the san francisco bay is so pristine and so defining for our city. re at the forefront of environmental stewardship. i'm very proud to say that. i'm speaking today on behalf of port staff and port commission. we have port commissioner lessee ka lessee -- leslie katz here. thank you for your leadership. since 2001, we have removed 300,000 square feet of dilapidated peers, improving the bay quality. we've cleaned up contaminated properties, and in every location, we have plans to open up the properties to san francisco and the region, further connecting people to the bay. we have wonderful new buildings that are lead certified and we have a building at herron's head park. we've cut emissions by more than half. we privacy row emissions hydropower to our cruise ship at pier 27 and to our large government and commercial ship at pier 70. and with this announcement today, we are a making our air and water healthier for everyone. and i want to talk about how this initiative started. mayor farrell mentioned our y late mayor lee. back in july 2016, we toured ou

so much of what we love about our city is just along the waterfront, our housing, offices, jobs, transportation, the giants who i see in the audience today. it is important to make prudent investments today to strengthen the seawall shield and strengthen the unbreakable bond between the city of san francisco and the waterfront we love so much. i want to thank our san francisco delegation in sacramento, for making sure we're prioritizing the very infrastructure that will keep the city beautiful and running, thank you very much. [applause] >> that concludes today's press conference. again, appreciate everyone coming together around a plan to protect the future of our city and our seawall. any final questions? we will end the press conference and open it up to folks to ask individual questions. thank you very much. it. >> shop & dine in the 49 promotes local businesses and challenges resident to do their shop & dine in the 49 within the 49 square miles of san francisco by supporting local services in the neighborhood we help san francisco remain unique successful and vibrant so we're will you shop

and our city and the people of our city miss him as much as you do. mayor lee would want to be continue the work that you do here in city hall and san francisco. and with us in cork city. and so i think there is major opportunities to expand our relationships with our sister city committee, with jim here, and we're working hard together. because san francisco is rich with culture and arts and institutions for performing arts, app opearts opera, jazz. we, with your jazz festival and our art gallery see an opportunity to explore further development, further growth and further relationships. i want to commend you here for your initiatives on public transport as being a leader in clean public transport. i wish you every success with your conference in september in that regard. our committee here is also working on our famine memorial. i understand that they have a location agreed with the city park and recreation and now moving to develop that. again, we at work would like to support that and be part of that to celebrate the warm home that san francisco is

on behalf of the environment, on behalf of our city and on behalf of our plan secretary this year is of course no exception. so to get us started this morning, we have an up lifting performance from students from the school of the arts here in san francisco let's welcome them now. [♪] [♪] [♪] [♪] [applause] while they're walking outlets give a hand for the inspiring students of the arts! [applause] there is something so timeless about that song. i remember when it came out in the 70s and 40 years later it's still ringing true. though, in san francisco, where is ed ruskin. where are you, ed? oh my god, he is back there. ok! i think ed would agree that we build a lot more transit and bike lanes than parking lots. we're on the right track. [applause] so good morning, everyone. my name is debbie and i have the privilege of serving as the directodirector as the san frano department of environment. we have a lot to be proud of when it comes to our environmental achievements as a city and san francisco would not have much to celebrate if not for the collective efforts of all of you with us

and that seems to be the crux of our issue in this city. and i'm not saying that parts of our conservatorship law don't need to be fixed, i do think there are parts that need to be fixed. but in my direct experience working with a woman named alice in my district, living in front of the bart station, 16 street bart, you know what it took to get her inside, it took an intern in my office becoming her best friend and visiting her every single day. and developing trust and developing a friendship. it was intensive case management that convinced her to come inside. i -- that worked. and it took time and it took a lot of resources, but it worked. and we got her her own unit, her own apartment where she was inside and was not subject to the streets. and that is what eventually worked. she, unfortunately, passed away from stage four cancer but i believe would have successfully stayed in her housing unit had that tragedy not occurred. and the fact that so many of the front line providers are saying this law doesn't -- isn't the fix that makes sense,

our parks, plazas, sidewalks, streets, rooftops. as the city growing, dense fies and warming it will be more critical. we have water conservation and quality, healthier air and environmental justice and especially as these elements are further stressed by climate change. so our support for this bio diversity can be summarized if five main points. first our shared assessment of policies and programs reveal the potential value of a more cohesive san francisco payment. there's an urgency to build with best practices. this includes maximizes cobenefits such as open space, neighborhood greening and cleaner air for our communities and especially with focused efforts on cost neutral improvements, for example, greening with the right types of plants. third, we are fortunate that countless access are being planned and designed in the grayer neighborhoods of our city, along the bay shore and in inland areas not to mention private spaces and green roofs. we've been proud to work in central sonoma where our regulation will create 20 acres of supportive gre

i absolutely do agree that our city streets are dirty and need our attention. there is no question absolutely whatsoever that we have to do something about it. there's no question, and moreover, we have to look at what's making our streets so incredibly dirty. it is ae a high priority to me, and it's one that i've communicated to mayor fairly and the chairman of the budget and finance committee. i've also been given assurances by the mayor that he is working on addressing this issue and is working on a comprehensive plan for the entire city. the thing about these funds, to me, i don't see it as extra money, i see this as money that should be applied to our budget deficit over the next three years, which is $136.9 million. after we figure out how to deal with that, a significant structural deficit remains. there is an increase of $420 million in the deficit between fiscal year '19 and 2021, so i think we need to have a comprehensive approach to this process. we are currently in the process as chair cohen mentioned, and we are hearing from our departments while w

but again, the status quo is not okay on our streets, and as a city, we are not going to rest on our laurels. we have a ton of work left to do. we will continue effective, targeted campaigns to address this challenge. so today, we're doing a few things. first of all, we are rolling out officially across the entire city of san francisco, our park smart campaign. what you see on the bus behind us, it will provide more informational resources to our residents and to our visitors. we are canvassing our car burglary hot spots and posting public messages throughout the city of san francisco that if you love it, don't leave it. and i want to thank in particular kelly nice and his entire team for their work on this advertising campaign. we do not want to give thieves the opportunity to take possessions in our cars. and i want to say this is a very coordinated effort between our police department, numerous city agencies, our community partners, and officials from the tourism industry. this initiative is a key part of our effort to make sure crimes don't occur in the first place, and i'm going

our community story. we partnered with 45 community organizations and city agencies. so would you please raise your hand if you are part of our community of communities and -- so right now, raise your hand. high. oh, wonderful. let's give you -- thank you. thank you for your support and partnership. [applause]. >> and we're at a very special place today, and with a very special person, as well. don falk of tndc. tndc has been a phenomenal partner, and don and his team have blown me away with not only their commitment to the mission of supplying housing, but their willingness to work with us to help us as a city agency make things even better for their residents. it's truly a partnership, and i think we each elevate each other as we get to know one another, community and government together. the mission of tndc is completely aligned with sustainability and environmental stewardship, and it's understanding the importance of that intersection that is going to enable this planet to heal itself. nothing -- we can have nothing less than an understanding that it's everyone's

it's one of the most beautiful parts of our city. and holding up the waterfront is our seawall. these are the buildings, the waterfront, the restaurants, the small businesses, but it's been holding back the bay to make sure that our tunnels are not flooded. holding back the rising tides of our san francisco bay to make sure we can walk along the waterfront in front of us here today. it is critically important to san francisco today and to the future of our city. we need to do everything we can as a city to make sure it survives and it's strong for the next generation. this project is not cheap. i want to really thank elaine for her leadership and the entire port commission for making sure we plan for the future. it is a $5 billion project that we have to plan for. the voters of san francisco will have a bond on the ballot going toward this effort. and the bill is going to play a huge start in kick starting the project. and let's be clear, this is about planning for the future of the city. it's about infrastructure and making sure our city is resilient when the next earthquake hi

so much of what we love about our city is just along the waterfront, our housing, offices, jobs, transportation, the giants who i see in the audience today. it is important to make prudent investments today to strengthen the seawall shield and strengthen the unbreakable bond between the city of san francisco and the waterfront we love so much. i want to thank our san francisco delegation in sacramento, for making sure we're prioritizing the very infrastructure that will keep the city beautiful and running, thank you very much. [appla

our city cannot continue to thrive if people are afraid to leave their car unattended when they're here to live, when they're here to work, when they're here to shop or visit any of our amazing attractions here in san francisco. as i said many times before, parking your car in san francisco should not be a game of roulette. and i will say that since becoming mayor and previously as a member of the board of supervisors, i was the first one -- one of the first people to point out the problem and to acknowledge the problem, though, and i think it's critically important. and also to acknowledge the work that our police department has done in response to this epidemic that we are seeing and we have seen in our streets beginning really in earnest last year. and the first to commend our police department for the efforts that they have done. you know, chief scott did not point fingers or blame others or make excuses. our police department went to work. last year at the end, they doubled our foot patrols here in san francisco, creates a unit specifically to deal with property crimes in san franc

it is our responsibility as a city to get a handle on this. i'm often impressed by the start ups and the pace of technology innovation but i will not hesitate to do something when the safety of our residents and our limited public infrastructure is being compromised. i mentioned companies that began operating in the last couple of weeks or months but let me remind everyone that this is only -- is an on going trend that will not be ceased. we already have bike share, e bikes, security robots, private transit vehicles, scooters shares just to name a few. i should mention that ride shares such as uber and lyft, the companies that are unregulated became powerful enough to refuse to cooperate with the city and will only do so when they are forced to. these companies dropping scooters and bikes, creating private bus routes without any notification, recording data of our residents that we have no idea how it is used or if it is secured. that's unacceptable. there's hearings taking place in washington because millions of people's data was compromised.

all of our colleagues, cpac, liif, and colleagues in the city, it takes all of us to do this important work. i think there's no greater privilege than to serve our young children, families in the city. thank you. [ applause ] >> congratulations again, candice, and thank you for your service. [ applause ] with that, i would like to recognize supervisor ronen. >> thank you so much. before i call my amazing honoree up, i want to thank supervisor cohen for solving a mystery for me. i had a plant in my office that i never watered that lived forever, and i had no idea why. i thought it was magic soil. now i know how it lived. thank you. i am delighted to honor yin sing as our district 9 honoree for women's history month this year. ying sing has dedicated her life to women and families. i have become a fan of yours over the past few years walking you kick ass as the associate director of the wonderful agency. a family resource center in the neighborhood that exists to develop strong healthy family and build thriving communities. family connection provides over 30 -- i'm doing a little plug fo

not going to accept the fact that people need to be hurt or killed as they're trying to get around our city. we did it the ed lee way, by working together with all the different city departments, with all of our community partners, neighborhood organizations, individuals, because mayor lee recognized it would take a collective effort of everybody working together to redesign or streets, to get compliance with traffic laws, to he had everybody of their role because it does take everybody's role to make our streets safer. so that's what vision zero's about. walk to workday is a great reminder of the great away ways that the -- ways to get around the city on foot. thanks everyone for coming out. happy walk to work now. i want to bring up now -- i won't call him my partner in crime, but he's my partner in safety, the chief of police, bill scott. [applause]. >> good morning. so when you're this far down on the list, you're trying to think of something original to say. i don't know if i can do that. but vision zero is about the people behind me. it's about laidership, about vision. mayor lee had

light for our city a streets illuminating our ideas and values starting in 2016 the san francisco public utilities commission is xhoefl that light with new led with the did i audits for better light for streets and pedestrian and they're even better for this vitally lasting longer and consuming up to 50 percent less energy upgrading takes thirty minutes remove the old street light and repeat 18 thousand 5 hundred times while our street lights will be improving the clean energy will remain the same every san francisco street light is powder by 100 percent godfathers hetch hetchy power in one simple word serious as day turns . >> well, welcome, everyone to this fabulous rooftop of a monumental announcement. my name is debbie raffel, and i am the director of the san francisco department of environment. and today, i am joined by president london breed and by don falk, the ceo of the tenderloin neighborhood development corporation, affectionately known as tndc. and with us we've got representatives some of the dozens of community partners, we've got the library here, we have our light bulb co

our natural habitats that we still remarkably have despite this city being as developed as it is. so those are the most at risk, the most threatened. those are our contribution to global biodiversity. but meanwhile, it doesn't preclude -- there's a lot of concern about native versus nonnative plants. this doesn't preclude using nonnative plants in landscaping. we ask people very strongly not to plant with invasive plants, of course, to be creative in their design, but to ensure plants that they plant are climate appropriate and not invasive. there are plenty of plants that can provide habitat, as well, and if you get on the plant finder, sfplantfinder.org, you can find a list of those. so just to highlight the amount of work for putting this together, i want to thank all of the departments that are working this effort and coming together collaboratively at the table. this kind of collaboration is not without precedent, this is a current collaboration that's titled san francisco children and nature, which city hall has actually been very supportive of, and it's made up of many of ou

that is how i believe our cities will function in the future.ll make our cities more walkable and enjoyable. it will change real estate values. you will get parking lots that turn into parks or housing, so the changes we see in 10 years will be the largest physical infrastructure changes we have witnessed in our life. emily: when it comes to lyft building its own driverless technology, you are clearly behind. what will it take to make that happen? john: we are honest with the team and ourselves that we are coming from behind. just as we did with the original business and taking market share from uber, we are making up ground every day. there is also not just the data advantage we have come a but -- have, but starting now, sometimes in certain industries there is a second mover advantage. there are a lot of technologies that did not exist five years ago when others were starting their autonomous efforts that exist today that allow us to leapfrog. emily: we know over time during the lifecycle, you considered selling the company. i am curious when

we are going to support every single community in our city and these individuals that need our help as a city to see them engaged to see them test t succeeding to see them take pride in everything that they do it is just incredible and i'm proud to be proud test t of it. again, thank you for being here today. congratulations to creativity explore on the grant, but also let's make sure that we take this as test really test text1 italics inexpiration for the future, that we continue to fund nonprofits for the city, that test text1 underline test t we continue to inspire san francisco, that we continue to redouble our efforts to make sure that every neighborhood has outlets like this to make sure that we service every single san francisco resident. thank you for coming here today. >> thank you mayor. i next want to invite up supervisor jeff sheehy, supervisor the district eight. he also sits on the budget today. he's been a tireless test text1 advocate test t for the nonprofit community, and supports nonprofits and small businesses in the city. i want to welcome up supervisor jeff sheehy.

our city is one of the safest cities in orange county. half of our budget goes towards police. we're known for being very proactive and making sure that we make the right decisions to have the highest -- or the best respons for police, the lowest crime rate. so being proactive, you when we go through this process, we just want to make sure as policymakers to our city, whether it's the police chief or anybody in this organization is from the of our city, we want our folks working with u.s. federal officials when it comes to immigration. we don't know why there would be any other reason why the state would compel us to do otherwise. >> the american civil liberties union and several other immigrants rights groups are basically suing and asking the courts to declare what you did, the new ordin ceillegal. your reaction to that? >> well, obviously from being able toy comment specifica a case, i can't, because it's pending litigation. but the reality is the au from the very beginning has been trying to bully us through theo s. they sent is two demand letters on one before the first vo

so supervisor kim has moved what was said by our deputy city attorney. and is there a second? seconded by supervisor yee. supervisor yee. >> supervisor yee: i'm glad this was brought to you our attentio. is slipped my mind also. i was a member of the kearney street workshop in its infant stages in the mid 1970's. being a teacher of arts and crafts type of things and eventually joining their photography sort of unit i guess and she helped publish books and document what was going on around the chinese or the chinatown community. it has been that long. i didn't realize that. but my goodness. i actually almost forgot i was a member of it. so, i'm glad we are doing this today. >> president breed: thank you. so there is a motion and second. and can we open it up to public comment. are there any members of the public who would like to comment. seeing none, public comment is closed. can we take the motion without objection? without objection the motion passes unanimously. on the actual item, same house, same call. without hundred the resolution is adopted unanimously. >> clerk: even b

the problem solving services i want to see continue and accelerate here in our city. it's not only inhumane and unethical for the city to allow it, it's also financially unsustainable. problem solving measures would prevent people from becoming homeless in the first place, costs half the amount compared to services for people who are already living on our streets and need to be rehoused. problem services -- problem solving services work. last year, 800 people took advantage of homeward bound which reunites family members and loved ones. those individuals, only 6% returned so san francisco to use the services of the city. i'm going to see supporting initiatives that are compassionate but not enabling of street behavior. we have to take advantage of every program and explore all resources to make progress on this difficult challenge. we must continue to embrace collaboration with our partners at the state level. tomorrow, i'm going to be going to sacramento to join mayors from the ten other largest cities in california to advocate for more than $1.5 billion in funding fo

back in september, our office began the supplemental appropriation work requesting the city attorney and the controller to work on our office on ensuring if there are any surplus dollars, meaning any unspent dollars in the first six months of this fiscal year, that we would dedicate it towards increasing our city's manual street cleaning budget, and that the distribution of those services will be determined based on the data of street cleaning needs. and i want to make it very clear that we are not going to prescribe how these services are met, so i'm not asking that they be dedicated just to district six or just to the downtown area; they will be deployed citywide based on the needs as determined by our public works department. i do see one of our lead directors of public works, mr. stringer, who is here to answer any questions by the members of the board, and colleagues, i ask for your support today. i know that this is something that's always a tough conversation to have outside of the normal budgetary process, but i do want to remind my colleagues that every single year, we have h