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Mayor, SFUSD and city agencies stress Vision Zero and hand out backpacks at Everett Middle School
Summary
Mayor Ed Lee, Superintendent Vince Matthews and partners marked the start of the school year at Everett Middle School with a Vision Zero safety message, a large backpack giveaway, and scholarship and teacher/principal awards. Officials emphasized 15-mph school zones, targeted traffic enforcement, and partnerships for safe routes to school.
Mayor Ed Lee, Superintendent Vince Matthews and multiple city agency leaders held a back-to-school event at Everett Middle School emphasizing street safety, Vision Zero enforcement and community partnerships, and organized a large backpack giveaway and scholarship ceremony.
The mayor urged drivers to slow down in school zones (15 mph) and to "slow down, calm down" around schools; he appeared with Chief William Scott (San Francisco Police Department), Dr. Tomas Aragon (City health officer), Ed Reiskin (SFMTA director) and other partners to highlight coordinated enforcement and safety programs. Chief Scott said SFPD would conduct back-to-school child-pedestrian and bicycle safety operations and added that speed enforcement and education had produced a "57% drop in traffic-related fatalities" year to date.
SFMTA and city officials detailed physical improvements and programs around schools, additional crossing guards, and pedestrian-safety efforts. City Health Officer Dr. Tomas Aragon framed Vision Zero as part of a broader public-health and safety approach and urged humility and care in shared streets.
The event also featured the mayor's "I Am the Future" scholarships and an awards ceremony recognizing teachers and principals across SFUSD, with partners such as College Track, City College and San Francisco State University joining to present scholarships and prizes. The mayor and partners emphasized employer, nonprofit and philanthropy support for school supplies, college access and teacher recognition.
Organizers said backpacks and resources would reach hundreds of children in the Sunnydale community and that free City College funding and workforce-training partnerships provide additional pathways for students and families.
