In isolation. We are working with the Behavioral Health system, and as i said time and time again there is a real issue around equity. Around those 4,000 people that we know we are not serving properly, 35 of them are africanamerican. We need to call out the injustices in these systems and make deliberate investments in targeting the population that continue to get left out when we propose new solutions to support the communities that we know are most vulnerable. So we are going to be making deliberate investments around making sure that africanamericans are supported as we move this process forward. [ applause ]. Mayor breed i want to thank dr. Nigusse bland and dr. Colfax because you have been doing the difficult work of managing the system with the resources that you have and not necessarily getting the support that you need to do it and that change starts today. That change wont happen overnight. We will be working towards making this a more justice, equitable, fair system using da
Mayor breed hello, everybody. Im london breed. Im mayor of the city and county of San Francisco, and i am so excited to be here today. We all know that there is a real crisis in our city, and i know that we hear that word used on a regular basis. But in this particular case what we see happening with those who are struggling with Mental Illness and Substance Use disorder and chronic homelessness is something that we see every day and we need to take aggressive action to address that issue. I am standing here with supervisor Hillary Ronen and mandelman to announce that even though we have had two competing measures, we have come together to do what is in the best interest of this city to introduce today at the board of supervisors a compromise that is going to help us address the most significant problem in our city. [ applause ]. Mayor breed i not only want to thank the supervisors, but i wanted to thank lou girardo. You remember lou has someone who worked with the board of supervisors
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I hope we get to that agreement soon where whoever it is on your side that is going to be the point person that is authorized to get a deal can sit down with the senate and stay until they get that deal. I know there are other things going on over here. The impeachment infatuation and what it has taken away from i hope it has not taken away from the ability to get this agreement. This week the house and senate have to pass a temporary spending bill that would fund the government through december 20. The measure would need to be approved by the house and senate , then be signed by the president to avoid a possible shutdown. Current funding expires at midnight on thursday. Congress is back in session monday. Watch the house live on cspan and the senate live on cspan2. House Intelligence Committee chairman adam schiff released procedures for the committees first public impeachment inquiry hearing. Chairmanship outlined threequel chairmanship outlined 3 hiff outlined three questions. Did P