biggest challenges. and but i know that working together, we can actually build a better future. and the best days are still ahead of us. that starts by electing leaders that will not make excuses for their failures and not note the actual challenges that are affecting our neighborhoods. and it starts by fostering innovation and collaboration, listening to the community and getting us to a city of, yes, a city where we say yes to getting the basics right, where our neighbors are housed, our small businesses are thriving and our streets are safe and clean. i'm the only candidate here who's gotten results from the federal government to the local nonprofit sector, who will fight for district five results as well. i've been endorsed by the democratic party, by the unions, our mayor, our attorney general, groups that don't always agree, but they agree on my candidacy for district five. thank you so much. thank you very much. candidate autumn. so people often ask me what a supervisor does. exactly. and it's three things. first, we write laws and we hold hearings just like

congress does. we've got complicated problems and you want a practical person who is focused, effective and nuanced. second, this is the biggest customer service job in the city. you want someone you can trust to solve your problems. third, your supervisor is the person who will be there for you on the worst day of your life. if your house burns down, it's your supervisor who will show up. you want someone effective and compassionate, but also, this is the heart of the city, the most diverse district. the place where everything important in our history happened. we are going to come together and we are going to solve our problems and be a beacon for the rest of the city. and if there's any trouble along the way, call my hope. line 4157295335i have a track record of getting things done for the people of san francisco. i started the school board recall and made real change when no one else would, and i brought algebra back after ten years of after ten years of being gone, vote for me this fall and vote for my track record of bringing hope to our

city. thank you very much. and candidate allen, my most proud moment of being a san franciscan was when someone asked me to teach the bible to teenage murderers, rapists and gang members. i did it for ten years at the san francisco juvenile hall. now you don't get to be in a position like that for ten years by being boring. i believe san francisco is not a boring place. i have heard enough people talking down on san francisco, and i myself, as you can tell by the class and style, that i drive, i intend to lift up san francisco just as i did lift up the young people who were struggling the most with an early life tragedy. and i look

for your support at d5 campaign comm. thank you very much. and i'd like to say on behalf of the league of women voters of san francisco, thank you to the candidates. let's give them a round of applause. it's not easy running for office, y'all. you the you, all the voters. you can give yourself a hand to the jc, the jknc for supporting this nonpartisan forum to everyone, to everyone here tonight tuning in online or watching the recording. thank you so much for participating in our democracy by learning about your choices for the upcoming election. the league of women voters will host candidate forums for most local races, including community

college board, mayor and chair. visit our website at lvsf .org to learn more and rsvp to be a voter. cast your vote by election day on november 5th. your vote matters. be the change you want to see right here in district five. together, we can build the future of our community block by block. and it may sound like cliches, but sometimes. sometimes cliches are absolutely true, you know, and i think in this case that they are remember to vote, encourage your friends, drag them if you have to, family and neighbors to vot. thank you. good night y'all.

>> hi imagine i'm san francisco mayor london breed and excited to be here today with all of you excluding our chief jean nicholson and the fire commission thank you for the service and command staff and san francisco and fire department our chief bill scott

and maryellen carol we talked about jean and her service for the fire department and done on extraordinary job leading the department and creating and diverse environment and making plans around equipment replacement and all the nuts and bolts but more importantly serving and protecting this city and many of the folks are are that are out there doing the incredible work of helping to support people in san francisco many of the policies, did investments and things to lead this department has been good we are grave for her service and hope that we'll see you around san francisco in different capacities who knows what will come and when we talked about that a couple of weeks ago we

didn't talk about what comes necessary to identify and my chief of the department but in the meantime, today is the last day that chief nicholson and the police commission mr. the leadership of president morgan has an opportunity to work with someone has an extraordinary career in the san francisco 0 fire department. >> so today, i'm proud to announce the interim chief another san francisco event is sandy it's been a long time coming. >> (clapping) i have known sandy it's been a long time coming. for many, many years and she has consisting step up to the plate and she's been in the department for 35

years. um, serving in the ems capacity becoming a leader it through the ranks as you can see the event does an extraordinary job of putting out fires and saving lives and all the incredible work 80 percent of calls button department came into for the ems division requires someone who understand as a deputy chief of ems understand the incredible work including the members of station 49 to help keep people safe and to deal with challenges as at the. come and specifically our paramedics the programs that supports especially in communities like the tenderloin to shape that and help us implement this in the city other responsibilities she has to help

to make sure an alternative to deal with those who having pelosi we know her intimate knowledge will make her a great leader as we move forward with the appropriate process in order to select a new chief for the san francisco fire department. >> i'm also really happy that she's a native daughter of san francisco born at chinese hospital in chinatown her family has deep roots in san francisco she's served in the ems them chinatown someone been in the department for over 35 years and knows every inch and councilmember eychner this city and will work with every single member of san francisco fire department to sure continuity of services and the success of all the meanwhile work over the

years with that, before i swear her into this interim position u78z to our out going chief and someone we'll, of course, miss darryl ladies and gentlemen, please welcome jeanine nicholson. >> (clapping) thank you, mayor london breed and i'll say this year for the last time i'll still our san francisco fire chief for a few more minute. >> thank you mayor london breed firing faith in me and your believe in me and allowing me to run this department and really um, thank you for your support of everything in the department for getting our training center tea to our street crises team to be able to hire class after class after class of people who

have shown yourselves to be a champion thank you and as for chief it's been a long time coming. was once my supervisor when i was a paramedic in the early 20 thousand don't take her for granted she knows what she'll doing a ph.d in psychiatry tray try to say that and a hard work and the right things she does i'm confident in passing the torture on it chief it's been a long time coming. we have a very, very strong command staff as well with chief. >> (calling names.) >> and our new chief sandy it's been a long time coming. you've been there with me running the department and i thank you for everything and so

a chief it's been a long time coming. congratulations i'm here for everything i need and live a mile away so plenty of people will be seeing me in san francisco let's do the swearing in. >> all right. >> please raise your right >> and the constitution of the state of california. >> (repeated.) >> against all enemies. >> (repeated.) >> foreign and domestic. >> (repeated.) >> and that i will bear true faith and allegiance. >> and to the constitution of the state of california.

>> (repeated.) >> that i take this oath freely. >> (repeated.) >> without any mental reservation. >> (repeated.) >> that i will well and faithfully discharge the duties. >> (repeated.) >> (repeated.) >> and during such time as i hold office i serve as interim chief of the san francisco fire department for the city. >> congratulations (clapping.) damn (laughter) (clapping). >> wow.. thank you. >> for all of you being here um, mayor london breed thank you for this and chief nicholson and

morgan and frazer and commissioners and. >> (calling names.) >> i see back there and chief scott and my command staff thank you for being here. i have is prepared a statement i'm not not as intelligent as these two women mayor london breed thank you, for this incredible honor i'm humbled and will serve you to the best of my ability and thank you for your consideration for the paramedicine division and overdose teams are making an impact of vulnerable community here in san francisco those suffering on the streets experience mental health and substance abuse are served by those to meet the periodic needs if i 2021 we supported the mid

budget to have additional emt and paramedics they increased the call volume and response time you made a great choice chief and have been grateful and this is a responsibility. and i'd like to thank when we have nicholson a leader and really model and a privilege to work them the past 5 years the initiative she have impacted the organizations and for those who serve. we have an may i team here. deputy chief of operations and deputy chief in administration the command staff and dedicated civilian st. patrick staff will continue with the confidence and throughout the medical emergencies about

meet the day to day challenges and having served for many, many years and having worked with many firefighters and paramedics and others in the field i've seen the dedication and hard work do an excellent job every day and will continue so mayor london breed for this interim appointment i'll carry on the legacy of the san francisco fire department >> i think a lot of times we get in adult lives we are afraid to follow our passions and think

life can't be that easy. but i truly do believe i followed my heart this time in my journal in city government i did not know that is where my passion lied. i kept following it and ltd. to great opportunity to serve the city. [music] >> i'm katy tang the executive director of the office of small business. >> small business contributes to san francisco's economy. they provide the bulk of employment in the city and employing a million people in san francisco. and roughly 90% of the businesses are defined as small businesses. so, they contribute to the economy but also just the quality of life. small businesses are more then and there a place of transaction

it is a community center. a play where people gather. know each other and form memories about the city. >> at the office of mall business i run a team this helps report all mall businesses in san francisco whether they are looking to stfrt a new business or expand or perhaps they are feeling with issues. our office is here as a point of information for anyone with a business that has 100 or nower employees. >> i was growing up i had many ideas of when i wanted to do. i wanted to being an olympic swimmer. and i wanted to men be an architect, you name it i had many ideas for what i wanted do when i grew up. and i never anticipated entering in politics. this opportunity came along

wh started working for former supervisor carmen chu and she became the district 4 sunset district supervisor. that was my firstent row in politics and government in a different level. and so when i was finishing up my time working for legislative aid i thought, i will go off and do something else. may be explore opportunity outside of city government what was then approached by this opportunity to also serve as a district 4 supervisor. if not the traditional route that many people think of when you enter in politics. a lot know that is manage than i want to do and run for office. that was not part of my culture and upbringing with manage my parents were wondering why i wanted to go in that role this legislation and important because so many women when have it return to work after having a

child feel embarrassed or don't feel comfortable asking their supervisor for will any lactation accommodations. i saw it as an opportunity you could use the position where you have tools creating legislation and pass laws and where people listen to to you help the community and pass cause catharsis important to the city and individuals. my family immigrated to the united states from taiwan. and they came here in pronl probably late 20's almost 30. and so, they came also in the knowing english limp barely read or write but had to quickly understand english to i can't haveigate services and find a job in america. i grew up in the san francisco sunset district i spent most of my childed hoo up until i went off to college. so when i started working in

city government, i think i had mixed reactions about my involvement working government because for some of our parents generation, there is i bit of distrust in government. i think there are questions about why i was entering in this field of work. i think you know when i went in city government i thought about my parents like so many other who is have to navigate city services and resources english first language and help the individuals both navigate, intercept that is on an application approximate signage. it is fulfilling to mow to help people like my parent and feel like government is there to support them and not to harm them. my parents are happy that i retired early from politics and being a district 4 supervisor i could have continued on for a

couple more years approximate decided to leave early. i think that over all they were able to see some of my work appear in the chinese newspaper. through that they were able to see i was able to help communities in a tangible way. >> the member of the board of supervisors. >> transportation authority. for the city and county of san francisco. congratulations. >> i think about one importance when i was worn in as district 4 supervisor. years ago, and someone actually came up to me during the swear nothing ceremony and said, wow, i'm traveling here from canada, and i just i could not believe i saw an asian female worn in in this role a leadership role this meant so much that someone would say that and felt they were inspired by the scene. so -- i hope that as more people see people that look like them

and more women coming in positions of leadership than i feel they can doing the same. person this inpyred me is carmen chu who is our city add administrator but also was district 4 supervisor when i worked with her as a legislative aid. at this point, i too, was skeptical of going in politics. i saw someone who had herself never seen herself in politics. got thrown into it and put her heart and soul and dedication to serve people. and it gave me the confidence to pursue that same job and i honestly would not have either chosen or accepted or considered serving on the board of supervisors were not for carmen. >> if you want to make your business accessible. >> in my role in city government where i have seen the most challenge is people who don't know you and you are here to

serve and help them that they classify you as our city government and here to hurt you. so, people will talk to you and -- and just you know treat you disrespectfully. and sometimes i noticed that they might do more to me as a female compared to my male colleagues. but you know i try to be empathetic. one of the most significant barriers to female empowerment we feel like we have to be 100% meeting all of the qualifications before we think that we are qualified to do a job. if we look at a job description or an opportunity to come your way well is self doubt about whether you can fulfill the obligations of that role. i think that the confidence is huge and sometimes i think we make up for it by trying to gain more experience. more and more and more in

whatever we can put under our belts we'll feel better. that may not be the case. we might be qualified with when we have already accomplished. i started rock climbing indoors a couple years ago as an activity to try to spends time with my husband and also to try something new and i finds that rock climbing there are so many parallels to life. you know when i'm on the wall i'm concentrating and trying to make it to the next piece without falling. there are daying you think i'm not making progress. you come back and wow, i hit another level. and so i feel like in our daily lives and w we think we are not making enough of i change in the city. and sometimes we have to take out time to reflect every day as

long as you try and give it your all and you look back you will have made a significant contribution there is no limit to where you go in terms of rock climbing. i want to reminds myself of that in terms of daily life. >> follow what it is you are interested in, what makes you feel excited about wake up every day. you never know and be open to all the possibilities and opportunity. [music]

>> hello. i'm jaime gutierrez. san francisco is a marfbalist city full of diversity and culture. district 9 is a embodiment of diversity. the mission showcases latino culture with mural street vendors and cuisine. buno heights is aging hippies and young families. [indiscernible] most people know neighbors and value a sense of community. portola is mix of old native and new residents around the world. all these district 9 neighborhoods exlempify what is great about san francisco. yet the neighborhoods are under economic stress. a shortage of housing and exorddant rent. we need a 2 prong effort to address housing.