Now. I dont know if i could pick him up now, but, you know, he didnt feel very heavy at that moment. I do want to know how fast was he going. I know they slow down drastically right before they get here. Bart says the train was traveling at about 36 miles an hour. But its this picture taken by tony bodilla after the fact that shows one mans gratitude towards the actions of another. Fortunate that god put me there. And he got see another day. And i spoke to him later, i said hey, pay it forward. Hero is a term used too often and too loosely. Oconnor choked up when asked how he felt. Its what were supposed to do. Now oconnor was a train operator for 20 s,ay add. You know, he joked with the press today saying that it was a good thing that his team, the 49ers werent playing yesterday because otherwise he would have stayed at home. And i have to tell you, were glad as well. Were live in oakland, Lyanne Melendez, abc7 news. He was incredible, lyanne. What about the fellow who fell on to the
Speak, they are welcome to. And ill sort of reiterate the speakers have two minutes. We ask you state your first and last name clearly and speak into the microphone. If you have a written state, leave it with our files. You have to avoid repetition of the previous statements. Sucati shaw, sarah lee, jordan davis, roma guy, alexander post, Steven Naylor, Courtney Hansen, diana black, jose bernall, megan swartz and if folks could line up at the right side of the chamber from your perspective. Megan swartz, carrie lambrecht, marty jay. Weve been doing this for a long time and we think the new supervisors who are joining in in. Roma guy from taxpayers and were a member of the new jail coalition. So one of the surprises of today, and not to repeat what everyone else said is this renewed polarization from 2015. So i just want to point out that some of the alternatives like pretrial or whatever have really been effective. One that wasnt effective was one of the partners who should be here who
And to represent the nonew jail sf coalition. We heard from the sheriff there arent any alternatives except to send people out of county and thats not true. Theres a peoples vision to closing a 50 bryant and we will be going over that right now. And just a little bit of background, we are Community Organization and Community Members, folk whos are formally incarcerated people who sense 2015 hav2015 who have been calln the city of San Francisco to shut down at 50 bryant immediately. We represent more than 80 organizations and institutions that have united to demand the city take immediate steps to close a50 bryant. 850 bryant. At the core, its not just about closing but counseling the jailing in San Francisco by addressing the problem at its root through housing, Mental Health care and decriminalization. So first, we want to be responding to the mayors proposal to close 80 bryant and we appreciate this and were excited about the mayors investment in pretrial division. But there are a fe
We have people incarser rated. The worst thing i would want for anything to make the situation of my people worse. I dont know if closing 850 bryant down will make it harder for a mother to have access to her child that is incarcerated, right . I want to make one thing clear, too. You know, people talk about the criminal element. I dont like it either. I am black. Blacks dont get along with the killers any better either, right . I am on the fence until i find out more information. We need more talks between the city officials, the community, and the people that is working for the solution. It is an opportunity for that engagement because they are civil servants. We need that connection between the people and civil service. What they did right here is a good example of community interaction. The people need to grab the power back. I am not sure if this is the correct lane. I am on the fence with that. Thank you. Next speaker. In regards to the population in the jail. The sheriff wants t
We heard from the sheriff there arent any alternatives except to send people out of county and thats not true. Theres a peoples vision to closing a 50 bryant and we will be going over that right now. And just a little bit of background, we are Community Organization and Community Members, folk whos are formally incarcerated people who sense 2015 hav2015 who have been calln the city of San Francisco to shut down at 50 bryant immediately. We represent more than 80 organizations and institutions that have united to demand the city take immediate steps to close a50 bryant. 850 bryant. At the core, its not just about closing but counseling the jailing in San Francisco by addressing the problem at its root through housing, Mental Health care and decriminalization. So first, we want to be responding to the mayors proposal to close 80 bryant and we appreciate this and were excited about the mayors investment in pretrial division. But there are a few aspects of the proposal that we are rejectin