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activation in particular is that it s the first of many. it s also representation of our city coming together but not only on the bureaucratic side of things. but also our neighbors, neighbors helped this happen. we are thrilled that today we are seeing the fruition of all that work in this city s open space. when we got involved with this park there was a broken swing set and half of for me, one thing i really like to point out to other groups is that when you are competing for funding in a hole on the ground, you need to articulate what you need for your park. i always point as this sight as a model for other communities. i hope we continue to work on the other empty pits that are here. there are still a lot of areas that need help at maclaren park. we hope grants and money will be available to continue to improve this park to make it shine. it s a really hidden jewel. a lot of people don t know it s here. the hon. london breed: good morning, everyone. i m san ....
being here, our fire chief, jeanine nicholson, our sheriff, paul miyamoto, our director of public health, dr. grant colfax, our department of public works director, shireen mcspadden, and our district supervisor, ahsha safai. in recent months, we ve not only seen a rising number of criminal behavior, especially in the tenderloin that has become far too normal and cannot continue to be tolerated. all of our workers, our residents, and everyone who visits our city should feel safe no matter what part of town they re in, and i know that san francisco is a compassionate city. we are a city that prides ourselves on second chances and rehabilitation, but we re not a city where anything goes. our compassion should not be mistaken for weakness or indifference. today, we re announcing a series of public safety initiatives to create a city that is safe and turns the tide on what we have recently seen in san francisco. and to be clear, what i m proposing today, and what i will be ....
appreciate our public safety officials today, some of whom you will hear from in a short moment, but thank you to our police chief, bill scott, for being here, our fire chief, jeanine nicholson, our sheriff, paul miyamoto, our director of public health, dr. grant colfax, our department of public works director, shireen mcspadden, and our district supervisor, ahsha safai. in recent months, we ve not only seen a rising number of criminal behavior, especially in the tenderloin that has become far too normal and cannot continue to be tolerated. all of our workers, our residents, and everyone who visits our city should feel safe no matter what part of town they re in, and i know that san francisco is a compassionate city. we are a city that prides ourselves on second chances and rehabilitation, but we re not a city where anything goes. our compassion should not be mistaken for weakness or indifference. today, we re announcing a series of public safety initiatives to create a ....
drug-related crimes in the pilot area. they have done the program for quite a while. they are successful in reducing the going to the county jail. this was a state grant that we applied for. the department is the main administrator. it requires we work with multiple agencies. we have a community that includes the da, rapid transit police and san francisco sheriff s department and law enforcement agencies, public defender s office and adult probation to work together to look at the population that ends up in criminal justice and how they will not end up in jail. having partners in the nonprofit world and the public defender are critical to the success. we are beginning to succeed because we have that cooperation. agencies with very little connection are brought together at the same table. collaboration is good for the department. it gets us all working in the same direction. these are complex issues we are dealing with. when you have systems as complicated as ....
gotten worse over time, and i want to thank a moment to appreciate our public safety officials today, some of whom you will hear from in a short moment, but thank you to our police chief, bill scott, for being here, our fire chief, jeanine nicholson, our sheriff, paul miyamoto, our director of public health, dr. grant colfax, our department of public works director, shireen mcspadden, and our district supervisor, ahsha safai. in recent months, we ve not only seen a rising number of criminal behavior, especially in the tenderloin that has become far too normal and cannot continue to be tolerated. all of our workers, our residents, and everyone who visits our city should feel safe no matter what part of town they re in, and i know that san francisco is a compassionate city. we are a city that prides ourselves on second chances and rehabilitation, but we re not a city where anything goes. our compassion should not be mistaken for weakness or indifference. today, we re anno ....