if this could be a possible course of action and i have to tip my hat and give a shoutout to mayor ed lee. because from the very beginning of my tenure as attorney general, mayor lee reached out to me and said the city of san francisco wants to be your partner, we want to continue to make improvements and any way we can work together, i want to do that. so when we found the u.s. cops program and you the u.s. department of justice abandoned its work with the city of san francisco, right away mayor lee and i were in conversation. and i just got to say to ed lee, we miss you, but we're here doing your work. this is a product of what ed lee wanted to see happen and i think it's important for us as leaders here from the city and county of san francisco, the leader of the police department here and certainly the city mayor to say on behalf of all us, we all owe ed lee a great deal of gratitude for always putting the people of san francisco first. [applause] he said something very important when he began this, to help families in san francisco, our men and women in uniform, believe there could b

do you ever have a moment during the day and you think about ed lee? >> every day.was a professional colleague but he was very much also a friend. >> do you feel his presence? >> all the time. >> reporter: if there's one thing he taught you that you hold on tight, what would it be? >> i think what i admired most about mayor lee was his human approach to everything. >> reporter: city hall is still mourning the death of ed lee. the christmas tree lighting ceremony was the last time he saw him. his youngest son tried to flip the switch. no, you got to come back to daddy. this is mayor's job. i didn't know that the mayor was standing next to me and heard that. when he went to turn on the lights, we gave some remarks. and he put keen's finger on top of his. and that type of stuff you're never forget. that's the human inspect of the mayor to me. >> a man with his own policies and priorities and a man who looks to lead with the same human touch he admired and saw in ed lee. >> former mayor ed lee certainly still on his mind. >> he wants to honor his legacy. and he's begun

a brief remark about our beloved mayor, ed lee. so excited to see the playgrounds open. these playgrounds will for decades project his light. it is my great pleasure to introduce our mayor, mark farrell. mayor farrell grew up in these city parks. he worked at the city recreation and park department, and because of his leadership on proposition b, we are well poised to care for this incredible gift. ladies and gentlemen, mayor farrell. [applause] >> all right. happy valentine's day, everybody. anybody forgot to get flowers, we've got roses up here for you, by the way. i just want to say who an honor it is to be here. opening up parks is probably the best thing any of us get to do being up here on stage. first of all, i would like to get a round of applause for phil ginser for the entire rec and parks department. yes, i was at rec and parks for an entire summer, and they had me back at city hall. i want to say what an amazing thing to be here tonight to reopen our parks, because parks are all about families, they're about children, th

morning the death of ed lee. he told the story about the last time he saw him. the christmas tree lighting ceremony in golden gate park. that night his youngest son tried to sweep -- flip the switch.>> is that you have to come back to daddy. this is the mayor's job. i did not notice he overheard that. when he went to turn on the light he gave some remarks. he started the countdown. he put his finger on top of his. they did it together. that type of stuff you never forget. that is the real human aspect of mayor leave.>> reporter: a man with his own policies and priorities yet a man who looks to lead with the same human touch he admired and saw in ed lee.>>> he is now working to honor ed leaves a legacy. this week he began raising the money to a bronze bus of the late mayor. he wants to place it in a prominent spot outside the mayor's office at city hall.>>> a mystery that has been the center of speculation for almost 40 years.>>>>>> natalie woods case has taken another twist. the actor who is a person of interest

i have the luxury of just helping san francisco residents. >> reporter: mayor ed lee was also one to cus on affordable housing, public safety, getting homeless into shelters. they were issues dear to him and issues that farrell will continue to fight for in honor of ed loo he. >> sitting in this room just two months ago, this was his office. do you ever have a moment during the day when you think about ed lee? >> every day. he was a professional colleague but he was very much also a friend. >> you feel his presence. >> all the time. >> if there's one thing that he taught you that you hold on tight, what would it be? >> i think what i admired most about mayor lee was his humana approach to everything. >> city hall is still mourning the death of ed lee. and so is mark farrell. he told a story about the last time that he saw lee. the christmas tree lighting certificate moan knee golden gate park. that night, his youngest son tried to flip the switch. >> i said no you have to come back to daddy. this is the mayor's job. i didn't realize that mayor lee was standing right next to me and ove

nd -- [inaudible] -- we owe a lot to our late mayor ed lee. who met with naacp, who listened and was committed and he was the one who looked down to los angeles and brought the sky here. that the truth and nothing but the truth. now we've come to this day. naacp was the agitator, made sure we stirred up the coffee with a spoon, and be able to say -- [inaudible] -- maxwell house slogan. it was good to the last drop. [laughter] that's the way it's going to be in this department. good to the last drop. thank you, chief, for stirring it up on this day. [applause] >> thank you, the attorney general -- to the attorney general, is there funding here involved that you will for sure, the city of -- assure the san francisco that these policies for all to build? >> the commitment -- i thank the chief as well, the police department has made a commitment to move forward with the reforms even in the absence of the federal cops program to oversee the reforms. the city and the police department never dropped the ball and continued forward. they're going to do

. >> i would be remiss if i didn't mention that mayor ed lee was a proponent. and it's just a sad week for us. >> yeah. one of the things that he did is he wrote to the world health organization to ask -- to say that san francisco was interested in being designated as an age friendly city. what that has allowed us to do is to work as a city to ensure that all of our planning that we do has an age and disability friendly length to it. we have had a task force that has been working on this. we have been looking at various domains, including things like transportation and building environments. social services. so that as we move forward, we can think about our strength to being accessible for people with disabilities and older adults and to ensure that all of our planning includes that the stability and age friendly length. so it's exciting. hopefully san franciscans will see this success. >> people talk about the legacy of leadership and the personality of somebody and the work they did in an office. whatever those exceptions go, what a marvelous legacy that ed

issued a challenge and the challenge was get disconnected young people connected to jobs and so mayor ed lee said we should lead this challenge that the city will have 25 hundred jobs that first summer 6200 jobs and been building. >> i'll high are ups we like to pledge 50 jobs so for youth this summer. >> excellent. thank you. >> a large part of the jobs it did manual resource center started off a a youth program and our first year 35 percent of the young people working full-time we know there the pressors looking for committed young people the resource fair attracts over 6 hundred people if all over the city and the greater bay area. >> we have public and private partnership the employers came from hertz rent a car and many private sector jobs sea have the city staff so the airport is here, starbuck's is here we've been retail we have restaurants, we have offices and so the young people will get an opportunity to partner search warrant with so many of the great champions for jobs. >> for the past 5 years we've hired over 3 willed youth to work as business traces they have been promoted to s

sent a letter to mayor ed lee. and talking about the ace program. some of you were here in october, you know that ace is access to city employment. we briefly discussed that in our letter and asked the mayor that -- if we could be in conversation about expanding the ace, improving it, and looking at other avenues of bringing disabled persons into employment in san francisco city government. there was another letter sent out to department of rec, recreation. and someone brought to our attention that they would like to see more swings on the playgrounds for children and we addressed that issue as well in terms of equipment. so those are three letters we did send out. i thought you ought to know about that. and those are some of our accomplishments. going forward, we want to do a lot more. and you will be hearing about that as we go forward. so that concludes my report for today. and now we're going to have -- our next information item is a report from the director, nicole. it's all yours. >> thanks so much, councilmen brachsten. hi, everybody. thank y

you can't have this stress kill you like what happened to our ed lee. i am worried about every one of you, like you worry about me. i would like to tell you the truth about it. number one, i would like to give my sympathy to his widow and to his two lovely daughters. i wish to see them here beside me to fight with me as homeless advocate. sooner or later, we'll -- who deserved to be our mayor, but what we need to decide that. we need -- and we need regular assistant mayor to help him about the people you put them in the shelter, and there are people who steal the food of the homeless and steal the donations they have. that the way i want you to open your eyes. if we have mayor fight for the city and to bring housing and building jobs. >> thank you, abdullah. thank you. next speaker, please. >> thank you very much. >> at the same time my reasons returned unto me and for the glory of my kingdom, may honor and brightness returned to me and my counselors and lord sought unto me and an excellent majesty was add unto me. now, this was the profession that the

ed lee raised his sword again. after taking the office, he revamped the office. hose meetings came the push for something new. >> there was a new plan that mayor lee and others decided to jump into. it's called the rad program. >> even though the program allow the city to give these buildings to the for-profit companies, they had a spin on it. they wanted to let nonprofit organizations lead the charge. >> i think it's a good model. the neighborhood people were committed for life. we took it over. our job has been to renovate the buildings and to renovate it that it will continue to serve the community for 100 years. >> the new apartment has new appliances, new paint, new floors, and new cabinets. >> i like everything especially the kitchen. >> on the roof, you will find solar panels. it's the spirit of the project that is so important. >> the murals have been restored at the requests of residents. you cannot create community if you don't provide a safe home for families. that is also why there is so much to care for. >> the gate was never locked. anyone could just

i also just want to note that this bill in many ways is a legacy bill for mayor ed lee. mayor lee was passionate about getting homeless people off the streets, about getting people healthy, and before hedid diede made a number of commitments that i know that mayor farrell and president breed are getting people off the streets and save lives. this bill is really honoring and advancing of mayor lee's legacy of making sure this city works for everyone. so i'm thrill thad we have our city leadership here today, and i want to start by asking the mayor of san francisco, mark farrell, to come on up. >> thank you, senator weiner. it's rare that i have to turn a microphone down when i get up to speak. so first, i want to thank senator weiner and stern for their leadership on this issue. it's a serious issue, but one we need to address as a city, as a state, and nationally, as well. we have to explore new ways to help these individuals. the status quo is simply unacceptable. we currently offer a broad range of services as a city for the mentally ill on our streets, but we know that

as senator weiner mentioned, i do want to take a moment to thank mayor ed lee for his legacy on this issue. this was an issue that he cared very passionately about. in many ways, this bill is a continuation of that legacy. and mayor lee, before he passed away, in the fall of last year, launched in august 2017, an integrated care team where we have multiagencies within the city of frisk looking at the most prolific that continue to cycle in and out of our systems in san francisco. this team meets every two weeks to track these individuals and how they're doing on our streets and how we as a city are helping them get off the streets and hopefully onto better lives and their own 2 feet. mayor lee spent the last few months of his life working on this issue, and this integrated care team is the result, and i want to thank him for all of his hard work. a few years ago, i worked with a number of those behind me on the board of supervisors to draft and pass laura's law here in san francisco. and during the drafting of that and working with sad vadvocate heard from many people who are askd by

ed lee. i will tell a story about ed lee and me coming up. everybody said what they want to say. i will tell a true story. ed lee, may he rest in peace. i'm talking about the congestion. have you vizzed fillmore street? you aren't going to see anybody that look like me. [bell]. >> public: you have in the papers about justin herman. whoever sits in room 200, when the real deal comes down you will deal with ace and people like me that got a black face. because this city and council is responsible. if you take away african americans and i can't let that happen. i will be back when the curtains go up at 2:00. >> chair peskin: are there any other members of the public for general public comment? seeing none, general public comment is closed. i really apologize with regard to item nine. but these are interesting times at city hall. we are adjourned. [meeting adjourned] bayview. >> a lot discussion how residents in san francisco are displaced how businesses are displaced and there's not as much discussion how many nonprofits are displaced i think a general concern in the arts community

listen, may ed lee rest in peace. but i'm here to talk about the pimps on the streets.of you all can't understand what i am up here talking about, but this is free speech. hold up, captain. i'm in your arena, but you better ask somebody, hey, there's a memo out, chief. and memo eight got a memo and it ain't been opened yet from my do dossier of the city by the bay. and black history, chief. i tell you what they have not. because you come from the same city, right? gascon he was the chief before you, but listen, i got a story to tell. i got three seconds. my name is ace and i'm on the case. whooo! right on time. >> okay. any other comments, songs, solos, performances? spoken word -- >> related to budget? >> an i got something to say. >> is it on the budget? >> here is what is on the budget. >> you're right. let it go, sister. >> so anyway, i'm talking about my son, even though i am going to do public comment, too, but i'm not going to sing. i don't come here to sing. i mean, if you can listen to him, you can listen to me. my birthday is coming up on the 14th, february 14

dcyf is one of those departments trying to envision that dream and goal set out by mayor ed lee. we're not the only department that can move toward the goal of having access for all. we're one of many departments. we're a city of community and city of leaders who want to work together. and with that, i would like to bring up to the podium, a person who needs no introduction. our mayor, mayor mark farrell. [applause] >> mayor farrell: first of all, any deacons in the house? come on, we can cheer! all right. listen, i want to thank maria for all of your hard work on behalf of the city's families and children. i want to acknowledge a number of people here today. first of all, supervisor safai is here. district attorney gascon next to him and our school board members. we have our president. as well as commissioner walton. and as well as our vice president of our school, please give him a hand as well. and i know commissioner haney was coming as well. today is a chance to celebrate the bright future of our city's children here in san francisco. while we do honor the legacy of our late

it was a huge source of pride for mayor ed lee.he privilege of interviewing ed lee in recent years. >> do you see that we look like twins right now? wearing the same thing to this parade, thank you so much for joining us and you have your beautiful wife with you. tell me about how special this parade is for this community. >> gosh, nina and i love to come out here every year. have i been doing it 20 years. >> this is a favorite part and, i go running as soon as -- we've got our running shoes. all right. here we go. i am going to let you get ready. what do you want them to see. >> i want them to see hope. i really think that our city is strong, it's inviting, we're culturally diverse. and nowadays i think we need cities that welcome everybody. >> well, certainly this year may all right lee will be missed and mark feral will be in the parade. >> listen tuesday i can't was contagious out there. >> it was, that smile. and we've got ktvu christien kafton. >> christien out in san francisco near union square. good morning to you, you have

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so i think this mayor will carr carry on the legacy of ed lee, and i think you as president will make it easy for him to carry on mayor ed lee's agenda, which is moving the city forward, treating this fire department fantastic. the last few years with mayor lee were just so spectacular with this department, and you as a leader, and commissioner covington before you, and we've been very, very successful. and so i was very happy to support your nomination for president. >> thank you, commissioner hardeman. vice president nakajo. >> mr. president, i would like to call for the question, mr. president. >> call for the question. all in favor? it's unanimous. >> congratulations. [ applause ] >> thank you very much. >> you're welcome. >> all right. well, thank you all very much for that support, and i look forward to continuing as the president of this very vital and very hard working commission. each one of you as commissioners are hard working, along with our department staff. everyone is concerned about having the best fire department in the country. i think we have it, we want to cope kee

after the singing of the negro national anthem, i ask you to give a moment of silence for mayor ed lee. thank you all, and i hope you enjoy our program this morning. >> to all the distinguished s dignitiaries, honorable elected officials, youngest leaders, and people of this great sanctuary city of san francisco, it is with great honor and privilege that i stand before you today on this occasion of the kickoff ceremony of black history month. i have always said that black history is really world history because the struggle as we are learning in these current times embraces all peoples, all races, all genders, all sexual orientations, and all generations. to that end, we must celebrate the resilience we observe in all of us to fight for what we believe is right. common goodwill always lead us all to common ground. it is with that that we bow or heads as community today in prayer. all mighty god, mother and creator and sustainer of all, we thank you for waking us up this morning and clothing us with your love. we thank you, god, because you didn't have to do it, but you did. as we prepa

since 2014 when mayor ed lee announced the public lands for housing program, the balboa reservoir site has been the focus of much hope as well as concern in our community. some view it as a critical opportunity to utilize public land to help address the city's housing crisis. and others are concerned about the impacts that a large scale housing project will have on our district. we are now at a critical juncture. we have had years of community discussions and input, created a detailed set of development principles and parameters, which serve as a guiding principles for the selection of the development team. and have seen the preliminary designs from the developers. during this time, i am proud to say that even though it requires 33% of the housing in such developments to be made permanently affordable to low and moderate income households, i was able to push this project to 50% affordability. i would like to thank the members of the balboa reservoir, avalon bay communities and bridge housing corporation, mission housing development corporation, pacific union development company and hab

i met ed lee this past summer, 2017. he was doing -- he was involved with the grand opening of the willie b. kennedy center. i believe the fact that i'm legally blind, there was like 1,000 people there at the opening of the center. he said hello to me. i felt special at that moment. i think he died four or five months later. i had a brief chuckle. maybe he recognized me in the election commercials back in 2015. i think from other councilmembers, he was working on affordable housing the last four years ago. he inspired me to look for 1-bedroom in the city that's all i want to say on that part. >> thank you. thank you very much. all right. who else may we have from -- who would like to have a word? >> that's it. >> going once. twice. okay. we're done. well, as i said, we'll miss mayor lee and we'll be moving forward and always remember his legacy in this city. all right. so we don't have quite as many agenda items today -- >> we do have the -- you were going to the next one? we have one for public comment. i don't know if

people talk about have a late mayor ed lee loved this parade. he and his wife, anita would walk down the street and shake hands. he would talk about how important it was for the san francisco community in the bay area to come together. it was special to him. and her mayor, mark farrell says this -- interim mayor, mark farrell says it is important to him. he says tonight is about bringing the community together. to honor atley and moving the city -- to honor mayor ed lee and moving the city forward. as we welcome in the lunar year.>> we are looking forward to it. thank you for the behind the scenes look. to see the directors and the folks behind the scenes.>>> that was not the only festivity. the 29th annual chinatown community street fair was held ahead of the parade.>> happy new year.>> hundreds of people gathered in chinatown to shop at more than 129 boots and concession stands. -- booths and concession stands. there were opera singers and drummers also. here is a look at the parade route. it started second and market streets. and his downmark

>> we begin in the state of florida with the latest on the ed lee a high school shooting in broward county. 19-year-old nikolas cruz appeared in court just an hour ago. the judge ordered crews to be held without bond on something counts of murder. investigators say he used an ar- 15 assault rifle during yesterday's rampage. they also say the gunman, a former student at the school, arrived just before dismissal time. he opened fire on students and staff as many people ran for their lives or locked themselves inside classrooms. the sheriff of broward county says the bodies of some of the victims remain on campus. flags will be at half staff after president trump issued approximation -- a proclamation. he did not mention guns or gun control but said the nation is joined together as one american family. >> our entire nation with one heavy heart is praying for the victims and their families. to every parent, teacher, and child who is hurting so badly, we are here for you, whatever you need, whatever we can do to ease your pain, we are all joined together as one american family. and your sufferi

this is our first meeting since the untimely passing of ed lee. i want to send sincere condolences to his wife and daughters. his last appearance was at the recycling press conference with the department of environment and he spoke about the work so eloquently like he always did. we are really, really saddened by the loss of our environmental champion and today we'll discuss ways to support and maintain his legacy. reflecting back on a year ago this month was an overwhelming turnout at the women's march and march for science. this weekend many of us marched peacefully once again to ensure our voices are heard. i had the honor of speaking this weekend to what they consider -- they didn't think a lot of people would show up, there were 2600 people who came to voice concerns. men, women, children, and it was a beautiful day and a lot of people were energized to get out there and continue the work of not only the kind of work mayor lee did but all our leaders who believe in science are doing. and a motivated public. what we have seen, local government

interview inside of his office from city hall and we discussed topics from policy to the late mayor ed lee and his reaction to the quick turn of events.>> going into last tuesday's meeting, did you know the outcome? >> no. i knew that it was possible but nothing for sure. >> the argument from some supervisors is that you are part of a backroom deal, the classic old-school san francisco politics. not that it is illegal because it does happen but that did not happen? >> nothing could be further from the truth. there were so many discussions across all sides of the aisle with so many theories. i guarantee i was not part of every discussion.>> we also discussed the accusations of sexism and racism directed at the board of supervisors after london breed was removed as acting mayor and he will let me know if he plans to run for mayor next year in the general election. my full conversation tonight on the 10:00 news. >>> a controversial memo about the russian election investigation could be released today, it was written by california congressman devin nunes who chairs the house intelligence commi

. >>> paying tribute to the late mayor ed lee. >> he was known as a champion of the environment.our home smokes, secondhand smoke can be closer than you think. secondhand smoke from a neighbor's apartment can enter your home through air vents, through light fixtures and even through cracks in the walls and the floors. secondhand smoke is toxic. especially to children. protect your family. visit tobaccofreeca.com. >>> new at 6:30, senator harris is giving her support to avenues and in his run for governor. harris in the former d.a. in san francisco. today, she endorsed the former san francisco mayor at an event at the mercy of southern california. senator harris praised new some 's views on gun safety and universal healthcare. >> he has had the courage to be a leader on what it means to bring universal health coverage to people who have the right to have the dignity of access to affordable healthcare. >> thank you all very very much. >> trying to break out of the pack of five democrats and three republicans. the primer is june 5. the top two senators will then face off in november

graphic equity and we'll be looking at that as we all work together to achieve our former mayor ed lee's dream of adding one thousand new navigation center beds in our city. so we can truly once and for all end the street encampment crisis that plagues san francisco. with that, i turn it over to supervisor kim. thank you. [applause] >> thank you, supervisor ronen. many of the comments have been made, but i want to thank assembly member ting and chu for their leadership in sacramento. homelessness is a statewide issue, it is not just a san francisco issue. we will never solve homelessness if we treat it just as a regional issue. we absolutely must have a statewide solution. and as was mentioned previously, we host close to 20-25% of the entire nation homeless count in this state. i want to thank both of them for leading the first grant ever for navigation centers here in san francisco, which will get us a quarter, 25% of the way there, to mayor ed lee's goal of getting one thousand people off the streets into navigation centers. i want to thank the residents in districts 6, 9 and 10 who h