and as we do all of that, our recovery will focus on moving our city forward. the and putting people first. we will continue our work to cut the red tape for small businesses, because it's more important than ever. for example, in november, voters passed our small business streamlining measure, proposition-h. and it's already working. one small immigrant-owned business that wanted to convert a hair shop to an ice cream shop, saw their approval time cut from the normal six to nine months down to one day! one day! we'll build on this success. and make it even easier to turn an idea into a thriving small business. bureaucracy cannot keep getting in the way of people. our recovery also means building housing. now! during this economic downturn. as we rise again, let's not repeat the mistakes of the past. we will put affordable housing dollars to work, and streamline the approval process. even if it means going to the voters to do it. we will keep pushing to meet our goal of building 5,000 new homes each year. and can we finally put to rest the fantasy that supply an

the thing is, this is our response after the fact, but we will have to do more as a city to make sure that these crimes are not committed in the first place. part of it is accountability. the other part, it's making sure that we are doing everything we can to keep our community safe, to make sure our police officers are out there patrolling and walking the streets, our neighborhood watches, and providing opportunities so that people never ever get to a place where they commit the kinds of crime we have seen in recent weeks that happened on our streets. i know that nothing can take away the pain and hurt of what these families are going through, but we are here to offer support and we are here to make changes so that some of the mistakes and the challenges that existed that made it tough to bring people to justice will be repaired and will be addressed. with that, i want to turn it over to our police chief bill scott to talk about specifically what the department has done and i want to again commend the department for quickly apprehending the suspects in these cases and now chief scott

this really is an investment in the heart and soul of our city. it's going to come back many fold in dollars that are spent here. even more than that, you really can't put a dollar amount on our culture and if we lose it, if we lose these venues, it would have long-term consequences that will be devastated for our city. i hope that we not only create this fund, we make a commitment to invest in it. we're working with the mayor and should be able to make an initial investment. we know this is just the beginning. we have to do so much more for these venues, for our musicians, for our artists, for our entertainment venues who as so many folks said, have dug into their own pockets and have taken on tremendous amount of debt over the last year in particular. we've created a relief fund for people who have taken on rent debt for who are tenants. we're going to have to over the long-term, -- put themselves in some cases, they put it on their credit card, personal debt to stay alive and keep their venues open during this time. this is an initial investment

i have confidence that despite the challenges that exists in our city and other major cities in the country, that when we begin to reopen, that more people will return to san francisco. it's not a matter of if, but when. the fact is, when you look at what happened in this pandemic, san francisco, the second most dense city in the country with the lowest death rate of any major city in the country, how we handled this virus has been a national model for the rest of the country to follow and how we will continue to address the challenges that persist in our city. it's something that we will work on. we will build more housing. we will keep our residents safe. we will put forth innovative plans and projects to address homelessness and the challenges we face together. i'm confident that people will begin to not only return to san francisco to visit as tourists for conventions and other things, which they sew -- so frequently do because they feel safe to be here in light of what happened with covid, that they will return their businesses and other things that have existed before. people will wan

when this pandemic hit our city, our country about a year ago. in san francisco, we had to get ready. as much as dr. colfax and i fought over what was going on and whether or not we needed to close down the city because we understood the significant impacts on people's lives by making these hard decisions, we knew it was the right thing to do. we knew it was the right thing to do because it was about saving lives. when you look at where san francisco is in terms of our death rate, even though every life lost is tragic, we are the second densest city in the country with the lowest death rate of any major city in the country. we've saves thousands of lives here in the city. it started here at moscone center. i want to thank the director of the department of emergency management mary allen carol for her hard work. [applause] >> mayor breed: and the people who came here to work not only the folks who work within her department but so many city employees, who signed up as disaster service workers, who answered the call, and who have been showing up to

and to all of us individually in our cities. individually in our cities. first, cincinnati is unfortunately one of the many cities that saw this. a huge spike in gun violence. in 2018 and 2019 we had record low gun violence and 20 year lows. and last year that really came off. historic levels of gun violence. and there is no easy explanation as to why this happened the recession, the public health issues, the schools being closed, and i know we had in being very candid. i forgot to mention i need to mention that we're on c-span and so everyone should know that we year on c-span life and so anything you say and do in this. i would just be blunt of the natty are in cincinnati covid started we had a fear factor of our officers getting the virus before we knew exactly how it was transmitted. results md policing based on fear. and a lot of our task force was hands on the back seat as people were very fearful of tracting are contracting the virus. that led to a significant spice in gun violence. it's summer of course we were all reeling from the george floyd vid

to clarify i am member of our city our home oversight. our chairperson is the amazing janel williams. i don't want to take anything away from her on that. >> i gave you a promotion. i apologize. thank you for inviting me and for the resolution. this is an intersection of unprecedented opportunities. in over 30 years of work organizing unhoused people and solutions to homelessness, here right now in the midst of the grief of the global pandemic we see this potential to move the dial on homelessness of the it is a singular moment to address the cries cease. we never imagined the hotels an the solutions. we spent a lot of time trying to protect against and failing to keep the tourist hotels from gobbling upper manent housing. this is to transform and this is not going to last. the federal government recently released news that fema would reimburse 100% of the cost of sip hotels and other pandemic related expenses incurred by the city and county of san francisco back to january 2020 and to october 2021. this is expected to be $83 million. we

on the other hand, we -- our city has not done it. we have not managed to have the -- i don't know, courage, will, everything else, focused on low income to open our schools. and in my personal view -- i'm saying personally. if vaccination is what it takes for the teachers i would prioritize teachers but i would do it in any tier. i think this tier business has gotten us off kilter with schools because the tier is always private schools could open in purple tiers. there are a bunch of private schools open right now. and those teachers vaccinated. i think we should separate the tier system from schools as a essential business, essential requirement. and if they need to get vaccinated, get vaccinated. i think that's a great idea and support it. but in purple np any tier they should open. >> okay. we have time for one more question. i'm going to look at this a little bit more closely. because we know about 3 million u.s. children have tested positive. that represents about 13% of all cases. we know they are less likely but the. >> but tha

our city can't fully recover until our students are supported, our schools are open. and i will continue to do everything i can to help get our kids back in the classroom. we will invest in people by investing in infrastructure. we can put san franciscans back to work by harnessing the power of public investments. we will strengthen our seawall, build parks, police and fire stations, and mental health facilities, and improve public transportation. yes, public transportation is the lifeblood of a great city, and making muni work -- better than ever -- is critical to our economic recovery. in all, i plan to move forwar on more than $3.5 billion in city projects. just this week, for example, we opened our new navigation center in the bayview. this 200-bed shelter will serve some of our most vulnerable residents. but the project also created 330 jobs, during the height of the pandemic. that's 330 people who can provide for themselves and their families. and our recovery also needs to be about the arts, our cultural institutions and culturally diverse neighborhoods, and th

we saw really a devastating and shocking corruption scandal over the last year in our city. those allegations and charges and resignations related to corruption were all closely connected to how we use our funds as a city. whether or not our money and the public's money is being spent in a way that is ethical and entirely for the public interest so we would need to focus as well on restoring the trust from the public and ensuring there areadequate levels of oversight, accountability and transparency . these are the principles and questions that i hope can guide us as a committee and will guide us as we begin our work today and learning about the forecast both the short-term and long-term and making some significant decisions in the coming weeks about how to approach a budget surplus that was recently announced. i'll have some closing comments after we hear the presentation about how i hope that we can approach the surplus specifically as a committee but again, i want to thank you all for your service on this committee and you have my commitment to work very closely with each

our award des. i want to turn this over to the best commission in city government. led by the president of our commission joining us is cat anderson and larry. we have commissioners to say a few words and announce this winners. starting with our president mark buehl. >> thank you, phil. thank you, mayor, senator weiner. you know, and thank you everybody that is participating in this. phil mentioned it, but i want to remind everybody. we had a bond measure in november that passed by 70% of the population. what it means is that san francisco and san francisco residents recognize the work that is being done at rec and park. i would love to say that they have confidence in the commission or with the management but the reality is that it is as on the ground, what people see every day in parks. that is what they are responding to when they approve the bonds. they love our parks. that is because they love the work each of you do every day to make it better. particularly, during this pandemic when parks and playgrounds become essential outlets for people who are stuck in not

city are safe. with the vaccines, with our reopening efforts, with all that we're doing, the city is going to come aliven't lose something precious in the process. process, the heart and the soul of our children. with that, for more information, please visit our website or call 3-1-1. and at this time, i'd ask dr. grant cofax to come forward and provide specific information from the department of public health. thank you so much. >> good morning. thank you for joining us today. and thank you, mayor breed, for your leadership and commitment to our city-wide covid-19 response. as you all know, as a city we've been responding to this virus for over a year now. and, mayor, your steadfast leadership and support continue to be invaluable. san francisco, we have made significant headway in containing the virus during this recent surge. but, as we are seeing nationally, there are still many unknowns, including new variants. we must continue to practice the safety precautions: mask-wearing, physical distancing, and limiting interactions with multiple households. please protect yourselves and those closest to you

and as we do all of that, our recovery will focus on moving our city forward. putting people first. we will continue our work to cut the red tape for small businesses, because it's more important than ever. for example, in november, voters passed our small business streamlining measure, proposition-h. and it's already working. one small immigrant-owned business that wanted to convert a hair shop to an ice cream shop, saw their approval time cut from the normal six to nine months down to one day! one day! we'll build on this success. and make it even easier to turn an idea into a thriving small business. bureaucracy cannot keep getting in the way of people. our recovery also means building housing. now! during this economic downturn. as we rise again, let's not repeat the mistakes of the past. we will put affordable housing dollars to work, and streamline the approval process. even if it means going to the voters to do it. we will keep pushing to meet our goal of building 5,000 new homes each year. and can we finally put to rest the fantasy that supply and deman

to clarify i am member of our city our home oversight. our chairperson is the amazing janel williams. i don't want to take anything away from her on that. >> i gave you a promotion. i apologize. thank you for inviting me and for the resolution. this is an intersection of unprecedented opportunities. in over 30 years of work organizing unhoused people and solutions to homelessness, here right now in the midst of the grief of the global pandemic we see this potential to move the dial on homelessness of the it is a singular moment to address the cries cease. we never imagined the hotels an the solutions. we spent a lot of time trying to protect against and failing to keep the tourist hotels from gobbling upper manent housing. this is to transform and this is not going to last. the federal government recently released news that fema would reimburse 100% of the cost of sip hotels and other pandemic related expenses incurred by the city and county of san francisco back to january 2020 and to october 2021. this is expected to be $83 million. we

the thing is, this is our response after the fact, but we will have to do more as a city to make sure that these crimes are not committed in the first place. part of it is accountability. the other part, it's making sure that we are doing everything we can to keep our community safe, to make sure our police officers are out there patrolling and walking the streets, our neighborhood watches, and providing opportunities so that people never ever get to a place where they commit the kinds of crime we have seen in recent weeks that happened on our streets. i know that nothing can take away the pain and hurt of what these families are going through, but we are here to offer support and we are here to make changes so that some of the mistakes and the challenges that existed that made it tough to bring people to justice will be repaired and will be addressed. with that, i want to turn it over to our police chief bill scott to talk about specifically what the department has done and i want to again commend the department for quickly apprehending the suspects in these cases and now chief scott

to clarify i am member of our city our home oversight. our chairperson is the amazing janel williams. i don't want to take anything away from her on that. >> i gave you a promotion. i apologize. thank you for inviting me and for the resolution. this is an intersection of unprecedented opportunities. in over 30 years of work organizing unhoused people and solutions to homelessness, here right now in the midst of the grief of the global pandemic we see this potential to move the dial on homelessness of the it is a singular moment to address the cries cease. we never imagined the hotels an the solutions. we spent a lot of time trying to protect against and failing to keep the tourist hotels from gobbling upper manent housing. this is to transform and this is not going to last. the federal government recently released news that fema would reimburse 100% of the cost of sip hotels and other pandemic related expenses incurred by the city and county of san francisco back to january 2020 and to october 2021. this is expected to be $83 million. we

that includes the role of our city's poet laureate. since lauren was made our first poet laureate in 1998, this prestigious honor has showcased san francisco's finest poets from many diverse backgrounds. their work has reminded us how it means to be a san franciscan, it reminus -- reminds us of our diversity and calls attention to our most pressing issues and inspires us to create a more equitable and just society. it inspires young people to search for their voice in a way that may not have -- that they may not have thought was possible before. it opens doors of opportunities for them to pursue their dreams. that is why i'm so excited today to announce our eighth poet laureate. before we get to the big announcement, i would like to thank and recognize our outgoing poet laureate kim shuck for her imcredible service for our city. she represented our city beautifully through her work and has given her time over the past few years to serve our community. whether teaching at the local colleges, universiies and public schools or helping the

to clarify i am member of our city our home oversight. our chairperson is the amazing janel williams. i don't want to take anything away from her on that. >> i gave you a promotion. i apologize. thank you for inviting me and for the resolution. this is an intersection of unprecedented opportunities. in over 30 years of work organizing unhoused people and solutions to homelessness, here right now in the midst of the grief of the global pandemic we see this potential to move the dial on homelessness of the it is a singular moment to address the cries cease. we never imagined the hotels an the solutions. we spent a lot of time trying to protect against and failing to keep the tourist hotels from gobbling upper manent housing. this is to transform and this is not going to last. the federal government recently released news that fema would reimburse 100% of the cost of sip hotels and other pandemic related expenses incurred by the city and county of san francisco back to january 2020 and to october 2021. this is expected to be $83 million. we

when this pandemic hit our city, our country about a year ago. in san francisco, we had to get ready. as much as dr. colfax and i fought over what was going on and whether or not we needed to close down the city because we understood the significant impacts on people's lives by making these hard decisions, we knew it was the right thing to do. we knew it was the right thing to do because it was about saving lives. when you look at where san francisco is in terms of our death rate, even though every life lost is tragic, we are the second densest city in the country with the lowest death rate of any major city in the country. we've saves thousands of lives here in the city. it started here at moscone center. i want to thank the director of the department of emergency management mary allen carol for her hard work. [applause] >> mayor breed: and the people who came here to work not only the folks who work within her department but so many city employees, who signed up as disaster service workers, who answered the call, and who have been showing up to

so we see today the growing number of homeless in our cities. this is why it's so important. this is in every city issue that we are faced with right now that we have got to make sure those elected officials that are in washington right now making these decisions that they step up to the plate and honor the pledge that they said to the american people, send me to washington, send me and i will take care of you. it's time for us to make sure that we honor those pledges. >> i also want to mention in a report around employment levels for 2019 to give you a sense of the u.s. metro areas that the mayor generated one third of u.s. metro's will not have recovered their lost jobs by the end of 2024 from this. 40% won't recover until 2023. our point is simple everyday the congress congress fails to get state and local money it makes the recession lasts longer and then secondly dr. fauci this morning talked about how quickly we must get this vaccine on the ground. who is delivering those vaccines that local governments? it has to happen if we are serious about getting out of this econom

our city can't fully recover until our students are supported, our schools are open. and i will continue to do everything i can to help get our kids back in the classroom. we will invest in people by investing in infrastructure. we can put san franciscans back to work by harnessing the power of public investments. we will strengthen our seawall, build parks, police and fire stations, and mental health facilities, and improve public transportation. yes, public transportation is the lifeblood of a great city, and making muni work -- better than ever -- is critical to our economic recovery. in all, i plan to move forwar on more than $3.5 billion in city projects. just this week, for example, we opened our new navigation center in the bayview. this 200-bed shelter will serve some of our most vulnerable residents. but the project also created 330 jobs, during the height of the pandemic. that's 330 people who can provide for themselves and their families. and our recovery also needs to be about the arts, our cultural institutions and culturally diverse neighborhoods, and th

city are safe. with the vaccines, with our reopening efforts, with all that we're doing, the city is going to come alive again. let's continue to do our very best to make sure that we don't lose something precious in the process. process, the heart and the soul of our children. with that, for more information, please visit our website or call 3-1-1. and at this time, i'd ask dr. grant cofax to come forward and provide specific information from the department of public health. thank you so much. >> good morning. thank you for joining us today. and thank you, mayor breed, for your leadership and commitment to our city-wide covid-19 response. as you all know, as a city we've been responding to this virus for over a year now. and, mayor, your steadfast leadership and support continue to be invaluable. san francisco, we have made significant headway in containing the virus during this recent surge. but, as we are seeing nationally, there are still many unknowns, including new variants. we must continue to practice the safety precautions: mask-wearing, physical distancing, and limiting interactions with multi

the thing is, this is our response after the fact, but we will have to do more as a city to make sure that these crimes are not committed in the first place. part of it is accountability. the other part, it's making sure that we are doing everything we can to keep our community safe, to make sure our police officers are out there patrolling and walking the streets, our neighborhood watches, and providing opportunities so that people never ever get to a place where they commit the kinds of crime we have seen in recent weeks that happened on our streets. i know that nothing can take away the pain and hurt of what these families are going through, but we are here to offer support and we are here to make changes so that some of the mistakes and the challenges that existed that made it tough to bring people to justice will be repaired and will be addressed. with that, i want to turn it over to our police chief bill scott to talk about specifically what the department has done and i want to again commend the department for quickly apprehending the suspects in these cases and now chief scott

that includes the role of our city's poet laureate. since lauren was made our first poet laureate in 1998, this prestigious honor has showcased san francisco's finest poets from many diverse backgrounds. their work has reminded us how it means to be a san franciscan, it reminus -- reminds us of our diversity and calls attention to our most pressing issues and inspires us to create a more equitable and just society. it inspires young people to search for their voice in a way that may not have -- that they may not have thought was possible before. it opens doors of opportunities for them to pursue their dreams. that is why i'm so excited today to announce our eighth poet laureate. before we get to the big announcement, i would like to thank and recognize our outgoing poet laureate kim shuck for her imcredible service for our city. she represented our city beautifully through her work and has given her time over the past few years to serve our community. whether teaching at the local colleges, universiies and public schools or helping the

our city's education system has been evolving for a model system for the nation. many educators with the city have been working tirelessly for decades. and we have made good progress. there were many system changes, such as the establishment of offices for care and education, that they be part in 2018 and in 2020. however, we still have a lot to be accomplished as a whole. we still have gaps between (indiscernable). we still have a lot of issues to be addressed through collective efforts. c-pac has been playing a very important role in making those important progresses. myself, i have been devoted to the travel education for 25 years, with a wide range of experiences. i was a pre-school teacher, a college assistant professor, and now the executive director for the most vulnerable families of our city. by the way (indiscernable). my organization in district 3, we have five centers serving over 200 children from low-income families. this is a very cultured region and diverse district. myself, as a new immigrant from taiwan. from an equity perspective, i understand no

that includes the role of our city's poet laureate. laureate in 1998, this prestigious honor has showcased san francisco's finest poets from many diverse backgrounds. their work has reminded us how it means to be a san franciscan, it reminus -- reminds us of our diversity and calls attention to our most pressing issues and inspires us to create a more equitable and just society. it inspires young people to search for their voice in a way that may not have -- that they may not have thought was possible before. it opens doors of opportunities for them to pursue their dreams. that is why i'm so excited today to announce our eighth poet laureate. before we get to the big announcement, i would like to thank and recognize our outgoing poet laureate kim shuck for her imcredible service for our city. she represented our city beautifully through her work and has given her time over the past few years to serve our community. whether teaching at the local colleges, universiies and public schools or helping the library launch their first ever amer

that includes the role of our city's poet laureate. since lauren was made our first poet laureate in 1998, this prestigious honor has showcased san francisco's finest poets from many diverse backgrounds. their work has reminded us how it means to be a san franciscan, it reminus -- reminds us of our diversity and calls attention to our most pressing issues and inspires us to create a more equitable and just society. it inspires young people to search for their voice in a way that may not have -- that they may not have thought was possible before. it opens doors of opportunities for them to pursue their dreams. that is why i'm so excited today to announce our eighth poet laureate. before we get to the big announcement, i would like to thank and recognize our outgoing poet laureate kim shuck for her imcredible service for our city. she represented our city beautifully through her work and has given her time over the past few years to serve our community. whether teaching at the local colleges, universiies and public schools or helping the

our city is in trouble right now. there are not enough police on the street to look out for public safety, and you have this happening all over the city in all districts. the crime is on the rise, yet we've all heard the number that's crime is down. well, crime is down if you count a car break in the same exact way that you would count a hot prowl burglary or a hot car break-in the same as you would count a murder. crime in my district, the richmond, is up 370% from last year. this is unacceptable. we have elderly people being knocked down, two killed in the last couple of weeks, from people on the street just attacking them. this is not okay, and it is clear that san francisco is supporting a -- an attitude of lawlessness. when you have that attitude, guess what you get? you get criminals who are more brazen and who think they can go out and do whatever they want, and that's what's happening, and they will become more and more brazen. we need more programs, but the police budget has already been cut. i urge you not t

we saw really a devastating and shocking corruption scandal over the last year in our city. those allegations and charges and resignations related to corruption were all closely connected to how we use our funds as a city. whether or not our money and the public's money is being spent in a way that is ethical and entirely for the public interest so we would need to focus as well on restoring the trust from the public and ensuring there areadequate levels of oversight, accountability and transparency . these are the principles and questions that i hope can guide us as a committee and will guide us as we begin our work today and learning about the forecast both the short-term and long-term and making some significant decisions in the coming weeks about how to approach a budget surplus that was recently announced. i'll have some closing comments after we hear the presentation about how i hope that we can approach the surplus specifically as a committee but again, i want to thank you all for your service on this committee and you have my commitment to work very closely with each

and as we do all of that, our recovery will focus on moving our city forward. the and putting people first. we will continue our work to cut the red tape for small businesses, because it's more important than ever. for example, in november, voters passed our small business streamlining measure, proposition-h. and it's already working. one small immigrant-owned business that wanted to convert a hair shop to an ice cream shop, saw their approval time cut from the normal six to nine months down to one day! one day! we'll build on this success. and make it even easier to turn an idea into a thriving small business. bureaucracy cannot keep getting in the way of people. our recovery also means building housing. now! during this economic downturn. as we rise again, let's not repeat the mistakes of the past. we will put affordable housing dollars to work, and streamline the approval process. even if it means going to the voters to do it. we will keep pushing to meet our goal of building 5,000 new homes each year. and can we finally put to rest the fantasy that supply an

so when you have this committee, "our city, our home oversight committee," it sounds very rosy. where are you going to get the money from? we have a $13 million budget, and our ethics commission doesn't have resources. and our mayor says that they have to give up 10% so that they can promulgate some equity. you have been mentioning it in a direct and indirect manner. this committee should get their act together. don't talk too much. if you have the money -- where are you going to get the money from? our city departments do not have the money. our city departments are laying off essential workers. in the middle of the pandemic, our mayor has taken a raise. she is making $400,000. and when we, the taxpayers, here are rambling about it, it pisses us off. it really pisses us off. thank you very much. >> chairwoman: thank you, francisco. >> taking the next caller. hello, caller? >> caller: hi. i'd like to know if bringing it back to the individuals in the zip code hotel, there are available units, a lot of them. are we not doing proper assessments to make sure those who can be immedi

that includes the role of our city's poet laureate. lauren was made our first poet laureate in 1998, this prestigious honor has showcased san francisco's finest poets from many diverse backgrounds. their work has reminded us how it means to be a san franciscan, it reminus -- reminds us of our diversity and calls attention to our most pressing issues and inspires us to create a more equitable and just society. it inspires young people to search for their voice in a way that may not have -- that they may not have thought was possible before. it opens doors of opportunities for them to pursue their dreams. that is why i'm so excited today to announce our eighth poet laureate. before we get to the big announcement, i would like to thank and recognize our outgoing poet laureate kim shuck for her imcredible service for our city. she represented our city beautifully through her work and has given her time over the past few years to serve our community. whether teaching at the local colleges, universiies and public schools or helping the librar

that is the moral and at the epic thing for our city to do. 's a right and we must respect the dignity of the people. if our people in our community are not able to quarantine, then the whole community needs to get sick and people will do what they need to do in order to feed their family to go out and work . when my family got sick, we did not receive support. we did not receive food, we did not receive ppe. it was difficult but we had a communitythat supported them . we need you to do what is morally correct and our city really step up to what is called to be a sanctuary. thankyou very much and god bless . >> thank you for your comments, nextspeaker please . >>caller: [inaudible] >>caller: [speaking spanish] >>caller: [speaking spanish] >> and i live in district 9. >>caller: [speaking spanish ] i do not qualify for any benefit . i qualify six months agonobody has told me . [speaking spanish] unfortunately i feel positive with covid. [inaudible] ... all the documents wereincluded . [speaking spanish] and another thing is the many benefits i ha

and as we do all of that, our recovery will focus on moving our city forward. the and putting people first. we will continue our work to cut the red tape for small businesses, because it's more important than ever. for example, in november, voters passed our small business streamlining measure, proposition-h. and it's already working. one small immigrant-owned business that wanted to convert a hair shop to an ice cream shop, saw their approval time cut from the normal six to nine months down to one day! one day! we'll build on this success. and make it even easier to turn an idea into a thriving small business. bureaucracy cannot keep getting in the way of people. our recovery also means building housing. now! during this economic downturn. as we rise again, let's not repeat the mistakes of the past. we will put affordable housing dollars to work, and streamline the approval process. even if it means going to the voters to do it. we will keep pushing to meet our goal of building 5,000 new homes each year. and can we finally put to rest the fantasy that supply an

chief of police and our district attorney to let everyone know that violent crimes committed in our city will not be tolerated. public safety is our top priority and we are not pointing the finger. we are here to work collaboratively, to make sure that we keep people safe. we each have a responsibility. if you commit a crime in san francisco and you hurt someone, you will be held accountable to the fullest extend of the law. that's a commitment i have from our police chief and the district attorney. a tax in crime committed against our most vulnerable, especially our seniors and our children, are unacceptable. i was raised by my grandmother and watching that video, i could not help but imagine if that had happened to my grandmother. if someone had did that to her, had hurt her like that, had killed her like that. i don't have the words. i can't even begin to understand how anyone could think of hurting a defenseless senior and i want to be clear. you will be held accountable by the police, as well as the district attorney. there will be consequences. let's dispel the myth right now that

our city can't fully recover until our students are supported, our schools are open. and i will continue to do everything i can to help get our kids back in the classroom. we will invest in people by investing in infrastructure. we can put san franciscans back to work by harnessing the power of public investments. we will strengthen our seawall, build parks, police and fire stations, and mental health facilities, and improve public transportation. yes, public transportation is the lifeblood of a great city, and making muni work -- better than ever -- is critical to our economic recovery. in all, i plan to move forwar on more than $3.5 billion in city projects. just this week, for example, we opened our new navigation center in the bayview. this 200-bed shelter will serve some of our most vulnerable residents. but the project also created 330 jobs, during the height of the pandemic. that's 330 people who can provide for themselves and their families. and our recovery also needs to be about the arts, our cultural institutions and culturally diverse neighborhoods, and th

our businesses keep leaving. we see yelp leave today, we see oracle leaving the city. if we don't start supporting our businesses and making our residents safe, our city keeps going down a deeper hole, and it is just extremely sad, as someone who's been here for 40 years. thank you so much. >> good evening, commissioners. my name is stephen rude, and i'm the manager for the hotel zoe in san francisco. -- in fisherman's wharf. i am a resident of san francisco. the safety of our residents and san francisco is incredibly important to me, and i'd like to thank chief scott and the sfpd for the work that they've been doing for delivering the police requirements of them. unfortunately, many of my residents, employees, and hotel guests don't feel safe on the streets, and i'm asking you to protect policing levels, specifically the programming that allows additional beat officers on our streets and in our businesses. several of my employees have been assaulted on the way to work, and the most well known, my former night auditor being beaten on fisherman's wharf. still unsolved, a

welcome everyone to our city our home oversight committee meeting. it is january 19th. please call the roll. andrews. >> here. >> choice chair d'antonio. >> here. >> member friedenbach. >> i don't think we can hear you. here. >> member haines. >> here. >> member leadbetter. >> here. >> member miller. >> absent. >> memberna agenda. >> here. >> reggio. >> here. >> chair williams. here. >> we have a quorum at this time. >> now we will move to public comment on any matters not on the agenda. is there any public comment at this time? if you wish to provide public comment call 415-655-0001. access code (146)379-7854. then pound, pound. if you haven't done so dial star 3 to line up to speak. please wait until the system indicates you are unmuted and you may begin comments. you have three minutes. >> i don't see any hands raised. there are no public comments. >> thank you. we will move to item 3. approval of the comments from december 9 and from december 15th. is there a motion? >> so moved. >> thank you, andrews. is there a second? >> second by member haines. any further discu

our sister city committees and council core committees are working tirelessly to promote cultural andmic exchanges with our sister cities in the asia-pacific region. we have the best chinese new year parade because of the hard work of the chinese chamber of commerce, and we get to experience fetetivities year-round thanks to the chinese historical society, and the a.p.a. heritage foundation. although we will be celebrating lunar new year's differently this year, our communities will be strong and resilient. it will be a challenging time for all of us, but the year of the ox will bring us strength and perseverance. thank you to everyone for putting together the on-line lunar new year celebration guide. part of the tradition includes the unveiling of the lunar new year stamp with our local postmaster, which we will do in just a bit, but for now, let's go back to claudine. >> thank you, mayor breed, for your new year greetings, and before i talk about the stamp, i saw that two members of the board of supervisors are joining us to give us lunar new year greetings: supervisor connie chang

this really is an investment in the heart and soul of our city. it's going to come back many fold in dollars that are spent here. even more than that, you really can't put a dollar amount on our culture and if we lose it, if we lose these venues, it would have long-term consequences that will be devastated for our city. i hope that we not only create this fund, we make a commitment to invest in it. we're working with the mayor and should be able to make an initial investment. we know this is just the beginning. we have to do so much more for these venues, for our musicians, for our artists, for our entertainment venues who as so many folks said, have dug into their own pockets and have taken on tremendous amount of debt over the last year in particular. we've created a relief fund for people who have taken on rent debt for who are tenants. we're going to have to over the long-term, -- put themselves in some cases, they put it on their credit card, personal debt to stay alive and keep their venues open during this time. this is an initial investment

we're in a housing crisis and people are being pushed out due to unaffordability, out of our city into longer commutes further away from where they work and play and jobs. this would give homeowners choices and allow for more affordable homes for sale or rent in places throughout the city. so really excited about this opportunity. >> people aren't liking this plan. you have opposition to this obviously. and i guess part of the reason would be people who have single-family homes like single-family homes in their area, thinking that it's going to keep the property values up. what kind of pushback are you getting? >> yeah, i mean, i think a lot of this is really centered in, you know, just confusion and uncertainty and a lot of misinformation. i think both sides really need to talk to one another. this is a solution that's being proposed in a lot of different areas. we already have a lot of this housing throughout the city. people might not even know it's in their communities. it's duplexes, tri-plexes, four-plexes. it was the way we built out our city to begin with. it's getting back now