Amen. It you to turn to the person to your left and right and say youre beautiful. All of you are beautiful because were here to stand in solidarity. Life is ugly, and sometime bad stuff happens. But im blessed to be here. Just say a few words, repeat after me. Peace. Pause. Shalom. We are gathered here to stand firm on peace, beauty, and solidarity. We plray especially for the chw family, and what ive heard is residents gave them cans. [inaudible] but were here for unity today. Youve got to get the story right. Okay. Thats how it is, but we cant treat seniors that way. But any way, peace and unity. Thats why were here. Supervisor walton so thank you, reverend burch, and thank you, reverend fong. As you can see, theres community tension. What i want everybody to know is that its not about the politicians that are here today, its not about the v. I. P. S that are here today, but its about this community and bringing everyone together, particularly when we have obstacles to overcome as a community. We are about uniting, about uniting, we are not about division. I do have an official statement that i want to read on behalf of my office here as the supervisor of district 10, and then, we will hear from our illustrious mayor. First, i want to apologize to the chow family for what happened on this site. We do not tolerate bullying of any kind as an office and as a community. O opressed communities oppressing people is not right. The way we heal is by building relationships between communities of trust and love. Teach people of all cultures to love and respect each other, regardless of any differences. We have to let everyone know that the dreams we have for our families and our children cannot, should not, and will not be at the expense of another communitys children. As i stand at the location of recent shootings right here in our community, as i stand in the community where we recently suffered from a murder on friday, we are working to stop all violence in our community. We are also at the scene of a horrific incident that has occurred in my community and in my district. We do not tolerate the mistreatment on our elt ders and on people of other cultures. El de elders and on people of other cultures. People are going to try to drive a wedge between the black community and the asian community. But we offer peace, we offer unity, we offer education about each other, and why we all belong here together. There has been some actions taken by sfpd to address this heinous act. The victim now is connected to services, which is very important so we can provide the support and comforts him and his family needs. Our office has already finalized our Community Violence plan for the entire district 10 with information yes. [applause] supervisor walton with information on how to prevent violence, how to bring communities together, and focus on needed resources to keep our communities safe. And to make sure that our Community Safety plan and the resolution safety plan pass unanimously passed unanimously by this board of supervisors of is achieved. We are working closely with the Human Rights Commission to start closely convening with the black and asian communities, and we will do everything to prevent any type of violence and bullying in our neighborhoods. We call for Community Unity and solidarity at this time, not the division that people want to promote. Because in San Francisco, we bring people together, we build bridges, and we bridge the gap that divides. With that said, i want to thank you for being here as we have a Community Conversation to show solidarity, and i want to bring up our mayor, london breed. [applause] the hon. London breed so first of all, let me just start by saying that im so grateful to see all of you out here. Many of you know that i grew up in San Francisco, i grew up in fillmore, and my grandmother raised me in public housing. During that time, we all know the violence and the hurt and the frustration and the neglect that existed with the African AmericanCommunity Still exists today. So as your mayor, as the first African American woman to be mayor, i know thats not enough for the African American community, and i want to thank supervisor walton for his leadership in bringing us all together, but also in leading the conversations around Racial Equity and how we began through reparation to really address the injustices that have been inflicted upon the African Americans in San Francisco. We know [applause] the hon. London breed to be clear, we know that its not enough. We know we have to do more, and we have to make sure that we are investing specifically in the African American communities. This is not about data and statistics because we know disproportionately African Americans represent less than 6 of the population in this city but over 30 of the homeless population, 30 of the people involved in the criminal justice system. We have lost too many friends and family members to gun violence. [applause] the hon. London breed so we are not ignoring that. That is something that is near and dear to my heart as someone who has lost so many family members and friends to not only the violence of what happened in my community but people who have been displaced from this city. And the fact is i cant even believe im mayor right now with such a such a small African American population. And part of the reason why im mayor is because my community made sure i was elected. When i visit the Chinese Community in chinatown and the richmond and other places, im embraced li embraced like im their sister. I immediameet with the folks i Community Just like i do over here with kathy davis and others, and im treated with so much love and respect. I cant help but when i see any elderly person, i dont care what race they are, i cant help but think about my grandmother, and how i never want anyone to treat my grandmother the way that i saw an elderly person treated. We are better than that. We are better than that. Regardless of the challenges that i know that we continue to face, we are better than that. In fact, the video and comments were sent to me by a lot of African Americans saying we need to do something about this. I appreciate the fact that there are different sides to different stories, but we can be better, we can do better as a community. It is going to require us to be better. I dont want to lose one more person, not one more person, not one more person, so lets demonstrate that were better than this by figuring out a way to come together, by putting aside our differences, and by showing genuine love to one another. Its hard, i know its hard. I know its hard because you know what . [inaudible] we all should be family. The hon. London breed yeah. Thats all we have to do, but everybody wants turf up on the hill. You jealous because you got a car or you jealous because of a young lady or a young man. Its time to stop. The hon. London breed its time to stop, and i want to thank you. It is time to stop. You guys have a great supervisor in shamann Walter Walter . Walton. As a mayor who understands and who has lived in challenging conditions, i understand it. This is our opportunity to change it, but i need us to come together more than ever before, and we need it. We need commitment in this community. It is about this community making sure that we know what to do for you. We need to do a better job for you of making sure this community is not forgotten. Thats my commitment to you. Im in city hall fighting every single day for this community. I dont apologize fighting for this community when others have neglected this community. I will fight every single day for this Community Whether you are showing up at city hall or not. [applause] the hon. London breed so just know that i am here as a supporter, as a friend, as someone who cares about this city, as someone who cant even still believe i have the honor to serve in this capacity to ask for unity, to ask us to make sure that we are teaching our kids to be better than that, that we are holding them accountable and not be afraid to hold them accountable. Because mama fay whooped me. We didnt disrespect or talk back to our elders. Were better than this, so lets do better. Thank you. [applause] supervisor walton thank you so much, madam mayor. We also have representatives here from our state legislature that want to speak and let you know that we are in support of community solidarity. The showing of leadership that has come out today should be a reflection of how much we are concerned about our entire community. I want to bring upsta state senator scott wiener and Assembly Member david chiu. First, i want to thank supervisor walton for convening this Community Gathering today. He does a tremendous job for the community and its a real honor to call him a friend and a colleague, so thank you, supervisor. You know, when i watched that video, i think i had same reaction we all did. All of us are going to be elders one day, and we have to treat our elders with respect, and that isnt always happening in San Francisco right now. Weve seen some of the incidents in viz valley, in chinatown and other areas where elders are being abused and victimized, and we need to all rally and make very clear that that is always, always unacceptable. I also just want to say that here in San Francisco, this city is in some ways, like, the ultimate melting pot in the american melting pot. We are from everywhere. People who born here, people who came here from other places, from all across our city, diversity, thats our strength. We all have to Work Together to coexist and embrace each other and focus on our diversity and strength, and that means embracing all communities. So you have my support, and i know were going to move to a better place, so thank you. [applause] good afternoon, brothers and sisters. Thank you so much for being part of community, part of unity, and part of love. First of all, to mr. Chow, the victim, our hearts, all of our hearts go out to you. We stand with you during this time period. I speak today both as an elected official but also as a resident of the bayview. I live seven minutes from here. This community is a Beautiful Community that reflects the diversity of the world. The last time that i played with my son, it was at Hill Top Park on a sunday. If you come here on a weekend, you will see white children playing with black children playing with latino kids playing with asian kid, and thats what its about. All of us live in San Francisco because we are a beacon to the rest of the world how we treat each other when it comes to diversity. I first came to this city 28 years ago to work for a Civic Organization rooted in the Chinese Community. I say i wouldnt be in my position but for the advances made by the African American community in fighting for all of our rights. I just want to say, thank you for being part of this, thank you for being part of the love and unity. We need to make sure that what we saw in that video never happens again. We need to say no more, no more. Because as our good mayor said, we are better than that, we are better than that, we are united, we are united in love, we are united in a belief in our common humanity. Thank you very much. [applause] supervisor walton thank you, senator wiener. Thank you, Assembly Member chiu. A lot of my colleagues are standing here in solidarity. We have supervisor hillary ronen, supervisor sandra fewer, supervisor aaron peskin, supervisor ahsha safai, and we are led by our illustrious president of the board of supervisors who is going to come up and speak on behalf of the entire board of supervisors, president norman yee. [applause] president yee thank you, supervisor walton. There is something to be said when we have elected from all spectrums come to this community, and we are united. If these electeds, my partners and so forth can be united, a community can be united. Now, my heart goes out to mr. Chow, but my heart goes out to the community. The Community Needs to express themselves in saying this is not acceptable. We are a community of many people, and nothing is going to break us apart. You have to have a strong community. One of the things im going to use a metaphor real quickly my father taught me that anybody probably knows what a chop stick is, and probably anybody can break a chop stick. But if you put a bundle of chop sticks together, you cant break it. Thats what the Community Needs to do, come together. There are a lot of people here saying no more, and we need to listen to that. We need to listen to that, and we need to do things to support that. So thank you for being out here, and thank you, supervisor walton, for listen beiing and g a leader. Supervisor walton thank you. [applause] supervisor walton i do want to acknowledge our District Attorney, chesa boudin. Thank you for being here. Hes not running around saying lock people up, but lets give people in desolate communities better choices so they can make better decisions in life, so i want to thank him for making those decisions from the District Attorneys office. I now want to bring up our chief of police, mr. William scott. [applaus [applause] thank you. What we saw on that video was horrific. Lets make no mistake about it. We heard not just from san franciscans, but from people all over the country. A couple of things about this city. That video and what you saw does not represent this city. What you see here represents our city. We are a community. The sfpd is a part of that community. We have a job to do, and our job is to investigate, to bring people to justice, and then let the District Attorney do his job. Weve made an arrest in this case. [applause] and our investigators are out right now, looking for a second person who we believe we will have arrested in the very near future. The arrest charges are robbery, hate crime, elder abuse, and a probation violation. Now, i will say, our criminal justice system, youre innocent until proven guilty, so well let that process play forward, but what i want everybody out here to know, and ill repeat the mayor and every elected official thats spoken, is we dont tolerate this type of behavior in our city. We shouldnt, we wont, and we dont. So lets not let it take a video for us to come together. Theres many other people in this city supervisor walton spoke about the homicide on that friday. Were working just as hard on that incident we didnt see a whole lot of cameras there, but that person belonged to somebody, too. So lets not let a video be the cause of us to come together and Work Together. This is San Francisco. We are a community, and we always will be. The reason that were able to make the progress on this case that we have is because the Community Came together with us to identify the person, the victim of that case. That came from the community. Thats where the strength is. Its not any individual up here, its not the sfpd. The strength is in all of us. So thank you. Lets stay together, and lets make progress. Thank you. [applause] supervisor walton we now want to bring up the director of sf safe, who works to provide the things we need to make sure our communities are safe. Khaira. Well, Everybody Knows i really dont like a whole lot of media in speaking, but i do want to recognize that ive worked in bayview and Hunters Point for over 20 years. Even though my office is on 815, this is home. Ive had numerous programs here in bayview, but i do want to say im not im im unapologetic, as well, like the mayor said. But im unapologetic to be black, and im proud to service a community of people that look like me. And im encouraged and feel the support from the Mayors Office and shamanns office for being able to implement this safety plan. One thing in this safety plan is having the accountability of Community Safety coaches, to be able to ensure that all the people behind me, including myself, and doing the right thing for everything. When the shooting occurred here, when there were over 70 rounds of bullets piercing through cars, thats no wayt fr young people to live. Im talking to the media, when you get alerts, come and talk to the media or the school kids the day after a shooting. Talk to the cops and everybody else that has to work and endure these situations every day. So i do i welcome everybody to come and see me at 850 every day. Ill be happy to bring you guys around and to bring you to talk to people that are here every day that wouldnt normally talk to me, but trust me enough and what im doing to be a part of this community. [applause] supervisor walton some of you have been given a peace pledge, and were going to recite it in a little while. We didnt come up here just to talk to people without making sure that theres some actions were going to take and some commitments that were going to get from our entire community. Now that id like to bring up someone that ive known for years, one of our longstanding directors here in San Francisco. She works on a daily basis with young people, with bringing people together, the executive director of the youth center, sarah wong. [applause] we had established our bayview office in 2010, and i think reverend fong actually remember the reason we started that office is because of another elderly abuse incident that happened in bayview, and theres still more work to do. For the past ten years, weve been working hard to come into the community, to fill the community with peace, unity, and also educating the young people to bring up their voice and advocating for change. We stand very, very firm with all the community, with our mayor, and also from all the elected officials to bring that together. So i really want to take this opportunity to thank to have this speaking engagement, to tell people that we are grateful to be in the community and want to help the community move forward. Michael is the one working next to me. Hes actually the one working closely with the family. There will be a long process, not only through working through trauma, but bringing the family through this incident. We will be working hard with the family and also sfpd to help them out, and i really want to ask for the family, to give them some space. They are still in very, very major panic and concern. They do not have access to television or online internet. All they know is they saw over 20,000 people looking for them for some reason, so they really panicked. So please give them some space. I know a lot of people would like to donate. Well update you on how you can support the family. So thank you for that. And here, our mission is, number one, we want to be a Violence Free community, so thank you. [applause] supervisor walton we are now going to bring up youth commissioner ron jones, district 10 youth commissioner. Were going to bring up from Chinese Progressive Association of San Francisco joyce lam, and were going to bring up one of our residents, miss janice smith. Im the district 10 youth commissioner. Theres another youth commissioner here, too. Whered crystal go . When crystal comes up, shes a youth commissioner. Any way, im here to take a pledge, but before i do speak louder. I want to mention a piece that i feel like hasnt been mentioned. Using social media as a tool to do harm is still hurtful. Thats not acceptable, either. We need to make sure that when we come together as a community, we do it, like, wholeheartedly, and we do it across all things that we can connect with. That includes school, social media, and anywhere you encounter people. Including the park, i heard mentioned. So lets not hurt other young people outside that day just because they happened to be in the neighborhood when something bad happened. With that, i pledge to support Cross Cultural education wherever i can, and im definitely going to push on the elected officials out here to make sure that there is accountability systems in place and everybody does think that they have a voice. [applause] hi, everyone. This is joyce lam from the Chinese Progressive Association. What we saw, an elderly man doing what he can to support his family being bullied and hurt in his very own neighborhood should make you angry. It should really upset you, and it should really make all of us ask, what can we all do in this moment to take action and stop elderly abuse, to heal racial tension, and to say together we are bigger and stronger than individual bullies . [speaking chinese language] and we know that whether it is on camera or not, incidents like this happen because of ideas held in our communities about each other, because were hearing faulse narratives that we are more different than the same. [speaking chinese language] so today, i, we, all of us, we pledge to standup to prejudice and to bullying. Lets start listening to each other. Lets start to heal and to support those being harmed from injustice. Its going to take all of us fighting for those who have been harmed in every possible way, and so the longterm, building an understanding of trust between our communities, and it will start today. Thank you. [applause] i, janice smith, am a resident right here. And i stand today im saddened by what i saw, but also, im saddened about it took that to get the press conference up here because there are way more serious actions that need to be looked at. But we all are a community, and i pray and hope we do come together, because like with the shootings, the killings, like they mentioned, like the young man, mike, that was murdered last friday. We need a press conference for his mom. And also, when people see shootings, there are witnesses, they dont come forward. My heart is saddened for the old man. It could have been my grandmother, my grandfather, your grandmother, my mom. I do feel sadness for the community, dont get me wrong. So my pledge is, i pledge to live Violence Free, Violence Free and help others have a Violence Free. Lets come together. Lets come together. [applause] supervisor walton so weve heard from communities today, weve heard from some of our elected leaders. I also want to acknowledge our sheriff, paul miamoto, is here, as well. Thank you so much for being here, sheriff. [applause] supervisor walton i want everyone to recite this pledge, but as we recite the pledge, i want you to look down the street. I want you to see this community, my community. I want to make an ask of everyone out here, that we dont just come to the top of the hill when incidents happen that highlight some of the negativities, that we come to these beautiful communities and see how people are living, get to learn about each individual, their families, their lifestyle. And that goes for the black folks that live here, that goes for our asian community, that goes for our latino community. That goes for our entire communities right now specific to bayview and district 10. With that said, i would love everybody to repeat after me. I pledge to live Violence Free, help others live Violence Free, support Cross Cultural education, standup to elder abuse, prejudices, and bullying. Unite our communities. I pledge and i will promote peace in my community. None of this means anything no, im sorry. Great. None of this means nothing, none of this means anything if we are not able to recognize recognize these are the children and say, our babies, when we refer to other peoples children. Our babies. Until we get to the point where we say our children, our children. Until we get to the point where we say our elders, our elders. Not your babies, not your children, not your elders. Our babies, our children, and our elders. When we look at everybodys children the same and say thats one of mine, i want to make sure that they are protected through life, and thats receiving everything they can to be successful. With that said, thank you for coming into the community. We are all going to Work Together to keep communities safe. We made a pledge, lets do it all together. Thank you so much for being here. 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It is good to know the owner takes responsibility to know your money is going to good cause also. It is really nice to have a restaurant that is very Community Focused they do it all month long for nonprofits not just one day all four mondays. We have a wall of thank you letters in the office it seems like you know we were able to gas up the 10 passenger minivan we were innovate expected to do. When those people working at the nonprofits their predictive and thank what straw is giving that in and of itself it making an impact with the nonprofit through the consumers that are coming here is just as important it is important for the grill cheese kitchen the more restrictive i learn about what is going on in the community more restrictive people are doing this stuff with 4 thousand restaurant in San Francisco were doing an average of 6,000 a year in donations and multiply that by one thousand thats a lot to