part of its heart and soul. it wouldn't be san francisco without cable cars. [bell ringing] >> hello everybody and happy anniversary to the cable cars! [applause] >> i'm rick recollect the president of non profit market street rail way. we advocate for the cable cars and historic street cars on market street. we work with sfmta to enhance their operation and do it without any government money. this year, we partnered with numerous history and

business groups and sfmta to celebrate 150 years of cable cars. [applause] one of the celebration partners union square alliance contributed wonderful banners behind us you see. melissa rodriguez, if you are here, stick your hand up. they are all here somewhere. she's the ceo. another partner, the flood building which is overlooked this turn table since 1904 is gifting you folks with these great flowers passed around here. they work with the alliance to decorate this cable car. will the flood sisters please put their hands up? [applause] we really miss jim flood. sorry he cant be here. he's here--that's right. china town

merchants, fisherman whafer, downtown san francisco parthnership all contributed to help us bring you cable car history. mike fips and don (indiscernible) cable car mew museum are here and should be inside the circle and if they are not, they should make their way up. when you say cable car you see temporary photos on the side windows. we did these to teach a little cable car history to everybody who sees the car and rides them this year. many of the photos come from the wonderful and i mean wonderful, sfmta archive and show the san francisco fast decades these cable cars operated in. jeremy (indiscernible) is the photographer. he is busy working. there he is. i knew you would be front and center. thank you jeremy. rather then run down cable car history, we summarized critical things on handout

cards that should be available over there. take a look, pick up a program next to the banners over there. thank you. thank you anton. turn up your hearing aid. that might help. tony subella, another san francisco family. pick up the program and you'll see there--somebody is giving us feedback. thank you. i have professional audio people here. so, there is all kinds of special cable car history on the website we put together. sfcablecars.org. you can type that in or scan your phone on any of these pictures and you will be taken right to it. now, let's get to the important speakers here, starting with someone i knew a huge cable car lover, working so hard for san francisco every single day, our mayor, the honorable london

breed. [applause] >> maybe this might work a little bit better. [applause] alright! alright, let's celebrate 150 years of cable cars in san francisco! [applause] let me tell you why that is important. because san francisco is a city of firsts. not only was the cable car invented here and other fallowed in other cities around the entire world, right now the cable car only exists in the city and county of san francisco. let me tell you why. because of women. [applause] yes! yes, a man invented the cable car and we named holiday plaza after him, so he is credited with that, but it was women who stepped up to make

sure that this amazing cable car continued to be a part of the fabric of san francisco for 150 years. i know that we acknowledge all the amazing flood women who are joining us here today. so great to see you. [applause] but it was freeda clauseman who saved the cable cars in 1947 when everyone wanted to start to automade san francisco and use san francisco. people love technology and love to get somewhere quick, she stepped up, fought hard, put a measure on the ballots and passed to not only save the cable cars in san francisco, but to allow them to continue. another woman who stepped up to help make sure that the cable cars continued was our former mayor, diane feinstein.

[applause] in the late 1970 needed a complete over-haul. we needed to make sure it continued to run and it was safe, so she raised money in the private sector to allow for an opportunity to make investments in the cable car to maintain and keep the system running. the other woman who was instrumental in the success of the cable cars, the conductors are pretty amazing. they do a lot of great work. they got to be strong. 25 years ago (indiscernible) barnes [applause] the first woman to lay hands on the equipment, to run the cable car system. to make it work and to make people feel welcome to san francisco. this woman was a trail-blazer and we are so glad to have you here. that's your mama!

[applause] her whole family is here, because we are honoring you and your legacy and are everything you did to make the cars so successful. thank you mrs. barnes, so great to have you here. women do it all. but we also know san francisco is a special place, and so many people again talk about the firsts. the first to invent the cable car. the first to invent television. did you all know that? and the first to invent the clap on here in san francisco which actually opened the door for all the technology advancements we are seeing today. it is no wonder people want to be here. it is no wonder many folks who left san francisco have decided to come back and start their business and open the door to new technology, new industries, because every time you think about some of the

amazing things that happen in the world, it all starts here and the cable car is a important tribute to san francisco's resilience, its history and its legacy. last but not least, today we are going to dedicate a cable car in honor of someone who symbolizes the love for san francisco. the person who talked about what it means to ride the cable car on our rolling hills and to all most touch the stars. a person who loved the city and county of san francisco, mr. tony bennett. [applause] that amazing tribute, i left my heart in san francisco. performed at the farmont hotel in the vunesia room for the first time. that has been a true ballot and contribution to san francisco that is like no other song that

exists. today as we recognize him and his legacy and his love for san francisco, we will honor him by dedicating a cable car named for tony bennett. [applause] thank you again for everyone who is joining, those who live here, those who work here, those who visit here. those who got dressed in outfits that represent san francisco's history early on, but also the movement. the first birthday in 1970 was here in san francisco in golden gate park and it set off a movement for environmental change, environmental justice and a number of things. i can go on and on about how great san francisco is, but i know you will experience it for yourself on this cable car, so thank you all so much for being here and i want to turn it back

over to rick. [applause] >> thank you madam mayor. do we have women leaders in this town or what? we always-we have even more now, and now we are going to have a very special leader. one who set a new standard in this country of dignity, of smarts, of resilience, and it is my as they used to say in washington, it is my high privilege and distinct honor of presenting to you the speaker emeritus of the u.s. house of representatives, the honorable nancy pelosi. [applause] >> thank you rick. thank you very much rick and-thank you madam mayor. honored to be here with you always.

let me just say to rick, thank you for your leadership. the private sector and non profit sector and public sector who have been a real champion for san francisco. thank you rick. honor to be with you. karen flood, oh my gosh-- family. what a special day this is. imagine-you want me to hold it higher? imagine it has been this many years. this many years. the market street railway has been something that has been a model to the country. has been a symbol of san francisco's spirit of invasion right from the start, and i want to recognize mayor london breed for her tremendous tremendous leadership

of our city. thank you very much madam mayor. honor to be with you. i know how important this occasion is to you, in terms of what it stands for historically, and what it means for the future. aaron peskin, thank you honor to be with you. bill ting, assemblyman with us here. we have representation of federal, state and local government. again, most importantly, woo we have each and every one of you representatives of the community. jeff tumlin thank you for your leadership and fanny may barnes, the first female cable car (indiscernible) >> one and only! >> the first and foremost. so, here we are and again

i want to mention senator feinstein. she was such an advocate for the cable cars. some times we would have our moments together because she would be praising some republicans in congress who had helped with the cable cars and some republicans did then and i said why are you are praising them, we are trying to defeat them, but she was always about san francisco and she was always about the cable cars, and she even-the cable cares that again started our city invasion and with tony bennett and are diane nighting with him on the cable cars, taking us to the stars. to a brilliant brilliant future. i won't sing. i won't sing, but not only tony bennett, but mia anglo 15 years old set

her sights working as a conductor aboard the street cars. think of all these incredible connections. it is my honor b to here with all of you. there is so much to be said about the families, about the sense of community, about the businesses, about the entrepreneurship, about the invasion of san francisco, but it is also a moment for us to take pride in our past. i say a third time, a past about invasion for the future. congratulations to all of us on this. madam may, i know you take great pride being mayor of san francisco every minute of every day, but isn't it exciting today? >> yes! [applause] >> very special, very special. now it is my privilege to yield back to rick. rick, thank you very much. [applause] >> thank you. thank

you for your leadership- >> (indiscernible) >> thank you for your leadership of our nation as well as our city. we owe you. [applause] tough act to follow, but the guy i will introduce is up to it. there are 11 members of the board of superrisers in san francisco, but only one president. there are 11 members of the board of supervisors but there is only one who has every cable car in his district. ladies and gentlemen, president aaron peskin. [applause] >> thank you rick and thank you to the market street railway for your stewardship. thank you to twu local 258 and fanny barnes and all her colleagues before, during and since. much is made of the symbol of

rezilancy, the phoenix rising from the ashes, but i suggest to all of us san franciscans that the real symbol of resiliency is our cable car. a cable car that survived not one, but two pandemics. that survived the city burning to the ground. that survived two great earthquakes. that survived mayors who wanted to rip them out. this is the symbol of the city that knows how knew how and continues to know how. god bless these cable cars. [applause] let's put this in a monetary context. i think mr. hal day raised $27 thousand to build the first 5300 feet of track along clay street. it took diane feinstein in her efforts 110 years later, $60 million to refurbish it. i are

want to thank and acknowledge the sfmta that has kept it in a good state of repair every since. [applause] but these cable cars are linked to the economic success of san francisco. not only because they attract tourists from around the world, but because they continue to deliver our people to work each and every day before pandemics, during pandemics, after pandemics and i will leave you with this remaining thought, if you ever want to run for supervisor of district 3, i never revealed this until now, the best place tocome pain is the cable car in the morning when everybody who is commuting to work from district 3 to jobs in district 3 is available to receive your fliers even though i think technically you are not supposed to do that on the cable car. congratulations on 150 years! [applause]

rick >> thank you aaron. thank you. so glad telegraph hill is represented here. such a core part of the city. most people dont recognize how unusual our transportation agency is. besides transit they oversee taxies, bike infrastructure, parking street scapes and a lot more. leading that agency is a huge job and a tough one never tougher then the past three years through pandemic, fiscal threats and city recovery. so glad it has been in the very capable hands of director of transportation jeff tumlin. >> thank you rick! [applause] >> i'm jeff, san francisco director of transportation and there is a reason the phoenix rising from the flames is on the flag of the great city of san francisco. when andrew hal day and father immigrated to

california from scotland, they failed at mining gold but they reinvented themselves by reinventing a way of making wire rope and then having the completely crazy idea of taking mining ore car technology and applying it to san francisco's equally crazy topography. 4 a.m. on august 2, 1873, andrew had to be the one to trial the first run of the cable car, because no one else wanted to do it because they thought it was a crazy idea. it is here in san francisco that crazy technological ideas come to life, and every 10 to 15 years this city transitions from a bus to a boom economy by once again reinventing technology and figuring out what is next. but even thinking bet the future, san francisco continues to hold on to its

core, its heart. it holds to the core values, particularly civility and (indiscernible) nothing exlempifys both creativity and technology, but also civily and joy at the same time better then san francisco's cable cars and i am humbled to be here for my short-term being a steward of these incredible resources. we couldn't do this without strong support from our federal, our state, our local policy makers, even our own board of directors and lydia so our newest board member, the steward of the cable car system. the people who make the cable cars work are staff. alfred butler, earny hanson, (indiscernible) and we have folks including

(indiscernible) and derrick johnson who will be taking us on this inaugural run. we also remember our history here, including the incredible history of our staff. i like to now bring up the speaker and mayor to honor the fanny may barnes, the first (indiscernible) [cheering and applause] >> would you lake to say a few words? >> yes. so happy to be here, and very happy about being the first female on the cable car. growing up in a small town in georgia, my mom told me you can do exactly what you want to do, you just have to put in the work. that is exactly what i

did. that's what my mom told me to do. i put in the work and (indiscernible) i did it at age 52. absolutely unheard of. [applause] >> thank you so much. i'll bring back rick and offer equal thanks to phenomenal volunteers at market street railway. [bell] that's a bell for fanny may. >> a treasure for our city, and a real (indiscernible) we appreciate that. we must not leave out sacramento. we depend on our representatives in the state capital to fight fight fight for more transit funding, and more funding of other kinds the cities needs to survive. we have a

great team of legislators and one of them assembly member ting, matt haney and scott wiener with a resolution. we will present it to jeff. >> thank you rick. come on up jeff. you heard how important the cable cars, not just are to san franciscans but everything who thinks about san francisco. to me, this is city that is a beacon, a light where people come to san francisco. people want to be tourists here, people want to live here, people want to make their way here or find a better life here and there is no better symbol. there are two symbol the golden gate bridge and the cable car. a symbol of inclusion, welcoming. how important it is when you ride the cars. you heard from the supervisor talk about the san francisco residents getting to work

running their errands. everything that is part of their day and then you have our amazing tourists who come to line up at this turn around to enjoy it. to me this symbol is precious, we have to preserve it and make sure we are doing everything possible to make sure that we can maintain it. that's one reason why work very very hard at the state level to do more funding for transit this year. $5 billion across the state. part is to make sure that muni, bart, ac transit can keep operating. very very critical services, absolutely needed and making sure these cable cares keep running is at the top of the list. again, congratulations jeff on behalf of senator wiener, assembly member haney, just appreciate you and your staff for all the hard work. woo ehad a couple rough years with the pandemic and still getting through it but appreciate you, all the operators who showed up every day, rain or shine no

matter what happens, make sure the system and cars are running. making sure that we don't forget our amazing cable cars on market street railway so thank you. appreciate it. [applause] >> well, okay. cable cares can take you half way to the stars, we all know that. today they can take you 150 years into the past as well. at least that is true of the distinguished past san franciscans who have time traveled to be here with. edward norton is here. [applause] let me introduce you to someone who we wouldn't be here today without the inventor of the cable car, mr. andrew haliday. [applause] this is a microphone.

you talk into it and-- >> amazing. i want to thank professor brown for bringing many of us here on this delorian time machine. you know, that very first day we were going up the clay street hill and the man i hired panicked who he saw down below and he ran away, so i had to take the grip myself. i was sure the grip will stay on theer -car, right? it will, yes. so, today we are looking at cable car number one. looking just like the original cars on the powell street line, which began to operate in 1888. isn't she a beauty? i personally want to thank all the workers, the carpenters, the painters, the iron workers who lovingly restored and rebuilt and refurbished these

cars with skilled hands and dedicated hearts. i also want to thank the gripman and conductors and power plant operators who maintain this system that all sorts of weather, day and night. i think they are to be congratulated for their hard work. [applause] and i also want to thank the city for continuing to fund the cable cars, and i hope you will keep the fares at 5 cents. [laughter] i invite all of you, the residents, our dear residents and our dear visitors to ride the cable cars, enjoy the journey, enjoy the views, and know you are riding one of the treasures of san francisco where they continue to run for another 150 years. [applause] >> thank you so much mr. haliday, honor to have you here. turn up the delorian to 1873 when you go back. i want to do a quick shout

out to the crew on this cable car. they are all special, they are all hard workers. (indiscernible) also a noted cable car historian. (indiscernible) he is wonderful guy. we appreciate him very much. derrick johnson, our conductor today. he is a great conductor. he is also active in local 250a and i want to shout out to all organized labor represented in all the crafts of cable car. that shows you what union work can do. [applause] the quality is unbelievable and never been better then today. so, we had great support from the san francisco historical society and steve and his reenactors, steve johnson andrew -done a great job

rounding all the people up. we have people from every era here. dona hugens is here as a person of the 60's i guess. you never know. and all the folks from the art deco society and all the groups who have come. i know i will miss some people. we all know how valuable our cable cars are to san francisco, but i thought it was time to get a professional assessment, so who better to do that then our city and county assessor? i wanted to ask you professionally, how valuable do you think the cable cars are? >> we are lucky because there is no taxable value of the cars, the values are immeasurable in the benefit to the city and county of san francisco. the memories they make, the workers they employ, experiences provided

to san franciscans and visitors to enjoy the city. heading to union scare, swenson to the other side of the hill to see the bay. those are the memories in san francisco and that's the value. >> swenson (indiscernible) since 1948. locally owned business. the cable cars actually do provide economic value that you can assess through all these small businesses and other places that benefit from their value, is that right? >> the best part is you can just huv off the train and visit each neighborhood along the way filled with diverse vibrant small businesses that make our city shine. >> thank you joaquin. >> thank you so much rick. >> joaquin represents the next generation of city leadership and we are in really good hands with folks like joaquin. also i went to college with his father art. art owes me now. that is not true,

joaquin is a great leader of our town. our cable cars are still with us because of the work of thousands of san franciscans as said here who built operated and maintained them, and because of special cable car heroes who created them, saved them, rebuilt thement, senator feinstein we are thinking of you, and who celebrated them to the entire world. we lost one of those heroes 10 day ago, but the gift he gave to the cable cars will live on through the enduring populearity became his song that enticed millions from free mont, oakland and paris and china and all over the world. to feel the fog he sang about and to ride those little cable cars half way to

the stars. we have requested and so glad to hear the mayor say what she said today, a cable care dedicated to tony bennett. we will have a party when that happens and we'll be here for that, and let's remember him. is don nealy here? don nealy is a wonderful san franciscans and wave your hand don. musician, musician. there he is. don, can you play for us? you know what we need. don nealy. nope. we will have to sing it by ourselves. [singing i left my heart in san francisco]

[applause] well, well, well. thank you for all being here. i'm annette garcia. i'm the communications managers at mission housing

and today's master of ceremony. it's my pleasure to welcome you to the ribbon cutting ceremony. this was a great undertaking and the completion symbolizes the dawn of the rehabilitation of homes for many people. [ applause ] as we gather here today we'll celebrate the positivism pact of the many lives here. admittedly mission housing couldn't have achieved this on our own. it took a team and all of our wonderful partners. some who will speak shortly. some are dedicated funders, architects, and communed leaders that work to make this project a reality. we thank you. to our amazing mission housing team. your commitment and devotion to making our community a

better place and working ever so tirelessly. most importantly, for having trust and patients in our team. we appreciate you and we look forward to building a vibrant community here at noey street. so thank you. [ applause ] >> without farther ado. i'd like to invite our first guest speaker mission housing executive director mr. sam moss. [ applause ] >> thank you, everyone. i will keep this short and sweet. there we go. i'd just like to thank everyone for coming out today. this development 363noey is part of the portfolio of

public housing sites that mission public housing, san francisco housing authority, western alliance bank, and every other person you could think of were required to get us to where we are today. i'm very proud to be mission housing's executive director. i'm proud to stand up here and give speeches like this. it's everyone here that it took to get us where we are. i think about that to get to the long-term occupied rehab projects and how hard they are. it's really easy to widthle them down to what it cost per unit. what was construction costs. was that the number we could write about or not. we get bogged down and forget why we do what we do. it's for our tenants current and future. it's for our neighbors. because we all here believe

that housing is a human right and being a human right means you do what you need to do to get it done. to make whatever compromises is needed. decades and decades later after the original building was built and rebuilt. i for one amex am extremely proud to stand up here today. i'm glad you took time-out of your day. there will be food later. it's important to celebrate when you can. it's important to stop and smell the roses. this is what that looks like. from me and the mission housing board of directors and entire staff. we'd like to say thank you and how proud we are and god bless. thank you. [ applause ] >> thank you sam.

our next guest is california senator. [ applause ] >> thank you. you can call me scott. so, this project is very meaningful to me personally. first, i live two blocks from here. i have been here 26 years and proud of the affordable housing that we have in the neighborhood. we'd like to protect it and preserve it. the neighbors that live on noey street are living in topnotch housing and we want more of it. as we create affordable housing and work hard at the

stately level and locally to provide refund and speeding it up to make sure we create more affordable homes. we need to make sure the affordable homes we have we are taking care of them and not falling into disrepair and people are able to live in the housing they deserve. that's what this is about. when on the board of supervisors i had a lot of interaction with 363 noey. there were really problems here. the property fell into disrepair it wasn't right for people to live in those conditions. i was excited to learn mission housing would be taking over

the management of 363noe. it's an amazing renovation and great for so many residents around the city. i'm thrilled the rehab has happened. the management has improved and this project can be all it needs to be for the recognize resident. this program has been fantastic overall. we had so many problems with public housing in san francisco. thousands of san franciscos living in public housing in very bad conditions. under the leadership, we are seeing that transform. we are trying to do away with the distinction between the afford housing and ol old school public housing. it's all the same. this is a big step forward. thank you mission housing and

thank you to everyone that made this happen. [ applause ] >> thank you so much senator. i'd like to invite our next guest linda mason and chief officer of the housing authority. [ applause ] >> hey, everyone. i just wanted to say our ceo tonya couldn't be here today. she sends her regards and congratulations to the grand opening today. i'd like to thank our residents. i have been here for quiet sometime and we would come here every year and we would have a meeting to hear concerns about the building and we would lead this to the executive director and figure out if we would have the funding that year to make repairs necessary. most years, we couldn't make all of the repairs and we

couldn't meet the needs of the residents. i'd like to thank the residents on behalf of the housing authority all of the time to living in the housing they deserve to have. without this project and this conversion the funding would be have been available to allow them to live in these conditions. secondly, i'd like to make sure i take a moment to thank our partners. this wouldn't be happening without the department of housing development, including lydia that hosted the events along with helen who lead our services efforts as well and continued to do so for all of our conversions working closely with the housing authority. i wanted to take a moment to thank our lenders mayor lee and mission housing who we are, at this point handing off the huge responsibility of taking care of residents.

lastly and most importantly we would like to welcome mission housing to the portfolio family with the closing of today's 363 noe project. we have completed five of the projects. it's actually the first set of properties mission housing will be managing after the convergence. thank you. [ applause ] >> thank you so much, linda, that was amazing. i'd like to invite next monica of modern alliance. >> i'm here representing western alliance bank and california bridge bank. we are the lender and credit

equity investors. this was a phenomenal project to be apart of. i remember when i first got the call about the challenging project, multiple sites in san francisco. high cost. not to be worried. there were a lot of great partners involved and the project would be a success. i said, sign me up. so, our typical project would be a single site and new construction where this was five separate sites and rehab. complicated project but happy we could come in and take the time to understand the project and the benefits to the community here and be apart of the partnership with everyone at the state and local level here that have been involved. we are happy to be here. [ applause ]

>> thank you so much, monica. that was beautiful. i'd like to invite next mission housing deputy executive director marcia. >> well, i'm not going to repeat what everybody said and everybody has shared. what i'd like to focus on acknowledging every single resident that lives in this location. relocation is never easy. i always tell our team at mission housing to put yourself in our residents shoes and think about what that looks like and feels like. i know, a partner of ours, helen knows that. she constantly reminds us what that is. i want to acknowledge, first

and foremost, the community at 363 noe. to my right randall. he walked the property when we took it over. we weren't necessarily the owners of the property. it was a tricky situation. we had to walk the property and understand the needs of the problemty. randell showed us the way and introduced us to the residents and you should the building and we understood what we were getting into and how to best support the community here at 363. i'm not sure how many residents we have here but can we please give them a round of applause. it took patients and the most important component was trusting mission housing and an organize walking in without them knowing a lot of history about us but trusting the fact that we can come in here and make significant changes to

the community. i'm appreciative of that. the second thing today, i know sam talked about our staff. i'd like to talk a bit about every single team member that represents mission housing and this wasn't an easy thing. this was during the core of the pandemic. you see a few more gray hairs in my head this is what it took to get this done. if i can have the residence and housing department of mission housing and every single staff member of the mission housing team, raise your hand so we can acknowledge you. we couldn't have done it without your support, dedication, and also just being there to support the entire team. lastly, what i'd like to say is acknowledge our board of director. we have a few here. i'd like to invite previous and current board of directors joining us today. can you please raise your

hand. irvine severed on the board. thank you for trusting on the management team. we are here to celebrate along with you. with your leadership and support we are able to do that. the last thing i'd like to say to ever partner that supported our effort, i'm grateful. our construction team. our gcs. they work very hard. i see a few of them here, correct, maybe? yes. i'd like to honor them. you probably received a ton of e-mails from us and you kept that dialog under really difficult times. i'd like to thank the housing authority. team members as well. i'd like to honor them. this wasn't an easy process and they were patient to work with us. also our architects.

thank you for taking the feedback we were bringing back from our residents to you and you kept making changes. i'd like to thank all of you for that. at this time, i'm going to go ahead and introduce a person, like i said earlier that opened his doors here at 363 , noe. ran dell randell support. he continues to support us. he's also the president of the tenant association. come up and share your thoughts. >> welcome, to everyone. the one part i got to see that was missed was the neighbors. i invited them. thank you neighbors.

thank you neighbors for the constitution. it's over. yes, the relocation was tough. working with housing authority was tough at the beginning. thank you to mayor reed. we had many of our tenant council meetings and you were there. it's coming full circle. there is about eight tenants here. half of the tenant council is present. one thing i look forward to is working with mission housing. figuring out the services. keeping going forward. it's in the process. sam, we can talk about the mic and the mic cover. no, we'll leave that alone.

>> thank you. before i introduce the next very important person that will speak and advocate for affordable housing. i'd like to honor them as well because they have been working closely on the site. for that being said, i'd like to introduce the next speaker. she's a dedicated person that has been focused on san francisco on affordable housing. she's an advocate. every time we hear her speak. she speaks about creating additional units that open up to the community. please welcome our san francisco mayor, london reed. >> thank you for all at mission housing for all of the

amazing work. not only to build more housing but preserve the existing affordable housing. we started a conversation early on. someone who was in public housing. 200 were built to replace them. i realize, more than ever enter the world of public service. this is how it supports them. how we as a city need to think about it from start to finish. what are we doing to help each of the individuals maintain dignity. as we make the very hard

decisions to uproot their lives and change the communities and change all of the situations that they have been struggling in from challenging to better. how do we get there together and how do we continue to work together and not make the mistakes of the past in doing so. i have to say. the only way we do it is with a village. it's with partners. it starts with people like randell and the people that live here. it continues with organizes like mission housing who really is mission driven to make sure people are able to live in dignity all over san francisco and be able to afford to live in san francisco. it continues with our verious city agencies. the mayors office of housing. i know eric shaw is here and members of is team.

it continues with our private partners. it does take a village. this talks about the need to build. they have to build 82,000 units in the next 80 years. never the less in the process of focusing on all of the new development we can't forget about preservation. preservation of existing affordable housing to ensure the people living in buildings like this are protected. i know this project was complicated. five locations, 69 units. the program around preservation, especially at the height of the pandemic has done more than just 69 units. in fact over $200 million of

investments to preserve and protect the units throughout the city of san francisco. i'm grateful we have so many dedicated people helping us to do that. we know there is so much work to be done. that's why it's so important to have the celebrations and acknowledge the work. part of the work wouldn't be done without state support. your former supervisor and current state senator scott weiner is here. without his advocacy. people walk into their new home and know they are protected for decades to come. that's what this is about. i know, it's a happy occasion here today despite the challenges of the city.

i'm looking forward to continue the great work. i'm looking forward that under my housing plan that we continue to break barriers. we continue to get all of the bureaucracy out-of-the-way so we can move and do projects projects like this faster and less expensive. so we can continue to make sure we are not the only ones that can live in san francisco and others have the same opportunity and feel supported and protected. we talk about san francisco being a diverse city. the only way it can be diverse economically is if we have people in all kinds of industries that can afford to live here and commit our promise to build the 82,000 units is important. people think, oh, that's impossible. we have approved over 50,000

units to be built. can you image, can you image what over 50,000 units built-in san francisco could mean for affordability in the city if we can get it done. so, today is a proud day. today's an exciting day to talk about housing and continue our push, work, and advocacy to get the financial resources necessary. get rid of the bureaucratic red tape and make sure we are focusing on handing keys to people so they walk into their new beautiful home and continue to love and enjoy their neighborhood. people apart of if neighborhoods and everything the great city has to offer. thank you for being here today. [ applause ] thank you, mayor. that was absolutely beautiful. to the speakers, i'd like to

invite you for a photo opportunity. then our contractors we would like you to join us for a photo op also. you can also join us in the back. >> join me in the count. 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. [ applause ]

>> good afternoon, everyone. welcome back from the break. this meeting will come to order. welcome to the september 11, 2023 regular meeting of land use and transportation committee of the board of supervisors. i am supervisor melgar chair and joined by vygotskies chair supervisor dean preston and board supervisor president supervisor peskin. the committee clerk is brent jalipa. thank you. you would like to acknowledge james at sfgovtv for staffing the meeting. mr. clerk? >> for those here make sure to