they make our city stronger at the end. we are talking about families who have come from other countries, fleei persucution. they are planting their children here, incredible members of our community here in san francisco and we are going to fight for their right to stay here today and forever here in san francisco. >> [applause] >> i will say that no matter what comes out of donald trump and the federal administration in washington dc, in san francisco we are going to reject that rhetoric. we are going to standby our immigrant communities. we are going to turn our back to donald trump's idea of building walls around our country and ripping families apart with ill conceived policies and divisive, hateful rhetoric that is dividing our country right now. in san francisco we stand for something very, very different. i will say that as mayor of the city of san francisco we are going to stand side by side with our immigrant communities here in san francisco. not only is it the right thing to do, and i am proud to say this as some

over 30,000 alone in our city. an absolutely unacceptable number. since undertaking our initiatives we have seen property crimes decrease by over 17%. we will not rest on our morals in san francisco, we will not let that be the new standard. we will continue to move forward and press ahead on reforms that make our streets and our neighborhoods safer for the residents of san francisco. it's also important to note that these increased officers will be more more than just a deterrent to property crimes. they will be reassuring presences in our neighborhoods of san francisco ensuring that people feel safe and securing the communities they live in here in san francisco. they will have the tools and the training to work with our communities and within our neighborhoods here in san francisco. these new officers will also be supported by additional investments in our equipment and resources. my budget package will also include $7.5 million over the next 2 years to purchase over 130 new police cars that are needed in our department. it will include over $3 mi

we're showing that once again our city employees, our residents, but our city employees are stepping up to the task. and want to welcome, i know there are 14 individuals that came from our department of public health that went to puerto rico to help the victims of hurricane maria and really dedicated their time and effort to helping those that are in need. as the city of san francisco, these are the values that we embrace as a city. we've had our own incidents, whether it's earthquake in particular, where we're the beneficiaries of other cities and jurisdictions coming to our help and participating in the rescue efforts here in the city of san francisco. and now we're paying it forward and replicating it in kind. i want to thank all of you personally for representing the city the way that you did. the doctors, nurses, mental health professionals, they are representing our city on the international stage and showing what our city is all about. it's an honor to be here to recognize them for their efforts, for their volunteerism, and really, barbara, to thank you, because i think this 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

our home. we care about the city of san francisco. san francisco is a world class city. class attractions. world class institutions. we have world class residents. and a world class civic leaders. but we have a world class problem right now. our streets are filthy. filled with debris, litter, human waste and drug paraphernalia. it's unacceptable. the status quo on our streets today is unacceptable. a child should not have to walk over a needle on their way to school in the morning. a business owner should never see garbage strewn across their store front in the mornings. this is not confined to one neighborhood or district, it's plaguing communities across the entire city of san francisco and affecting residents and families in every part of our city. and we need to act as a city government. so that is why today, i'm introducing our city-wide and comprehensive street cleaning plan. a far ranging plan that seeks to address these challenges across the entire city of san francisco. over the next two years, i'm committing over $13 million in new funding that will make our cit

to fight together for our city so that we can put san francisco on the right path. ng our working-class communities and regrowing our middle-class. with the right investment, and housing, education, and public transportation. i believe in san francisco. and i know we can be the home to the resistance, investing in our residents again, and standing up to donald trump through our policies and our values. because if san francisco doesn't lead the way, who will? i hope to earn your vote this june 5th. join me or learn more on my website. thank you. z -- [♪] [♪] >> hello i am mark leno. i have had the great honour to serve san francisco for four years as county supervisor, six years as an assembly member, and eight years as your state senator put together we have accomplished some incredible things for women and families across the city, and throughout the state. i was proud to offer legislation making california the first estatstate in the nation to rair minimum wage to $15 an hour, giving five-point 6 million workers arrays and lifting over 2 million californians out of

speaking on behalf of green party san francisco and our city sf. i've been a social and justice activist since the mid80's. i don't talk about this at city hall public comment with, i've anchored a deep study of global socioeconomics, and i keep very up to date on what's happening in economics, and i want to say -- i kind of want to add another layer of importance to what you're doing here with a public bank, and that is that currently, we're facing a situation with global neoliberal capitalism where it has become so bloated with debt and credit based money that it is going to collapse again like it did in 2008, but probably worse. currently the logan will gdp is somewhere near $200 trillion. the amount of credit that has been created by private banks and other banks has become something like 800 trillion to 1 quadrillion. so literally we're -- the problem we're facing is one like in 2008 but bigger. a collapse will happen, and if we do not have a public bank in place, by the time it does, we will be in trouble. we'll face what we faced in 2008, and

it is an investment in our city. this work is not altruistic. it is quite selfish because we are better off and we are safer and healthier when our neighbors have access to affordable, permanent, stable housing. congratulations to everybody involved today and to the 100 seniors that will be able to stay in place at 666 ellis. >> thank you supervisor kim. [applause] on behalf of the honorable mayor mark ferrell who again apologizes for not being here it is my pleasure to introduce kate hartley. >> thank you gail. i am so happy to be here and be here with all the amazing people in this area who made this happen. mayor ferrell sends his regret. he really wanted to be here today. he's been so thrilled with the opportunity to come to buildings like this and see the amazing work and the transformation of these project. we are so lucky to be able to do this work and our city is so much better for the opportunity to have housing like this and allow all the seniors and help all the seniors and residents of buildings like 666 ellis stay here and be part of

i also want to recognize all of our sister city committees who are here. i've seen a number of them, those i saw a second ago, manila, osaka, our sister city community is awesome here in san francisco. we are very lucky to have them, and certainly our apa ones in particular are quite frankly huge parts of our program here in our city. you know, this year, we're fortunate that we have a number of partners and four official ones. i want to thank the asian art museum for their partnership. i don't know if jay is here, but regardless, thank you inform jto jay and the entire team. thank you to the asian pacific fund. thank you celebrating asian american film and food fest here in san francisco as well as again, michael, the public library, for all that you do. thank you. we are in really good hands for having you here, so thank you, michael lambert. can i have a round of applause for our library here. [applause] >> the hon. mark farrell: we all love it. i want to mention our department of neighborhood services. thank you, ashley, and your team for putting on the

it's 100 years old and it's served our city and region very well over the last decade, but we now must make significant investment for the seawall to protect the next generation. this bond will strengthen the seawall, to protect the city from earthquake, address flood risk and provide current adaptation for sea level rise. staff has prepared the geobond describing the port program and the need for the funding. we'll make final edits to this report once the committee takes action today but before the bond legislation is introduced at the board of supervisors. so members of the public may be asking what is the seawall, and i'll say you're not alone. because it is unseen infrastructure. we all don't know about this work horse for us. it's three miles long. it stretches from fisherman's wharf in the north to mission creek in the south. the state of california built this infrastructure between 1870 to 1910, turning mud flats into a vibrant deep water port. during the construction, we reclaimed 500 acres of land in san francisco. it provides flood protection to the reclaimed land and our san

maing money that we forgot about those that make our city and community unique. when people come to discover, i want them to rediscover the magic of what diversity and empathy can create. when you're positive and committed to using that energy, >> welcome to our 2018 mayor's teacher paraeducator and principal of the year awards. this is our 11th year of honoring our public schoolteacher and ninth year of honoring our principals and first year of honoring our paraeducator. [applause] this honor awards five of our city's most accomplished teachers, principals and a paraeducator. all candidates nominated by members of their community throughout the year and the finalists selected by the mayor in april. they received awards on behalf of the their tireless work and i wanted to just highlight a couple of things you all will be getting so it teases you a little bit. [applause] >> we already had the teachers on norred a honored at the giane on monday and you will get a beautiful tiffany apple. you will also get an award from the mayor and from the mason foundation for $1,

our city government needs to step up. our city, our region, our state, our country is dealing with this tragedy every single day on the streets. the roots of the epidemic are complex. there is no single solution to solve the issue. we need to pursue a wide variety of initiatives. we need to fund programs that have been proven to work. we need to be flexible to fund programs that will work. we need to measure ourselves by the success of the individuals living on our streets today. and when they get off a street and get into shelters and onto their own 2 feet and onto better lives. today, i am announcing approximately $30,000 in funding to address the homeless crisis in san francisco. first of all, i'm doubling down on the homeward bound -- bound program. this initiative helps struggling individuals with family members and loved ones. i know elements of this program may seem controversial, but we have to acknowledge the fact that it is here in san francisco where we have had a very effective program. as mayor of the city i'

our city is not authorized to just give out 5,000 euros without some kind of reason. the reward that you have today is partially from the city, 200, private individuals and bank have contributed to it to raise it to 1,000 euros, about $1,200 and the citizens of bernakine are so behind, mayor's trip, they even paid for part of this trip. this is our city's gift to you. [applause] >> we are not a very rich town, therefore, it's not very exactly changed from golden to euros and dollars. i hope you understand. [laughter] >> this is not a question. this is appreciation. the biggest reward that i received was the work that you caused to be done, genealogy of my family. today i know where my grandmother and grandfather are buried and i have a much more complete record of -- of the ancestors and where we came from in germany, so i thank you very much, i appreciate it a great deal and that's my reward. [applause] >> how has the publication of this book impacted your life personally and professionally? >> it's enabled me to attend great events like this and speak, that has been

itself on being a city of innovation, and with the information technology sector shaping much of our city's identity, many of us were at the salesforce tower opening today. this city has the responsibility to set ground rules that protect the best interests of the general public. with some of the most sophisticated minds helping to steer the future of this industry we are well positioned to develop ground breaking rules that removed the drive to collect personal information. thank you to staff and people who have provided continual comment to me over the past few weeks. for now, i want to thank my cosponsors and particularly my staff, lee hepner, and i'm looking forward to continuing this conversation, moving forward to put something meaningful before the voters in november . finally, i would like to conclude by continuing on the theme of responsible data collection and regulation, and i'm also introducing a resolution urging support for state senate bill 1186, introduced by our state senator from san mateo county, jerry hill. senate bill 1186 would require a public hearing and debate prior

i want to commend our city -- commend our city for having the goal of bridging the digital divide, and i also want to let people know that at san francisco unified, we did a survey that shows that, you know, a lot of people don't have internet access and their home, meeting that, or a laptop or computer, but 98 % of our students and parents had cell phones. i just don't know, i mean i think that this is so expensive and i think that it is s.f. city, if they care about the digital divide, then a suggestion would be to have free internet stations all over san francisco where people get access, have computers there, have devices they are, instead of just at your public library. but have it really, really accessible to a lot of people where people can just go and use it. it doesn't have to be and your home, but you can have access to it everywhere. and i think if they want to be a part of this solution, then that is, considering we have so many billionaires that are living here now, that i think it would be of really generous and great thing to be part of san francisco, and to put that mon

after all, we're at the meeting of land and sea. - our city is famous for its iconic scenery, historic designs, and world-class style. it's the birthplace of blue jeans, and where "the rock" holds court over the largest natural harbor on the west coast. - our 28,000 city and county employees play an important role in making san francisco what it is today. - we provide residents and visitors with a wide array of services, such as improving city streets and parks, keeping communities safe, and driving buses and cable cars. - our employees enjoy competitive salaries, as well as generous benefits programs. but most importantly, working for the city and county of san francisco gives employees an opportunity to contribute their ideas, energy, and commitment to shape the city's future. - thank you for considering a career with the city and county of san francisco. >> (clapping.) >> in san francisco the medical examiner performs the function of investigating medical and legal that occurs with the city and county of san francisco from a variety of circumstances in san francisco there is approxi

we're showing that once again our city employees, our residents, but our city employees are stepping task. and want to welcome, i know there are 14 individuals that came from our department of public health that went to puerto rico to help the victims of hurricane maria and really dedicated their time and eor

i want to thank everybody here, our district 11 is sometimes on the south end of the city so it's kind of somewhat forgotten but supervisor here is going to change that. we are family and we have had generations and we lost our mother and father but me and patty are the main ones there. we have had our nieces work with us and brother-in-law. we keep it a family, keep it tight. last year we became a legacy, which was big, big, because i didn't know there was anything like that. and stephanie from next door introduced me to it, she introduced me to supervisor and we went through everything. it finally started to feel like san francisco started to embrace us. as today, today we feel appreciated, it's tough in a city to survive. we feel appreciated. it really feels like i really belong now and i hope you all feel good about that because i do. so, and i hope all these businesses that are here will be here for legacy program because they are going to feel how good it's going to feel. because i know what they go through. and i want to thank everyone we will keep ongoing still for years to com

a lot of people find if they are unhoused in our city, if marginally housed in our city, that unfortunately for some of the other riding public, our buses might be the warmest, safest place for them to be. >> supervisor breed: commissioner, i'm going to stop you there. the question, i should be more clear. it's really, why are we choosing -- why is mta choosing to spend money, spend dollars, on the san francisco police department to address fare evasion, rather than spending money for the san francisco police department to address issues around safety? why was that decision made? >> they should be addressing most. most of the fare evasion is handled by our own proof of payment inspectors. sfpd should be riding muni to help people feel safer. i don't have the exact answer on the exact breakdown, but can i reach out to your office and we can talk about it further. we're conducting our interviews. >> sorry everyone has to listen to it. >> supervisor fewer: thank you for reaching out to my office yesterday. i want to talk about the timms that concerns the items in your budget and plan for those

you know, for the past four months, as mayor of the city of san francisco, i have from reside residents across our entire city up and down the ladder about the streets of san francisco. our streets are filled with trash and debris, and it is unacceptable, and i've said from day one the cleanliness of our streets is going to be one of my biggest priorities as mayor of the city of san francisco. san francisco residents are fed up with the conditions, and i am the first to say that i feel their pain, and we are doing something about it. so last week, along with a number of people who are here behind me, we announced a comprehensive budget proposal that we're going to move forward with to aggressively cleanup our streets here in san francisco. we are no -- we know that our conditions on our streets exist across our city. it's not confined to one neighborhood. every single neighborhood is feeling this pain, including right here in the castro district. so this plan that we announced last week includes 44 new street cleaners throughout the city of san francisco, four in each supervisorial district that w

city. these are the powerful voices that are leading our nation's cities. we're here today to look at cities across the country and answer some fundamental questions, what are the biggest issues facing mayors today? what innovations are cities trying out and sharing with each other? what's next for america's cities and the 250 million residents that call their cities home? but before we get to the results of the 2018 state of cities report, i'd like to invite you to connect with nlc on our social media channel. that's the easiest way we can learn more from you and you can share your reflections about this event. we release research on finance to infrastructure to the future of cities. so, please connect with us and we hope to see you through the year. we're also hosting our annual city summit in los angeles, california in november, and you'll learn a little bit more about our convening a little later. so, we're here today to hear about the state of america's cities and i'd like to introduce, christie mcfarland, our director of research to share the results.

our streets. it's something i heard about for a long time before becoming the mayor and now as the mayor of city and county of san francisco it's one of the things i hear about the most. people are fed up with the conditions of our streets, as am i. today, we're announcing in partnership with the san francisco aids foundation, we're creating a team toward needle and syringe pickup. ten individuals sole job and responsibility will be to pick up the needles and syringes the city. and make a difference on the streets. that status quo on the streets today is unacceptable and we're not going to stand for it and do everything we can to combat that. we have great leadership and we have people working on this issue in our city government, but it's not having the impact we need today, so we're creating this new initiative. and i will tell you, it is one of the things again i hear about the most as mayor of the city of san francisco and we're going to move forward with the program. so these individuals, this new team will be doing two things. one they will be proactive. going to known hot spots are needles ar

now is the time for you to think about if you want to protect our city and use the lawsuit to build for houses for affordable housing for teachers and protect our children and give them the access that they're supposed to have when they're young. again, my name is ellen lee zhou, and i am a union bargaining team member, and i want you guys to respect -- i can't believe. i'm talking to the air right now. you guys are focused to your phone. i'm sorry to see. this is public hearings. this is like court. you are in public office and you are responsible for the time you get paid to be in here, just like us. we are public servants for public hearings. thank you. [applause] >> thank you for your comments. next speaker, please -- please. >> thank you, madam assistant clerk, president breed, ladies and gentlemen of the board. my name is winship hillier. i am an involuntary psychiatric outpatient here in san francisco and have been now for over a decade. let me just go through the logic with you. if there be no property without -- if there be no injury without property, and there be no property w

we expect thousands of people across our city art commuting by bikes for fun today. someone who bikes every day, i want to welcome those two the event. let's give all of our first time riders are round of applause. [cheering and applause] [laughter] >> and of course i want to thank all of those of you at that bulk every day. every day is bike to work day for you. so this morning, mayor farrell and i wrote to city hall on a newly constructed protected by clean on church street. the first protected bike lane in the tenderloin. [cheering and applause] >> church street as an example of the kind of infrastructure we can build quickly when city leaders, community members and people who bike come together and focus on solutions. i want to recognize the sfmta, the san francisco fire department, public works on supervisor jane kim for finding a way forward in response to our members who spoke out loudly for the need to protect bike lanes on church. in the last few weeks, was also seen protected bike lanes constructed on upper market street and eighth street. and more are on th

all appro light for our city an streets o light for our city an illuminating our ideas and values startingin 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 >> all right. so good morning, everyone. thank you for joining us today. you know, for the past four months, as mayor of the city of san francisco, i have from reside residents across our entire city up and down the ladder about the streets of san francisco. our streets are filled with trash and debris, and it is unacceptable, and i've said from day one the cleanliness of our streets is going to be one of my biggest priorities as mayor o