>> thank you [meeting adjourned] good afternoon thanks for being here we're excited this morning and with us we have our mayor london breed and don't and sheriff paul and our assistant chief david lazzaro and our acting deputy chief rachel moran and sanity

and others we have let's see - sector and daily from the sheriff's department we are here as a team to announce the progress we've made on too things homicides and gun related violence in for for this past year and you'll hear from everybody in a second it is huge accomplishment before i go further let me and that we have many of the people in the room who were responsible for the work from the future land use map and our partnering department our um, can partnerships autonomous vehicle shuttle pilot helped us to track the strategy and have our community members who without them none of this would be possible. acknowledge to go into a little bit of details about i i'm going to turn it over to my colleague i'm excited about our

progress but begin with our mayor london breed to the stage to reduce the violence we are hearing oftentimes well crime is down across the nation homicides and this is strategic it takes into consideration years in the making and describe what that entails but started with mayor london breed. >> we're on track to have the lowest rates of homicide in san francisco and through one homicide is too many that's not just a cliche we're creativity you are shootings are down our gun related violence and homicides the firearms are down this year and in deed was a effort we know the drivers of homicide and our city by many

other cities is case for many, many years. our strategies is a data driven evidence strategy and basically we want to get to the causes of the shootings to drive them down if we do that we'll be better the results of 31 percent decrease this year. our homicide related shootings this time last year we're at 10 more than we are at that time this year and on top our homicide unit has an 88 percent year to date had a 80 percent clearance rate so has been phenomenal work across the board by the member of sfpd and many of the other partners. i want to thank the entire investigation

bureau for their tireless efforts working closely to evan capture the dangerous and violent people in the city in the area. these units include the community team many are here and our crime investigation center. our citywide planning and our technical service team services unit. the officers assigned to the market coordination center and our tactical unit who oftentimes called upon to serve as one of the most dangerous conditions with the people we come coa and thank you, every officers in the district who helps do the work. >> (repeated.) >> the constitution of the united states. to keep our city from violence. as i said you'll hear from one of our partners

the california partnerships save communities mr. encouraging ham here and california partnership is in the communities has been involved in the work with us for almost 5 years now and this was due to the mayor london breed leadership to get the money to engage in the will contacted what them and craft the strategies they have here today. like i said earlier, we use the database and to prove this strategy we can be stand before you with the reduction in homicides and homes in general we love this work in district 10 that is a 50 percent reduction in homicides shootings compared to last year and compared to the rest of the city i'm going to thank you to a few people that made this happen and first of all, you are policies and public

affairs and this is our non-sworn professional units that is managing the silence production and they've explain instrumental in making this happen the mayor's street intervention program that is f pi t people that they are on the front line day to day and they work with us from everything from patrols to retaliation to yellow protocols making sure we can keep things to make sure the families are supported and in retaliation and violence at the hospital tells they play a crucial role and instrumental to stop this type of violence in the city and i have to say thank you, to the district attorney

these cases when they happen they're another part of this i know is circle important that is prosecution we want to see people held accountable and get them whatever closure and that didn't happen without the partnership of the district attorney and the district attorney's office. lastly let me say this in terms of what this is all become, you know, homicides and gun related violence have a tremendous cost to our city not only about the hurt they caused the families and everybody associated with the homicides but also a cost to the city and this is a study says had it costs what does is a life cost if a one up to $17 million for the cost of homicides in our city. this time

last year what is your name at 50 homicides year to date we had 33 homicides. >> just this year alone that is $20 million cost savings to associate and just this last year alone had work didn't start this year we have been working on this for several years and other than the pandemic year we see shootings and homicides are down when we look at that if that aspect this pays tremendous dpvdz thank you and now i'm going to turn it over to mayor london breed for comments. >> (clapping). >> thank you, chief and first of all, let me start with something a heart of the condolences too, so many of the famsdz the moms like paulette

brown and others have lost their children to gun violence here in san francisco and pushing for justice and wanting to see people held soluble but more importantly to make sure it didn't happen in the first place the reason owe got involved in public life has to do with we my he experience growing in san francisco in the midst of gun violence and that destroyed my community people i love there were killed and sadly not coming back this is something to understand when we're talking about that issue the love of one life destroys a community whether those point family or the people who love them the friends, i think about so many of the people over the years we lost wish they could be here but port of what makes san francisco so special and why is many of

those programs were started 234ish with the f pi b the tonight nicked was a way to combat a lot of the violent crimes were tearing the community apart using people part of the community bust within those situations and rifting their lives an ongoing challenging effort and i'm so grateful to have had the opportunity to bring those teams of police officers and community-based organizations working together with a number of initiatives starting to get to the roots of this is problems they never happen in the first place this is what that is will not about just a response to violence but making sure the violence didn't happen in the first place and you'll read about it in the newspapers there is a shopping center i hear about those things loud and clear what hay don't hear will

have the phone calls they make to michael or others in the community asking for help asking for support for something that shouldn't happy because they're urge to helping to see that young steer that young person in the right direction it is significant today it means that moms and facilitates wouldn't have to deal with the phone calls and running to san francisco general hoping this they're schmd is not lost to gun violence in the city. this is the work that i came in office to do this is the work i - i wanted to see happen and this is why today is so significant. because it is so much incredibly progress. and that progress happened when we work together. it happens because our san francisco police department loads on the investigation we have 90 pictures clearance rate

of homicides in the city and it is about 50 percent throughout the entire cry we're leading the nation and using the technology and tools to combat those issues that was not happening many years ago hi was grouping brake to 1993, 1 hundred and 33 homicides the year after i congratulated from high school that was a time in the city and something we lived through for so many years and the fact we're in this place is amazing. and it is because we work together. if is because we focused on prevention and we provide solutions we work together and when we get us there and see progress that what today means seeing violent crimes to a lower number no over a decade being a homicide rate decline lower than

19060 that is the work we're doing here in san francisco that is how we are changing our city for the better. and when i think about change i think about neighborhoods. not just hunters point but sunnyvale i ask you to see it - pouch the hill that was the violence that is tearing communities apart we have one of the first things i became anywhere to transform that community working with the community and to see the hub with kids and teenagers with families with seniors and to see that we're going to be opening up is a grocery store and building units work with the

community and that people feel so save especially people that grew up in the community that is the work we are doing that is the work we'll continue. >> and speaking the work we'll continuing i'm so glad we have a district attorney that focuses on accountability here in to we believe in second chances and making investments to support and the community. but when those lines are crossed has to be accountability. which i served as a member of the board of supervisors i remember when this was a homicide. i know every kid was killed i knew the mother and families which one of my friends and recently our

district attorney fm got a conviction helping those families and their structure and sorrow please welcome our michael jefferson. >> thank you. >> mayor london breed and chief scott and thank you, everyone has been a tremendous partner over the last two years years we made a difference on the streets of san francisco as a former homicide prosecutor i know first hand what that means to hold the objectivity of trying to deliver justice to a family um, who is grieving. to a mother has to bury her child as a mother i buried one of my own

so everyday we carry the district attorney's office has a responsibility to make sure that we don't leave families in a position where they have to carry that pain alone and what they don't feel a need to get justice out on the street and that is what often is unsafe we contribute to the violence and as law enforcement don't do our jobs and i was condemned for my job from my predecessor but after the loss of one of my on in san francisco which came the day after a 6-year-old was killed it was important to elevate the voices of people that felt they were holding and bag at the worst possible moment in a lives i know as i've come

across mothers like paulette brown struggled they may never gets justice with a adequate rebuttal homicide waited 10 years while that los angeles wished in the court walton for accountability it is uncumbersome to move the ball forward and today, we all know we lost too many lives that is compared to last year 17 fewer families have to bury they're loved ones this year and 17 few mothers are held up in bed feeling like they can't keep up it's what is key here. i would like to over a a few for status more importantly keeping the

homicide rate down in 2024 any office resolved 27 homicides with a 92 percent conviction of those 27 cases 8 cases went to trial all 8 ruled in a conviction. not including one we're waiting on a deliberating jury we've gone conviction every single murder trial this year the numbers today are currently we're moving in the right direction like i said the life-saving from a critical pitcher with the community members and organizations and law enforcement. and that's not something can be taken for granted we're talking about community so often have trouble trusting law enforcement and so what it takes for them to step up and willing to work together with us is so important and they

need to be acknowledged all need to be acknowledged for that i also decided it was incredible for my office not just to be reactionary not after violence but work to make that process just as the mayor and police chief have talked about from a citywide perspective i said my department starting a non-probationary with the units that dedicated to intervention to work with the youth to making sure we're having a career pathway supporting them and this is move though school and pushing them tarnished a bright future and not just left to careers on the street i want to continue to push forward that work in my office and they've for the staff in my office it decade their time in uplifting

the kids something we don't so to see them spiral in a be careful and conduct we're here talking about and i'm grateful part of the vision many are here take on a lot of secondary terms working with families of a victim has been lost and everyday are working to help to support them oftentimes a trying delayed your 2 minutes are up, we will move on to the next caller. calls will be taken in the order in which they are received. and we'll getting get them the justice i'm they've for the partners it takes dedicated homicides people that oftentimes miss their families and miss in their kids and when those calls come out we want to say thank you to. so many have made investments in the work on at the expense of their own

personal lives working hard to make this progress and hopefully next year, we, see 3 number is lower and now pass it blink to our sheriff has maid his office is part of this partnership as well and (clapping.) good morning, everyone. i'm very happy to be standing here we everyone up here and out there i having proposed remarks is one thick by in the room it is special especially, after you talk about this topic especially we talk about the successes we have and the work will be done. and not just about doing the work that everyone in the room but how we had had work i've been fortunate in my career to see see dedication of the men and women of the sheriff's office and of the police

department and district attorney's office people in the community working out working together in variance stages this is the first time in a past years without that dedication that commitment and collaboration the sense of the community and i work that resulted in these numbers that resulted in with what we're talking about i want to say that it is made me proud to be part of that and the people have had that commitment and the results of that commitment and the work we do happy to say that through there is a reduction on the streets the individuals we peculiar about held accountable have to go someplace into custody outside of community and we have to always focus not just on holding people accountable but mentioned something about limitations about second chances that is what we're also

committed to that's something we cherish the partnerships of the community in trying to create a sense of rehabilitation and accountable and look at the numbers the only number i see aren't the good numbers but the numbers we have to deal with through we have a low count in the jail system three hundred and 60 are members of gangs or whatever you time to label them and need help need to be held accountable is part of our process we don't just presenter the collaboration in public but a lot of the collaboration that related in the staff part of police department team and things were mentioned our staff are assigned in the jails starting with deputy here happy

is 1257b8dz in front of you all because of the work they do within the system to share the resources and collaborative on keeping places safe inside with our deputy population and want to thank them for 3 personally today and we continue to talk about this i want to talk about our continuing commitment to making sure we continue that collaboration and continue the coordination that we continue our participation and cv r t all the acronyms led to the commitment of continuing commitment of all of our resources keeping everyone safe and i ask and plead we continue that with the community as well and celebrating something with paulette later than this week i think that is collectively we still to have to do but resist

of good work we do and like to at that time bring to come up we can't do this without the help of the community reagan (clapping). >> good morning, everyone my name is reagan cunningham the co-director of the california for safe community we've been having partnership since 16 thousand when technical assistance means we help the city to implement the c r strategy we've been working with sfpd and adult prohibition and is da's office to implement the dr i two reduced the gun

violence this is not the thirty year strategies but in the near term and reduce the recidivism rate not about to take everyone to jail by making sure people are held accountable we talked about earlier and making sure that individuals who need a seconded change get that and the third strategy to build the trust. this is about building trust in the community. sense the implementation we've focused in district 10 and specifically the neighbor focus hesitate been disproportionately impacted by the gun violence talking about the bay area. and one of the things we see the implementation has of the strategy is that we've seen 50 percent reduction.

and something that definitely happening at the time in those neighborhoods not but president but design we're tiven with the sfpd and with prosecution and the sheriff's department all the partners and what it means to make changes. so through this collaboration we've been able to focus on saving lives one of the things i want to mention has been mentioned actually want to not just thank everyone up here but the folks one of the individuals that to be thanked the young men in district 10 not to engage in gun violence we do this work because that district

10 is safer. thank you. (clapping.) >> thank you reagan as we close i want to reemphasize a couple of things those strategies they're working. they don't work without the people. doing the job and those people ma have by no one room my left and behind you all i mentioned are are realtime and we got off the ground initiated unit and their leadership as well as the people that or operating on the streets or in the room but also communities all the moms and uncles and aunt and cousins and brothers and sisters out through walking the street and the mayor and district attorney raising awareness and like to instructions handgun violence with wouldn't happen without all

of you all it needed but things happen and the people in this room i want to close by thanking all, all of the people that have gotten us to where we are now and have a lot of work to do and won't stop until we get this down to zero. that work about gone and for the lifetime thank you and company up for a few questions (clapping) [off mic.] and time for a couple - >> the numbers go back potentially (unintelligible) people made things don't feel the numbers how do you (unintelligible) feel safe.

>> well, part of it is doing thing likes this we have to let the people know what is actually happening out there i know the way people feel based on is trenches and when somebody, however, the work is being done and have to highlight get the truth out there but the work that being done one of the few really can't, you know, we talk about unreported crime and homicides are reported so we know that the work is being done i'll say we understand. we totally understand you're experience your perspective and to decide what you feel everyday in and out we work on that by getting the information out there and by partnerships and

cunningham mentioned one of the goals to dollars this work. strategies of the past and on a community and you see cops everywhere we are ways past it now we have people like people in the room reach out to the people who are at risk of being shot and reach out to the families 450e we're here to help but hold people accountable this is real i think that helps people reduce their amongst levels with the police department should help not to make things worse we need to continue to do that that's a long answer but it is real and necessary and very thorough answer. >> yes. >> i'm i wanted to add to that because what the chief said is

one thing to have this data and another thing to feel safe i think one of the challenges that we have is when something happens that's given a lot of media attention all over social media but when something good happens or quite the opposite (clapping.) no attention like i'm still waiting for the press to go out to see sunnyvale and talk to the people that live there but their experiences to talk to even the folks here from the street violence interference program what necessary stopped from happening and the stories sometimes get out but the numbers don't lie we have more work to make people feel it but look at san francisco over the decades and look at our violence crime rates overall whether car break-ins or

property crimes or anything it is the laboratory numbers we've seen over the decade and more importantly look at other cities around the country in america i think what we want to be able to side is send a strong message i think that the data is helping us to send that message if i want to do noticing something 3 impacts someone else's life in san francisco there is a law enforcement team of the folks will make sure you're held accountable and not to mention the technology with drones and assistance and license plate reading would goable to came bat crime we have combating we have more tools we have to so many support and we are all working together. so get 3 message out

the message you'll be held accountable differently than before and what the press gets out people took advantage of the san francisco will notice a challenge i think that the young people grouping in the neighborhoods are getting a lot more support and help and resources to help change they're lives and works that is hand in hand and we need to also elevate and talk about more than just something reacting to something (clapping). >> any questions? >> congratulations america is watching you. >> i'm pretty sure every one

of i [off mic.] sheriff's department has been behind the scenes on the block for many, many years collaboratively with all of you (unintelligible). >> i feel we have to dispute put the spotlight the work we've been around for many, many years we'll continue to be around for many, many years not a task for one agency and one person one organization, um, it is truly about community. and not just community of the public safety but mentioned by every single person representing all the players without that support across the board and the support of mayor's office the overarching support of the city

government the support of our public safety partners and bringing people into the process as the chief mentioned before the old strategies of coming in to a neighborhood and having a preservation is not just about being in uniform by about the emotional connections with the community with people we scroll down to the basic strategies as mentioned by reagan not just about the work we do but the decision the people in the community make and see those kinds of results and appreciate we recognize that and we need to continue with the program that's what we wanted to emphasize we want to continue that work. and partnerships. >> (clapping) what's your question over here? >> mayor london breed

[off mic.] >> yeah. the efforts of our vastly improved since 2021 have a 50 percent reduction as far as i, tell i'll give you some specifics own that. in 2017 at the end of department that was 31 thousand car break-ins and now down this and have less than 10 thousand that's a significant significant reduction we know that not all were supported in the property crime is down

thirty percent around thirty percent that is product crime is our biggest category for numbers in san franciscans. by down across the board and robberies are down and again, because of people and because of technology the mayor mentioned we've been able to not only implement at the speeding at which people have been around here a long time but implemented as quickly. that's great but people that you see in the room and the people in the field put that technology to use and it is helping us solve crimes and catch people we may not have came out without the technology and block cameras that someone sees in the city they're getting their license plate it is reported but the car itself and so when people try to

out smart us by changing license plates. the cameras help us capture people. and things are going in a really, really good direction but again fighting that crime is humbling and as it continues to go down have a city that as mentioned we want to rewrite our narrative. and taken some loss sometimes and sometimes not but get to get the truth out there and tell them the removal and that will help also when we get - you know, we don't do things we used to do but make no mistake when people see cops in the neighborhood in uniform and gave me that helps with the perspective but the work is being done and now i

can't argue with the um. >> i mentioned has been is most intensive with our loss of children i go to the police commission every wednesday (unintelligible) and focus on the children and homicides. bringing hire investigators to come back for mothers like ourselves. so crime is down and now the joke is on us i want to thank every one of you for coming out all of you thank you,

every morning to a [off mic.] i'm glad that the community is we can - we can um, freeze the gap between community and law enforcement. i want to continue to do that as as not that lots of my son didn't deserve to die and we'll continue to there is other mothers out there all of us have lost our children i can't name the names of all of you and we're here representing - i need everyone to come out tomorrow support us and want to say thank you, mayor london breed and thank you and all of chief

lazzaro and all of you please (clapping). >> thank you, everyone that concludes the conference and now that end the [♪♪♪] >> i just don't know that you can find a neighborhood in the city where you can hear music

stands and take a ride on the low rider down the street. it is an experience that you can't have anywhere else in san francisco. [♪♪♪] [♪♪♪] >> district nine is a in the southeast portion of the city. we have four neighborhoods that i represent. st. mary's park has a completely unique architecture. very distinct feel, and it is a very close to holly park which is another beautiful park in san francisco. the bernal heights district is unique in that we have the hell which has one of the best views in all of san francisco. there is a swinging hanging from a tree at the top. it is as if you are swinging over the entire city. there are two unique aspects. it is considered the fourth

chinatown in san francisco. sixty% of the residents are of chinese ancestry. the second unique, and fun aspect about this area is it is the garden district. there is a lot of urban agriculture and it was where the city grew the majority of the flowers. not only for san francisco but for the region. and of course, it is the location in mclaren park which is the city's second biggest park after golden gate. many people don't know the neighborhood in the first place if they haven't been there. we call it the best neighborhood 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 very 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 middle. and then you walk further down and you have sunrise café. it is a place that you come for the incredible food, but also to learn about what is happening in the neighborhood and how you can help and support your community. >> twenty-fourth street is the birthplace of the movement. we have over 620 murals. it is the largest outdoor public gallery in the country and possibly the world. >> you can find so much political engagement park next to so much incredible art. 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 around for over 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 and the culture that is in this neighborhood for the future of families and generations. >> in the past decade, 8,000 latino residents in the mission district have been displaced from their community. we all know that the rising cost of living in san francisco has led to many people being displaced. lower and middle income all over the city. because it there is richness in this neighborhood that i also mentioned the fact it is flat and so accessible by trip public transportation, has, has made it very popular. >> it's a struggle for us right now, you know, when you get a lot of development coming to an area, a lot of new people coming to the area with different sets of values and different culture. there is a lot of struggle between the existing community and the newness coming in. there are some things that we do to try to slow it down so it

doesn't completely erase the communities. we try to have developments that is more in tune with the community and more equitable development in the area. >> you need to meet with and gain the support and find out the 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 in the new, without displacing the old. [♪♪♪] >> i hope we can reset a lot of the mission that we have lost in the last 20 years. so we will be bringing in a 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 the local community and working-class. >> back in the day, we looked at mission street, and now it does not look and feel anything like mission street. this is the last stand of the

latino concentrated arts, culture and cuisine and people. we created a cultural district to do our best to conserve that feeling. that is what makes our city so cosmopolitan and diverse and makes us the envy of the world. we have these unique neighborhoods with so much cultural presence and learnings, that we want to preserve. [♪♪♪]

>> i am supervisor melgar. i am the supervisor for district 7. [music] i am a immigrant to san francisco. my family came when i was 12 from el salvador during the civil war. this place gave us security, safety and an opportunity to thrive, so i love the city deeply, and as a mother of three kids who have grown up as city kids, i'm grateful for everything the city has to offer for

people like me and families. i have been politically involved my whole life, either in government or a non profit worker and i care about the community. i care about people around me, and i want to make sure that as the world changes around us, other people have the opportunity that my family did. >> we are back in san francisco post pandemic. so important to be out supporting our businesses, supporting our neighbors. >> i'm the first woman to represent the district, believe it or not. i'm the first latina elected to the board of supervisors without an appointment first ever, so i do think that (indiscernible) i want immigrants to be represented, women, moms, people that have different experiences because that brings richment to our decision making and i think it makes for betting decisions so that inspired me to run.

district 7 is one of the most diverse districts in san francisco both in economics and ethnicity. it spans north from golden gate park. it includes all the institutions in the park, the wheel. the music concourse, mew seem to the south to the daly city boarder and west to the organization. includes the zoo (indiscernible) all those fun things and to 280 oen the east. includes city college, san francisco state. i had ucsf parnassus so very large geographically. it is mostly single family homes, so it is the place where for generations family (indiscernible) nice parks, lake merced, mount davidson. >> this is like a village within the city, so we

are very close nit community. we tend to band together and try to support one another and it is a friendly place and families and people to have a cup of coffee and check out the park. >> ocean avenue, which is the southern end of our district is vibrant commercial corridor that mostly cater tuesday the local neighborhoods and the students. as you go further west you have the mall which has some of the best pan asian food offerings in the city. if you haven't been there, it is really fun. as you go up a little bit further, there is west portal avenue, which is a very old school commercial district where you can still find antique shops and cobbler shops and as well as like more modern restaurants. it is definitely hopping and full of families on any weekday. >> i'm matt roger, the coowner or (indiscernible)

>> carl, other coowner in west portal. >> we are a neighborhood hardware store. been a community institution since it was founded in 1936. we had a little bit of everything. (indiscernible) to gardening or gift buying. >> my entire experience in san francisco is this community. it is a very small town feel for a big city. the community is caring and connected. >> what makes me excited doing business in district 7 is i know it sell well. i grew up here. i knew a lot of customers, parents of friends. it is very comfortable place and feels like home. >> if you go up north, you have the innerpz sunset commercial corridor which has a awesome farmers market on weekdays and plethora of restaurants. there is everything you

need. >> friendly and safe and (indiscernible) i love they bring their kids with them. they teach them how to use their money, and it is something you dont see in too many markets in other communities. i love to see the kids come and talking to you. it is something different then i see from (indiscernible) >> the ev access to transit in inner sunset and ability to do a lot of shopping on foot, and now the improved biking with jfk closed to cars, because we have a 4 and a half year old who rides her bike. we now have a safe place to go and ride bike jz don't have to to worry about traffic. >> graffiti continues to be one of these things that during the pandemic just got out of control everywhere in the city and i do think that it is

hampering our recovery of commercial corridors, so some of the volunteers on west portal avenue, some of the merchants got together with interns at our office to do some hands on abatement and we have been doing it regularly. we are doing it once a week and we have a wonderful neighbor, carrie organizing and storing the paint and supplies in her office on west portal, but this needs more then just a volunteer efforts. >> i'm grateful for the collaboration. we passed legislation at the board and put $4 million in the budget over the next 24 months to help the department of public works hire laborers and labor apprentices to abate the graffiti on private property on commercial corridors. i think that for a couple years this recovery strategy so we can get back up as normal after this

awful pandemic. participatory budgeting is a pot of money that is available every year for district 7 neighbors to propose projects that improve the neighborhood and the district. anyone, any organization in the district can propose a project and then it's a vote. it is popular vote. we have 14 projects just approved and they span from you know, a vegetable garden at aptos middle school to pedestrian safety projects on (indiscernible) it runs the gamut, but it is wonderful because it allows people to be engaged in a real way, and then to see the outcome of their energy and work, because the things get improved in front of them. >> i like it is really close to

the parecollect parks and bunch of businesses as well as a calm feel. it is a very peaceful feel even though it is close to a lot of things. (indiscernible) also not boring. there is stuff to do too. >> so, there is lots to see and experience in district 7. [music]gned by presiden-

>> it took the devastating 1906 earthquake and fire and 500 city blocks burning to the ground for the people of san francisco to realize they had an inadequate water supply. >> the earthquake allowed nation sin a neuropathy for san francisco. whatever this stricken city wants as a country, we should help them with it. >> years before, mayor james feland explored the sierra for a source of water for a city run water utility. his search led him to a pristine valley along

the tuolumne river. >> hetch hetchy valley seemed to be the obvious place for this. it had steep perpendicular walls, 2500 feet and a flat floor. all you would have to do is put a dam across it. >> however, hetch hetchy was in yosemite national park and in order to build the proposed system, san francisco needed federal permission. jon mural opposed the dam and blocked progress for years but in 1913, congressman john from money george would clear the way. signed by president wood row wilson, it created a relationship between yosemite national park and the city of san francisco that continues to this day. >> take them to the -- it's an imperative for collaboration with the national park service and the forest service for our ongoing work as well as maintenance projects and capital improvement projects. >> we have a strong partnership

with the national park service aimed at protection of the watershed, it's for the natural values for it, and wilderness area for the park service and protection of water quality. >> for a century now, this dam in a national park brought fresh water to the san francisco bay area which shared stewardship, it will continue to do so for generations to come. >> this will is the moment. it's made possible >> good afternooning. welcome to the december 9 gu