i'm a preschool teacher for the san francisco unified school district. >> my name is ronnie and i work in san francisco and i'm a driver from a local electrical company. >> we went through meta first and meta helped us to apply and be ready to get the down payment assistant loan program. that's the program that we used to secure the purchase of our home. it took us a year to get our credit ready to get ready to apply for the loan. >> the whole year we had to wait and wait through the process and then when we got the notice, it's like, we were like thinking that. >> when we found out that we were settling down and we were going to get approved and we were going to go forward, it was just a really -- we felt like we could breathe. we have four kids and so to find a place even just to rent for a family of six. and two dogs. >> we were going to actually pay more for rent and to own a house. >> it feels good now to have to move. it feels for our children to stay in the neighborhood that they have grown in. they grew up here and they were born here. they know this neighborhood. they don't kn

the goal of the programme is to provide access and equity in education for every san francisco unified student at every school day. this friday, our district students will create food for show at the san francisco unified school district food advisory showcase. the annual student nutrition services event will take place here at 555 franklin and will feature 18 fellow students from high schools across the district as they present ideas they have developed for building a students centered food system over the course of the semester. the sfa's goal is to integrate school student voice in decisions made by our student attrition service and increase student satisfaction in overall interaction the school mill's programme. finally, all districts will be closed monday may 27th in commemoration of member day. that ends my announcement. >> item three, student delegate report. >> thank you. before we start our report, we would like to congratulate or super senior, mr. sal, for recognised as the mentor of the year of the sitting county of san francisco awarded by youth works. thank you for everyth

these are the values that we teach our students each and every day here in san francisco unified and we strive to embody as educators. in fact, some of our school districts are exactly what she has dedicated her entire life to to persist through challenges, and to make sure that she stands for the rights of those most vulnerable in the community. [applause] >> here in this district, our vision is to provide the opportunity for every student to become multilingual and multicultural. multilingualism and multiculturalism are assets we aim to develop and nurture in our students. it is an essential part of the graduate profile as we prepare our students for the skills that they will need to be successful in this 21st century. we have over 70 language programs in our schools throughout the district. the schoolwide spanish immersion program here at this school offers students at least half of their instruction in spanish from kindergarten through to the fifth-grade. [cheers and applause] >> this passion for social justice and the commitment to serving its community are evident here at this

i'm a parent of er taylor and i'm here tonight to demand that san francisco unified school district to fulfill a six-year-old mp promise. i'm not asking for much. i'm asking for $100,000. the schoole school district wile to fulfill a project of $100,000. the district will also be able to regain the trust of studentses and parents with $100,000. please provide immediate funding to mlk to hire chinese bilingual teacher for august of 2019 so our children can continue their bilingual education in middle school as promised. perfor pai(speaking foreign language). >> good evening. i'm a parent of er taylor and we met on may 8th to discuss start of the bilingual programme this august. at this meeting, they stated this was possible with additional funding from the district to hire one chinese bilingual teacher so we are asking that district to provide immediate funding to mlk to make this possible. please do not use insufficient fund as an excuse. this amount should not be a problem for the district because the parents were informed of this expansion six years ago. so we believe that the distri

it is a pleasure to be here today, also with the representatives of the san francisco unified schoolict, the board of supervisors, and of course, it is a very special honor to be here with ms. dolores huerta. the fairmont district is a long and rich history. in 1776, after selecting the site for the presidio and mission, the. [speaking spanish] were the first europeans to exit the northern san francisco peninsula through this very district. over a gentle pass between today 's fairmont hill and the hill behind us. it was a route that was likely following a well-worn trail that had been established by one of our local native americans. when we compare early maps of what was called the old mission road with modern street maps, that well-worn route ran right through this property. it was, at the time, considered to be the only natural route out of san francisco. the easiest route to go south. when the route of the railway was established in 1862, the start of the civil war, along what is now san jose avenue behind me, a new residential district, one of the oldest in our city now was firs

san francisco bay for reusable take out cups. our vision is to link these pilots around bay into one yunel i--unified bay area. much like bike sharing. you can pick up your morning coffee in reusable in san francisco. if you travel around the bay, you'll be able to drop it off at no cost. that's the vision. if san francisco follows berkeleys lead and add 25-cent charge, the engagement level will be much higher. we are looking forward to an opportunity to make that happen in san francisco. thank you. >> good evening. i'm eyi'm anita green. working with urban strategyings we hav--strategies, we've been x griffith training people how to do recycling and come posing. one of the major responses we get, what's in it for me? the foundation has funded a small stipen for people for the last few months and with the grant, we're hoping to encourage people to take on more responsibility, one of the biggest problems that we're encountering is that people aren't in the program continually pollute the different chutes that they have available to separate the recycling from the composting from the waste. instead, they constant

it formed in 2012 as a collaboration between the city of san francisco, the san francisco unified school district, and more than 20 based organizations, to bridge family economic security with student academic achievement in san francisco's mission district in the latino community. mission promise neighbourhood is based at five school district schools and three family resource centers, and connects thousands of families to services such as child care, pre-school, health care, housing, tax preparation, job training, and much more. over the past seven years, mission promise neighborhood has seen increased graduation rates, significant gains in kinder readiness, and accounaccountability in data sharing through our many partners. federal funding for the mission promised neighborhood and other neighborhoods is not assured. that's why we ask for your support for sb687 because686. thank you very much for your support. >> chairman: thank you. next speaker. >> president yee, and esteemed members of the board of supervisors. my name is freda asset, and i'm a proud san francisco native, and i ran t

i am also a mother of a 6-year-old attending kindergarten in the san francisco unified school district. my son is half chinese and half arab and i want to say today that racial discrimination in our society and in our schools is very real. i dealt with it growing up in schools. his father dealt with it growing up as an arab american and we fear our son will deal with these issues as he grows older. in addition to that, i want to say that mental health issues in our children are very real. my son, after experiencing a traumatic life event, was diagnosed with adjustment disorder. he woke up in the nights for months screaming, waking up from nightmares. the healing process was a long road. he has finally been able to heal and gain a sense of belonging, but i want to say that we need some investments in our school, invest in racially, culturally inclusive schools that are supportive and address mental health needs of children and families to give our students and families a chance to succeed. thank you. [cheers and applause] >> i'm emily and a union mojo leader and a senior at george washi

three-way partnership that we've worked on for over a year that we've submitted to the puc that is san francisco unified, city college and san francisco state. for the first time, it would all three institutions no one building in the bayview. and then, that would be the start of what unified calls early college high school. so students would get their high school diploma and get most of their ge college requirements done when they graduate high school. so we're working on that one. >> what are your hopes for that to be done? >> we hope we come to an agreement with puc and this is -- we hope that we come to an agreement with the puc in 2019 and then again, we hope for the facility's bond, vote yes. and we hope. and then you have some construction time. >> well, that means a lot to me, because i mentioned to you early, my father went to a high school in pas pasadena and in hh school, he was getting a college experience and able to take some courses and that lead him to be able to envision himself in college when none of his family members had ever been to college and he eventually became a professor. so

san francisco. q. groups are confidential school-based support groups for san francisco unified school district students. this program is the only one of its kind in california. i'm calling on the board of supervisors to show their investment in and support? or and transgender middle school students, experiencing some of the greatest levels of mental health disparities. last november, one of our students was struggling with depression due to bullying, sexual harassment and homophobia by peers. over the course of three months, we were able to connect them with supportive staff members, affirming communities, and a therapist. in february, another student was struggling with self-harm ideations and depression, and we connected them with a therapist and community group. these experiences are common across all eight of the school's we work at -- of the schools we work at. there needs easily fall through the cracks under the school system where the ratio of social workers to students is one per 100 students, and one school councillor per 500 students. our students deserve better than this. in middle school gr

fell in either the middle or the lower tiers but there are also a number of districts like san francisco unifiedakland unified alameda unified that our not top tier. and showed that day had taken quite a few snaps or at least have reported that they've taken quite a few steps in terms of supporting their lgbtq students and i think there's a lesson there which is that any school district regardless of where they are and the state regardless of. communities they serve. any school district can be an lgbtq inclusive school the shirt. it takes the well and it takes the support of the community to hold those districts accountable and work with them to make sure that all students including those for lgbtq are being s-rved in a good way. an interview aired first and in its entirety on kron on the. >>only commercial free 24 7 news service in the bay area. you can visnt kron on dot tv to sign up. >>we're following some breaking news tonight out of the east bay where there has been a 4th shooting in richmond in just 2 days. the latest shooting happened about 5 o'clock this evening on chance or avenue. poli

there have been several ways over the past that private philanthropy have come into san francisco unified to support specific efforts. spark began after the district did a comprehensive visioning process with the community. that visioning process asked the question, what do our students need from their education? what does sfusd need to look like to make that happen? part of that visioning process, we looked at the major shifts that would need to happen in order to arrive at our vision 2025. one of those big shifts is to align our investments. so that is a big task both to align all of the investments that are public resources but also to really align our private and philanthropic resources because we know that the public resources alone are not enough to get to where we need to be for our vision. so i also wanted to note that we do have the majority of our philanthropy is coming through spark, but there are other ways that private philanthropy comes into the district. that includes certain departments that have long-standing relationships or pursue relationships with private philanthropy

before we have an opportunity to look at the arts education master plan refresh, come on, san francisco unified school district, you, the board of education, approved a community input process to create the refresh of the arts education master plan. so why create resolutions on arts education without the benefit of the refresh? the resolution and the one being developed around arts and equity both want to make systemic change in our schools. while i agree change is needed, i urge you to have public discussion on the arts education move ther plan refresh before making any policy and funding changes. hundreds of stakeholders and the arts community and school community came together in good faith and they attended meetings and they give input on what's working and what's not working with regards to arts education in the district. the district paid for an outside group to hold input meetings and then take these conversations and weave them into a document to inform arts education in our district over the next several years. as students devote access equity, they also deserve good policy-making proc

we provide weekly produce donations to 10 schools within the san francisco unified school district to educate youth on the importance of fruit and vegetables and to increase access to the diverse communities. i am honored to be part of the team to make san francisco the environmentally friendly city that it is. thank you. >> next up. i am liz scarpeli, owner of scarpeli and associates physical therapy. we have been in business 34 years at the same location. we came to the castro at the height of the aids crisis. doctors told me they will not send patients. it was a tough environment. i believed the straight community needed to get some education from a straight person in the gay community. they weren't listening to anybody. so we moved there and it was a struggle in the beginning. we are at the same location we are now. i wouldn't want to leave because i have seen the incredible compassion of the castro community when the aids crisis was at the apex. people were dying left and right. watching these men and women take care of their own like straight people don't. i said this was an edu

colonise asian manifest destiny white supremacy oppression etc this mural it doesn't represent san francisco unified school district values of social justice diversity the impact of this mural is greater than its intent ever was is not accounted narrative if the trauma to. students and community members. becomes at a time when there's been growing debate about what should happen to the country's historical relics many of america's founding fathers have been depicted on bank notes famous paintings and in start shoes around the country were in fact slave owners. so can painting over the country's history help to heal old wounds discuss this now with resurfacing who's the author of the women's advocate and legal and media analyst lionel welcome to you both research come to you first if i may however controversial is murals depict the history of the larger states if you paint over them is homage rewriting history. well the simple truth of the matter neal is that america has a very very very dark secret a despicable history that is gruesome it's based on there and murder and unfortunately that's the real

that is because san francisco unified school district teachers are only allowed 10 days of paid medical leave per year. if they need more time, they can get another 106 days, but under state law the cost of the substitute will be deducted from the teacher salary. the goal of the gofundme was $10,000. donations have stopped now that the funding has reached $13,720. >>> coming up, 20 miles worth of protected bike lanes. the ambitious new plan in one area city to make streets safer for cyclists. >>> take a look at this line in the south bay. the frenzy over a korean pop group in town tonight. >>> temperatures increase tomorrow. more sunshine, a lot different than today. and that we can forecast, around the corner. >>> also ahead, donald trump junior being called to testify before congress. what some senators think he lied about. >>> and take a look at the bay bridge toll plaza. as you can see, traffic is moving very well right now. ktvu fox 2 news at 6:00 will be right back. >>> a san francisco municipal transportation agency announced today it hired a new director of transit. julie kirsch

san francisco unified school district. this is one of my favorite. they're looking to go all reusable. installing dishwashers and through another project, we're hoping to install some food tracking software. this high school will be a model for all other public schools in san francisco, hopefully. they're goal is to divert 500 tons of unwanted junk mail from san francisco. which is huge. they're really will be focusing working with seniors and seniors are targeted. they have huge amounts of junk mail. tech exchange, they're if the audience. brand new grantee of ours. they're looking to take 5000 san francisco computers destineed to dis card, refurbish them, working with youth and get them out to folks in san francisco that don't have internet access. we still have a digital divide in the city. this was one of the best written proposals hands down. i was impressed how that was written. ucsf. they want to continue their great work mission bay campuses. this time they're going to utilize new tracking software to see what people are discarding and take t

started my career as a san francisco state university and got my bachelors in psyched and orientational psyche if they had we have a great relationship that the san francisco unifiedchool district i exploded for american people interim shopping mall and become eligible for a permeate job. >> okay. perfect. >> i love working for our human resources services because of the agriculture we're laid-back with a professional mindset although human resources is a challenge we're light a hearted started as a intern guided through the process eventually one day a a deputy director or staying with the puc is where i love it >> this is one place you can always count on to give you what you had before and remind you of what your san francisco history used to be. >> we hear that all the time, people bring their kids here and their grandparents brought them here and down the line. >> even though people move away, whenever they come back to the city, they make it here. and they tell us that. >> you're going to get something made fresh, made by hand and made with quality products and something that's very, very good. ♪ >> the legacy bars and restaurants was something that was begu

san francisco since 1957. i live in this area for 42 years. my name is shirley jackson, and i am a retirement teacher for san francisco unified school district, i work with early childhood education and after school programs. i have light upstairs and down stairs. it's been remodelled and i like it. some of my floors upstairs was there from the time i built the place, so they were very horrible and dark. but we've got lighting. the room seems lighter. they painted the place, they cemented my back yard, so i won't be worried about landscaping too much. we have central heating, and i like the new countertops they put in. up to date -- oh, and we have venetian blinds. we never had venetian blinds before, and it's just cozy for me. it meant a lot to me because i didn't drive, and i wanted to be in the area where i can do my shopping, go to work, take the kids to school. i like the way they introduced the move-in. i went to quite a bit of the meetings. they showed us blueprints of the materials that they were going to use in here, and they gave us the opportunity to choose where we would like to stay while they was renovating. it means a lot. it's

and we would like to highlight the career of a woman who has spent 47 years with the san francisco unifiede melendez introduces you to sophie lee. >> reporter: her father made sure she could be a teacher. it turns out she and her sisters all became educators. that's her on the right. >> really wanted us to pursue a professional career. and at that time, we said teacher is a professional career. >> reporter: lee began working as a kindergarten teacher in 1972. >> oh, i just love the children. the joy they bring to me when i teach. >> reporter: 1972. what was happening in 1972? >> in 1972, the a price for a gallon of gasoline was just under 40 cents. american troops were still in vietnam and nixon was president but not for long. >> were you all reading the same book? >> reporter: she says what has not changed since 1972 is the passion they all have for teaching. lee went on to be an administrator and then a principal. on this teacher appreciation day her students had much to say about her. >> she knows everyone. she's, she's like caring to everyone. >> you feel like she's an actual person. >

the second grade teacher at glen park elementary school in san francisco has chosen to remain anonymous. but according to san francisco unified school district policy, teachers can use 10 paid sick day per school year but once those are exhausted, they can use 100 does of he can tenned sick leave and receive their regular salary minus the cost of their substitute. >> i cannot believe that this could be happening, that this would be a law. the more i found out, the more angry i got. >> under state law, teach are do not pay into the state disability insurance program. so they are charged when the district has it pay if a replacement. now, when parents found out about the specific teacher, they launch a gofundme page to help cover the costs at the enlast month, more than 13,000 had been raised. >>> cn inform reports that the united educators of san francisco plan to negotiate better sick leave policies next year. >>> a pin family is demanding justice after a san mateo county teenager was nearly killed in a boat crash. >> he describes a moment last october when he pulled his son's unconscious and bloody body out of the marina lag

through the utility sector, and we are collaborating with them through their work with the san francisco unified school district. we knew that they would be a great organization for our department. by working together with the city college of san francisco and local 1414 and the machinist union, we establish the automotive technician pre apprenticeship program. this training before the training provides an avenue for participants to brush up on the math and reading skills with city college, develop their soft skills, and then get paid to complete on-the-job training. by the end of the program, we are ready to take -- they are ready to take the test become an sfmta apprentice. this apprenticeship program attracts me because i always liked to fix stuff and i always wanted to be a mechanic. >> i have been trying to find my path in life, and i always love to work with my hands. additionally do you think we need more female mechanics. >> i would not have done it alone to do math and score an a+ i would not have done that without this school. >> my future is already different because of this program.