city with the biggest -- poorest city in the country. only 25% of city residents are considered middle-class. been a leading challenge for the city. even as areas surrounding downtown are seeing resurgence. a lot of exciting things going on in detroit right now. a lot of families in city neighborhoods are not feeling that yet. been a lot of leadership change in city government that has directed more resources to those neighborhoods. and offered basic services like picking up garbage, turning on street. our current mayor has made major strides in terms of making the city feel safer. interns of schools, detroit has had for over a decade the worst urban school system in the country. students in detroit consistently scored lowest on national standardized tests. that has been a deterrent to new families coming in. there are millennials in detroit who moved downtown after college. they love the city. when it came time to starting a family, they thought of moving out of downtown because they did not trust the city schools. there is a new superi

city with the biggest -- poorest city in the country. only 25% of city residents are considered middle-class. been a leading challenge for the city. even as areas surrounding downtown are seeing resurgence. a lot of exciting things going on in detroit right now. a lot of families in city neighborhoods are not feeling that yet. been a lot of leadership change in city government that has directed more resources to those neighborhoods. and offered basic services like picking up garbage, turning on street. our current mayor has made major strides in terms of making the city feel safer. interns of schools, detroit has had for over a decade the worst urban school system in the country. students in detroit consistently scored lowest on national standardized tests. that has been a deterrent to new families coming in. there are millennials in detroit who moved downtown after college. they love the city. when it came time to starting a family, they thought of moving out of downtown because they did not trust the city schools. there is a new superi

the city. san francisco public utilities commission has had a high bar for a partnerships and a real commitment to community education, arts, environmental justice and workforce about me. taking full ownership of our power system, opens exciting opportunities for san francisco to invest in green jobs and infrastructure, to make our grid smaller and saved her and and make environmentally sound decisions about energy sources. it is time, beyond time really, to break the tie to pg&e and create a green, renewable, publicly owned system ". i agree with what chair peskin's head. i'm excited about this hearing and appreciate the work that has i believe there is not just a broad majority that shares the perspective that chair peskin just articulated. a full consensus on this approach. i appreciate the work, and i'm looking forward to doing whatever we can to support it. >> ms. hale, the floor is yours. >> thank you chairman, thank you supervisors for the opportunity to present our preliminary report to

the city. the features and traditions that were rec -- we recommending for safeguarding are there high-quality japanese cuisine whiskey collection, the rotating art, including their exterior mural projects. and last is the san francisco -- [indiscernible] the event centre was established in 1962 under the leadership of smac -- [indiscernible] today it is one of the largest residential training and practice centres outside of asia since 1969, the center's main location has been at 300 page street. this building which was originally the emmanuel resident 's club was designed to support residential community with small rooms for borders on the upper floors and large communal spaces on the lower floors for activities. although the property is not currently listed in any national or state or local registries, the planning department does recognize the property as a historic resource because it was found to be eligible for listing for its architectural significance. it is julia morgan designed buildi

the golden hole recalls the city's former splendor. above the front door a picture shows that water was seen as the source of the city's wealth. it's clear that had become an important city from an early age by the way it's the 3rd largest here and of area after munich and nuremberg but there is much more you should know about all spoke. the romans founded a settlement here in 15 b.c. now the city has about 290000 inhabitants. in the 13th century outspokenness named a free imperial city in which merchants and bankers were important contacts for emperors and kings. the city's wealth and pride can still be imagined by taking a look at the grand architecture. had been named a bishopric in the 8th century the cathedral is one of the few local buildings to have survived the 2nd world war almost intact. which is considered the world's oldest social housing complex had to be restored. it was founded in 1521 by the influential merchant and banker. the complex still offers a roof to people in need today there is a model apartment that gives an

populations in the city. in particular the native american population, so we wanted to in the historical beginning the first time we have written record in 1608 when john cook came up to potomac river from jamestown and went to a native american village on the bank of the river . >> let's focus on the early american period and what was the racial makeup and that nations capital at that time so from the beginning the racial makeup of the city when congress got here in 1800 was about 20% african-american dc was carved out of prime tobacco plantation county and there were plantations that in the middle of where the city is today so, there was already a large black population in the area. as the folks who were building the capital decided to employ slaves and in certain cases for blacks on the construction project building the capital, the population remained relatively populated through the antebellum period . >> tell me about for african- americans, how many were free compared to those enslaved . >> initially w

the grant amount is for $2.3 million. the city is matching $2.6 million. the total project cost is $5 million. we show it on page 10 of our report and we recommend approval >> chair fewer: thank you very much. let's open this up for public comment now. any members of the public like to comment on item number 3. seeing none, public comment is now closed. supervisor mar, would you -- >> supervisor mar: actually, i had a few questions. >> chair fewer: sorry. >> supervisor mar: i had a few questions, more a background question. how much does the city receive in the lppformulaic funds for these types of projects? >> we've applied three times for formulaic funds. >> supervisor mar: so we don't receive a regular funding amount? >> we don't. we apply in joint partnership with the transportation authority. they're eligible to receive these funds since bayes do collect a tax here in san francisco. so we've overall have received -- let's see here -- i'm going to ask my colleague to help out. >> supervisor mar: so the formulaic funds are received by the transportation

if the city controls. when it comes to data protection but most of the technical expertise to process and analyze the data for this reason many cities cooperate with big tech companies they have the capacity and the algorithms needed to work with. the alphabet corporation it will construct. with the newest technology of course but the data. which is problematic as they used to make money. an entire city state and that's really offers many opportunities so what to do experts argue for so-called data utilities these are publicly financed but independent organizations they managed and controlled access to data and the one interested in developing smart city solutions could use them no matter if city owned business. or big company a promising approach i think everyone should be able to profit from. personal data is anonymised as a citizen i cannot influence which state of mind is being used. to cold a project by the european union even further to empower individuals to control their data citizens themselves sh

stream from was in about bear out in the north of the city. more than 70 percent of the yellowness total pollution is injected into this 30 kilometer stretch that follows. the plan to clean the 1400 kilometer long yamana has been in place since 1993. but solid waste she which and industrial effluents flow into the river unchecked even today. well i've tried telling people not to letter but they don't listen i remember asking someone why they were dumping clastic into the river and they turned around and said hey if the government doesn't stop us who are you to say anything so i stop saying anything. to the. informal waste pickers like show them our help recycle about 20 to 25 percent of the solid waste daily generate. i mean you'll get there again you're going to see years i don't litter and have the . if you bring plastic keep it aside and we'll collect it you don't need to throw it into the water if we keep the yamana clean it will only be a good thing for the river so. the government only cleans the river during the floods. they still haven

the city. my mom and dad live here and i grew up here, i was born and raised, i have had so many friends and coworkers leave san francisco to as far as idaho to find affordable housing. and my own fire academy, i would say about half wherefrom here and a quarter are still with here. it is still unfortunate that folks who want to stay can't, but i lucked out, and some of my classmates lucked out where we got this program through the city. i haven't even got a chance to personally thank you so thank you. i have a wonderful home in silver terrace, i love it. i love it to death. a great view, it is my dream home. i can't wait to go home every night every morning after work. this program is a help for a down payment and there is no way i would have been able to pay them for the down payment. the amount that you need to compete in this market is astronomical and even with the program, as i'm sure other people no, the only thing that really helped me was my program. if i didn't have the money from the

better value between the benefits to the property owner and the cost to the city. this concludes my presentation and i'm happy to answer any questions. >> thank you ms. fergusson. just by a larger mills act context, some of these, particularly on a smaller residential scale, will completely be recouped in the 10-year period. as a matter of policy, we should look at these 37 kilometres and deciding which ones we want to terminate and which should continue and that should be the policy of this body. >> are there any members of the public who wish to testify on this item. you have two minutes. >> if you are developing a contract for historical buildings, and it's for the benefit for both the historical building and the community, there shouldn't be no time limit period. there shouldn't be no deadline to renew it. if it's a good contract to begin with, and an understanding to begin with, there should be no deadline and you are causing more confusion. in the end the owner is tied up with other business and the same response to conflicts with the deadline and that deadli

the planning code resulting in the city's lawsuit with the academy. i would like to thank a couple of people first, the city attorney's office has through the course of this. i want to single out andrew perry who is not here today to present this imp. as you know it is very difficult to handle one project, he is handling 43 separate projects here with the aau. may be properties than that. he's been an incredible asset to the department. this concludes my presentation. i am available for questions. we also have city attorney staff and construction planning for any questions the commission may have in the academy has a presentation, as well. >> we will now hear from the academy. ten minutes. >> good afternoon. we are here to very respectfully ask for your acceptance of this imp. the aau has been working diligently over the past year, in particular, to finish the settlement and very much appreciate the city attorney's office and the planning department staff assistance with this our -- matter. the planning commissioners as well as members of the public h

after it ended the nazi leadership wanted to raise the city. the warsaw uprising was a tactical failure but it succeeded in showing poland's resilience to the nazi occupiers and to soviet dominance yet to come. and live here cortez has been following the commemorative events in the polish capital here's what she reported. well indeed the warsaw uprising especially is beginning is one of the most important and most emotional of days for poles now adays historical dates. even though the political left and the right already bating what the point was especially regarding the high costs on this day today they all agree to honor the fighters who were brave enough to fight against the nazi oak patients and especially now i know it's a lot to talk about it's coming to the source of the times people could not talk about it and for the young people especially if they've never as hot as today young people research shows are getting more look at reality they are getting more carefully conservative so i can see here in the streets many many young people all

the correct we keep using bore wells the city will run out of water. alongside water conservation is ramakrishna is now involved in a campaign to recharge the city's wealth it would replenish shallow groundwater aquifers with rainwater the process is more environmentally friendly than joining bore wells deep into the ground and the campaign aims to have a 1000000 functional open wells by the time it's done and i'm a christian and the community he belongs to represent a more sustainable approach to water conservation and if bangalore draws upon their traditional expertise it might just dam its water crisis before the taps run dry. 97 percent of the planet is covered by water and the telcos often measured by the floor and 4 now that live in it one of the oil best fish species in the world the sturgeon is critically endangered but project wonder fish is making sure they have a new lease on life. people in germany are bringing back a living fossil. the sturgeon is one of the oldest fish species in the world. it's existed for 200000000 years. bought 40 year

provided for the needs of the cities. a river can be worked to death, and the cuyahoga has been. a growing industrial and municipal command has zapped the stream to the limit. the cuyahoga could be restored to a good working season, the techniques for cleansing the river are available, but the cost in dollars to both industry and municipal staggers. will it ever be done? industry, federal, state and local governments all have a stake and a say-so. ♪ >> the wheels of change turn exceedingly slow. industry with an eye on net profit is reluctant to move with less than absolute pressure. municipalities feeling the pulse of the tax rate and bonding limits look twice before leaving. while the conferences and committees continue, the dying flow to lake eerie goes on. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> there are not many scenes such as this anymore. you really have to look for them. and in the looking, you will discover that our environment is not the endless thing our forefathers thought it was. five years ago,

cause a lot of pressure in n the city, like a city tournament. >> the more established side have the most to lose this year. the underdogs are out to cause an upset. all eyes will be on berlin for the east/west capital city derby . with the city about to starar, e countdown iss on. it will be the first time everr that these two sidides meet in e german top-flight.t. it is a historic occasion. it will be a m msive footbalallg occasion for both teams. berlin's bragging rights are on the line. >> they certainly are. we are all very excited for berlin's teams. before i let you go, a reminder of the top stories we are tracking or you -- for you this hour. pro-democracy protesters halted lights for a second consecutive day. hong kong chief executive carrie lam warned the city could be on a path of no return. you are watching "dw news" from berlin with me, laila harrak. i will be back with "the day," the news in review. don't forget you can always get the latest t news by heheading o our website, dw.com.. see you in a couple minutes. . right please clashed with protesters in hong kong as th

the city of akron uses the river to furnish its water supply, to ensure the water the city will have enough throughout the cuyahoga watershed. three rivers and pound the stream capturing a portion sometimes all, of the flow. here, 1,000,000,000 1/2 gallons of water can be held back. bank until the time a thirst the city needs it. the swollen stream that lays in wait until needed, is used as a fishing, swimming and camping recreation area. [ music ] downstream, near the village of perkins, the river meets the next reservoir lake walk well. each spring a group of avid river buffs take to their boats and canoes. the annual downstream trip, has recreational value of this section of the river. [ music ] >> occasionally fallen trees block the stream making navigations a bit difficult. [ music ] >> from the banks of the river, the stream is filled with fresh river, from creeks and runs. a lively current moves the water on, breaking out into small falls near highland. and now men and homes move closed in on the river and with men, comes his debris. rivers have always been considered a handy

businesses come and go in the city. pretty tough for businesss to stay here because it is so expensive and there's so much competition. so for us who have been here all these years and still be popular and to be recognized by the city has been really a huge honor. >> we got a phone call from a woman who was 91 and she wanted to know if the mitchells still owned it and she was so happy that we were still involved, still the owners. she was our customer in 1953. and she still comes in. but she was just making sure that we were still around and it just makes us feel, you know, very proud that we're carrying on our father's legacy. and that we mean so much to so many people. ♪ >> it provides a perspective. and i think if you only looked at it in the here and now, you're missing the context. for me, legacy businesses, legacy bars and restaurants are really about setting the context for how we come to be where we are today. >> i just think it's part of san francisco. people like to see familiar stuff. at least i know i do.

things happening in the southeast sector of the city. all right. let's turn to soccer. fresh off the excitement of the u.s. national women's soccer team's stunning world cup victory in france earlier this month, we are proud to partner with street soccer u.s.a. and other agencies and nonprofits to bring two fields to the city for a summer of play. there are open field times for youth and adults. there's organized team play. anyone can use the courts, so for more information, visit our website at sfrecpark.org. we move on to golden gate park and stern road. we have the stern road festival. outside lands comes to golden gate park august 9 through 11, but now, through july 22, the san francisco botanical garden hosts its annual flower-piano event, placing 12 pianos in some of the garden's most beautiful locations and inviting anyone to come and play whatever they want. this year, flower-piano invites more people to play, more performances by professional musicians and special events for families including two new even time flower piano at s

now she wants the city to stop construction on the embarcadero navigation center. she points to a drug and mental illness problem in the city. they filed a lawsuit to stop it. >> please take action. you don't have capability to properly manage it. you don't even know who these people are. >> reporter: the mayor's office says other navigation centers in the city do not lead to increase in crime. >>> in san jose a man worked on his burning man creation for months only to have it stolen from his driveway just days before he heads to the big event in the desert. marianne with new developments. >> reporter: the good news is that the artist got a tip and he was finally able to get his art on wheels back. unfortunately, it was missing critical pieces including two mountain bikes. and he says he simply doesn't have enough time to make repairs before burning man. instead of adding the finishing touches to his burning man creation, eric is tearing it down. >> it's crazy. it takes like probably 20 minutes to dismantle something, but months to build. >> reporter: early friday

thousands of palestinians living in the east of the city. the new mare of jerusalem told al jazeera all committee meetings are open to the public and anyone can ask a question we decide to put his offer to the test the. we would like to ask a question we would like a resident of jerusalem to be allowed to ask the question or go on to stir. the pot how did the ok. did you serve it you came to. california. it seems that the mess decision hasn't filtered down to his councillors in the end the chairman of the committee invited us to continue the conversation in his office. and i gently. if syria and. their whole movement of them a. lot of the lobby who i've been in let me with that they could come on let them so let's have a button and. button and sell at the shop but with nationality shop but. so we are the. result for. yourself it is going to. come and this and the under the old don't. let me we're doing it that they can own let them so let's have a. way so for share your. shake or vision it up we stand in with the victim as overcome. that she

of the city. i also would like to thank our budget team and kelly kirkpatrick who is the director of the budget. [applause] kelly, stand up, we can't see you. [cheers and applause]. >> her countless hours and worker work to get this budget done. harvey rose and his team from the budget and legislative analyst. usually the mayor doesn't think them, but as someone who served on the board of supervisors and has a lot of love for the work that they do to really analyse the budget within a short time period, i just want to thank them for their hard work to get this job done was pause -- [applause]. >> thank you to brendan rosenfield for crunching the numbers, him and his team. all the department heads, the ones that were grilled hard-core and were able to fight for their resources and get what we needed for the public. i mean, the budget was a battle, but it was a good battle. it was one of the best budget processes i've seen in a really long time, and i'm not just saying that because this is my first

the city came to our -- what we asked for, the city gave us. the belief in us and the support from mayor breed, the vision and leadership from mayor willie brown is why we're standing here right now. so again, i want to really thank them and thank susan so much for coming. she took pictures of willie brown's beautiful plaque when you'll see as we do tours of the dorm. now, what we're going to do first is take some pictures -- well, we're going to take some pictures up here for a few minutes. i'm going to have my kids come up. you can mingle around and have a bite to eat. our chef derrek is amazing. we eat like this every day. food is so important to us. then we'll come back and have tours of the dorm. thank you all so much. [ applause ] [♪] >> all right. good morning, everybody. is this working? what a beautiful day in san francisco. you know, if you go to city hall, it is so packed. everybody is celebrating 8-8. we're here and going to be celebrating this new project. i am the director of public works here at the city of san francisco. i wan

the city-owned shelters. that's at 260 glen gate, also known as hamilton adult shelter. and we're anticipating starting construction by end of 2019. moving on to the last slide, which is slide 10, i won't go through all of the lines and numbers here. i think it is pretty self-explanatory. this is what we have shown before, a summary of all of the expenditures and incumbrances for all six bond components across the board. it shows pe percentages and what has been spent to date, compared to the bond appropriation, as well as to the original bond budget. at this point, that concludes my formal presentation this morning. so myself and my team is available here to answer any questions you may have. >> chairman: awesome. thank you. so i am the liason for this bond. and i met with joe a couple of weeks ago, i think, regarding this. before i go into my report, if it's not completely clear, the department of public works is working on behalf of three departments. they've got client departments. and so i wanted to take

did you grow up in the city? >> yes, in the city. >> and struggled with housing despite a pretty decent salary. we negotiated a couple of those contracts, but not good enough. tell us a little bit about where you have been bouncing around, and your family background. >> okay. my name is elaine and i am a native san franciscan. i went to elementary through high school here, and i just retired as a deputy sheriff up -- sheriff about three years ago i'm still working. as far as housing, i was a homeowner, but i got into an upside down loan and lost it. i'm sorry. >> god bless. >> it has been hard for me to get home, and probably about four years ago, i lost my home. i had a short sale, i had been looking at this program for a long time, and i was able to put my application in, they picked my name, and i call it a blessing. i'm sorry, i don't want to be in here crying. [laughter] anyway, so my family grew up here and all of my family members moved out. they are in other cities, and my grandmother to this school. >> t

by legislative act, the city owns the rights to the rivers water, and the cities upstream must use municipal or private wells for a water supply. but akron is considering a fourth water reservoir, meaning a new dam, across the cuyahoga. with a new reservoir the city could begin selling water, but even now the city of akron uses so much water from the river, in times of low flow, the stream almost stops running. there are those who feel another dam would kill the cuyahoga. the river runs somewhat cleaner, though it's still not pure by any means. it is clean enough to support fish and several have been taken to this spot below the kent falls, right in the heart of falls. we are told the plans for it have been completed. it was a different story five years ago. >> on the outskirts of kent where the river heads for the falls, is the new kent waste water treatment plant which was under construction five years ago. it can provide secondary treatment and it is now meeting the state requirements for discharges into the cuyahoga. in 1960, kent faced the situation in which one city finds itself today.

according to the city planning office, the city is once again ready to consider the plans for an almost 150,000 square-foot store and a separate gas station. >> it is really going to affect traffic. >> reporter: he has lived off of stoneridge for years. he says he is not sure what to think. >> we want to have a close, but we do not want to have the traffic. >> i would say that i'm for it, mostly because of the convenience. >> i can see both sides. i feel like if the infrastructure is not there for costco, we are really putting the cart before the horse. >> reporter: the city has already made this is you area an earmarked economic area. they say if the plans move forward they plan to once again file suit. the city council is expected to get the issue in the fall. costco could break ground sometime next year. in pleasanton, kpix 5. >>> this just in at the sports segment. this is sunday at 5:00. why do the a's love chicago? what happened saturday night. and a thrilling announcement during the san francisco giants reunion of the 1989 team. ♪ introducing togo's new hot chicken sandwiches.

with the growth of the city, right? with traffic and changing of lanes, and the bicycle lanes and all that stuff, so we're very adaptable. we just like to plan for -- we like to be proactive and plan for things that -- plan for the worst and then we're ready to go to work. so we are really looking forward to welcoming the warriors to san francisco. and it's really been a good relationship with the warriors themselves. not the actual ball players, okay. but with their construction folks and we've had a lot of collaboration there. so, we're ready to go on that. i'm very confident in our ability to respond in and around there. stair climb. there is a stair-climb coming up on the 7th of september. and i am -- i will be climbing. okay? so i challenge anyone in the department who wants to come do that, please do that. i think olivia is going to do it, too, our civilian representative. so, yeah, it is stair-climb 4, mental health 4, first responders. thank you for putting that on. i'm looking forward to it again. 9/11 commemor

city on the neck a river. back castro has been intentionally kept as a ruin because it's there really look creates a special atmosphere and if i take a look around i have to say the poets and tourists have every right to be impressed . that. the council is titled there it is crowning jewel a must see for romantics and millions of tourists. and french troops destroyed it during their occupation of the city in the 17th century the remains were on the brink of collapse until a savior arrived. come upon saws in the height of. the guy that was a refugee from the french revolution and he was horrified how can we use this council as a quarry and we had to preserve it but he insisted that it be kept as a rule and arguing that in this state it symbolized the very notion of romance. last. month which was. only a small portion of the council was rebuilt. as a museum. it also displays the style in which the rich and powerful cautiousness lived. but above all it's the imposing ruin that captivates visitors from all over th

opposed to the city of over 1000000 in southern russia. this is a benefit concert to help jenea take the 1st step towards achieving her dream. jenea tattoos women who've been abused by men that's nice when the project 1st started touching was one of the 1st women to show up. actually i don't want the women to be constantly reminded of why they came. and it's over and done with but people want to hear their stories. because of months of the q story. jenny is dream is to cross russia on a motorcycle offering free tattoos to female victims of male violence. her project is called transformation. has a long scar across her belly jenea turns it into a little like a. question can. you or you can. it can't get any worse than what i've been through. of course not. the man all your blames for her scar was a distant relative. she came on a visit when she was 17. he was drunk. he tried to strangle me. he said either i'll kill you or you let me do you. i broke free and screamed i'll stab myself if you touch me he said you won't do it you wouldn't have

the city. as well as dredging, and what they call the cat. those work, inherently there are no lb eased up perform that work at this time. this includes the painting which is very minimal. there is also some minimal electrical work. there is also an there is a lot of concrete work performed by themselves. 30,000,000 dollars of it is not available, lb e's are not able to provide that service to you. it's not the type of work they do. >> i guess, maybe at this point, it is something for the port. this is work we are going to do forever. we are going to need this type of work. what are we doing to partner with companies, or joint venture, or whatever to make sure there are companies available to do this work. >> one last thing i wanted to mention, sometimes we forget, the eight percent is a four. it is not a ceiling. >> we struggle to get to the floor. trust me. >> a lot of the big firms that inherently pursue this level of work are well known to us at our the same type of contractors that work at

people personally affected by the crisis in the city of binny in the d.r. see joke of ways helping children to escape the trauma off day to day life living with the disease through really have matey. sliding jumping and clears their minds the skaters practice in the streets of sydney twice a week people here have been at the forefront of the fight against. the disease has taken the lives of many of the skaters spam the friends roller blading helps them to escape. i'm skating i still know a bowler exists but i can forget it i just focus if i think about the disease it distracts me and i might crash 21 year old. started the roller blading team he mentors the children hoping to transform their lives with that because you're here when i say i saw the deaths happened a noisy child in detail and everywhere all the young people gone because their parents are dead so i tell myself that's why i'm fighting so hard now as a team is 42 members strong and joel wants to make a difference in the long term. lose all fall victim you would often cry able to tell you they're

the city claim they don't harm anyone but the rats they're a pest the cats aren't. is lisbon's ombudsman for animal rights. she's one of the initiators of the rat control program. the cats when. people win and of course the rats we know as well because this is another way to control rats in the city well redskin of course being afraid of cats and they just disappear from the places where they are seen. success one cat is trapped. it panics that has no idea that this will work out well. before colony is no longer welcome where they belong. because. the neighborhood is not ok and they're facing dangers like poisoning or abuse or if the entire building where they lived is coming down for new construction they have to move. this school in central lisbon is the new home of a cat colony. is at home here now. the tomcat has a kind of educational mission for the new arrivals. and. i think it's important for them to have to gain respect for animals and it's always good for both so we talk so much about $0.50 and this is also where you are creating this awareness. for animals

for us in the city. i think dcyf has some opportunities to change that. the next area of priority i want to bring a racial equity and systems approach to this work. so i think both in my personal and professional experience, you know, as a member of the western addition community and a member of the public school in the tenderloin, i've seen the families that are least well served by our system tell us best how our system's broken? and by listening to the block youth we can best create a system that's going to support our youth of color and then expand it out to support the most number of families in the city and that's how we're actually going to improve, you know, meet the needs of the most people in our city. i've provided you a letter from a dozen people that i've provided support. i believe you have that in your packet. i just want to end by thanking dori in help us build a strong committee of candidates, and the rules committee for supporting us. you've got strong candidates, and i look forward to

least, i must thank the mayor of our city. [applause] from the beginning, he said yes, which is amazing. we have heard no a lot of times in this world. people.uly a man of the , thatildren of this city is truly phenomenal. you have made it possible for the world to see what real leadership looks like. continue to lead with your heart named the we have street after. iou a debt of gratitude. thank you. [applause] >> good afternoon, richmond, how are we doing? isn't this a beautiful day in the city of richmond? today, we celebrate a true champion, a champion not only on the tennis court but on the world stage, for civil rights and for racial equality. david, thank you for the introduction and all you have done to make this day a reality. let's give him around of applause, everyone. [applause] now only to preserve and share an important part of your family's legacy. but also to literally market important time and a physical place that will from this day forward be known as arthur ashe boulevard. [applause] that's right, arthur ash

how would you, or the city fix that? because, as you know, the city of san francisco, when they are doing affordable housing the amount is already -- [inaudible] >> what i am understanding your question to be, is how do we meet the affordable housing needs of people who are extremely low income like with disabilities, or seniors who are on ssi and have limited income? that is a challenge we have been addressing. typically in the affordable housing stock, what you see in our lotteries are units that are 30% affordable at what is priced , that is because of funding requirements we are seeing. with changes in rules of the tax credits, we are allowed to do income averaging. that might be more technical. but now we have this tool, when we are using tax credit financing for projects we can use this new option to provide basically income averaging an hour units. as long as projects are averaging 60% ami, we can do a range of units that serve less than 60%, up to 80% of ami. that will be one tool we can use to provide units for