the temporary navigation center at south van ness and around 22 nd street allowed us to start a smallpilot program over there. leadership told us that we may get an impact on the area in cleanliness and community. those who have been vehemently opposed to the center became even more angrier when it was taken down. folks at the north end of the mission saw what was going on and eric who you will hear from in a few minutes, saw our impact , he asked us what we can do closer for 16th and mission with $5,000. it wasn't much, but the funding and the excitement generated by him and the program helped us hold out until the end of the fiscal year. when the team and supervisor ronen's office give us funding to expand throughout the mission [applause] >> our team in the mission has grown from a tiny four person team, all the way to a 30 member cohort that works daily to clean the area stretching from division street, down to 24th street. and from valencia, all the way to harrison. it is incredible how much they've accomplished in these past five months, and it wouldn't have been possible withou

outside of the 49 south van ness , digital services in the city administrator office will be workingitting and we have been told that over a two-year period, that will cost d.b.i. about $7.7 million. so for the first fiscal year 19- 20, it will be maybe $3.8 million in additional amounts that will be needed to add to the budget. we are, once again, the budget will be submitted to the board until june 1st. we are working closely with the mayor's office. so when we come back in june, i will have specifically what was included in the budget for you and we will have the details and the funding. >> okay. >> i'm happy to answer any questions. >> commissioners? >> great news that this is improving. as you are going forward on this , i know the legislation is not finalized yet on the test for the low income housing, 100% affordable, and a.d.u. are you including that in your forecast, though, anticipating it will happen? >> we were going to go back and determine whether we needed to go back and lower the revenues. at this point, i wouldn't lower the revenues because we have lowered them so mu

all over van ness and broadway, bush, plenty of others south of market. >>> outr san lorenzo after racially insensitive postcard. mostly right firefighters in bamboo rice asian stereotypes, sent to other fire stations. more than a dozen asian-american leaders are shocked, suggest they need sensitivity training. >> if they're the brave people who courageously go out and save people every single day, should be brave enough to face their own toxic mentality and environment and fix it. >> declined to comment, previously said the actions inconsistent with department values and investigation is under way. >>> getting ready for uber or lyft, ask driver is he or she is sober. arnaldo cuba arrested after someone reported he was stumbling to car. after the arrest, posted this, ride share is here but dui. initially say he told them he was waiting to pick up passenger. accusation that the driver disputes. >> in this particular scenario, north american their car, impaired, very forthright and cooperative, then way over the legal limit. >> i wasn't driving anyone, hadn't driven almost a month. >> uber an

it has been filling up, so has the rest of south of market with a wave of high and mid-rise buildings from just off the embarcadero all the way out to van ness. and not only are they filling in that new sky line, they are redrawing its sense of style. >> it is, but it's beautiful. i mean, very seldom do you see architecture like this. so i'm happy to have it literally right outside my window. >> reporter: sheila lives next to mira on the 100 block of fulls alm, the most eye catching of the new towers, but there are more on the way, including the one that will become the second tallest in san francisco. >> i think it's a more versatile look than the look that's currently here, but it's a new uniformity. >> even though its looks struck her as familiar, perhaps because it comes from the same architectural minds as the nearby chevron 181 fremont. but just take a walk around here. there is construction everywhere. >> the neighborhood is growing and it's going to continue to grow, and i think it adds value to our neighborhood. >> reporter: we have just scratched the surface on some of the projects that are coming up between van ness and the bay, o