i'm incredibly proud of the achievements of our city workforce, our public agencies and under the leadership of the mayor to provide thousands of hotel rooms to some of the most vulnerable residents. with the addition of the alternative housing program dashboard, to the city's open data attacker, the publi trackee better insight for those in need at this difficult time. as of today, we have 2,741 rooms under contract at 19 hotel locations throughout san francisco. the city has moved over 950 people from shelters, the street or hospitals into hotels thanks to the careful guidance and coordination from the department of public health and supportive housing. i want to emphasize and to clear up any misunderstanding that the city continues to implement or hotel plan and we continue to bring hotel rooms and other housing options online to meet the needs of these vulnerable populations. as i said, we have 2,741 rooms cutely under contract and wcurre have 2,153 rooms. it's important to note that these are all in a negotiation stage and at different stages of the negotiation and some are farther alon

they keep our cities safe, protect our communities from gangs and drugs, and risk their own lives for us every day. no one is more upset than fellow law enforcement officers by the small handful who failed to abide by their oath to serve and protect. my administration will stop mob violence. and we'll stop it cold. it does not serve the interest of justice or any citizen of any race, color or creed for the government to give into anarchy, abandon police precincts, or allow communities to be burned to the ground. it won't happen.

was saying we do not want our city to be destroyed let's bring in our white house correspondent. who is in washington what do you make of company. well i noticed the tone was different what a difference 24 hours makes when we had the d.c. mayor and the u.s. president exchanging barbs on twitter really arguing over the response the u.s. president had for his part criticized mayor mariel bowzer sensually denying that her metropolitan police department had supported the u.s. secret service on those 1st night of clashes that took place outside the white house that was firmly denied by mayor muriel bowzer and in fact that was followed by a statement by the secret service in fact the and i saw it with my own eyes the metro police department have in fact supported and that is something standard that we see this sort of tandem partnership that occurs with the u.s. secret service and even the most routine of protests or even a transport of a dignitary so this is a mayor this is not known for her fiery rhetoric and that's exactly what we saw one day earlier but a considerable shift in the

prior to last night, the demonstrations around the tragic death of george floyd in our city were largely peaceful and were done so in a safe and respectful way without destroying city property or harming people. unfortunately, that changed. yesterday, we did have a number of demonstrations in the city. hundreds of people came to washington, d.c. to demonstrate peacefully and i want to thank those, including our local black lives matter group that held a large, but peaceful car caravan throughout our city. just after 4 p.m. though, the advised that agitator started throwing objects at police officers. at around 4:30 p.m., the majority of the demonstrators were concentrated at 17th and pennsylvania avenue northwest. they broke glass. they spray-painted and flattened the tires of three u.s. secret service uniformed division vehicles. 6 p.m., thatre same group began to march southbound on 17th street northwest, continuing towards constitution avenue. at around 7 p.m., a small number were involved in multiple instances of intentional vandalism and destruction of government property. most of t

i'm anxious to see our city reopen. and this has been a very tough and challenging time for all of us. when you think about what we've all sacrificed, kids who are graduating from high school and will not be able to have a traditional graduation or attend prom, those parents who cannot go back to work because they have no child care access for their children, the people who are elderly who actually really need comfort through family and friends, who are not able to visit with those folks that they love and care about the most, especially during this past mother's day. it continues to be a challenge, but especially with regards to our economy. our economy is suffering not just in san francisco but throughout the united states, and what we've tried to do here in san francisco is redirect resources and raise private dollars in order to get support in the hands of those who need it the most, and oftentimes people who may not qualify for any assistance whatsoever. the people who have been impacted the most include our small

they reflect the demographics of our city and no, none of us perfect. they are trained and continuously trained to make sure we have a model that is about deescalating, about looking at our own bias, about partnerships for peace with people that didn't exist in the city decades ago. we need to contain that fact. in the same city, we need to contain another fact that i don't believe is a contradiction. we have young people in our city who feel that they don't get a fair start in life. that the system is racist and rigged against them. whether it's their school, family income, whether it's their health that they start many yards behind the starting line and that racism and rigged feeling infects our criminal justice system in its culture and its practice. for a moment, even those two groups on both sides of the line found common ground. it looks like this. out there, right now, we've got every one from every day citizens who are protesting to business owners to good cops and firefighters, upset and grieve about the injustice we all saw as americans first.

our series -- our city was rocked by a series of unprecedented events. a kkk rally. sears amassed tornadoes. anna mass shooting that claims nine lives. these eventsg as were to our community, they also caused financial consequences and caused us to dip into our reserves to make up for unexpected expenses. while 2019 in dayton was an anomaly, it can serve as a microcosm of what every city in the country is going through today. mayors must lead their communities through difficult and tragic times, while making sure there are sufficient resources to do the basic business of local government. picking up the trash. responding to medical emergencies. and keeping the economy moving. major ohio cities, is funded primarily by mutable income taxes. -- by municipal income taxes. our revenues will fill an immediate hit by the necessary closing of many businesses. revenueur unique structure, and study by the brookings institution found four of five top cities that will feel the greatest financial hit due to credit virus are here in ohio. on a plummet claims in montgomery county --

i'm incredibly proud of the achievements of our city workforce, our public agencies and under the leadership of the mayor to provide thousands of hotel rooms to some of the most vulnerable residents. with the addition of the alternative housing program dashboard, to the city's open data attacker, the publi trackee better insight for those in need at this difficult time. as of today, we have 2,741 rooms under contract at 19 hotel locations throughout san francisco. the city has moved over 950 people from shelters, the street or hospitals into hotels thanks to the careful guidance and coordination from the department of public health and supportive housing. i want to emphasize and to clear up any misunderstanding that the city continues to implement or hotel plan and we continue to bring hotel rooms and other housing options online to meet the needs of these vulnerable populations. as i said, we have 2,741 rooms cutely under contract and wcurre have 2,153 rooms. it's important to note that these are all in a negotiation stage and at different stages of the negotiation and some are farther alon

if there's something available in our city we want to help as much as we can. and so we appreciate the opportunity to be here. we'll continue to do everything that we can to support our workforce. as we go through the challenges of our budget, keeping people employed and making sure that people have employment options is really so important to taking care of the people of this city and also our economic recovery health. that is so desperately needed. so we're counting on all of us to do our part in providing information as well as getting information and making the decisions based on what's best for the people that we're here to serve. so i really appreciate all of you and all of the work that you're all doing on the frontlines. we really are in this together. and i want to see us emerge as a stronger, better city for our workforce more than ever as a result of this unexpected pandemic. and i think that by working together we will. so thank you all so much. >> thank you. >> thank you, mayor. >> thank you. [♪] >> i really believe that art should be available to p

our great cities of minneapolis and st. paul are under assault by people who do not share our values, who do not value life and the work that went into this, and certainly are not here to honor george floyd. and they need to -- they need to see today that that line will stop and that order needs to be restored. with that, i want to welcome up mayor jacob fry, the minneapolis mayor and someone from the beginning saw this before any mayor in the country and requested national guard support earlier than any mayor in the country. and now this situation is requesting the next step, a full mobilization. mayor frye. >> thank you, governor. the show of force tonight has got to be about safety, security, peace, and order. our minneapolis residents are scared and rightfully so. we've seen long-term institutional businesses overridden. we've seen community institutions set on fire. and i want to be very, very clear. the people that are doing this are not minneapolis residents. they are coming in largely from outside of the city, from o

so let's tap into that in a way that could spread like wildflowers and bring our city closer together. >> speaking of opportunities for all, let me bring on our next speaker to discuss the impacts on youth and children, it's john osaki, the japanese community youth council and this year jcyc is celebrating 50 years focusing on japan youth and a broad range of programs from preschool to college prep to opportunities for all and jcyc is leading many youth initiatives is please welcome john osaki. >> thank you, mayor breed and thank you for being a part of this town hall. i'll focus on some of the things you were just talking about regarding building bridges. they talked about safety and education and i think that the area that i really want to emphasize is that i think it's so important that we find ways to build and promote understanding between communities here in san francisco. as i'm sure you know, san francisco is the birthplace of anti-asian sentiment in this country. and so i think it's so important that san francisco be a leader in this area and really think about how it can pro

if there's something available in our city we want to help as much as we can. and so we appreciate the opportunity to be here. we'll continue to do everything that we can to support our workforce. as we go through the challenges of our budget, keeping people employed and making sure that people have employment options is really so important to taking care of the people of this city and also our economic recovery health. that is so desperately needed. so we're counting on all of us to do our part in providing information as well as getting information and making the decisions based on what's best for the people that we're here to serve. so i really appreciate all of you and all of the work that you're all doing on the frontlines. we really are in this together. and i want to see us emerge as a stronger, better city for our workforce more than ever as a result of this unexpected pandemic. and i think that by working together we will. so thank you all so much. >> thank you. >> thank you, mayor. >> thank you. >> it did take a village. i was really lucky when i was 1

i'm anxious to see our city reopen. and this has been a very tough and challenging time for all of us. when you think about what we've all sacrificed, kids who are graduating from high school and will not be able to have a traditional graduation or attend prom, those parents who cannot go back to work because they have no child care access for their children, the people who are elderly who actually really need comfort through family and friends, who are not able to visit with those folks that they love and care about the most, especially during this past mother's day. it continues to be a challenge, but especially with regards to our economy. our economy is suffering not just in san francisco but throughout the united states, and what we've tried to do here in san francisco is redirect resources and raise private dollars in order to get support in the hands of those who need it the most, and oftentimes people who may not qualify for any assistance whatsoever. the people who have been impacted the most include our small

we'll be able to provide that information as well just so that we can continue to gradually reopen our city as we see changes in very specific indicators. now you know from the very beginning what we've said was our guiding principle is the data, the facts, our public health officials, and we do appreciate what they have done to get us to this point where even though we continue to see in some cases the numbers increase, we do see the numbers flattening. they have not declined, but the fact is we are in a better place. not where we want to be but we're in a better place. and when making decisions around what opens in our city, we look at six particular indicators, and dr. colfax has talked about these indicators in the past, but i just want to remind people so that we are all -- clearly understand what those things are as we begin to allow businesses to open. what are we looking at, how are we making those determinations? well, it's whether or not the number of cases are flat or decreasing, and we see that they are at least remaining flat. we look at whether or not our hospitalizations are

be a challenge but we're doing everything we can and we have to make sure that the workforce of our citythat we're asking to go out there, including our paramedics, our police officers and our nonprofit service providers and our homeless outreach time and our social workers, our healthcare professionals, all of these people on the frontline every single day, it's important to mak make sure they are safe d protected. because when they're out there, you think it's as easy as saying, here is a mask, can you please put this mask on. there's a whole argument that occurs and a request, wait a minute, sir, can you keep your six-feet distance. just imagine being out there, trying to help someone who's, you know, lunging at you or who tries to spit on you or who's not following the order and all you're doing is try to help that person. so there's more to this than we're going to be able to open up all of these hotel rooms and we'll able to clean up every block. the department. public works, different folks who work for that department and clean the streets everyday, they're out there everyday, es

the goal is to support our city infrastructure, like parks and roads and expanding our facility for ourvulnerable populations, including those suffering with mental health and addiction. and i want to be clear that when we're talking about what happens with bonds in san francisco, oftentimes we are taking other bonds that we have been supported by voters in the past. you have been very generous in supporting parks bonds, housing bonds, the last earthquake and safety bonds, and what happens is we live within our means. so as we retire debt, we are able to assume additional debt, and we do so without raising property taxes, and that has been our consistent commitment, which is why every time we've come with a bond of this nature to the voters, they have been supportive and generous in providing the support. and i also want to be clear that this bond money is not -- we're not able to use it for operations. we are only able to use it for infrastructure, so that's why the ability to expand our mental health system and our programs and to bring those places up to standard, to expand our parks

, it was largely peaceful protests, the vast majority peaceful, the vast majority of people from our city with a small group of people looking to have intentional disturbance. gradually that shift was made and we saw more and more people coming from outside of the city. we saw more and more people looking to cause violence in our communities and i have to say, it is not acceptable. if you're concerned, i get it. if you have family members or friends that are even considering protesting, this is no longer about protesting. this is no longer about verbal expression. this is about violence and we need to make sure that it stops. we're in the middle of a pandemic right now. we have two crisis that are sandwiched on top of one another in order to make sure that we

we'll be able to provide that information as well just so that we can continue to gradually reopen our city as we see changes in very specific indicators. now you know from the very beginning what we've said was our guiding principle is the data, the facts, our public health officials, and we do appreciate what they have done to get us to this point where even though we continue to see in some cases the numbers increase, we do see the numbers flattening. they have not declined, but the fact is we are in a better place. not where we want to be but we're in a better place. and when making decisions around what opens in our city, we look at six particular indicators, and dr. colfax has talked about these indicators in the past, but i just want to remind people so that we are all -- clearly understand what those things are as we begin to allow businesses to open. what are we looking at, how are we making those determinations? well, it's whether or not the number of cases are flat or decreasing, and we see that they are at least remaining flat. we look at whether or not our hospitalizations are

the vast majority peaceful, the vast majority of people from our city with a small group of people looking to have intentional disturbance. gradually, that shift was made, and we saw more and more people coming from outside the city. we saw more and more people looking to cause violence and -- violence in our communities, and i have to say it is not acceptable. if you are concerned, i get it. if you have family members or friends that are even considering protesting, this is no longer about protesting. this is no longer about verbal expression. this is about violence, and we need to make sure that stops. we are in the middle of a pandemic right now. we have two crises that are sandwiched on top of one another. in order to make sure we continue to have the necessary community institutions, we need to make sure that our businesses are protected, that they are safe, and that they are secure. to our minneapolis residents, we are with you. we will be mobilizing the largest force that has ever come forward in the state of minnesota history to help. we understand you are concerned. we want to be

but you are not going to destroy our city. you are the not going to destroy our city. and you know, what bothers me the most is the fact there are organized advocators who do it for a living all over the country. they go to various places and they try to excite a riot. let me tell you. yesterday, i had protestored. i didn't get to see them but sadly i saw the video. and all white people yelling "black lives matter" protesting in front of my house. and that didn't bother me as much, going out and they had firework torches in their hands and like what used to happen when the kkk showed up to people's houses to burn their houses down. that's tough for me. because i'm not the one. don't bring the fire, because i'm not the one. >> london breed with incredibly strong words for people who bring zri lens to the town, and the protestors outside of her house last night. we will have more on that and more from lond don breed. again, the curfew in san francisco is 8:00 tonight. and santa rosa, the protested raged for hours. and large groups downtown. protestors vandalized business

first, we need to save our city. >> president trump weighs in. >> we have our military willing and ready and able. my guest is keith ellison. atlanta mayor, washington, d.c. mayor muriel bowser and florida congresswoman val demming. it's put more than 40 million out of work as much of the country is trying to return to some form of normalcy often ignoring social distancing. >> you see no fear. we are embracing it. >> prompting fears of a second wave. >> every community is one wild weekend from falling off the cliff. >> joining me is msnbc anchor joshua johnson. maria teresa kumar and pat mccrory of north. welcome to sunday. a special edition of "meet the press". good sunday morning. america is waking up to two crisis. one is so new it's called the novel coronavirus. the second institutional racism is with us for some 400 years. overnight protests in dozens of cities across this country. anger erupting over police brutality over african-americans. most demonstrations were peaceful with few incidents. others had moments of confrontation and, yes, some violence. a look around the country fr

if there's something available in our city we want to help as much as we can. so we appreciate the opportunity to be here. we'll continue to do everything that we can to support our workforce. as we go through the challenges of our budget, keeping people employed and making sure that people have employment options is really so important to taking care of the people of this city and also our economic recovery health. that is so desperately needed. so we're counting on all of us to do our part in providing information as well as getting information and making the decisions based on what's best for the people that we're here to serve. so i really appreciate all of you and all of the work that you're all doing on the frontlines. we really are in this together. and i want to see us emerge as a stronger, better city for our workforce more than ever as a result of this unexpected pandemic. and i think that by working together we will. so thank you all so much. >> thank you. >> thank you, mayor. >> thank you. >> good evening, everyone. this is march 20th, 2020 meeting

the need of our city and our communities change over time, and it only makes sense as a city we create a process for assessing police staffing that can respond to the changing needs and provide some framework for thoughtful analysis moving forward. good policy should be grounded in policy. remaining the abtemporary police staffing number from the charter and evaluate the process. wh -- process and instead regular staffing needs is good policy today, and it will be good policy, and will respond to both the needs of the community and the department to meet its duties. we need to have formal, comprehensive discussions around police staffing levels. discussions continue to be politically and emotionally charged. i want to emphasize this is legislation to provide a framewo framework on informed decision making moving forward. i have been working on this effort for over five years, when this board would have discussions on what staffing was appropriate. in order to take the politics out of the equation, i worked with the late beloved san francisco police commission president julius turman to

about the incredible work that all of you are doing despite what our very challenging times for our city and our country, so let's get started and let's get to hear your questions and, also, i just want to make sure that you put in a plug for your organizations and the work that you are all doing and people don't have to sit at home by themselves. they can sit at home and maybe watch a great film that's going to be aired online by the film festival. let's make sure we get the word out. >> thank you, mayor breed. i want to thank the panelists and welcome to all of the viewers at home. as asian pacific americans are facing extraordinary challenges at this time, not only because of the pandemic, but also because the rising tide of anti-asian violence. this reminds us about history when asian americans became scapegoats. the immigration station and the japanese americans during world war 2, the asian communities have been through it all! and that's why the communities are coming together to continue to navigate through the crisis and to track the future and that's why this afternoon's conver

desperately needed for so many businesses in our city. this pandemic has had not only a tremendous impact on our overall city and our public health, but it has also had a tremendous impact on our financial health, and especially many of our businesses in the city. the people who own these businesses, the work force of these businesses, it all will be very difficult as the few -- as the months to come, when we begin to look at ways in which we can open and provide new guidelines around opening businesses. we know that financially so many of our businesses are hurting now. they need support now, and also will need support in the future. some of the programs that we put forth here in the city, immediately, almost, was to defer the payment of business taxes until next year. we actually extended the deadline for fees, as well. we provided resources for paid sick leave so businesses can extend paid sick leave payments to their employees. we provided grants and loan opportunities with no interest and flexible repayment schedules. we have also pro

our youths. i can't allow that as chief. i know there is a sdeficit in or city. department has contributed to that deficit. i will not allow to keeping you from increasing that deficit by retraumatizing those folks in our community. i am restoring hope and peace in our community. as mayor frey says we'll have a unified system resources to make sure all parts of our state from phillips neighborhood to north minneapolis to downtown, all of our sections of our cities have that. we want to continue to make sure that communities can gather in spaces to heal and to grieve in honor of mr. floyd, but i can't allow criminal acts to occur and threaten the safety and also compounded traumas that already exists. i have been in contact with community leaders and members from our faith communities, community healers and as mayor frey and andrea jenkins have mentioned, they want to make sure we have a safe space to do that. again, i want to acknowledge my condolences to mr. floyd and his family and friends. thank you. >> what we experienced was a different dynamicship from the e

francisco general hospital, the inpatient units at that hospital and across the city, including at the va and ucsf, to our clinics throughout the city. nurses are the backbone of our system, a system that requires the skills and wisdom of the nursing profession now more than ever. all of us in san francisco owe nurses a debt of gratitude, a debt of gratitude that grows every day. you are true heroes. we would not be where we are today, making the progress in the fight against the coronavirus, without your steady hands, warm hearts and brilliant minds on the front lines. thank you. thank you. now with regard to where we stand with coronavirus in san francisco. today there are 1754 san francisco residents with confirmed cases of covid-19, and sadly 31 san franciscans have died of the disease. my condolences to their families, their friends and their community. i would also like to provide an update today on a few aspects of our progress and where things stand in the fight against the coronavirus. i want to start with the issue of testing. as of today, 27,334 people in san francisco have been tested for covi

they keep our cities safe, protect our communities from gangs and drugs, and risk their own lives for us every day. no one is more upset than fellow law enforcement officers by the small handful who failed to abide by their oath to serve and protect. my administration will stop mob violence. and we'll stop it cold. it does not serve the interest of justice or any citizen of any race, color or creed for the government to give into anarchy, abandon police precincts, or allow communities to be burned to the ground. it won't happen. these making excuses or justifications for violence are not helping the downtrodden, but delivering new age require and new pain. --' delivering anguish and pain. from the beginning of my administration we have made it a pry sort to revitalize your crumbling cities and uplist downtrodden communities. helping to draw a surge of new investments to the places in our country. that need it most. we must all work together as a society. to expand opportunity and create a future of greater dignity and promise for tall of our people. -- for all of our people. we must f

i'm anxious to see our city reopen. and this has been a very tough and challenging time for all of us. when you think about what we've all sacrificed, kids who are graduating from high school and will not be able to have a traditional graduation or attend prom, those parents who cannot go back to work because they have no child care access for their children, the people who are elderly who actually really need comfort through family and friends, who are not able to visit with those folks that they love and care about the most, especially during this past mother's day. it continues to be a challenge, but especially with regards to our economy. our economy is suffering not just in san francisco but throughout the united states, and what we've tried to do here in san francisco is redirect resources and raise private dollars in order to get support in the hands of those who need it the most, and oftentimes people who may not qualify for any assistance whatsoever. the people who have been impacted the most include our small

as mayors, we each know our cities best. businesses to reopen time.eed liquidity and we appreciate the federally supported and locally executed approach because the road to recovery runs straight through america's cities. the same cities leading the response on the ground. while we -- what we are experiencing across our country is in every city. to be gettingred closer, we need action and the action needs to be urgent. mayors across the country stand ready to work with each and every one of you. i thank you for the opportunity to participate in this important discussion. >> thank you, mayor barnett. >> thank you and good afternoon. atlanta, georgia, the cradle of the civil rights movement and the 10th largest economy in the united states. thank you to chairman cliburn and to each of you are inviting me to testify today. my me begin by also offering sincere condolences to the floyd family's -- family. communitiesca, our are sick and tired and now dieting. that is why the city of atlanta is in the process of a thoughtful and st

and so that's what we have to deal with, the here and now of what is going on in our cities and especially as we look and see what's going on in philadelphia. because i'm telling you, we're looking at philadelphia right now, but we have other major metropolitan cities that we have people and that are waiting for the cover of darkness to get into those metropolitan cities and reek havoc. we saw the fires last night in new york. we saw the fires in other metropolitan cities. we saw it, and that has to be brought under control. and the only way you're going to bring it under control, i believe, is with a strong curfew. and anybody that violates that curfew has to go to jail. ed: ted, you're making a very important point about the fact that a lot of the violence we saw last night was happening under the cover of darkness in cities like new york. now it's pretty frightening that some of the violence is playing out in philadelphia, looting, in daylight even before the curfew is imposed. to be clear now, we have pictures live on the screen miami on the left where things appear to be peaceful, aus

francisco general hospital, the inpatient units at that hospital and across the city, including at the va and ucsf, to our clinics throughout the city. nurses are the backbone of our system, a system that requires the skills and wisdom of the nursing profession now more than ever. all of us in san francisco owe nurses a debt of gratitude, a debt of gratitude that grows every day. you are true heroes. we would not be where we are today, making the progress in the fight against the coronavirus, without your steady hands, warm hearts and brilliant minds on the front lines. thank you. thank you. now with regard to where we stand with coronavirus in san francisco. today there are 1754 san francisco residents with confirmed cases of covid-19, and sadly 31 san franciscans have died of the disease. my condolences to their families, their friends and their community. i would also like to provide an update today on a few aspects of our progress and where things stand in the fight against the coronavirus. i want to start with the issue of testing. as of today, 27,334 people in san francisco have been tested for covi

to north minneapolis to downtown, that all of our sections of our city have that. ant to continue to make sure that our community can come and gather in spaces to, again, to heal, to grieve in honor, certainly, of mr. floyd. but i cannot allow criminal acts to occur and threaten the safety and also again compound the trauma that already exists. i have been in constant communication with community leaders, members from our faith community, community healers, and as both mayor frey and council vice president jenkins mentioned, they want to make sure they have that space and a safe space for those folks to do that. and so we will continue to do that. but again, i want to just acknowledge my condolences to mr. floyd, his family and friends. thank you. >> we'll stand for a few questions. i need to leave in a few minutes, though. >> how did things get so out of hand last night? were you guys prepared for what happened? >> what we experienced, which was a different dynamic shift from the first evening of the demonstrations were there was a different tenor last night. there

so, as the economy recovers, will we see a return to the toxic haze hanging over our cities? e crisis has shown what's possible. a very unfortunate natural experiment, but it does really show us that by changing the vehicles on our road or reducing the vehicles on our road or changing over to electric vehicles, we can immediately reduce air pollution, which is a very, very important message. many cities are now trying to encourage more cycling and walking to help keep people safe from the disease and also to reduce pollution. their hope is that amid the nightmare of the virus, a greener future can be created. david shukman, bbc news. for more on the drop in emissions and what needs to be done as cities move out of lockdown, i've been speaking to brent toderian, city planning consultant and former vancouver chief planner. i've think it's going to be a huge challenge for cities to make sure that the drop in emissions we've seen during the pandemic, at least a big chunk of that drop stays with us. and that's why so many cities are already thinking about how to make the changes, m

this pandemic has had not only a tremendous impact on our overall city and our public health, but it has also had a tremendous impact on our financial health, and especially many of our businesses in the city. the people who own these businesses, the work force of these businesses, it all will be very difficult as the few -- as the months to come, when we begin to look at ways in which we can open and provide new guidelines around opening businesses. we know that financially so many of our businesses are hurting now. they need support now, and also will need support in the future. some of the programs that we put forth here in the city, immediately, almost, was to defer the payment of business taxes until next year. we actually extended the deadline for fees, as well. we provided resources for paid sick leave so businesses can extend paid sick leave payments to their employees. we provided grants and loan opportunities with no interest and flexible repayment schedules. we have also provided arts grants for so many of our artists who rely on performances and other events in order to t

it's critically important role in our city and for our communities. i just had some follow-up questions, sort of i'm drawing on chair ronen's questions around how you would approach the difficult and challenging decisions that the m.t.a. board is going to have to make in light of the significant increased budget deficit. so, yeah, thank you for sharing your sort of general priorities around equity and expanding access, particularly for the disability -- disabled community and pedestrian safety. but i was just wanting to hear a little bit more about how you're going to approach making these really difficult budget decisions, particularly to ensure equity in our transit service and transit system in our city. yeah, i guess. i'm sorry. just a little more. i'd appreciate it. >> go ahead. >> supervisor mar: a little more elaboration on how you approach these difficult decisions. >> right. sees as a we move forward in just the financial situation, that we all are facing. is that right? >> supervisor mar: yeah. >> right. i think this goes back to one of the

in believing in our city, we must believe that we can be better than we have been. nfront our shortcomings with both humility as well as hope. we must restore the peace so that we can do this hard work together. i want to know what george's girlfriend, courtney, said about george. he was all about love and all about peace. he did not receive that love and that peace from our officers on the night of may 25th. but we can still honor him by practicing those values during a time of great strife. that is the task ahead of us. at this time when one crisis is sandwiched against another, this could be the marker. this could be a point in time when, several years from now, we can look back to know that we rose to right the wrongs of the past. not just with words, but with action. we will be working with community. we need to be working with community to sort through those set of action steps. a time when we pick up the reb rebelrubble, the glass, and foud peace in our hearts. not an ignorant peace, but i know we can one, where we can truly make change possible. so, in the co

if you think about cars coming into our cities over the last century they colonized our cities. much as i was describing with birds be developed a constituency of motorists around the world and the motorist in the car industry forced cities to build immense infrastructure, all these roads, to pay for much of the planet and so in this next stage it is a chance for a do over, cities we visited, from los angeles, dubai, shanghai, each one has a different approach to it but what they have to do is figure out how to make things work efficiently, cleanly, and giving everybody a chance to move around and not just the rich, questions of equity as well. >> guest: house the approach to los angeles to the mobility generation different from that in dubai. >> los angeles is a hard place to govern, there are scores of different municipalities within los angeles county and there is a lot of freedom. that makes the united states and especially california unique. it is a hard place to govern whereas dubai is essential authority that has a lot of power. dubai is organizing things so that they can

the mission district is a very special part of our city.mell the tacos at the [speaking spanish] and they have the best latin pastries. they have these shortbread cookies with caramel in the middle. and then you walk further down and you have sunrise cafÉ. it is a place that you come for the incredible food, but also to learn about what is happening in the neighborhood and how you can help and support your community. >> twenty-fourth street is the birthplace of the movement. we have over 620 murals. it is the largest outdoor public gallery in the country and possibly the world. >> you can find so much political engagement park next to so much incredible art. it's another reason why we think this is a cultural district that we must preserve. [♪] >> it was formed in 2014. we had been an organization that had been around for over 20 years. we worked a lot in the neighborhood around life issues. most recently, in 2012, there were issues around gentrification in the neighborhood. so the idea of forming the cultural district was to help preserve