the san francisco police department, all criminal matters are dealt with by the san francisco district attorney . we handle all civil matters on behalf of the city and county of san francisco. what that means is a number of things. we provide advice and counsel to all actors within city government from our mayor. every member of the board of supervisors to the 100 plus departments, commissions boards that represent the city and county of san francisco. we also defend the city against thousands of lawsuits. so if you slip and fall in front of city hall if there's a bus accident if there is an incident involving the san francisco police department, we defend those matters. we also bring lawsuits on behalf of the city and county of san francisco, where most famous for litigating and obtaining the constitutional right to marry for lgbtq couples have sued gun manufacturers, payday lenders, oil companies, you name it, who are undercutting the rights of san franciscans and the city and county of san francisco. so now moving on to the opioid crisis. i understand you've had some success in cour

with sand the way that san francisco was and when you look at a map of san francisco have a unique street grid and one of the thing is those streets started off in extremely long piers. but by 1875 they know they needed more so the ferry building was built and it was a long affair and the first cars turned around at the ferry building and picking up people and goods and then last night the street light cars the trams came to that area also. but by the late 1880s we needed something better than the ferry building. a bond issue was passed for $600,000. to build a new ferry building i would say 800 thousand for a studio apartment in san francisco they thought that was a grand ferry building had a competition to hire an architecture and choose a young aspiring architect and in the long paris and san francisco had grand plans for this transit station. so he proposed the beautiful new building i wanted it wider, there is none tonight. than that actually is but the price of concrete quitclaim two how and was not completed and killed. but it opened a greater claim and became fully operational bef

francisco rising. >> hi, you are watching san francisco rising. reimagining our city. he's with us to talk about how our library's economic recover. mr. lambert, welcome to the show. >> thank you. i'm glad to be here. >> i know it's been difficult to have books going virtual. have we recovered? >> yes, we are on our way. our staff stepped up big time during the pandemic to respond to the health emergency. since last may, we have been able to steadily increase in person access to library facilities. currently we are at 95% of our precovid hours of operation. in the coming weeks we are going to fully restore all of our hours. we have four branches that we are going to bring back to seven day service. they are currently operating at 5 days a week and we are going to go to every tag line and i know all the foot traffic has not returned to san francisco, but our library is seeing a resurgence coming back. >> can we talk about programs after covid? >> absolutely, that is part and parcel of our mission. we were doing that work precovid and certainly the

and asian-american in san francisco pride. this celebration is the most significant economic evenly for china town bringing a third of the annual ref now to china town. also to the surrounding neighborhoods. with the opening the central subway we are hopeful that more people will attend the parade through the new subway stations and more individualors throughout the year. this year i'm happy to announce that -- coming saturday this weekend we have in the street fair 100 vendors and in the parade we have over 120 units 26 of them will be sold. 5 will be community and this year we have more community than ever before. finally, mayor, i am and law enforcement chief -- sheriff, thank you for very encouraging word about additional security for the upcoming winninged parade. thank you, mayor, thank you. [applause]. >> we are not following this we are getting out of the script a bill madam mayor would you like to join us we have a special presentation and like to invite the volunteers that have participate al perez the produces the s

francisco and as mayor of san francisco. so, today she made her statement not that she would be stepping aside but not running again but then put forth her agenda for the next 2 years for our state. her agenda, her success in the senate is excellent. it is iconic. it is really unsurpassed. a serving woman in the united states senate that is one thing, but it is not just about longevity, it is about her effectiveness. let us salute the former mayor, former president of the board, president supervisor walked in your footsteps, senator iconic diane feinstein. [applause] i had many members of honors afforded me as the whip, the leader, the speaker, the leader, speaker and back and forth, but i always said to my colleagues there is no honor that you can give me that fills me with more joy and more pride then stepping on the floor of the house and saying, i speak for the people of san francisco. that to me [applause] that to me is the greatest honor and one i continue to enjoy. when i ran for office, my slogan was avoice that will

arrived in san francisco as one of the first ship to bring 49ers ashore. legend has it, newcomers would jump ship before it could even drop anchor in san francisco bay. within a few days, most of the nianic crew abandoned her for the gold rush too. so the captain sailed the niantic as close to land as they could get, running her aground on the shore where clay and montgomery streets now meet. there, the niantic became a store, offices and hotel. somebody cut a door in her side and inscribed rest for the weary and storage for trunk, at last, a great fire in 1851 burned much of the niantic so the san franciscoians built the niantic whole known as one of the best in the city. then it too burned down in 1872. the next incarnation, the stone niantic atop the old ship and hotel would not burn, instead, it was toppled by the earthquake of 1906. now surely any rational city would give up at this point, right? no. in fact, you might know where the niantic rest to this day, right at the foot of trans america building, an iconic part of our city where shavo is invest

with sand the way that san francisco was and when you look at a map of san francisco have a unique street grid and one of the thing is those streets started off in extremely long piers. but by 1875 they know they needed more so the ferry building was built and it was a long affair and the first cars turned around at the ferry building and picking up people and goods and then last night the street light cars the trams came to that area also. but by the late 1880s we needed something better than the ferry building. a bond issue was passed for $600,000. to build a new ferry building i would say 800 thousand for a studio apartment in san francisco they thought that was a grand ferry building had a competition to hire an architecture and choose a young aspiring architect and in the long paris and san francisco had grand plans for this transit station. so he proposed the beautiful new building i wanted it wider, there is none tonight. than that actually is but the price of concrete quitclaim two how and was not completed and killed. but it opened a greater claim and became fully operational bef

this is the future of san francisco. we see an office vacancy rate of over 22%, but as it relates to to the life sciences, it's not even at 5%. we know there is a need for this kind of space, so we as a city are going to be making it a lot easier to not only expand, but to also transform other spaces throughout this city so they can be used for the same purpose. this life breaking science or this ground breaking science life saving, i'm trying to figure out the right words, but, ground breaking life saving sciences developing here in san francisco, is going to make such a tremendous difference and we all know that. today i'm really excited about this expansion and the work we are doing together, and i look forward when we are able to come back here to cut the ribbon and open this space. who knows, maybe a cure for alzheimer's or some of the other great things we are working on in this lab here, will be introduced at that time. i also want to say that i'm really excited to know that two nobel prize winners are out of glad

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, live. >> everybody good afternoon, everyone if you please take your seats we appreciate it. >> good afternoon. my name is al williams i'm president of brovrnz or so board of directors of the san francisco historic and culture society. clapping. >> on behalf of another society board of directors and the members we welcome you to san francisco official kickoff of 2023 black history month. the society was founded in 1955 and moergd with the local chartered of association for the study of african-american life and history in 1958. the association for the study of african-american history was founded by historian witnessing s

born and raised in san francisco. cable car equipment, technically i'm a transit operator of 135 and work at the cable car (indiscernible) and been here for 22 years now. i grew up around here when i was a little can i. my mom used to hang in china town with her friends and i would get bored and they would shove me out of the door, go play and find something to do. i ended up wandering down here when i was a kid and found these things. ♪ [ music ] ♪ ♪ >> fascinated by them and i wanted to be a cable car equipment from the time i was a little kid. i started with the emergency at the end of 1988 and drove a bus for a year and a half and i got lucky with my timing and got here at cable car and at that time, it really took about an average five to maybe seven years on a bus before you could build up your seniority to come over here. basically, this is the 1890s verse ever a bus. this is your basic public transportation and at the time at its height, 1893, there were 20 different routes ask this powerhouse, there --

the san francisco police department, all criminal matters are dealt with by the san francisco district attorney . we handle all civil matters on behalf of the city and county of san francisco. what that means is a number of things. we provide advice and counsel to all actors within city government from our mayor. every member of the board of supervisors to the 100 plus departments, commissions boards that represent the city and county of san francisco. we also defend the city against thousands of lawsuits. so if you slip and fall in front of city hall if there's a bus accident if there is an incident involving the san francisco police department, we defend those matters. we also bring lawsuits on behalf of the city and county of san francisco, where most famous for litigating and obtaining the constitutional right to marry for lgbtq couples have sued gun manufacturers, payday lenders, oil companies, you name it, who are undercutting the rights of san franciscans and the city and county of san francisco. so now moving on to the opioid crisis. i understand you've had some success in cour

wouldn't be san francisco without cable cars. [bell ringing] and if you need a seat, take whatever empty seat if you need to sit down. first of all, good afternoon! and i want to say welcome to pier 70 in the dog pad's neighborhood. dog pat's is in the house. recently voted one of the hises neighborhood in the city. i want to start by telling you a story about a famous san franciscoian, born in 1835 held from connecticut and named the niantic. yes it's appropriate that we gather at a pier today because the niantic was a ship, a commercial ship destined for trade with khien' until in 1849 her captain got word that hundreds of migrants were in panama looking for transportation to san francisco where no doubt their fortune and gold awaited. so the niantic crew rebuilt her for a passenger ship and left panama with nearly 250 pioneers. arrived in san francisco as one of the first ship to bring 49ers ashore. legend has it, newcomers would jump ship before it could even drop anchor in san francisco bay. within a few days, most of the ni

san francisco. you can give it up for the brown bombers and their work all of you are a part of that! [applause]. today we are here -- to honestor work of the organization but we are here to honor some of our teams for their accomplishments this past season. honor our d12 dance team that went to florida, finished second. missed first place by 3-1/2 points! they will give a better effort and do great again this coming season! this organization is a 4 time national dance champion. we know what it takes to win. we are here to honor our 16 and 14u for being championships in the turkey bowl playing against teams we never play exclude bringing home the gold trophy. again, just to shed the light on other folks in the organization, enough about me. i like to call to the microphone, mr. randy taylor head coach of the 14u football team. [applause]. >> good evening. thank you ms. breed. i have been with this organization for over 15 years. this is the big achievements we ever seen as far as you welcoming in ou

and cultural identity of san francisco. when it started out the focus was really on the buildings, historic landmark listings and really concentrated on downtown area with all the development happening. our organization was raising a reg red flag with historic landmarks in danger and victorian mansions so a hallmark of our organization is moving these victorian mansions in the way of development to inwestern addition neighborhood and other areas to get out of the way of development and preserve them. our organization was around before there was the historic preservation commission of the city so we were at the forefront drawings attention to historic preservation, landmarking and over the last 51 years we have seen how there are more then just buildsings in safeguarding the city cultural resources, there is also small businesses and the different neighborhood icons that make a neighborhood special, so our outreach has really-it is really come full circle in a way because it moved downtown into the neighborhoods and now with

san francisco. we have been in existence for over 100 years started after the earthquake and fire. a progressive idea san francisco is so far from the rest of the country. to think, men we can revitalize the economy getting people to come here for activities. we started after the quake and fire to do that. our vision is to be the most compelling destination in the worlds. our mission is to promote the region as a top destination leading in performance, ino vision and assisting ability. our audiences we talk about are members, meetingly planners and travel trade the people theory tour operators that book travel. customers and media. so, this is a deia statement our board approved that is a driving force how we community about san francisco. how we operate and tell the story to the world t. is san francisco all are welcome and difference are celebrated. the san francisco travel association is committed to diversity u inclusion and accessibility to promote san francisco experiences and elevate voices t

it took no courage for me because san francisco is san francisco and on the forefront of everything, save our planet, have fairness in our economy, advocate our children and respect our seniors. you name the subject, san francisco is in the lead. jeff for being in the lead in all of this. i was so looking forward to coming here. we're in session until very late last night, late our time and the time in the east. get on the plane, come here and i said, this is a family affair for us. official family affair. madam mayor, thank you for your great leadership bringing this to fruition, senator wiener, our assemblyman, i know we heard from phil ting and someone from haynie is here as well and to our -- where is he? where did he go? david chiu. and so many of you. and then our sports friends in our community. let me put this into perspective because the mayor started us with the earthquake. we had an earthquake in 1989 during a world series game between the san francisco giants and oakland a's. and a decision had to be made. we would get the federal funding. we went to the floor within 24 h

born and raised in the city, san francisco. i have been in the trade for 15 years throughout local 22, and here to oppose item 16, and my question is, if this was to streamline the construction contracts why hasn't the small business community contacted mayor newsom did? the city needs to review how multiple agencies provide plan approval in the field and reduce time costs. also, i like the board of supervisors to consider inclusion of black real estate company like dc williams such as black contractors as myself and black truckers . we are not getting multimillion contracts. support us in being a part of that change. thank you. [clapping] >> joshia (inaudible) bay area pipe and equipment. thank you. we are a small lbe prefabrication sop shop in san francisco here every day payingerant in the city, doing everything we can to support businesses. is there anything in the ordinances stopping those businesses from coming here and taking part in that every day to keep the lights on here in the city? i think that all of us here just

ironically, you know, she's in san francisco, a politician. she is from the city, even by the bay, all of that. but she has been a real moderate kind of democrat. he's been someone who goes to the democratic state convention and we get booed off the stage of the progressives there in the activists didn't want to hear from her. but look from the time in san francisco as supervisor and then mayor playing that clip there. what happened in 1978? she burst onto the national stage and she's an important figure in 1980's, the 1990's, 2000. obviously, that's what's going on with assault weapons in this country. a problem we haven't solved. she has a lot still to offer in terms of an agenda. part of the question will be what is that next year? look like what happened over this next year because the primaries in early march, that is less than 400 days away. so there's going to be a lot of and it's going to be an incredibly expensive race coming up, you're going to spend 4 or 5 million dollars a week after the primary in the august time period headed int

san francisco. you can give it up for the brown bombers and their work all of you are a part of that! [applause]. today we are here -- to honestor work of the organization but we are here to honor some of our teams for their accomplishments this past season. honor our d12 dance team that went to florida, finished second. missed first place by 3-1/2 points! they will give a better effort and do great again this coming season! this organization is a 4 time national dance champion. we know what it takes to win. we are here to honor our 16 and 14u for being championships in the turkey bowl playing against teams we never play exclude bringing home the gold trophy. again, just to shed the light on other folks in the organization, enough about me. i like to call to the microphone, mr. randy taylor head coach of the 14u football team. [applause]. >> good evening. thank you ms. breed. i have been with this organization for over 15 years. this is the big achievements we ever seen as far as you welcoming in ou

hello, san francisco. i love it when i can cross the street in our beauty city and not worry whether car can see me and i want me and my grandma to be safe when we do. we all want to be safe. that's why our city is making sure curb areas near street corners are clear of parked cars and any other structures, so that people driving vehicles, people walking, and people biking can all see each other at the intersection. if cars are parked which are too close to the crosswalk, drivers can't see who is about to cross the street. it's a proven way to prevent traffic crashes. which have way too much crashes and fatalities in our city. these updates to the shared spaces program will help to ensure safety and accessibility for everyone so we can all enjoy these public spaces. more information is available at sf dot gov slash shared television. >> in 1948 swensen's ice cream used to make ice cream in the navy and decided to open up an ice cream shop it it takes time for the parent to put money down and diane one of t

watching san francisco rising. >> hi, you are watching san francisco rising. reimagining our city. he's with us to talk about how our library's economic recover. mr. lambert, welcome to the show. >> thank you. i'm glad to be here. >> i know it's been difficult to have books going virtual. have we recovered? >> yes, we are on our way. our staff stepped up big time during the pandemic to respond to the health emergency. since last may, we have been able to steadily increase in person access to library facilities. currently we are at 95% of our precovid hours of operation. in the coming weeks we are going to fully restore all of our hours. we have four branches that we are going to bring back to seven day service. they are currently operating at 5 days a week and we are going to go to every tag line and i know all the foot traffic has not returned to san francisco, but our library is seeing a resurgence coming back. >> can we talk about programs after covid? >> absolutely, that is part and parcel of our mission. we we

this is the future of san francisco. we see an office vacancy rate of over 22%, but as it relates to to the life sciences, it's not even at 5%. we know there is a need for this kind of space, so we as a city are going to be making it a lot easier to not only expand, but to also transform other spaces throughout this city so they can be used for the same purpose. this life breaking science or this ground breaking science life saving, i'm trying to figure out the right words, but, ground breaking life saving sciences developing here in san francisco, is going to make such a tremendous difference and we all know that. today i'm really excited about this expansion and the work we are doing together, and i look forward when we are able to come back here to cut the ribbon and open this space. who knows, maybe a cure for alzheimer's or some of the other great things we are working on in this lab here, will be introduced at that time. i also want to say that i'm really excited to know that two nobel prize winners are out of glad

with sand the way that san francisco was and when you look at a map of san francisco have a unique street grid and one of the thing is those streets started off in extremely long piers. but by 1875 they know they needed more so the ferry building was built and it was a long affair and the first cars turned around at the ferry building and picking up people and goods and then last night the street light cars the trams came to that area also. but by the late 1880s we needed something better than the ferry building. a bond issue was passed for $600,000. to build a new ferry building i would say 800 thousand for a studio apartment in san francisco they thought that was a grand ferry building had a competition to hire an architecture and choose a young aspiring architect and in the long paris and san francisco had grand plans for this transit station. so he proposed the beautiful new building i wanted it wider, there is none tonight. than that actually is but the price of concrete quitclaim two how and was not completed and killed. but it opened a greater claim and became fully operational bef

no. >> san francisco is a great down. i've been here many years and i love it here and it's a beautiful, beautiful, place to be music and art is key to that. drama, acting, movies, everything, everything that makes life worth living and that's what we've got to mow proteasome no san francisco and that's what is important now. [♪♪♪] >> good afternoon and welcome to the san francisco planning commission regular hearing. for thursday, february 16, 2023. to enable public participation sfgovtv is broadcasting and strolling this hearing live exactly receive men for each item today. each speaker allowed upon to 3 machines. when you have 30 seconds remaining you will hear a chime. i will take the next person queued. we'll take from persons here first approximate then the remote line. for those persons participating via web ex, raise your hundred when public comment is called for the item you are speaking to.

i want to be sure our community members in san francisco and the bay area the san francisco da's office takes crimes against asian americans seriously and hate crime in the city will not be tolerated. >> i worked as the hate crime prosecutor in san francisco. i know specifically that the impact the crimes have on our victims and on the over all community. when something like that happens. i also deeply believe that those perpetrators of hate crimes have to be held to answer for those crimes. since taking over i start a new unit focusing on victims including elders that also handle hate crimes. this team of attorneys and support staff will practice cute hate where evidence supports and makes sure we are doing more for the elder low community in san francisco that has become the target of violent acts. i'm proud to announce my vehicle services crafted an information fly they're consolidated resources and information for hate crime victims. >> this form will be translate in the different languages and our goal is this noticer will inform residents of how my office can assist with filing a

she's filing reports with the san francisco police and the san francisco mta. we reached out to sfmta, who referred us to this tweet, saying, quote, we are committed to doing everything we can to stop the racist attacks on the aapi community that have been on the increase over the past few years. >> if something like an egg incident can raise awareness of our daily struggle sometimes just trying to get through our day, trying to get through public spaces, then hopefully that's -- that helps make a change overall. >> reporter: and san francisco muni says any harassment or abuse against passengers or staff is utterly unacceptable. if you see an emergency while on the bus, do not hesitate to call 911. in san francisco, alyssa goard, nbc bay area news. >>> a deadly crash under investigation. it happened this morning on northbound 680 in walnut creek. the tesla hit the fire truck that was stopped near a different crash. the driver died at the scene. the passenger and four firefighters were taken to the hospital. they've all since been released. the chp says the caus

>> meeting of the san francisco health commission. president bernal is on a well deserved vacation, so i will be chairing the meeting today and secretary morewitz, willia call the roll? >> sure. i'll start with you. [roll call] >> two very quick announcements. the first is, this will be our last virtual meeting. starting in march we will be at 1 (inaudible) for the meetings but we will have public comment continue to be available remotely and i know secretary morewitz and the audio visual team are working very hard right now to make sure this happens accurately and smoothly so hopefully next meeting members who wish to comment remotely will continue to be able to do so. the other is we may lose quorum as the meeting progresss so there may be action items we won't be able to complete but do our best to get through everything and complete the agenda today. i have the privilege of reading the land acknowledgment today. the san francisco health commission acknowledges that we are on the unceded ancestral homeland of the ramaytush (rah-my-

it is part of what makes san francisco san francisco. we expect this kind of antics from the trump administration. i'm really disappointed the biden administration would blackmail us in the same way. you have to change your laws otherwise we won't do what is responsibility to do which is extradite the dangerous individuals. i am really disappointed in the biden administration. i think is very important we send the message we are not going to be blackmailed, we make choices about the laws that we support or oppose here in san francisco based on what is necessary to maintain the public safety here locally, and the sanctuary ordinance is critical to maintaining the safest society we can in our city and we are not going to be blackmailed into weakening those laws when what you should be doing is arresting those accused suspects of the heinous crimes yesterday and extradite them to san francisco to face prosecution tomorrow. so, again colleagues i hope that you will vote in favor of this. i just want to speak-we'll have a lot of time to talk

francisco food in san francisco but food across the bay area. >> this type of market with the local savors the high-end products is great. >> i know people can't believe they're in an airport i really joy people picking up things for their friends and family and wait i don't have to be shopping now we want people take the opportunity at our location. >> how long has this been operating in san francisco and the late 18 hours it is one of the best places to get it coffee. >> we have intrrnl consumers that know of this original outlet here and come here for the coffee. >> so let's talk sandwiches. >> uh-huh. >> can you tell me how you came about naming our sandwiches from the katrero hills or 27 years i thought okay neighborhood and how do you keep it fresh you can answer that mia anyway you want. >> our broadened is we're going not irving preserves or packaged goods we take the time to incubate our jogger art if scratch people appreciate our work here. >> so you feel like out of captured the airport atmosphere. >> this is its own the city the airline crews and the bag handlers and the

francisco and a vice chair of the san francisco human rights commission reverend shaw. >> clapping. >> let's see - pray. >> god of our years god of our silent t theories tears god brought us this far on our way we have gathered in a safe and sacrificed place in beautiful san francisco. the first saying is thank you. thank you, god, for creating us and beautiful blackness and the script declares we're wonderfully made. >> thank you god. for black history month. and which we recommended trail blarsz wash your hands frequently that sacrificed for the freedom of our ancestors showed resistance this slavery and opposition that tried to silence your gifts our voice and we thank you, oh, god for this who made contributions to our race our society giving us a new found sense of freedom the resistance of foreign languages who wrote i too sing america resistance of singer james brown stay alive i'm black and proud resistance of shirley declared if they don't give you a seat at the table take one and ella thank you, god, for their work and so many others that pricked americans conscience to ge

francisco than san jose. oakland and the valais fairfield area has the cheapest at $4 and $0.57. >> the final preparations for super bowl. 57 are now complete. both the eagles and the chiefs wrapped up their week of practice and they have their sights set now on sunday, we have our sights set on our pj ziegler. he's joining us now live from glendale, arizona, with more on the final preparations. alright, pj, this is it. they must be ready to go. >> good evening, justine. they certainly are. both teams holding their final practice of the week. both teams will have a final walk-through tomorrow before the big game on sunday, making sure that they have all their i's dotted and t's crossed on that game plan for sunday's big game. now, let's start with the philadelphia eagles. they spent their final practice with a focus on the red zone situations. head coach nick sirianni encouraged by how his team has handled their focus and their attention to detail all week long in what has been anything. but a normal week yes

we moved to san francisco early on. in the mission district and moved out to daily city and bounced back to san francisco. we lived across the street from the ups building. for me, when my earliest memories were the big brown trucks driving up and down the street keeping us awake at night. when i was seven-years-old and i'm in charge of making sure we get on the bus on time to get to school. i have to make sure that we do our homework. it's a lot of responsibility for a kid. the weekends were always for family. we used to get together and whether we used to go watch a movie at the new mission theater and then afterwards going to kentucky fried chicken. that was big for us. we get kentucky fried chicken on sunday. whoa! go crazy! so for me, home is having something where you are all together. whether it's just together for dinner or whether it's together for breakfast or sharing a special moment at the holidays. whether it's thanksgiving or christmas or birthdays. that is home. being so close to berkley and oakland and s

san francisco 10th of an inch. then you have another place where there is a hit and miss shower situation throughout the day. the wind will be breezy from the northwest. stronger winds in half moon bay and coast. highs today are about five degrees below average. of course, more snow in the sierra. up to 70 inches in some of the higher peaks. if you are traveling today, it will be difficult. carry your chains and be prepared to wait. check out these chilly temperatures. lakeport will be in the 30's. low 40's on the peninsula. it will be quite cold tomorrow. here is the forecast. another day of wet weather with showers and gusty conditions. even though we have a very cold start tomorrow, plenty of sunshine. it will be dry the west of -- rest of the week. we get a nice break after all the rain. amanda: thank you. black history month. who the acp is hi, i'm katie. i live in flagstaff, arizona. i'm an older student. i'm getting my doctorate in clinical psychology. i do a lot of hiking and kayaking. i needed something to

i'm born and raised here in san francisco. the child that grew up going to the center around the corner, but that's a street. i have been working with friendship palace for more than 30 years. village sf was the vision of our late founder, helen walk a zoo. who dreamed of a place where native people i would do would not simply survive but thrive. the village itself is that place it's that vision. it's actually a citywide initiative, but it starts with a six story building that's going to go right behind you. that will offer social services, medical, dental behavior, health care. cultural space, youth and elder programming. a women's lodge dedicated to mothers and recovery with their young children. affordable housing and food sovereignty programs throughout the city. the village s f is a place where native peoples displaced from their homelands or far from family. can reclaim a community to call their own. the village will be a place where native peoples can access vital support services. but more than that will be a place whe

the san francisco police department, all criminal matters are dealt with by the san francisco district attorney . we handle all civil matters on behalf of the city and county of san francisco. what that means is a number of things. we provide advice and counsel to all actors within city government from our mayor. every member of the board of supervisors to the 100 plus departments, commissions boards that represent the city and county of san francisco. we also defend the city against thousands of lawsuits. so if you slip and fall in front of city hall if there's a bus accident if there is an incident involving the san francisco police department, we defend those matters. we also bring lawsuits on behalf of the city and county of san francisco, where most famous for litigating and obtaining the constitutional right to marry for lgbtq couples have sued gun manufacturers, payday lenders, oil companies, you name it, who are undercutting the rights of san franciscans and the city and county of san francisco. so now moving on to the opioid crisis. i understand you've had some success in cour

born and raised in san francisco. cable car equipment, technically i'm a transit operator of 135 and work at the cable car (indiscernible) and been here for 22 years now. i grew up around here when i was a little can i. my mom used to hang in china town with her friends and i would get bored and they would shove me out of the door, go play and find something to do. i ended up wandering down here when i was a kid and found these things. ♪ [ music ] ♪ ♪ >> fascinated by them and i wanted to be a cable car equipment from the time i was a little kid. i started with the emergency at the end of 1988 and drove a bus for a year and a half and i got lucky with my timing and got here at cable car and at that time, it really took about an average five to maybe seven years on a bus before you could build up your seniority to come over here. basically, this is the 1890s verse ever a bus. this is your basic public transportation and at the time at its height, 1893, there were 20 different routes ask this powerhouse, there --

hello, san francisco. i love it when i can cross the street in our beauty city and not worry whether car can see me and i want me and my grandma to be safe when we do. we all want to be safe. that's why our city is making sure curb areas near street corners are clear of parked cars and any other structures, so that people driving vehicles, people walking, and people biking can all see each other at the intersection. if cars are parked which are too close to the crosswalk, drivers can't see who is about to cross the street. it's a proven way to prevent traffic crashes. which have way too much crashes and fatalities in our city. these updates to the shared spaces program will help to ensure safety and accessibility for everyone so we can all enjoy these public spaces. more information is available at sf dot gov slash shared >>> the tenderloin is home to families, immigrants, seniors, merchants, workers and the housed and unhoused who all deserve a thriving neighborhood to call home. the tenderloin initiative

my name is (inaudible) i'm a native of san francisco and active member of the san francisco (inaudible) of the armenian of (inaudible) and ongoing human rights violations. i also happen to be a public school teacher, english teacher and volunteer with two ngo supporting teachers in armenia. one is called teach for armenia and another called hidden roads initiative, which place and support teachers in some of the boarder regions of armenia and are currently has teachers currently working with the students in (inaudible) under dire circumstances. there is no heat for the children, no food and yet they are attempting to maintain assemblance of normalcy under the humanitarian threat. first i want to thank you, all of you for continuous supporting the republic of (inaudible) and 120 thousand armenians. the blockaid started december 12. i have been in touch with many colleagues who are suffering immensely to say the least, and it is now entering its 58 day cutting off food medicine fuel and other vital supplies. imagine my colleagues teaching english in freezing conditions. just yesterday th

francisco and as mayor of san francisco. so, today she made her statement not that she would be stepping aside but not running again but then put forth her agenda for the next 2 years for our state. her agenda, her success in the senate is excellent. it is iconic. it is really unsurpassed. a serving woman in the united states senate that is one thing, but it is not just about longevity, it is about her effectiveness. let us salute the former mayor, former president of the board, president supervisor walked in your footsteps, senator iconic diane feinstein. [applause] i had many members of honors afforded me as the whip, the leader, the speaker, the leader, speaker and back and forth, but i always said to my colleagues there is no honor that you can give me that fills me with more joy and more pride then stepping on the floor of the house and saying, i speak for the people of san francisco. that to me [applause] that to me is the greatest honor and one i continue to enjoy. when i ran for office, my slogan was avoice that will

i too, was born and raised in san francisco. and i was born and raised in the fillmore community where the community really took care of one another. but sadly, we saw a lot of change. and in fact the public housing development i was living in plaza east. those buildings were torn down. and there were over three a little bit over 300 units, and they were torn down and only 200 were built. it was clear that many of the people who i grew up with who were moved to places like vallejo and fairfield and other locations, it was clear that there were no plans to ensure that they were able to return to their home. and when i think about the challenges of the past and what san francisco has done to make it very difficult to build housing and to be very aggressive about providing housing opportunities. i am always reminded of my own experience as a way to ensure that we don't do that for the future. we know that homelessness and the challenges around affordability for housing in this city have continued to persist. mostly because of our i