relationships in order to bring about justice in the city, and a fair and diplomatic way, is no other than the next district attorney for the city and county of san francisco, brooke jenkins. [applause] >> good evening everyone.

i want to first begin my remarks by thanking mayor breed for giving me the honor of serving as san francisco next district attorney. i know that this was a very difficult decision for her that she took very seriously and there were other qualified candidates. i'm humbled by this opportunity and one that i take seriously. i first knew i wanted to become a lawyer at ten years old. but like so many, on the first day that i set foot in the university of chicago law school i had no idea what kind of lawyer i wanted to be. i spent many years in civil practice until in 2013, my husband and i became pregnant with our first child.

who we found out was a little boy. our son who we named justice was born later that year and tragically died shortly after his death. it was in the search for my life's purpose after the death of my son, that i decided to become a prosecutor. while my son died of natural causes, the pain that i felt as a mother was no different than the pain of a mother or father who had to bury their child for any other reason including murder. i joined the san francisco d.a.'s office in 2014, wanting to be an advocate for those who had suffered loss and pain much like the feeling that i was feeling. i wanted to hold the hands

eventually of families who had to bury their children because of crime. and i have dedicated my life and my career since then to being an advocate for victims, to fighting for justice and being dedicated to making san francisco a safer place for people to live, work and visit. unfortunately, as we all know we are at a tipping point in san francisco. san franciscoians do not feel safe. and concerns surrounding public safety have become their number one concern. the paramount mission of the district attorney's office is to promote public safety. and as you're next district attorney, i will restore accountability and consequences to our criminal justice sdem here in san francisco. violence and repeat offenders

will no longer be allowed to victimize our city without sequence. hate crimes will no longer be tolerated. our asian community can no longer continue to live in fear of being attacked simply because of who they are as they go about their daily lives in the city. what we know about san francisco is we are a city that is accepting of everyone. and it is the d.a.'s office responsibility to hold those who target others due to hate accountable. we also know that we have to end the existence of open air markets in our city. sxl that will be one of my top priority. i will begin enforcing our drug laws so we can take back our streets for our neighborhoods and our cities. we are city of second chances but the truth is, we have to

draw a-line with people who choose hate, violence, and a life of crime. with my years experience as a designated hate crime prosecution and sexual assault and homicide units, i do believe i'm uniquely prepared to address the crimes affecting san francisco. but it's not just the violent crimes, no longer can we be indifferent to property crimes. and no longer can we see as crime as a victimless. every single type of crime affects all of us, it affects our quality of life and those who a own businesses, it affects their livelihood. we'll restore order to our city and to bring our city back to being the beautiful city that we know it is and the world

renowned place that everybody around this world and this country loves to come visit. but i want to make clear holding offenders accountable does not preclude us to moving forward with vital and important reforms to our justice system. as a black and latino women i know what it exist. as the mayor stated, i've had families on both sides of the courtroom as offend sxerz victims. my family has experienced and seen police violence and misconduct. these inequities are not theoretical for me, they're part of my lived experience and part of why i do this work. accountability does not mean that we reject reform. we can have responsible reform and accountability both at the

same time and i vow to the city to balance both in the pursuit of justice and safety for all. incarceration and i'm committed to being creative and innovative and coming up with new programs that can serve as resources for rehabilitation for those offenders who are serious about turning their lives around. i know that together, if we keep united, we can make san francisco a safer stronger, and more just place for everyone. thank you. [applause]

>> thank you, we'll take some questions from the press. >> congratulations, there is an article among that some of the changes in san francisco began to happen during the gascon era, what do you say to those folks affected by the prior. >> i have never tried to lay blame for every circumstance in san francisco to a single person. we all have a responsibility in making the city safer and better. so for me, i'm dedicated to creating new policies, to refining old policies so that we can do what we need to make this city better. no longer is this about blaming anyone else or pointing the

finger at anyone else. this is about the d.a.'s office and anyone else that we partner with to improve the conditions of our city. >> question: i'm curious if people will serve more time in jail and there is currently a shortage of people to watch over them from the sheriff's department. do you envision any changes like that? >> you know, it's hard to say what will happen. as i said, i think we have to maintain our dedication to incarceration, we just have to be smart and responsible to the way we do it. as part of being part of the d.a., there will be people that will go to jail and prison. but we also will dedicate resources for rehabilitation for our offenders who are

serious about that. it will be our responsibility to partner with to ensure that we're taking the steps necessary to make every decision that we need to to keep our public safe. so i will be working diligently with our partner agency to see make sure that we're prepared for whatever is going to happen. >> question: you mentioned implementing, especially that includes second possession for includes and mandated whether anyone was arrested. >> you know, that's a good question. i think that part of recovery is accountability it's the first step. we have to be more diligent in the way that we handle those who posses drugs to get them help. it's not compassion to leave people in the streets suffering. as a d.a.'s office we will work

with the mayor's office and all the other agencies around the city to determine what the best way to handle certain situations are. but we need to be doing better about providing help and resources to those struggling. >> do you plan on running? if so, -- ~>> yes, i will be running for election in november. and so we'll see who else enters that race. >> question: have you had a chance to meet with the staff how is the ma roll. >> i have not had a xhans to meet with the staff. but i do plan to meet with them of course very soon. as we all know morale in the d.a.'s office has been low and it will be my priority to restore the morale to a higher place.

we have to unite ourselves to that office. no longer can we be preand post, this is not about what came from what administration, this is about united officing that has one mission which is to protect the city and that's what i'll be working to restore. >> what do you plan on doing about the policies? >> yes, i plan to sit down with my management team and discuss the current policies in place. what we can remain responsible. because this is not a rejection of reform, we need to maintain progressive policies that move our system into a more fair position. and so i plan to continue with what policies we can. there may have to be adjustments, because we need to maintain accountability. at this poipt in time, i don't

have any particular position ons what will stay and what will go. >> no speaker between the district attorney department, what do you plan on trying to do with them. >> yes, i plan on would bering with the chief scott to restore that relationship. i think it's a very important. one. we're two agencies that needs to work together to promote safety. it requires us to work together. but i also know and the police department understand that as a d.a.'s office we also have the responsibility of prosecuting police misconduct if that happens. i'll make it clear that we're an office that does it both but we're committed to do what we need to make san francisco safer.

>> d.a.'s being hired. >> at this time i have no precould be received notions on who may stay or who may go. >> is there a plan to bring the prosecutors from the last administration? >> it will be a priority for me to make sure that our staff can equipped with experienced attorneys to handle the serious case that's we have in the attorney's office. where those come from, i don't know at this time. >> have you had a chance to respond to that, one of the young girl and any other-- -- ~>> all i can say is that from the day i first set foot in the d.a.'s office i have served as

a ethical and fair prosecutor every step of the way. and i've never been found to have done otherwise. >> question: are you planning on relocation. >> i don't have any opinions about that, i have to review each and every case that is in that office. >> thank you. >> thank you. [applause] good morning everyon

and welcome to -- i am scott weiner, i have the honor to represent san mateo county. and we were able to recently retain in the budget $12 million in san francisco east neighborhoods. and specifically that funding is as follows, $5 million for the

sunnyvale hub for the amazing rex -- rec's center, and for the market and the artwork space. each of these investments will directly impact this amazing and over time tragically neglected community ensuring that kids have a safe place to play, ensuring that people have direct access to produce and street safety and of course supporting local artist. i first want to talk about sunnyvale hub. as you know, i want to thank all the members of the community today. sunnyvale

is a public housing community whose residents are largely low-income and people of color. this community has for so many years lacked access to just basic community services that so many of us take for granted, such as access to fresh food, access to a public gym where people can exercise and access to safe places for young people to play. while so many san franciscans live within an easy walking distance to a public recreation center, the public gym for sunnyvale is within two miles. it is very necessary and will be a great place for families to gather and play and

much needed sports and a healthy and social outlet for youth. many who don't feel safe traveling to other neighborhoods. kids deserve to be kids and to come and play soccer and everywhere else, to do arts and crafts with their friends. residents of all ages will enjoy the wonderful new recreation center. i want to thank the mayor's office of housing and community development and parks and rec and for making this resource a reality. and for the san francisco produce market. not everyone knows about it, but it's the best part of san francisco that

is a place where farmers from around the state can come and sell their fresh produce, supporting our local farmers, and is the only non-profit wholesale produce market of this scale in the country. with this $5 million investment, the produce market will be able to upgrade its facilities and surrounding infrastructure directly benefitting the neighborhood and those who rely on the market and there is a lot of street changes that need to happen to take the market into the modern era and to make it really sustainable for the long run and supports economic development and food security for the southeast portion of san francisco. finally, i'm really excited about the funding that we were able to attain for the box shop,

a collaborative artwork space in bayview point offering studios for the artist of the bay area focusing on arts and hopefully will continue to exist in a new space. we know that being an artist in san francisco is not easy to say the least. the cost-of-living here is just extraordinary for everyone and we have seen far too many artist having to leave san francisco, and san francisco is all about arts and culture and we support local artist. the box shop is that space, a space that what so many artist lack and a space to create beautiful art. that's what the box shop is. while some may have to leave, i hope there are spaces and we want it to be sustainable and to have a permanent space.

so i'm proud to be here today with various community leaders that you will hear from including mayor breed and supervisor walton. now, i would like to welcome our mayor, mayor breed. [ applause ] >> mayor london breed: thank you, senator weiner. it's so great to be back here in sunny dale with the work that needs to continue. we have been here over the years for numerous occasions. i remember when i became mayor taking here and talking about a lot of the promises made to this community over the years, and after governor newsom after federal funding brought hope to sff with the south community around rehabbing and redeveloping a number of public housing in the

city. but it couldn't be about rebuilding the homes but supporting the needs of the community. that's why the fact that our state senator scott weiner understood the value of this project and the needs for us to bring together the resources to make sure that it happens and is delivered is so significant. fortunately senator weiner understand the south east sector of this city, and the president of the board of supervisors, mr. walton, you are the beneficiary of this senator because we are talking about nearly $12 million on the southeast sector of our city [ applause ] investing in this community finally. [ cheers and applause ] i know larry is happy and since being part of this community born and raised and see it give

back is something that happens once in a lifetime that is truly extraordinary. we have other members here and we are talking about folks who are investing even their own money to making the hub happen. whereas the boys and girls, and we have rob here as well. the boys and girls club will have their facility. we will have a community hub and child care center and this is happening because of people of this community and that's what we want. i can't wait until we make the investments in sf market because that fresh produce that comes from the general street will come right here in a community that we open and that is long over due. [ cheers and applause ] so, senator weiner, i really want to thank you for your support of focusing on this

community. i wish it wasn't happening in bureaucratic years because it's 15 years in the making and we've been able to build a few hundred units here. we went from almost 800 units in this community and when it's all said and done, we are talking about 1700 units filled with life, filled with fun, filled with home, filled with family and filled with opportunity. thank you so much senator weiner, we appreciate you and we appreciate your advocacy and we appreciate you to be sure that all of san franciscans are included in these wonderful opportunities. i can't wait until we open up all of those places, right here, the rec's center, the gym, all of those that make this an amazing community. thank you for your

patience, understanding and feedback and for speaking over how our community is not delivering as it should. thank you all and to all and thank you for blessing us and we are going to get this done. thank you [ cheers and applause ] >> senator weiner: thank you for mayor breed and for deeply understanding that people deserve to have a safe and just wonderful place to live. i'm so excited about this project. next, i want to welcome up the president of the board of supervisors supervisor walton who represents southeastern neighborhood. we have a long relationship and friendship. and

he is very, he is such a fierce fighter for this community. he holds all of us who hold citywide office accountable to never ever ever forget this community because we know in the history of san francisco, far too often

for his vision for this and the mayor and mr. walton. it's these situations and it's amazing that we have leadership that knows where these public dollars need to go. i appreciate that. i hope they get --

>> we have a long standing campaign with our recreation and parks. we have seen the streamline and it's a place with rec's and park and it's a great thing. lastly, as an affordable housing developer, most of the time we are building housing in communities where there is nobody on the site to begin with. sunny dale is a completely different situation. we walked into a place that had a vision and the mayor mentioned, larry and drew and those that work with the boys and girls club staff and we are all behind with what led to the team development. it's phenomenal to

have the opportunity to work to fulfill the promise that president walton talked about earlier. i want to thank you for working in this community. it's one of the most important experiences of my life. i will thank you and turn it back over to the state senator. [ applause ] >> so, to make the hub successful, we are going to rely on our non-profit community partners who do amazing work supporting our young people. i want to bring up two folks from our non-profit. rob connolly from the boys and girls club, monica walters of children's services. >> [ applause ]

>> good morning and thank you so much. i would like to start of course by thanking senator weiner for hearing the needs of our communities and championing them from sacramento and mayor breed and sf board of supervisors for their contribution to the low-income investment fund. that is a big part of our funding here in the city as well as the states. we believe that early quality child care education is so important. we know that good preschool education is essential for the success in kindergarten and beyond. this is important for families of san francisco. we have been working closely with all of you to make this possible and this investment is marking a new milestone for the community and we are committed

to the success of every child and we could not do it alone and that's why the mayor and the board of supervisors has really made a tremendous difference in our ability to succeed in our mission. by working together with you and our partners at sunny dale, we want all of our community members to feel invested in this project and to the success of all of our children. together, we are raising san francisco. >> thank you so much. >> [ applause ] >> some of our young people and staff from the club at sunny dale will join me. let me first just say, rob connolly, boys and girls club of san francisco, i'm super proud to be here today. i love the spot we picked because you can look right over, you can see where the hub is going to be, where the gym is going to be. it's so exciting for me. boys

and girls club has been in this community for 31 years. i have been responsible for this site for 23 of those years and we've had some tough times here and times when we wonder can we do this work successfully? we wondered should we stay here? should we move to an area outside of the community. we have three really small rooms here, and it then became apparent that something was going to change in this community and the leaders in the city were going to look out for the community and do something profound. so i am incredibly proud and it's been a long time coming here and to say thank you to our elected officials. senator weiner, thank you for all you do. you do it in a really quiet way at times and you are good at what you do. i appreciate the fact that you

answered the calls when people like me make them and you find ways to support the community. i'm really grateful to everything that you have done. mayor breed, we knew that when you went into office, that communities like this was going to benefit in a great way. when the mayor came in, i thought, all right, there are going to be some promises delivered on. thank you for everything you are doing. and supervisor walton, thank you for caring about your community, he's got five sites and your support of this community, i have seen you many times to support many things and support my staff and drew and others. you do it from your heart and i'm really grateful for everything you do. >> i want to also acknowledge the young people behind me. we

are excited and we know what this can mean, but this is yours and we are really proud and whatever amount of time it's going to be, this is yours. this is your hub. we have the tag group, teen advocacy group. you have spoken up and attended hearings with rec's and parks and thank you for allowing the young people to be heard and congratulations for all of do. [ applause ] i will just finally say to my staff out here, star leads this site. jb is here as well and dede is in the crowd and the professionals here that work everyday for the young people and for the families of the community. thank you for your

leadership as staff and my senior team is here and some have been here for two decades now to make sure this ran well. and the promise that is going to be here in the next couple years is really exciting. thank you all and thank you to the officials for being great leaders. >> [ applause ] i'm sorry, i have to come back because i forgot to thank erik and the mayor's office for all of their great work. [ applause ] senator weiner: next, i want to bring up mr. elias, from the farmer's market. >> hello everyone today.

i would like to thank you especially senator weiner for bringing the funds. you have heard a little bit about the sf market. we have been proud members of the bayview point for many years. if you are not familiar with us, please come out and take a chance. we have bring food from farms around california around distribute to restaurants and more. we have a collection of warehouses but i like to think of it as food infrastructure, critical infrastructure. come see me and we'll give you a tour. if you want a taste of it, there are those bags and it's for you all. please take some delicious produce home. while connecting this from farms and consumers, it's critical

because it's a non-profit enterprise who employ 500 people and those jobs provide job diversity and it's a great job and we support food access and we match make between food pantries and provide to those who need it and to our merchants to maybe food that is not sellable. we distribute 4,000 tons of fresh food everything that leads to 9 million pounds of food which is greater than anywhere in california and i don't know of any place bigger than that nearby. the funding is coming to the market thanks to the senator is going to allow us to ground

break this new warehouse. to us it's a big deal, but the impact means it's going to be a new building and where we want to be and will continue to be able to have jobs and we'll be able to provide the services to the city as we really want to. the funds will help sf market with jobs and continue to flow in san francisco. we are excited to do that. please take some food on your way out. thank you, mayor, thank you supervisor, thank you senator. we are so happy. >> senator weiner: i got a produce bag. finally, i want to bring up charlie from the box shop. >> [ applause ]

hello, my name is charles. i run the box shop. it's a collaborative art space in hunters point. i would like to thank senator weiner and california, everyone. the box shop is a place in hunters point and we have tools for artist and makers. we have been serving the community for the past 20 years, and hundreds of amazing works of art have been produced there, public works of arts that have impacted thousands of people. like many other local arts organizations, we face many pressures including the high cost of real estate. unfortunately we are going to lose our least and have about two more years at our current location, and this funding is really going to help us to purchase a new building and to create a permanent home for the

100 plus artist and the thousands of people who used the space. i really want to invite everyone if you haven't been to the box shot at ten hunters point which is next to the two new parks they are building, and we have in the last couple years paid 140 artist to paint 140 murals inside the space and created a great amazing collection of the bay area work. we are really looking forward to serve an art space in san francisco for the industrial arts community for many many years to come. once again, thank you very much to senator weiner, and the state of california, and i look forward to working with london breed and the board of supervisors. i'm sorry because i'm a little bit nervous.

i'm just super excited and looking forward to make a difference in people's lives for years to come. thank you very much. [ applause ] >> okay, that concludes our speakers, we are happy to answer any questions from the press. >> okay. >> oh yeah. >> sure. >> [inaudible] >> there are questions about the project for the funding. >> okay. >> everyone is still doing fundraising. so private donations.

>> come on up. >> [ applause ] >> that's right. hello, everybody. i'm larry jones and i have been here all my life as a resident, advocate, whatever hat, i wore it. for 13 years, i want to say in this project in this community is something that is needed badly. it's going to change lives and change people's outlook perspective on living. we have been impoverished, underserved and we have new direction, we have a new light and the negative vibes are now being deleted. supervisor walton, we love you, mayor

breed, we love you, and senator weiner. you cannot imagine how this is going to change where you have this place for kids and it is accessible and you will not believe how the kids will be able to enjoy this facility and we can do better and live better. it's different than just funding. the bureaucracy did what they were supposed to do. they stepped up. we have been in this situation for decades. i want to say thank you to everyone of this community and thank you for bringing this back which is what we deserve. thank you. [ cheers and applause ] >> okay, anything else? >> okay, now, we go to monkey

pox. >> okay, the mayor will. okay, thank you, everyone. we want to do a big picture. let's do a big picture to show to our beautiful community. the tenderloin is home to families, immigrants, seniors, merchants, workers and the housed and unhoused who all deserve a thriving neighborhood to call home. the tenderloin initiative was

launched to improve safety, reduce crime, connect people to services and increase investments in the neighborhood. as city and community-based partners, we work daily to make these changes a reality. we invite you to the tenderloin history, inclusivity make this neighborhood special. >> we're all citizens of san francisco and we deserve food, water, shelter, all of those things that any system would. >> what i find the most fulfilling about being in the tenderloin is that it's really basically a big family here and i love working and living here. >> [speaking foreign language]

>> my hopes and dreams for the tenderloin are what any other community organizer would want for their community, safe, clean streets for everyone and good operating conditions for small businesses. >> everything in the tenderloin is very good. the food is very good. if you go to any restaurant in san francisco, you will feel like oh, wow, the food is great. the people are nice. >> it is a place where it embraces all walks of life and different cultures. so this is the soul of the tenderloin. it's really welcoming. the. >> the tenderloin is so full of color and so full of people. so with all of us being together and making it feel very safe is challenging, but we are working on it and we are getting there.

welcome to the meeting of july 14, 2022 >> i would like to remind all individuals that the virtual meeting protocols will be adhered to at all times.