ground breaking new free city college program that promised to make city college free for all san franciscans. in its first year, the free city program has been wildly successful, more successful than any of us imagined, meaning that over 10,000 san francisco residents attended and enrolled in free city in order to get vocational training, associate degrees, professional development for career changes or to begin their four-year degrees. that fabulous success however has left city college with a $5 million debt. >> supervisor cohen: thank you. let me just ask you a question. what is the budget ask? >> $5 million increase make the program permanent and cover the summer semester for city college. thank you. >> supervisor cohen: thank you. next speaker. >> good afternoon, supervisors. my name is bridget davila, and i'm president of the board of trustees of city college. as you probably know, city college has undergone an unfortunate number of problems in the last ten years, but we are now back on track, we are accredited, we are moving forward. this free city program, which the board of supervis

i'm a native san franciscan. my distant relatives came over as the first recorded spaniard to marry an indian. our family has been in california since the 17 hundreds in -- and native americans for thousands of years. i imagine what the river systems were like then. since then, we have decimated nearly every river in californ california, and today, we are asking for a ten% back. it is like if someone robbed 80% of your assets and then the robber came back to your house and said well if i give you ten% back, how is that? you would want your 80% back. given that this is a long detailed study, it showed that 60% is required. sixty% should be the goal. i realize you may not be able to do that back but the whole emphasis is returning to the river and still getting your use of what you need to. but on the extreme, if i was trump the end, i would say tear it down the dams and let the patient -- fish pay for them and let them deal with that. but this is a reasonable request. long-term developed and it should be honoured

and housed san franciscans. when we support individuals whole experience and homelessness, instead of criminalizing them, we strengthen our communities. by providing shelter housing and mental health civil service -- services, we will give people the foundation to escape route -- poverty. >> supervisor cohen: thank you. next speaker. >> hello. i'm an intern for the coalition of homelessness. homelessness among children has been found to have a negative impact on education. with half meetings state proficiency requirements and being sick four times as much as housed children. there is no full-service -- full-service shelter in the bay view. it has limited shower access and the one drop and is packed with primary african-american sleeping in the chairs. the providence shelters should be replaced with a full-service shelter. today we are asking for $14.9 million and -- out of an 11 billion-dollar budget. >> supervisor cohen: thank you. next speaker. >> hello. i am with coalition -- coalition of homelessness. one ye

passage of the $15 an hour minimum wage, and with the earned implementation, this generation of san franciscans has asserted itself. we have taken the first steps towards defining what the minimum standards are for workers throughout san francisco and taking a step towards moving the agenda for social justice for all workers throughout the country. thathat is what we are here tody to celebrate. just meet -- just be mindful of that. we have a brief program with some distinguished speakers in front and we will have a reception afterward. please stick around until the end. our first speaker, i should say i am truly impressed that he made the journey back to san francisco, after a gruelling week in san francisco as the budget chair. thathat is the california state assembly member phil tennant. [applause] >> think you. it is always so great to be home, especially, the temperature is about 90-100° in san francisco this weekend. we are always used to leading the way. i remember back in 2,003 when we had our first living wage battle in the first living wage proposition, and said we can't raise wages th

we will continue to fund workforce programs so every san franciscan from every neighborhood can be a part of our growing economy. i want to thank our union partners who are collaborating with us to making sure the residents can call san francisco home can also be a place where they can work. we're ensuring that the next generation of san franciscans, which is who we are fighting for, have good paying jobs and good benefits. and thanks to the passage of the soda tax, we will now dedicate $10 million annually to address health inequities, with a specific focus on communities, low-income communities and communities of concern that have disproportionately been affected by our health crisis. and we will provide support and resources for vulnerable communities when our city does not. as evidenced by the $4.2 million that we are investing for hiv and aids programs, backfilling local initiatives that were subject to federal funding cuts brought on by an administration that once again does not even respect our local communities and has no trace of empathy for compassion. in san francisco, we d

and take this in because you have thousands of san franciscans with you celebrating this historic event. it kes to go all th as strongly as a lei couler that you have won and that you will help bring our city together in adore. so, congratulations, mayor london breed. and congratulations to the city of san francisco and its voters who elected you. >> congratulations to mayor london breed. on your historic election to become the first african-american woman elected as mayor of san francisco. in these difficult and uncertain times, we need leaders with conviction and fortitude. leaders with the strength and foresight to make visionary, sometimes difficult decisions. leaders who know what is right and can bring people together. mayor breed, you are one of those leaders. i am sorry i could not be there with you t celebrate this momentous occasion but please a happy to congratulate you and i withforward to workingu. london, i know that you will be an amazing mayor. again, cat >> messages from london's mentors and sheroes. really went to bat for you, london. we thank them, don't we? speaking

i also work with san franciscans for housing health jobs and justice. i want to talk to you about the proposed transfer of the hospital-based diabetes center at saint lukes to the sutter pacific medical foundation, which i find somewhat problematic. with such a transfer it appears the diabetes oversight by the department of health, would no longer be operative. they're employees of the foundation not the hospital. hiring and firing would be located in the foundation and there's nothing stopping the foundation from putting the educators into individual office practices. how will there be accountability in terms of spanish language capacity in serving latino patients that make up a large part of the patient's going to the diabetes center? foundation practices have been known to limit medical patients through percentage caps or designating certain days they will see them. if this is true, does this mean that less spanish-speaking patients would be part of the foundation? a medical foundation practice of objecobject stick tricks, what happens to those with

are there any other members of the public -- please come up. >> jean adams, lifelong san franciscan, long time member from the days of old son mary's housing community, there's a new wave of homelessness coming to san francisco. there are only grandmas raising grand kids, reference mayor london breed raised by grandma, reference mayor willie brown raised by grandma, but for how long can grandma continue raising grand kids? there's been no cola raise in three years, and yet the cola increased imposed on rent stablized apartments year offer year. that means rents going up and will soon exceed income for these old people. ten cities will soon become wheelchair cities -- [inaudible] >> supervisor cohen: miss adams, thank you for your document. your time -- you've exceeded your time. is there any other member of the public that would like to speak in public comment? okay. seeing none, public comment is closed. thank you very much. thank you to the men and women that came to public comment. we heard and took copious note oz wh s on what we heard. what i'd like to do is continue items 1 and

the arts and being ativism all under one roof, and by seeing it all in this way, what it allows san franciscans to see is the dynamics of the filipino-american culture. i think in san francisco, we've kind of lost track of one of our values that makes san francisco unique with just empathy, love, of being acceptable of different people, the out liers, the crazy ones. we've become so focused onic 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, >> in 201,755.7 million passengers traveled through san francisco international airport. we have on average 150,000 people traveling through the airport every day. flying can be stressful so we have introduced therapy dogs to make flying more enjoyable. the wag brigade is a partnership between the airport and the san francisco therapy animal assistant program to bring therapy animals into the airport, into the terminals to make passenger travel more enjoyable. i

a new study revealed tens of thousands of san franciscans are living without internet access. the plan to close the divide in america's tech capital. >>> a celebration of life, interrupted by gunfire sending a three-year-old boy to the hospital. the tyler is recovering after he was hit in the face from shrapnel by at stray bullet. >>> the boy and his mother were attending a memorial on the street in oakland for a man was killed just last week. >>reporter: all is quiet and east oakland when - - where remnants remain from gunfire last night, people heard the shots, the screens and out-year- old boy was hit with shrapnel. they tell me it's too dangerous and scary. >>> we know the community members were there and they witnessed this. acting chief armstrong's - - police say the three-year-old boy was in a parked car around nine 30 p.m. when shots were fired. shrapnel hit the child in the face and the mother and son were attending a street memorial for 18-year-old derick alexander who was shot and killed two weeks ago. we don't believe the shooting was connected to the memorial gath

i think the under lying idea is to keep san franciscans in san francisco. that's a multifold answer that has to do with school, with getting your first choice school near your neighborhood. that's affordability, that's how far you have to drive to your work. many people live in san francisco but work outside, and that just eats into expenses and family time. so as far as defining that, yes, i'd be, obviously, part of a discussion to help build that sector of housing. >> supervisor yee: okay. thank you very much. >> supervisor safai: great. we'll call you back up if there's any additional questions, but any member of the public wishing to comment on item 3 and 4, please come forward. >> clerk: one minute? >> supervisor safai: yes. do the same time as before. >> commissioner richards: i just wanted to chime in here. i know i should have spoken for commissioner moore, as well. i think the commission is functioning really well, and i think that commissioner fong and johnson really add to that clo colorful debate. commissioner johnson has only been four months,

we looked at how can we make sure that we provide opportunities for san franciscan's and people in the region and so we looked at ways we can expand our local san francisco lb program. so, we thought about it and worked with general manager at the time to form an advizry committee to talk about how to include local businesses in the region. >> i was on the first committee back about 10 years ago and the job changed over time. in the beginning, we just wanted people to know about it. we wanted to attract contractors to come into the system which is a bidding system and bid on some of these projects. our second job was to help the sfpuc to try to make themselves more user frndly. >> i like that they go out of their way, have contractors trying to teach and outreach to small businesses and lots of creative ways. help the community as well. there is so much infrastructure going on and repair, new construction that i think is helping to get construction back on its feet. >> my faiv rlt part of the committee has been that we have played a opportunity for many small businesses. [inaudible] wo

i'm a third-year, third-generation san franciscan and i think the p.l.a. should be passed through, not only to protect the wages of workers, but the grant more opportunities for deserving people such as myself. passing the p.l.a. meets all apprentices would be union guaranteeing better quality work and that schooling and training that is provided for the union. we are in a position to take advantage of the opportunity. i think we should. thank you. >> thank you. [applause] >> my name is lamar. i may bayview rave -- resident. i'm a local 38 plumber apprentice as well. i am a graduate of city build cycle six. the p.l.a. should be passed because it does help a lot with white cake keeping our apprentices and journeymen from san francisco that went through the training of our apprenticeships y. k. you guys spend money on our education so why not use the apprenticeship -- the apprentices that you guys trained and i think the p.l.a. is real important. i think, for me personally and speaking for use, it changed my life a lot. i'm not into you none of the things th

and one of the take aways from today's meeting is that we need to make sure that san franciscans are we need to make sure that you visit 72.org or alertsf because we know when a disaster hits, you know, sometimes, our resources are restrained. we know we can prepare as much as we can try on a city level, but ultimately, we want to make sure that every san franciscan is doing all that they can to prepare, as well. so that is the take away from this meeting as well as some of the things that we are definitely going to improve on, including making sure that many of our senior population, that we specifically do something to support what their address and concerns might be. i was actually -- actually, i grew up here right across the street, and i was here during the '89 earthquake, and i remember the lights being out, and it being dark at night, and the power not coming on for days, and a number of other issues that occurred during that time. and so we can definitely learn from some of the things that have happened here in san francisco in the past, and i am excited that even during the

and i believe, we heard a lot from the mayor elect this morning about the need for san franciscans to come together to get beyond historic difference and to try and make a future based on the vast majority of the values we share and we do not share with some of the stuff going on out there. i really believe in that. and i take from my grandmother's life and her experience a real commitment to working every single day to try and take the values that we share and make them real and make sure city actually a shining example of what we want this whole country, this whole world to be. i think we can do it and i'm excited to do that work. and i'm looking forward to joining the folks up here in doing it. i have worked, as i said earlier, with a lot of elected officials in my lifetime over the last 20 years, folks around the bay area at city council and lots of places. this body is well above average. [laughter] [applause] >> this is a very impressive set of folks. they don't get treated necessarily always so well. as people and their commitment and their intelligence and their passion, i've

the arts and being ativism all under one roof, and by seeing it all in this way, what it allows san franciscansics of the filipino-american culture. i think in san francisco, we've kind of lost track of one of our values that makes san francisco unique with just empathy, love, of being acceptable of different people, the out liers, the crazy ones. we've become so focused onic 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 >> shop & dine in the 49 promotes local businesses and challenges resident to do their showing up and dining within the 49 square miles of san francisco by supporting local services within the neighborhood we help san francisco remain unique successful and vibrant so where will you shop & dine in the 49 san francisco owes must of the charm to the unique characterization of each corridor has a distinction permanent our neighbors are the economic engine of the city. >> if we could a af

i am a third generation san franciscan who does not live in the city of san francisco. my grandfather was also a veteran, and he drove a city bus for the city of san francisco and could afford to buy a home with my grandmother who was a sales woman at macy's. my father now drives the trolley cars in san francisco, and i, as someone who is the beneficiary of their hard work, was able to go to georgetown using my g.i. bill but can't afford to buy a house in san francisco. so this issue of how to keep san franciscans in san francisco is something that i feel very passionate about, and i'm excited to become a part of the commission to talk about how to create a pathway to ensure that when veterans leave and go fight for their country, that they have a place to truly come home to. i hear that there's also a concern about making sure that commissioners come. i just want to say that i've been hanging out at club v.a. commission for a long time. my good friend, dotty guy used to be a commissioner. so i'm looking forward to hopefully not just being a visitor to the club but actu

she said she homes the next generation of san franciscans can afford to live in their home town. >> we have between 2010 and 2015 create like one unit of housing for every eight jobs. >> reporter: the newly minted mayor says she will take a multiprong approach to building housing. it is on her list as well as local solutions. >> we want to build a factory here. we can produce modular housing. there's no one way to build and get more housing >> the housing department released this. as indicated by the orange line, new housing is being built but those are market rate units. new units are being produced at a much lower rate. >> it will get worse before it gets better. >> they said the report does show that many long time residents can show their housing. it shows the largest housing group are renters in rent controlled housing. >> if you're new to the stirgs you're paying market rate. the newcomers are showing it more than the existing residents. >> we so that to one young man who has lived in the same home for 14 years. he said without rent his would be unaffordable. >>> san francisco in

the arts and being ativism all under one roof, and by seeing it all in this way, what it allows san franciscansynamics of the filipino-american culture. i think in san francisco, we've kind of lost track of one of our values that makes san francisco unique with just empathy, love, of being acceptable of different people, the out liers, the crazy ones. we've become so focused onic 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 tonight's san francisco unified school district board meeting. -- please go to the corner to borrow a headset, and we will do the simultaneous interpretation for you. and this message will be repeated in cantonese and spanish later. [speaking foreign language] [speaking

growing up a stones throw from city hall in public housing...breed pledged to help san franciscans who feel like they're being marganilized. mayor london breed: we are not a tale of two cities we are one san francisco as your mayor i will do everything i can i will do everything i can to unite us together and brrpes of doing what we need to doo poverty she's lived in the housing projects she's live the life that a lot of mayer's before her have never lived so she's the one to fight this fight for us for san franciscans in all areas. (grant) these two five year old twins were just some of the children brought by their parents to witness history...the first black woman to be mayor of san francisco. replacing the late mayor ed lee, who died suddenly in december, mayor breed has just a short time to live up to her promises....the 43-year-old will be up for re election in just over a year. (pam) along the california coast ..... the search continues for a oregon woman who has not been heard from since last friday.(ken) while her wherabouts remain a mystery. the san mateo county sheriff's off

. >> i heard a story that something like 14% of san francisco san franciscans will live in buildings that have been impacted by this. >> improved. >> is that accurate? >> about 115,000 people. so 115,000 people and this is estimated, but estimated about 115,000 people. and currently, interestingly enough, of the work that's been done, private folks, private sector people, property owner, individuals have spent about $158 million during retrofits. so it's around averaging around $78,000 per building to do this work. this is a big deal. and a big ask. and i have to give kudos to the department of building inspections. i don't think they are here today, but recently had an earthquake fair on wednesday. very well attended. and lots of people from the community there. and administrator kelly spoke and it was a really good event. and moving toward tier four and the final list of after00 buildings or so. and the final 900 are in the tier four which is the toughest buildings. these are in the marina, in the buildings with commercial uses on the ground floor. and you can imagine how hard it i

and that's something that i think is very san franciscan. we all just want to be together. so i think that this would be a very, very positive thing for san francisco, and for the downtown area, i don't see how it can detract at all. thank you. >> thank you. next speaker. >> hi. my name is june jackson, and i've been a resident of the inner sunset for 16 years. i want to thank you in advance for listening to this. san francisco is a city famous for being ahead of its curve. local and tourist -- locals and tourists alike are drawn to a city center that is both vibrant and yes, a little bit quirky. in an age when so many city centers have become interchangeable landscapes of high and middle end chain stores, hotels, and restaurants, san francisco has always distinguished itself by offering something special and surprising. hometown creamery's ice cream van is exactly what union square needs right now. nobody, tourists or local is going to sclam to friends or post on social -- sclam exclaim or post on social media about visiting macy's, but they will about ice cream. i urge you

the arts and being ativism all under one roof, and by seeing it all in this way, what it allows san franciscans to see is the dynamics of the filipino-american culture. i think in san francisco, we've kind of lost track of one of our values that makes san francisco unique with just empathy, love, of being acceptable of different people, the out liers, the crazy ones. we've become so focused onic 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 ener , >> (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 approximately 5 thousand deaths annually i'm christopher director for the chief mr. chairman the chief my best testimony a at the hall of justice on 870 drooint street that is dramatically updated and not sufficient for the medical chairman fa

. >> reporter: the upgrade is thanks to this guy and his nonprofit called san franciscans for sports and recreation. >> i think it's incredibly important for a community, the san francisco rec and park department runs a lot of programs for children at their different facilities. >> reporter: his nonprofit gave the city a large grant. >> the grant that we received from san franciscans for sports and recreation was $864,000. we anticipate resurfacing about 20 or so tennis courts with that grant. >> reporter: money came from a feud in 2016 with the developer of hey privaa private tennis cl. hundreds of people signed a petition to prevent the private club from closing. after the public attention, developers had a change of heart. >> they agreed to rebuild our tin us club at the current site with 12 indoor courts. because we're losing outdoor courts, they agreed to help channel money into public facilities. that's where the money came fary' alrdy10%.allf the next locations planned are in silver terrace. i'm jessica castro, abc 7 news. >>> heads up if you ride the ferry. you'll be paying mo