>> stop the press conference and i'm amy chung and for the elderly and lady senior housing is one of our project build and open in 1990. upon so upstairs 85 seniors and this year, mayor, david and brook and they are happy. some of them came down this morning and be with this press conference we know you have a very important announcement to make. welcome to self help and the lady shore senior housing. i want to take this opportunity to thank mayor and thank all of our elected officials while

supporting the seniors during the pandemic. you know this self help is concern body our senior safety. so00 mayor when you announce the tax on the asian community, and when the self help for elderly need in order it protect our seniors, i remember this we were at square and asked the mayor to please, give us 30 thousand dollars to jump start a senior project. and the mayor did. almost over night. committed the money to us. we hire 2 senior escort people to bring the seniors to doctor appointments and banks. to come out for fresh air. mayor, thank you so much for supporting this project. from the may of 21 when we started the program to january 19, my staff have now served

1437 seniors and totally brought out 19, 455 escourt this is is a necessary program and thank you, mayor. at this time i will turn the program to david chuor city attorney. thank you very much for raul of our guests to attends today's press conference. >> a hand to amy chung! thank you for everything you are doing it is grit on have our seniors with us and want to take a moment and thank self help taking care of families, seniors approximate protect them. i want to thank everyone for gathering today for the announcement how our city respondeds to hate crime there is has been communities that reflect the diversity of the world who experienced hate and violence.

and we then and there is trough for ap i communities. with lunar new iary upon us we need to remain vigilant about antiasian violence this saturday we mark the 2 year anniversary of the brutal death of [inaudible] last week in an eerily similar attack involving an asian elderly man walking with a came south of market in the morning. visiting his daughter's home who was brutally pushed to the ground. last week a few days after the newest art's center was opened. the square was defaced. a few weeks ago a woman was kicked in the stomach boarding a muni bus the violence against our communities still persist. now, san francisco has seen a

decrease in reported hate incidents during the pedestrian year. but we are here because we know our work is not done. we know we need to come together to ensure that everyone in our communities are safe. and we need to make sure the community understands all that we are doing together. between our city, agencies and community organizations to keep us safe during this lunar now year build and w by everyone here to address what has been a spike of hate motivated violence that started at the beginning of the pandemic. fuelled by racist zebo by lead ergs. i want to thank organizations doing work on the grounds. self help. chinese new comers and chinese sick companies. and of course, the ap counsel,

stop hate as well as a new generation of great organizations including asians are strong, stand with asians and dear community. they worked hard with city leaders to increase services to victims and identify gaps in our city's response to hate crimes. this topic was the focus of a lawsuit filed against our city last year. labors the city and county of san francisco. which victims are served and procedures instituted to protect our community. >> i want to thank the alliance for asian american justice and my deputy city attorney for working to resolve this case and recognize mr. lei with us today. >> today's announce am stems out of all of these conversations. the 3 public officials who will speak head up an office or administration that worked this past year in conversations with my office on how we can initiate

programs, bolster resources and coordinate responses boy city agencies and commune organizations to hate incidents. i will rescue noise and ask to come to the podium someone who needs no introduction but when i was in the legislator, during that spike of antiasian violence before i new i was going to be your city attorney for 2 years, almost every time we spoke, this woman asked me, david, what more san francisco and california going to do around antiasian hate. she is the 45th mayor of our great city. mayor london breed. [applause]. >> thank you. david chu and thank you for your work and advocacy on this issue and working in partnership with my office. the da's office and the san francisco police department. you know, when you see these

incidentses occur on video, i know that in many communities, not just our asian community, it really hurts. and it touches people's heart and soul in a different way. as david mentioned there are alegality of asian organizations that have stepped and up done extraordinary work. i want to acknowledge the cross cultural rep this continueless to help bridge that gap and bring communities together. and we have street violence intervention programs here which has been instrumental in helping to deal with a lot of the violence in the city. especially challenges around retaliation. we appreciate their work with sarah juan and cyc and how they come together to be the eyes and ears and ambassadors on the streets to take care of our seniors. thank you roberto hernandez from

the mission and demonstratingior love and support for this community. when we say in san francisco is you come for one of us you come for all of us. we will band together it make sure this we support communities no matter what the issue is. and especially involving our seniors. you know, it has been unfortunate that over the years, there was a disconnect for victim services. in fact, we saw a lot of other people's rights were being honored more than the people who were actually impacted by the violence that occurred against them. and i understand there needs to be balance and fairness and justice in our criminal justice system. but victims should in the be retraumatized over and over. go to this discipline this nonprofit and this person whochlt is here to advocate for

them? had is here to hold people's hands and to help them through the most challenging time whether someone is a victim of violent crime. domestic violence. gun violence and i want to take a moment she is in the here but acknowledge the work of lynne west low putting our heart on the line to help victims regular low. there are so many different departments and agencies will and part of what we are here today is to say we are working together so this we collaborate to provide a better stream lining process so when a victim is in need of services, they get the services they need. they get the support they need. they get the nonprofit appropriate for the issue this occurs. now many of the voters approve prop d. supervisor stefani spearheaded the initiative to create a

department of victim service. and our goal is to make sure we are speaking with one voice to address these challenges. working clantive not pointing the if anything are but clantive with the da's office and the police department so that we can really focus time and attention on listening to what the victims are dealing with and to be aggressive advocates to fight for them. and that is what this is b. also we have to been more creative way and programs this will help support people. amy chung talk about theed escort program. a mall dollar amount to provide someone who can be with a senior to run errandleds. picking up medicine, grocery shopping or having someone so they feel safe. some of the, programs we provides are education classes

around banking. we want to make sure that people feel they don't have to carry carbwith them. looking at solutions to help address challenges of this nature. also, providing couchers if people don't feel safe on one mode of transportation this they have alternative modes of transportation so they get around the city. so we are investing in various programes and the great nonprofits we work with to deliver those services are the ones with boots on grounds not with just paid staff. there are so many amazing mobile homes here who have stepped up to provide support to many of our senior in san francisco who don't feel safe and also i want to express my appreciation to the san francisco police department. and those who continue to put themselves on the line to be proactive and engaged with the community and know the community and work with community based

organizations. so that we prevent crime in the first accomplice. when a crime happens they are really on the frontline addressing the challenges and trying to make sure that the victims of the crimes get the justice that they deserve so it does not happen to other people. there are a lot of pieces to this puzzle. when you walk away with today is this our different agencies who support not only criminal justice reform, support pushing to prevent crimes in the first place, but we support this after hose lines are cross thered is a coordinated response to get to the bottom of the situation so that people are held acounsel abltd and victims feel as though justice was served and get the support and service they need to feel safe in san francisco. that is the goal that is why i'm excited be here today and i want to thank you for your support of

the community. after what we saw, on television what happened in monterey park and in half moon bay, it is rocked this community here. in san francisco, our asian community, to the core. as we come in the year of the rabbit which represented kindness and mercy we need that now to really make a difference in our communities and leadership of the city is definitely committed to doing that. i want to wish all of you a happy lunar new year because yes this , is i challenging topic and yes, we gotta continue to be vigilent and provide the services and support we need. but we also will not let it take away from celebrating the extraordinary community during lunar new year. >> thank you all for being here today and with that i want to turn it over to our district

attorney, brook jenkins. good morning e everyone i will give this fire engine a chance to pull up here. i'm here because the city thought we needed to make sure our residents are taken care of. to develop a coordinated response when a crime occurs the types of crimes we have been seeing. that have been targeted toward the asian community in san francisco. we stand today with the a ap i community that has been hurt and deeply impacted by asian hate and other violence that targeted this community. 91 of us regardless of race or ageef hasment today see the

videos the mayor mentioned. >> our asian elders attacked on the streets. to hear the stories over and over that they no longer feel safe going to the grocery store. riding the bus to china town to run erands or to go to medical appointments. >> i want to start by thanking ani chung and the other community partners for being here today. and for being willing to work with us. on key issues. i want to express appreciation to those who are standing with me today. mayor breed, of course, for leading this charge. city attorney david chu as well as chief scott. each us, i know, are committed to working together to ensure our a ap i community members are safe and that their businesses are protected. we all than again, over the last

2-1/2-3 years we have had significant attacks on this community. and realize we have i language way to go after seeing the events in monterey park and half moon bay. we must use the events as an opportunity to work together to a leaveiate fears and show our support when violence occurs, especially in incidentses where hate was the reason. i want to be sure our community members in san francisco and the bay area the san francisco da's office takes crimes against asian americans seriously and hate crime in the city will not be tolerated. >> i worked as the hate crime prosecutor in san francisco. i know specifically that the impact the crimes have on our

victims and on the over all community. when something like that happens. i also deeply believe that those perpetrators of hate crimes have to be held to answer for those crimes. since taking over i start a new unit focusing on victims including elders that also handle hate crimes. this team of attorneys and support staff will practice cute hate where evidence supports and makes sure we are doing more for the elder low community in san francisco that has become the target of violent acts. i'm proud to announce my vehicle services crafted an information fly they're consolidated resources and information for hate crime victims. >> this form will be translate in the different languages and our goal is this noticer will inform residents of how my office can assist with filing a

police department, provide support during the court process and link victims with community organizations and counselling services after something happens. additionally, the division in the da's office has a new process of collaboration in relation to a ap i hate crimes. >> we all then and there is a city of tremendous resources. and that we have community based organizations all over the city who are dedicated to the mission of serving our residents when we had to do was make sure we were coordinating efforts. that we were aligning with the mission of providing services to victims in a way that was more efficient and less onerous and better than some to the victims of crime. partnership will ensure victims get response and services from my office. we must uplift voices within our

a ap i community to better understand their lived experiences and take their stories in account when we are drafting policy and creating new programs and services. while it is great that our city special honorable our city came together to make sure we had escort services to prevent attacks on the elder low community. i will not be complatant or satisfied with the fact we have an elderly community this feels it has to have an escort service to go to the bank or appointment. we as law enforcement in the city are dedicated to making sure we get to the point upon where that is no longer the case. where no matter what you look like or community you live in you can walk outside your door and feel safe. i want to announce today that as a part of this effort we are partnering with the mayor's office with city attorney chu

and the police department to credit a city summit we will host in the coming months to focus on providing more information arnold what hate crimes are. how to report them and what services are available to victims. so that our community has more information in the events this something happen and w together to continue to prevent the crimes from happening and this we work on unifying cross cultural to stop the crimes from happening the da's office is fortunate to have great relationships and such great partners. and it is my prior that we continue to work close low with each person that is responsible for serving victims of crime so we move the ball forward. i, tooshgment to recognize the violence as i said that resulted in the loss of lives in monterey park in oakland expect half moon

bay. roberto hernandez is here, who is a tremendous community stake holder and organizer, and has been essential to bringing together the latino and asian community to support one another. we know, it was both asian lives and latino lives lost amongst the farm workers in half moon bay. i want to thank him for being here today and doing that great work. thank you. i will turn it over to chief scott. >> good morning. thank you da jenkins. good morning, everybody. i will start with d ajenkins left awl off expressing my condolences to the victim's families and everyone impacted by the mass shootings at half moon bay, monterey park and oakland. these types of incidents shake us to our core.

and the basis of many of the incidents approximate are route in the hate. it is quite simple. they are rot in the hate. so -- it was tragic to start what should be such a great time with the new year and lounar new year with tragedies of this magnitude. as we always have to do, we have to look at each other and ban together and pick up piece and move forward. that's what this is about. this is about how we do it as a community. all of us in the san francisco police department value our long standing partnerships and nowhere is that more true than in china town. through this time of year for celebration i'm here to talk about something had is serious. and also want to say a few words hat san francisco police department is doing to strengthen our bond with the asian community and when we are doing to help you if you are the victim of a crime and more important low how to prevent the

crime from happening in the first place. our officers here to my right, work to address the crimes against asian community. i want to thank everyone here and we know that -- the pd cannot do it a11 we are stronger together. with people like the leaders standing here to my left and right under the leadership of our mayor issue london breed. we have to be together and work in collaboration to address the challenge this is face our city. hate ms. no place in the community it betrays the values the city cherishes and against what the lunar new year is all about. as stated by every speaker, we did see a decrease in hate crimes against the asian community 22-21 a significant decrease. so we are and will never be satisfied with a decrease.

we cannot be satisfied until we e eliminate the crimes that is a daunting task. now what you heard from mayor breed city attorney chu and jenkins, the many things they introduce are all in my opinion, lead to the fabric of community. when i look and seat many community members when are not from the china town community but always here for their community but every community around this city when we have to come together. that is what community is about. because we are here to protect not only our elders who are sit to my left butt people that worked hard to make china town what it is today. which is an iconic treasure of this city as also to the world we want to keep it this way >> the first step in building the bond system communication. in that regard, the san

francisco police department has over 500 bilingual officers. 100 know cantonese officers 20 manualed rain and 20 filipino speaking recovers under the leadership of the mir we stepped update liaison unit. a lot said how important it it is to offer and coordinate services to our victims and families when they are subject to hate related crimes or serious crimes. under the major's leadership we started the unit that added value. we worked with the da and her team to make super when services are appropriate we -- collaborate and give people guidance to get to the services and that hen a huge value add to this process that is daunting when somebody is victimized. it is the goal of our community liaison units to across the relationships with the police

department and under served people in the communities. people that have been marginalized and many of those individuals and people are from limited english proefficiency communities. our cou officer they coordinate with investigation's bureau to provide support, out reach on prejudiced based incident. hate crimes and life threatening incidents of violence against the members of the communities. they have done a tremendous j.w. we have whether commended staff in crisis to keep the community in tact and our commit commitment to you we will have a liaison unit in the san francisco police department because that is a prior to us. we continue is a priority to you all employs our members that we serve. our investigation's unit, especially investigations division is the entity responsible for the investigations of hate crimes they have done that for many years they have specialized

training and focus on the investigation of prejudice based incidents. we track all prejudice based incidents i will ask everyone's cooperation to report these type of any types of crime his they occur this is how we get to a better place. and sometimes -- things happen that are hate fueld that may not amount to the elements of a hate crime. we are still asking to you report them. because the basis of a hate crime and the rot of the hate crime is something lesser. if we track those incidents feign than i don't amount to a crime and attach a name we can give our da and her team if a case gets prosecuted better ammunition to charge hate crime offenses. please, it is important that you report those crimes. >> a way is to call the tip line.

we facilitate the tip line in 9 languages and although witnesses to in progress crimes are encouraged to call 911 and report hayou see immediately. if it is nonemergency or if you think you have a clue that leads to solving of a crime, please, call that number. 575-4444. lastly i will speak with b things that are important and the mir talkod one that is the many ambassador programs the mayor made significant investment t. is a shim we have to escort people to the bank but where the blessing is this city has a will and resources to make that happen. we do believe that makes a difference. many of our most vulnerable members are attacked doing lifelike going to the bank to get money. we want to make sure that is done in a safe way and resources

are available to make that happen. police department has its own set of ambassadors refired san francisco police officer who is have police radios and trained through long careers. to know what to do when they see whatever it is they are seeing and work with our patrol officers. to make sure we independent to incidents. as they occur that hen a tremendous resource i want to thank the mayor and everybody who hen a part of making that happen. lastly, our presence this this community. after the shoot nothing monterey park, i know assistant chief approximate deputy chief. the captain here acting captain, immediately put a plan in action it increase the presence and this community with police officers. the difficulty sustaining that type of increase in presence we are committed to do what we can do do that. if something the mayor talked about and we know we are facing

staffing crisis but making when modifications weical to make sure in community in china town, the police officers do a tremendous job. they know the community and know people trust them. often time people call them directly than 911 i don't add sunrise if that's the way you community it we will take it. they built those reps. the officers some here and captain will continue to support this community and than i have my and the command starch's backing as well as the unyielding support of our mayor. you will see presence in this community. our community events have been historically well attended boy the members like china town night out. easter egg hunt. toy give awaves and the like. those are events that help us come together before there is a crisis.

and because we do this we are better able to handle a crisis when they happen. i will end by saying thank you to everyone here. thank you to the community members from the city and again, for the mayor's leadership. together, we can make this happen and better. and that is our commitment from the san francisco police department. so, i turn it back over to our city attorney david chu to close us out. [applause]. >> thank you. i have a couple closing comments. of course i want to thank our great mayor. police chief and district attorney for their commitment when we have done is ensure that off the services, all programs geared in the area than i are alined and connected putting protocols and process together to make sure we are working together as a city and working together with communities. the second thing i say is while today is focused on the issues that we have been grabbling with

in the ap i community when we are doing is building the infrastructure to make sure we are safer as a city to protect all our communities we know nahate crimes and incidents impact us whether you are black, latin x or lgbt lgbt a woman jewish, et cetera, well is more weave had to do and part that is what today is about. third thing is obviously the work that has been put in today would not have been done not just because of the leaders here but because of amazing staff i thank from the mayor's office ivy lee. policy advisor and mason lee from the san francisco police department. i want to thank david lazar. julian ang and your command staff in the da office willis and your leader ishmael team ana gonzalez. nancy tongue and i will say this this hen in the works for a

time. certainly predating the horrific ins debts occurring outside of the city during this past week and everyone here we not only hearts bleed for those no, ma'am members and communities in monterey park and half moon bay and oakland the hope is the work here will be a model in how we address violence. how we take care of victims. how we think about addressing the mental health of communities to make sure we are safe moving forward. with that. i want to thank you for coming. i know a number of officials have to leave quickly. what i suggest for the press if you have questions for any of officials just grb us on the way out. happy new year and lunar new year and stay safe. thank you very much.

>> good morning everyone. my name is nuvia (inaudible) depdy director at department of public health. before we begin i like to do the land acknowledgeism we are on uncedeed unsesteral home land of the ramaytush oholone. as indigenous studered of the lands and accordance with tradition, the

ramaytush oholone never cedeed lost or forgotten their responsibility of the care takers och thais place and all peoples who reside in their tor tore. we benefit from living and working on their home land. by affirming sovereign rights as first people. welcome avenue wn. this is new health resource center named after our long time beloved colleague department of public health leader marie martinez. i thank you mayor breed for your leadership that helped make this day realty. thank you for being a champion for san francisco most vulnerable residents. i am thrilled to be joined by marie's daughter polama and friends and families and dph colleagues and staff. thank you to

dr. berry (inaudible) for guidance and (inaudible) director of marie martinez health resource center and staff of the marie for their tireless work. i want to take a moment to say this sentser a incredble accomplishment and directly speaks to the vision and leadership that marie x provided. i cannot think of a more fitting tribute to her legacy then a place where integrated multiagency approach provides care and resources to the people experiencing homelessness as well as to the medically vulnerable san franciscans. marie always found a way to do more. to serve more, to do better. and i know her presence here will inspire all of us to do the same. many of us continue to morn her passing and i when i look what has been created in her memory i find inspiration and strength. as the former director of

whole person care, marie knew the value integrating efforts across the city. i want to recognize city department partners in this effort. the department of homelessness and supportive housing. the human service agency. the department of emergency management. the mayor's office of community-housing and community development. the fire department. the sheriff department. as well as mercy housing and episcicul community service. everyone played a key role opening the community and insuring we provide first rate care to the community. now i like to welcome mayor breed to say a few words. [applause] >> thank you so much, and it is really great to be here. already just walking through the doors, just thinking about the people that this clinic is going to serve, it is absolutely extraordinary. but i do want to start by really thanking the staff and people who work here every single day. today i know it

feels great. we have this new facility but this work is hard, and the challenges that exist in our city have been very very difficult. when the public makes demands for us to deal with some of those challenges and to provide the appropriate systems of care, they don't just happen because people want them to happen, they happen because there are people who are dedicated to making them happenism there are people showing up every single day despite the challenges, disspite beal called names because they understand the challenges with people who struggle with mental illness and substance use disorder who need to have care and support to make sure that they are getting what they need to survive and to thrive in san francisco and it is not easy. and today as we dedicate this facility in honor of marie x martinez we

are reminded of advocate that worked for department of public health and dedicated her life to this mission over the last 20 years understanding it is just not one thing. there are a number of things that happen and people who have tremendous needs. the whole person from the (inaudible) basic physical needs as well mental health and those challenges stem from so many things from dementia to people who suffer with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder and so many issues. you know, when i think about our country and our society and the challenges that we face, i think about when we-it is easy to do deal with some of the physical issues like you break a foot or a leg or something and there is doctors who specialize in those things, but we have really i think failed as a society to realize that substance use disorder and

mental health challenges people have sit in a category too where they need specialist and support and compassion, and this clinic is going to provide that holistic support. this place offers treatment on demand. it offers a opportunity when someone wants to get clean and sober, they have the resources to do that. and this is a location where not only the street medicine is housed, the people who are out there on the streets providing the narcan and support and help and assistance to people in need, but also our homeless outreach team, the partnership that exist between these entities to help people who are truly the most vulnerable in san francisco is what this clinic in particular represents all most more then any other clinic that we have throughout the sit a eand county of san francisco. so, again, i want to really thank the doctors and the staff and the nurses, the counselors, the

clinicians, the people who show up every single day and put their heart into this work, because you have to love this work in order to really muster up the strength to come to work every single day and to support this community, your work is appreciated. i also want to take this opportunity to thank all the various departments and agencies who helped to deliver this project on budget and not over budget. it is a over $13 million project, supported in so many different ways including by the voters of san francisco when they support public health bonds, they support clinics like this. they support the opportunity to provide healthcare to san franciscans regardless of whether or not they have health insurance. that's what places like this provide an opportunity to help make sure that people are able to get the support that they need, and so again, i

want to thank you all so much for being here today. thank you to it great departments and everyone who played a role in this. it is a lot of work and it does take a village. thank you again to marie x family and her friends and people who knew her. i know when she passed away in 2020 it was really devastated for the public health community and so i know that you know, as much as some of you miss her, i know especially her daughter paloma today missing her because you know her work and advocacy for social justice, push for creative solutions and change and as a result of naming this clinic in her honor it really cements her leg acy of work in the city and county of san francisco so thank you so much for being here and at this time i like to introduce dr. hammer in charge of all the various clinics that serve the

public in our city. we had a number of opening including maxine hall. my grandmother used to use maxine hall. so many african american seniors and clinics in the bayview and mission and think of the extraordinary histraphy of the clinics and what they provided when people in these communities had no alternative. this clinic first opened in 1917 and has been serving the community through the aids epidemic, through the fentanyl crisis and now all of the things we have to deal with and so we are really grateful for her leadership so ladies and gentlemen, please welcome dr. hammer. [applause] >> good morning madam mayor and gathered guest. holly hammer director of ambulatory care for the department of public health. it is a honor to welcome you to our beautiful new marie x martinez health resource center. this

brand new space, this space for healing and connection is the embodyment of a vision and culmination of years of hard work and community investment to bring the vision to realty. this new space already had a huge impact on capacity to provide humane and high quality care for our patients. the vast nujrt of whom are experiencing homelessness. we serve people in our community who face so many challenges and felt devalued and unseen especially when dhai try to access healthcare. many patients we see have serious health issues. they need an accessible welcoming and manageable place to come for healing. this new facility and the extraordinary staff who work here are our local experts in healthcare for people experiencing homelessness and this is where-this st. the space we provided where they can provide the compassionate care people need. when

talking about the incredible work we do here, dr. barry zeven memedical director describes the model of care based on access, excellence and our own special sauce. our special sauce includes making our patients feel welcome and cared for. we aim to provide as much as we can in a one stop shop model including drop in urgent care, transitional primary care, mental health and substance use services, podiatry and dental care as mayor breed mentioned. and i hope all of you get a chance to look at our big beautiful new dental suite while quou are here. this is why we chose to call this a health resource center. this is truly whole person integrated care. we also partner here with staff from other city agencies who join us in serving the community. especially staff from department of homelessness and

supportive housing and our long time partners the homeless outreach team. in planning this project we are grateful for the important partnership of mercy housing, apiscicul community service, the mayor office of housing community development, human service agency, all agencies so important bringing this project to fruition. before i introduce our next speaker i do want to take the opportunity to thank some of the many people who worked tirelessly on this monumental project. huge appreciation to whole person integrated care leadership team (inaudible) berry zeven, les (inaudible) john grimes, (inaudible) and then also our facility partners from the department of public health lead by cathy (inaudible) and many many others. for those who have the honor of working with

marie x martinez and morn the loss of our beloved colleague, friend and mentor, celebrating the opening of this beautiful place of healing named in honor of marie is both comfortable and gratifying. it is also so fitting our final speaker this morning is marie's beloved daughter polama. i remember marie telling about puloma soon after we started working closely today. she showed her picture and shined with pride as she told about poloma decision to pursue a career in social work. she will make an amazing social worker and i know you are already serving people at unlock another of our community partners. polama this beautiful healing space named to acknowledge your mother vision of compassionate welcoming care for people experiencing homelessness and other

social vulnerabilities is part of her legacy . thank you for being here today to help celebrate the health resource center which remind all who enter of marie's vision and collective work to achieve that vision. i am proud we got to this point of opening this beautiful new place of healing. we are already seeing lots and lots of people here, which is so incredibly gratifying but marie would have been the first to say we have much more to do. this isn't the end of the effort but the beginning. i like to interdue you poloma martinez. [applause] >> thank you holly and mayor breed. i am very honored to be here at the official opening of this health resource center that now bears my mother's name. my family and i are so proud of the beautiful result of her hard work,

dedication and commitment. i wish she could be here to see this. she was my example of how to improve the lives of those who were not being taken care of, so thank you to everyone who helped make one of her dreams a realty. [applause] >> we celebrate 45 years of promoting culture in the latino community.

>> on this 45th anniversary, we are celebrating the mild stone which is being declared a landmark. this building and organization was founded in 1977 by community activist and artist who are seeking equity. there was no place where people of color could exhibit their art work. and there was a need to create a cultural space where latino artist could promote and show their work. so this is what came out of that effort. we have a historical landmark theater, a historic gallery and we have the historic mission graphica, a print shop where much of our history has been documented through art. through the center, we have been able to develop and promote emerging artist that

have become amazing established artist. so we have established traditional programming that the community can count on year after year such as the day of the dead, carnival and the solo mujeres show. during this 45th anniversary, we're also faced with challenge, the city has requested that we have a temporary relocation due to seismic retrofit, that is going to be close to a million dollars. and that's a big challenge for us. >> the 45th is important not just because of the number of years but it reflects the continuity of the center. and it reflects the fact that we continue to exist and thrive and provide our programming to the community. the challenge going forward, is not only the relocation but it is the diversification of

funding so that the center is no longer dependent on single sources of revenue. so going forward one of our efforts and the board particularly is going to concentrate on seek ising alternative funding for the center, so that we don't end up only having one exclusive source, which would be the art commission. >> what we are doing between now and june is having a series of event to raise money, right now, we are asking for the public to support us in our long term sustainability. we need to raise money to continue our legacy for another 50 years or more and in order for us to be here for our community and to continue and vessel and promote latino art, we need everyone's support. we're going to have amazing shows by established artist. we are privileged in exhibiting the pa lo buy in collection and that's a huge gift for a

community. >> [speaking spanish] [speaking spanish] >> we have quality art pieces

and quality programming. and we're going to have a few fundraisers under the end of the year and we're asking for the public's support to come out and donate generously and support us in any way you can. we need everyone's help because this is the community's culture center, this is our historical legacy. this is our pride. this is, this is our sole. --soul and we need your help.

>> who doesn't love cable cars? charging emissions and we're free which we're proud of you know, it's not much free left in the world anymore so we managed to do that through donations and through our gift shops. you got a real look and real appreciation of what early transit systems are like. this was the transit of the day from about 1875 to about 1893 or

later, you know. cable car museum is free, come on in. take a day. come down. rediscover the city. you can spend as time you want and you don't have to make reservations and it's important to be free because we want them to develop a love for cable cars so they do continue to support whether they live here or other places and people come in and say, yes, i have passed by and heard of this and never come in and they always enjoy themselves. people love cable cars and there's none left in the world so if you want to ride a cable car, you've got to come to san francisco. that what makes the city. without the cable cars, you lose part of that, you know, because people who come here and they love it and they love the history ask they can ride a cable car that has been running since 1888 or 1889. wow! that's something. can't do that with other historical museums. rarely, have i run into anybody from outside who didn't come in and didn't feel better from knowing something about the city. it's a

true experience you'll remember. i hope they walk away with a greater appreciation for the history, with the mechanics with people are fascinated by the winding machine and i hope the appreciation, which is a part of our mission and these young kids will appreciate cable cars and the ones who live here and other places, they can make sure there will always be cable cars in san francisco because once they are gone, they are gone. it's the heartbeat of san francisco that founded the cable and the slot and without the cable cars, yeah, we would lose something in san francisco. we would lose part of its heart and soul. it wouldn't be san francisco without cable cars. [bell ringing] adjourned. >> shop & dine in the 49 promotes local businesses and challenges residents to do their shop & dine in the 49 with within the 49 square miles of

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>> good morning and welcome to rules of the san francisco board of supervisors for today monday, january 23rd a rescheduled meeting and the first of the now year. i'm the chair of the committee for this and one more meeting peskin joined by vice chair remote i'm remote and the supervisor mandelman is in person. and member chan is also in the board chambers. the clerk is victor young. do you have announcements? >> the board of supervisors and committees are convening h