center will port is the job applicants and will provide information how to get a city job and how to advance your career in the city and including the alternative pathways apprenticeship sf and the case to the city employment and get people with disabilities into the city employment and providing the coaching and the demise indication to vaps our career we're thrilled to do that and i want to bring in a lot of energy into that space. um, anybody who gets a city job about finding themselves here but the fingerprinting has moved from one stop van ness and starting with our first time appointment. >> (yelling). >> (clapping) and so for all of you who want to have a career in public

service, want to make a great wage and benefits, have stable long term employment this is the place to come. we're going to hear from some of of our colleagues and guest speakers before that i want to first recognize the people in this department of human resources around the city have helped to make that happen start the treasurer cisneros (clapping.) ridge avenue plat amendment in the prime raechlt in city hall no easy to come back by thank you to the treasurer for supporting us to all of our my colleagues at dhr and especially to the um, our manager deputy kate howard and she sits there to make things happen thank you,

kate (clapping.) and workforce director julie will be supervising all the activity and lots of activist in the space as well as our director for employment services will organ all this did new front counter of the department of human resources and still doing things in one time but most of walk in travshg is right here (clapping.) um, i want to introduce our the career center manager are you here somewhere? there she is (yelling) and to the building management, of course, i saw rob here easily helped to build this up and to the civil servicing commission sandy is here

(clapping.) they have the duty and chapter of rule making that helps to guide our work everyday i think that commission is keenly aware of its roll today to help us breakdown the barriers with the city employment process. so with that, i first um, my first opportunity to work with mayor london breed when the housing authority. >> circumstances outside of their control most of employees will be laid off and mayor london breed directed us with the department of high-rise to figure out what to do about that being laid avenue off in a job the worse things can happen to montana in this hearing knows that we need the that and button a lot of energy and creativity um, everybody who wanted to work for the city had the opportunity to expedite and we're successful

we provide career counseling and job parliament and worked with outside employers that was a great success the same energy we want to bring to this going forward so mayor london breed been our great supporter we're looking forward to her today and welcome her up to the podium now (clapping.) thank you, carol and i must say i've never seen this mo most people smiling in h.r. before (laughter) we can how hard to so to do the work you do everyday we know when there are various community fairs and other things throughout no we see you many of you out there to get people young people back in the day as many of us know that was hard to get a city job. for a fact so

many of us have tried and tried again and filled with complications and the frustration the bureaucracy and everything you can name all the layers of challenges that make that difficult to get employment our directly attributed to are not on today's agenda. >> are not on today's agenda. >> but i'm about get rid of human process and making it easier people with good benefits and retirement changes people's lives one of the things (clapping.) that is always been important to me and especially, when we helped and works the hosting employees we put a ballot measure on the ballot and we wanted to protect our tenants and allow they're years of service in the housing authority to be transferred to their years of service in the city and county of san francisco we know how difficult it is to work all

your life and all of a sudden wonder where your money went and don't have a nest egg to take care of you knowing with the like to life paycheck to paycheck is why this jock center is so important to me. i know when i served as is executive director of the african-american we were an art center but became a job center working with kids and those with before all the technology with computers that was hard filling out the paperwork and using the technology to type in stuff on times typewriter who remembers what a type writer it is? no too many people know we had to use tip writers to use and we have all the technical advances yet too many barriers it takes too long, it, too confusing and all

people want to do it get to work. can you imagine a 6 year process to get a city job and by that time have you a job over from someone's or your struggling all the layers of challenges to make it difficult for people to become gainfully provide in the city advertised center is moving towards a better future i want to proficient the staff 6 dhr the xoorl leadership i work day to day not just for the city employees providing guidance and support and at departments what to do right and wrong but more importantly 0 how you help people in order to complete the paperwork and fire hydrant all the things and finally supervision you give them to say

hang in it there we're going to work with you and that is what this center represented to over interviews people can say the right things and hone the skills and they don't miss a beat in the application process and the thing i'm most proud of how we have programs that help people before they even interstate sfoif our apprenticeship program for labors and gardeners our. >> (clapping). >> work city drive and cityville and city ems and all the things that help get people ready when we go into the employment opportunity they're ready to hit the ground on day one that's with all the 4 thousand citizens we have an extraordinary opportunity to

hire more people and faster 10 to one we want to make sure (clapping.) that people have the sport they need to be as effective in delivering services to the city and county of san francisco. and we want to marry that we're continuing to put our best foot forward delivering and when you talk about opportunities for advancement and the growth in or segments those who are are who or only showing up to work three days a week maybe want to show up 5 days a week with the balancing you guys are talking about the way that i move you were in a career the way you learn and grow comes from hands-on-experience and developing relationships when someone is calling a sea saying hey carmen chiu i have a job

that mr. take you to the next level how about being the - that's what we need to get get to make sure we are preparing the next generation of the city leaders that people you all and public service we want to you do well in our job but successful in our careers that takes work and growth and development this center will be that and so many more to insure the success of our stir moving forward lastly, i know we have a couple of other speakers here but i got to say during action pack many of you, you went outside of scope of your careers and help the city put it's best foot forward in the workspace 9-1-1 or

dispatchers or folks cleaning the streets and did the very best of san francisco and, i.e., was so proud of everything you did to make sure that people know who we are as a city. we are not going to continue to let others define us, we know would we are we're the very best and everything to do with our workforce and the work that you go ahead to pit your best foot forward and i'm excited about that center and the future of san francisco it is bright we're grateful and fired up and ready to go and get people hired. thank you very much. (yelling) (clapping.) beautiful thank you, mayor london breed and okay next i'd like to call up the president of service employees international union 10 to one teresa. (clapping.)

it is no sweet we're no some tense negotiations would you right now with a our labor partners none of that stops us from the work we do everyday and we talk to each other all the time and for those of you who don't know her teresa is a nurse assistant at laguna honda hospital and a lot of people, you know, when laguna honda hospital was under threat and all the work that went into saving that very important historic facility protecting fragile people teresa is a i am reintroducing today the workers inside the laguna honda hospital for employers and in the correct me if i am wrong o congress things i don't know but about please welcome teresa.

>> all right. (clapping.) good morning all and a pleasure to be here on this circumstances yes we're a fighting with the negotiations and? that is a necessary and positive thing uplifting and helping workers i have a whole bunch of things written but i'm going to speak from my heart i have three minutes i'll make that quick i'm proud to see this career center because for years um, when i became a leader in san francisco and when i became the vice president of one of the presidents of f c i index one of the things that was up in my mind how do we support workers not just the contract but how do we uplift workers and create

that opportunity where every work can know whether ours is a generator or nurse whatever you can chief your highest dream you're highest goal in our career arrest or other fields you can make a transition and that's where you were born department of police accountability matter who you love didn't matter the color of our skin does matter (clapping.) those things are not things that we control. and those things should not be used against us so when i started, you know, getting seriously involved in the leadership i kept wondering and i actually reached out to the city i work with lou i can't think and with a whole bunch of leaders in the room um, in

trying to start thinking though how do we create this pathway and this uplifting resource and opportunities that tells every working they can be what we wanted to be if you want to remain and generator no shame. >> so i'm from jamaica and, you know, one of the things that was the most painful thing for me was to watch my mom working in a food truck i'm an only child and my mom is a single mother. my mom worked in a food truck for 20 years and one day she takes two buses to work. and one day um, it was one hundred and 60 people working in the food truck they made wine and

vinegar things like that and manufacturing locations in jamaica but let mow get to say my mom and one hundred and 60 workers show up to the fact and involved in working there between 10 and 20 years my mom wasn't was one of those and the fact was closed. they said we sold the business. after 20 years never late for work. never called in sick. my mom had no pension. no healthcare, nothing. she had to start from scratch and washed people clothes and did anything she could to hustle to make a living outside of that she bought a house i went to one

of the best high schools and did a great job in you can't can and choose to come to america i'm one of the few immigrants gets to do that i choose to come to america i say it as an budget for my kids to have great chance of college and came here got a job worked for the insurance destroy and took the first job i could get and became a nurse and get the licenses worked at one of the most stellar institutions in the city and in the country laguna honda is and i know at the same time went to san francisco state. finished (clapping.) my first degree, you know, and then because i have to figure out working and earning a living

i did the university of phoenix and did a masters this is the pathway many of us have to take and at that time i had to do that half the time doing homework and driving because i had to move to sacramento because i couldn't afford to live in the city no more but this was the story of an average working (clapping.) . okay. >> and so i don't need to preach teu but to say this career center is some of the intrinsic and issues and barriers at least that's my hope we're creating that have to implement and make that work but also on my heart i know that if

this is not right we will promote workers we will overcome the um, the rave buildings of racism and open people's eyes and you can do that your a single mother and struggling for work we can found a pathway to make that happen in 10 to one we created the contract with the program in our contract to help works to go to school and feel safe that in itself is goodbye so many other barriers babying sitting how do you do all those things and how do i earn, you know, the full living how do you have someone to help you to catch not going to school in 10 years i see a career center as

that opportunity to open that pathway to remove the barriers and to give each person a chance one last thing a good education creates generational wealth and not forget about that as a black woman i know we have to work ten times harder and as people of color we know that is always the struggle to ride but the bottom line we slavery should have killed us removed us. look at her? yes who knew; right? (clapping.) look at me, i'm running one of the biggest unions in this country up and coming those are because we continue to fight we are resilient and we believe in ourselves let's give all the workers that same chance and

opportunity. thank you. >> (clapping.) >> wow. >> thank you, terry is a. >> next, we have up the special assistant to the big manager of northern california district council of labor an u layoffs title we know him as vince and a friend of mine and he's the heart and soul along with teresa males or females us in the direction of any quality training so vince (clapping.) . thank you very much. and thank you, teresa for covering everything it that needs to be covered i'm going to talk really, really quickly a native san franciscan and left in 2020

don't have the same satire about leaving the district but give us a appreciative and the perspective is this place is great i look forward to coming back here about relationships i mean did relationships we have together with one another is something to focus on that's how we get things done; right? focus on solution like this urgent here you're in the front row those are messages being sent by lynching and putting workforce in the front role that's why i wanted to be here work together carol and chris and julia a privilege for me to come back here and work and i'm not with the local union anymore and carmen chiu, i know who my friends are we we need something we don't ask for stuff for

ourselves but people we represent so when i go to carmen chu hey she's like oh, but she trusts me enough and know we're trying to doing the right thing and making this citywide and recognized by all (clapping.) i'm not sure i talked to it seis increase but right front center at city hall (clapping.) and focusing on what is positive. here. instead of focusing on negative focusing on our solutions. >> we week posted in the at the same time director what labors are and i'm committed to be and hoping all will be to make it better for people that

come behind us. thank you very much. carol (clapping.) . okay. >> a couple of more 13shgz next up you're newist commissioner long term colleagues use to be union representatives in 2021 and met him an interim at chinese for affirmative action now own the commission and a a city commissioner and works and zoo now and we're reconnected and pleased to welcome him up here thank you. i first fall want to thank the mayor for the foresight and the introduction of this and such a great friend and tloeshd me over 20 years you made the big time carol. >> that's awesome i want to let you know i'm the newest city council and we have the people

from all walks of life nice to have a career center ms. defining the ms. maland for everyone whether in the bayview or chinatown or on the west side of the city i wish we had our career center hear when i was employed that might have helped me with my lifetime skill set but want to say as commissioner my commitment to accordingly to work with you and to streamline the civic civic center commission and i will work with the fellow commissioners on issues to make sure we have speed up the hiring process and at the same time maintaining the integrity of san francisco. thank you very much. >> (clapping) one last speaker and go ahead

and cut our important verbal ribbon through example d o dj the executive director of developers a job training institution to the san francisco and the served on my commissions we collaborate into something called the workforce committee but looking forward to hearing your condominiums. >> for the most part thank you to carol and to mayor london breed and it is beautiful day today. and i want to say good morning, good morning. good morning. >> so i'm dj the ceo of young community developers and don't want to imagine a myself mayor london breed but i've been doing this work since 2007 i've been

working with under served underrepresented individuals across the state starting with my hometown in sacramento before teresa migrate here and interesting enough i've been in san francisco how many folks b know about the general obligation bond? that's where 2 stated from go box to bog on the san francisco police commission and on the oversight board i've done nothing but serve in the city and county of san francisco you don't have to clap for that (laughter) for me that only means i've be able to show the way for individuals coming behind metropolitan big deal the ceo an organization that started in 1973 three organization was founded bows individuals coming from the rural south to san francisco and turned away. the

purpose of south center that hey we deserve those jobs and apprenticeships we deserve to be in the union. and we divide and created programs for the individuals of southeast segment to get those jobs here in san jose we fast forward and looting at the intersection how jobs are at the center of it all one of the things i absolutely love and it was unified resurrounding to make sure i spoke today we're no longer talking about but jobs but a career centers careers are what people need and individuals living in the city and county of san francisco being in the jobs they right hand your city it is great city and i'm proud to serve be part of 2 to with the

workforce alignment committee to make that place a better place for all of us. thank you. >> (clapping.) a with that, so back in here mayor the department of high-rise we see you folks and all around thank you for all you do i did thank vice chair mandelman and with that, we're going to officially opec the career center and thank you for being here. and bringing the energy. >> great job. >> get a job. >> you get a job.

>> (multiple voices). >> all right. [off mic.] >> all right. everybody join me 4, 3, 2 , 1. >> locals. >> (music). >> the work go ahead offered i didn't the rec and park friday's local young people between 14 and 17 to be part 6 the

workforce and eastern responsibility and professionalism and gain job skills and assignments in neighborhoods parking and recreation centers and includes art and crafts, sport, cooking, gardening and facility support and so many more. >> (multiple voices). >> i think we're part of the this is the fact we're outdoors and it is really great to be in nature and workreation is great first step to figure out what you would like to do workreation covers real life working skills and expansion can be allowed

(unintelligible) it is a really great program because um, students get placed all the time for what they like. join us in the experience and opportunity and i really like the workreation program it is fun to workout at the summer camp with all the kids each is different and the staff is really nice. >> why? is because i used to go to the local park often when i was a little kid. with my mom i often had to translate for my mom i applied in the hope to provide assistance for other people with first language was for the english. >> i like this job we have fun and working and i feel welcome.

>> hi. >> like how a job actually works like maybe before then i didn't know like all the jobs i don't know any of that now i do. >> it has to be self aware of things and independence of value of this taught me how to be progressiveal but still learning as i go on. >> i learned a lot like a got to adapt and challenges and obstacles come up everyday and . >> i like that we're able to really work with other people and gaining experience like how in the real world hoe how he work with other people. >> if you're looking to develop your live skills as well as cash

and working in the parks, and meeting great people and working with great staff i definitely recommend the corporation. >> it is fun. >> i definitely do the scombrifrm again that the workreation and park and i'll do that again. >> i will >> alright.