Dear Neighbors and Community, 

I hope you are having a wonderful summer and good luck to all the students who just started school! 

District 10 Public Safety Plan Update
We recently released updated recommendations to our District 10 Public Safety Plan, which was created in 2021 after meeting with community.
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Read the new 2023 evaluations and recommendations of the District 10 Public Safety Plan here. Translations in Chinese and Spanish are in progress.

The Public Safety Plan is intended to be a multipronged approach to address both systemic and environmental factors that erode the community and prime it for violence. The Public Safety Plan intends to achieve the following:

• An urgent shared vision of neighborhood public safety for D10.
• A centrally organized management of needed resources and service delivery in the neighborhoods most impacted by violent crime.
• Increase the police patrol in the “hot spots” and coordinate responses; convene agencies to quickly deploy and respond to the service needs.
• Coordinate violence prevention and response efforts at public housing sites.
• A decrease in violent crimes.

Over the past 18-months, we have experienced many victories related to repairing the damage that violence causes to a community. Despite the successes, violence continues to be a pervasive issue in D10. More can and will be done to address this byproduct of poverty and social inequity that impacts this proud community harder than any other community in San Francisco. This begins with greater funding to support the needs of the agencies doing the work. It also includes D10 Implementers being even more innovative and collaborative in their approach to address violence. We look forward to another year of working towards reducing this issue.

District 10 Office Updates

• July 21 - A big part of stopping violence is getting young people places where they can have a great time. We had a big outing with D10 youth organizations as part of our District 10 Safety Plan, to bring young people across the District and the City together! Shout out to: Us for Us, Feline Finesse, SCDC, Hunters Point Family, YCD, J&J Resources, Joe Lee, Dooda Activities, SF Rebels, LTF, and CityWorks!

• July 21 - I attended the Sundown Cinema event at the beautiful Crane Cove Park in Dogpatch. The turn out was great and everyone enjoyed a viewing of Moana right here in the neighborhood. This is space activation at its finest!

• July 22 - Along with community advocates, Supervisor Chan, the Office of Community Engagement and Immigrant Affairs, and the Immigrant Rights Commission, we gathered to announce legislation to strengthen San Francisco’s Language Access Ordinance. These amendments will build upon the existing Language Access Ordinance to ensure that the City can deliver quality services to communities that speak a language other than English. San Francisco is home to many diverse immigrant communities and is a national leader in providing language access services with one of the strongest and most comprehensive local language access laws. We are strengthening our commitment to equitable access with these comprehensive amendments!

• July 28  - I enjoyed the Block Party Resource Fair in Sunnydale! The community really came together for the residents. It was a great event with lots of fun for the little ones, hair cuts, food, and many resources.

• Aug. 4 - The Generation Climate: Workforce and Enterprise Summit for Youth was hosted in the district at The Midway. With climate change comes an array of new jobs and services that will provide opportunities for the next generation to earn a living while taking care of their environment. Thank you to the SF Port, RDJ Enterprises, and to all of our CBOs and City Departments who continue to provide opportunities for our youth!

• Aug. 6 - What a celebration at the Sam Jordan’s Annual Block Party on Sam Jordan Way here in Bayview! Such a beautiful day filled with family, fun and community.

• Aug. 7 - I attended the discussion with community and SFPD, to discuss crisis protocol, addressing community trauma, and how to move forward after tragedy. 

• Aug. 9 - The Us for Us backpack giveaway was a great success. Shout out to Dame for putting it together with community. So many young students will have a great start to the school year with the supplies they need for success! 

• Aug. 17 - I spoke at SF State’s Opening Convocation to celebrate the new academic year by introducing new faculty and hearing from SFSU leadership on what to look forward to in the academic year. Good luck to all the students starting their new semester!

• Aug. 18 -  I went out to support Urban Student Athlete Development Academy (USADA). USADA provides academic programming and athletic training for student athletes. Founded in 2019, their goal is for middle school students to thrive on the field and in the classroom to get into the high school and college of their choice, so they can have the promising futures they deserve! Big congratulations to Dion-Jay Brookter for receiving an award for his support of USADA! 

• Aug. 20 - I had a chance to stop by and support DooDa Activities. DooDa Activities is a community based organization that specializes in creating safe spaces for youth. They held a Junior Iron Chef Cook Off with Grocery Outlet and had a great turnout!

Every Thursday 3-7:30pm:
Farmers Market at the Southeast Community Center
1550 Evans Avenue