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
Ccba president. Dont take that kind of commitment lightly or for granted. Thank you so much. The ed lee democratic club. You guys gave the best testimony, but you also had the best stickers hands down when we were in the testimony room. Many of you worked hard with and for ed during his years as mayor and that came out when you gave your public testimony. Thank you. Also to our grassroots leaders to the community associations. Our Nonprofit Community leaders from a. P. I. Council. Your coming out really showed that this campaign was Something Special to real people and not just us political types or quoks out the there and i thought that was meaningful. Jan sey, you came out, wayne lee. The sisters of cities communities, you came out. You clearly relished eds relishment. That will be my only bad joke. Individual friends of ed lee came out. You guys were really amazing and you were there all the time. Eds city family was incredibly helpful, the johnsons who arent here. Those who are her
A star for San Francisco. We are very excited here today. The first person i want to thank is is the mayor, not just because of her commitment and support, but also i want to thank the mayor for not just her support and partnership in this, but the fact that you challenged us you were the result of a challenge to get a bold leader to take this agency forward. Im grateful for that challenge. That challenge led us to an international search. We searched far and wide. I want to thank the Search Committee for the wonderful job that was done to conduct a Truly International search that led us to someone in our backyard, a san franciscan to run our agency. What has struck us about jeff more than his expertise, dedication, and his experience is his passion. You just heard it. He recognizes how transportation affects peoples lives, making it better when it goes well and worse when it doesnt. With that, we are very excited. I wish jeff the absolute best. I know he wont need luck because hes a t
With grace and kindness and willing to work with us. I have no doubt that hes going to do a great job implementing Mental Health s. F. Dr. Grant colfax. [ applause ]. Good afternoon, everyone. Thank you, supervisor ronen and mayor breed, for bringing us here today and the city leaders together to solve the most urgent problem facing our city. You made sure that the department of Public Health and the clinicians, Community Partners, clients, patients, the people we serve, contributed their collective wisdom to this transformative plan for asterisk. Under your leadership, mayor breed, with the help of people here today, we will make a positive impact in transforming our Behavioral Health system to serve the people in greatest need. Thank you again, supervisor ronen and haney, for your commitment to health and dignity for san franciscans experiencing homelessness, mental illness, and Substance Use disorders. The department of Public Health shares the passion and urgency you bring to this