San Francisco, CA — Mayor London N. Breed is attending the United States Conference of Mayors Winter Meeting this week on behalf of the City and County of San Francisco to meet with leaders from across the nation on issues of importance to San Francisco, including creating more housing, helping our homeless population into care and shelter, and making the City more equitable for all residents.

“As the shutdown continues, mayors from across the country are coming together to talk about solutions to the issues facing our cities and residents,” said Mayor Breed. “We are working to figure out how to continue addressing issues like homelessness and housing, and how to make cities more equitable and inclusive.”

The United States Conference of Mayors is the official non-partisan organization of the 1,408 cities with populations of 30,000 or more. Each year, it holds a Winter Meeting in January in Washington, D.C., and an Annual Meeting each June in a different city. The policy positions adopted at the annual meeting collectively represent the views of the nation’s mayors and are distributed to the President of the United States and Congress.

Mayor Breed will meet with mayors as well as state and federal leaders from across the country and participate in a number of public engagements, including:

·         Forum on Hunger and Homelessness
Thursday, January 24
Mayor Breed and Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney, who serve as co-chairs of the Conference of Mayors Task Force, will share best practices and lessons learned in addressing urban homelessness with other mayors in attendance.

·         Housing & Homelessness Forum co-hosted by Center for American Progress & Mayors and CEOs for Housing Investment
Thursday, January 24

Mayor Breed to participate in a panel with Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg, Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney, Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan, and Gary, Indiana Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson to discuss her efforts to build more housing in San Francisco and help homeless residents into care and shelter.

·         Mayors Against LGBTQ Discrimination Forum
Friday, January 25

Mayor Breed to join Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney and Kansas City Mayor Sly James to give remarks highlighting her efforts to promote equity and advance the rights of LGBTQ residents.