when i heard from roberto hernandez how amazing you were doing i was excited. back in the day i wanted being a cheer leader but it was expensive. i know you went to florida to compete and did really u really good among cheer team usa from all overnight country. you came in second this year we going for first place, am i right! you gotta be proud. let me tell you, you sought other cheerleaders. bive it to 12d! let's give it up! because there is no way that our team usa healered have been successful without our cheer cheering them on. congratulations to 6u on their championship and 14u on their championship! and what would you say, sweetie? nothing, okay. you know i'm happy to be here to celebrate young people in san francisco because you know our kids deserve the love and support and encourage am we can give them temperature is hard there nowadays and the fact that so many of you are engage in the this capacity to work hard and make sure your children are supported and others people's children are supported to raise the monand he resources and do do everything t

roberto hernandez, the founder and ceo of kana and the mission food hub. dr cheryl davis, director of human rights commission. tyrone jue, the acting director for the department of the environment. rich hills, miriam joan and julia saberi from the san francisco planning department. josh arce, director of the workforce development twd. eric shaw, the director of m o. h. c. d. phil, and marcy a. contreras the deputy executive director for mission housing. on behalf of the friendship house staff and our executive director gabriel pimentel. we want to thank you guys for joining us. your collaboration makes all of this possible. my grandmother came here into the bay area during the relocation period and my mother lived in alcatraz during that really hard time. the famous occupation. i'm a mother and a strong native woman in recovery. who found my own? oh who found my own through a healing and healing through cultural and community connection. it is always felt like home here. the village s f is a realization of even a bigger community and i couldn't be prouder

. >> reporter: that's why we met with roberto hernandez, director of the latino task force while he wasparing for another meeting with the mayor. >> showing these encampments that are blocking the sidewalk. this is where we have our mission food hub services. people can't even walk on the sidewalk. to point out to her that i know for a fact, there is empty beds, why aren't we taking these individuals who are out on the streets, and taking them to shelters? >> he says this is one of many quality-of-life issues th put the future of his small business at risk. >> it's sad but it angers me. people who invested in starting their own business here in the community that i was born and raised in, for example, this delicious coffee, she's made an investment here, to know that she's thinking about leaving. i'm going to support her, and continue to support all the businesses. most importantly to protect everybody in the neighborhood. >> anna says she hopes the pressure will help the city clean up the area so that her business can stay open otherwise she will have to leave. >> i want to focus on ma

. >> reporter: that's why we met with roberto hernandez, director of the latino task force, while he was preparing to attend another meeting with the mayor. >> i'm going to be showing are these encampments that are blocking the sidewalk. this is where we have our mission food hugs services. people can't even walk on the sidewalk. and to point out to her that i know for a fact that there's empty beds. why aren't we taking these individuals who are out on the streets and taking them to shelters? >> reporter: he says this is one of many quality-of-life issues that put the future of small businesses at risk. >> it's sad but then it angers me at the same time, that you know, people who invested in starting their own business here in the community that i was born and raised in, provide -- for example, delicious coffee that you can find in any coffee store, right? anna is a woman, is a latina, and has made an investment here. to know that she's thinking about leaving, and you know, but i'm going to support her and continue to support all the other businesses. most important, to protect ever

. >> reporter: that's why we met with roberto hernandez director of latino task force while he was preparing to attend another meeting with the mayor. >> will be showing her these encampments that are blocking the sidewalk. this is where we have mission food hub services. people can't walk on the sidewalk. and to point out to her that i know for a fact that there is empty beds. why aren't we taking these individuals who are on the streets and taking them to shelters? >> reporter: he says this is one of many many quality of life issues that put future of small businesses like abanico at risk. >> it's sad but angers me at the same time that people who invested in starting their business in the community i was born and raised in and provide for example delicious coffee that you can't get in any coffee store. she's a woman, a latina and made an investment here and she's thinking about leaving. i am going to support her and continue to support the other businesses. most importantly, to protect everybody in our neighborhood. >> reporter: anna says she hopes pressure will help the city decide to cl

when i heard from roberto hernandez how amazing you were doing i was excited.g a cheer leader but it was expensive. i know you went to florida to compete and did really u really good among cheer team usa from all overnight country. you came in second this year we going for first place, am i right! you gotta be proud. let me tell you, you sought other cheerleaders. bive it to 12d! let's give it up! because there is no way that our team usa healered have been successful without our cheer cheering them on. congratulations to 6u on their championship and 14u on their championship! and what would you say, sweetie? nothing, okay. you know i'm happy to be here to celebrate young people in san francisco because you know our kids deserve the love and support and encourage am we can give them temperature is hard there nowadays and the fact that so many of you are engage in the this capacity to work hard and make sure your children are supported and others people's children are supported to raise the monand he resources and do do everything to get to a place like this, it