we are really excited about that our next speaker is beverly upton, executive director of the domesticortium, which brings together an incredible network of organizations to support survivors of domestic violence and their families. beverly was a key partner in putting together tonight's event please join me and giving her a warm welcome. [applause] >> thank you so much. i'm so honored to stand here with emily again this year. we have lighted city hall purple for about a decade and we have seen a lot of progress in that decade. we have been gathering here to show the city's commitment to ending domestic violence, violence against women, and violence towards san francisco's most vulnerable residents. we gather here today to honor those who certainly have survived and are here with us. they are our heroes, but this is also a time that we get together and honor the folks that are answering the crisis line 24 hours a day, that are running the shelters, 24/7, 365 days a year. [cheers and applause] keeping survivors and their children safe. lots of children in shelter. i'm sure you will hear

give a huge shout out to the domestic violence's consortium and fearless leader of the event, beverly upton[cheers and applause] domestic violence is an issue that spans many departments and agencies here in san francisco. as a safety, we have worked very hard to develop strong partnerships. i want to welcome supervisor catherine stefani. [cheers and applause] supervisor safai, city college trustee i.v. lee, fire chief janine nicholson, we welcome her david lazar. representing san francisco airports, front seth -- francesca garcia, and on her way is the sharp director kelly densmore who is the new director of the office of sexual harassment and assault response and prevention. so tonight's theme is building pathways to safety. we recognize that domestic violence is an issue that impacts every gender, race, sexual orientation, immigration status, and we need to meet our diverse community members where they are. we are so proud of our partner agencies that work so hard every day to expand women's safety. if you are from one of our partner agencies, make some noise. [cheers and applause] pleas

ten years ago i asked beverly upton why i've never been invited or danielle honoured at the san franciscoial office. beverly replied, claudia, danielle was murdered and this is san francisco. every crime committed against my daughter was here in this city. every violation that was held unaccountable for, here in the city. her nonprofit helps people from all over the world and every woman desimpl deserves an sos. thank you for your service. domestic violence is an epidemic and the homicide has gone up since 2009 by one woman a day and that's unacceptable, i believe. i will leave you with, i hope you get this and i would like to be invited this year, ten years lawyelater and hear my daughters name memorialized because she deserved it for the past ten years and nobody offered it to her or me. thank you very. [cheers and applause] >> seeing no other public comments, public comment is now closed. where are we? madam clerk, go to the next item. >> item 43. this is a closed session for the board of supervisors to convene on september 3rd, 2019 for the purpose of conferring with or receiving add

give a huge shout out to the domestic violence's consortium and fearless leader of the event, beverly uptoncheers and applause] domestic violence is an issue that spans many departments and

give a huge shout out to the domestic violence's consortium and fearless leader of the event, beverly upton applause] domestic violence is an issue that spans many departments and agencies here in san francisco. as a safety, we have worked very hard to develop strong partnerships. i want to welcome