1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:04,760 Speaker 1: San Francisco this week hosts APEC. We're joined by San 2 00:00:04,800 --> 00:00:07,600 Speaker 1: Francisco's Mayor London Breed. Mayor Breed, thank you for your 3 00:00:07,600 --> 00:00:11,200 Speaker 1: time this morning. Of course, Look, there's one question that 4 00:00:11,280 --> 00:00:14,920 Speaker 1: everyone has. Why has it taken the visit of US 5 00:00:15,040 --> 00:00:20,080 Speaker 1: President Biden, China's presidency, leaders from around the world for 6 00:00:20,200 --> 00:00:23,080 Speaker 1: action on all of the problems that this city has 7 00:00:23,120 --> 00:00:25,720 Speaker 1: been talking about for four years now. 8 00:00:26,040 --> 00:00:28,320 Speaker 2: Well, just to be clear, we have been working on 9 00:00:28,360 --> 00:00:30,480 Speaker 2: this now for a few years. 10 00:00:30,640 --> 00:00:32,919 Speaker 3: This is not an issue. 11 00:00:32,560 --> 00:00:35,919 Speaker 2: That we've been sending around waiting to solve. It's been 12 00:00:35,960 --> 00:00:38,800 Speaker 2: something that San Francisco continues to work on. And since 13 00:00:38,840 --> 00:00:42,000 Speaker 2: I've been mayor since twenty eighteen, we've helped over ten 14 00:00:42,040 --> 00:00:45,960 Speaker 2: thousand people exit homelessness and we've never even had ten 15 00:00:46,000 --> 00:00:49,000 Speaker 2: thousand people on our streets. We've seen a reduction when 16 00:00:49,040 --> 00:00:51,599 Speaker 2: other Bay Area city saw an increase, and so this 17 00:00:51,680 --> 00:00:52,639 Speaker 2: is a problem that we. 18 00:00:52,640 --> 00:00:54,840 Speaker 3: Continuously worked on. This year. 19 00:00:55,280 --> 00:00:58,400 Speaker 2: Fortunately, we've gotten additional resources from the state and the 20 00:00:58,440 --> 00:01:02,760 Speaker 2: federal government that has really made a tremendous difference around 21 00:01:02,760 --> 00:01:04,200 Speaker 2: the challenges that we're dealing with. 22 00:01:04,319 --> 00:01:06,720 Speaker 1: A question from our audience that was submitted when they 23 00:01:06,760 --> 00:01:10,920 Speaker 1: heard you were coming on the program is were people 24 00:01:11,040 --> 00:01:14,200 Speaker 1: moved temporarily because of the events of this week from 25 00:01:14,240 --> 00:01:17,880 Speaker 1: specific blocks and neighborhoods to others or was this a 26 00:01:17,959 --> 00:01:21,720 Speaker 1: permanent action that was taken for what we see on 27 00:01:21,760 --> 00:01:22,840 Speaker 1: the streets outside. 28 00:01:22,920 --> 00:01:25,440 Speaker 3: Well, it was an effort that took place. 29 00:01:25,680 --> 00:01:28,039 Speaker 2: As you know, we had a court case where it 30 00:01:28,120 --> 00:01:30,840 Speaker 2: limited our ability to move people off the streets. We 31 00:01:30,959 --> 00:01:35,520 Speaker 2: still have a few hundred beds available and our street 32 00:01:35,520 --> 00:01:38,720 Speaker 2: outreach team is out there every day. And after we 33 00:01:38,760 --> 00:01:42,040 Speaker 2: got clarity from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal, people 34 00:01:42,480 --> 00:01:48,080 Speaker 2: who are offered shelter are no longer involuntarily homeless, so 35 00:01:48,120 --> 00:01:51,200 Speaker 2: we are able to move them into housing and too treatment, 36 00:01:51,240 --> 00:01:54,120 Speaker 2: into support, and so we have been very aggressive once 37 00:01:54,160 --> 00:01:56,760 Speaker 2: we had that clarity to get people off the streets. 38 00:01:56,800 --> 00:01:59,920 Speaker 2: Our goal is always to provide support, to provide compassion, 39 00:02:00,280 --> 00:02:03,920 Speaker 2: but to not let people linger on our streets, especially 40 00:02:03,960 --> 00:02:07,520 Speaker 2: when we're offering them an opportunity for housing. Our hope 41 00:02:07,680 --> 00:02:10,040 Speaker 2: what we've offered is that they will hold on to 42 00:02:10,120 --> 00:02:11,720 Speaker 2: what we're making available to them. 43 00:02:12,360 --> 00:02:14,840 Speaker 1: May I breed The frustration of San Franciscans and the 44 00:02:14,880 --> 00:02:18,520 Speaker 1: perception of the outside world is this happens every APEC, 45 00:02:18,639 --> 00:02:21,880 Speaker 1: or even with Dreamforce for a week, the city is 46 00:02:21,960 --> 00:02:24,760 Speaker 1: cleaned up, it puts its best foot forward. But when 47 00:02:24,760 --> 00:02:27,680 Speaker 1: everyone leaves on Friday or at the end of the week, 48 00:02:28,040 --> 00:02:30,480 Speaker 1: you know what current guarantees can you give the city 49 00:02:30,520 --> 00:02:34,080 Speaker 1: that this is permanent, that the actions the city's taken 50 00:02:34,120 --> 00:02:36,880 Speaker 1: to address the problems we know about will continue. 51 00:02:36,960 --> 00:02:37,160 Speaker 3: Well. 52 00:02:37,240 --> 00:02:39,880 Speaker 2: Just to be clear, APEC is a very unique event 53 00:02:39,919 --> 00:02:44,200 Speaker 2: in San Francisco. We haven't had a global event of 54 00:02:44,240 --> 00:02:48,079 Speaker 2: this magnitude since the United Nations was established, so it's 55 00:02:48,080 --> 00:02:52,240 Speaker 2: a big deal. And after Dreamforce, things that we've done 56 00:02:52,400 --> 00:02:54,840 Speaker 2: to keep the streets clean, to deal with the open 57 00:02:54,880 --> 00:02:58,120 Speaker 2: air drug dealing in using have continued, which is why 58 00:02:58,160 --> 00:03:02,400 Speaker 2: we're seeing a significant increase in how great. 59 00:03:02,160 --> 00:03:03,720 Speaker 3: The streets look for San Francisco. 60 00:03:04,120 --> 00:03:06,800 Speaker 2: And also, just so you know, we have certain concentrated 61 00:03:06,840 --> 00:03:09,520 Speaker 2: areas where there are challenges. Other major cities in the 62 00:03:09,600 --> 00:03:12,360 Speaker 2: US have the same problems, but in our neighborhoods and 63 00:03:12,400 --> 00:03:15,440 Speaker 2: the outskirts of San Francisco, things have been looking up 64 00:03:15,480 --> 00:03:16,680 Speaker 2: for a very long time. 65 00:03:17,080 --> 00:03:20,040 Speaker 1: Welcome to our Bloomberg Television radio audience world. While we're 66 00:03:20,080 --> 00:03:24,400 Speaker 1: speaking with San Francisco Mayor London Breed that's the case, 67 00:03:24,520 --> 00:03:27,920 Speaker 1: right that these issues are not unique or specific to 68 00:03:27,960 --> 00:03:32,239 Speaker 1: San Francisco. Indeed, other Californian cities experience them. Why does 69 00:03:32,280 --> 00:03:35,520 Speaker 1: the world think though, that San Francisco is a problem 70 00:03:35,600 --> 00:03:39,160 Speaker 1: city and sort of a portion more blame in that 71 00:03:39,320 --> 00:03:40,600 Speaker 1: sense than to other cities. 72 00:03:40,960 --> 00:03:45,240 Speaker 2: Well, San Francisco has always been a larger than live city. 73 00:03:45,280 --> 00:03:48,160 Speaker 2: People are always surprised to find out that our population 74 00:03:48,440 --> 00:03:52,480 Speaker 2: isn't even a million people. We represent the entire Bay Area. 75 00:03:52,520 --> 00:03:56,120 Speaker 2: It's a global city. It's the gateway to the Asia Pacific. 76 00:03:56,280 --> 00:03:59,640 Speaker 2: And so what this city is represented in history, whether 77 00:03:59,680 --> 00:04:03,800 Speaker 2: it's the United Nations in nineteen forty five or the 78 00:04:03,840 --> 00:04:07,520 Speaker 2: Peace Treaty which Japan in nineteen fifty one, San Francisco 79 00:04:07,640 --> 00:04:11,400 Speaker 2: continues to be that city that creates those global connections, 80 00:04:11,440 --> 00:04:15,280 Speaker 2: that is really oversized in terms of its image around 81 00:04:15,280 --> 00:04:17,640 Speaker 2: the world. And it's one of the most beautiful, iconic 82 00:04:17,720 --> 00:04:21,440 Speaker 2: places anywhere. So we're going to always get attention. Whether 83 00:04:21,480 --> 00:04:24,200 Speaker 2: it's good attention or bad attention depends on what the 84 00:04:24,240 --> 00:04:27,440 Speaker 2: story represents. And right now, APEC all eyes are on 85 00:04:27,480 --> 00:04:29,240 Speaker 2: the city artificial intelligence. 86 00:04:29,240 --> 00:04:29,880 Speaker 3: Of the top. 87 00:04:29,760 --> 00:04:32,160 Speaker 2: Twenty AI companies in the world, eight are in San 88 00:04:32,200 --> 00:04:36,640 Speaker 2: Francisco and they are growing rapidly. Autonomous vehicles are being 89 00:04:36,680 --> 00:04:40,440 Speaker 2: tested here. We're seeing so many new technologies and things 90 00:04:40,440 --> 00:04:41,520 Speaker 2: that are changing the world. 91 00:04:41,600 --> 00:04:43,080 Speaker 3: And even during COVID, we. 92 00:04:42,920 --> 00:04:45,200 Speaker 2: Were a leader and we saw one of the lowest 93 00:04:45,200 --> 00:04:49,200 Speaker 2: death rates anywhere in the country. So San Francisco continues 94 00:04:49,240 --> 00:04:52,400 Speaker 2: to get a lot of attention in various aspects and 95 00:04:52,440 --> 00:04:54,679 Speaker 2: that will continue. And my hope is as a result 96 00:04:54,760 --> 00:04:57,720 Speaker 2: of APEC, people will finally get to see what San 97 00:04:57,760 --> 00:04:59,960 Speaker 2: Francisco is from their own experience. 98 00:05:01,080 --> 00:05:04,279 Speaker 1: The centerpiece of this week for many is President Biden 99 00:05:04,720 --> 00:05:08,160 Speaker 1: meeting with President g and the expectation is there will 100 00:05:08,200 --> 00:05:11,320 Speaker 1: be some discussion about fentanyl. Yes, if you had the 101 00:05:11,320 --> 00:05:14,440 Speaker 1: opportunity to speak to President g this week, what would 102 00:05:14,480 --> 00:05:16,520 Speaker 1: you ask of him in the context of fentanyl. 103 00:05:16,839 --> 00:05:19,000 Speaker 2: Well, part of it is, you know, just to work 104 00:05:19,000 --> 00:05:23,840 Speaker 2: with the US and to ensure that the resources that 105 00:05:23,880 --> 00:05:27,599 Speaker 2: are being sent out of China that come into either 106 00:05:27,720 --> 00:05:31,120 Speaker 2: the US or Mexico are cut off to the fullest 107 00:05:31,160 --> 00:05:32,120 Speaker 2: extent possible. 108 00:05:32,160 --> 00:05:35,360 Speaker 3: That we work together in order to ensure that this. 109 00:05:35,440 --> 00:05:38,719 Speaker 2: Deadly poison that is killing people in San Francisco in 110 00:05:38,760 --> 00:05:41,880 Speaker 2: significant numbers and all over the country, that we're able 111 00:05:41,920 --> 00:05:44,720 Speaker 2: to combat this, to stop it, so that we can 112 00:05:44,760 --> 00:05:48,480 Speaker 2: continue the relationship, the good relationship that always existed between 113 00:05:48,640 --> 00:05:52,760 Speaker 2: China and the US around trade, around business growth and development, 114 00:05:53,480 --> 00:05:56,800 Speaker 2: because right now this is a big part of what 115 00:05:56,920 --> 00:06:00,440 Speaker 2: I think is also having an impact on our relationationship 116 00:06:00,480 --> 00:06:02,599 Speaker 2: because it has been so deadly to the people of 117 00:06:02,640 --> 00:06:03,520 Speaker 2: the United States. 118 00:06:03,600 --> 00:06:06,080 Speaker 1: Mabrid Who will you be meeting with this week and 119 00:06:06,120 --> 00:06:08,360 Speaker 1: what are you hoping to achieve when the weekends. 120 00:06:08,760 --> 00:06:10,920 Speaker 2: Well, I'm hoping to meet with a number of the 121 00:06:11,000 --> 00:06:14,760 Speaker 2: leaders who are coming to San Francisco from the various economies. 122 00:06:14,800 --> 00:06:15,800 Speaker 3: I'll be saying Hi. 123 00:06:16,040 --> 00:06:20,760 Speaker 2: They'll be very brief hellos and meetings and just welcomes 124 00:06:20,760 --> 00:06:24,200 Speaker 2: to San Francisco and hopefully an opportunity, you know, not 125 00:06:24,400 --> 00:06:26,760 Speaker 2: just to talk about the challenges, but to talk about 126 00:06:26,960 --> 00:06:30,720 Speaker 2: the business opportunities and how San Francisco can be an 127 00:06:30,760 --> 00:06:35,240 Speaker 2: important part of the economies of these various countries because 128 00:06:35,240 --> 00:06:38,320 Speaker 2: many of the growth and development around AI and new 129 00:06:38,360 --> 00:06:40,240 Speaker 2: technologies are being developed right here. 130 00:06:40,560 --> 00:06:43,200 Speaker 1: Going into this week, me braid, you'd announced jointly with 131 00:06:43,240 --> 00:06:47,360 Speaker 1: Mark Benioff that Dreamforce will return next year. Has mister 132 00:06:47,360 --> 00:06:50,560 Speaker 1: Benioff given you any guarantees that Dreamforce will stay in 133 00:06:50,600 --> 00:06:53,320 Speaker 1: San Francisco beyond twenty twenty four. 134 00:06:53,800 --> 00:06:58,960 Speaker 2: Well, right now, next year, Salesforce is committed to hosting 135 00:06:59,040 --> 00:07:02,479 Speaker 2: Dreamforce in San France Cisco. Mark is a San Francisco 136 00:07:02,480 --> 00:07:04,440 Speaker 2: and he loves this city, and we'll continue to work 137 00:07:04,520 --> 00:07:07,640 Speaker 2: very closely with him to ensure next year's success as 138 00:07:07,680 --> 00:07:11,480 Speaker 2: well as hopefully future during four success in San Francisco. 139 00:07:12,240 --> 00:07:15,160 Speaker 1: AI. It's clearly top of mind for everyone, not just 140 00:07:15,240 --> 00:07:17,680 Speaker 1: this week, but throughout twenty twenty three here in this city. 141 00:07:18,120 --> 00:07:20,520 Speaker 1: You know, we've talked about all of the square foot 142 00:07:20,520 --> 00:07:24,800 Speaker 1: of office space that has been filled by AIAI. You know, 143 00:07:24,960 --> 00:07:28,400 Speaker 1: dozens of startups have been founded in this city. What 144 00:07:28,480 --> 00:07:31,320 Speaker 1: action will you take this week to continue that? You know, 145 00:07:31,400 --> 00:07:34,480 Speaker 1: what initiatives are you trying to put in place to 146 00:07:34,560 --> 00:07:37,720 Speaker 1: continue the growth that AI seems to be centering in 147 00:07:37,760 --> 00:07:38,200 Speaker 1: our city. 148 00:07:38,560 --> 00:07:40,840 Speaker 2: Well, part of it is San Francisco has never had 149 00:07:40,840 --> 00:07:45,200 Speaker 2: to work hard for business, for tourism and conventions, and 150 00:07:45,240 --> 00:07:47,679 Speaker 2: what that means is, you know, we need to change 151 00:07:47,680 --> 00:07:50,000 Speaker 2: a lot of our codes and things that limit people's 152 00:07:50,040 --> 00:07:53,000 Speaker 2: ability to do business in San Francisco. We were always 153 00:07:53,120 --> 00:07:55,880 Speaker 2: you can only be a bank in the financial district 154 00:07:55,960 --> 00:07:58,880 Speaker 2: or you can only have a retail establishment here. And 155 00:07:59,000 --> 00:08:02,320 Speaker 2: many of the policies that I've already proposed allow for 156 00:08:02,600 --> 00:08:07,320 Speaker 2: diversifying places like the building we are in now today, 157 00:08:07,680 --> 00:08:10,080 Speaker 2: so that it's used for more than just office space. 158 00:08:10,200 --> 00:08:13,520 Speaker 2: It could be used for lab space. You know, we 159 00:08:13,560 --> 00:08:16,400 Speaker 2: have a three point four vacancy rate for lab space, 160 00:08:16,560 --> 00:08:18,800 Speaker 2: and so we could use a building like this for 161 00:08:18,840 --> 00:08:19,400 Speaker 2: that purpose. 162 00:08:19,480 --> 00:08:21,840 Speaker 3: It should be able to easily convert it is zero. 163 00:08:21,880 --> 00:08:25,120 Speaker 1: Office may bored directly involved in those conversations kind of 164 00:08:25,120 --> 00:08:28,960 Speaker 1: bringing private sector two opportunities that you're aware of in 165 00:08:29,000 --> 00:08:29,480 Speaker 1: our city. 166 00:08:29,560 --> 00:08:30,520 Speaker 3: We definitely are me. 167 00:08:30,680 --> 00:08:34,080 Speaker 2: Ikea is a perfect example of a space that'sat empty 168 00:08:34,200 --> 00:08:37,120 Speaker 2: that wouldn't have been possible had we not bridged that 169 00:08:37,200 --> 00:08:39,560 Speaker 2: gap to make it possible for Ikea to go into 170 00:08:39,600 --> 00:08:40,120 Speaker 2: that space. 171 00:08:40,360 --> 00:08:41,319 Speaker 3: So we're doing both. 172 00:08:41,440 --> 00:08:45,320 Speaker 2: We're changing policies based on you know, the communities and 173 00:08:45,360 --> 00:08:47,680 Speaker 2: the people who are property owners to allow for their 174 00:08:48,280 --> 00:08:50,640 Speaker 2: properties to be used for more than just one use. 175 00:08:51,120 --> 00:08:54,080 Speaker 2: We're making planning code changes, and we're trying to just 176 00:08:54,120 --> 00:08:56,760 Speaker 2: make it easier so that the process is not as 177 00:08:56,800 --> 00:09:00,760 Speaker 2: cumbersome in trying to deliver something different, nique and diverse 178 00:09:00,760 --> 00:09:02,640 Speaker 2: for San Francisco business may read. 179 00:09:02,720 --> 00:09:06,240 Speaker 1: Until very recently, San Francisco was the only city in 180 00:09:06,240 --> 00:09:10,679 Speaker 1: the world that had two robotaxi companies operating twenty four 181 00:09:10,679 --> 00:09:14,600 Speaker 1: to seven and charging a fair for driverless rides. Cruse's 182 00:09:14,600 --> 00:09:18,880 Speaker 1: permit was revoked. I appreciate that's the jurisdiction of the 183 00:09:18,960 --> 00:09:22,640 Speaker 1: DMV and the CPUC, But if CRUSE were able to 184 00:09:22,679 --> 00:09:26,440 Speaker 1: demonstrate they fixed the issues that the regulators were concerned about, 185 00:09:26,720 --> 00:09:29,600 Speaker 1: would you support their permit being reinstated. 186 00:09:29,960 --> 00:09:33,360 Speaker 2: Well, we actually have three, including Zekes which is a 187 00:09:33,360 --> 00:09:34,439 Speaker 2: lot smaller, I know, and. 188 00:09:34,360 --> 00:09:36,520 Speaker 1: Way charging fairs to the public. 189 00:09:36,640 --> 00:09:39,240 Speaker 2: Yes, And so our hope is that you know, this 190 00:09:39,360 --> 00:09:43,320 Speaker 2: is really about safety and security and transparency, and my 191 00:09:43,520 --> 00:09:47,120 Speaker 2: hope is that CRUZ can get things in order in 192 00:09:47,240 --> 00:09:49,240 Speaker 2: order to be back on the streets of San Francisco. 193 00:09:49,800 --> 00:09:51,360 Speaker 2: But they really are going to need to build the 194 00:09:51,400 --> 00:09:53,480 Speaker 2: trust of the people here in the city. And I 195 00:09:53,520 --> 00:09:56,720 Speaker 2: know that we don't directly make the decision, but we're 196 00:09:56,760 --> 00:09:59,800 Speaker 2: still here to work with this technology because we are 197 00:10:00,080 --> 00:10:04,200 Speaker 2: cited that autonomous vehicles are in San Francisco, are testing 198 00:10:04,200 --> 00:10:08,040 Speaker 2: in San Francisco, are able to be a new transportation 199 00:10:08,160 --> 00:10:10,640 Speaker 2: network as a part of San Francisco, but we have 200 00:10:10,760 --> 00:10:15,360 Speaker 2: to ensure that it's a safe network of transportation as well. 201 00:10:15,520 --> 00:10:18,360 Speaker 1: San Francisco Mayor London Breed a big week for APEX 202 00:10:18,440 --> 00:10:19,160 Speaker 1: twenty twenty three. 203 00:10:19,200 --> 00:10:20,680 Speaker 3: Thank you so much, Thank you for your time.