Everybody for the reserved seats signs are probably behind me. Happy trans Awareness Week in San Francisco. We need to do it bigger. Lets do a month, and this is where we are, celebrating so many Amazing Things, so many amazing accomplishments. But we also know, sadly, that our Trans Community all over the country is under attack. Just recently, sadly, we shouldnt be surprised, but the president has rolled out some new discriminatory plan against our Trans Community, trying to take away millions of dollars of federal funds from our cities throughout the country. And we are of course, in San Francisco style, going to continue to fight back time and time again against the discrimination that continues to attract attack our Trans Community here in this city. [applause] the hon. London breed we understand, more than anyplace else, despite the differences that we may have, that our diversity is our strength. That is what makes San Francisco such an incredible, unique place. And im proud that every single time this president tries to put forth a discriminatory policy, we come back harder and badder than ever with more investment, with more policy changes, with a new approach to doing things. The fact is this didnt happen because of us, it happened because of you. It happened because we have incredible leader like senator scott wiener and supervisor Rafael Mandelman who continue to lead the charge. It happens because of people who make sure we are making the right investment. [applause] the hon. London breed now more than ever, we have to be bold, and i want to really thank Mickey Callahan for being here. Because when i put out the forms last year to make the training and initiatives and other things possible so that people who work for the city and county of San Francisco can have the appropriate training to work with our Trans Community, that we make changes to our documents so people can choose whatever they want to identify with on our forms in the city, she was a leader in moving forth that effort, so thank you, mickey, for being here to celebrate with us today. [applause] the hon. London breed but i will tell you, one of the proudest things that i think San Francisco has done is to put forth not only millions of dollars of investments in organizations that not only serve our community, but trans home sf will really be a game changer for our community when it comes to supportive housing. We see, saddly, that our Trans Community is 18 times more likely to experience homelessness than any other population in the city, so we have to be deliberate about the investments that we make to make sure that we change that. And so thank you so much for all of your work and advocacy. When i first became mayor, and we had that initial meeting, we talked about tony, you remember not just housing and homelessness, but investment in the arts, investment in resources to make sure that we as a city arent just talking about what we support, were putting our money where our mouth is, and weve seen record numbers of investments. Im excited about the future of San Francisco, and im excited to be here with each and every one of you today, and yes, i wore the deliberate colors of the flag. I wore my pink on my shoes and my white on my ears to let you know how proud i am to be here in San Francisco at this moment, celebrating a resilient community, one that represents San Francisco so well in how we continue to push the envelope on policies that really not only support this community but support all communities that continue to be left out of what prosperity should be for all citizens of this city. And so i want to thank you all for continuing to shine a light on issues of equity that need to be addressed in San Francisco, and i want to really thank claire for her leadership and her hard work and commitment. And i also want to acknowledge that we have other elected officials here today to support this incredible occasion. Thank you so supervisor matt haney for joining us as well as treasurer jose cisneros. I think i were not only funding trans programs, but that were doing it in an equitable way. So you know, San Francisco has really had a long history of championing the community, and weve been a beacon of hope. So this morning, when i was thinking about what i wanted to share it wasnt that i was reminded of a quote by robert f. Kennedy that says each time were asked to standup for an ideal or strike out against injustice, we send forth a tiny ripple of hope. And i see that San Francisco in these times where folks are under attack, black folks are under attack, immigrants are under attack, trans folks, lgbtq folks are under attack, San Francisco can be a beacon of hope. So if we want to have better investments, it starts with recognizing and creating awareness. So we kick off this month filled with wonderful events. We have the amazing trans Film Festival, spear headed by shawnna thats been a prominent fixture in our city, and well get to hear from her today. We also get to kick off our trans home, which is a 2. 3 Million Investment in our community, which will include rental housing and subsidy for our community. [applause] and also through the leadership of supervisor mandelman, well be doing the board of supervisors first trans leaders recognition and accommodation day this month through city hall. And lastly, you know, theres a lot of events to share, so i wont go into all the detail. But we have our trans day of remembrance, which, you know, is often a very sad day. This year specifically, weve lost more and more black trans women. I know for many of us in this room, weve been going to these events year after year, and we continue to see the same challenges. So today, i want to commit my office, with the support of the mayor, to really focus on how we can end violence in our communities. We are grateful that San Francisco has done incredible work on this, but we know that we need to do more. And as we look out to the rest of the country where we continue to see such loss of life, its important that we remember that we can be that change. So as we move forward, i really want to recognize, and ill bring her up later, nicky colma, whos been leading the charge. Nicky . [applause] wow. I have a lot of notes here. I dont know how i thought id get through them all. You know, so as the mayor mentioned today, trump again came out against lgbt health care. It seems like he has something against fridays and trans people. Its like every friday, theres something else. And so i just want to remind folks, because i think this can be a scary time, that outside of even november, that San Francisco and california will continue to protect our community. And so regardless of what happens in washington, you will be protected. We will stand together, and we will make change together. [applause] so in closing, you know, i really want to encourage us all to get involved and encourage our allies to be a part of this change. We know that being open about your love and respect and value of trans coworkers and friends and partners is key to shifting the landscape of violence that our community faces, and that also starts with policy and our elected officials. So as kennedy said, well move forward with a ripple of hope, and i hope today is just one moment of that, and i really appreciate you all for being here. And with that, i would love to introduce our first speaker whos going to share a little bit more about our trans home and has been a leader of change, miss tony newman from st. James infirmary. [applause] i am so excited to be here. I wrote a book in 2011 called i rise, and it was in mind that transgender people can get power and rise. And i see that San Francisco is the only city in the country whos financially supported trans home and safety and housing, and that deserves a round of applause. [applause] i would like to thank mayor breed for your support, the supervisors for their support, especially rafael and matt. Matt has been very supportive to st. James, and were thankful to him. And i would like to thank larkin and their team. I want to announce that weve hired the trans home team. The social worker is matthew peda. Would you stand, please . [applause] the housing navigator is camden carter. [applause] my bilingual navigator is jessie santos. [applause] were also in touch with john mckinley, whos the Housing Project manager at t t. G. I. Justice manager project. We can help you immediately or with your own apartment. Were here to serve you with the community, so come to st. James starting december 1. Were not quite ready. We have to train these folks. They just got hired yesterday, so come to st. James starting december 1 with your needs, and we will do the very best we can to serve you in the capacity as your ambassadors. Thank you. [applause] are we ready to get our community housed . Yes. I also want to do a shoutout to aria saheed whos leading our cultural district. Aria, thank you for all of your work. So next, were going to move on, and its my honor to introduce someone who was in the office and has been leading the charge in trans and lgbt policy on the state level, our state senator, scott wiener. Thank you, claire. I also want to acknowledge aria saheed who we honored as our district 11 woman of the year, so thank you, aria, for all you do. You know, weve made a lot of progress, and we tend to focus on the challenge because its important, and we have to overcome them, but sometimes we need to step back and recognize where weve been. In 2011 when mark leno authored the program to extend health care to trans people, it was lambasted by fox news. Fast forward to 2012, when we were able to get health care to extend full coverage to trans people in San Francisco. We braced ourselves for this explosion, and you could have had a pin drop. Thats just in a decade. That shift was extraordinary. But we know theres still huge challenges around poverty and unemployment and homelessness and around the violence. And the epidemic of trans people and particularly trans women of color who are being brutally murdered all across the country and living in fear. And people should not be in fear to walk down the street, and yes that is the atmosphere that we have for so many trans people in this country, and that is unacceptable. And you have to call out the elephant in the program. Part of the problem is there is lack of trust in the criminal Justice System in the Trans Community, and it is well earned mistrust, and we have to change that. And this year, we were able to pass legislation, and i want to thank toni and st. James infirmary for sponsoring it, to provide that when a sex worker is reporting a violent crime, they cant be arrested for sex work, because [applause] when we talk about keeping people safe, and keeping trans people safe, the last thing we want is if i go to report i was being assaulted, raped, or kidnapped, or i saw someone getting assaulted, raped, or kidnapped, that theyre afraid to report it, that creates a community of fear. Were working to pass legislation to ensure that trans people who are incarcerated. That if they choose, they can be incarcerated and housed in the housing that they choose, not their birth gender. Were going to continue to work i want to thank the amazing trans leaders who make all of the work we do in city hall and in the capitol possible. And the fine another challenge i want to leave you with is we need to help elevate more trans people into high leadership in this society. [applause] i would never have thought that we still would not have a transgender member of the board of supervisors. We have never had a trans state legislator in california, but we might change that. So i know we have a lot of work to do, but thank you, everyone. [applause] so speaking of leadership, i want to recognize my team. Were a small and mighty team. Hal craigo and mateo pearson. Were also taking on a Training Officer to train all our departments. I know its only one person, but were going to do our best. I also want to recognize our amazing Trans Advisory Committee who advises our office as well as the mayor. To our Trans Advisory Committee members, if you could raise your hands. Give a little love to them. [applause] thank you so much for your leadership. So now, its my honor to introduce someone whos been doing incredible work both as a director of Community Health projects, formerly a. P. I. Wellness center, but also leading the charge for trans day of remembrance, trans march, trans visibility day. I dont know how she has the energy she has, but please welcome nicky colma. Thank you, claire. Good afternoon, everyone. My name is nicky colma, and i work for the San Francisco health center, formerly known as the agency a. P. I. Wellness center, and i oversee our programs and Community Engagement of the organization. So im very honored to be here with everybody and speaking here, you know . I came to San Francisco in 1989, and i was right behind mark leno when they were doing all those initiatives to to give health care for all the city employees. And i wasnt wearing glasses then, and now im wearing glasses coming back here. So but i just wanted to let you all know whats going on, the contribution that were doing. You know, ive been doing a lot of events for my community, and this one this one event is something that every time it comes near, i always have to think about if i want to really spearhead it and make sure that its happening because i think its something that we just dont want to have it anymore, you know . Its the transgender day of remembrance, and for many of those who dont know, the transgender day of remembrance started in 1989 by transgender advocate Gwendolyn Smith to honor the memory of her friend, rita hester, who was killed in 1988. And this day is to remember those who we have lost. Sadly, across the country, in 2019, we have seen 22 transgender people shot or killed by violent means. 22 people of color or transgender African American women. The body of b. Love slater, 23 years old, a trans woman of color, was found on august 23. Her body was badly burned, and she had to be identified with dental records. This hasnt stopped. So i would like to invite all of you to join us this coming november 20. Its going to be a city event. We have a march from city hall to u. C. Hastings, where we held it last year, as well. Its going to be at 5 30 to 6 00 for the march and a celebration at 6 00 at u. C. Hastings. And i would like to invite folks to come to our annual trans giving event. I think its official that San Francisco was the very first city that had a Dropin Center for the transgender community, and that was trans pride, so that was trans at that time. And we do this wonderful brunch for our community on thanksgiving day itself from 11 00 to 2 00, and wed love to see folks who could like to serve or like to help out or just, you know, talk with all the clients that we have at trans tribe. Id like to also mention the trans pride board is here, who we just brought somebody new on board, our president , carol and anjalie. Were going to rock s. F. Pride and make sure we are there, so everybody, thank you so much. [applause] so before we continue, i would love to just take a moment of silence and really honor all those folks that nicky mentioned that weve lost this year. Now, id like to thank tom horn for helping us make this event happen. It would not happen without his leadership and support. Standup, tom. Okay. [applause] he doesnt like the attention. And charlotte, too. Thank you so much for your ongoing support and work. These events are done with love, and it takes resources to make them happen, so thank you so much. So speaking of resources, we have a huge champion for our community and our lgbt community. Our district 8 supervisor, and the only out lgbt member on the board. Please welcome supervisor raphael mandelman. [applause] supervisor mandelman thank you claire. And as others have said, thank you so much for the extraordinary work that you and your office do. And thank you, tom horn. The mayor was whispering to me before we started that tom horn always comes through. Thank you. [applause] supervisor mandelman i guess ill begin where senator wiener finished, in that harvey milk knew how important queer representation is, how important it was for people to come out, and for people to be elected and serve. I think i had said at other events i look forward to the day when i am speaking after a trans elected supervisor. We need to do that, and it will happen soon. We have other queer people who are serving on School Boards and other places, tom temprano and mark sanchez. Since were quoting great elected american officials from decades ago, i often think about Hubert Humphreys quote, about the three groups of american citizens. In San Francisco our actually in the United States in 2019, i think the moral test of our Queer Community and certainly here in San Francisco, the moral test of our community is how we treat our Trans Community. And until recently, i think we all know and continuing to this day, by that measure, we are failing, and we have failed. But i do want to thank this mayor, london breed, for the focus she has brought to the Trans Community and the unprecedented achievements she has made, but we need to do more. These shelters particularly around homeless and the workforce events we are doing is so important to this community. But we need to do these things not because the Trans Community is in need but because the Trans Community is our strength. Certainly as queer people, we know our Movement Began with trans folks. The reason that donald trump finds repeated reasons to attack the Trans Community is because the Trans Community is everything that donald trump is not. And ultimately, donald trump will lose, but every single trans person in this country presents a fundamental threat to what donald trump is all about. So the future is trans if were lucky and if we work for it, which i know were going to do. Have a fantastic month, everybody. [applause] wow. The future is trans, and for now, well start with a month, but so i also wanted we have one more speaker, but i want to recognize our lgbt commissioners, and our department heads. If folks could wave. I see you back there, naya, being all shy. [applause] when we talk about pathways to leadership, the supervisor spoke, theyre a great way to be on one. So come talk to me. Its my pleasure to introduce two people that have been doing incredible work in the arts, shawnna veraga and shawn dorsey have been leading the way for the trans festival and the fresh meat festival every year. And last week, shawn, whos on our trans committee, met with the mayor about the need to preserve trans art in our city. We come to San Francisco with the hope to be able to share that with the rest of the city. And with so many of us displaced, its really important that we invest in art so that we not only remember our history but that we preserve the stories and art that make our community so important. So with that, please welcome shawnna veraga and shawn dorsey. [applause] excuse me. I i cant right now. Speaking to the mayor. Okay. Byebye. Hi, everybody. My name is shawnna verago. Im the artistic director of the San Francisco transgender Film Festival, and im so honored to be here today. Im so grateful to be here today. I came out in the 1980s, and so when i go to trans events, whether its the San Francisco transgender Film Festival or fresh meat or anywhere else where a lot of trans people gather, im usually the only person from my generation of friends thats still alive because of suicide, hiv aids, poverty, murder. And so i feel very driven to continue our battles and our and our fight against our avowed enemy. You know, its interesting because im primarily an artist, and im been thrust into being an activist. And ive heard so much inspirational wisdom here today, and i would like to thank i have a long list of gratitudes, but i do want to thank senator scott wiener, supervisor mandelman, everyone at the office of transgender initiatives, and especially the Mayors Office and mayor breed for helping us continue to thrive, to increase our budget. We when we started, we one of the codirectors had a credit card, and thats how we were able to rent the theater. We applied for years to get grants. We couldnt get a grant to save our lives. And so through grit, through punk rock toughness, really, we managed to survive since 1997. And were the longest running transgender Film Festival in the world. And we started here. We started in the mission district. Weve screened over 300 films since that time, and i do think, as we know, our communities are under attack, but that the San Francisco transgender Film Festival, i think we kind of all have to know what our expertise and our lane is. And i think theres these political geniuses behind me. But we need to change the narrative of how were viewed in our culture. And i think weve proven since we have been here since 1997 that trans people wont be silenced, we wont be erased, and were going to continue the fight through the arts, so thank you very much. [applause] hello, everyone. I just want to add i dont know if you shared that the trans Film Festival was founded at the worlds first trans Film Festival, so i feel like we should give ourselves a round of applause. Hello. Im shawn dorsey, and im the director and founder of the fresh meat festival. Were all about investing in the creative expression and cultur Cultural Community in the Trans Community. Right now, i want to invite all of us to take part in a creative expression exercise. So i want everyone to please repeat after me. I love trans people. [repeating] except say it like youre not so sad about. I love trans people i love gender nonconforming people and as we talk about the continued genocide and murder of black trans women, thats an equation. So the other side of that equation is please repeat after me. I will invest in the wellbeing and leadership of black trans women. I love trans people [cheers and applause] thank you all so much. Please yes, check out our work and please come to the San Francisco transgender Film Festival next week. Its thursday through sunday. Sftfs. Org. Two programs are closed captioned and a. S. L. Interpreted. No one turned away for lack of funds, so please join us. Thank you so much. [applause] so its almost that time for drinks and food. Im sure youre all ready for it. Its friday, but i also want to recognize honey mahogany from the dccc and supervisor haneys office and ana deyano and her team. [applause] so as we moveforward, as i mentioned, we need to continue to prioritize communities that are impacted in our city and beyond. And the mayor has taken leadership and really supported Mental Health and housing four for people in our city, and that includes the Trans Community. And over the last year, weve lost so many to suicide. So its really important we reach out for help, we see each other in our community because you are loved, as shawn said. We want to continue to be a part of a community that continues to grow. And as i said, have a great trans month of awareness. Yes, drinks. Lets get drinks. [applause] let me begin by thanking you all for joining us this morning right here in the heart of San Francisco, right in front of our famed and beloved turnaround. We are here today to announce a very Exciting Initiative that involves the downtown and waterfront neighborhood here in San Francisco. And what people can expect to see during the Holiday Season. I would like to begin by introducing our mayor, london breed, who is providing our city with the leadership and the investment that are helping us keep San Francisco clean all your own all year long. Just this past spring, the mayor announced nearly 12 million in dedicated funding to street cleanliness initiatives and programs. These new investments are critical in our efforts to keep San Francisco beautiful, sustainable, and a clean city. Join me in welcoming our mayor, london breed. [cheers and applause]. Thank you, mohammed. Thank you to all the ambassadors , to the people who work with pcw, to urban alchemy, to downtown streets, to all of the amazing nonprofit and city organizations that work every single day tirelessly, every single day to keep this safety green and clean. Thank you all so much. [applause] today i want us to have an honest conversation about what we need to do better to make sure that people understand how much we love our city. We want people to make sure that they are cleaning up after themselves, that they are not trashing this amazing and beautiful city and the people that are here today are the folks, who every single day, they do the work. They are out there cleaning up the streets, but they are not your housekeeper. We all have to take responsibility for cleaning up San Francisco. Everyone. Everyone who is out here, there are garbage cans, there are places to dump trash and i know that its important to make sure that this city is green and clean for all of. It matters. It matters that we care and it matters that we show that we care by making sure that we are cleaning up after ourselves and taking care of the city, but we also know there are real challenges. What that means is we need to make the kinds of investments that will make sure that we are doing Power Washing and all the other Amazing Things that will enhance the beauty of this already beautiful city. I want to thank mohammed and the department of public works. They have been the leaders in the effort to get creative around taking care of San Francisco in ways that sometimes go unnoticed and unappreciated. I want you all to know that we see you out here every single day doing the hard work. [applause] we are truly grateful for our partners. The San Francisco Police Department are out here every single day keeping people safe. The folks who are part of our Community Business districts who raise private funds to invest in more big belly trash cans. To invest in more resources so that we can do everything we can to keep San Francisco clean. We will go a step further. We decided that it is clear that during the Holiday Season we have so many people who are visiting San Francisco, where shopping in San Francisco, and we want people to have good experiences. Lets be clear. The way that we pay for the services that we provide, whether it is munimobile, whether it is street cleaning and all these other things, whether it is shelters and services for our homeless community, a lot of how we generate revenue depends on our economy. It depends on the shopping and the things that people do to help to generate the revenue necessary to keep San Francisco going. So we have to do a better job of creating a better space, a festive space, and exciting space. And the new program that we are providing will do just that. Eco blitz, i dont know who came up with that name, but why not, it is an effort to invest even more resources into cleaning and greening the downtown area so that people who visit this area, so that people who shop in this area and people who work in this area have a clean, safe, green place that they can enjoy their experience in. Today is about the enhancement that we need in order to make San Francisco a better place. I dont know about you, but im tired of people talking trash about our city. It is time that we continue to do whats necessary to create a different environment, a different way in which how we take care of our city and it starts with more investment in areas where we know we have lots of people who are walking, who are catching munimobile, who are working, who are shopping. We are going to make San Francisco better now during the Holiday Season and in the future because of our new investment. We are excited about what this is going to do to enhance the experience in our downtown community. Thank you all so much for being here. At this time, i want to introduce our city administrator , naomi kelly. [applause] thank you for the love our City Campaign. Thank you to mohammed and the public works crews and teams. It has been 20 years since we have been doing this. I cant tell you how important it is that we love our city and keeping it clean. Thank you to karen from the Union Square Business Improvement District for partnering with us. I go out once a month with my family to the Community Clean team. We hit different neighborhoods. I cant tell you how important it is because a, not only are we upping our loving our city and giving back to our city, but im bonding with my family. I am meeting different neighborhood associations, merchants associations, different public works crews, different downtown streets, everyone is coming out. It brings everyone together for common cause keeping our city clean, keeping it sustainable, and giving civic pride. This is why these events are very important. I also oversee the citys 311 call center. It is a 24hour operation where we have folks taking phone calls from different residents and many of the phone calls are about graffiti removal, illegal dumping, downed trees and encampments. Theyre very much a part of working with everyone here so that we know where the areas are that we need to focus and keep clean. I want to thank everyone again for being here today and taking pride in keeping our union square, our Market Street corridor and all of San Francisco clean. Thank you. [applause] all right. Before i introduce our next speaker, theres quite a number of people to acknowledge. The echo blitz is coming together of everybody. It is like a village. It brings all types of city departments, the community, the businesses and everyone together so that is what an eco blitz is and rec representing the port is byron matz. Please give him a hand. Tom maguire from m. T. A. Is here. The Police Department, chief bill scott, all of the officers making sure we are safe. Recreation and parkas here. The department of environment is here. Give them a hand. Our fire chief is here. Give her a hand. Our office of Economic Workforce Development and our partners at recology. [applause] we are also joined by several Community Leaders and these are partners that we are working yearround year in and year out. They have stepped out for the Holiday Season. They have been part of this campaign. A few weeks ago we went to all these various neighborhoods and we did a punch punchlist. Now we are all out of work with all the agencies and community works, making it able for the city to shine. I want to thank Randall Scott from the fishermans wharf, captain marvin from the Community Benefit district, Andrew Robinson from the east coast Community Benefit district , and speaking on behalf of all of those Community Groups , i will ask karen to come up and say a few words. [applause] thank you, mohammed. Good morning, everyone. I am the executive director of union square. As mohammed mentioned, we are here at the historic cable car turnaround, also known as the gateway to union square and to San Francisco. Here in union square all of our merchants and hotel owners are getting ready for the holidays. They are putting the finishing touches on the holiday windows. The ice rink has opened, the tree is up and it will be lit the day after christmas. We are getting ready to have an even cleaner and safer and festive Holiday Season down here we are looking forward to this. This is our most favorite time of the year. I would like to thank madam mayor for suggesting that we bring back the eco blitz. It is sort of like when you have family and friends over for thanksgiving. You have to clean up the house and clean up the living room, but visitors are coming and that is what we are doing. Thank you so much, mayor breed forth adjusting the eco blitz, and also for making it making it a priority. It is really so important for us down here. Thank you to mohammed newer with public works and for sending us all of your team. We spent last week with them. A big round of applause. Absolutely. Here they are. Easily recognizable. And we walked the district. We developed a punchlist and we will get some curbs painted. We needs some help from m. T. A. On that. We will build potholes, we will plant flowers. I heard that was already done. We will shine of up these bricks right here. We are going to do a deep clean and we really appreciate it and a comp went all the work that our team here has done. Thank you so much. Also to add another round of applause. Yes, yes, yes. Good job. And this service has already enhanced with the Property Owners down here just recommitted to. We recommitted to the bid for 10 more years which means committing assessments to the tune of about 6 million. This is a 60 increase. You will see more of these folks in red out and about, especially in the afternoon and evening, keeping the area cleaner and safer. We will be upping our Pressure Washing of the sidewalks to weekly. We are excited to have a new toy we have this new machine right behind you. It is super cool. It is a vacuum. We are getting our vacuuming done here. It works really well. It helps with the morning crew. [cheers and applause] absolutely. So as mohammed mentioned, a lot of the other communities are also getting an eco blitz. Theres big events down there, too. I know the auto show is happening. Join us for that. If you havent been down to union square in a while, please come down. Theres so much to do. There is a harry potter show going on. I mentioned the tree lining, and shopping. Lots of shopping. Thank you. We have some really nice shops here. Make sure you stop by. Finally, stockton street is open central subway has cleaned up stockton street. You can drive down and we are going to move the winter walk over to grand avenue. Please doing us there. We are hoping to have a much cleaner and safer and more festive Holiday Season for us all. Thank you. Thank you. We are really serious. We will get down to the level of government. That is a level of cleaning that we will get down to. We have a long punchlist and we will work hard and make sure that our city continues to be clean. This is the most beautiful city in the world. We all know it and we will keep it that way. [applause] i want to thank all the agencies and the Community Partners and our mayor for coming up today. We are starting this eco blitz. We started two weeks ago. We are starting today in tenth city. When you visit these neighborhoods, you will see crews getting ready. We are bustling and getting ready and cleaning for the winter. Please say hello to them and thank them for the work that they are doing. Again, this program will be in full force. Many of the neighborhood commercial areas, please visit them. Spend some money and make sure people who come to San Francisco have a great experience. Are we going to make sure that happens . [cheers and applause] this is part of our love our City Campaign. And the eco blitz will be there for public works reminding people and Property Owners to do their part. The mayor said it, the agencies alone cannot do it. All the businesses and everyone has to do their part. Right . We will be out there reminding them to do their part and love our City Campaign is on. I want to thank you all for coming. We will take the mayor and show her a few of our machines. You all have a great day. I went through a lot of struggles in my life, and i am blessed to be part of this. I am familiar with what people are going through to relate and empathy and compassion to their struggle so they can see i came out of the struggle, it gives them hope to come up and do something positive. I am a community ambassador. We work a lot with homeless, visitors, a lot of people in the area. What i like doing is posting up at hotspots to let people see visibility. They ask you questions, ask you directions, they might have a question about what services are available. Checking in, you guys. Wellness check. We walk by to see any individual, you know may be sitting on the sidewalk, we make sure they are okay, alive. You never know. Somebody might walk by and they are laying there for hours. You never know if they are alive. We let them know we are in the area and we are here to promote safety, and if they have somebody that is, you know, hanging around that they dont want to call the police on, they dont have to call the police. They can call us. We can direct them to the services they might need. We do the three one one to keep the city neighborhoods clean. There are people dumping, waste on the ground and needles on the ground. It is unsafe for children and adults to commute through the streets. When we see them we take a picture dispatch to 311. They give us a tracking number and they come later on to pick it up. We take pride. When we come back later in the day and we see the loose trash or debris is picked up it makes you feel good about what you are doing. It makes you feel did about escorting kids and having them feel safe walking to the play area and back. The stuff we do as ambassadors makes us feel proud to help keep the city clean, helping the residents. You can see the community ambassadors. I used to be on the streets. I didnt think i could become a community ambassador. It was too far out there for me to grab, you know. Doing this job makes me feel good. Because i came from where a lot of them are, homeless and on the street, i feel like i can give them hope because i was once there. I am not afraid to tell them i used to be here. I used to be like this, you know. I have compassion for people that are on the streets like the homeless and people that are caught up with their addiction because now, i feel like i can give them hope. It reminds you every day of where i used to be and where i am at now. Good morning, everyone. This is monday, november 18, meeting of the budget and finance committee. Im supervisor fewer. I am joined by
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