>> good morning everyone. i'm san francisco mayor london breed and i want to welcome you all to alamo square! alamo square is one of the most beautiful iconic places in san francisco. we get tourist all over the world who come here to stand behind me and hang out with george and other folks who live there at the painted ladies and have wonderful experiences. the other people who also look at this neighborhood and want to be here sadly are people who are breaking into cars and stealing items fraul not only the local residents who live here, but many of the tourists who come here.

can you imagine going to a city, a beautiful iconic city like san francisco and all a sudden your entire trip is ruined because your passport is stolen? this has been going on far too long. now, the reason why we are all here has a lot to do with the need to make some adjustments. over the years, we have seen real challenges in the past between the police department and neighborhoods, and in fact, we worked very hard hand in hand with community and with the police to address those reforms. in fact, we have so many great members of the community actively engaged building bridges and helping to protect the community and helping to curve the violence and it is no wonder san francisco has had one of its lowest homicide rates in decades as well as a huge clearance rate. [applause] so thank you to united players. and thank you to the street violence intervention program.

they show up for folks in communities across this city including the folks in chinatown. these african american many behind me, who patrol chinatowns and other neighborhoods to keep the seniors place. in addition to police there are alternatives to policing and appreciative to the members of the board of supervisors, a number of commissioners, our leaders from all over san francisco, neighborhoods from the richmond to the tenderloin to the sunset to geneva towers and other places, people are coming out with one message, yes, we want reforms to our police department, but unfortunately members of the police commission have gone way too far. some of you remember and we chose this place deliberately, when there was a car break-in and the police were there, and

the police and other members of the public disrupted that particular situation, so it didn't escalate, however, when the car sped off, many people wondered why the police could not pursue and make sure that that person is brought to justice. part of some of the changes to policies have limited our officers ability to be as effective as we know they can. people are always wondering, why didn't the police do this, why didn't the police do that and it all goes back to many of these new consistently changing conflicting policies that have not helped with reforms. they have only made san francisco less safe. [applause] so, now we have to make some changes, and i appreciate the members of the board of supervisors who are here, because as much as we try to work with the board of supervisors, as much as we try

to work with the police commission and we have one of-two of the commissioners here today, it continues to be a uphill battle. what we are introduced today is a change that is necessary. a change that recognizes that we have evolved. a change that recognizes that we want safe streets in every part of san francisco, in every neighborhood. we want to see change in san francisco. we don't want to just hear about it, we want to see the change in our policies and in our investments to get our city to a better place and that's why we are here , for a safer san francisco. [applause] so, let me tell you what this is. we are taking something to the ballot. we are going around the board of supervisors, going around the police commission, we are going straight to the people of san francisco, because we need the people of san francisco to

know all the details of the challenges that made it so touch for us to do simple things we know the public wants to see. we are going directly to the voters. i have been visiting police stations all over the city, attending community meetings. everyone is speaking the same language. whether someone has been a victim of a crime or even people who are former perpetrators of crime want to see change in this city. willing to roll up their sleeves and work with us to do the important work that is necessary. now san francisco is a compassionate city. we believe in second chances. we believe in helping people. we ban the buck so if you are looking for employment, we have all most 5 thousand vacant positions in san francisco. working with us to do something that does want get you in trouble and make somebody feel worse because of the crime you committed. we want change and here's how we'll do it. first, are the tools.

safer san francisco will authorize the police to install and use security cameras. many of you thought that was already possible, but no, it is not. [applause] it authorizes them to use drones. to use drones. modern technology so when that person is trying to get away, instead of in some cases a chase through the city streets, how do we follow them and how do we make the arrest necessary. it will also allow the department to use some of the latest in technology. we can't be living in the dark ages when technology-san francisco is a ai capital of the world. we have technology tools and we need to use them. no more, no you can't, no you can't, no you can't. let's get to yes so we can make our city safer. [applause] second, are the rules.

safer sf directs the police to pursue criminals when they commit a crime. that's it. the ability to do their jobs without obinstruction and not micro managed and ability to do their job without having a complaint go to department of police accountability that is not related to the job, more so then related to basic hr stuff. it also eliminates requirements for unnecessary paperwork. we don't keep sending officers back to their desk when they can be out on the streets. [applause] if a officer revives somebody who is overdosing from narcan and two other officers are standing there, and everyone has their camera on, why does all three of those officers have to do a report in writing? one report, video footage from three cameras, that's

efficiency. that is not something that should even be debatable. third, [applause] third, under the charter, the police commission, which is appointed by me approved by the board of supervisor and appointed and approved by the supervisor, whole lengthy detailed process and people are like, mayor, mayor, are you responsible for department? yes, i am but the police commission is responsible for policies, and they from my perspectivity, many of them are doing things to roll back important things that keep san franciscans safe. it is very problematic. people wonder are people riding bikes on the sidewalk, why can the police not pursue and use surveillance? safe sf puts in place a transparent process so they are

not making policy decisions with advocates in isolation. they have to take this to to community. they center to come to alamo square, have to go to richmond and have a transparent and they have to explain themselves to the public why a change of this nature needs to happen and they have to do a basic analysis, so people understand that how much amount of time is going to take for paperwork and what does this mean in terms of keeping officers off the streets. police officers should not be spending more then 20 percent of their time doing paperwork in order to keep san franciscans safe. this really puts limits on their ability to do so. no more general orders today. general order tomorrow. conflicting general orders and all a sudden the officers are like okay, i got to sit in my office for at least the next couple hours, my captain has to explain this to me, that takes

officers off the streets and then it is confusing and are a whole another ball game with no time for implementation t. is ridiculous. it is insane. [applause] so, those are the things that we are changing. the tools, the rules and the commission and their ability to make policy without informing the public about what that means. because, even though these things may seem simple, they are very complex in terms of what is happening. many of you again, asking the questions, why, why, why. why can't the police do this? they want to, but they have a sworn oath to obey the general orders that get passed by the commission. now we are going to the voters and say voters of san francisco, this is what is happening. these are the basic tools we

need to improve public safety in san francisco. support safer sf today. [applause] and let me just wrap up by saying, despite the challenges, our police officers have been doing an extraordinary job. doing the best they can. [applause] you know, we have done a lot of changes to alternatives to policing. people struggling with mental illness. we have our street crisis response team. we have our street violence intervention programs and other non profits who are on the ground working to deal with some of those challenges. bringing the police and other resources to prevent crimes and to also help with retaliation and other issues, and as i said earlier, san francisco is seeing low record low numbers as it relates to homicides and also high clearance rates,

which demonstrates if you cross those lines, we will do a thorough investigation and we will come for you. that is what that means. we have seen the bay car operations work where we have made significant numbers of arrests and we are starting to see those car break-ins continue to decline and we want to keep it that way and we are out there. you may not see us until you get caught, but we are out there. and with regards to this retail theft, i just want to say, remember when you go into wallgreens and stealing from yourp grand mother and aunts farm pharmacy and can't go to another place to get her medicine, you are destroying the opportunity for these places to be open in your neighborhood, you are creating a health issue for your relatives who rely on these pharmacies every single day so we have retail operations going on as we speak. we have made arrests at

walgreens, dior, lululemon and will continue to do this work so you never know what store you might walk in and something may happen where you may get arrested. to be clear, this is not something that we wanted to push for. because san francisco believes in second chances and opportunities and we will work with you on that, but these lines have been crossed time and time again. our compassion has been taken for weakness, as if anything goes in san francisco. no longer does anything go, despite the lack of tools we need, we are still doing the job. we are still making arrests. we are still following up with our investigations. we are still doing everything we can to bring people to justice to make san francisco a safer city for everybody who lives here and visits here. that is our goal and that is why it is important that when we go to the ballot in march

2024 we need voters to turn out in record numbers to vote for safer sf! [applause] there is so much more i can say about this, but the last thing i will end on is, i grew up in this community and i'm here with people who i grew up with. times were not easy. in fact, the relationship between me and our community and law enforcement wasn't a good one. would we have liked to see some reforms happen back then to help deal with that challenging relationship? yes. but we are doing that now and haven't give chb up and now those same people who may have been a part of the challenges of the community are now the leaders in the community, fighting for a safer city. fighting for a better san francisco. making change and providing opportunities to see people lives better.

that's what this city is about and that's what we will continue to be about, but what we will not continue to allow to happen on our streets is the lack of accountability. we have a police department that is prepared to do what is necessary to make arrests. we have a district attorney who is prepared to prosecute case s, and we have people all over san francisco who want and deserve better. safer san francisco will deliver better for the people of san francisco. [applause] with that, i like to turn it over to one of the few supervisors on the board of supervisors who actually supports common sense public safety measures, supervisor catherine stefani. [applause] >> thank you mayor breed. it is a pleasure to be out here this morning with community and public safety advot cans and

applaud the mayor for this measure, because it is so needed. the other day i was in the presidio in my district at the festival and after i spoke there was a man waiting for me, waiting to speak to me about something, and he came up to me and said, supervisor stefani, do you have a minute and i said, of course. he said about a year ago my son was murdered and i have been work wg the san francisco police department who have been absolutely incredible. the homicide investigator has been there for me and my family every step of the way, but the problem he is pulled to other details and he is not able to devote hundred percent attention to it because of our staffing shortage. when we are 600 officers short, that has real impacts in our community. it has real impacts for families suffering because they have unsolved homicide investigations when we know our police officers want to dedicate everything they have in them to solve those crimes.

this measure is a step in the right direction to make certain we are doing everything to address the shortage. we can't just go out and hire 700 police officers tomorrow, but we certainly can look what the police commission is doing, we can look at the paperwork, we can look at everything preventing the policing, the type of policing we need in this city. p i'm a sformer prosecutor and have gone to our stations in my district and sat with officers one on one and asked them, what is the impediment to your job? what is the problem? you are being accused of not being out there. they talk about the paperwork and policies that come down that are confusing and conflicting and duplicative and this measure will do everything to make certain we give the officerss the tools they need to keep san francisco safe, so i'm a big proponent of safer san francisco and i want to again applaud the mayor for putting this forered forward. thank you everyone for being here. [applause]

>> thank you so much. you know, i really want to express gratitude to mayor london breed for safer san francisco ballot measure. i think this is worthy companion to the work we get and finally deliver on the promise of fully staffed police department. this is a smart on crime approach. this removes needless inefficiency. san franciscans deserve a police department with the same access to surveillance technology as every other county in california. it makes so sense we have the most restrictive and onerous surveillance technology policies that are preventing law enforcement from doing their jobs. i represent the south of market neighborhood. i live in midmarket. this is a neighborhood where the restrictions on surveillance technology are nothing less then a fentanyl dealer full employment act and

needs to end and grateful to mayor breed for her leadership in doing that. [applause] the safer san francisco ballot measure will streamline onerous restrictions on police officers use of camera technology. it will hold criminals and fentanyl dealers accountable. it will make san francisco safer and most important, it will help save lives. please join me in supporting this important measure and thank you mayor london breed. [applause] >> i'm supervisor engardio and represent the sunset. san francisco police department is a leader in reform and that's a good thing, but reform cannot get in the way of effective policingism we need it, we deserve it. we need and deserve both, reform and effective policing and this common sense measure gets us there. that's why i'm grateful for the mayor to put this on the ballot because we dont have enough supervisors who could put this

on the ballot ourselves, so it is important for the voters to have your voice heard and take control and go to the ballot in march and enact this common sense reform so our police can get their job done. out in the sunset everyone asks for more police to be walking on the merchant corridors and foot patrols, but can't do that if they are stuck in the office doing all this paperwork. this helps free them up to do their job, gives the tools they need and something that we need in san francisco. thank you. [applause] >> thank you and again, i know-i wish we had more support from the police commission, but at least we have two of our good commissioners here, commissioner larry yee and at this time i will ask commissioner deborah walker to say a few words. >> thank you. thank you. thank you mayor breed. i think for appointing me to the commission, but also for this really important effort. i have been on the police

commission for a little over a year, and on a weekly basis if not daily basis i'm really frustrated by the current system that allows police commissioners, which should weigh in to have a opinion representing the communities we live in, but none of us are law enforcement, none of us are training law enforcement and yet we are dictating policy that tells the police how they are supposed to enforce the law on the streets. i spent time recently at the invitation of the department to meet with the new officers who are working on policy creation, and that's where the dgo's get discussed and we were discussing the department general order about writing department general orders and we went around in a circle for at least two hours and everything in it was

contradictory as the schedules and who is supposed to weigh in and that is just one. that's the order on writing orders. this needs analysis. we need to actually look at the rules we are talking about and analyze them to the effect it is having oen the force. i also want to say-i want to reiterate, we are so behind on technology because thof ham strung ability for us to try out policies. we are short in officers. there is a way to use technology to help enforce the law and deal with the issues the mayor outlined and supervisors outlined, but we need to be able to put it in the cars and put it on the-in the cameras and actually make it so the officers dont have to use three hours of time after their beat to do paperwork. i really hope that we all in the city can support it. it will help us all do the job

to do reforms in our department. we have one of the most reform minded departments in the country. we are a national model for that, but we need to do reforms as well as keeping our streets safe, so thank you. i totally support this and i hope we can get everybody's vote. thank you. [applause] >> and thank you chief bill scott for being here and folks from northern station who are joining us. just two neighborhood speakers that i want to introduce. first from the street violence intervention program. i want to ask howard smith to say a few words. [applause] >> good morning to you all. to our mayor and police chief scott and to the community. i think this is-what i say one thing to the commission is this, whenever policy is made, when rules are made, it is made for the most part for the safety of the community.

but we have to remember it is made-it has to be made in the spirit of the community. it can't be politics, it can't be self-personal agendas, it has to be made with the spirit of the community and spirit of keeping our seniors safe, keeping our children safe and keeping our community safe, so i support this 100 percent. i thank you mayor breed for having the courage to stand up and do some things that against the norm. i appreciate that. chief scott, i appreciate you for continuing to battle with us in the community, because when our communities are safe, we have a good relationship with the police department. that is when our communities are safe. i want to say that to the commission. remember, when you make those policies it has to be in the spirit of the people you are trying to keep safe. thank you. [applause] >> thank you howard, and last

but not least from the richmond district, i want to invite up to say a few words, mrs. lee. [applause] >> hello. [waiting for translation]

[applause] >> hi, i'm leung chow. i'm supposed to do interpretation, but since the mayor talk about embracing 21 technology and with the ai, i'm going to use what she just read with a very common app and i'm going to be translating english

and i'm going to push the voice button. if it works, then we embrace technology. let's see how it works. >> good morning, my name is lee. i live on clement street in richmond. shop fest have been happening frequently in my neighborhood which greatly effected our neighbors shopping and personal safety. last month i attended a meeting at the richmond district police station. that meeting, the police explained to residents that the new guidelines set by the police commission stipulate that police officers cannot pursue thieves and robbers. we citizens are shocked by this ridiculous policy. we are extremely disappointed with this police commission decision and we support the mayor's policy of correcting this wrong. in addition, crime problems often occur where i live.

a small number of neighbors have installed anti-theft video cameras. you must have a video system that comprehensively covers every area in san francisco allowing the police department to effective track gangsters. therefore, i strongly support the mayor's plan to make san francisco safer and this is the unanimous position of the neighbors i know. thank you all. [applause] >> i'm go to lost my job, but- >> don't worry, we got 5 thousand positions available with san francisco. so, there you have it folks. again, thank you all so much for being here today. as you can see, there are so many people from so many different communities. there are merchants here, residents, folks who work in senior centers, folks who work on the streets of the communities. we have to make a change and

make a change today. this will go on it ballot march 2024, so when election time comes, we will be out there turning out the votes to get people to show up, to support a safer san francisco and send a strong message. we are watching you police commission, we are watching the board of supervisors, and dont just say you want a safe city, make the changes to the policies that will lead to the results we need and deserve. thank you. [applause] >> hi, friends i'm pria here

with heather knights. heather, you wanted to bring to the greenwich street steps. why >> i just love the san francisco hills sport hundreds of staircases like these mpts anybody wantish to get exercise in before the conference days can come here or any number of neighborhoods and go up and down a few times and your claws will be burning. it is beautiful here, great views of the skyline, the bay, treasure island, alcatraz and exploy coit tower. >> at the top of this particular set of stairs is telegraph hill, and there used to be wild parrots thatd flew around and thrfs a film made about them once you were fascinated by those parrots. >> there is wild parents here, nobody knows where they started. the main idea is maybe they were pets that escaped from a wendo and started mating and have a huge family. in my previous job at the san

francisco chronicle we name the city official animal and the board of supervisors declared the wild parrots. >> in san francisco we think of the sea lions at the animal. but i love the wild parrots. when i first moved to san francisco this is my neighborhood and catch a glimpse of the colored feathers. tell us now that you are at the new york times after a long time columnist for the san francisco chronicle. >> it is complicated city. a lot of good, and bad. drug use, homelessness and also a lot of good. look around, it is stunning place. there is new businesses opening, new restaurants, signs of the start of recovery so let's hope that continues. >> come on out and check out one of these many many sets of stairs there are throughout the city when you visit san francisco next. thank you, heather. >> thank you.

>> welcome. i'm carlo the director of mission for st. anthony foundation i want to thank everyone.for joining us in this special celebration. blessing and dedication of this facility which moving forward known as the caplisten family oasis shelter. [applause] >> i want to extend a warm welcome to our mayor, thank you for being here. supervisor preston who i saw, thank you. and executive director of homelessness and supportive housing. thank you for being here today. thank you for everyone for coming. you know we are here to honor the people all of the people

involved in transforming motel to a shelter. to support the families that live here and also to celebrate had the facility stands for. jot oasis protect demonstrates that is public had the city, private sector and faith based organizations all come together to work around a common goal. that goal is to support our neighbors in need especially the most vulnerable. as you know, since the height of the pandemic, the founz agsz with the city operating the oasis as a shelter for families. in june, when michael and elaine heard about the challenges associated with keeping the shelter open, they stepped up in a major way. if not for the generosity of the family trust, backed by the board at st.an thon and he commitment of providence it continue this good work and of course lodgist cal and financial

support of our city; we would not be here today. jot oasis is here to provide a place of shelter and transitional housing. more importantly, a safe place for women and children had they have nowhere to turn. to speak more to that i invite the executive director of providence tah patricia doyle to share thoughts. [applause] >> good morning, everyone. providence foundation of san francisco believes that true change begins with compassion and collaboration. and prior to getting started i would like to introduce the board of directors and executive staff. chairman of the board mr. james blanden, please, [applause]. lanita williams.

bernadette anthony and canisha roads. thank you for joining me. providence foundation has proudly operated the oasis facility here as the emergency family shelter center since the start of the pandemic. march of 2020. providing a safe, secure resident, case management and support services to women and families. providence was introduced to the oasis by supervisor dean preston >> who not only assist in the obtaining the oasis hotel and also acysted in securing funds to operate and stay at the oasis. we have been here for over 3 years, a long time and the

shelter in place contract will be here for the next 9 years. [applause] had the previous owners first expressed the intention so sell the oasis that meant that the shelter in place was at risk of closing down. st. anthony stepped up and st. anthony foundation is a testament to our unwaivering commitment to address homelessness and improving the lives of our most vulnerable population. here in the city. together, we have built more than a shelter, we have created hope and opportunity for those in need. our homeless families with children and women who are at risk of violence. to tell you more about our

partnership, i would like to bring forward st. anthony's foundation ceo neil. [applause] [laughter] thank you. >> good morning, everybody we are here to celebrate and we want to celebrate that is right and good about our world and san francisco and about the good work of so many good people. we are here today because we are on a mission from god. this mission is not only to support those who are most vulnerable and in need of our help, but also to help them to sustainablely find a way out of that cycle of poverty, homelessness and abuse that too many experienced for generations. and we are here to help these most vulnerable people because -- we have decided and

have a vision to bring together the best that we have to offer. providence foundation the operator of the shelter. the city of san francisco and st. anthony to provide the services with the focus on the person so this we can help people to get out of the situation. and we are here to help 300 more people every year to exit the cycle homelessness and poverty and abuse every year. we are here today because of the good work of so many people of good limp we are here because providence our friends and partners set up the shelter on the very difficult circumstances in covid times and run it extremely limp and they will continue to do this, thank you providence foundation for this. [applause] we are here because the good work of providence foundation was supported by the good work of elected officials starting dean preston and his team who helped setting up this

shelter. as a first step, thank you to them as well. and we are here and we are here especially we because of the caplin's they had vision andien officersity to step and lay the ground work to prevent eviction, thank you very much you are an inspiration to us. [applause] >> and we are here the board and staff of st. anthony got inspired bigenerosity of the caplin's and put their money and work behind that and create a vision and stretch to make that happen. thank you at this time board and staff of st. anthony. and -- i'm coming to the end there are men to thank. moved by the spirit but not longer than 90 seconds. mayor. gone over.

so -- we are here because the mayor and her team at hsh supported this vision. and they found a way of supporting us in a very creative and nonbureaucratic way how to put the best of everything together that is something what we are grateful for which thank you, mayor and thank you to your team for that support. [applause] you know what, most of all we are here because we have a job to do and our job is to really serve the people we are called to serve. and to make the change happen. we are bringing things together in a now way that is now to all of us it is ditch, but the price is worth it. thank you for starting long journey with us we know we can be successful. thank you. [applause] and i would like to

turn it over to our mayor. [applause] >> all right! let me say how excited i am to be here. and in bureaucratic years this went pretty fast. things take long to do things with the city and county of san francisco and i gotta say, how everyone came together to make this possible was extraordinary. i am really honord and grateful to st. anthony for the w they do in san francisco all over the city to help families and help people in need. i'm especially grill for the partnership with providence foundation and i want to shout out to patricia dole for hard work in helping to take care of this shelter and other family shelters throughout san francisco. [applause] thank you. for in the only always stepping up but also the job opportunity you provide to so many african-americans in this city. we know that after can americans

represent almost 40% of the homeless population and the work that you do to help make sure they are housed and provided with opportunity to work in the same facility system irrelevant extraordinary work that needs to be recognized. we appreciate our relationship with providence foundation so thank you very much. >> i want to say to the caplin family and your generosity, we would not be here were not for the lord puting project on your heart through st. anthony to make this possible. i money this is how god works. in is how we make magic happen for people and families. and i want to give perspective here because -- i have been you will be hearing from others who will be talking a bit about their various experience.

living through this place and being able to exit into permanent supportive housing opportunity. i want to just put something in perspective. this city does extraordinary work. there is a lot of criticism but since 2018, we helped over 10,000 people exit homelessness in san francisco. and we have never had even a point in time count with 10,000 on the street in the city that is some perspective. i heard a few claps back that. [laughter] [applause]. every single night we are housing almost 15,000 people in our shelter and permanently supportive housing developments. doing extraordinary work. in our last time count san francisco was the only count in the bay area that saw a reduction in homelessness. 15% in unsheltered homelessness

and 3.5% reduction over all in homelessness. the thing is, we are investing we are doing the work, and fortunately for us, we are blessed to have extraordinary partners to help us achieve goals especially sometimes when the city is not able to step up completely and provide the necessary resources and the capacity to dot work. and this is where st. anthony come in the fear of loseing as a shelter they're supported families and supported people who are escaping situations of domestic violence and supporting folks to turn their lives around, this place was be threatened. and shafereen mcfadden and her team because of when we were dealing with jorge reasonable doubt up their sleeves and made sure not one family was displaced. in fact, they helped to get people in a more permanent, stable position. worked really hard to do this.

and when the opportunity came, and neil reached out and said we can pull something together >> a great he hold me unanimous donor i'm grateful the family agreed to allow us to recognize them for what they are doing here today. but if were not for them this would not be happening now. this is a big deal. the city will provide the resources for the operational expenses related keeping place going. the steal pay for a number of other repairs and other thing this is need to occur. so we are doing something bulled not do it without the support of perking this building and in our housing portfolio for families who need it the most. this is extraordinary. and i'm so proud of everyone involved in this project and makeing possible. in sees this as a beacon.

home and life and dh space is a place of light and a place of hope. one that will be open and visible to families who need it when they do need it. because this city has done extraordinary things to help people and i'm proud this is just another opportunity to ensure that families have a safe, affordable place to call home as a transition to something permanent in san francisco. i want to thank each one of you for being involved. this is a game changer and we will continue to do all the amazing work we are doing. no, we are not where we want to be. but working together with our private partnerships and our religious institutions and including the inter~ faith council i see michael thank you for joining us. working together, we will get there. thank you all so much for being here today. [applause]

>> i will introduce myself. i'm shafereen mcfadden director of hsh. homelessness and supportive housing. so, i am so excited be here today and i want to thank supervisor preston for your initial advocacy ongoing advocacy on this building. certainly, patricia doyle and the work your team has done this is an exciting space for us. i think the first time i came here as canearbya said it was 13 months ago. i was struck biby the sense of the community. women, children special fathers here. everyone i talked to said we want to retain the sense of community. we feel safe here and we are concerned this place will close before we have a chance to move into permanent housing. at the time, i think we were

really trying desperate low to figure out how this would happen and you know i think we put it in the winds. i agree with the mayor that god works in mystereius ways. thank you to the caplins for your amazing donation and neil to spearhead this to make sure we were able to come together and figure out how to support families at the oasis. you know this is the way we are going. thinking more about noncondition agreeigate shelter. families need privacy and community this is a good location for that. . i want to thank my team at hsh. also providence and your teams. and neil's and everyone at st. anthony this was in the easy. part of the reason is because we

have 2 different organizations with 2 different cultural identities. and so coming together and trying to figure out how we make that work with all of the services and programs that providence offers, and all of the service that st. anthoniments to bring in was not, it was a challenge. i thank everybody for continuing on that vision and able it say. we know we will get there in the end even had it is hard. appreciation to all of you. and i'm excited to bring up -- she is going to tell her story but somebody when has been at the oasis for a number of months. her daughter and you will speak, too. i believe after, so, i just they are good examples of what the oasis means for families. means for women and children. and what we realliment to see is people to leave places like the

oasis, go on in housing and be the great people and the san franciscans they will be. looking forward to hearing your words. thank you. [applause]. >> good morning, everyone. thank you for having mow. a special thanks to providence and patrish why and everyone here at providence. thank you so much. thank you for the staff you have here. i would like to say thank you to providence issue st. anthony the mayor and everyone who made it happen i was not sure what would happen or where i would go or that the future would hold. after losing a child to suicide last year, i became homeless and hopeless. since move nothing providence i

gained permanent housing at city gardens in san francisco. now i have hope they can do anything the support my family and provide a safe and permanent housing for them. a thanks to the staff in the case managers here at providence. they encourage me never to give up. and to also put me and my children first. thank you for supporting my son and encourage him to play football. he is now playing football at galileo high school and he is the honor roll student. i hope that -- [applause] i hope this future family who is in to providence utilize the services and the support than i have to offer. thank you so much. [applause]

>> i will translate. >> [speak spanish] i would like to thank everyone for being here today. it is not easy for some of the families that arrive here for the first time to get a head start. [speaking spanish] >> thank you for projects like this. my family can come with a safe, welcoming and warm place for mow to be. thank you. [applause] thank you very much. >> all right. now going to be time for blessing st.an thoen is fran

civic an ministry i like to invite father ma sada and michael the executive director of interfaith council. they will be joining us on stage and lead us in a blessing. >> good morning, everybody. you join me in blessing this beautiful place. god, you are beauty, you are faith you are hope you are love. you are everything that we have. we ask to you bless this place. this beautiful place. that everybody was here is feel safe, peaceful and be welcomed. as a community. we thank you for everybody who make this happen. we thank you for the heart this is came together to help people in need. we praise your will and timing and love, for your people.

i bring the love and the prayers of the 800 communities of faith and religious institutions in san francisco. moles and pat have been part of a round table of ceo leaders and i have been hearing about this and many of you who travel up franklin did in the pay attention to it before. now i look at it in a different life it is an oasis. a respite from struggle as people gain the strength to move on. the place is blessed. it blessed by the generosity of the caplin's and response. it is blessed by the good people of faith here and add to that. thank you for giving hope to people in need. they are not forsaken and you brought everyone together through faith and love. to make our assistant district attorney a better place, amen.

[applause] now like to invite tim dunn the chair of st. anthony, forward. >> good morning everybody. delighted be here. want to thank all of our donors for everything than i have done for us including the caplin family and the city for being a great host with us on the project. it is pretty phenomenonal to see what if we get people together wheno can accomplish, so. i'm not going to speak long, i wanted to say thank you and thank you for joining us and it is grit to be a part of this. [applause]. >> short and sweet. i want to thank everyone for coming and being a part of this

special blessing. and dedication to what this facility means for the families living here. this will conclude our ceremony but before that on behalf of st. anthonies i invite to you max's opera cafe to join us for lunch. all right. thank you. [applause] >> hi, friends. i'm pria here and in a fabulous restaurant in san francisco with vicky. vicky is a long time broadcast journalist in san francisco working for kron tv.

tell us. >> i'm a veteran in the business but been with cron 4 with 23 years now. a new be. cron has been around more then 7 years. it is one of the premier broadcast stations thin country, not just san francisco. used to be part of the young family, the chronicle, which >> major. >> we do news morning noon and night, so we are on air and online and we served the community. we also do international news, national news, whatever is happening, we are on it like a cheap suit. >> you also love to feature local restaurants so you brought us today. tell us where we are. >> could i resest? there are a myriad of great places to wine and dine. we are at the cross roads of the best rest aurants in the city. china town, north beach,

embarcadero, the barbary coach. there might be ships underneath us. where we are now is a place i call my local cheers bar. it is lot more then that. it is cocary, [indiscernible] it is a greek rest aurant. >> and you are greek. >> i love this place because it has the greek term for welcoming of strangers, so it really cuts into what we are talking about. all the international journalists coming from the far corners of the earth. what better place then to come to some place the ethos is about welcoming. >> absolutely. and we welcome all you to come to san francisco. check out our many restaurants including this one. >> of course, we have to say welcome everyone.

>> good afternoon welcome to tuesday halloween october 31, 2023, board of supervisors meeting. could you call the roll? >> thank you, supervisor chan. >> present. supervisor dorsey. >> present. >> supervisor engardio. >> present. >> supervisor mandelman. >> present. >> supervisor melgar. >> present. supervisor supervisor peskin. >> present >> supervisor preston. >> not present. >> supervisor ronen. >> present.