San Francisco, CA — Today, Mayor London N. Breed moved forward with a process to ensure that solutions to San Francisco’s mental health crisis are tackled in City Hall, not unnecessarily at the ballot. Mayor Breed earlier today announced her initiative, UrgentCareSF, to provide help to those most in crisis in our City—the 4,000 people who are homeless and suffer from mental illness and substance use disorder.

San Francisco, CA — Mayor London N. Breed today announced final approval for the City’s Better Market Street project, enabling transformational safety and streetscape improvements along 2.2 miles of Market Street, one of the most traveled streets in the world. The final approval for the project came today, when the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) Board of Directors approved the project’s proposed transportation changes.

San Francisco, CA — Mayor London N. Breed today announced a comprehensive plan—UrgentCareSF—to provide mental health care for those suffering from homelessness, mental illness, and substance use disorder. San Francisco’s Behavioral Health System serves 30,000 people every year, but is not working for the most vulnerable people on our streets. The plan includes immediate actions and a long-term vision for a system where the people who are most in need of care receive it in a way that meets them where they are.

San Francisco, CA — Mayor London N. Breed, Supervisor Hillary Ronen, Supervisor Matt Haney, and Supervisor Rafael Mandelman today announced a plan for the 55-bed Adult Residential Facility (ARF) located in the Behavioral Health Center at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital. The plan will allow for 28 beds in the facility to be used for short-term psychiatric respite while 27 beds will remain long-term care beds for current residents at the Adult Residential Facility.

San Francisco, CA — CleanPowerSF, the City’s local renewable energy program, has won a C40 Cities Bloomberg Philanthropies Award, a prestigious honor that provides international recognition for cities that are demonstrating climate action leadership. San Francisco was one of only seven winners from across the globe who were announced yesterday at the C40 World Mayors Summit in Copenhagen.

San Francisco, CA — Mayor London N. Breed today announced the launch of a new program to provide low-income transgender and gender non-conforming (TGNC) people with housing subsidies. Our Trans Home SF will soon begin providing housing subsidies as part of a two-year pilot program. Beginning next month, at least 55 households will receive a monthly subsidy to help pay their rent.

San Francisco, CA — Mayor London N. Breed today nominated Sue Diamond to serve on the San Francisco Planning Commission. If her nomination is approved by the Board of Supervisors, Diamond will fill the vacancy left by Richard Hillis, who resigned from his position on the Commission in September.

San Francisco, CA — Mayor London N. Breed today announced the acquisition and preservation of 3156-3158 Mission Street as part of the City’s Small Sites Program. The acquired properties are two mixed-use buildings with eight apartments and two commercial spaces occupied by El Rio, which is a bar and cornerstone business that has served the local Latino and LGBTQ communities since 1978. The bar and patio occupy one commercial space, and a community meeting space occupies the other.

San Francisco, CA — Mayor London N. Breed, along with Board of Supervisors President Norman Yee and the Office of Early Care and Education (OECE), today announced the distribution of $32.9 million in funding over the next three years to support early childhood educators in San Francisco. Approximately 2,500 educators who work directly with children will be eligible to apply for a stipend of approximately $4,000 per calendar year. OECE expects to issue the first stipends by the end of the year.

San Francisco, CA — The Board of Supervisors today voted unanimously to approve legislation to expand the number of electric vehicle (EV) charging stations in San Francisco parking facilities. Mayor London N. Breed and Supervisor Aaron Peskin introduced the legislation on July 16, 2019. Supervisors Rafael Mandelman, Ahsha Safaí, Vallie Brown, and Hillary Ronen are co-sponsors.