resources to prevent and address child homelessness. research and data including individual surveys of homeless youth indicate that it has lasting impact on a child's physical, emotional and academic development. they may suffer trauma, anxiety, shame, withdrawal whereas it is a holistic measure that transforms the crisis by a carefully crafted road map. this would generate $300 million, by creating a half percent tax. whereas at least 50% of the fund must going to housing. this would pay for construction, rehab and subsidies for 4,000 housing units. it would house over a thousand families and 800 youth. 25% of the funds is required to go to families and 20% to youth. this would ensure 7 thoup thousand households get legal assistance, permanent or temporary subsidies to stay in their housing or other forms of help they need to stay housed such as help with electrical or other bills. whereas at most 10% of $30 million used for 1075 new shelter beds, navigation center beds, as as well as help keep our streets clean. there be it resolved t

how did you become homeless?ocks and it is not the thing you can write as a script. my son and i turned up, my landlord was there, with the locks changing, that was it. people say you must have relative, friends, there must be someone you know who would put you up? yes, but, it's, to start off with it is almost disbelief, you can get sofa suffering going for a while. you start to feel as though you are a burden, in my particular case my family lived a long way off, all my connections were where they were, it is frightening to walk away and leave them. you want to, to move up to lincolnshire where my father lived would have destroyed any links and hopes of getting restarted or thatis and hopes of getting restarted or that is the way i felt at the type. jon, so what about your experience? i had short periods of homelessness, i buzz squatting, a solution to homelessness, it is good. you would think we would be smiling today, very happy with the announcement of 100 million. the feeling i have got from groups talking,

let's make homelessness of choice.u spend the 100 million? is it on new housing? i would love to have that budget. to people like you and i sounds like a huge amount of money to solve homelessness. actually we are spending over £1 billion a year responding to homelessness in the uk at present. it is a fantastic start. what i really like about this initiative is, it is bringing in support in lots of different areas, for different sections of people who are homeless with different social needs. it is bringing in lots of different organisations to work and collaborate. it is a great start and will encourage lots more investment in homelessness and homelessness solutions. thank you for coming on the programme. amy was homeless at the programme. amy was homeless at the age of 16 and is now social housing strategist. the lawyers in the case of an england cricketer ben stokes accused of affray outside a nightclub in bristol last year have been summing up their cases. the 27 year old, and another man ryan ali, deny the charge.

we are working together to help address this homeless crisis.know my top priority as mayor is to make sure that we're moving our homeless population out of tents, off the streets and into permanent housing. navigation centers go beyond the traditional shelters by allowing individuals to bring their partners, their pets, their belongings with them, which are often barriers to getting into our shelters. once they are there, the centers provide the care and services that people need. health care. services around social workers and possibly, hopefully permanent housing. this particular navigation center will serve up to 125 individuals at a time. the opening today is the result, as i said, of a collaborative effort and there are a number of difference people who made this possible. and it is a reflection of what we can accomplish when we work together for a common goal. phil tang helped to secure $10 million last year in the state budget to help with two navigation centers in san francisco. [applause] [cheering] and that is not all he did. his legis

we have 134,000 homeless people in the state. it is a state of crisis. we have 7500 people here in san francisco. but these people aren't numbers. they're lives. they're lives that missed different paths, that have taken very challenging directions. but we as a city have not given up on them. we as a state have not given up on them and only by working together and solving this problem together can we really move this issue forward. cal trans has been great because cal trans told me they spent, i believe, almost $10 million last year or the year before to just move homeless people off their property. homeless encampments up and down the state were under freeways. everywhere. i would drive under the 101 and the chavez interchange and drop off my daughter at school every day and you would see a line of tents. so, cal trans said, hey, instead of us using all this money to move people off, figure out another way to be part of the solution. it doesn't help when you move people off the lot and they come back three days later and we have to move them off. it doe

many have a history of homeless homelessness. and we know again that the best solution is it to prevent homelessness in the first place. one of the care providers that support one of the ones that will receive funding as we said before is victoria manor which we are here today, located in district 5, which is now represented by supervisor brown. this place has 90 beds and it serves 26 clients for the department of public health. the facilities like these have been under strain as i said in terms of lack of funding and the city currently spends $2.5 million through the department of public health to provide supplemental funding to close the spending gap. and i want to, again, i appreciate barbara g garcia for identifying where the needs are and making sure that we are using city resources in the most efficient way to support this community. but this is a complex issue which requires a holistic approach to look at now and the financial challenges of the future. and this additional funding is a down payment and demonstrates our comm

before they became homeless.hat's why as president of the board of supervisors, i pushed hard to establish the right to council so that people don't have to face eviction alone. and we did not go through the process of that particular legislation since we know that proposition f was put on the ballot and overwhelmingly passed by voter and we know that proposition f did not have a funding source attached to it, i as mayor have made a commitment -- [shouting] that we would fund that -- [shouting] that we would fund that -- [shouting] and people would not have to face eviction. [chanting] the reality is our housing shortage is driving up the prices of citizens across the city. which can incentivize evictions. you know what's really unfortunate about this situation is we're all fighting for the same thing. and today what i want to announce is that we're providing $5.8 million here in the city and county of san francisco for the right to council for residents facing eviction. in the vast majority of these proceedings,

even within homelessness, when we think about the homeless prevention work that we do, you know, or the number of homeless individuals that we work with in our various programs, when we think about housing some of the work we do with housing subsidies, we think about workforce and employment, you know, we are certainly doing work there. i think there are a number of -- and even in equity as a whole. there was a section therapeutic the work that we do brings a different lens to the equity conversation when we start talking about older people and people with disabilities. there's an opportunity to say, you know, these are areas where we are doing these things. they may not match exactly who the people came up with the recommendations were thinking, but they add to the conversation and to the great work the city is doing. >> president serina: maybe we can use them to help advocate thought that more money for at some of the programs. [laughter] >> president serina: thank you. any other comments or questions? any comments or questions from the public? thank you. employee recognition. the dep

bigoted against the homeless. it just seems like they are just -- i have lost any and all faith in the local coordinating homeless board to do anything but protect the service providers. >> thank you for your comments. >> supervisor cohen: any other members of the public that would like to speak? seeing none public comment is closed. thank you. madame clerk. i believe the next item is item 69. would you please call it. >> item 69 is a resolution to support california state proposition 10, the affordable housing act on the november 6, 2018 ballot. >> supervisor cohen: supervisor tang. >> supervisor tang: , i was asking if we could sever item 69. >> of course. >> and we have just called it madame president. >> supervisor cohen: i know. >> supervisor tang: i was just asking if we could continue this given recess. >> supervisor cohen: madame clerk when is the next board meeting? >> clerk: september 4. >> supervisor cohen: septembese. i would like to acknowledge the house has changed. madame clerk do we need a role cal

a new government drive to eradicate homelessness in england within the decade. ministers want to make rough sleeping a thing of the past but numbers have been going up for the last seven years. when you are starving and hungry, you ain't got no money, there is nowhere to go and get some food or anything, to have shower or change clothes. we'll be asking how realistic the government's aims are. also this lunchtime: tackling the touts. ticketmaster is closing two websites which allow people to offload unwanted tickets. ticketmaster is one of the biggest players in the market. stopping profiteering is very good news for the consumer, but there are others that need to move in that direction. a currency crisis in turkey, after the lira collapses amid concerns that european banks could be affected. after a year of rail misery, train travel is now one of the uk's least trusted consumer industries. and a new constitution in cuba means it could become the latest country to legalise same—sex marriage. and coming up on bbc news: dina asher—smith says she's focused on the w

coalition on homelessness and she argues that parks and public spaces are critical for the homeless to take care of bodily functions and hygiene and worries some of these private public spaces are designed to exclude the homeless. >> the trans bay transit center has reduced the amount of seating that is in that space to prevent homeless people from being there. and sleeping in those spaces. when that happens that prevents a public space from actually being public. >> reporter: the joint power security says the aim is not to exclude hope -- homeless, rather to exclude behavior. respect we want it to be a park for everybody and everybody to enjoy it. >> reporter: park users say they hope the park remains a destination for everyone. >> i hope that works. there are just so many homeless people here. >> reporter: joint powers essay one of the best ways to maintain the park may be something as simple as enforcing the operating hours. the park is only open during the daylight hours so they can empty the park every night. in san francisco, ktvu fox2 news >>> happening today, a former republ

homeless services authority provides shelters and other housing services for the city's homeless but it faces an uphill battle the authorities communications director says that's down to a lack of political will. there's just not enough of housing the people who are on the lower end of the economic socio economic scale and in some cases have no assets whatsoever can and can access and unfortunately it's overwhelmed the rest other aspects of the system and shelter in particular and rapid rate housing in november of two thousand and sixteen l.a. residents voted to raise property taxes with proceeds going to help the city create more affordable housing. the goal is to build about ten thousand residential units over the next decade. but there are almost six times that many homeless in the county. we visit the midnight mission in downtown los angeles. this is our program participant dining hall so people that live here very program the organization has been around for a century providing meals shelters and rehab programs for the homeless manager joey weiner believes that every person who

but in a city struggling with a homeless crisis some worry it will become a destination for the homeless looking for a place to say. >> i have been living in the city for 36 years so i know there is a lot of homeless here. it is a concern. wait till they come up. they will make their presence known. you know? >> reporter: it is similar to other parks in the city. they posted rules for use. including no tents or plastic tarps. head of security says the park has three levels of security. from police to private security officers and embassadors. this is a park, not a campground. >> no. it is not. our ambassadors are here to help connect people. >> reporter: she argues parks and public spaces are critical for the homeless to take care of bodily functions and hygienes and worries some spaces are designed to exclude the homeless. >> the transbay transit center reduced the amount of seating to prevent homeless people from being there and when that happens that prevents a public space from being public. >> reporter: the aim is not to exclude homeless, rather a focus on behavior. >> we try to set

finally, we know the best way to fight homelessness is to keep people housed in the first place. this past election, voters approved proposition f, which provides a right to counsel for tenants who face eviction, and i'm proud that this board and this mayor is investing $5.8 million to fund this program. [applause] >> the hon. london breed: additionally, we are reviewing our -- renewing our commitment to creating and preserving affordable housing by investing more than $800 million to construct and preserve over 3,000 units of affordable housing. while we work to help our homeless population into care and shelter, it is clear that the daily conditions on our streets are unacceptable. i'm committed to cleaning up our city. i want people in san francisco, when they walk out the door, to feel the difference when they step outside. this will take a focused, sustained effort, and we're making the investments to make this happen. in addition to the $67 million that we are currently spending on street cleaning, $13 million in new funding over the next two years will go to fund comprehen

to end all of homelessness. you've heard this, that it's all very well coming from a government that many people pointing the blame on this very government for all of the austerity and the cuts which, they say, is why we are where we are with this level of homelessness. yes. well, there has to be an impact, doesn't there? if you have major cuts to public services, if you have had a reduction in investment, in truly affordable housing, if affordable housing actually means affordable for people wear their incomes are stretched, where benefits have been cut or reduced, so there are a combination of systemic factors, and those factors will always have a greater impact on people who have personal challenges, so the most vulnerable will always be most at risk. so i think any government has a responsibility to tackle those wider systemic issues and to ensure that the most vulnerable in our society are supported and protected. you seem to be suggesting that the government does get it.|j you seem to be suggesting that th

you remember this homeless encampment, they installed boulders to keep homeless people from coming backhe city is building its own homeless shelters on the property. caltrans property. >> so the first homeless navigation centers opened tomorrow. >> we will talk about that tomorrow. >> i have a quick question for you, your legislation is responsible for this. the first homeless navigation centers. >> yes. >>> the assembly members didn't want to talk about it. neither would the mayors office or caltrans. but it was the legislation which made

we had updates on free city, our homeless youth program, safe routes to schools and transportation, and our dual enrollment process. another good meeting. board delegates to membership organizations, anybody have any reports on any of those? all other reports by board members? anything? no? not even commissioner murase? no? okay. calendar of committee meetings, so although the schedule of up coming meetings is posted on the agenda, please, this is your time to announce any other dates or times of your particular committee meeting. just to note that our membership in or the committees may be changing up, so we're going to be d-- i'll be sendin you an e-mail asking you what your preferred committees will be. there will be no committee meetings in july, is that right, and the revised committee meeting schedule including who will be chairing and the members will be posted on the district website in august. so section m, other informational items posted on the agenda, with the exception of gifts, of gifts, monthly report. section n is our memorial adjournment, and we don't have any this even

for the homeless. which is why they are pushing an idea that would have the old san jose city hall annex here at north first and mission, be converted to housing for the homeless. it's a no brainer says homeless advocate shawnn cartwright.shawn cartwright/homeless advocate santa clara county, which owns the property, provided a tour of the building on monday. mothballed years ago, the aging structure is in bad shape and slated for demolition. local contractor james salata claims to have financing available to convert the building into at least 100 units for the homeless. but he is under estimating what that would cost says county c.o.o. miguel marquez.miguel marquez/santa cara countythe county had planned on convertig the site into a parking lot as part of a long- term master plan to developthe entire area.rob fladeboe/san jose "....meantime a deadline looks for the county's plan to demolish thebuilding. the board of of supervisors is expected to vote on the homeless housing idea on september 11th. in

not just those who are experiencing homelessness, but those who are on the brink of homelessness. >>o one family while i was out there who lost their home. despite being employed, take a listen. >> reporter: where did you go? >> we ended up in our car and moteling it. >> reporter: you were still going to work every day? >> i was hiding it from everybody. it was hard sometimes trying to sleep with an 18-month-old in the back seat of a car. a lot of my fears and anxiety was leading me to think that if i just die, my family can get life insurance and use that to find a home. that's how bad i felt at the time. >> the stigma of homelessness. how does that stigma affect those who need help? >> i think like priscilla and ryan, there are so many people who are economically homeless. they are working, but they can't afford a typical apartment. and letting their co-workers and letting their peers and letting their family know that they need help has become a challenge. l.a. family housing understands it's our responsibility to find those people, to be sure they know how to access services so w

. >> there is much more of craig's reporting on the homeless situation in los angeles. it's a special "dateline -- city of angels" tonight at 7:00, 6:00 central on nbc. >>> still ahead -- outrage over a school video gone viral sparking a broader debate about what is appropriate when it comes to school dress codes. >>> also, did she have help from above? a nun slices it down the middle making the perfect pitch. >>> with the new school year getting under way now, there is renewed focus on dress codes and what kids are allowed to wear to class. a video one school in texas showed its students drew controversy, and that is not the only community rethinking policies. nbc's matt bradley has that tape and what the school is now saying about it. >> reporter: as students head back to class, schools are having to address their dress codes. administrators at a texas school facing outrage on social media after showing this video to students. >> repeat after me. i will not wear athletic shorts. >> there was no guys. there were no people of color. there was nobody who was overweight.

it had dozens of homeless and was a magnet for violent crime.ke a city park now. $10million for the massive clean up and a new 7-foot tall black iron fence to make sure it stays that way. margarita perez lives next store and has seen the worst of it. you don't need to go far to see where the homeless go when they're pushed out. there are encampments right on the sidewalk. do you think it's going to work? do you think a fence will really keep everybody out? >> i think it will be worse, i think. >> reporter: nearly $29 million in state funding for state homeless programs. >> the fence is not the answer. there has to be a place for people to go. >> reporter: and so, this is new. caltrans, i just learned this. they're opening up their own property along the freeways for transitional housing. these are like halfway houses. they're going to try a bunch of different things. they're going to have counseling services. these are tough times and they have to try new things. they're going to open up the transitional housing this friday and will fan it out t

homeless advocates say the crisis is happening now and that's why they're trying to leverage existing county properties. about a dozen people urged the county to allow private philanthropists to turn this vacant city hall annex building into homeless housing. the county wants it torn down for a temporary parking lot and eventual redevelopment. >> the difference is the city hall annex doesn't cost the county anything. it is being funded privately, whereas the other projects will cost the county and city money. >> reporter: the county board delayed a final decision on the annex for two weeks. in san jose, len ramirez, kpix5. >>> president trump suggests google search results are rigged after he googled himself this morning and didn't like what he saw. kpix5's anne makovec on his not so subtle threat directed towards the mountain view company. >> well, if you google search trump news at this point, you'll see a lot of reports on exactly what we're talking about now, the president accusing google of censorship and now talk of possible federal regulation. this morning president trump tweet

and there were more sex work and were homeless sex workers.here were some public health experts who are pretty progressive for their time thought that by providing std diagnosis and treatmentsex workers that we might be able to get a handle on std rates in san francisco. >> when you're at the clinic you're going to wait with whoever else is able to register at the front desk first. after you register your seat in the waiting room and wait to be seen. after you are called you come to the back and meet with a healthcare provider can we determine what kind of testing to do, what samples to collect what medication somebody might need. plus prophylactics is an hiv prevention method highly effective it involves folks taking a daily pill to prevent hiv. recommended both by the cdc, center for disease control and prevention, as well as fight sf dph, two individuals clients were elevated risk for hiv. >> i actually was in the project here when i first started here it was in trials. i'm currently on prep. i do prep through city clinic. you know i get my

she will tackle our city's biggest issue, homelessness.nt project. >> reporter: a big project. part of the plan is behind me so let me step out of the way. you can take a look. it is the first two navigation centers set up today. it is all part of the mayor's $11 million two year budget of 60 million is set aside to fight the homeless issue. the mayor will cut the ribbon on this new facility to help transition the homeless and provide services and okay and the two centers will take more than 200 people off the streets at a cost at just under $8 million. >> my top priority as mayor is homelessness. we need to get people out of tents off the streets and into the care and shelters that they need. >> reporter: here's a map of the two navigation centers. the opener today where we are at division circle, which is primarily a business and light industry in the neighborhood. i spoke with one business directly across the street. they were not very happy about this new location. he said that the customers have been constantly harassed by the homeles

resources to prevent and address child homelessness. research and data including individual surveys of homeless youth indicate that it has lasting impact on a child's physical, emotional and academic development. they may suffer trauma, anxiety, shame, withdrawal whereas it is a holistic measure that transforms the crisis by a carefully crafted road map. this would generate $300 million, by