>> some of the in d8 are the castro and gn park and noe valley and diamond heights and coal valley. >> hello, i'm supervisor mandelman the supervisor representing d8 therd supervisors. >> i had also been interested oup in san francisco and when i was in high school i had a 13wrir78 with periphery on the board of supervisors. and i got involved in um, in local irs i was grown up at the se o run so i did.

>> so you had i was running in no charge back. focused on homeless and the issues as priorities for me and the district. my mom suffered from mental illness a big county executive of hero adult life gotck when us very sick my was 10 or 1 years old i move to san francisco she was able to take care of of me by my grandmother i followed her life and try to help her anti she the other hand, she lived institutions and board cares in period of time and i thought there are folks with those sits needs have informed my governance and prioritiess an office official. egg that man ar the governor

and the p one g involvement in um, in his is a housing and treatment people with serious mental illness proposition one it is a very large bond 6 nature billion dollars for housing, and placement and wake facilities for people with severe mental ln we have utilized to haveat he for this is the most significant involvement california made in replacing the state hospitals with something better and more community-based organizations and anyone on t seets of san francisco schizophrenia seeks w

hoping that prop one implementing it in san francisco will help us to betneeds of som i think the country clubhouses the castro is known for a number of things a place where shops and where the queer civil movement and the political rights started in the session for queer people a lot nit life that's great a darker side to that there is a lot of addiction in the queer en we were founded in 198 were a coffee house was helping folkso recover from the especially department of defense of aids crises over time the last 41 years has changed

and now be a nonprofits have the focus on the queer recovery community that's our focus but the center is on everybody. we hosted 4 in-person board groups a week raping if crystal clear collaborativeslies and overeaters and undocumentedildn and smart recovery we try to cater to the entire community and all thes they meet needs welfare from folks need a community of support to heal from substance abuse given the circumstances folks will need a place to go and meet forensics and hang out and get supportive services and t have a place

where we can just be that's the magic that happens here the all and mighty are doing work to help people move forward. >> i benefit from this because when i■< have questions about substance abuse disorders or tilly chang the challenges i can turn total folks at the club have lived the experiences with the addictions tell me what will work likely to work.

>> with variety is another great castro institution. 1ur7 commitment for the neighborhood. at a time when retailed isgg no francisco but around the a beloved it store provides jobs for folks in the neighborhoif a transitioned in the neighborhood were here when it was, you know, more issuing working class neighborhood and then they saw and welcomed all the fol coming into the neighborhood and really changing the neighborhood and embraced now- >> (multiple voices). >> we started it was started in 1936 by my grandfather and evolved with the neighborhoods

over the years my great tenderloin and while i was recovering fixingtuff in the back of his hardware store and the, fix anyt. when you walk into my you're walking into the most fantastic you've er been in creative by board games a when in hardw ware and yorereeted by ice lashes and fabric and every gift. >> (laughter) a throw to a time a general store go to one store for anything ranging from our d

state you multi-family dwelling unit need for some party or performance um, something you need for 6 to fix our sewers or walls or to repaint. or maybe to thank someone for a holiday or birthday all the stuff and (laughter). >> we aren don't have if you don't need it limiting we have everything except f food and cloths and every neighborhood in san francisco is struggling somewhat with the impact of our failur to successfully address the millennials of ourp i look 10 or 20 years into the futurek e will bethextent we found a way to meet the need

mint mental health that impacts peking around the neighborhood and i hope think walking around in in san francisco neighborhood people have to been, you know, why are we not doing job of caring four those people my hope that 10 or 20 years in from now my work and others would have to constantly ask th question that will now allow for a flushing of neighborhoods. >> those are beautiful neighborhoods with beautiful ilgs vies and we just have to might the human beings kind of left behind on the sidewalks and in the carrier

[♪♪♪] >> i justdo kn that you can find a neighborhood in the city where you can hear music stands and take a ride on the street. it is an experience that you awn francisco. [♪♪♪]♪ ♪♪] >> district nine is a in the we have four neighborhoods that i represent.

has a completely unique architecture. very distinct feel, and very close to holly park which is another beautiful park i francisco. the bernal heights district is unique in that w have the hell which has one of the best views. there is a swinging hanging from a tree at the top. it i if you are swinging over the entire city. thewo unique aspects. it is considered the fourth chinatown in f the residents arf chinesery. the second unique, and fun aspect about this areas it is the garden district. agculture and it was where the city grew the majority of the flowers. not only forsa francisco but for the region. and of course, it is the location in mrk which is the city's second biggest park after golden gate. 't know the neighborhood in the first place if they haven't beenall it the d

nobody has ever heard our. every neighborhood in district nine has a very special aspect. where we are right now is the mission district. the mission district is a special part of our city. you smell the tacos at the [speaking spanish] and they have the best latin pastries. they have these shortbread cookies with caramel in the and then you walk further down and you have sunrise caé it is a place that you come for the incredible food, but to learn about what is happening in the neighborhood and how you can help andort your community. >> twenty-fourth street is the birthplace of t we have over 620 murals. it is the puesic gallery in the country and possibly the world. >> you can find h■q political engagement park next .

it's another reason why we think this is a cultural district that we must preserve. [♪♪♪] >> it was formed in 2014. we had been an organization that had been aroun oved 20 years. we worked a lot in the neighborhood around life issues. most recently, in 2012, there were issues around gentrification in the neighborhood. so the idea of forming the cultural district was to help preserve the history the culture that is in this neighborhood for the future of families and generations. >> in the past 8,0 latino residents in the mission district have been displaced from ei we all know that the rising cost of living in san francisco hasdg displaced. lower and the city. because it there is richness in this neighbo that i also

mentioned the fact it is flat and so accessible by tri transportation, has, has made it very popular. >> it's a struggleor us right now, you know, when you get a lot of developme area, a lot of new people coming to the area with different sets of different culture. there is a lot of struggle between t existing community and the newness coming in. things that we do to try to slow it down so it doesn't cpl erase the communities. we try to have developments that is more tune with the community and more equitable development in the area. >> you need to and he needs of the neighborhoods. the people on the businesses that came before you. you need to dialogue and show respect. and then figure out how to bring inhe new, without displacing the old. [♪♪♪] >> i hope we can reset a lot of the mission that we lost in

the last 20 years. so we will be bringing lot of folks into the neighborhoods pick when we do that, there is a demand or, you know, certain types of services that pertain more to thecommunity and working-class. >> back in the day, we looked at mission street, and now it doese mission street. the last stand of the d arts, culture and cuisine and people. we created altal district to do our best to conserve that feeling. that is mes our city so cosmopolitan and diverse and makes us the envy of the world.e neighborhoods with so much cultral presence and learnings, that we want to preserve. [♪♪♪] ■#

we have soany neighborhood in district 5 each with their own bp history.n the district a long and almost 30 years in district 5. active in my community and i have been an attorney right's attorney representing and helping folk who is are trying to stay in their homes and folks trying to resist evictions and outside city hall forthis comm. a long time. fina a i got tired of going to politicians to ask them to rht thing.

i decide that it was time to actually throw my hat in e ring and become the decision maker. we have everything in district 5 from the haight ashbury. fillmore. japantown. haze valley. north of pan handle. western edition and the tenderloin. all within this district. >> 'm kritin evans a resident and small business owner in the historic haight ashbury neighborhood. i own the smith. haight ash burr seunique. it was the colorful part of the city when i was a kid. i ended up here and owning a book store here, which was the dream. we have people of all walks and visitors andtourists around the world this come to the haight ashbury. coming to history of the

neighborhood. the rock stars janice joplin -- people are fro spirited. we have many second handled clothing stores. eco conscious. we have people that are enng vi to shop and people >> while you are doing that, stop have lunch. we have [inaudible] restaurant,. a place next door peurto rican food. prada 22 this is yummy. can i go on about the great, delicious places t ithe haight. >> i'm part of the haightsh burref merchant's association. people don't come to street to one destination. they come and visit 3-4 places when i to visit. so if we have vacancies we have few reasons why people criminal

we had vacancies in the pandemic and increedthat. one thing we advocated store front vacancy tax. voters passed prop d. we have gone from 32 to come to the haight ashbury enjoy our weather and get a got so many things we have been active on and i'mud of district 5 gone above and beyond to create a■ network of slow an safe streets yoosz the city and page is success. you see bikers and pedestrians out on page street and it has been the most successful slow street in the city and the golden gate green wachl car free haze. parts of the city this used to be where folks were afidg hit b

to walk and bike. the city i wanted somewhere where i never needed to u a car and i wanted somewhere where i have a bit o separation from my job downtown. i drew5 a machine radius around downtown and haze valley se the bill. >> i found this neighborhood helped like the most community experience. people linger remindses me of european city. hang out outside and pass people and know people in the neighborhood t. is a pretty special environment. >> one of my favorite landma patricia's dream. the former site of the freeway.t of a group of people that lead eme to get the freeway taken down. and this was the embarcadero was the best examples of what

happens when youremove a freeway and give space become to people. there are tons of places to shop and eat. pretty much something for everybody my frenzy kid had their first birt p last week and i got a present for them if it is you hop to home town creamery and get ice cream. an is mercury cafe a few blocks down and another favorite is hairz valley baker where they not on have incredible baked goods and breakfast and saniches but employ and train at risk and disabled people. well is a social anxiety toll when the. every friday/saturday since covid the 400 block of hayes betweenvia and going is pedestrianized. we open up for people. a the size of

our town square. rryone in d5 or the city, it a great gathing space. to linger and hang out. [♪music♪] >> fillmoreis hrt of d5. one of the last remaining black neighborhoodses in the san francisco. riods in redevelopment and so much displacement. ew years we are seeing new businesses only there. >> i'm erika scott. we are here at honey studio. grew up here in the neighborho fortunate to have my business here. we are a we teach art classes. and we have live entertainment. and community meetings. private event space.

the history of the fillmtesore me. that was a big our studio here. there is a book the harlem of the west that depicts when the harlem othwas. which is the fillmore and people from all over the world would come here a huges was the place to be to experience black culture and just to l know. i want to pay honor that. >> to my generation they are willew businesses we have something specialgs instinct dh is in the black. sits on the corner of gar a fillmore it is a he to 30 entrepreneurs. like a super cool. a lot of things are custom o really unique. jazzy's hair salon and jazzyalo

ownership they have been in business for over 25 years. cottage and home based >> i'm brother mohammed here in the fillmore. since established since 1999. you see -- cosmetic items and clot is it going >> good. good to see you. >> i still havey old customers are coming to supp. is a sense . we have remnants of the old vibe here. >> come visit the fillmore thee elements of that you want to experience friendly people. and this is a place where you will take a piece san francisco and the fillmore back with you. >> since 2022, when there was

redistricting the tenderloin district was added district 5 and that brought in the new communities zeechl amazing history,ly, veterans alpha~ net tenderloin we renamed shannon street inveteran's honor. gregory. veterans started doing murals in what was a alley at the time. and it is become a garthing place for veterans to express themselves and interact. >> i was involved in helping the tenderloin museum get off the ground and excite to see all the amazing programs there. >> the tenderloin a collection of history of e neighborhood. and have art galleri featuring artists. are known for having

historically inspired programs. and makes us uniq. we are producing a play about theeria riot. which strifes to work with as neighbors and organizations as possible todiverse programming. >>en a close nit xunt and like almost decade i have been working here you are able to make connections with >> an incredible neighborhood working and queer bar in the tenderloin neighborhood which was the first queer neighborho san francisco. joanne incredible organization that shows performing arts. and great part sdmer for the neighborhoods >> we saigon.

sandwichers a classic. and a restaurant opened in the neighborhood i co the phoenix a legacy business. >> andeop in the neighborhood this is might not stay here. me to the tenderloin than what you readws. one of the stories from the people who work here. >> probably the most unique feature in japantown is the [inaud]art of japan's trade center. the o is the japan center itself. the indoor shopping mall in san franci60's.

despite the cha japantown is going through it isauthentic. still i japanese-a y find a lot japanese ice cream stores that are popular. we have w matcha drinks here. the other thing that is really preponder lar here in japantown is all of the new [inaudible] opened up. before the restaurant had it was anything you could order now it is all zed say come from different parts of japan and feature town style of ramen. you know suspect a will really safe place to hang out. you come down here and you will get a sense of it is japanese-american history and culture by being down here. >> just of the great places to visit in s francisco.

>> incredible and diverse district with so much t sxors i encourage folks visit and experience the amazing dirict.and businessesth [♪music♪]c@

>> good morning and thank you for being here. befo i start i want to introduce our mayor london breed, our nt m mcguire. [indiscernible] assistant chief of and president of our police ficer association mccray. thank you all for being here and attending the press conference this morning. first of all, we are here to talk about something very exciting to and that's the introduction of our program in the san francisco police department. before i go further, i like to give thanks to our mayor, london breed and our da for being here, au it is her leadership that got us here proposition e voters passed in march. excited to