we can put san fransiscans back to work by harnessing the power of public investments. we will strengthen our seawall, build parks, police and fire stations, mental health facilities, and improve public transportation. yes, public transportation is the life blood of a great city. and making muni work better than ever is critical to our economic recovery. in all, i plan to move forward on more than $3.5 billion in city projects. just this week, for example, we opened our new navigation center in the bay view. this 200-bed shelter will serve some of our most vulnerable residents. but the project also created 330 jobs during the height of the pandemic. that's 330 people who can provide for themselves and their families. and our recovery also needs to be about the arts. our cultural institutions. and cultural-diverse neighborhoods, and the public spaces we all miss so much. we will also help music venues, clubs and bars who have lost so much, get reopen and back on their feet. 2020 was a year like nothing we've ever experienced. this terrible pandemic tore our neighborhoods

my fellow san fransiscans, there is light. let's be proud. let's be hopeful. let's be brave. thank you. . >> president yee: of the 26 neighborhoods we have in west portal, it's probably the most unique in terms of a small little town. you can walk around here, and it feels different from the rest of san francisco. people know each other. they shop here, they drink wine here. what makes it different is not only the people that live here, but the businesses, and without all these establishments, you wouldn't know one neighborhood from the other. el toreador is a unique restaurant. it's my favorite restaurant in san francisco, but when you look around, there's nowhere else that you'll see decorations like this, and it makes you feel like you're in a different world, which is very symbolic of west portal itself. >> well, the restaurant has been here since 1957, so we're going on 63 years in the neighborhood. my family came into it in 1987, with me coming in in 1988. >> my husband was a designer, and he knew a lot about art, and he loved color, so that's what inspired him to do th

my fellow san fransiscans, there is light. let's be proud. let's be hopeful. let's be brave. thank you. >> growing up in san francisco has been way safer than growing up other places we we have that bubble, and it's still that bubble that it's okay to be whatever you want to. you can let your free flag fry -- fly here. as an adult with autism, i'm here to challenge people's idea of what autism is. my journey is not everyone's journey because every autistic child is different, but there's hope. my background has heavy roots in the bay area. i was born in san diego and adopted out to san francisco when i was about 17 years old. i bounced around a little bit here in high school, but i've always been here in the bay. we are an inclusive preschool, which means that we cater to emp. we don't turn anyone away. we take every child regardless of race, creed, religious or ability. the most common thing i hear in my adult life is oh, you don't seem like you have autism. you seem so normal. yeah. that's 26 years of really, really, really hard work and i think thises that i still do. i was

we can put san fransiscans back to work by harnessing the power of public investments.n our seawall, build parks, police and fire stations, mental health facilities, and improve public transportation. yes, public transportation is the life blood of a great city. and making muni work better than ever is critical to our economic recovery. in all, i plan to move forward on more than $3.5 billion in city projects. just this week, for example, we opened our new navigation center in the bay view. this 200-bed shelter will serve some of our most vulnerable residents. but the project also created 330 jobs during the height of the pandemic. that's 330 people who can provide for themselves and their families. and our recovery also needs to be about the arts. our cultural institutions. and cultural-diverse neighborhoods, and the public spaces we all miss so much. we will also help music venues, clubs and bars who have lost so much, get reopen and back on their feet. 2020 was a year like nothing we've ever experienced. this terrible pandemic tore our neighborhoods, tore through our

we can put san fransiscans back to work by harnessing the power of public investments. we will strengthen our seawall, build parks, police and fire stations, mental health facilities, and improve public transportation. yes, public transportation is the life blood of a great city. and making muni work better than ever is critical to our economic recovery. in all, i plan to move forward on more than $3.5 billion in city projects. just this week, for example, we opened our new navigation center in the bay view. this 200-bed shelter will serve some of our most vulnerable residents. but the project also created 330 jobs during the height of the pandemic. that's 330 people who can provide for themselves and their families. and our recovery also needs to be about the arts. our cultural institutions. and cultural-diverse neighborhoods, and the public spaces we all miss so much. we will also help music venues, clubs and bars who have lost so much, get reopen and back on their feet. 2020 was a year like nothing we've ever experienced. this terrible pandemic tore our neighborhoods

my fellow san fransiscans, there is light. let's be proud. let's be hopeful. let's be brave. thank you. >> good morning, everyone. this is our february 9, meeting of the san francisco county transportation authority board. i chair this board and our vice chair is aaron peskin. will you please call the roll. >> commissioner mandelman. >> present. >> commissioner mar. >> present. >> commissioner melgar. >> present. >> commissioner peskin. >> present. >> commissioner preston. >> present. >> commissioner ronen. >> absent. >> commissioner safai. >> absent. >> commissioner stefani. >> present. >> commissionerrual ton. >> present. >> we have a quorum. >> great. thank you, madam clerk. any announcements? >> i would like to announce about public comment. it will be available for each item on the agenda. telephone by calling 415-655-0001 access code (146)691-8807. pound and pound. when you join you will be able to listen as parties pant. public comment when it is called star three to be added to speak. the live operator will advise you will be allowed two minutes to speak. calls are tak

we can put san fransiscans back to work by harnessing the power of public investments.l strengthen our seawall, build parks, police and fire stations, mental health facilities, and improve public transportation. yes, public transportation is the life blood of a great city. and making muni work better than ever is critical to our economic recovery. in all, i plan to move forward on more than $3.5 billion in city projects. just this week, for example, we opened our new navigation center in the bay view. this 200-bed shelter will serve some of our most vulnerable residents. but the project also created 330 jobs during the height of the pandemic. that's 330 people who can provide for themselves and their families. and our recovery also needs to be about the arts. our cultural institutions. and cultural-diverse neighborhoods, and the public spaces we all miss so much. we will also help music venues, clubs and bars who have lost so much, get reopen and back on their feet. 2020 was a year like nothing we've ever experienced. this terrible pandemic tore our neighborhoods, tore

and just over 8% have been filed by black san fransiscans. we know our work is in front of us as we prepare to rebuild. and this is again some other information. i'm going to go into our program data. it gives you a sense who is filing claims based on educational credentials. and what is the likelihood to bounce back to the type of work that's going to become available lost opportunities in construction, where the city built relationships with contractors building. where there's 2/3 of residents don't have a bachelor's degree, that's where the training and job centers are an important piece of the puzzle. the last side, we're going to highlight the two major investments with respect to our work force development. this is a long time coming. we're appreciative of the voice and leadership of you, supervisor safai, and really calling attention to the lack of investment. the appropriate levels certainly our fellow departments have a long history of partnership and have stepped up in recent years. we're someone who i would admittedly say we are co

and just over 8% have been filed by black san fransiscans. we know our work is in front of us as we prepare to rebuild. and this is again some other information. i'm going to go into our program data. it gives you a sense who is filing claims based on educational credentials. and what is the likelihood to bounce back to the type of work that's going to become available lost opportunities in construction, where the city built relationships with contractors building. where there's 2/3 of residents don't have a bachelor's degree, that's where the training and job centers are an important piece of the puzzle. the last side, we're going to highlight the two major investments with respect to our work force development. this is a long time coming. we're appreciative of the voice and leadership of you, supervisor safai, and really calling attention to the lack of investment. the appropriate levels certainly our fellow departments have a long history of partnership and have stepped up in recent years. we're someone who i would admittedly say we are co

san fransiscans should have access to drug and alcohol treatment programs ranging from 90 days to a year or more based on the needs of the individual. number three, fund a black-led african-based treatment program in the bay view. meeting the culturally sensitive treatment needs of black people and people of color, who live in the bay view, provide treatment, which is abstinence-based in its approach to working with addicted and criminally justice populations in san francisco. four, include the voice of the people in recovery. ensure that individuals in recovery are at the table when the city is making policy decisions regarding addiction recovery and treatment. five, specialize residential drug treatment programs for the transitional use age. young people have different needs than adults. drug treatment should be specialized to meet the needs of those in the age range of 16 to 25. and should fall under the treatment options described in our first recommendation. six, expand paid peer specialists opportunities. train and connect those in recovery with people working towards recovery. peo

the employees serve 1 in 4 san fransiscans with a budget over $1 billion.60 plus community services or programs in the community. and hundreds of c.b.o. partners. so now, we're running into our investments for the department of benefits and families who are into d.l.m. we segregate by 94112 and 94132. lakeview and o.m.i. you can see the reach of our benefits, which are -- the acronyms are there. it's health insurance, healthcare, food support through the federal s.n.a.p. program, californians it's cal fresh and assistance for families who are low-income and looking to get back into the work force and cash assistance and employment services. we don't have kids under 18. so our reach into lakeview and o.m.i. into the zip codes is extensive. you can see 36,000 residents receive one or more of the public benefits that we offer. 83% of whom reside in 94112 versus 132. so overall city-wide, you could see that almost 20% of the households that we serve through our benefit programs are in 112 and 132. it's 17%. our reach into those communities is extensive. this is

san fransiscans should have access to drug and alcohol treatment programs ranging from 90 days to a year or more based on the needs of the individual. number three, fund a black-led african-based treatment program in the bay view. meeting the culturally sensitive treatment needs of black people and people of color, who live in the bay view, provide treatment, which is abstinence-based in its approach to working with addicted and criminally justice populations in san francisco. four, include the voice of the people in recovery. ensure that individuals in recovery are at the table when the city is making policy decisions regarding addiction recovery and treatment. five, specialize residential drug treatment programs for the transitional use age. young people have different needs than adults. drug treatment should be specialized to meet the needs of those in the age range of 16 to 25. and should fall under the treatment options described in our first recommendation. six, expand paid peer specialists opportunities. train and connect those in recovery with people working towards recovery. peo