come on out to u.n. plaza well we have the most recent addition to our fabulously renovated un plaza. it's 21,000ft2 of incredibly designed space by alexis sablone who is a nationally recognized skater and architect . >> and this particular project is a great partnership between the richmond park department, the civic center cbd converse and the skate park foundation. and ultimately the goal here is to make sure that un plaza is a place where we are all welcome, where we all feel safe, where we can all enjoy each other and recreate and we've had over 350,000 visitors to this space and very significantly we've seen a reduction of unhealthy activity and crime here approximately 80% and skaters are absolutely welcome here. we want to celebrate the skating community, its incredible history and what it's done for the texture and fabric and culture of our city [♪♪♪] >> i really believe that art should be available to people for free, and it should be part of our world, you shouldn't just be something in museums, and

[music] come on out to u.n. plazawe have the most recent addition to our fabulously renovated un plaza. it's 21,000ft2 of incredibly designed space by alexis sablone who is a nationally recognized skater and architect . >> and this particular project is a great partnership between the richmond park department, the civic center cbd converse and the skate park foundation. and ultimately the goal here is to make sure that un plaza is a place where we are all welcome, where we all feel safe, where we can all enjoy each other and recreate and we've had over 350,000 visitors to this space and very significantly we've seen a reduction of unhealthy activity and crime here approximately 80% and skaters are absolutely welcome here. we want to celebrate the skating community, its incredible history and what it's done for the texture and fabric and culture of our city >> the height of my addiction i was homeless. i was isolatesed from my family. i had lost everything. my spirit was completely broken. methadone gave me my recovery

a build on the $2 million effort we undertook in 2023 that now has seen 350,000 people come to u.n. plaza each year for four healthy and happy reasons. we're very, very, very proud of this project. it's also result it resulted in nearly an 80% reduction in daytime crime in the space. >> it's really turned the corner. so i want to thank our partner the civic center community benefit district which we work very closely with the department of public works. we work closely with the san francisco police department. we work closely with in the space the library, the asian art museum and obviously most and most special of all to our staff dan mauer in particular here who never stops hustling out there are wreck division who's always out there our park rangers keeping the space safe. this was not even a park space three years ago and now it's one of our most thriving locations. so it's a really good news story. >> and then the week before we were out with our partners ucsf supervisor sherman walton, the dogpatch community we unveiled the newly renovated a park a long time coming. >> this was the

exceeded the goals for the curb ramp and street resurfacing portions and there's one positive left u.n. plaza as well as one street structure that remain to be completed later this year that should wrap up that portion of the bond and then moving to bph and department of homeless supportive housing. they're proceeding along with construction projects and during this year across a few different areas. so those are proceeding kind of in line with the expectations of the bond spending as well and they've been able to exceed their goals in adding a supportive housing. so everything kind of proceeding nicely on that. so kind of a continuing with questions that have been asked today we asked the program managers about concerns for any city budgetary constraints as well as obstacles to federal funding with the new political landscape nationally and any impacts from tariffs on construction costs. so they're working to lock in any grant or additional funding before access to funds is lost and moving as quickly as possible to issue contracts for projects where relevant to lock in funding for any potent

a build on the $2 million effort we undertook in 2023 that now has seen 350,000 people come to u.n. plazah year for four healthy and happy reasons. we're very, very, very proud of this project. it's also result it resulted in nearly an 80% reduction in daytime crime in the space. >> it's really turned the corner. so i want to thank our partner the civic center community benefit district which we work very closely with the department of public works. we work closely with the san francisco police department. we work closely with in the space the library, the asian art museum and obviously most and most special of all to our staff dan mauer in particular here who never stops hustling out there are wreck division who's always out there our park rangers keeping the space safe. this was not even a park space three years ago and now it's one of our most thriving locations. so it's a really good news story. >> and then the week before we were out with our partners ucsf supervisor sherman walton, the dogpatch community we unveiled the newly renovated a park a long time coming. >> this was the park

for more, come on out to u.n. plazae the most recent addition to our fabulously renovated un plaza. it's 21,000ft2 of incredibly designed space by alexis sablone who is a nationally recognized skater and architect . >> and this particular project is a great partnership between the richmond park department, the civic center cbd converse and the skate park foundation. and ultimately the goal here is to make sure that un plaza is a place where we are all welcome, where we all feel safe, where we can all enjoy each other and recreate and we've had over 350,000 visitors to this space and very significantly we've seen a reduction of unhealthy activity and crime here approximately 80% and skaters are absolutely welcome here. we want to celebrate the skating community, its incredible history and what it's done for the texture and fabric and culture of our city >> my name is andrew england the owner and collector at real old paper. i'm a native to the bay areaismt grew up in oakland, spent high school years here and lived in haw

well as in district six and so and so may as well if you walked into work today and walked through u.n. plaza or grabbed a coffee at phil's and golden gate, you were likely greeted with a warm good morning and have a lovely rest of your day by someone smiling in a vest whose work is funded by this grant. these kind words that brighten your morning are just a small part of the work done by community ambassadors who do so much of the important work our city departments cannot do. and i have heard repeatedly from s.f. pd that this is work that they cannot do. >> these are men and women who were once incarcerated but have been given a second chance at life, a second chance at being part of our community and who possess a unique life experience which allows them to connect with others who are struggling in our streets from addiction, homelessness, mental health issues or a combination of the three. these ambassador programs at this money will fund where deployed have been shown to reduce crime in areas by as much as 52% and drug crimes by 80%. as a tenderloin resident i know i appreciate seeing th