>> so, okay. hi everyone. i'm sharaoen and i'm executive director of san francisco department of homelessness and supportive housing. i want to welcome everyone today to this joyous occasion. so, this is one of the new buildings that the city is acquiring to add to our permanent supportive housing stock. we know that supportive supportive housing is a try and traoud intervention for people experiencing homelessness. once people go into supportive housing, they do really well. i think we have an 87% retention rate over two years which means people tend to stay ones they come into supportive

housing. and the reasons i heard from people who have experienced is that they have a safe, clean and quiet space. that they can brown out noise of the street, that they can focus on the things that they need to move on forward in nr lives. so today i want to thank the mayor for her incredible leadership. we added so much to the housing stock, since she has been our mayor. i also want to thank catherine stephanie who is newly the supervisors of this particular over this particular building because the, because the lines of the supervisorial lines changed. that's great to see you supervisor. and i want to thank steve goode in five keys thoer their incredible work. both from the shelter side but also in permanent supportive housing. and they're the ones who are

responsible for managing this building .d this is a building for 114 adults. right now, it's got about over 90 people moved in. one of the reasons that we chose it is because of the location. one of the other reasons is because it's a building that was easily renovated and it had a low vacancy rate so there was only about 30 legacy tenants. so that gave us the ability to move a lot of people in. so today we're going to start by hearing from mayor reed, and then i will come back and introduce our next speakers. thank you. >> thank you, sharenne. let me start by saying it's so great to be here. we fortunately have acquired a number of these properties over the past two years, increasing

our permanent supportive housing portfolio to almost 3000 units which is one of the fastest increases in over 20 years. and these types of project don't get the fanfare support and recognition that they truly deserve. because because sadly we see too many people focused on the challenges of the streets but not necessarily on the people who were once part of the challenges of the streets. seems those people now turn their lives around, not just because they have a roof over their heads, but because they're going to have support from organizations like five keys where there will be case management and supportive services, 24-hour service from a team of people who actually really care about the success

of their lives. that's a big deal. and what i see constantly because many people say, what are we going to do about the homeless. and my push back is this, it's not a one size fits all. everyone you see on the streets is not necessarily homeless and has different challenges. so for us, to be as affective as we are in helping people and meeting them where they are, we have to get more creative and more importantly, we have to provide spaces like this. 114 units added to the portfolio with a team of people as i said from five keys. our goal is to make sure that the people that we are directly pulling off the streets and moving in this building never make it back out to the streets. never get back out there for

any apparent reason. it takes a lot of work and money and resources and it really takes a village. of course, sharene and the office of homelessness and housing play a key role in managing a lot of the properties that we have been able to acquire but we can't do it again. and having partners on properties like this and being actively engaged is going to really be a game changer for the city. this was not something that we focused on in the past.

and in fact, by 2023, we'll have about 14,000 units of permanent supportive housing in our portfolio. so that's going to be a big increase. and let's also talk about the data and work we've done and how we're finally seeing results. more than almost any other city not only in the bay area but the entire state of california. san francisco saw a 3.5% reduction in homelessness overall and a 15% reduction in unsheltered homelessness. so we have a lot to be proud of. we know something is working. we see the challenges every single day. but just because people are outside, hanging out whatever going on, does not always mean that they're homeless. and part of our foc sus making sure that we have support and a roof over folks head and the other part is services. the other part is assistance in various capacities. and five keys has been a tremendous partner in helping us in this work. so we appreciate the opportunity to open this space to make sure that we highlight

the space. this is one of the, bases that we were able to acquire fast, unlike most spaces we're able to purchase. wefrp approved in february and we started to move people in may. it was brought to mia tension late last time, that's rocket time in san francisco. but every delay, means a denial to safe affordable housing. i want to thank you for helping us make this building part of this reality and maintain this partnership and great opportunity for san franciscoians to have a safe affordable place to call home. and with that, i want to introduce the supervisor who represents this district. it threw me off, i used to be

supervisor of district 5 and after redistricting, supervisor stefani is the supervisor of this district which i think is great because she will give this building, this side of the community a lot of love and attention. but more importantly our city is changing. it's changing and we have to make some hard decisions redistricting. and in fact, we saw district 6 grow significantly. we saw district 10 grow. but we didn't see a lot of our other parts of our city grow because we were not building enough housing. we have to get aggressive in building housing all over our city. that's really important. but in the meantime this is a lucky building to have supervisor catherine stefani and without further ado, the supervisor of your district. [applause] >> thank you, for your

leadership, i was thrilled when you took lead of that department having worked with you for so long now. and i'm absolutely thrilled that this is part of district 2 and that we're going to add 1400 more units. it's important to do our share. the fact that we moved our lines moore way, certainly means a lot to me. mayor reed is right and i care deeply about the residents here, we have 94 here and 119 potential residents. they have a common room, they have a kitchen, they have a

room where they can watch football, 49ers of course. i noticed that there were no books. we're going to do that start today, we'll do a book drive. and i look forward to working with everyone. and sunny one of my she ros who is very involved with five keys. the fact that we brought over 2000 units is all attributable to mayor reed.

and we know that it's not just about providing a room. we put people in the room. this is what five keys does, so i thank you in advance and what you're going to do for those moving in. next we'll hear from steve goode who is executive director of five keys. >> thank you, i feel like everything i wanted to say has already been said. welcome to 385 church street. we call this the gothem while i'm not batman our staff are superheros.

that work that they do. what they do is nothing more than heroic, from reversing overdoses, treating somebody with dignity and respect deserving of every person. i want to say that i'm proud and happy to be part of the solution that mayor reed, board of supervisors, hsh has brought to the city to reverse the problem. and we'll continue to be here and i think we covered everything that i wanted to say.

i have the privilege to introduce one of our residents. david has been unsheltered for approximately 20 years. enter the system about 3 years ago. he's one of our residents right now. david? >> hello my name is david, david rogin and i'm a resident here. i'm a resident of san francisco born and raised 66 years ago. you know what, i'm lucky to be here. this is the first i can say this is my house. you know, i've got my own key. and now that i'm here my goal is to really get myself together.

i got a place where i can come in every night to eat and be safe. you know it's my room, it's my place. what is better is, the first thing i got into the building, staff made me nervous because they kept asking if i'm all right. i'm all right, they got me a place. i didn't move around like him. but he got it for me and i'm here, you know.

now that i'm here i can concentrate on my health. not only my health but my relationship with my sister. everybody else is gone. i can ask my sister to come over so i can cook her something to eat. i wish i did that with mom but, it's a little too late for that. i hung in there on this ride, i was living in sip, shelter in place. and first day, they said they would guarantee me housing and

years later, i'm here right here. that's what is going on right now in my life. who ever thought i would be doing something like this. it's the like the movies, the mayor is next to me and all of these people. makes me feel like i'm somebody today, you know. [applause] the numbers that are out there, it may be understand a whole lot about what is happening in san francisco with the homelessness and addictionness going on. yeah, it is a problem but my results is if you stick with it, you can get here in san francisco.

something must be happening, you know. i can walk through some of the old neighbors and show. it's different now. i don't know how much they had to clean up around here. this is a nice neighborhood, two blocks away from st. marie's church. one of the parks away, i used to play baseball. now it's about 50 years ago. but, i'm here now and i can look at the park every day and enjoy the sunshine. and just come back and kick it

in my place, you know. >> so i just want to thank everybody, thanks for coming and thanks for celebrating with us, have a great day everybody.

>> this is one place you can

always count on to give you what you had before and remind you of what your san francisco history used to be. >> we hear that all the time, people bring their kids here and their grandparents brought them here and down the line. >> even though people move away, whenever they come back to the city, they make it here. and they tell us that. >> you're going to get something made fresh, made by hand and made with quality products and something that's very, very good. ♪♪ >> the legacy bars and restaurants was something that was begun by san francisco simply to recognize and draw attention to the establishments. it really provides for san francisco's unique character. ♪♪ >> and that morphed into a request that we work with the city to develop a legacy business registration.

>> i'm michael cirocco and the owner of an area bakery. ♪♪ the bakery started in 191. my grandfather came over from italy and opened it up then. it is a small operation. it's not big. so everything is kind of quality that way. so i see every piece and cut every piece that comes in and out of that oven. >> i'm leslie cirocco-mitchell, a fourth generation baker here with my family. ♪♪ so we get up pretty early in the morning. i usually start baking around 5:00. and then you just start doing rounds of dough. loaves. >> my mom and sister basically handle the front and then i

have my nephew james helps and then my two daughters and my wife come in and we actually do the baking. after that, my mom and my sister stay and sell the product, retail it. ♪♪ you know, i don't really think about it. but then when i -- sometimes when i go places and i look and see places put up, oh this is our 50th anniversary and everything and we've been over 100 and that is when it kind of hits me. you know, that geez, we've been here a long time. [applause] ♪♪ >> a lot of people might ask why our legacy business is important. we all have our own stories to tell about our ancestry. our lineage and i'll use one example of tommy's joint. tommy's joint is a place that my husband went to as a child

and he's a fourth generation san franciscan. it's a place we can still go to today with our children or grandchildren and share the stories of what was san francisco like back in the 1950s. >> i'm the general manager at tommy's joint. people mostly recognize tommy's joint for its murals on the outside of the building. very bright blue. you drive down and see what it is. they know the building. tommy's is a san francisco hoffa, which is a german-style presenting food. we have five different carved meats and we carve it by hand at the station. you prefer it to be carved whether you like your brisket fatty or want it lean. you want your pastrami to be very lean. you can say i want that piece

of corn beef and want it cut, you know, very thick and i want it with some sauerkraut. tell the guys how you want to prepare it and they will do it right in front of you. san francisco's a place that's changing restaurants, except for tommy's joint. tommy's joint has been the same since it opened and that is important. san francisco in general that we don't lose a grip of what san francisco's came from. tommy's is a place that you'll always recognize whenever you lock in the door. you'll see the same staff, the same bartender and have the same meal and that is great. that's important. ♪♪

>> the service that san francisco heritage offers to the legacy businesses is to help them with that application process, to make sure that they really recognize about them what it is that makes them so special here in san francisco. ♪♪ so we'll help them with that application process if, in fact, the board of supervisors does recognize them as a legacy business, then that does entitle them to certain financial benefits from the city of san francisco. but i say really, more importantly, it really brings them public recognition that this is a business in san francisco that has history and that is unique to san francisco. >> it started in june of 1953. ♪♪

and we make everything from scratch. everything. we started a you -- we started a off with 12 flavors and mango fruits from the philippines and then started trying them one by one and the family had a whole new clientele. the business really boomed after that. >> i think that the flavors we make reflect the diversity of san francisco. we were really surprised about the legacy project but we were thrilled to be a part of it. businesses come and go in the city. pretty tough for businesss to stay here because it is so expensive and there's so much competition. so for us who have been here all these years and still be popular and to be recognized by the city has been really a huge honor.

>> we got a phone call from a woman who was 91 and she wanted to know if the mitchells still owned it and she was so happy that we were still involved, still the owners. she was our customer in 1953. and she still comes in. but she was just making sure that we were still around and it just makes us feel, you know, very proud that we're carrying on our father's legacy. and that we mean so much to so many people. ♪♪ >> it provides a perspective. and i think if you only looked at it in the here and now, you're missing the context. for me, legacy businesses, legacy bars and restaurants are really about setting the context for how we come to be where we are today. >> i just think it's part of san francisco. people like to see familiar

stuff. at least i know i do. >> in the 1950s, you could see a picture of tommy's joint and looks exactly the same. we haven't change add thing. >> i remember one lady saying, you know, i've been eating this ice cream since before i was born. and i thought, wow! we have, too. ♪♪ pledge

>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> i would like to call this meeting to order. >> >> roll call, please. >> commissioner maxwell, commissioner paulson? >> you have a quorum. this meeting will be held in person at the location listed above. as authorized by california government code section 54953(e) and mayor breed's 45th supplement to her february 25, 2020 emergency proclamation, it is possible that some members of the san francisco public utilities commission may attend this meeting remotely. in that event, those members will participate and vote by video. members of the public may attend the meeting to observe and provide public comment at the physical meeting location listed above or may watch live online at https://www.sfgovtv.org/sfpuc