>> launch upon clean air snernt bay view hunter's point. i want to start with the chair of the board of directors of the air quality management district. john bauder. i want to welcome him up he is also the mayor of emrealville. he has been supportive of this event and of this launch and so chair, i will hand it to you. [applause]. good morning. thanks for joining us today for this event to celebrate the launch the first clean air center in california in san francisco. yes. clean air center providing public accessible buildings to

resident as a refuge from wildfire smoke. climate change caused increase in frequency of wild fires which resulted in significant impacts to the air quality. many residents lack access to clean air in their homes during the smoke events which is a hazzard to health. they will be in historically under served communities the most vulnerable to impacts so that everyone has access it clean air. we are froud have worked with buffy wiks. experience the 836 to promote for wild fires and impacts they cause. governor newsome fined and approved 5 million dollars toward the program, 3 million allocated to serve the 9 county region of the bay. in partnership the 3 million

dollars in funding provided by the california air resource board will upgrade the event lagz system. purs that charge airfillmenters like this guy here. replacement fitters in smoke events and replace h vac filters with helpa or higher for public buildings. 9 counties asked to coordinate with the cities and community based organizations to help identify the cites for clean air centers deployed. the air district asked for input on the potential locations for the cites. >> we looked to the san francisco neighborhood efforts to establish cooling centers as a model to work with community on the citing of clean air center in san francisco. children are the met vulnerable to the health impacts of wildfire smoke. we encourage schools to help

protect students and children. lean air centers in schools issue libraries, community, senior and rec centers. veteran facilities. community colleges and wildfire evacuation centers. we hope to have more than 300 clean air centers across the 9 area bay area alone. with increasing impacts of climate change on air quality, these clean air centers will be a vietsdz tool to protect health from wildfire smoke. i would like to introduce davina the vice chair of our board and also a board member of the california air resource board and from bellmont, join mow in welcoming her. >> good morning. the california air resource board. and it is the capacity i will

speak to you today i really thrilled be here with all of you celebrating the opening we can't say enough of not only the very first clean air center in the bay area. for vulnerable population program. we are proud to lead the program partner with air districts including bay area qmd. now in addition to announcing the opening of the facility we are also unwill veiling the new clean air center logo you see here. it was developed by staff to help the public easily identify clean air centers. just imagine this pilot program will fund a network of clean arab centers and vulnerable communities across the state.

and this loco is ment to provide a visual identity. that will make it easier for people to find a safe place during wildfire smoke events. this is an exciting program we are taking action to help people breathe easier. and might i add these are communities that bear disproportional and unfair burdens with air pollution impact. we remember in 20202 years ago this month. when a thick layer of wildfire smoke blankets the bay area upon turning the sky orange. know thanksgiving can occur again we are fortifying our public spaces to protect public health. now this pilot will be expanded in the years ahead. and california is committed to

continuing to fight climate change. and address increaseingly intense wildfires for years to come. we are working hard along side state, federal and local partners to future proof california. and in addition to investing enforced management and wildfire resilience it is vital we prepare in any way for smoke events. this is not a future problem this it is today's reality. and response our staff is again working hard to provide tools to help people protect themselves from wildfire smoke. cars, smoke ready california campaign is publicly available social media and web campaign. includes sharable graphics in different language that have actionable steps people can take to protect themselves during a

smoke episode in an easy visual format. now anyone in california can get wildfire alerts and smoke forecasts right on their phone. thanks to an upgrade to carbs california smoke spotter mobile app. >> new features personalized alert. wildfire incident information and air quality information from purple air sense ors. to provide users with near real time smoke conscience. these tools are all part of efforts by carband the governary office to memory and protect california from the impacts of wildfire smoke. we are proud to stand along side the bay area, air quality management district. san francisco and the bay view hunter's point community to

allowance the lodge of the vital program and the addition of another tool to help protect those who need it most. during the wildfire season. we like to thank member buffy wiks for her leadership and all those who med this a reality today. congratulations j. let us continue to do rable things together. our environment and future generations require this of us. >> i would like to invite my colleague and friend tyrone of the san francisco department of the environment. am i'm delighted be here today's upon event is grounded on 3 principles. one climate change is real. 2. the affects of climate change are happening right now within

our communities especially within communities that are most vulnerable. and 3 we must take action on climate change both in mitigating or affect to dampen the affects and to prepare our communities to make sure we are resilient in the face of climate change when it come to air quality and extreme heat. high role here is to represent mayor breed. and many city diameters involved in this effort in san francisco. starts at the top with our mayor. and starts with our board of supervisors you will hear from next with the district 10 supervisor. board member and president of the board walton. it started with the many city diameters involve friday d. emergency management. libraries as well as our many community partners. this is many years in the making

involved many people at the table. upon we are joined by our deputy direct from the libraries we are joined by the city librarian. both will present us on a tour later o. i will say something with the librarian. libraries are a center of knowledge for our community. a place of res spit where teem people learn and grow. through the nobodying us on making them a beacon of libraries throughout the nation, these accomplices are a center of safety for our communityip want to thank the city librarian for his role in doing that this does not happen without communities. this has to be community driven and lead.

in the bay view the department is leading this effort with the supervisor's office through the bay view program. we have a lot of partners there involved at the table. parker from the y and many others who you will hear from later on. but this center is not vehicleful unless you have community support. you have community buy in because these centers are center this is become not utilized without them at the table. with that, i want to thank everyone for gather here and everyone that put in the hard work in today's announcement. i will pass it on to fellow board member. you will -- supervisor district 10 as well as president of the board of supervisors walton. [applause]. du want to say something.

>> good morning issue everybody. >> good morning. >> welcome to bay view hunter's point where the sun is always shining and amazing for community to come together. i want to start off one by not upon only thanking the california air resource board and the bay area quality management and the community representatives here we do work to make sure that we have clean air in our community. so i want to thank bay view advocates and the marie harrison foundation and danielle with the neighborhood empowerment network and the communities members that are present. like the director said earlier. if you remembered twenty 18 i remember like it was yesterday we had that orange haze in our skies. we had to shut down schools. people could not go to work the air quality was that horrible and most vulnerable suffered

more than others. having a place where people can go to breathe clean air in community is extremely vital and important. we are excited have the first clean air center in california here in our community in bay view hunter's point. it is important that we demonstrate the commitment to our communities that have been isolated disenfranchised and most vulnerable to the negative impacts of air quality this . is a demonstration of folks coming and care to make sure we take that step to get this done. on national voter registration day i appreciate everyone. i want to thank our director, director lam berg and working with the communities and with leadership to allow for spaces like this to happen in our libraries. thank you all so much i hope you

have a beautiful day it is national voter registration day. do everything you can to give people to register and exercise their rights. thank you very much. >> [applause]. >> i want to thank all of our speakers so far especially the air district board of directors who shown out in numbers. you see the support this we get at the air district and i'm grateful for it. i want to especially thank supervisor walton, as you know he is on our board of directors. and president of board of supervisors. and represent from sdrakt 10 and he always ensures his constituents are at the table watch that i want to introduce his conscientist wentful arian harrison born and raise in the

bay rowel hunter's point. a community organizer the utd reach coordinator at united council and also in the last couple of years established a foundation in her mother's name. she was on the environmental just move inspect bay view hunters point, san francisco and a national leader temperature is a delight to know there is a foundation in her name and so let he introduce arian the found and executive director. >> i'm arian harrison i'm the founder of the community foundation for social and environmental justice. can we live. org. [inaudible] i'm not polished but i do say hai mean and mean what

i say. i'm very glad to see this program getting started. i would like to see it dub indicated in district 10 because it is the biggest districts in san francisco. we have pollution and chemical waste and things that are creating body burdens for residents. to have the the places put in place, it is good. we will get it together. y'all with me. yea. i would like myself to see this program duplicateed go in not just into the space but place like united council and our schools. because those are where the vulnerable citizens the kids and the senior center. those are places that are null nearable that hold the most people and people are not guaranteed to make it here to the safe space we want to make

sure our community is protected. i wanted to sends this message. we gotta do everything we possibly can guard the health of our residents i'm the founder of marie foundation inc. a shout out to walton, really, really you know listening to the community. and putting forth the efforts to make sure we'll have solutions to some of the issues we have been in san francisco. and san francisco because it is in the just bay view residence denials having the issue. this is in the a bay view hunter's point issue. i think we have been able to dismiss the problems happening to too easily it is the people over there. the problems we are having here in our district are things that will affect all of san francisco. so it is in the just the bay view resident issue it is a san francisco issue. we are do it first city and

profess to be the leaders in the u.s. so we have to move forward and push forward in that effort to actually be when we say we are. andir hope you were joining mow on this mission to have clean air, water and land. i will leave you this message i'm trying to do is live. >> thank you. so, naconcludes this speaking part. of the press conference.

[applause] >> all right again give it up! [speaking spanish]. so i would love to begin by welcoming our guests and residence dens and thanking you mayor breed for your vision and commitment in leading historic expansion of support of permanent supportive housing. [speaking spanish] >> i'm excited about the building. casa esperanza provide per minute nan supportive housing for youth exiting homelessness. [speaking spanish].

>> the building will have on sight staff, professional property management from delores community service and on site social services provided by larkin street youth service. [speaking spanish]. part of the mayor's historic homelessness recovery plan and dem registration the d. homelessness and supportive housing held mission to make homelessness rare being brief and one time. i want to thank the mayor for leadership. [speaking spanish].i want to th leadership.

[speaking spanish].and one time. i want to thank the mayor for leadership. [speaking spanish]. new investments and housing work. according to the 2022 point in time count homelessness on youth under 24 decreased by 6% from 2019 to 2022. [speaking spanish]. providing housing like casa

esperanza is our shared work to enhance equity and he address the lbgtq and black, indigenous, people of color experiencing homeless knowledge. [speaking spanish]. 38% of homeless youth are lbgtq + and increase in homelessness in the latin x community. [speaking spanish].

>> through programs like casa esperanza we are working to address the disparities. [speaking spanish]. permanent supportive housing such as sprnza provides a stain home and path out of homelessness and in community for transitional aged use to end homelessness. [speaking spanish]. now i will turn it over to mayor breed. thank you.

[applause] goovend, everyone it irrelevant is a pleasure to be here, thank you to stanza for blessing mow and this moment where we can celebrate and uplift our young people who were formerly homeless and now have a safe, affordable place to call home. [speaking spanish]. i'm glad to be here with the supervisor robin and thank you delores and larkin street for -- [applause] for all the work that you do to work with young people. we have a lot of organizations that work with young people in this city. i gotta tell you the w that

these 2 organizations do have such a tremendous impact on helping to turn people's lives around in ways that have been absolutely extraordinary. [speaking spanish] a couple years ago we set out on a mission to focus on ending youth homelessness in san francisco. buzz we know when we are paying close attention to supporting and uplifting youth, then we are doing what we should be doing to

ensure that the next generation has the support and the resources, have had they need to succeed. and in fact, we started the rising up campaign larkin street spearheading this effort. and we invested millions of dollars from the city but the private sector has been available and the public/private partnership in providing resources to support the actual, physical structure but to help those basic things that young people need in order to just live life and to go to school and to work their jobs and other things that some people take for granted. [speaking spanish].

>> as a result, arising up larkin street of delores, we have seen in this city, a reduction in youth homelessness by 16%. [speaking spanish].

>> almost 600 young people between the ages of 12 and 24, have been housed, provided support and this new accomplice that we are opening well, it has been open for arc while; casa esperanza this is adding another 25 units to the w this we are continuing to do. [applause]. [speaking spanish]. rothis is our part of our city's promise to support young people. we have been able to provide access points so that young people can get help because of the work of the delores street

and larkin street and able to open up a transitional navigation center that helps young people get in shell and off the streets where we have a 75 bed shelter in lower polk. it is irrelevant a game changer. [speaking spanish]. we continue is in the just a roof over your head i thank the staff and the caseworkers and the people who are really committed to being here after all of us leave committed to

being here to ensure that these 25 young folks staying here never, ever return to the streets. mruz mrauz yes, we can. and i want to say we can't do it without working together. right? and having know wonderful partners in the mayor's office and on the board of supervisors. and machine who has been an amazing partner and work to help address youth homelessness in san francisco is your supervisor, supervisor ronnin.

>> [speaking spanish]. >> good afternoon, everyone! these are by far my absolute favorite days in san francisco. i have a feeling that mayor breed feels the same way as does director mcfadden. [speaking spanish]. >> because -- looking at beautiful homes sometimes for the first time especially for

youth since they have been homeless. to call their own, well is nothing like it. there is nothing more inspiring, more hopeful, more heart warming than seeing people in their own space and their own homes. [speaking spanish]. i want to say that sometimes it is very frustrating to read about san francisco in the papers. [speaking spanish].

because those of us who do this work mayor breed, mcfadden, myself. the community service, larkin street. you know -- lauda. we know that we are changing lives every single day we are saving lives every day. and the press talks about that. they'd talk about you know trashing the streets or homeless encampments but not talking about the lives that are being transformed and the beauty that happens inside buildings like this every day in san francisco. and i think we node to talk more about that. because that is what san francisco is all about. that is what we believe in. that is when we care about and the w we are doing every day.

[applause]. and -- [speaking spanish].

congratulations i am go about my day glowing with a smile ear to ear. [speak spanish]. [applause]. with a ton of happiness and excitement. i'm going to invite up lauda valdez the director of the delores street community service. >> good afternoon will i will read my robber in english and read in spanish. >> i would like to start by acknowledging the contributions of the casa esperanza staff, team that is here. we can get applause for them. they have been working hard to get us here. i want to thank all of our

additional staff that have been working to get us to this point and thank you to the mayor's office and the staff of the department of homelessness and supportive housing for commitment to equity competence serving populations who face increased barriers to housing. i want to give a warm welcome to all the new tenants of casa esperanza. [applause]. i am so pleased that our city has forged a partnership with the locality us community services and larkin street services to establish a home for transitional homes for youth. black and brown community are represented among people experiencing homelessness. as a result of social, political and economic inequity that he credit pregnant ways to homelessness and systems that cope our xhounlts in the emergencience the latin x community experiencing zebo

phobia and discrimination on youth experiencing homelessness. creating this community will be trans forming for the 25 youth who will reside at casa esperanza our organization is prud to have the opportunity to provide the young people dignified housing andave safe and nurturing environment. to have community and a place of belonging. the casa esperanza staff team will deliver trauma services that are culturally appropriate. our joint approach based on a positive youth development principles. our youth bring assets and believe that with the right support our young people can move forward with their live and

reach full potential. living in the mission will afford young people afternoon opportunity for social and community integration. the mission district is a culturally affirming and thriving neighborhood for our latin x community. culture surrounds us. our music, art, our food, our language and our history. casa esperanza will have a small retail business in the store front portion of this building. this will be pritted by tenants and part of the mission district's small business community. the delores street will establish a tenant council to empower youth to assume responsibility and agency in developing and upholding casa esperanza's culture and community agreements. the tenant council will provide youth with the leadership development and community engage am opportunity. we hope that casa esperanza

becomes a bridge for our youth to reach self determination, heeling and liberation. everyone wants a sense of pride and dignity. we than youth will experience this at casa esperanza. [speaking spanish].

[speak spanish].

now i have the pleasure to introduce adams, and executive director of larkin street youth service. cheryl adams of larkin street community service. [applause]. >> hi. everybody. i am so excited to be here.

it has been a really long journey. to get to this place where we have casa esperanza. we happened not have got here without mayor breechld supervisor ronnin. the department of homelessness and supportive housing and all of the incredible staff of delores street and larkin street. a round of applause for everybody. will 15 years ago we did not

have a strategy amongst young people in the city and many were falling through the cracks. 10 years ago we did not have supportive housing outside of the tenderloin and polk area. >> a few months ago issue san francisco monolingual and immigrant youth the least likely young people to get in housing they nodeed stablingize their live and achieve their dreams. >> we are here today because

casa esperanza is what young people told us they needed. small are size outside of the tenderloin. located in their communities where they feel safe, connected and tailored and the tailored to the programs are tailored to their unique needs. >> so many of us fought for the home key it have a set arc side for young people so there could be housing we fought for young people to have housing outside the tenderloin and everybody here that i see played a role in making that happen. thank you, thank you, thank you for making casa esperanza a

reality. >> and last low i want to say to laura and the team at delores street that we are so thrilled partner with you. we could not be more excited. i learn from you every day and i hope that just keeps continuing and thank you for make thanksgiving happen for young people.

now -- it is my pleasure to introduce the person woman who made this happen today. my honor to introduce a residents for casa esperanza, jose bravo. okay. [speaking spanish]

>> i'm kevin i will trans lay for my friends jose. good morning i'm jose bravo i'm 21 yearso. i in from mexico. i arrived at casa esperanza on august 18th 2022. i came to the country row for a better life without imagining how difficult it would be to learn the language and be homeless and all the other

adversities that one goes being in the streets. i feel safe at peace and motivated fulfill my goals i'm in city college for english and wing for uber eats on my bicycle. i would like to take a moment to thank all the agency hos made this project possible. it is very gratifying to find people that care about us latinos i like to see more protects like this on behalf of all of us we are gave a huge thanks to larkin street youth services and delores street! i will pass it to our progress project manager. why thank you for everyone's for coming out and celebrating with us. i want to give a thanks to all of the 4 of the local restaurants who donated for this

event they are all women. the first is [inaudible] thank you maria. the second is [inaudible] thank you, sofia, thank you, lauda and [inaudible] thank you jacqueline. thank you everyone for joining us today! have a great day. everyone. [music] >> this neighborhood was lived for approximately 22 years. >> yeah, like 21 years. >> 21 years in this neighborhood. >> in the same house. >> we moved into this neighborhood six months after we

got married, actually. just about our whole entire married life has been here in excel. >> the owner came to the house and we wanted to sell the house and we were like, what? we were scared at first. what are we going to do? where are we going to move into? the kids' school? our jobs? >> my name is maria. i'm a preschool teacher for the san francisco unified school district. >> my name is ronnie and i work in san francisco and i'm a driver from a local electrical company. >> we went through meta first and meta helped us to apply and be ready to get the down payment assistant loan program. that's the program that we used to secure the purchase of our

home. it took us a year to get our credit ready to get ready to apply for the loan. >> the whole year we had to wait and wait through the process and then when we got the notice, it's like, we were like thinking that. >> when we found out that we were settling down and we were going to get approved and we were going to go forward, it was just a really -- we felt like we could breathe. we have four kids and so to find a place even just to rent for a family of six. and two dogs. >> we were going to actually pay more for rent and to own a house. >> it feels good now to have to move. it feels for our children to stay in the neighborhood that they have grown in. they grew up here and they were born here. they know this neighborhood. they don't know anything outside san francisco. >> we really have it.

>> we'd love to say thank you to the mayor's office. they opened a door that we thought was not possible to be opened for us. they allowed us to continue to live here. we're raising our family in san francisco and just to be able to continue to be here is the great lesson. shop and dine on the 49 promotes local businesses and challenges residents to do shopping and dining within the 49 square miles of san francisco by supporting local services within neighborhood. we help san francisco remain unique, successful and vibrant. where will you shop and dine in the 49? san francisco owes the charm to the unique character of the neighborhood comer hall district. each corridor has its own

personality. our neighborhoods are the engine of the city. >> you are putting money and support back to the community you live in and you are helping small businesses grow. >> it is more environmentally friendly. >> shopping local is very important. i have had relationships with my local growers for 30 years. by shopping here and supporting us locally, you are also supporting the growers of the flowers, they are fresh and they have a price point that is not imported. it is really good for everybody. >> shopping locally is crucial. without that support, small business can't survive, and if

we lose small business, that diversity goes away, and, you know, it would be a shame to see that become a thing of the past. >> it is important to dine and shop locally. it allows us to maintain traditions. it makes the neighborhood. >> i think san francisco should shop local as much as they can. the retail marketplace is changes. we are trying to have people on the floor who can talk to you and help you with products you are interested in buying, and help you with exploration to try things you have never had before. >> the fish business, you think it is a piece of fish and fisherman. there are a lot of people working in the fish business, between wholesalers and

fishermen and bait and tackle. at the retail end, we about a lot of people and it is good for everybody. >> shopping and dining locally is so important to the community because it brings a tighter fabric to the community and allows the business owners to thrive in the community. we see more small businesses going away. we need to shop locally to keep the small business alive in san francisco. >> shop and dine in the 49 is a cool initiative. you can see the banners in the streets around town. it is great. anything that can showcase and legitimize small businesses is a wonderful thing.

>> let's begin.. we'll start off with 90 second opening statement in order. welcome, candidates and thank you for participating. introduce yourself. tell us which neighborhood you live in and why you are running for district 6 supervisor. i will start with ms. billie cooper. >> hi. everyone i'm ms. billie cooper. i'm a 53 year old [inaudible] >> use the microphone. >> hi. everybody i'm ms. billie keeper a 63 year old black transgender