just part of what makes the city an exciting place. [♪♪♪] >> happy second annual transgender history month. [applause]. it is an absolutely pleasure to be here with you all. and welcome this very special moment here in san francisco. i have the great honor to be your mc for this ocean i'm jupiter per asa. an occasion that is personal to

me and close to my heart. for some context why that is, back in 2021 i wrote the initial draft proclamation that designating august as transgender history month. i was inspired by the cafeteria riots on an august 9 in 1966. we don't know exactly what day it happened but we do know that it happened in august. i asked myself, why is it that we don't know what day it happened? it is monumental history. why don't we know? >> the sad reality of it is that this monumental occurrence was so major and unlike anything that had ever occurred before at that scale in the united states , that an effort to eliminate it from records and existence

ensued. it persisted. and because of it, watershed moments in the lbgtq+ civil right's movement followed. such as the stonewall riots of 1969. so, the idea transgender history month began to take shape via this train of thought. i thought about black history month and women's history month. now national low recognized months. and the essential education and awareness that they bring to the general masses every year. >> that knowledge is critical in bringing awareness and understanding of the struggles and history that have taken place to get where we are now. >> when i wrote this procolumnation i had the honor of serving as director of social

justice empowerment initiative the transgender district the world's only legally recognized cultural district dedicated to the transgender community. based in the tenderloin neighborhood. grounded and rooted in the 55 to the event that is the cafeteria riot. with the guidance of president of the transgender district, we brought the proclamation to the office of transgender initiatives. without the office transgender initiate evers, in their instrumental advocacy for transgender history month to the mayor's office. we would not be sitting here today. director powell craigo wherever he is and the office of transgender initiatives serve a huge round of applause for determination to make this happen.

in last but not least, transgender history month would not have happened at all without the profound alliship of mayor breed. yes. round of applause. mayor breed has proven time and time again her unwaivering alliship to the transgender communitiful dedication to support,up lift and empower san francisco transgender community. mayor breed has set the bar for any mayor across any city in the united states on what it means to be inclusive and stand with the transgender community. and in what seemed to be a sign from the universe in our transs mir breed signed transgender history month on august 24, 2021.

on what would have been masha p. johnson's 76th birthday. [applause] and just last year, santa clarita county adopted transgender history month. following san francisco's leadership. transgender history should not be understated. transgender history helps us understand the shared struggled that bind us. how we are more alike than we are different. whether or not [inaudible] or trans. now t is imperative to lone in transgender history to understand the reemergence of extremists in violent antitransgender rhetoric that has taken a hold of national politics the last few years. the a tax were seen against the transgender and gender diverse

communities are not new. in fact, hay draw from the detectiveds of the 1970's and 80s that lead to the station of [inaudible] as a mental disorder. i quote, disease. such developments rated systemic hurdles that hindered many transpeople from seek gender affirming health care services and a better quality of life. the consequence manifested of trans people from society. resulting in poverty, isolation, depression, unpreps dented transphobic violence and sickness. we must learn to guarantee a future defined by liberation. transpeople have contributed a great deal to modern day

society. transpeople deserve to know they come from a lineage of thought leaders, pioneers and warriors. our history is a vivid and captivating account of sack fireworks transformation, joy and a journey toward personal liberation. we sit here, with the gift that is the transgender community of san francisco. to have icons and pioneers like mrs. sona persona. ms. bill cooper. chung, aria, connie mahogany. ja neta johnson. powell prego, tina. nicole >> doctor striker and many, many others seen and unseen paving their way in their own field

such as melanie and gender affirming care and kenya in technology and engineering. so now, i welcome a trans icon and someone i admire. for a lands acknowledgment. this individual is cofounder of the transgender district. co-owner of the stud. and the highest elected black transwoman in the country for any democratic chapter. give a warm welcome to part chair of the san francisco democrat irk central committee. connie mahogany. >> thank you, so much, jupiter for that introduction. one more time for jupiter. [applause] thanks to here we are here tilde have the honor on behalf of old bull doing the land acknowledgment.

this land acknowledgment recognizes the city of san francisco resides on unceded ramaytush ohlone land on a village site. we acknowledge the suffering caused by the theft and colonization of the land and grieve the on going harm to ramaytush ohlone cultures and to all the indigenous cult urs of the planet. we honor the ramaytush ohlone the stewards of the lands and wildlife. we recognize the live home of the ramaytush ohlone people the on going existing first people of san francisco and the surrounding bay area. with rich cult urs full of song, dance, language, ceremonies and tradition. thank you. [applause] >> thank you so much. honey. and now i would like to

introduce the champion of transgender history month. give a warm welcome to mayor london breed. [applause] >> first of all, hi to take a moment to just really appreciate jupiter's comments. and putting thing in perspective to truly celebrate transgender history month in san francisco. it is so grit to be here with all of you including our elected lead e joel engardio a member of the board of supervisors. [applause]. you can wave, joel. he is look at me do i wave what do i do? >> the first liege fire chief in san francisco history ja jeanine

nicholson. connie chew and joaquin torres. let me honor some amazing trail blazers ms. billie cooper in the back. as well as donna persona. and i want to acknowledge the executive director for pride who is joining us today. thank you so suzanne ford for your hard work in making pride really special. [applause]. the new generation of leaders in the trans-community stand on your shoulders. we are grateful to welcome you all here to san francisco upon city hall to celebrate transgender history month in the city and county of san francisco! [applause] thank you, honey for that great land acknowledgment. and what i love so much in talking about san francisco on such a special occasion is not just that our city is a

resilient city because of the community what they represent in terms of the history the transgender movement, which really, truly was at the center of sparking a movement for lbgtq+ community and san francisco as a city of firsts. when you think, people continue to talk about stonewall the first known movements in history that occurred in new york. and we all know in san francisco, that if we don't talk about our history, if we don't put it out there, someone else will try to take credit for had we have done in san francisco. in 1966, what happened here compton's riots is not elevated and documented and talked about and celebrated the first movements in the lbgtq+ movement not just the transgender and the drag queen move inspect all of the movements combined, this is where it started in san

francisco because of this community. >> as i talk about san francisco being a city of first i came from 150th year anniversary celebration of the cable car. it is 150 years first cable car invented the only still in san francisco. and san francisco really is a city of firsts. first cable car. first television invent in the san francisco. we condition. the clap on san francisco invented that. which created this door for technology and opportunity and the which ia pet the guy who invented the clap on. why do we talk about this? because when it happens in san francisco it takes flight. and here in san francisco we started with not just the first office of transgender initiatives, but it went on along with so many great leaders

that were mentioned including honey and others to start a transgender district. to really work together with our transgender advisory committee to put forth initiatives to not just talk about history and the movement but to final low make real investment to push for aggressive change. i'm proud that san francisco continues to push the envelope. continues to be put on the map when it come to transgender rights. and the w this we have done together including the transhome sf and a commitment to end transhomelessness in san francisco has been transformtive. and along with the challenges that continue to persist around homelessness in this community. the first program around universal basic income for transgender people in san

francisco. >> a lot of the work we continue to do in including the first building the first building to have transgender youth here in san francisco. and let mow tell you, the challenge we continue to run into because transgender people as a whole are under attack but our youth more than anything else. so much so this we could not really announce celebrate and disclose the location out of fear what might happen to those young people who will be moving in this space. but the city did not let that stop us from moving forward. we invested resources and help to support lion martin in terms of the w they are doing the security that they need to ensure this people can get health care and support and resource. without fear of being attacked. well is so much that we are

doing in san francisco. jupiter out lined a lot of the great initiatives and would not happen had it not been for this incredible xhounlts. continuing to push the envelope. continuing to advocate. and continuing to make sure that this communities is united in our fight to ensure that the support that is available not just to the lbgtq+ community as a whole but well is a specific focus. on the trans-community for resources, services, based on challenges and disparities that continue to persist. this community represents wholehearted low the resiliency what it means to be a francesca. when we talk about the phoenix rising from the ashes your strength, courage and everything you continue to do to push the envelope; is why so many others in had country and in this world

can truly be courageous they look to san francisco and they truly see that we are a beacon of hope in the transgender community. [applause] thank you all for being here to celebrate transgender history month in san francisco! let's continue to roll up our sleeves. continue to do this incredible work to those who are a part of the community as well as the alli. we will push the inspect in san francisco and maintain our place as a beacon of hope for all transpeople throughout the world. thank you. [applause] >> thank you, mayor breechld give mayor breed another round of applause. thank you. and now i welcome back party chair of the san francisco democratic committee honey

mahogany. [applause] thank you, so much an honor to be here amongst community and leaders and here in my home town of san francisco which as the mayor said has been a place of so many firsts for our community. i'm proud to stand here the first transperson to serve as chair of any local democratic per in the country. i'm here proud as one of the founders of the cultural district and someone who live in a city we committed to ending trans homelessness. >> that being said, even here in san francisco we have so much more work to do. even here in the state of california we still have people who are attacking transpeople rights. and as we see laws passed in other states across the country, so many people are fleeing to

sanctuary cities like california and cities like san francisco only to find they couldn't ford to live here fetch are going to be a sanctuary city we have to double down on investments. ensure when people come they are welcomed and stabilized and allowed to continue to prosper and to live that dream of what sanctuary means in san francisco. i think that one of the things we can do most are or best is be as loud and proud as we can be here. we have to demonstrate to the world what transexcellence looks like and have to teach our history. the reason that republicans and people of across the country are attacking our school boards. education system and public schools. banning book because they than education is the 63 to their success and the way in which they can exploit us as

scapegoats. i want to say that who i we saw the rhetoric in the 70s and 80s it does did not start there. we can go back to world war ii when we saw the discrimination pushed upon our community. when we think about the book burnings by the nazi party. one of the first and famous and one you seen pictures of happened at the clinic of doctor magnus. was a jewish gay jewish doctor when republican a gender clinic in germany. years of reswhaefrp it money to bes transgender. and how to help transgender people of all of that research and that knowledge and books was burned and destroyed. and transpeople went from at this time in germany able to live their live in public being able to get cards to acknowledge they were trans people and allowed wear when than i wore.

they went from this to persecuted and the pink triangle on them and burn in the gas chambered. it is very important we remember that history this . we acknowledge that history and teach that history to so we don't repeat it today we are seeing history repeat itself. in places here like san francisco, we have leaders who do the right thing. leaders who are fight to make this say safe space and doing their best to ensure people can come here and seek sanctuary. i challenge us e approximately allis to do more. meet the challenge. as chair of the democratic party i have honor of working along side nancy pelosi in doing stone bank across our state and the country to make sure we elect people who will fight for our rights not just transrival right to access reproductive health care and abortions this is all

linked. please, it is in the enough to attend rallies. not enough to call yourself an alli. do the work, join us in using our privilege in san francisco to create change across the state and the country. you can hit us up at the website and phone bank join us and sister district and other organization in doing this work that will lead lay the path way to us winning in 2024. we need to get that seat and ensure we preserve our democracy. thank you. [applause] >> thank you so much issue hone. now i welcome 2 special people. one of them is brianna mc cree. show is the former director of community engagement for the center of excellence for transgender hang at ucsf.

she has lead transgender empowerment and hiv treatment in the tenderloin the last 20 years special this past june she was one of san francisco pride's grand marshall. the second individual is carlo ortega community organizer who served as the development coordinator for you delores foundation. he is the cofound and are facilitator of the first spanish language support group for latin x trans-men. in the san francisco east bay. the 2 individuals are very, very special. they will both be leading the transgender district as coexecutive directors. let's give a very warm welcome to the new executive sdreshths

of the transgender district. [applause] goodness. happy trans-history month! happy trans-history month! thank you to jupiter and honey and especially mayor breed. thank you for being a light for trans-liberation. i was told i have a minute let me speed through this. thank you jupiter for leading the charge and helping create this legislation that will be recognized on the state level. thank you to the cofounders honey, jell neta and aria and working with suz abstriker to uncover the rich history in san francisco's tenderloin area to

elevate the people. through my leadership with carlo, i hope to expand on the legace programs of the district creating more possibility models for the folks in the tenderloin for the future. thank you. [applause] why hello. thank you so much, thank you to mayor breed. to jupiter, to honest and he of course to the speakers who will be here today and honorees and the attendise, our community. so, so honored to be here and humbleed number this position and look forward to building with all of you as we move forward. i'm carlo, i'm excited work with brianna my colleague at the transgender district. the san francisco as we

celebrate this month of joy, contribution, of over coming. heeling. we need this. we need this here and every where. i'm excited for the transgender district. i'm excited for the future focusing on place making. we are excited meet everyone. am and to invite to you our event programming especially in this mont. i want to talk about a few events we are having. first is expectancyive will be tomorrow august third and 4. at the act at 7:30. tickets are available we hope you can all come. we also have a riot party the famous party acknowledgment of the important history on the 27th of august. it would be 12 o'clock at the gardens here in the district. so. more information on both of the

events can be found at the transgender district sf.com event's page. go there for tickets. share with friends we want to expand the reach to make sure folks, our community as access to the programming. and all we are excited the graduation is happening for transgender and queer people of color. many of our participates are here. and it is a 4 month program this start in the april and finishing this month. so we are excited to be celebrating graduation of the new corporate double the size as it was left year. and we want to introduce the businesses and artists and folks to you. please, come to the graduation on the 23rd of august at conner polk at 5:30. it is my pleasure to introduce our past graduate who is is an

horree today. melanie. who is an experience in license elect trolgs in san francisco. give her a grand hand! for lifting update droll he had years ago and making it reality. thank you. >> [laughter] hello issue everyone. transgender history month honors the hardships, struggles and the obstacles and trail blazer who worked hard. there is still w to be done but seeing all your beautiful face here is a testament that we are

going to be resilient and over come anything. i want to take a moment to thank my mentors aria, honey mahogany. nikki, just to name a few. the people inspired and guided me throughout my years. thank you to the transgender district. entrepreneurship program for helping make the dream come true. with how our political climate is and how it is trying to strip transgender people of our rights, it is programs like these that are vital to make sure that our community not only survives but thrives. building wealth in our community to ensure a brighter future for us all. and mayor breed announces second rounds of grant opportunity for store fronts and small businesses in san francisco

recently. and i'm too late for the ground but i hope i get grand opportunity up in here. san francisco hook a sister up. >> on a serious note, i'm a fill pina-american native and transgender woman. born and raised in hayward, california. of my mother, rest in peace, a single mother of 3 and worked several jobs to make end's meat. we came from humble beginnings and seeing how hard she worked to put food on the table. shoes on our feet and roof over or head instilled a hard work ethic in me. this irrelevant made me realize young they was not born with a silver spoon and the world was going to be very different for a person like me. it took me a long time to find my purpose in life the road was not easy.

but today i am proud to say now in the second year in business. there are 5 employees including myself that are all transgender women. we provide gender affirming service for the transgender community. by the transgender community. we are proud to be the first open low transowned and operated practice in the city of san francisco. the definition of hard needs to make more chiefly or can have the. we are honored do this work. with your continued support, we hope to grow and be open for business for many years to come. for those of you out there this feel unsure of your purpose in life or lost at times. please know this i have been in

your shoes before. i want be you to listen when i'm know to tell you. you are the star of your own story. you control the narrative of your life. live with love for yourself. love yourself with your whole heart. and believe in yourself. because being trans, is powerful. you have the power to make your history as beautiful as you wish it to be. thank you, everybody and help transgender history month. [applause] >> thank you. thank you too to brianna can carlo and melanie as well. before i welcome mayor breed back to hand out certificates of honor to 4 recipients i would like to give a special shout out to someone i look up to joaquin

gerrero appointed to homelessness oversight commission. which was legislative last year. [applause] joaquin is i brilliant political transadvocate and incredible housing navigator. so thank you, joaquin for being you and your mentorship. now let's welcome mayor london breed back. [applause] >> are you going to help me, jupiter? i know i miss third degree part of my notes. okay i'm going to wing it. [laughter]. we have some of our youth. first of all i want to start with a certificate honoring someone who i just absolutely

adover during the pandemic the ability to have a conversation with her and to talk to her about the challenges and obstacles to be at this moment. and how she told me donna persona told me how it fills her heart with joy ton what the city is doing >> how the next generation will not have to suffer in the same ways she has had to and the fact. she is i know donna persona but donna who reflects, all of what it means to persevere and over come and to still be standing and looking good i see your legs, girl. so, donna for all of that you do to really make a difference to show up time and time again to

be a testament of resilience and strength and support for the community and a strong desire to ensure that the next generation is uplifted and supported; we wanted honor your legacy. celebrating and you thanking you for being so amazing so, donna... [applause] i want to thank the mayor of san fan for this honor. by taking this award i vow to keep the history that i helped bring to the world. the cafeteria riot. i cowrote a play to document and

bring forth this history. and i vow to keep working and bringing that history to the world. and to show that -- transpeople can thrive. not just survive but thrive and show themselves as the wonderful people that they are. thank you. [applause] >> and you know i know that folks like donna and billie cooper and others here, would have never imagined that it would be possible to see a day when young people can get a lot of the gender affirming surgeries. the new technology can occur when is amazing about the young people we are here to honor today is their courage.

their courage to be able to step out and be who they want to be. in this world. and i know that so many of the folks here with the challenges this exist not just in the united states but all overnight world. you know it does take courage to stand out on faith and to acid vocate and push. fact they put together an amazing march to allow for body autonomy the ability to decide what you want top do for your own body that is your decision. and your decision alone and they stood up and they went out on faith and created a march that brought together so many people from all over to really just continue to acknowledge it. it is my body my choice that works for wloo someone chooses to have an abortion. wloo someone chooses to do when

they choose but we deserve that right this . snks generation is push to ensure that body autonomy is respected we are honoring them for work and advocacy and the ability with the young legs to stands this long without sitting down. this honors youth organizers of san francisco the san francisco march for queer and trans-youth autonomy. [applause] [applause]

>> hello, everyone. i'm am one of the organizers of the queer march. i want to acknowledge how grateful i am for all of us myself and my organizers. for the certificate of honor. we spent, lot of time organizing over zoom. a lot of late nights trying to -- make the most of this march and really pushing our dedication to the trans-community and how we want other youth to feel the same way as we do. being able to speak out about who they are, express themselves the way they want to. without reservation. and -- i will leave it there. again other thank you so much for joining us and i appreciate everyone here.

thank you. [applause]. >> all right. that concludes our program, thank you all for being here for the second annual transgender history month. once again, thank you to mayor london breed. the recipients of the certificates of honor. a huge congratulations! and i invite folks to enjoy some really delicious snacks with transflags on top and refreshments it is really hot in

here. so -- without further adieu, on the count of 3, i want us to shout, happy transgender history month! and fill had beautiful city hall and have our sound ricochet up to the dome! are we ready! >> yea. >> i want to do it really loud. okay? one! two! three! happy transgender history month! [applause] [applause]

>> i think there would be a lot more suffering. >> if i imagine san francisco without animal care and control, i know there would be thousands of animals every year who just wouldn't get that chance. whether that means going home with a family, being released in the wild without this concerted thoughtful group focused on all these animals. the big picture view and daily care. so many animals would be lost. >> but i don't think people understand what goes on. they don't know how hard the staff works taking care of animals. >> it is just two people. one upstairs and one downstairs and the cleaning is total, 6, 7ish. one side starts off

doing chemical, i close these all off so the dogs can't come in the back, and then i'm going to spray the back, (indiscernible) >> all the magic to rehome and work with a rescue network and all the medical care and behavioral and enrichment, socialization enrichment, volunteers are amazing. so, i think if i had a waish wish, i wish that san francisco knew more about what we do. >> san francisco animal care and control is a vital part of making sure animals in this community are protected and are cared for. we deal with those domestic and wildlife. one of the primary suction is serve as a shelter. when

animals have no where else to go, here is where they come. we take in about 9,000 animals a year and the care they receive here and the ability to move from here if domestic on to permanent homes somewhere else, or if you are wildlife you come here and we figure which wildlife rehubibitator to send to. that is the shelter aspect. we also have animal control officers who are available from 6 a.m. to midnight. >> ask them to give us a call, that would be great. the number is 415-554-9400, and you can just ask for rebecca. thank you so much. bye. >> we receive approximately 20 thousand calls a year for assistance, so a lot is wildlife rescue, lost dogs, dangerous situations.

we also investigate animal abuse, animal neglect. got a lot going on here. >> without us, there would be a lot more (indiscernible) a lot more animals suffering. who would people call? the police? fire? they have their own jobs and don't have resources or knowledge. they don't know how to help animals. so much hoar suffering. >> we took in 2800 animals last year. without a shelter where do the animals go? i think the community would suffer if we were not here. >> whether living on the street or (indiscernible) animals are very important to people, so we are helping humans also, and we are alleviating a lot of suffering by doing our jobs. lea

it across the city. [♪♪] 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 emergency initiative was launched to improve safety, reduce crime, connect people to services, and increase investments in the neighborhood. >> the department of homelessness and supportive housing is responsible for providing resources to people living on the streets. we can do assessments on the streets to see what people are eligible for as far as

permanent housing. we also link people with shelter that's available. it could be congregate shelter, the navigation center, the homeless outreach team links those people with those resources and the tenderloin needs that more than anywhere else in the city. >> they're staffing a variety of our street teams, our street crisis response team, our street overdose response team, and our newly launched wellness response team. we have received feedback from community members, from residents, community organizations that we need an extra level and an extra level of impact and more impactful care to serve this community's needs and that's what the fire department and the community's paramedics are bringing today to this issue. >> the staff at san francisco community health center has really taken up the initiative of providing a community-based outreach for the neighborhood. so we're out there at this point monday through saturday letting residents know this is a service they can access really just describing the

service, you know, the shower, the laundry, the food, all the different resources and referrals that can be made and really just providing the neighborhood with a face, this is something that we've seen work and something you can trust. >> together, city and community-based teams work daily to connect people to services,

>> members of the public to the august 15, 2023 meeting of the san francisco health commission. president bernal couldn't be here today so i have the privilege to chairing and delightful to see all you here today. this is the biggest in person attendance we had since before the pandemicism i want to acknowledge the presence of former health commissioner margene sako. we'll start with roll call. [roll call] >> wonderful. now, commissioner gerardo will read the land acknowledgment. >> the ramaytush oholone and