san francisco and take on this danger to our families, friends and neighbors. together, we can and will make a difference. >> thank you. now a few words from mike from the san francisco aids foundation. >> thank you. thank you very much. i'm a little bit nervous. i will read my statement here. i want to comment. i agree san francisco has been courageous. i'm very passionate about the work we do at this project and we have been working with meth users for over 15 years. i am a member of the task force and i was a member of the last task force years ago and the director of the foundation. it was funded in 1997 by michael seaver and served by gay and trans men who have sex by men and some trans women who have substance use concerns, including challenges with the use of crystal meth. it was founded as one of the first programs and as a result of one of the first treatment on demand recommendations over 20 years ago. our program allows participants to enter at all levels of substance use, misuse, and/or dependence. for a first 10 years, the project's focused our work specifically on substance use services and treatment solely within the intersection of meth -- matthews and h.i.v. transmi

my first job was the san francisco foundation and when i got in there my mentor was carole tatum, she first set me down and was like you know how to read and write and it wasn't good. so she made sure five days out of the week, two days out of that week i had to read and do reports for the san francisco foundation. that part right there saved me and then my son is a product of hunterspoint he was born in '88. he experienced juvenile. one thing i want to say about the system and being people, it take adults to help you. i might get emotional but it's a wonderful officer that my son to be dead because he called me on the phone a couple of times. i never even had met him. he was just like vanessa, i'm about to do something and i guarantee you he is still off the streets. and when my son got in custody, he was like mom, i didn't have them drugs on me. but just because i got the intervention that we about to get him off the streets for you vanessa. he would have been killed the night that officer espinoza. this was personal to me. nobody deserves to be locked up but it's just going to take

this describes how they are used administered by the san francisco foundation. c.p.m.c. and the public health and foundation it is on a committee to support community clinics and community based programs. these awards will support community based programs for african-american and pacifi pacc island communities, healthy living and services for seniors. so the da includes two provisions related to the number and type of bed space available. the first provision on this slide requires the mission be 120 beds general acute care with comprehensive emergency services, must open within 24 months of the vanness hospital. they have opened the hospital as described in august 2018 abearlier this year opened the vanness hospital in march of 2019. this second provision is conditions on the operation of 30 additional shell bed spaces at the vanness hospital. c.p.m.c. may not build out or place into operation this shelled space until after the mission burnell is open and has a 75% for a full fiscal year as in the compliance report. this provision is not yet applicable but subject to the

the san francisco aids foundation and our c.e.o. look forward to partnering with the city to realize the vision of the task force recommendations. i believe when we accept drug users without stigma, and in a state -- and in all states of health, mental health, and substance use and misuse, we have nothing to gain but vast improvements in serving all residents with substance use concerns to improve health and functioning. low barrier services like those recommended today offer particular improvements for community members not ready for more intensive or traditional treatment options for easy access service options, support, drop-in centers, case management , more accessible substance treatment and supportive policy on all levels of healthcare delivery. thank you and please join with us to support the recommendations put forth today. [applause] >> chair peskin: -- >> thank you. and another great partner in this effort he will say a few words is what andrews with p.r.c. [applause] >> it is wonderful to be here. i am just looking down t

i'm a san francisco resident of d9 and i'm here with the san francisco aids foundation and advocacy network. i wanted to talk briefly about the city's commitment to getting to zero. zero hiv transmissions, zero hiv related deaths and stigma. this is an issue that impacts all of us. i particularly wanted to lift up people living with hiv and mental health care needs. people who are here and around in sanfrancisco when the epidemic first hit experienced a lot of trauma and lost a lot of their social support networks and to this day, they have a lot of really complex pyschosocial needs, including access to mental health services. they fought for future generations to be able to survive. and now, it's our turn to fight and to support them. we can't get to zero unless we address this crisis. part of that is acknowledging there are dozens people who die every year by suicide and that's unacceptable. i wanted to talk briefly about people who use drugs and how they deserve nonjudgmental services. many experience a lot of trauma on the street and oftentimes use substances to survive. every year we s

san francisco are on rollers and isolated? >> it's not true. it's a conventional foundatione almost all the circumstances buildings in san francisco. >> the trans-america was built way before. it's a pretty conventional foundation design. >> i have heard about this thing called the triangle of life and up you are supposed to go to the edge of your bed to save yourself. is there anything of value to that ? >> yes, if you are in your room. you should drop, cover and hold onto something. if you are in school, same thing, kitchen same thing. if you happen to be in your bed, and you rollover your bed, it's not a bad place to be. >> the reality is when we have a major earthquake the ground shaking so pronounced that you are not going to be able to get up and go anywhere. you are pretty much staying where you are when that earthquake hits. you are not going to be able to stand up and run with gravity. >> you want to get under the door frame but you are not moving to great distances. >> where can i buy a richter scale? >> mr. richter is selling it. we are going to put a plug in for

welcome to the did you know that many buildings in san francisco are not bolted to the foundation onay's episode we'll learn how the option to bolt our foundation in an earthquake. >> hi, everybody welcome to another episode of stay safe i'm the director of earthquake safety in the city and county of san francisco i'm joined by a friend matt. >> thank you thanks for being with us we're in a garage but at the el cap center south of market in san francisco what we've done a simulated the garage to show you what it is like to make the improvements and reduce the reflexes of earthquake we're looking at foundation bolts what do they do. >> the foundation bolts are one of the strengthening system they hold the lowest piece of wood onto the foundation that prevents the allows from sliding during an earthquake that is a bolt over the original construction and these are typically put in along the foundation to secure the house to the foundation one of the things we'll show you many types of bolts let's go outside and show the vufrdz we're outside the epic center in downtown san francisco we'l

we will also hear how the warriors community foundation and generation thrive are working to nation mission bay, san francisco and the bay area equitable for everyone. thank you for joining us and i look forward to engaging you. it is my pleasure to kick things off by brings to the stage the san francisco chamber of commerce president and c.e.o. mr. rodney fong. >> hello everybody.

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. >> the national kidney foundation in san francisco, the author's luncheon is saturday november 2 from 10:00 a.m. to 3 p.m. for information on tickets and tables go to go to kidney.org/social events. >> >> weather for the weekend. a lot of firefighters worried about the windy conditions this weekend. >> that is right all eyes are on the second wind event for the weekend. dangerous winds, stronger winds and definitely more widespread compared to the last wind event we jt saw. here is a live look east father hazy skies. temperatures are warm up into the 70s and in the 80s. we'll watch those temperatures climb as we head through the stay all bus of this big ridge of high pressure over the state. we're looking at a bit of a northwesterly wind and that is pushing the snowmobiling into the rest of the bay area. we're talking about that wind event for the weekend, so we have a high wind warning that will be in effect from saturday night to monday morning. that is for the north bay mountains with gusts up to 80 miles per hour, so incredibly strong winds. then for the remembers of the bay area,

the urinalsis testing is supported by the san francisco firefighters cancer prevention foundation. 798 is a donate or and supporter. i have been told there is an individual in the room who would like to make public comment, misunderstood you asked for im beforehand. if you can open it up after, that is up to you. >> commissioner hardeman you had something to verbalize? >> thank you. i don't know if you have the answer to this question, doctor. can you clarify the financial or other distinctions that go, including return to work when a person is on workers comp or state disability? how does that person financially affected and return to work affected if they are hurt off the job versus on the job? >> two different scenarios. if they have juror illness that prevents them from working and that injury or illness is not work-related, then they have to use their accumulated time balances to restitute their pay. it will be sick pay or if they have time coming, vacation, the department has leave policies in place that facilitate use of the member's accumulated time balances, but they actually

i cannot say enough about how challenging yet rewarding and truly foundational doing antiracism work in the san francisco has been for me that i've been doing for the past eight years. although i am moving to direct the east bay community law center, i am still a resident of san francisco district eight, and raising two black sons here. so i am looking to the office to support the office of racial equity that was passed by this board and push meaningful triu triumphs to make sure that this is a place where my family can continue to live, so thank you very much. appreciate it. [applause] >> president yee: okay. supervisor haney, please share your commendation. >> supervisor haney: thank you, president yee. today, i'm very excited to honor mr. patrick singer, a leader in our community who has dedicated over a decade of work to one of our city's most uniquely san francisco events, the folsom street fair. the first took place at the hiv epidemic, a time that the city was forceablely closing bath houses, and the real estate industry first set its sights on west soma as a gold mine ripe for redevelopment. the

san francisco board of education. i believe strong education is the strong foundation for a strong and vibrant democracy. in san francisco are deeply committed to public education, yet for far too long, we have to tackle the most -- we have failed to tackle the most persistent issues in the school. ensuring all our schools are providing high quality education to all students no matter what neighborhood they live in. to ensuring our teachers and educators are supported. and the importance of a student assignment system that encourages families to enter san francisco public schools, rather than causing stress and frustration. i am a proud parent of two children who attend public schools. i've dedicated my entire career, over 20 years, in working in community, in schools, with students and families. as a civil rights advocate around education policy maker, with successful nonprofit experience, i bring an important voice and experience to the san francisco board of education. my top three goals for the school district are, first, prioritize student learning. we must make our decisions student-centred. includi

for the past five years here in san francisco including at places like tenderloin housing clinic, progress foundation and saint anthonys. when i was contacted by caro lena from ronen's office and she asked me to i had a experience with my friend who was in san francisco very depressed, not bad enough to need to go to the hospital but struggling and he was staying wit staying with med shuffling around to get access to services. he worked in an acute diversion units that provide residential treatment of and connect them in care so we knew the system and i knew the system and we made every effort to get him connected to care he needed to get back on his anti depresents. like said, he wasn't bad enough to go to the hospital but most days he was too afraid to leave the house. he was dead by my second meeting. this is the system we're in. most people do not have those resources. they do not know the system as well and they do not have people who will fight as hard. if someone like that can't get access to care under the system we have, we need oversight and we need over tight outside of the d.p.h. system i

san francisco fleet week comes to san francisco once a year. it is a wonderful celebration and it is built on the foundation of troops, community, and the fleet weekr for humanitarian assistance. we have wonderful programs to the troops all week long, including friday evening at pier 30/32, in the shadow of the u.s.s. summerset is a free concert and festival that will take place friday from 5:00 to 9:00 in the evening. we invite all san franciscans to join us in celebrating the men and women that serve in our military. the community, there's so much that we do with the community. we work with the business districts. we work with the foundations that run non-profit programs. there were a lot of community activities, including of course the nation's greatest air show featuring the blue angels. you will see all of that. it's all on our website and your media packages is all of the events. here we see the results of the fleet week center for humanitarian assistance, bringing together agencies at all levels of government, both civilian, military, non-profit, for helping to prepare your nation to do a better job on disaster response and humanitarian ass

san francisco. it benefits the warriors community foundation.there will be a question and answer question with the general manager. that event is at 6:30 pm monday evening. there were plenty of those five dollar tickets still available at last check. >>> the bullpen at oracle park in san francisco may be moving. the giants are looking into reconfiguring the ballpark by moving the bullpen from foul territory into right-center field. the reason is because of safety. the giants, the a's, and the rays are the only three major league ball teams that have bullpens located on the field of play. the giants team president said he doesn't expect the move will radically change the look of the ballpark. >>> the oakland a's are preparing for their wildcard game tomorrow night against the rays at the coliseum. we will hear from their starting pitcher when mark joins us next in sports. >>> tune in tonight for an all- new episode of the resident at eight followed the final season of empire which continues again tonight at 9 pm. around for the 10:00 news and 11:

structures across the city of san francisco. 30 years later some of that work still needs to be done. >> basically what you're seeing now is an improving of the foundation. >> reporter: it's a familiar sight. in san francisco. got a garages stripped down to the studs by construction crews. >> we have been extremely busy. we have generally anywhere from 16-22 active jobsites on various stages. >> reporter: part of an effort to retrofit homes and buildings and bring them up to code. a code put in place by the city after the 1989 loma prieta earthquake. >> if the earthquake is strong enough or long enough come it could potentially collapse the building. let what we saw in 1989 earthquake in the marina district. >> reporter: this is the director of general contractor as gdm said most of the work his team does is on soft story buildings. multilevel structures with a large opening usually a garage on the ground floor like this three-story apartment complex in the richmond district. >> the whole idea is to connect and to make sure that it is properly transferred to the ground and disappear. we do everything we can to fill the requirements. we have developed a

they have a foundation in san francisco and it was called the historical society and he printed books. he wrote the book of poetry. and he called me and said i've got to put these into a book. you are bringing back a lot of terrible memories for me. it was the chief recommendation. i wrote about how we had even to pay for that in that if we have more than ten demerits it would line us up on sunday night just before the movie started and if you have more than ten demerits he would read your name i worked at the movie selling popcorn. they said it's too quiet in here before the movie starts. we need to get someone to to entertain someone entertain someone that's coming in earlier. where the projection room was. they love stress. we put the music on and i knew that it wasn't quite right. i looked back at the audience with the lights on. they have them sitting there with the eyes close. that is a scene that has never left my mind. >> why was that important. for people that were troubled. this is back at just after the depression. and things are really hard on the reservation. and yet they

san francisco. tickets benefit the warriors unity foundation. after the practice there will be a question and answer session with the warriors general manager. the event is at 6:30 pm monday night . >>> the giants are reportedly looking into reconfiguring oracle park by moving the bull pen from foul territory to write centerfield where triples allie is located. the reason is safety and possibly make the ballpark more hitter friendly. the giants, a's and rays are the only threeleague ball teams that bullpens located on the field of play. the giants' team president said he does not expect the move will radically change the look of the ballpark . >>> this is interesting. parts of the golden gate bridge are going for sale as limited- edition pieces of furniture. golden gate furniture company has made several, handcrafted tables, headboards and lamps on the original steel removed from the golden gate bridge. it's made from sections of the pedestrian handrail that were removed during the bridge's handrail replacement in 1993. the company plans to feat

foundation. >> is a familiar sight, san francisco credit garages, stripped down to the studs by construction crewsxtremely busy, we have generally anywhere from 15-22 drop sites active in various stages. >> it's part of an effort to bring buildings up to code, a code put in place by the city after the loma prieta earthquake. >> earthquake is strong and long enough it could pull out collapsed the building like this on the 1989 earthquake in the marina district. so a new grading and foundation. >>most of the work his team does is on soft story buildings, multilevel structures with a large opening usually a garage, on the ground floor. at this three-story apartment complex in the richmond district. >> the whole idea is to connect and make sure the forces that are generated by the earthquake would be transferred to the ground and dissipate. we do what we can to fulfill the current requirement. we've run a program called soft story program. >>tomboy is the director of the san francisco building construction, so they required the work to be complete by september 15. >>we have 200,000 buildings roughly.

san francisco. tickets for the [this will benefit the warriors' community foundation. ill be a question and answer session with warriors general manager bob myers. the big event is at 6:30 pm monday night . >>> the san francisco giants reportedly looking into reconfiguring oracle park. by removing and moving the bullpens from the foul territory into right-center field where triples allie is right now. the reason? safety and possibly make the ie bay rays are the only three major league teams that still have bullpens on the field. the giants' team president says he does not expect the move will radically change the look of the ballpark. >>> a man shot and killed in the south bay and police are still searching for the suspect. we are live in san jose with details on what happened and what does >> secretary of state mike pompeo confirmed this morning. he was on the call between president trump's and the ukrainian president. we break down what this means as democrats move ahead with their impeachment inquiry . >>> it's a win or go home for the a's tonight as they take on the

foundation. a big hand one more time. [applause.] it is time for a special announcement. the san franciscoce with the long standing relationship with the golden state warriors welcome the warriors to chase center. we are kicking off a month long campaign to encourage the business community to contribute to the foundation and utilize employer matching programs. we encourage you to visit the foundation. that is the website to donate online to enable your employer to match your donation. the company with the most donations during the month of september will have the opportunity to win 340 warriors -- 30 warriors ticket. the link to the donation page will be included in the e-mail. 30 tickets get your self and be your employer involved. on the tables is a pledge card if you would like to participate in all of the things happening with the foundation. you are encouraged to do so. i am thrilled to announce this campaign today presenting the community foundation with a check for $25,000 to help the fund with the commitment to the youth in the bay area. it is our great honor. [applause.] i want to

anyway, he had a foundation in san francisco and was called the indian historical society. and he was one of the few publishers, native american heritage. rupert costa was his name. and he wrote the poems and called me and said i've got to put these into a book. that a lot of us went to for this experience and your bringing back a lot of terrible memories for me included written things in there. i wrote about going to the movies on sunday nights. that was archie recreation. one time wecould escape the reality of the world and go into it . a world of hollywood movies. and i wrote about how we had even to pay for that in that if we had more than 10 demerits, they would line us up on sunday night before the movie started and if you had more than 10the merits, the police would be standing there with a book and read your book . eisai to the wall. that meant that the one thing we really enjoyed at the movies, we couldn't see if we had more than 10 demerits so i worked at the movie selling popcorn and pop with a gentleman named misterfry . and i wrote about one time mister bryant

danny o'brien downey's the director strategy for the electronic frontier foundation f f a digital rights nonprofit based in san francisco california and finally from faroe portugal frankie pete's a right to be forgotten advocate who speaks from personal experience good to have you here everybody danny. can you imagine a situation where there is something online about you about someone you care deeply about that you wish you could take off and. you have no ability to do it i don't mean to imagine i have plenty of stuff online that i wish would go away and i definitely have friends who are in the same situation the tricky thing is that everybody knows it's really very difficult to get something done offline and i think as people try and introduce nose and proposals to deal with that. they risk introducing a principle that doesn't work that still leaves the content online will they go too far and you end up with an incredibly conny and start regulation that can end up being used by the rich and powerful to really change history so what was in the middle nothing. i think we can continue to work this out right i think that w

for the district attorney's office and author of the foundation to million-dollar investment in safely reducing the jail population in san francisco. today i am joined by the newest tire under the initiative, the project director project director. the grant requires a f.t.e. because of high-value investment from the macarthur foundation requires a significant amount of high expectations being met and a lot of coordination. we are grateful to have her on board and join the team. for those who are not familiar with the safety and justice challenge, it is a national initiative to reduce over incarceration by changing the way america thinks about the use of jail. today i am providing an overview of the initiative, planned activities, and our accomplishments to date. on the next slide you see the pillars of the initiative. the cello aims to reduce local jail populations and reduce racial and ethnic disparities in the justice system. these goals are supported by data collection and strategies that utilize strong community engagement for shared problem-solving, information sharing, and stakeholder buy-in. the key emphasis is we must moni