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May 14, 2024. madam clerk, call the roll. Supervisor chan present. Supervisor dorsey present. Supervisor engardio present. Supervisor mandelman present. Supervisor melgar present. Supervisor peskin present. Supervisor melgar present. Mvrnld present. Supervisor safai present. Supervisor stefani present. Supervisor walton mr. President all anybodys are present. Thank you, madam clerk thank you, madam clerk unceded ancestral homeland of the ramaytush rahmytoosh ohlone olonee who are the original inhabitants of the San Francisco peninsula. Responsibilities as the caretakers of this place, as well as for all peoples who reside in their traditional territory. Ramaytush ohlone community and by affirming their sovereign rights as first peoples. Colleagues please join me in the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Madam clerk do we have any communications. Yes. Thank you, mr. President. Welcomes you at city hall or watch on sfgovtv channel 26. You may submit your Public Comment to to www. Sfbos. Org or dr. Carlton city hall San Francisco, california. To make a reasonable accommodation for the facilities act please contact the City Clerks Office by calling 4155545484. Madam clerk read the physical Development Committee of the whole. All matters are considered routine. Would my colleague like in the tim pulled. Supervisor dorsey, aye. Supervisor safai, aye. Supervisor walton, aye. Supervisor chan, aye. Supervisor dorsey, aye. Supervisor engardio, aye. Supervisor mandelman, aye. Supervisor melgar, aye. President peskin, aye. Supervisor preston, aye. Supervisor ronen, aye. Mr. Chair 11 is passed next item. Restricted arts activities use;and affirming the planning departments determination under the California Environmental. Same house, same call. The ordinance is finally passed gavel read items 8 and 9 together. Superbay hangar lease no. L130071,between american airlines, inc. And the city and county of San Francisco, acting by and by and of the lease extension term after approval of the board of supervisors and execution of modification no. 4 by city. airport the superbay hangar lease no. L040058,between United Airlines, inc. And the city and county of San Francisco, acting by and after approval of the board of supervisors and execution of modification no. 3 by city. Airport Commission . Same house, same call. The resolutions additional amounts up to 15 of the original grant for period of october 1, 2023, through september 30, 2028, that may be offered from the project, contingent on receipt by the Airport Commission of a grant offer from the federal aviation administration. Airport Commission . Same house, same call. The resolution is adopted gavel madam clerk read items madam clerk read items madam clerk read items madam clerk read items madam clerk read items 11 and 12. 11. [grant Agreement Amendment conard house, inc. Mcallister hotel not to exceed 12,815,916] sponsors mayor; mandelman resolution approving the Second Amendment to the Grant Agreement between conard house, inc. And the department of homelessness and Supportive Housing hsh for supportive services, property management, and master lease stewardship at the mcallister hotel; extending the grant term by 24 months from june 30, 2024, for a total term of january 1, 2021, through june 30, 2026; increasing the agreement amount by 4,490,244 for a total amount not to exceed 12,815,916; and authorizing hsh to enter into any amendments or other modifications to the agreement that do not materially increase the increase the Supportive Housing hsh for family Rapid Rehousing Services through the Housing Solutions program; extending the grant term term by 72 months from june 30, 2024, for a total term of july 1, 2020, through june 30, 12,306,778 for a total amount not to exceed 21,903,359; and authorizing hsh to enter into any amendments or other same house, same call. gavel the resolutions are adopted madam clerk read items 13 and 14 together. And county of San Francisco for all official advertising for fiscal year fy 20242025. office of contract potrero hill neighborhoods; Henry Society journal to be the outreach neighborhoodbased monthly periodical of the city and county of San Francisco San Francisco examiner to be the outreach neighborhoodbased monthly periodical of the city and county of San Francisco for the sunset, presidio heights, hill, south of market, marina, and north beach neighborhoods; Sing Tao Daily to be the outreach neighborhoodbased monthly Small Business exchange to be the outreach neighborhoodbased monthly periodical of the city and county of San Francisco serving the entire city; wind mission neighborhoods, and the outreach communitybased weekly periodical of the city and county of San Francisco for the chinese community; world chinese community; world valley, and Western Addition neighborhoods; and to provide Outreach Advertising for fiscal year fy 20242025. office of Contract Administration . Same house, same call. The resolutions are adopted gavel next item, next item, agreement between the city and county of San Francisco and Sunset Scavenger Company d b a recology sunset scavenger, golden gate disposal months from july 1, 2024, for a total Contract Term of december 1, 2020, through october 31, 2024. office of Contract Administration . Same house, same call. The resolution is adopted gavel next item, next item, office of cannabis to accept and expend a grant award in the amount of 2,041,520. 62 from april 2, office of cannabis to execute the agreement with the Governors Office of business and economic development, and any same house, same call. The resolution is adopted gavel next of elm street in recognition of midge wilsons incredible contribution to the children and families in the tenderloin neighborhood. Same house, same call. The resolution is adopted gavel harrison]motion reappointing Thomas Richard harrison, term ending july 1, 2028, to the sanitation and streets commission. rules committee same house, same call. The motion is approved madam clerk go to call the roll. For introductions. First is supervisor safai roll call for introductions. A yeah. Refer. Xhrjd thank you, madam clerk. Colleagues, im introducing a resolution in support of ab the families rights act. Sponsored by action and mark for live establishes the uniform rights for homeland vinylframed will be able to request the review of unsolved cases after 1990 and currently california leads over womens cases to Law Enforcement agencies who are not required to provide my information to the public and far too many families surf if murder and 43 percent of homicide cases remain open an urban solved are working together black and people of color facing homicides theyre stuck without a voice in the criminal justice causing trauma and pain and ab 2913 allows reviewed cases to be look at it from the initial investigation and determine if a revision is needed and additionally ab 2913 Law Enforcement better communicate to make sure that homicide families are for the ignored. Many of california cities hit the hard i would are called the homicide that families rights act that bill represents justice for families effected by justice added policies for those families and helping improve the relationships between Law Enforcement agencies and the community they serve. And also like to close do you see that meeting in memory of a cherished member of the community passed at 84 and was born on may where he grew up in 1958 met his wife and they were married two years later and moved if San Francisco is necessary coowned a restaurant in north beach. Over time many of those patrons were friends and knew everyone and seating everyone and the would be behind the bar and remembered was one of the most incredible um, people you would meet and passion for bartender actually he retired and the enjoyed playing soccer and telling jokes. He cherished the time in the country. He is in survived by his wife and children and grandchildren. We will celebrate the 85 birthday saturday and this friday actually may 17th at the San Francisco club but celebrate his life last friday, i will deeply miss him. His friends and family knows he had a great pierntd will not be forgotten lets celebrate a life of this man known by the world as possibly the best bartender we offer our condolences for the San Francisco community and especially your Italian Community the rest i submit. Supervisor walton colleagues along are working together or are working together supervisor safai and supervisor ronen introducing an amendment for the director of the accountability. Independent oversight helps to bridge the gap between Law Enforcement and the community that we serve. Thus improving the safety in the long run about the mechanisms and accountability and between Law Enforcement and the public. Our city has not been immune of Police Misconduct that changed the principles of justice and equity and community. From the traumatic death of mario woods and others to the National Tragedy of george floyd bringing i cant think taylor and others those incidents serve as possibly a stark reminder of the uniform we shouldnt having so prioritize accountability and transparency only when or until the next tragic occurs. A study in 2022 conducted ucsf revealed a link between segregation and black residents and the Law Enforcement despite San Franciscos reputation that is highest injury rate for black residents among 52 communities. Despite their constituting less than 5 percent of the population as a city that values justice and accountability and safety, we cannot afford to turn a blind and to reality but have measures that empower community both sides to investigate any misconduct. It is imperfect hss. Bring it back to the dais. Are partial and free if from the force of applies are working together the Law Enforcement agencies. Are working together members of the public seeing obligations trust and integrity of our police force is important. This in turn enhances the community and promotion transparency and cult i cannot a accountability that benefits over resident of our city that independent position so eliminate anyone that is demoved to a politician or elected official. If passed by voters this amendment will mark a step towards a more just and equitable San Francisco. The first election of the director for the Police Accountability will be held in a general election of 2026 followed by subsequent election and president ial election lets build a city for every residents is respected the rest i submit. Thank you. Commissioner walton. Thank you. Madam clerk. Colleagues we have note met our citys vision zero goals that were adopted as a city policy a decade ago and critical element of vision zero we design our high injury corridors to prioritize safety and prevent serious injuries and we were tasked are working together improvements as part of the vision zero to do the construction work and that is necessary. But as possibly we know and over time both not only this body but as well as of members as possibly commissioners on the county Transportation Authority we know that the projects are planned and approved and designed and fully funded we need to finish and build. So if similarly to because our body does not have the authority to declare and Emergency Declaration but with that, same approach i need to introduce an amendment for the administrative code to provide contract procurement waivers for the vision zero transportation project and delivery Shovel Ready Projects and approved projects are working together a sense of urgency so we have better and safety streets and the rest i submit. Thank you. Thank you. Supervisor chan and supervisor dorsey. Thank you. Madam clerk. Colleagues in partnerships to Public Health im introducing legislation that requires all retailed paramedics for the Gold Standard medication to reduce kraifrz and facilitate link teamster fatal im grateful for the cosponsors supervisor mandelman who will be joining me and the support of others. San francisco is to succeed in supporting and incentivizing long term recovery the availability of those paramedics must be part and the era are confronts us making to seek and recovery from a disorder. And over powering kraifrz if lifesaving medication are not available we know that lifethreatening street drugs are alternatives and in the midst of overdose crises it is imperative to expand this treatment thats why im grateful for the Public Health identify problems and were recommending that wheeshth project we have been successful using the medication reported and response to availability challenges the system against federal legislation and expand this ordinance for the utilization by removing this and however study published as possibly of last month in the journal of medication changes in the law expand the pro subscribers and observed in the number of patients taking medication and one legislative finding im introducing looks like similarly previous sift a 2022 study shows paramedics stopped to understand the local impact that san franciscans seeking recovery from opioid. Definition credit to the department of health whose Office Conducted a safer of paramedics in San Francisco and the survey found three 7 in San Francisco or 4 percent were able to fill one day proportion for two weeks prescription and those didnt have a medication in stock indicating to fill the prescription we want to change that to make sure that everyone pharmacy keeps their promise the medication will be there when people are ready as a recovering addict hopefully will help save lives grateful to my cosponsors and the department of health for your leadership and support living room on that important legislation and the rest i submit. Thank you, supervisor dorsey and supervisor mandelman. Thank you, madam clerk um, i have a resolution to introduce today. To recognize may 25th through gin 2 for the Lieutenant Governor and Asian American Pacific Islanders the bayview collision was formed to build communities for the transfer of knowledge across the generations for Historic Context and celebrate the Culture Heritage and identity that board recognizes this in 2021 and 2022 expand statewide and oakland and alameda and the bay in 2023 Went National as possibly celebration to the city of eugene oregon and will have a culture the harvey milk and panel for within the scope flag raising and closing pastor and the lounge offer on the first, i want to thank my colleagues for your cosponsorship and want to again acknowledge and thank michael winning and the founder the coalition for working in my office to bring in resolution forward. And oats rest i will summit. Thank you supervisor mandelman and supervisor melgar and written kari is my neighbor im disgusted they have a campaign to make them feel unwelcome and afraid in their long term home ive been in touch are working together him and the chief and neighbors as possibly terry and his family deal with the threats and harassment that kind of hate didnt happen in a vacuum he received a package an alarming escalation he lived and work as possibly a professional dogwalker of a formerly black neighborhood and followed decades of racism are working together discharged or displacement of black resident from hero home and fillmore and Western Addition are working together alamos square targeted by gentrification and other practices and terry and his family are remained in the neighborhood. To see those kinds of threats directed at a madam chair, man is. Keen to cross burning and other take care used by the catalytic converter to target black residents this ongoing effort to terrorize a black family are working together intention San Francisco<\/a> peninsula. Responsibilities as the caretakers of this place, as well as for all peoples who reside in their traditional territory. Ramaytush ohlone community and by affirming their sovereign rights as first peoples. Colleagues please join me in the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States<\/a> of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Madam clerk do we have any communications. Yes. Thank you, mr. President. Welcomes you at city hall or watch on sfgovtv channel 26. You may submit your Public Comment<\/a> to to www. Sfbos. Org or dr. Carlton city hall San Francisco<\/a>, california. To make a reasonable accommodation for the facilities act please contact the City Clerks Office<\/a> by calling 4155545484. Madam clerk read the physical Development Committee<\/a> of the whole. All matters are considered routine. Would my colleague like in the tim pulled. Supervisor dorsey, aye. Supervisor safai, aye. Supervisor walton, aye. Supervisor chan, aye. Supervisor dorsey, aye. Supervisor engardio, aye. Supervisor mandelman, aye. Supervisor melgar, aye. President peskin, aye. Supervisor preston, aye. Supervisor ronen, aye. Mr. Chair 11 is passed next item. Restricted arts activities use;and affirming the planning departments determination under the California Environmental<\/a>. Same house, same call. The ordinance is finally passed gavel read items 8 and 9 together. Superbay hangar lease no. L130071,between american airlines, inc. And the city and county of San Francisco<\/a>, acting by and by and of the lease extension term after approval of the board of supervisors and execution of modification no. 4 by city. airport the superbay hangar lease no. L040058,between United Airlines<\/a>, inc. And the city and county of San Francisco<\/a>, acting by and after approval of the board of supervisors and execution of modification no. 3 by city. Airport Commission<\/a> . Same house, same call. The resolutions additional amounts up to 15 of the original grant for period of october 1, 2023, through september 30, 2028, that may be offered from the project, contingent on receipt by the Airport Commission<\/a> of a grant offer from the federal aviation administration. Airport Commission<\/a> . Same house, same call. The resolution is adopted gavel madam clerk read items madam clerk read items madam clerk read items madam clerk read items madam clerk read items 11 and 12. 11. [grant Agreement Amendment<\/a> conard house, inc. Mcallister hotel not to exceed 12,815,916] sponsors mayor; mandelman resolution approving the Second Amendment<\/a> to the Grant Agreement<\/a> between conard house, inc. And the department of homelessness and Supportive Housing<\/a> hsh for supportive services, property management, and master lease stewardship at the mcallister hotel; extending the grant term by 24 months from june 30, 2024, for a total term of january 1, 2021, through june 30, 2026; increasing the agreement amount by 4,490,244 for a total amount not to exceed 12,815,916; and authorizing hsh to enter into any amendments or other modifications to the agreement that do not materially increase the increase the Supportive Housing<\/a> hsh for family Rapid Rehousing Services<\/a> through the Housing Solutions<\/a> program; extending the grant term term by 72 months from june 30, 2024, for a total term of july 1, 2020, through june 30, 12,306,778 for a total amount not to exceed 21,903,359; and authorizing hsh to enter into any amendments or other same house, same call. gavel the resolutions are adopted madam clerk read items 13 and 14 together. And county of San Francisco<\/a> for all official advertising for fiscal year fy 20242025. office of contract potrero hill neighborhoods; Henry Society<\/a> journal to be the outreach neighborhoodbased monthly periodical of the city and county of San Francisco<\/a> San Francisco<\/a> examiner to be the outreach neighborhoodbased monthly periodical of the city and county of San Francisco<\/a> for the sunset, presidio heights, hill, south of market, marina, and north beach neighborhoods; Sing Tao Daily<\/a> to be the outreach neighborhoodbased monthly Small Business<\/a> exchange to be the outreach neighborhoodbased monthly periodical of the city and county of San Francisco<\/a> serving the entire city; wind mission neighborhoods, and the outreach communitybased weekly periodical of the city and county of San Francisco<\/a> for the chinese community; world chinese community; world valley, and Western Addition<\/a> neighborhoods; and to provide Outreach Advertising<\/a> for fiscal year fy 20242025. office of Contract Administration<\/a> . Same house, same call. The resolutions are adopted gavel next item, next item, agreement between the city and county of San Francisco<\/a> and Sunset Scavenger Company<\/a> d b a recology sunset scavenger, golden gate disposal months from july 1, 2024, for a total Contract Term<\/a> of december 1, 2020, through october 31, 2024. office of Contract Administration<\/a> . Same house, same call. The resolution is adopted gavel next item, next item, office of cannabis to accept and expend a grant award in the amount of 2,041,520. 62 from april 2, office of cannabis to execute the agreement with the Governors Office<\/a> of business and economic development, and any same house, same call. The resolution is adopted gavel next of elm street in recognition of midge wilsons incredible contribution to the children and families in the tenderloin neighborhood. Same house, same call. The resolution is adopted gavel harrison]motion reappointing Thomas Richard<\/a> harrison, term ending july 1, 2028, to the sanitation and streets commission. rules committee same house, same call. The motion is approved madam clerk go to call the roll. For introductions. First is supervisor safai roll call for introductions. A yeah. Refer. Xhrjd thank you, madam clerk. Colleagues, im introducing a resolution in support of ab the families rights act. Sponsored by action and mark for live establishes the uniform rights for homeland vinylframed will be able to request the review of unsolved cases after 1990 and currently california leads over womens cases to Law Enforcement<\/a> agencies who are not required to provide my information to the public and far too many families surf if murder and 43 percent of homicide cases remain open an urban solved are working together black and people of color facing homicides theyre stuck without a voice in the criminal justice causing trauma and pain and ab 2913 allows reviewed cases to be look at it from the initial investigation and determine if a revision is needed and additionally ab 2913 Law Enforcement<\/a> better communicate to make sure that homicide families are for the ignored. Many of california cities hit the hard i would are called the homicide that families rights act that bill represents justice for families effected by justice added policies for those families and helping improve the relationships between Law Enforcement<\/a> agencies and the community they serve. And also like to close do you see that meeting in memory of a cherished member of the community passed at 84 and was born on may where he grew up in 1958 met his wife and they were married two years later and moved if San Francisco<\/a> is necessary coowned a restaurant in north beach. Over time many of those patrons were friends and knew everyone and seating everyone and the would be behind the bar and remembered was one of the most incredible um, people you would meet and passion for bartender actually he retired and the enjoyed playing soccer and telling jokes. He cherished the time in the country. He is in survived by his wife and children and grandchildren. We will celebrate the 85 birthday saturday and this friday actually may 17th at the San Francisco<\/a> club but celebrate his life last friday, i will deeply miss him. His friends and family knows he had a great pierntd will not be forgotten lets celebrate a life of this man known by the world as possibly the best bartender we offer our condolences for the San Francisco<\/a> community and especially your Italian Community<\/a> the rest i submit. Supervisor walton colleagues along are working together or are working together supervisor safai and supervisor ronen introducing an amendment for the director of the accountability. Independent oversight helps to bridge the gap between Law Enforcement<\/a> and the community that we serve. Thus improving the safety in the long run about the mechanisms and accountability and between Law Enforcement<\/a> and the public. Our city has not been immune of Police Misconduct<\/a> that changed the principles of justice and equity and community. From the traumatic death of mario woods and others to the National Tragedy<\/a> of george floyd bringing i cant think taylor and others those incidents serve as possibly a stark reminder of the uniform we shouldnt having so prioritize accountability and transparency only when or until the next tragic occurs. A study in 2022 conducted ucsf revealed a link between segregation and black residents and the Law Enforcement<\/a> despite San Francisco<\/a>s reputation that is highest injury rate for black residents among 52 communities. Despite their constituting less than 5 percent of the population as a city that values justice and accountability and safety, we cannot afford to turn a blind and to reality but have measures that empower community both sides to investigate any misconduct. It is imperfect hss. Bring it back to the dais. Are partial and free if from the force of applies are working together the Law Enforcement<\/a> agencies. Are working together members of the public seeing obligations trust and integrity of our police force is important. This in turn enhances the community and promotion transparency and cult i cannot a accountability that benefits over resident of our city that independent position so eliminate anyone that is demoved to a politician or elected official. If passed by voters this amendment will mark a step towards a more just and equitable San Francisco<\/a>. The first election of the director for the Police Accountability<\/a> will be held in a general election of 2026 followed by subsequent election and president ial election lets build a city for every residents is respected the rest i submit. Thank you. Commissioner walton. Thank you. Madam clerk. Colleagues we have note met our citys vision zero goals that were adopted as a city policy a decade ago and critical element of vision zero we design our high injury corridors to prioritize safety and prevent serious injuries and we were tasked are working together improvements as part of the vision zero to do the construction work and that is necessary. But as possibly we know and over time both not only this body but as well as of members as possibly commissioners on the county Transportation Authority<\/a> we know that the projects are planned and approved and designed and fully funded we need to finish and build. So if similarly to because our body does not have the authority to declare and Emergency Declaration<\/a> but with that, same approach i need to introduce an amendment for the administrative code to provide contract procurement waivers for the vision zero transportation project and delivery Shovel Ready Projects<\/a> and approved projects are working together a sense of urgency so we have better and safety streets and the rest i submit. Thank you. Thank you. Supervisor chan and supervisor dorsey. Thank you. Madam clerk. Colleagues in partnerships to Public Health<\/a> im introducing legislation that requires all retailed paramedics for the Gold Standard<\/a> medication to reduce kraifrz and facilitate link teamster fatal im grateful for the cosponsors supervisor mandelman who will be joining me and the support of others. San francisco is to succeed in supporting and incentivizing long term recovery the availability of those paramedics must be part and the era are confronts us making to seek and recovery from a disorder. And over powering kraifrz if lifesaving medication are not available we know that lifethreatening street drugs are alternatives and in the midst of overdose crises it is imperative to expand this treatment thats why im grateful for the Public Health<\/a> identify problems and were recommending that wheeshth project we have been successful using the medication reported and response to availability challenges the system against federal legislation and expand this ordinance for the utilization by removing this and however study published as possibly of last month in the journal of medication changes in the law expand the pro subscribers and observed in the number of patients taking medication and one legislative finding im introducing looks like similarly previous sift a 2022 study shows paramedics stopped to understand the local impact that san franciscans seeking recovery from opioid. Definition credit to the department of health whose Office Conducted<\/a> a safer of paramedics in San Francisco<\/a> and the survey found three 7 in San Francisco<\/a> or 4 percent were able to fill one day proportion for two weeks prescription and those didnt have a medication in stock indicating to fill the prescription we want to change that to make sure that everyone pharmacy keeps their promise the medication will be there when people are ready as a recovering addict hopefully will help save lives grateful to my cosponsors and the department of health for your leadership and support living room on that important legislation and the rest i submit. Thank you, supervisor dorsey and supervisor mandelman. Thank you, madam clerk um, i have a resolution to introduce today. To recognize may 25th through gin 2 for the Lieutenant Governor<\/a> and Asian American<\/a> Pacific Islanders<\/a> the bayview collision was formed to build communities for the transfer of knowledge across the generations for Historic Context<\/a> and celebrate the Culture Heritage<\/a> and identity that board recognizes this in 2021 and 2022 expand statewide and oakland and alameda and the bay in 2023 Went National<\/a> as possibly celebration to the city of eugene oregon and will have a culture the harvey milk and panel for within the scope flag raising and closing pastor and the lounge offer on the first, i want to thank my colleagues for your cosponsorship and want to again acknowledge and thank michael winning and the founder the coalition for working in my office to bring in resolution forward. And oats rest i will summit. Thank you supervisor mandelman and supervisor melgar and written kari is my neighbor im disgusted they have a campaign to make them feel unwelcome and afraid in their long term home ive been in touch are working together him and the chief and neighbors as possibly terry and his family deal with the threats and harassment that kind of hate didnt happen in a vacuum he received a package an alarming escalation he lived and work as possibly a professional dogwalker of a formerly black neighborhood and followed decades of racism are working together discharged or displacement of black resident from hero home and fillmore and Western Addition<\/a> are working together alamos square targeted by gentrification and other practices and terry and his family are remained in the neighborhood. To see those kinds of threats directed at a madam chair, man is. Keen to cross burning and other take care used by the catalytic converter to target black residents this ongoing effort to terrorize a black family are working together intention Southern California<\/a> this case and supporting this family must be a top priority for the city thats why colleagues, im introducing law condemning the actions of person or persons carving ousted this to find perpetrators and helping terry and calls on the fbi to investigate given the most recent threats through the u. S. Mail and a federal complaint has been filed thank you to the neighbors of alamos square reached out out of concern for terry our advocacy and support for the neighbors makes our Community Stronger<\/a> i know that is appreciated by terry and his family. Colleagues, i hope to have everyones support on that resolution and thank my early cosponsors supervisors supervisor walton and supervisor chan and supervisor dorsey and president peskin and i hope we can send as possibly board to have a loud and clear messenger this conduct is unacceptable and solving this case and protecting Terry Williams<\/a> and his family should be a top priority the rest i submit. Madam clerk. Special order 2 30 p. M. Recognition of commendations. And colleagues, i will start as possibly we continue are working together the month long celebrations of aa apa heritage month to recognize a neighbor you might have met the Council General<\/a> of montana goal in San Francisco<\/a> who took on that leadership role in 2022. And has listed his policy priorities as possibly bye lateral trade and education and culture and exchange to take pride in their culture no small thing despite the census count with over 5 thousand california and many in the bayview and many advocates procedure told that the Community Say<\/a> was greatly under counted the montana goal rectified in the last that 20 years and many find mayor way to the bay area as possibly students from college and Higher College<\/a> institutions and programs like the full right starred in their country and have given students opportunities to Study Research<\/a> here. Many people that that follow those that lay down roots to keep the family connections this is one of the things that need to be focused on that is the challenge of a must immigrant learning the culture altercations and social norm and theyre proud of their ethnicity and help their neighbors to understand their identity and language. With that, colleagues as possibly our relationship between the criticize strengthen i want to ask Council General<\/a> to make comments. Council general clapping . President. The members of San Francisco<\/a> board of supervisors. Disturbed i stand before you as possibly counsel general and for the Homeland Security<\/a> from the members of San Francisco<\/a> board of supervisors and are working together the sense of pride and military coordination continues we our nations and San Francisco<\/a> innovation holds a special place for those living here. And together the chamber of congress im reminded of how in which we might reach other commitment to our democracy and human rights for between the nations and the city of San Francisco<\/a> and neighbors and in the spirit of inclusiveness what it means to be a Global Citizen<\/a> and from the Golden Gate Bridge<\/a> to the california chinatown San Francisco<\/a> is important ideas of they possibilities are limitedless on, on behave of the my people thank you for this disturbed commendation and in closing lets conform our commitment strengthening the coordination of mongolia are working together San Francisco<\/a> and lets build bridges in celebration. Thank you very much. Thank you counsel general clapping . gavel . Youre next commendation from supervisor mandelman. Thank you, mr. President , and jenny lamb come on up clapping . Colleagues today on this second did you have Asian American<\/a> Pacific Islanders<\/a> im dlblthd to present the special accommodation to my friend jen was born and raised in the east baird well not hold it against her a daughter of a chineseamerican and had a Political Science<\/a> from the university of california Santa Barbara<\/a> for 25 years jenny has been a Public Servant<\/a> and she began her professional career in the Childrens Service<\/a> for the first time and served as possibly a leader in a nonprofit including chinese for photograph affirmative action and write first met her after joining the cloij board of trustees and in addition to all her xhooshts she helped are working together the advocacy effort for the College Funding<\/a> would need to survive the crises. She also served as possibly executive director and oakland asian services. Before joining the city as possibly mayor london breed education procedure in 2018 was a manager and educator a nonprofit for internet can say for all schools and joined the early care of education for policies and partnership. In 2019 she was appointed to the board of education to fill the remainder of that term and won a full term in november of 2020. Jenny has accomplished a lot in their time on the school board and she changed the funding formula for more dollars to students experiencing foster care or other tragedies and secured fewer than for a nurse positions and worked for the saeblth forever students. This on the previous experience for that they expanded internet access. And joining any has been a progressive voice on a board that sometimes struggles to have a problematic task in the wake of the covid pandemic and for the preschool board commissioners in 2022 jenny was a mom who was not brought the board together and win back the trust of the public. Among the proudest xhishts jenny sought to improve the district eat package of proposition j the imminent opening of San Francisco<\/a> first educator of housing and progress on the mission bay. After 6 years on the boards my great, great which grin jenny will not be seeking reelection im sad for San Francisco<\/a> but happy for jenny and grateful to her for the years she was given us not easy but were better for that and excited to see what that brings for you. On behalf of the board of supervisors thank you and commend you for your years of leadership and now jenny will say a few words. Thank you supervisor mandelman clapping. and jenny think on behalf of myself ill concur are working together mwh constructors webcor builders joint venture words. Thank you for your good and link service. Thank you so much president peskin and supervisor mandelman for this honor and my colleagues here at board of supervisors. I didnt imagine being that little girl at age 5 moving in the city of oakland to 45 minutes east to the valley one day will be standing before you as a only current chineseamerican and have the recognition of San Francisco<\/a> i also want to give thank you and heartfelt love to by family made it possible for me to serve in this way and stood by me through the great times and the toughest time in the last 5 years not being easy during the pandemic and as possibly one of the voices i say board of education having our children return to school theyre learning can continue despite every single day to make sure that our children is getting the best Educational Opportunities<\/a> and our public schools. I want to recognize my dad who is in the audience he came from the east bay and then decade and recognize to him and my mom. That really makes it possible. And to have the bill truly be the American Dream<\/a> im not going anymore but be here everyday to the i understand of my term but youll not be able to get get rid of ill believe ill continue to advance that too important for all of us so, thank you. clapping . Iuoe or our next commendation will be from supervisor ronen. If you can come up to the podium were so exciting about the age degradation in in order of the heritage month im thrilled to honor the urban agriculture and proud to say maling has a long history promoting greening and Food Security<\/a> in San Francisco<\/a> and dedicated to creating a vibrant urban Agriculture Community<\/a> and throughout her career spent her time in educating communities in urban farming and forestry and creating spaces that not only beautiful the city but provide valuable resources for local residents. And may i link sorry graduated are working together dba are working together i cotton the ecology agriculture along with the name from u college of california and using the skills started her career at the urban forest where she oversaw the Planning Efforts<\/a> and first landscaping making sure the planting of trees throughout the city aligns with the best practices and evolving needs of san franciscans and in 2007 reading as possibly a urban fort are working together the department of environment and the support policy development and managed grants investments for green projects in the area of urban forestry and the department of justice and the carbon fund and may i link transition to the San Francisco<\/a> rec and park in 2017 and her current role where shes gotten many amazing opportunities to work are working together you and supports and manages a program over 42 Community Gardeners<\/a> on cityowned property to grow produce and gardens range in size from a few hundred squatter and some offers shares and some gardens offer nutrition and environmental programming for all ages one in particular the alameda farms is a full blown farm on 4 acres dedicated to the Community Environmental<\/a> education and 25 hundred community mandatory the farm produces thirty thousand organic and healthy and great produce. And under may i links leadership and support the alamany and serves on the forestry coincidental by the food secured task force and volunteers are working together the uc and certified master food person an expert backer among her talents and also have the fruits and vegetables and may i lengthy have a good friend shes amazing a really good laughter excuse me may i link learned to fascinated by the cooking backing like cuss towards and more and expand to culture very making yogurt and white rice and sold for fundraiser and nonprofits and continue to help are working together the startle of her own food business will promote the urban agriculture and fresh food and accessibility as possibly enthusiastic educator are working together the desire to share her talents shares the ingredients and after the earth day taught to make fresh butter by shaking a small cup of heavy cream and spread it on a bread to enjoy and we deeply appreciate you for your work to beautify our city we want to enjoy great spaces and is access to free food you have noble had the vision but the tenacity for this vitality and thank you very much. clapping . Thank you. More than and also wonderful and kind honor to get from you and lifted my spirits all weekend and i have been so grateful for all of the tints that ive gotten to serve any community here in San Francisco<\/a> and my neighbors district 9 neighbors. I have been able to call San Francisco<\/a> home for 20 years now. It was 20 years i passed my that 20year anniversary one week ago and meant a lot to do do work and for my neighbors and community are working together my wonderful commissioners throughout the park and the wonderful leadership at rec and park and the program i get to leave and support so many sfoelgz in so many ways and very mooevenl for me and it is means a lot to be here today and. Thank you very much. clapping . Next will be supervisor safai. Thank you, colleagues. Im super excited today as possibly that we continue to celebrate apa heritage month and special recognition to two individuals doing amazing work in district 11 brought their whole country are working together them today. clapping so give it up for andrew and jason the Academy Barber<\/a> college in the Outer Mission<\/a> area. Yes. yelling theyre deeply rooted for the filipino heritage are working together a passion and from empowering as and obtaining his barbers license in 2006. And in not he fulfilled his dream of owning his barber shop in the excelsior but as possibly his career evolved also his aspirations and 2018 for the next generation ever barbers he and his friend jason the second honoree founded this college and they have values and promoting social justices from all walks of life especially those are working together increased trustee garcia to make sure that everyone can realize their potential and success. And had the great honor to go to their grand opening a wonderful day well, well, well attend by so many families part of our lives over the years and grandparents to grand children and all in between came out that day. Jason is an entrepreneurs and barber native to San Francisco<\/a> and raised in the city after a bachelors from the upper state in 2006 spent 5 years in banking and gave up counting money to cutting hair i like that laughter in 2011 graduated from the Barber College<\/a> and has been a list professional for 18 years shortly after that aside andrew opened the cutlery barber shop and still open after 13 years and the mentor barbers served the local community in 2018 and languished the college and remained engagement and shaping the future of Barber College<\/a> to provide a high Training Program<\/a> for students and a pathway for employment and pathway out of alternative lives gettingism and many folks back on track and the programs provide focus and training for the students are working together a state of california board of barering and assignment that will skills to be successful in a positive professional for their community and environment. Not only do they train and prepare for licensing by mentor on grand development and social media and marketing serve as possibly as lifeline offering people a pathway to a lifechanging career and andrew and jason have their dedication are working together their focuses on the undocumented and formally conveyed. Their that commitment to make sure the students overcome barriers and succeed is truly, truly admirable thank you, jason and andrew for your contrast providing opportunities and just for being great role models for our community thank you for being here. And were grateful to give you that. Accommodation and i want to say. I want to say thank you to the board of supervisors. For this recognition. Um, i want to share this recognition are working together everyone behind me former graduates and without theyre willingness to want to give back are working together us they help us and part of our community events. I want to share that with them and thank all the communitybased organizations that help us also and support us and without them, we wouldnt be on this track now i feel like our work is beginning to begin and thank you. clapping i want to thank everyone it came out. This award is a for those behind us right here and takes a team to be contrasting to build throughout the years and grateful that people building in us and we want to thank you, thank you. clapping . [off mic. ] laughter clapping. madam clerk why not back to our roll call for introductions. Supervisor ronen youre next up and supervisor safai first. Colleagues today, im introducing a resolution your honor, the mayor and the department of children, youth, families to engage and fundraiser efforts to restore the 25 million worth of reductions for the dphs funding and program for that upcoming year was announced too weeks ago we are finding the reductions facing homeless reduction but concerned were not leveraging our private and other dollars in the past to make sure the essential program that provide a safety net to our youth are not cut. And in the past as possibly mayor carmen chiu and others have led efforts to provide free summer programs and after school not helpful but progressive. But i want to underscore and point weve heard thank you, supervisor chan for the Budget Hearing<\/a> focus on the dramatic cuts but in my opinion absolutely unconscionable that we would be embarking on a campaign to raise 25 million for a closure while programs for teenager pregnant intervention have been funded in the admission and Outer Mission<\/a> for the past thirty years like Hunters Point<\/a> that families that provide violence intervention and after School Programs<\/a> and true safety net and enrichment programs are jeopardized we can support that even though we saw in the paper needs much more than 25 million to stay afloat many of the enclosures are being closed thats not right and really what leadership comes down to im very, very um, disappointed and in many ways the call eve gotten and the voices we heard in the programs that that are in jeopardy of not funded were truly, truly wreak havoc on our city if today no active campaign needing the funds for those operations are a lifeline and at the end of the day, that is of the across every single neighborhood in San Francisco<\/a> that is not an x sorry but not a bayview Hunters Point<\/a> notice a mission for castro or Western Addition<\/a> of tenderloin or marina or the sunset that is every single neighborhood in issue city for chinatown every single neighborhood in our city is impacted and this will be dramatic impacts will be dramatic we cant let me say that again not an oversight a missed opportunity we have to engage we cant put that against kids we need to do both and need leadership im introducing that ill be and happy to have this conversation about that resolution and the mayors has asked to raise money at the president peskin but at the end of the day, we have to move aggressively if we want the safety net to provide port for many of the families in our city thats why im introducing this resolution and your honor, the mayor to start and campaign asking the departments dont need he had waiver have the ability to go out and do it theyre not impacted in any way should be full steam head to protect our families thank you, everyone, and he oh, one more thing an in memoriam and lastly, close days meeting in memory of marlin was a native the of San Francisco<\/a> and graduated if sanity Pauls High School<\/a> and professional journal was a testament to help others and started her career in banking and forming lasting colleagues 17 years ago she bold decided to be a helper to help people find theyre forever home and lived in her home 50 years and spent a lot of time making friends and helping to beautify the community and a mother of her niece and known for her compassion marlin got got Good Neighbor<\/a> award and opened her home for meetings and generously sports folks and was an active member of the Irish Culture Center<\/a> and for o for 70 people gathered to celebrate her 85 birthday and a testament to her impact in the Community Building<\/a> and marlin is survived by her brother and others passed away at the age of 85 surrounded by family and friends her legacy will be cherished by her loved ones and others may she rest in piece the rest i submit and madam clerk why not the. Special order 3 00 p. M. Special order 3 00 p. M. Board of supervisors sitting as a committee of the a committee of the whole. 19. [hearing committee of the whole impacts of county jail lockdowns may 14, 2024, at 3 00 p. M. ]hearing of the board of supervisors sitting as a committee of the whole on may 14, may 14, may 14, pursuant to motion no. M24044 file no. 240425 , approved on april 30, 2024. clerk of the board . Thank you, madam clerk colleagues, we are now sitting as a committee as possibly the whole to discuss the impacts of lock downs in county jail as possibly is clerk stated for over staffing have the Sheriffs Department<\/a> the Deputy Sheriffs Association<\/a> the Inspector General<\/a>ly Oversight Board<\/a> as well as the Public Police<\/a> officers here to present and report are working together with that, supervisor walton any opening remarks. Thank you president peskin brought to our attention recently that the Sheriffs Department<\/a> was locking down the jails due to impacts on deputies i want to find out what the department is doing to make sure the right of people in in custody and to keep everyone safe we need to know the impacts of staffing and how that effects the citys budget and without a plan to fill the vacant positions within the department what are the plans of improving the jail conditions and how can we lift the burden on staff . Today, well hear from the Deputy Sheriffs Association<\/a> and Inspector General<\/a> for the Oversight Department<\/a> and the Public Defenders Office<\/a>. Our presenters keep in mind we have a full agenda so, please keep the presentation are working together a minute timeframe and through the chair president peskin in the colleagues have anything. Seeing none, questions from the colleagues sheriffs the floor is yours. Hi, good afternoon president peskin and members of the board. Thank you very much for hosting us and this were looking forward to making sure that we present in a timely manner not just a lockdown situation and the compacts that had on our system but also give you a flavor of what it is to be in our jail system. To be a part of it whether or not a member of our Sheriffs Office<\/a> or one of our many partners from the community and from other cities agencies whether or not a member of the population and i want to start the presentation actually are working together a reference that recently in the media regarding jail conditions interview are working together a inmate that is in in custody Mission Local<\/a> i believe a few weeks ago or may 7th that is the post i wanted to share to give you an idea of what it is need inside jail in the slide quote unquote a new breed of inmate at the dont respect anything mentally unwell and most of them have drug addicts it is total chaos. And like to reference the second part of the next quote referenced prison but were not a prison a county jail and derivatives and unfortunately ,those different have changed over the years where an individual would rather go to state prison rather than county jail. They said that of the population theyre Mental Illness<\/a> and have behavioral issues the staff is divided i dont blame them they dont know how to deal with that type of person. As possibly we go to the. Next slide, please. Incapacitateed i want to bring to your attention the fact that our population has increased over the course of a year 36 percent increase we see the population everyday fluctuates and have making that population but we appear to be in or around 12 hundred individuals a day right now of that number as you can see in the slide on the graphic to the right a number of those individuals have baffling of Behavorial Health<\/a> problems that is psychiatric doors and substitute disorders and from the indications the number of those individuals in our population that we have our clarification classification to make sure they get along are working together other people in their mental state yesterday, we sent out a report a summary in the beginning of those are in reference to those materials in the comprehensive report. Also on the slide as you can see a number of programs at the housing facilities our county jails have three jails the first is intact and the second and third are housing facilities for individuals to stay for long term and the programs are listed here and county jail two and 3. I believe a topic will be provided to in the interest of time next slide. Next slide have additional quotes from the individual wilson those are in direct reference to the staff we have available i want to highlight he mentioned new kind of staff people in the same culture backgrounds not racism i feel sorry for the deputies theyre working class people and not abusing us and highlights the conditions of confinement they end of quote he mentioned that quality of life is worse for deputies and inmates for staff we made efforts to hire we are at a deficit as you can see in the graphic we have a cascade operation operating at 78 percent staffing right now and when you see that number between authorized and actually i would like to point that out our job is very dangerous. And while we work in con financed setting we have Safety Measures<\/a> in place so dangerous weapons and guns and drugs dont get in still the ability for those to attack on the that creates the dangers environment our actual number didnt reflect people on duty that is people injured in many of those fights and many of the responses to fights and physical attention that leads to time off on disability that number while it shows three hundred and 86 includes those people for the hiring staff to go through this it quickly. Our goal to hire 75 individuals a year my goal since office and a number of programs we work on and for the recruitment we have the commitment to the thirty by thirty initiative to bring in thirty percent women by 20 thirty and the proposing retirees known as possibly 960. Which is a reflection of how many hours they can work in the system and help us with over time addressing the operational needs and currently and this number fluctuates i swore in two new deputies is ongoing training and hiring and recruiting what were trying to create a number closer to what we work that that slide says one hundred and 95 vacancies that number this is a changed since the slide and training for transparency one thing that is the bodyworn cameras and were going to talk about that with the lockdown have the ability to employ thirty and have the proper protective environment and the environment is safe and the newest jail is county jail three opened in 2005. Right now we or operating county jail two that is actually brand new when i start in 96 i believed we started operating in the 4 and. Next slide, please. Are working together the lock down is supervisor walton mentioned we have a lockdown in the jail that was dell brat for assaults on the staff during this timeline indeed that led us to believe Something Else<\/a> is going on and had to lock down about followup investigations to keep people safe and happy to say no connectivity between the attacks but didnt take away in the seriesness the fact that has been an increase i want to mention also, if you can ev had last slide highlights the impacts on our staff and inmates if you take a look at were concerned because i as i mentioned we have staff assigned one of the impacts is people get hurt and percent of individuals have been hurt out on disability. But still count as possibly people assigned to the places and effect our ability to staff them up to the minimum staffing requirements and want to highlight in the slide are working together the increase in our population the density of the population will be the rise in numbers. Has affected our ability the ability of our jail staff to Inclusive Services<\/a> properly and have a rapid turn around 76 percent of our people left in 78 that turnover is challenging to put people on proper medical plans. Next slide, please. I do want to say in closing well go over over the slide first looking at as possibly mentioned in the prove slides with that to improvements for the environment that includes improvements to staff areas for what we call down places our staff are allowed to stay and rest and sleep between shifts if they have long commutes or not long time before the shifts have asked for more body cameras and continue to have tasers our recruitment effort im mentioned and look do we alone to the presentation hopeful have coordinated and combined efforts so didnt appear were not working together and highlight in the last part of slide asked for those items in previous requests things have not bang funded over the past few years to make sure we have support for our system to get people out of custody for pretrial diversion and w67 thank you for allowing us to present this material and thank you, deputies and the jailhouse partners and our Community Partners<\/a> part of eco system in the jails which can be a dangers place to work at times were dealing with people that have enough challenges in the criminal Justice System<\/a> and we need to be my mind full under the circumstances our staff continue to do a great job in terms of keeping individuals safe from each other and themselves and keeping their coworkers and cohorts save and remember please that just because the deals are not visible like the street is didnt mean we shouldnt Pay Attention<\/a> to the challenges as possibly we Pay Attention<\/a> to the challenges on the street and the challenges were facing in jail. Thank you. Thank you. Sheriff and i supervisors i have questions supervisor walton we hear from all 4 speakers and hold our questions so next, we will go to the head of Deputy Sheriffs Association<\/a> deputy ken. Sir and please come forward. Thank you. Board of supervisors for the hearing i present this. We have a power point presentation weighing were going to put up as well. Okay. Thank you. So um, thank you, for the hearing the hearing and possible action is about lock down San Francisco<\/a> county jail from overcrowding and under staffing. clearing throat i didnt hear the Sheriffs Department<\/a> really point out solutions to this a lot of answers to your questions but go over a couple of things violence in jail has increased prisoner fights have increased if 21 to 2023 and attack on staff from 2021 to 2023 has increased we have increased lock down for frustration on impaired people and allowed to see documents have been several times a week that is related to our under staffing clearing throat and in 2019 the power point understaffed negative 48 deputies and during that time increased to all the way to 2024 up to one hundred and 75 youll notice it is federally increased all the way to 2024 so this shows the effort for recruiting and hiring staffing has not been there. We are hiring were not even matching we shouldnt be at those monuments that is why were getting consistent lockdown safety issues and fights and San Francisco<\/a> and the people of San Francisco<\/a> the San Francisco<\/a> values were to have a safe and humane jail were not just talking about the scale system are working together the deputies were understaffed but also the Sheriffs Department<\/a> is on the streets. So were short staffed in jail and short staffed on the city how are we making impacts to Public Safety<\/a> hiring has to increase the staffing has to increase we cant keep going down this down side that effects our being downsized negative amounts of deputies in our Department Commissioner<\/a> walker safety and impacts Public Health<\/a> okay. A snapshot of jail those amount of deputies assigned to the jails specifically march 2023200 and 98 deputies assigned there negative 91 deputies 22 percent below. At that time the jail population was 8 had and 17 now it is increased the sheriff want to over 12 hundred and in march of 2024 only two hundred and 85 nested bedrooms dens negative more so than 2023 were 27 percentage below the Sheriffs Department<\/a> which we believe lower than was it it should be based upon is professional statistics. Native americans to over crowding the sheriff had impaired people spoke roughly 12 hundred do Deputy Sheriff<\/a>s increased by 60 percent over 202324 are working together the miss managed staff are working together lock down Housing Units<\/a> get locked down they disruptive and sometimes tunnels both anger and violence and for xhaertd people it theyre locked down days are disruptive and stress increases frustration and have done densz area now look at the jail we have bed space for 15 hundred and the sheriff and i talk about that only two dorms open upgraded now are maxed to ease the crowding in order to i pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States<\/a> of you know what you need no more Deputy Sheriff<\/a>s and increase hiring it is on overtime we have a big problem are working together perpetual overcrowding and Sheriffs Office<\/a> is built mandatory over time a huge problem because our deputies are having Health Issues<\/a>. And when youre exhausted your performance level goes down and reactionary problems and increased in diabetes and high rates of depression not height any this is not a healthy environment you have to hire has to be the priority. Okay. Over time howe has increased the Deputy Sheriff<\/a>s worked 16 hours of overtime a week few increased from 28 hours on an average that is that 75 percent increase so the Sheriffs Office<\/a> has to change the policy maufrntd time over for three times a week we theyre able to work three times a week and reduce to two times though that melts the mandate time on some people forced over time on more people and more people deputies have to work mandate over time down the line of overtime more mandatory over time and people are getting sick and inmates are getting sick and deputies and inmates are getting injured and deputies are getting injured. Staffing needed of course, the number one priority the health and safety for the professional staff and xhaertd people that to reduce stress and frustration and hiring desegregation and severe medical conditions staffing must be as possibly priority prioritize and not manipulate hired professionals meets three hundred more deputies to reduce the forced over time to have a Healthy Workforce<\/a> and a lot of solutions i didnt hear a lot but this specific number one, for the Police Department<\/a> by the mayor to eliminate the first for now hires for the Police Department<\/a> has increased the ignite and increased i same thing to eliminate the first stoop you can start off at a higher rate and attract for eligibility commitments and need to freeze many to hire on the Sheriffs Office<\/a> the vacant constantly a guarantee if we can free a portion of that for hiring only to stop the perpetual problem of mandatory over time and number 3, from detailing that background to vacant positions throughout the Sheriffs Office<\/a> we need to hire people a detailing out investigations background vacancies and slowing down the hiring process and we start all over again so were going to going on and another we do increased youll see in the data that is here. Increased the outsourcing background investigators given an example smaet as possibly 16 outsourced investigators we have 7 or 8 may be one contract to outsource and san mateo we talk about being serious of hiring, and, secondly, another idea fund the National Recruitment<\/a> efforts hey us is our market lets shop around and bring them in the other states and fill the vacancies we have a series vacancy and create a fund to assist people who are coming from other states to get on theyre two feet here and talk about improving conditions for incarcerated we need more Deputy Sheriff<\/a>s when you do that there is a couple of idea to do suggest those ideas will reduce the stress and frustration within the facilities. First of all, are working together the free Telephone Services<\/a> to cms theres a limited amount of phones we need to increase that to reduce stress and frustration of other incarcerated people trying to use the phones simply not enough phones and more schools and specialized training. We should increase the Outdoor Activities<\/a> and sunshine for people we need the number one priority hire more deputies. Has to be done havent heard that from the Sheriffs Office<\/a>. Okay. Currently Sheriffs Office<\/a> windsor u running on fuel a disservice for the people of San Francisco<\/a> the Sheriffs Office<\/a> is an unhealthy any environment and caused Health Issues<\/a> and dangerous issues for deputies and incarcerated but the Sheriffs Office<\/a> is understaffed and doing the public a disservice have not enough people to context on incarcerated the Sheriffs Office<\/a> not even have enough Deputy Sheriff<\/a>s we have a warrant service for deputies for special units doing an excellent job now 5 Service Members<\/a> on the street to look for its been a long time coming. Warrants for all sophomore that is not enough. To chair 0 sacramento have thirty they have the s r t team and warrant unit and were doing a big disservice for San Francisco<\/a> the only solution increase the hiring that has to be a priority. Thank you. Thank you, mr. L. And next, we will go to terry willie Inspector General<\/a>ly the Sheriffs Department<\/a>. Good afternoon, members of the board of supervisors. Im terry any willie the number Inspector General<\/a> of sophomore im going to read this because i got only 5 minutes and i want to get offering i have presented to you but to start off by telling you as possibly Inspector General<\/a> our job to give an objective assessment of issues are working together the Sheriffs Department<\/a> and basically go where the facts lead us thats what weve done in the report i want to start off by letting you know give you an overview of the information we relied on. We met with the inmates are working together the communitybased organizations excluding do Jail Justice Coalition<\/a> and particularly the latino testifying we met are working together jail providers i personally met are working together dave the ceo of Pretrial Services<\/a> pretrial diversion and met with the director nick. We met are working together the Sheriffs Department<\/a> command staff and sheriff. We met are working together ali the director of the programs at the jails. We had a meeting with tim the president of Deputy Sheriffs Association<\/a> and wet e met that we you reviewed a sleeping Study Commission<\/a> by the Deputy Sheriffs Association<\/a>. And we also conducted our own research we have not completed but we are looking at the impact of the sensitive work hours on the performance of deputies and a coalition between extended work hours and complaints. So heres our permit assessment. Um, first, we addressed violence violent incident are working together deputy at the jail. Caused by causing recent lock down and found shortages contribute to the lock downs and the lengths we found certain pods to conduct investigations after the deputies were assaulted but lead to a large lock down because of deployment of staff they were short on staff and when you have an attack on a deputy have to redeploy to support find pod theyre investigating that that causes a lock down and found that a violent incident of one area of the jail may require well it is requiring a redeployment of staff for the lock down of jails and found areas and different shifts have set minimum Staffing Levels<\/a> established by the collective bipartisan agreement if you, you go below those at the time h set to the in the agreement have to shut down that practitioner portion of jail and failing bloat minimum levels and there are areas falling below minimum levels is cause extended lock down and overcrowding of the jail and its compact overcrowding my contribute to some of the violent incidents and exasperate those under staffing and stated the jail population precovid was 800 and any clinched to 12 hundred that is a thriving to 40 percent increase in the number of inmates at the jail and the staffing has not been proportionate puts demand on the staffing the Sheriffs Department<\/a> 78 and composition i think the sheriff addressed that of the inmates has changed over the last 5 years or 10 years this is you find we found was inmates a large number of inmates are detoxed and inmates Mental Illness<\/a> but some inmates mentally unstable so some of the United Airlines<\/a> stable in the general population that is what is the inmate is talking about is that in the old days it was a lot for order in the jail i think what theyre finding today more disorder and part of conduct attributing factor is the change and complex of inmates theyre doing detco and other are working together Mental Illness<\/a> and not less space to house them and look at the higher concentration of inmates in the jail the same thing on the street one way we have higher crime in poor areas generally find a higher concentration of people in those areas and the same thing is occurring in the jail a higher concentration of neighborhoodbased monthly periodical of the city and county of San Francisco<\/a> for the bayview Hunters Point<\/a>, mission Sheriffs Department<\/a> approach in using a more deesclation approach to deal are working together the inmates may contribute to being susceptible to attacks because of shortage of deputies and found that bell reform and some of the issues going on in the courts have troibl to an increase number of dmaets in inmates in the jail i know for the District Attorneys Office<\/a> there is a greater focus on holding those individuals in custody that after covid were realized and in most cases a person charged are working together a misdemeanor this is generally taking three Court Appearances<\/a> for that person is adjudicated resulting in 90 day stay are working together someone charged are working together a misdemeanor those are the issue attributing to the increase in the number of um, inmates at the jail. Now the biggest complaint by the inmates was a disruption in their lives and lack of programming and services and no visitation from our families and if youre no one pod and because they have to redeploy manpower from one pod to the pod where there is an incident both pods get locked down and in at pod where nothing happens is high insentenced nobody did anything were locked down and the things we as possibly individual have to appreciate that such as possibly the being able to shave and being able to take a shower and go out into the sunshine all of this contributes to a more come buff situations and dangers situation for the deputies and inmates. Now youre initial recommendations the over reliance on excess over time is not sustainable youll see the quality of life of the inmates and deputies go down there is a disproportionate in reliance on overtime that was brought up by mr. L and over time is costly to the city and county of San Francisco<\/a>. So what are our recommendations we recommend redeploying staff if nonchartered assignments. And i think that is something everyone will have right but that is the only elevation because hiring is not keeping pace are working together the demand the only way to increase these support of the um, deputies at the jail is to redeploy those deputies that are in current nonchartered assignments those deputies that are out on the street. Mr. President can i ask a clarifying question. What the nonchaertd assignment. multiple voices . The charter assignment means that the charter requires the sheriff to take care of the jail. And in the other assignment. If you have a sheriff that is out on parole in the tenderloin that is a nonchartered. Any other nonchartered assignment. Certain warrants unlawful detainers and city buildings. The only chartered assignment. multiple voices. i dont know. So the major charter non chartered assignment were focused on where deputies out on parole. And when the sheriff took deputies from 4 areas so they didnt come from the jail ousted on the street came into 4 areas but we had to look at where few cant increase the number of deputies through hiring, where else will you get deputies the only place to take the deputies nonchartered assignment and put them back in and finally needs to be a wholesale investment in technology that will allow the Sheriffs Department<\/a> to monitor the jail are working together less staff. We found that the cameras that are currently being used in the jail have thats how we got to where we are so many Better Technology<\/a> can be utilizing and the new cameras will increase the surveillance capabilities in the jail and over wider angles and technologies where a i Technology Allows<\/a> them to spot faceer allows them to intervene on problems that a i technology and the bodyworn camera will be very, very helpful and have parts of the adjudicate that are not covered by the cameras so ill say investment in technology would be very helpful and lessen the demand of manpower about investment. Thank you. Thank you, mr. Willie and next to the Public Defenders Office<\/a>. Good afternoon board of supervisors. My name is angela chang an assistant chief attorney are working together the Public Defenders Office<\/a>. Thank you very much for holdings this hearing today. The Public Defenders Office<\/a> is very concerned about the rise in the jail population along are working together more jail conditions. Next slide, please. Thank you. This choose frequent lock downs and insufficient programs for the san franciscans and over 97 percent are working together that are pretrial are working together people in the jails are pretrial and we take lessons from direct representation in the criminal system for federal, state, and local and engage in the programs we had a hand in getting the sheriffs Oversight Board<\/a> in place because it was through our clients identified glad grandfather fights are working together board of supervisors and our office provides. Next slide, please. Completely presentation for the most Vulnerable People<\/a> in San Francisco<\/a> and represent 70 percent of the local criminal Justice System<\/a> and all are low income and many unhoused will have mentioning and 75 percent of people of color and half of black the black population is 6 percent of San Francisco<\/a> a growth ratio disparities in our jail and client population. The Sheriffs Department<\/a> has. Next slide, please. Im going to go through some of the jail positions and start are working together explaining some of the issues not from our office reps. repeated. the Sheriffs Department<\/a> as possibly failed to provide jailed people access to our attorneys or their clients attorneys wells transportation to court that attributed to the jail population you dont allow us to visit our clients and not trornlt them to court theyre cases cant be processed you have more people staying in jail longer an issue are working together the Sheriffs Department<\/a> to problem solve the last several years a consistent issue and visits are important to the attorneys and staff with the paralegals and social workers have a a constitutional right to speak with their attorneys. We unfortunate finding that right not collided are working together frequently and we engage in three ways to zoom we perpetrator this option inperson and via phone. Zoom legal visits we ferguson see zigzags are working together no notice or explaintion but the staff will get on a zoom call thinkless weekends working around the clock are working together heavy caseloads and the client will not be there and no explaintion and an assistant i get the email ive been waiting for 45 minutes on a saturday to show ive been calling the jail no one is answering that delays the processing we often experience bad zoom equality one or both parties cant hear each other and it is important also a matter of trust are working together our clients. Um, to say were going to show up on this and that day and well be there and arentable to get access to that that harms our relationship and again, delays the cases. And not validate have a right to the visits are recently a deputy walked into the visit and told the staff to cut it short because the short staffing another pattern the use of count time the regular counting of how many people are detained to block our staff from entering we call count crease were denied access before or even after official count time our social workers were denied access to take photos of injuries sustained from sfpd arrests. A key part of the work in the Sheriffs Department<\/a> to transport our clients to and from court over the past years our office had deputies refusing to transport clients to come out restricted arts activities use;and affirming the planning departments determination under the California Environmental<\/a> want a trip to court but more logs are completed and accurate and conditioner deputies are saying theyre refusing than others this stalls the trials and had multiple situations of people having their bail hearings delayed by weeks doss of those failure to transport our client issues. Another issue we will highlight the numbers important for everyone Mental Health<\/a> are working together those visits were cancelled during the pandemic which took place over several years and taken several years for the visit to come slow back if twice a month in each jail until more frequent and families are found about the complicated limited schedule for families visit is hard to navigate and hard to get to visitation appointments and oats Sheriffs Office<\/a> have not been able to get appointments the Sheriffs Office<\/a> has been slowly increasing access we encourage them sea jails is shut down during covid and programming in spanish and other languages. And as possibly you are aware we talked about this a Law Enforcement<\/a> filed for the lack of sunshine and i did a tour of jails last spring and was troubled by the lack of access to something as possibly sunshine and basic air appreciate often taken for granted a anything else on Mental Health<\/a> lie down to hypertension not to get access to fresh air and in 2023 the sheriff as possibly ordered to provide 15 minutes for sunshine, however, what i see issues of compliance and most recently about great and having it it indirect under for sunshine whether or not that compiles is concerning. And sequestered in custody deaths have several clients died by suicide. And were concerned those clients Mental Health<\/a> needs not address in the jail and concerned two deputies fired for misconduct including a deputy in the fights have returned to the Sheriffs Department<\/a> indeed. And so another issue i want to highlight that were concerned that with the deteriorating conditions in the jail at the same time the sheriffs has deployed one hundred and thirty deputies to the tenderloin as part of the Law Enforcement<\/a> rehe environmental of the progressive and harmful war on drugs that is included arresting people drug users and at the same time talking about insufficient jail deputies and ramped up the bookings now over 1,000 accomplice people in my understanding that is one hundred of the current capacity from a low to seven hundred not 800 checking in the offices about seven hundred during the pandemic a dramatic increase in the jail population and the drug arrests in San Francisco<\/a> are now he highlight in the dictates since 2014 and in 2023 local Law Enforcement<\/a> made over 2000 arrests in the tenderloin area alone. As possibly the chronicle reported unclear how much this is has cost the city in overtime we know in cost of lives sadly i was this morning floofkt of the americans at a press conference is doctors talking about how we hit over 3000 overdose death in San Francisco<\/a> that is significant higher died due to covid 1,00018 people are working together covid we listened to doctors and evidence based it is are working together the war on drugs. And this photo is here on this slide a press conference we held called it more o no more drug waterways wars but had professionals talking about best practices sharing that on the screen and in terms of those flash incarcerated for having Substance Abuse<\/a> and disorders our clients radio pains with with drolls are working together no medical expert our staff has been able to meet with the clients who have been flashed incarcerated and almost all of individuals didnt receive or refuse treatment services. We are deeply concerned this flash incarceration is really harassment of our clients and not a sincere effort to connect them to low barrier Treatments Services<\/a> confident and language assessable. Next slide, please. Are working together the traumatic increase in the jail population and also the decrease in diversion particularly increase in administration that means we have more people in the jails are working together Substance Abuse<\/a> order and Mental Health<\/a> who should really be getting treatment instead of in a cage and our attorneys have liar workloads and our fellow attorneys average 70 case per attorneys are working together some attorneys having 100 percent cases and misdemeanor are 120 per attorney to give you a point of comparison in 2020 the average caseload was 20 at the office were feeling the brunt of this really revival of massive incarceration in San Francisco<\/a> we have been in the last few years. Next slide, please. Our budget is 51 million the city Attorneys Office<\/a> is 81 million our budget is 6 times less then the Sheriffs Department<\/a> and the Police Department<\/a>. And were noting that because with with when we talk about is funding and the needs for more money um, i say our office not sympathetic we get so many less to side so many work in advocating for our clients and urge the Sheriffs Department<\/a> to think about how to prioritize your existing budget which is quite large by comparison to ours and our addressing of the root causes of crime for rather than pouring more money into the Law Enforcement<\/a> weve seen from working are working together the clients incarceration destabled the community for more solutions and it disproportionate harms us and better to serve the under served didnt communities to provide language and to provide job training and opportunities that are really Prudent Solutions<\/a> and Common Sense Solutions<\/a> rather than packing our jails were hearing from today not only harms the people incarcerated but harms the deputies working in the jails. Thank you very much. Thank you and many chang go back to commissioner asianianwilliams i know members of the board of supervisors have questions before we open up for Public Comment<\/a> supervisor walton. Thank you president peskin i have several questions but some of my colleagues will address some of my concerns but if i could get the sheriff up please. Thank you all for the presentation i think one of the most helpful people provided solutions that is the opportunity if for working together to improve the situation and a lot of folks pressed on the. 3 now were seeing a new type of inmate where there is more language issues looks like more Mental Health<\/a> concerns and some cases more Substance Abuse<\/a> concerns. What could you have in place to address the needs of those people in custody when support dot deputies have to work are working together that population . I think in regards to your question the incarcerated population and staff ill address the staff one first farms to the tools we have training for the staff for some time and have what we call the Behavorial Health<\/a> take place that is Behavorial Health<\/a> workers and our deputies have been identified are working together additional training and provided system of support not just reaching out to individuals in the in custody in time of crises but checking up on them on a regular basis and found success in county jail that we have resources to expand on that thats one of the reasons we stand before you we may defer on some of the reference points and descriptions i think youll hear we are on the same page forwards to investment are working together that system for those incarcerated which leads to some staff is receiving it kind of training and provided additional funds for it farms to the inmates and health our partnerships are working together the department of health our jail Behavorial Health<\/a> specialist part of our team we have very strong individuals at county jail 2 and three who provide us Constant Care<\/a> but the problem were limited would be one of the biggest issues are working together the staffing and funding for the partners in the Behavorial Health<\/a> we dont get twentyfour hour care we have to deal with people in crises in time of night and instead of Business Hours<\/a> we ask for the partnerships has been funding and additional staff to help provide twentyfour hour Behavorial Health<\/a> specialists so we can deal are working together people in a timely crises and in addition are working together the programs we have we have some references in the materials to some of those programs. I dont want to go into detail i know that one of the things we encourage is partnership that work on working on People Public<\/a> School Coming<\/a> out so not so much having people in place incarcerated for long term we have Long Term Care<\/a>. Structures in place for that were looking at the people that i believe from the Public Defenders Office<\/a> referenced individuals who dont get the care when they come back out we look at that in terms of discharging planning or health needs an important component were lacking we need more support. What about language . The language issues that we have are for the as possibly pronounced are working together our Behavorial Health<\/a> individuals their pronounced are working together the disruption of the drug trades for individuals have access and translated translation one of the things to make things better i know i have over nine hundred and 90 tables in anticipation of 0 population of that number and working to get additional tablets and transaction on those tablets that is extremely helpful and work to more individuals that can speak directly weve been talking to the Jail Coalition<\/a> as late as possibly yesterday when this came up an knowing issue we have deputies identified at translators but only so many thirty something totally in the Custody Division<\/a> so leads to more individuals getting it skill set and then most recently our prisoner legal team has hired on somebody that is Spanish Speaking<\/a> ive done that myself supervisor are working together my limited speaking skills when we issued a video to explain the population exactly why a lockdown and explain what happened during that time i issued a message video in english and spoke spanish in another one to make sure the population was assured to make sure we are part of communication and health what were doing and trying to accomplish. I know noticed that more support is needed in staffing. Can you explain who authorize the noncharged position the non chartered folks . I appreciate that youre asking that i want to opportunity to explain that for for those of you who dont know does understand is not just the jails but chartered the city charter identifies not just the jails you referenced the service that of civil papers court orders. Ultimately i decide where the people go the deployment that were talking about in question about the Public Defenders Office<\/a> is a number of deputies total none of individuals allowed is one 8 total individuals two are assigned to Field Operations<\/a> division before that task the additional 6 pulled from decisions as possibly the gentleman mention if we took all the deputies off the street and put them back wouldnt be put back in the jails but other you assignment that decision was mine to make sure we assisted Police Department<\/a> and helping with the drug trade eda individuals gone autos supervisor the persons of Emergency Services<\/a> not just deputies going out but deputies have additional skill sets. No appointing we have folks out on the assignment and we have time we do deploy individuals assigned to the jails theyre part of our pool but doesnt pull exclusively from the jail but the two week deployment to a two month deployments have individuals assigned for specific period of time. The enthusiasm in partnership with the Controllers Office<\/a> concerned about the over time expenditures we made efforts of a make sure the individuals will not require backfill over time theyre identified by not just members but where they are currently working. Just for my education how many deputies are or staff are in unchartered at any given time or day. The rest of the composition not just based what you call nonchartered assignment multiple voices . But city hall exactly. It is perfect example where we have deputies assigned considered a nonchartered but funded to be present here. Where we see deputies in the sheriff patrol unit we have a contracted are working together the department of health a large which afternoon not just patrolling the campuses but an example of where youll see more deputies on patrol we have Deputy Sheriff<\/a> in contracted post assignments as well are working together the department of the entering management and have staff as possibly to mta building and the public library. Thank you president peskin im yield. Thank you. Supervisor walton. Sheriff just relative tofu, characterize weve seen a new 36 percent increase in the jail population and relatively short time now in excess of a consensus of 12 hundred folks and statements by the individuals testified that many of that increased population are individuals who have been charged are working together misdemeanors as opposed to some of that increased population individuals charged are working together drugs or for sale or direction do you have a breakdown of what that is . Clearly were hearing some of that population is in detox facilities do you know what the numbers are . I dont have the exact numbers but some of them are protected we cant get a list from the management or some disorders we understand that you know when you look at our i think in the presentation was a chart that reflected did Behavorial Health<\/a>. Identified individuals that for psychiatric disorders and Substance Abuse<\/a> disorders it is on a chart it red cross about one hundred or so out of the um, 7 hundreds are at county three and another i dont know had the other number multiple voices . I can get that information. Part of i mean objective individuals in need of health it is unclear to me the most Cost Effective<\/a> place to put users in the jail exacerbating the problems leading to as a result of deputies. So i think that makes we wonder systemicly we should get those folks into treatment rather than as possibly a as opposed to to drug dealers the second question some if patrols ive not been clear we have undertaken a more serious going after drug dealing with middle market and tenderloin how it evolved that the Sheriffs Office<\/a> which outside of contract are working together dph or Patrol Services<\/a> how that came to be. I speak to both you asked about the population question. One thing id like to point that out we are talking about sets of our populations those have substitute disorders are for the those attacking the staff no coalition but Behavorial Health<\/a> issues and respect issues in regards to those assaults you talk about the prior iterations of our population we have in the my career have had very Robust Services<\/a> in jail. Our roads to Recovery Program<\/a> was an Award Winning<\/a> program that helps people where you or to give you an idea which is evolved over the years and are working together my career no Violence Alliance<\/a> initiative assisted people are working together Reentry Services<\/a> that have violent charges and eventually evolved people are working together drug problems where the majority of people in the programs are drug related as opposed to other thing the system shifted people are working together drug depension out of custody and into the community were seeing that come back the decision to put people out there was my decision and provided the staff ill say that anecdotal our staff because of our work in the custodial had a better rapport and relationship are working together people involved are working together individuals on the streets that end up in jail have a better rapport we live are working together them everyday and created a relationship more helpful we have deputies on the street in the chartered duty responsibilities or specific focused operations emissions a difference how we subsidiary act im proud of my staff and experiences that first hand and i think that it led us to not really enldz up arrests people in jail but trying to get people the help they need and last night i had a accessibility hurt while on the street trying to assist are working together someone in crises at the library happens on the street as well the jail. I appreciate that and the work your deputies i guess when im as far as the permit duty in San Francisco<\/a> county of sheriff the jails is securing and self evident while the assaults on deputies may not be from the drug people by done by other individuals in terms two factors were seeing all 4 individuals have testified before the District Attorneys Office<\/a> and Inspector General<\/a>s office is the Sheriffs Association<\/a> and yourself an increase in population and Staffing Shortage<\/a>; right . So it becomes the call board member konters the choice in the field making the choices as possibly detailed staffing and youre working to deal with the backlog seems required, you know, difficult choice. I appreciate that and youre absolutely right difficult chose one thing i mentioned we like to see future partnerships are working together everyone in regards to recruiting and hiring one of our challenges if we took every single deputy including those in city hall and everyone and placed them in charter wed have the staffing and have a workforce in the environment that is staffed up but still in the same environment dont have an opportunity to work in other places thats why we have a satellite system the trauma we see in the incarceration everyday are things that why not to see my staff doing for 25 or thirty years but more opportunities to do other things related to Law Enforcement<\/a> and Public Safety<\/a> rather than focusing on the jails i know we have a crisis right now and said that before that i believe we are capable of doing that and absolutely understand we need more people im pulled from like everyone else is that we have limitation on that where theyre budgetary or restrictions by the Controllers Office<\/a> to hire people and asked for those Recreation Cultural Services<\/a> board to and have people in background and cant hiefrp them fast enough. Thank you supervisor ronen. Im streamlining frustrated this is a a incredible foreseeable situation and many of us called in the minute that the new criticized war on drugs was noupgz by see Mayors Office<\/a> we know had a workforce crises in the Sheriffs Office<\/a> known if not just the sheriffs by Police Department<\/a> we know that that effort this effort to arrest not only dealers and drug users about lead to a population of jail sick people addicted to drugs and people are working together Mental Health<\/a> we have few individuals you can talk just a drug addict or Mental Health<\/a> 90 percent of people have a dial dialysis the Mental Health<\/a> becomes drug addicts or constant drug use and trauma that made person Mental Illness<\/a> we know that the jails couldnt handle the level of sickness people in the jail i talked to the directors of jail health when when supervisor dorsey wanted to move money i made this point then that they cant provide the treatment not the best place to treat Mental Illness<\/a> or addictedvilles but a workforce crises cant hire Jail Services<\/a> cannot hire doctors and nurses because professionals does not want to treat addicts in dwral yale it is wrong and think that if work and necessary find is incredibly dangerous for individuals e tco. And then so my number one, question is what was the point . What was the plan . When you all sat together and decided urging to go you and is District Attorney<\/a> easy Mayors Office<\/a> and is Police Department<\/a> matter of fact, you know, im frustrated no representative from the Mayors Office<\/a> because we have a lot of i have a lot of quiz for the Mayors Office<\/a> after this hearing. What was the plan . Because all of that was foreseeable none of the conditions are new this is the one one i dont the. Partap verma or da or Mayors Office<\/a> youre the only one to answer the questions what was is plan that was a results of our circumstances so can you tell me what was caused and planned . I give you my perspective supervisor ronen and happy to share that with the original arc plan the overarching plan to create a multi prong approach we all saw on the streets. And part of what i contributed to the discussions were request for Substance Abuse<\/a> disorder are working together Raw Management<\/a> to partner with the department of health to create and setting not a jail that was not a part of the criminal Justice System<\/a> but part of healthcare and the only way i can describe to say there was a segment of the troubled proportion two women and children making choices or committing criminal actions i tell people that is an easier i wouldnt be for myself and staff when there is less people in jail so your intention and my person be intention as possibly sheriff of San Francisco<\/a> is not just put people in jail but people the help the idea of marina, and north beach neighborhoods; Sing Tao Daily<\/a> to be the outreach neighborhoodbased monthly are working together that the cops and Police Department<\/a> were looking for a Sobering Center<\/a> we had that in the past or mandatoryy steps we place people not putting them in jail but, but have an option rather than jail and meet in the middle moment for people to go some place and for lack of a better word have a controlled environment saw can i stop you for one minute that is not on i was upset youre sending the 6 to 8 deputies on this ridiculous gear not working thats my beef your part is so small; right . This is a complete lack of leadership on the Mayors Office<\/a> and on part of District Attorney<\/a> and on the Police Department<\/a>s. They did not see through the consequences and have a plan what is happening now our city employs lives are on the line. People who are being held in custody very sick their lives are on the line. People are working together the longerist period a lockdown has happens. You mean in the recent ones. Uhhuh. So i believe in reference to the timeline from april 12th to the 18 or there about see. So peep had 6 days they couldnt leave their cells. We didnt let everyone out at the same time let me put that of way. Okay. People still had access to their council. Thats not what i asked. I understand and maybe mentioned differently by people still allowed delays are caused by a lock down i mentioned earlier were aware of people Constitutional Rights<\/a> and my job had you talk about taking care of in jail and talk about the budgets one budget is smaller or larger wearing tasked are working together multiple voices . Absolutely. That is something we absolutely, absolutely take into consideration. Im angry we get those celebrations press releases on a regular basis in the Mayors Office<\/a> we have arrested one hundred and 60 people in the tenderloin but not in the press releases and theyre going to over crowded jail theyre going to spend the majority time in lock down and beat the crap out of our City Employees<\/a> that is missing from the press releases this is a very, very serious crises. We are not youre not staffing the court sufficiently so people are not getting their civil rights to a speedy trial our Public Defenders Office<\/a> have hundreds of cases and cant provide the proper defense and people mother Getting Better<\/a> theyre circling back on the streets anyway after the a dangerous situation in the jails to again are working together and we dont see i dont see any leadership where is the Mayors Office<\/a> . Usually have a repetitive in the Mayors Office<\/a> president president peskin can we call the Mayors Office<\/a> and ask for representative. We shall. That is an issue that feeds to immediate attention we feed from actual answers and have heard some suggestions but none to say those will take place and in the meantime, youre lives are at risk in the jails right now as we speak this is a crises. And there is not a Single Person<\/a> from the Mayors Office<\/a> here to say what were do about that what is going are working together our discussions are working together the budget are working together the Mayors Office<\/a> your three points in order to create a semi sober situation not much safer it sounds like given our points. But where are the budget discussions are working together the mayor . Have you asked to cut your budget further. Yes. In response to that weve all been asked to execute 10 percent and pubically is yesterday were not able to cut, i have an obligation to my staff to the individuals were responsible for i will is that jails are dangerous place in the matter how much were investing that the dangers while we have sworn democrats and one of the Biggest Challenges<\/a> to make sure someone is that. Youre deputies are exhausted overworked and working mandatory over time not voluntary by mandatory over time and subject to attacks by inmates. Glad someone here in the Mayors Office<\/a> that is really, really serious think an outrage and completely foreseeable id like to hear from the mayors representative whats the plan to address this . Apologizes for my absent can you, you repeat question. Let me repeat everything once again. Everything this is happening in the jail deputies are being attacked and injuries they understaffed and working dozens and dozens every month a week mandatory hours and inmates are Mental Illness<\/a> and doe tco without proper medication and complete changes in population that inmates are in jails not only saying that is completely new environment like theyve never seen but doesnt add to your power point sheriff was the guy that said id rather than be in prison than yales the situations in San Francisco<\/a> have so bad send me to san quentin the hard end conditions are they want to go to prisoner rather than stay in San Francisco<\/a> jails all that is foreseeable what is mayor. The police chief, the da and the sheriff allow to a lesser extent launched war on drugs. 2 were going to two to the intend to and arrest tlaerlz but arrest users and they them in jail without proper medical services we know about the jailhouse services not proposed to handle the level of detook in the jail not able to handle not only because it is not a place to handle three but cant hire the staff they need why cannot they in that neighbor want to work in the jail under those sequences when theyre are medical professional that says you shouldnt treat individuals in jail in the way im not going to work there that is against any oath. We knew that the budget crises were facing right now was coming i get press releases in the Mayors Office<\/a> lets celebrate we arrested one hundred and 60 people drug users in the tenderloin lets celebrate celebrate but the press releases dont say that which were putting in them overcrowded jails medically we putting deputies lives at risk and inmates lives at risk and there is a complete chaos happening in our jails my question for you, you what is is plan to deal are working together that situation . Thank you for that question. Supervisor i dont have a direct answer to your question im not fully briefed on this subject matter and. Is there anyone from the office can say and word i mean, you have are elected sheriff, our Public Defenders Office<\/a>, our sheriff Inspector General<\/a> and our Sheriffs Union<\/a> head coming to the board of supervisors saying we are in complete crises the conditions in our jails is dangerous so much so that our inmates are saying we like the sheriffs deputies theyre kind people we are scared for their safety youve got the cadets scared for the safety of deputies and none from the Mayors Office<\/a> so say that burglary sheriff, mr. Head of union be Public Defenders Office<\/a>, and Inspector General<\/a> heres our plan to address this issue . This is outrageous and what leads too important outrageous is many of the board of supervisors called if we said this is going to be the um, of the war think drugs to not have a plan in place to deal with the arresting this amount of individuals. We can agree or disagree a good idea, i think that is a horrible idea but we dont have a plan in place and what has been proven today is indeed there was no plan in place. We are in complete crises and not a Single Person<\/a> in the Mayors Office<\/a> to say how were going to address that crises and complete lack of safety of our own employees as possibly outrageous ill end there. Supervisor mandelman. Thank you president peskin and i agree are working together some of the things my colleague said but not all i think that um, im going to get to the point of agreement but the point of disagreement we are seeing San Francisco<\/a> arrive at 2020 to 2022 in terms of discussing use handicapped intolerable and i think that is so intolerable but that is better because of my colleagues think are so wrong but the effort by the mayors increased prosecution and the work of our department has helped to take back some of our sidewalks some of our plazas and to make many public safer i dont have the formation were turning 2014 levels of Drug Enforcement<\/a> takes us to a war on drugs 2. 0 strikes me as possibly ridiculous. It is beginning to enforce of the rules how we use public space and giving people opportunities some point every i believe and one of the things from my colleagues from the university most cities have successfully addressed done that are working together a combination of treatment and repression and the repression is important and we need Law Enforcement<\/a> for the repression piece you can be part of that and grateful to i for that. Now finding before that i know to the talk about this drug Internal Revenue<\/a> service arrest conversation im under the envision that this is a very Small Program<\/a> wearing bringing relatively small number of the folks into the jailhouse and back out very quickly very quickly if youre having a rise in population um, and challenges around the maintenance of facility for the because of the houfbt of people coming out of a high am a wrong am and missing have we ravaged that program up and bringing in lots of users everyday for the department. I believe in response to that supervisor the previous slide indicated in the jail Health Numbers<\/a> we have a rapid turn around of 70 percent released one 7 days thats why i brought up part of our challenges robust in the rein question the people recreated in 7 days arrested for the issue were talking about is particular program where for a small i thought that was a pretty small number of people not committing other crimes not challenges on the sidewalk theyre intoxication and their state do not have that would be great to have agree robust Public Health<\/a> department for a period of time by outside of jail we dont have that so you and our jails have stepped in for places for people but not staying for 7 days but a day or less i think pass small number you have a small amount of people are Mental Health<\/a> but true this program not looking what happens when you happened to use your jail or bring down people that pubically intoxicated am i wrong. You think i am wrong. laughter. i want to say yes to what youre stating a smaller percent of individuals staying for a shortterm but last year to president peskin requested on the data i can work are working together our jail health persons to make sure we get the information i believe at some simple ambulance of information and looking at the numbers 28 percent of the denominator. But didnt say by overwhelming drug users have unintelligible . Um, right but those could be drug sales. That can well i dont know but im a criminal lawyer. I look at our jail census numbers every single day and things are instead of up. And they seem a correspond are working together the strategy. Taking md 5 back my time a million things going on and the District Attorney<\/a> charging and whos a wheel strategy around not just the use minor the sale and the sort of breaking up a drug dealer but driving but get to the point i agree can i agree are working together my colleague the point where im going to agree is that i mean, i that they colleague if building we should have the numbers where they are im not sure i think the activities making it ineffectual for more people we are detaining more and more people i think i agree you carry our obligations of the population of the folks youre responsible for taking care of folks and take that seriously but one of the things prior to the pandemic a Robust Program<\/a> that is built up over decades and innovative approaches to the deputies and the few weeks in the jail like i think we have pioneered having the deputies and interacting are working together the folks and not having that barrier and one of the things that was armed forces that kept that prisoners behind the walls are working together the not what youre trying to do in san burner but an approach but having classes and programming and you hinted with the changes on the Public Safety<\/a> and the treatment were going to talk about that but know from my visits in the last few months the programming before the pandemic like that halfway is closed there are not deputies available to keep the hallway open to get their ged and having an anger management class or reading a book but make that time more useful and likely successful when necessary life leave to get back to where the prepandemic era to me is troubling as possibly the lock down the lock downs are terrible and the threats of the rest of workforce is terrible and the way we need to change the interaction between prisoners and deputies is disturbing but for the Sheriffs Department<\/a> to run theyre jail and um, i dont know if that requires pulling you, you out or dont pull you out but our pd and mayor and got to tend to the jails but measles youre first job is to be able to have a safe rehabilitation jail i guess where i think i am in agreement are working together my colleague seems like that should be top priority for the Mayors Office<\/a> as well. For the budgetary investment that we make for getting you, you the technology to free up every staffer and getting you the as possibly much as possibly we can we spent a lot of time talking about this sfpd Staffing Shortage<\/a> and mandates how theyre going to addresses if but this is equally serious we are taking people off the street were responsible and want that to having been happy Going Forward<\/a> we have to be using that time as well as we can and im concerned were really, really not. If you want to respond. I can speak to one of the rehabilitate have staple rehabilitate serves as coordinators managed to provide programs and services and unfortunately during lock downs and Staffing Shortage<\/a>s thats the very first one that is limited. Um, we still despite the Staffing Shortage<\/a>s have the opportunity to open like right now in partnership are working together city colleges providing three classes a week but the education piece is different the problematic piece is different because our staff are overworked and two, cant put the cohorts together like we used to be able to and one of the Cannabis Equity Grants Program<\/a> are working together the Housing Units<\/a> in the and next the inmates and staff find that a more common environment and something ironically are working together the county jail 7 that are working together going back to what we used to do and unfortunately brought on by the circumstances but done if before and were getting back into the support we feed as possibly a mentioned earlier comes down to making that we promotion when we do things were doing for Public Health<\/a> on the street and who makes the decisions the jails and criminal Justice System<\/a> have to be be part of that. Supervisor dorsey at the president peskin thank you to may colleague for having this hearing. I think that is worst having the at large policy discussion what we do to serve those who are arrested for public drug use or one point ill make to people i understand people struggling are working together situations where theyre detco negative impact jail have not solely there bus arrested for drug use in many cases it is because of a number of Violent Crimes<\/a> or property crimes in air addictions i dont know if you have percent how many people are coming in the jail for another crime a other than a property crime or Violent Crime<\/a> but addiction. We dont dr. Exact numbers i know is question came up at our safety and just subcommittee our analyst that provides the data on the population was looking at into trying to figure out the charges and behavior is a sub yeah thing and hard to track since we have 12 hundred people. If we settle for a matter we have a problem that is focused on not enough staffing to do what were asking staff to do. Um, and it occurred to me many of the issues raised a yoifl to issues playing out right are working together existed are working together a Public Safety<\/a> and neighborhood safety just the hiring pipeline and think about that and wanted to ask would your department maybe for the Deputy Sheriffs Association<\/a>s up to work are working together the working resources if we were to have a dhr kind of misrepresent push on Public Safety<\/a> hiring were facing slavery 911 operators and emt and others maybe to the extent where someone is not a fit in that any one of those capacities benefit the city to either have a consolidate effort or work order all the backgrounds and every dhr led them for everyone . Yes and no the papering idea is something ive talked about are working together the chief scott combining and maryellen direct the combining the recruitment efforts to the overarching Public Safety<\/a> push that is an organic ideas amongst and dhr voochlt will be welcome but a again, a component of recruiting were you want to have members of ac be part of that by telling the stories pubically or on social media or in some sort of ad campaign we get the most results for hiring or recruiting people into the hiring process oneonone loved one or interactions with the community arrest focused take a look at educational institutions job fairs and things like that having someone from each department involved in the recruiting gets people interested in the job thanks i mentioned in my commentary we look forward to having a collaborative effort between us and the union unwhen we talk about negative things pubically it only hinders our recruitment efforts to get people interested in the job we are in criticized wards as policies marks thats why were constantly here and talking about that but make sure we sure people also a job in the jails to help other people and thats what and want to emphasize no recruiting. And i asked this and again, to answer the am two questions we made reference to those people who are retired an under i forgot what year that was passed but endangers retired City Employees<\/a> to come back and committed to one hundred and 20 days and nine hundred hours are you finding that the 960 proposing f folks are they reaching the limits or go back and ask voters perhaps so lets see if we can get for work out of the retirees. It occurs to me this by the way, i dont know about city departments but reached the point of most baby boomers are retired and this may be some long term maybe think about. Would 960 butcher that that up to more days will be helpful or would it matter and based on knowledge of the people in the program some would be open to having additional hours. I would say also right now our program have 44 participants are working together another 21 were waiting to be moved to bring them on as well and a segment of your workforce is helpful, you know, staffing up in terms of the of getting people working in positions they have not worked in and individuals working in the courts which absolutely helps us with your 0 staffing and supervisor ronen not just talking about the jails but short in courts that effects our ability to support the judges and the system. Having individuals doing that job is will be helpful and having people with the skill votes and training ill be open. The jobs will be subject to talking about are working together the president and the collective bipartisan unit were talking about positions in our department that would be. Through the chair. Can you ask one westbound open to something i really appreciate by the way, our presentation the solutions and i think a number ill never complain about the solutions to consider. Because i think that is what we have hearing for. On the issue of the coordinated Public Health<\/a> thing that our department of Human Resources<\/a> resources and maximize the benefits for the pointing benefits would your idea would be interested. That would be great the initial solutions presented having the step in pay for people that would draw in mower applicants and have a bigger eligibility lettuce for the Police Department<\/a> and successful. Work together jointly is good no more than for us but the Police Department<\/a>. I think that library i was saying nationally have a National Marketplace<\/a> we should be targeting not only the area but nationally. Um, and were lacking in that and but the Sheriffs Office<\/a> i think that is a lack of funding i think that is upon the sheriff to advocate from the mayor and thats not working should be coming to you all and advocating are working together you all to help them to be successful at that and if 2 that display work putting the public to get pressure to get it deny and advertising and funding and then are working together that there is a i dont see sheriffs or Police Department<\/a>s having a fast track hiring process through the the states done in la and washington and other its. But a lot of ways to really attract more people are working together systems are not in place were i dont see a lot of effort trying to do that. I think we can close is gap are working together our negative staffing for the police is a National Campaign<\/a> you want me to move on. Yeah. Im interested to get our take on the charter that allows for retirees to come back a charter section 88. 5. That is a good idea but if you will. We have agreed upon the process employees and Sheriffs Department<\/a> for temporary positions we have a problem that is usually when we agree to something that is a cost saving i feel like a due to the long term period of time and that solution or remedy is used instead of hiring and we get slow hiring instead of prioritizing hire and expediting hiring we have issues are working together the background investigators detailed out coughing a constant slow down. So we are open to solutions and providing solutions we need agreement no short term proposing f but long term i feel that the office will take advantage of of that and slow hire if we dont hire fulltime at that time any concern are working together that. Thank you so much. Great. Supervisor preston. Thank you president peskin. Um. Thank you supervisor walton for calling for this not going over gowns that have been covered by clarity on some issues and also to acknowledge we agree on the unto be able situation in San Francisco<\/a> jails including the tax on deputies as possibly described. The lock down conditions on inmates and on deputies. And i want to say i share many of the thoughts expressed by supervisor ronen i think you summarizeed do frustration i feel on those things fortunately unfortunately, didnt come as possibly surprise but xritd um, of policies over the last couple of years. Um, but i want to follow up on a couple of things first of all, questions that into president peskin and supervisor mandelman asked. That is on my list of questions and to which we dont have an answer. I want to drill down are working together the sheriff by not inclusive you have i have the information from the Mayors Office<\/a> the number of people who are in custody for drug use and position not for drug dealing or other crimes but for drug possession i want to before you answer i want to note whatnot an inventor failure to provide this information across the board and lunging together i judge invite you look at every press release in the Mayors Office<\/a> and from sfpd inflate drug dealing arrests and will never see the number . How many people we arrested for drug eye because the phone people of San Francisco<\/a> are not one board of running around and arrest and with all due respect, what is it running around are working together no particular plan spending that amount of resources and arresting people for their drug addiction the definition of the war on drugs with all due respect, id like to this that not the definition of war on drugs you will see the reason and drill before we are been through that before not are working together you sheriff but the office of Emergency Management<\/a> took us months hearing after hearing asking for this data to finally are that broke down in the report this board received after months advocacy breakdown a like should be transparent a discussion whether people think that is a good idea to arrest people if their drug because but no conversation and on a data to have supervisor mandelman sitting here two years saying through no fault of his own this is a tiny fraction no idea when we get the data lunged together and with all due respect, Behavorial Health<\/a> people are Behavorial Health<\/a> issues that that is Mental Health<\/a> and president peskin asked for that number were been searching for that number only existed are working together dem was reporting on the tenderloin emergencies through the board because we grow over and over im going to ask maybe you have the data i think you know the few weeks held in jail what theyre booked on; right . A straightforward question how many people are in jail in San Francisco<\/a> who are sole charge is the use or possession of drugs . Like today and then that would be great to get that in recent years i think you am i wrong you and sfpd have it; right . We criminal Justice System<\/a> data when you mentioned is sole charge of drug use youre saying peep are working together that charge a lot of individuals in custody have multiple charges. Sure. And drug use is a number of charges and we talk about populations have those types of charges there is segment of our justice population not incarcerated but have the charges that is, you know, part of that diverted to electronic monitoring or pretrial supervision there the Community Program<\/a> staff so another segment of people arrested for drug use that might be in there we provided that information in the past. Ive never seen that the number of hours wasting as possibly hearings and back and forth are working together the future land use map i dont want to lay that at our doorstep my colleagues are asking the same information. Lets starts with that, i understand can be people are working together multiple charges; right . But shifted in the city what the decision read by the mayor to start arrest people for drug use in public. This is what the shift was. And what we dont know it is that as commissioner mandelman thinks the small number of people arrested pursuant to that . Im talking about people commit an as a result and were in possession of discussing and get charged are working together both those people always got arrested what is shifted people whose who are using drugs in public. Getting arrested we got to know what those numbers are to have an intelligent conversation can you provide the anybody lets start are working together that the number of people in custody in San Francisco<\/a> jails whose charged are working together drug use . I can get those numbers i dont have them are working together many and if i can disruptive. A 90 two drug release in tenderloins and selma this operation arrested nearly 800 people for drug use and seven hundred for drug sales they ardmore people for drug eye than for drug sales thats a snapshot. Thank you supervisor ronen and president peskin and it is my let me make that request that we get that the breakdown not just a lump for Behavorial Health<\/a> individual but of the folks different folks are charged are working together drug use and i seem we can look at that over time. And to the Mayors Office<\/a> same to sfpd an intelligent conversation we need to data. Supervisor without further ado, with all due respect, but start to look at i think mvrndz a press releases that focused on arrests in the tenderloins only that might be more challenging for me to get the data in terms of we have i can give the information based on the population for charges and whether or not other calories. Yeah. I think the difference regardless of issue that supervisor ronen raised or the data im not sure of data that was from the Mayors Office<\/a> but as possibly it relates to the issue were discussing around jail population actually matters as possibly you say some people maybe arrested but not spending time or significant time in the jails; right . I would assume what i have information on may be different from sfpd but what you have the information on what the folks in jail are charged with you. Yes. I can provide that for you. Before the body. Thank you. The the other thing is he was hoping you can clarify were talking about deputies being deployed around enforcement does that continue like you currently are deputies deployed arrested for drug dealing. We have to continuing right now i mentioned earlier that our method will change to a two month assignment and individuals we identified the under sheriff are not identifying that because of Operation Division<\/a> in the jails so were looking to pulling people for detail dont require the over time. Just to be clear, i heard our responses around multiple places over the past year and a half i guess or year multiple places those folks are drawn from not exclusively but deputies senates deputies were drawn. multiple voices. and yes, thats correct as a mentioned by Inspector General<\/a> 4 divisions and is that if youre looking new configuration Going Forward<\/a> continue to detail folks from the jails as possibly part of the team that is in our focus not to detail people from the jails for the next two months area. You referenced um, in response to supervisor ronen question what was the plan that you, youre preference at the time of some of the announcements so have some sort of Sobering Center<\/a> or other nonjail place for tco and the majority of thought to keep that open and dismayed by the mayors decision to shut down that could have but what happened . I mean, i mentioned want to not was ended up happened had happened to that idea . Part of your challenge he depend on your partnership with the department of Public Health<\/a> to make anything like that happen. I do know theyre focused in the policy shift creating hubz i believe the term was hubz but not including the involvement not talking about people coming out of custody trying to meet people in the moment on the streets this is a the same thing as possibly tenderloins i mentioned supervisor ronen our plan on our end for the Sheriffs Office<\/a> to have an mandatoryy step i forgot the term that supervisor mandelman used where people cannot meet a place where they wouldnt be in custody but involuntary detention for lack of a better word similar to the concept was they will be in a place where theyll get withdrawal management structured but not a place where the condition of confinement part of criminal justice and. Through the president not Mayors Office<\/a> representative going back to the early days when a discussion around the potential of the type of like nonincarceration site as possibly described bits by the sheriff before from your perspective was that mayor supported or what happened to that idea . Thank you for that i dont know. I didnt have an answer but get back to you. Thank you. Um, i want to address and i will not go too far dune this we will have other hearings on that i want to say those false dichotomy have someone doing drugs all over is streets or arresting drug users it is appalling there are many places in the world that have done this significantly better than done enforcement and some of what i had in mind sheriff talking about a non you know, jail option here but of places where call safe consumption sites renamed as possibly hub this was they do all over the world not having people doing drugs on the streets and a place to take people that is not an offer crowded jail i wont repeat what supervisor ronen said like the ideas some kind of surprise are working together people are drug addiction are working together people in jail over the last year or two years deciding to arrest. It mindboggling but approaches well get into those at a future hearing that addresses a lot of that i wont go into that here. I wanted to ask um, to mr. Paul do you know how many people are being arrested for drug use . Thank you for that supervisor i dont have that information in front of me. Can we get a commitment when our press team is issuing the latest information around arrest youll distinguish between the arrests for drugs . Thank you for that question. Ill get back to you on that my apologize. Is this an evidentiary approach to arrest drug addiction. Supervisor i unfortunately, dont have that in front of me but get back to you. And thank you, sheriff and and request for the Public Defenders Office<\/a> representative. Um, the raised an issue around access for Public Centers<\/a> having access to inmates i want to find out the status of that with the sheriff around aid and abet those concerns and making sure the inmates are. Thank you for that question. An ongoing challenge we meet every other week are working together the Prisoner Legal Services<\/a> and the sheriffs been very helpful but the issues that our staff encounters denials get to c. J. Two or three asking for the client and told the short staffing or denied during the lock down and sometimes dont get access at all foment to return and sometimes told may be an hour and wait think hour and still denied i have 200 pages of documents incidents of this happening in the last two years. Thank you. I see others colleagues have comments and questions im wrap up. Are working together some final comments and no further questions but i will, you know, i think what were seeing part of this is an extensive he hearing not just the jail businesses as possibly mvrndz said this is what you get a complete indictment of the war on drugs to 2. 0 and decided gut bail reform and programs actually starting to work and going taking steps backwards and people are released on bail and held when they shouldnt be and 50 percent of people in jail are black should be tell everyone exactly which is going on i think the one amendment ill offer my colleagues im not sure i agree that everyone didnt have a plan. I think they if have a plan for success and actually lower addictions to make the i think they had a plan some folks to punish and swhair people in the city to justify ever growing police and sheriff budget as possibly point out over one billion dollars in San Francisco<\/a>. And, you know, a plan for i think the cruelty for some point and and think also doing all to perceived electrical gain we talked about but a driver so i agree no plan for success by a movies by not a big mistake and unfortunate i think folk in good faith didnt see this coming and see the movie yet again but a repeat of the past here. So it is unfortunate but we can refer to that and i dont think were seeing evidence this is working and just because you can reclaim a block or two and plaza by moving up and coming moving people to a couple of blocks away to make that a nightmare a couple of blocks away and refuse to on a center that provides treatment people need well get out of that by arrest people for their drug addiction not evidence based approach doing disadvantage and point out in the jail Public Safety<\/a> commissioner chambers supervisor safai and super important some of those over the parts year the average jail population is 37 percent targeting with the Substance Abuse<\/a> disorders continuing for treatment that seems to be inner around seven hundred and a year ago to 11 hundred today. Seems the vast generator is drug offenders and all targeting those that are drug users not just kind of to underscore that point i want to go back to some of the hearings and bring it back focuses on recruitment for the staffing i understand, you know, if i look at the jail population even prior to the push. And september, november, january of 2020 was around 13 hundred that was averaged daily baselines the data and didnt seem like 2020 have almost 120 drop in the number of Deputy Sheriff<\/a>s can you talk about what happens during that time for the last few years and what is done in terms of the recruitment the population is up but not like in january of 2020. So for reference are you talking about our staffing numbers. Yeah. The jail population i see on the information presentation you provided was 13 hundred in january of 2020 or november of 19 and then says here an page 7 that your staffing was around 6843 in those years even though the numbers was a couple hundred more, more Sheriffs Department<\/a> and then a drop supervisor and i had that hearing for doe vacation more women are working together the Fire Department<\/a> had the most devisitor and faculty that drop want to give you you an opportunity to talk about that. Appreciate that the drop a significant drop if you look at the numbers in 2022 we have experiences a number of separation are working together people choosing not to vaccine for covid a percent in addition to our normal attrition that led to that significant drop in staffing. In regards to our recruiting efforts ongoing and. A what is your budget for recruitment. Not nearly enough we should have. A big thing to the administrative cost budget i believe over 500,000 a half a Million Dollars<\/a> thanks to all of you and owes Mayors Office<\/a> last year had a fulltime recruiter and last year and one deputy we had an as possibly fte for recruiting ive asked 4 all the evidence and leveraged all is that recommended higher is that person. We currently have been. A fulltime recruitment. Are working together the. What does that person start. Well, they started fulltime this year. Are working together a half hour Million Dollars<\/a> budget on top or for that position. And, of course, ill get you say take numbers from your cfo and staff but i know we have requested in the past an additional 5 thousand dollars for recruiting part of my ask for the Mayors Office<\/a>. How long has you know part of your budget remained at that level. For a very long time. No changes by the Mayors Office<\/a>. No a lot of the Different Things<\/a> were talking about today recruiting and hiring have been items weve asked for repeatedly and not able to fund. Right so just had that per since president peskin and supervisor ronen talked about let me ask another question if respond is booked on drug possession what is the times Opening Statement<\/a> are working together other charges but how long have they staying in jail normally. Specific to drug charges i cant say but in regards to overall we share those are working together the justice and our partners i do not know how long the information stays but i can get you that information. It seems like created a burden for your department to the point where families cant see their family members when it comes to Public Defenders Office<\/a> and cant come in and constant lock down and your deputies seem to be in harms way and then the inmates seem to be in harms way so what is your plan to deal with that crises . Theres many components some were touched on by my fellow presenters and Inspector General<\/a> touches on this. multiple voices. can you it feels like we have to have a real conversations about the amount of people being incarcerated for low level offenses i think that a line of questioning but if youre budget remain half a Million Dollars<\/a> for years on end and that didnt seem like to be the right level cant have one without the other the Mayors Office<\/a> not provide you the resources when the sheriffs deputies put in in harms way, aye. Incarcerated feels like the policy and staffing issue and i have youre on the front line the ability to kind of insert our position based youre experience im asking besides what can we do here . In addition to the tab completes i mentioned people are better participated for this cant be covered by data were coming out of a covid were talking about lock down our population was lock down for a significant amount of time during covid after we moved out of that i have the percent of staff hiring 200 and 90 people when they went into the jails went into a situation if have to interact are working together people every single as a result in the months have been in situations individuals are in close proximity and for whatever reason situations arose deputies were assaulted im not saying were not trained but saying a gap in experience level im saying a gap under a transition for us as possibly the jail population increased and the need to make sure the rules are enforced has occurred and in doing so terry any wilson touched on that the levels of respect and people listening to follow instructions thats been an anecdotal component of assaults and our staff if you ask me to go back to your question supervisor safai support for our staff and means we cant send our people to training this is a challenge for a is twentyfour hours training a year if you asked me if i had an ability to have anything would be to be able to sends our people to training to get the funding back for that as well. In terms of the of just direct experience and knowledge that comes with. Time i know brought that by the staff ever worked and tired i want to reemphasize that unlike when i was in the department as possibly a deputy we were drafted everyday um, 11 days straight and my personal experience having the draft for only two days an attempt by me and the staff to provide that semblance of wellness those are a temporary solution and thank you, lieutenant wilson we believed we asked for additional funds but denied for that as well but did want to renovate those down rooms and the areas for the staff where they have time away from the job itself. And the needs for a detain room is concerning to me personally that means there is a need foreclose the staff to have somewhere to go other than commuting back and forth with the workforce outside of the city and lastly to answer your question who what a i do . The two items the body worn cameras brought up by inspector and other training our staff could have which is necessary to remain safe or be safer would be an additional thing ill. Own e okay. Thank you and i know youre committed to that i know last year also have attempted during the budget process to talk about retention. Um, pay for a the more experience Deputy Sheriff<\/a>s retiring and contributed to others individuals retiring. That attrition um, but of its okay with you mr. President like to hear some of the answers in Deputy Sheriff<\/a>s he presenter our frankness. I want to touch on is comments the sheriff made we survived there the mandatory over time it is okay that the future deputies didnt have to suffer there mandatory over time a long one we need to help the workforce and the Deputy Sheriff<\/a>s priority and make changes to hire more deputies cant allow the mandatory over time to perpetuate Effective Health<\/a> or lives and safety of Deputy Sheriff<\/a>s of the incarcerated san bruno because were forced to do this thats done before this i started in the 4 was not pleasant dont want to see deputies go through that i dont know any other agency that perpetuated mandatory force for overtime is unhealthy. To in score that point i agree i think that mandatory over time is difficult thing. But all of our public safest personnel are working together nurses and 911 call operators and fire, paramedics and police oftentimes have in the excavation situation situation situation and in terms of how much money to recruitment and also mandatory Treatment Recovery<\/a> and people are to transition into society and work are working together the probation and Recovery Program<\/a>s no corresponded strategy but lets go arrest everyone on the street great for that moment if you believe in that but are bearing the brunt of that and the population is going on and you dont have enough staffing to deal with that. I agree the other departments are going to mandatory over time but potential to look at it ours is discussed more so. Users is blazing out we heard about the public emergency room and nurses assaults think nurses were going up so a lot of that drug and Mental Health<\/a> playing in realtime and i have seen photos and heard some of the stories first hand and. Full without a coordinated strategy you bear the brunts of that. Thank you for that how do we collectively come together and face and strike out the first pay to be competitive for the mayor increased their eligibility and how dont we do this is the board of supervisors move forward that forward to get other things done . Yeah. Thank you very much and thank you. Supervisor engardio. Thank you for calling this my question for the sheriff im going to take an historic route today, we are hearing about the problems like transformation to Court Challenges<\/a> are working together the limited programming and lack of so my question is 100 percent a staffing problem or any part can be a facility problem i ask that i recall in 2015 your predecessor did sheriff at that time want to create a new facility in San Francisco<\/a> had access to 80 million grant or supervisors at this time turned down that grant and rejected the filling of that facility and found quotes talked about she was concerned quoting in the chronicle be that a position of overcrowding the remaining jails which and another quote she said her envision was to dedicate the beds for Mental Health<\/a> and Substance Abuse<\/a> issues that is interesting to me that is almost 10 years ago would that make a difference i dont know to have that facility today and i dont know a moot point but cautionary tail Going Forward<\/a> have that idea like the middle place for people to get the help they need without leaving right now and in the future should we consider if perhaps not turn them down . To answer your question in our trip down memory lane i was part of that laughter disappointed we didnt have the foresight i understand i felt this pain as a sheriff and supervisor ronen are working together the policymaking moved from nine hundred beds to the county jail 786 and 7 floors on the hall of justifies down to 2 hundreds and 36 beds about a focus on people are working together misrepresent and Mental Illness<\/a> similar i was talking about having a place run by capital hill not but the sheriffcoroner the Sheriffs Office<\/a> to help keep people safe. Unfortunate we didnt get that i was actually that was way back during the time of realignment for that. My personal feeling were going be in this and ive heard others say things in regards to making up for that kidding and have to deal with that not oh, suck that up and take that that but i dont want people to go through what i went through to be drafted 11 times dont want that thats why i have a concern for the staff and not just deputies but for attorneys and the staff that work in the jail and cbos and concerned about the enclosures but who we have incarcerated right now and while on use charges ever sale charges we also have a very large component of our population who have mental Health Issues<\/a> and Behavorial Health<\/a> issues. Or who are transitioned age youth in San Francisco<\/a> is not just actuaries but up to thirty or 34 based on experiences who we want to reach also are working together the programs to give them only opportunity have programs but part of population that reacting to the staff and assault our staff and we talk to people about went; right . And talk about an individual that is been in the system for a long term and want to go to state prison because a lack of right here right now in our interactions that is part of what weighing talking about right now. So, yes i want to create and safer place for my staff and over time is a direct effect of the overcrowding and safety issue is a part of that. We cant go back if time but the cautionary time on that facility whatever name you want to call it but lets come it consensus but the goal to get people the help they need in a safe environment we missed the opportunity 10 years ago at least in the miss is this time. Thank you. Before i call supervisor stafani by way of background my recognition was that in order to observe that 80 million from the state have control over that site are working together 90 days never actually happened the seller of the property seller of the property restricted arts activities use;and affirming the planning departments determination under the California Environmental<\/a> didnt want to sell but with that, supervisor stafani. Thank you, sheriff you mentioned you have one hundred and did 5 sworn situations are those funded now you have the funds but we have one had the and 95 sworn positions if you are lucky so many people you could hire them. On the budget we requested 75 this year and last year are working together an i q of how many positions we can fill i always stated pub and privately to the eric mars and Controllers Office<\/a> of we meet 75 i ask for additionally, a request of funds for address 4 ftes positions. So are working together the recruitment i had a hearing at Public Health<\/a> and Neighborhood Services<\/a> last week and it was the focus on the Police Department<\/a> and get up chief presented and requested someone for the Sheriffs Department<\/a> to be at the hearing yet went back and we learned a lot and on the right path and maybe consulting or talking about the recruitment strategy i dont know how theyre budgeting for it but that was part of either muo to be setting aside i think getting on track are working together that something that the Sheriffs Department<\/a> should be doing as well. So i think really coming back are working together a recruitment plan and i think im to told me you into that hearing continue to through the chair and told me you into that so need to get updates for Public Safety<\/a> about what youre doing what concerns me too a lot of the what was said to have the programs that people can. Themselves to not utilized like for example, the rsv was started stop the violence for Domestic Violence<\/a> abusers and we have victims which thanks i care deeply about and this rfp program was a way to help those that are stuck in a circle as possibly abuser and really reduced recidivism and no visible bruise by snider and renowned and dont have access to that anymore and we talked about Substance Abuse<\/a> discovered i know about pearlman my family and a lot of my members and friend in recovery part of my life. And people in aa and people want to come in and help in programs want to share what theyve found request people suffering from the same disease so i want to make sure were staffed up to so we bringing that help button jails i know supposed have found sobriety and we need to be a jail need to have programs in place to help the people that end up there and if wearing not staffed up sounds like were not doing it and i mean aa and n a and r s p when we had the jailhouse services hearing i called for last year, i never got an answer when programs we have and what is working and not. So if you, let us know what programs are working and can you not do and do are working together the staff you have . I let you know the programs and know work bring together the co0 horticultures that way it is easier for us instead of having the staff to move people into the cohorts and thats the challenge for us right now to create those is r. S. V. P. Is one of the examples of cohorts we have our veteran Community Cover<\/a> that still a cohort we have in one place as possibly easier to bring in communitybased organizations and members in our home programs when 2345ir all in one place challenges like n a they come in n a and they come in and speak to the individuals incarcerated and try to bring them together in different housing were not able to support that right now biking and walking because we dont have enough deputies we have enough deputies in a Housing Units<\/a> but not enough to move. In the point of aa people talk about oneonone have a meeting and bring a meeting to them and then aa meeting an hourlong meeting that which sharing their experience brings them hope how theyre dealing with the Substance Abuse<\/a> and were talking about Substance Abuse<\/a> disorder and people found a solution and want to bring that i 270 at jail we need to create situations theyre bringing that in its the recruitment to make sure were staffed up i up im to pull you into the hearing to talk recruitment and love it reach out sfpd to look at what theyre doing for a their committed and last thing i want so say in terms of we everyone is getting really um, animated and reacting we need a solid picture of what people are in jail for and because i baselines my experience being a prosecutor and watching over the last 6 years and being very in tune are working together the Electronic Monitoring Program<\/a> and pretrial diversion and has meaning happening in the jails i assume people assume but there arent any people in jails just for drug abuse or drug uses or sales threats the information we absolutely need and so we know that when people are arrested a misdemeanor released and a felon or outstanding wafrnts a clear picture of what who is arrested in San Francisco<\/a> and for what and what jails or in pretrial doe version or in our Electronic Monitoring Program<\/a> and whng i know about the e m program in terms of on ankle monitors that list people are arrested for rape Domestic Violence<\/a> and as a result i mean so im having a hard time our people are just users fentanyl offender is streets or whatever i dont know and nor about do my colleagues know for us to understand what is happening in the jails we need to and identified list approved in jail and for what and for pretrial and including the monitoring Program Helps<\/a> to get the information we need. Those are issues of a fact and good to have at the facts we know certain things that our jail population has increased marketing over the last several months getting to the bottom of that is very good for us as possibly policymakers why not open up for Public Comment<\/a> seeing no other names on the roster all speakers will be allowed two minutes to provide comments madam clerk, call the first speaker and an item. My name is joanne thank you. Duis about the quality of life in the jails there was days whether there was no hot water and access for showers. I am coming you as possibly mother has a childs right now incarcerated inside of San Francisco<\/a> county jail one i believe in Public Safety<\/a> i do because of something happens im one to call 911 and lake for Law Enforcement<\/a> and have Deputy Sheriff<\/a> as a friend and family, however, i believe in the importance of rehabilitation the current efforts before providing city College Classes<\/a> are insufficient four deeper issues we need cognizant programming and culture approach to the rehabilitation. Cbos are receiving funding would not access to go the jails and provide services theyre trained to do so. Many inmates are left would not reentry plan we spends thousands of dollars out you have 8 dot actual work and the rest harasses confines like cbos. And make that difficult to work there for over 1,000 bell ringing my finding only two hundred are receiving the programming including my son the jails go on recognize down every day at 11 omicron a. M. The sense of community and the pods are lacking having not in my backyard the jail for 8 years straight 10, 12 hour shifts have seen the seasoned deputies treat them are working together dignity bell ringing thank you for your comments, next caller, please. Thank you for your [off mic. ] thank you, next speaker. I have a handout. Being board of supervisors. Im chris most of you know for those of you who dont know ill chris kline my concern were talking about the system dealing with Mental Health<\/a> disorders and Substance Abuse<\/a> disorders i passed out a draft copy presented for all politicians and Public Health<\/a> and Density Bonus Program<\/a> are working together providing the collaboration are working together sfpd and the sheriffs and department of justice on recommending indictments on anyone using Public Health<\/a> system such as possibly one system sherlock to alter one persons awareness or and death for forced compliance to illegal force votes and seeing alternate for other political or religious freedoms . A man in the middle attack and someone is on the computer or phone can control the conversation without disclosing it to me and it is not general Public Comment<\/a>. It is relevant to ive handed to information to the sheriff and can be used to influence votes and healthcare and violence within the jails. Those can be done remotely on a phone or computer think nontraditionally by using voice box an urban known to victims anyone are working together access to influence someone brethren or sending racial threats, etc. It is exactly what is uses in the jails and military great you. Thank you for your comments. Next speaker. At the good evening. Im terry im a deputy are working together the San Francisco<\/a> Sheriffs Office<\/a> and spca think on behalf of the Deputy Sheriffs Association<\/a> worked since 2016 and worked in the county jail for 10 years quo is consistent safety tolerate nationwide model how to run a jail howe would you they have a lot of lock downs and inconsistent programs and board of supervisors unattended consequences of free phone call and 6 and 7 floor and voting against the county jail 2 and three theyre not built for today is population this any supervisors and Sheriffs Office<\/a> the Sheriffs Office<\/a> need to get more funding and more equipment and better infrastructure orders in order to achieve San Francisco<\/a> visions i have friends were envious i work for the sfoif and today sfrad what is it like to work in San Francisco<\/a> San Francisco<\/a>, california turn the corner Security Guard<\/a> has to be the for forefront and he has tourists and business we should do same and followup bell ringing but need to fund San Francisco<\/a> Sheriffs Office<\/a>, in order make San Francisco<\/a> secure again is tourist and businesses will keep on coming back like before covid. Thank you. Thank you. A thank you for your comments next speaker. Hello, im james Vice President<\/a> i want to thank the funding this is a biggest thing ive heard the funding needs to be the main priority for the Sheriffs Department<\/a> and gone on overtime going on 8 years and get to the point were at now but will get to the points were going to keep going to the well the will be dry we need Proper Staffing<\/a> and funding to hire thats comes down to that that the next couple of years that will be dry and what will we side one hundred or plus so the board to release we need the funding for the safety and security for the Sheriffs Department<\/a> going to work everyday and we need the fuven so i appreciate you guys support for the funding for the Sheriffs Department<\/a> we can can be save and secure where we work in our environment. Thank you. Thank you for your comments next speaker. Good evening board of supervisors my name is a deputy im the deputy with the Sheriffs Office<\/a> and and board member are working together the d s a and with he is where is shortfall are working together the approximately, six hundreds and one deputies and one left side and 18 deputies on duties challenges are capability to serve the communities effectively and we are currently seeking to make sure about we are fully equipped to maintain the the Public Safety<\/a> are working together the Vice President<\/a> said we would appreciate your support and trying to get us more funding to fill those positions and a gotten number would be about negative one 5 three captioning is ending at this point due to the time limit provided for captioning that causes problems for all of us so the bottom line is just like this um, supervisor said when sheriff a missed opportunity i know i spoke to this but thank you for your comments. Sorry four cutting you off were providing the board are working together the same two minutes. Good evening. Im jose part of testifying in San Francisco<\/a> and my colleagues mentors cumbersome working in the t. J. 2 and three and im reading this start but the services are in kind we saw the huge need in the community and the Latino Task Force<\/a> worked for custody and talked about to the Spanish Speaking<\/a> community. Though the curriculum is available not the value we share are working together the community the relationship we start we start introduced communities and Services Inside<\/a> of pod currently, we starred to create and culture and not only helps us that request the are working together the safety and plugging them into programs they have the relationships and they building one of the Solutions Continues<\/a> to allocate money and a direct connection between them and theyre released. And we must find a solution in the communities thank you for listening. 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Enough my name is chang did care tuff to participate in the hearing because it is truly what im hearing a nightmare and today, im passing out a packet for may 14th and requesting it to be a day of astonishment my friend and the mother was the sacramento government an 20 one 8 created and bill on 14 21 to make an order that all Police Records<\/a> that the public have is an endeavor access question to see all Police Records<\/a> because we have to have an understanding this is too sides to a coin compassion and to the staff that your attacked we have to understand we heard what report of 75 percent of black people madam chair, youth also adults are young is within this institution and they have been so abused and so approved or disapproved for having a phone saying that was gun, you know, is harassment has been gamechanging and new unfortunately ,those nations of people is now taking revenge their hurting and afraid for their lives im for funding but concerned about that in the same minds to come in bell ringing and deal with the situation are you to bring in the Community People<\/a> and bring in the people who have the understanding to why many are doing drugs the only nation 75 percent of nation dealing with blacks more problems than you received and speaking the well drawing dry and retaliation my responsibility 0 only come to speak the truth bell ringing thank you for your comments. Thank you next speaker. coughing . My name is in the aforementioned. Sometimes we like to call it the north of market number one, first of all, we are in the antenna tier for the covid that you goy multiple level in those parts of it but now tells me what was innovates mentioned and the friction of situation. What is narrative the rightwingers and shock jokes and is mur district of Columbia Boys<\/a> want to push their item and want to make San Francisco<\/a> an important tray as possibly a social lynching run amuck and forcing vaccinations down their throats and lets jesus sort it out in response to that the mayor and even governor gavin newsom wrong side a crack down to counter the narrative we saw. So, you know, where do you go . You arrest people. And lets be clear not just for their jobs a nationwide contest two leading people for bell ringing Public Office<\/a> and president once is a 19 century fuzzy heated crazy person and then. Thank you deputies any other speakers . Seeing none, Public Comment<\/a> is closed. gavel colleagues are there any final comments members of the public may address the commission on matters that are within the commissions jurisdiction and thank you, colleagues for really your attention communitybased that came out for Public Comment<\/a> i dont want to get too deep we know that at the staff issue things happening in the jails is also a direct result of that and if you look at what is taken place in the strategies and the jails are effected Juvenile Hall<\/a> you in terms of locking up folks are working together language issues and the disparities cause overcrowding that is happening shifts in population. So were going to have more conversations about that exact issue and as possibly we know thats i do not ill ask followup questions im waiting at another hearing but questions about services for the pandemic and how that helps address deputy concerns and also help keep people safe. So were going to talk about that that was requested from that hearing in the near future with that, president peskin id like to file this hearing. Supervisor walton and thank you, f my colleagues for thats why that seriously and the sheriff and Deputy Sheriffs Association<\/a> and Public Defenders Office<\/a> and the Inspector General<\/a> the Sheriffs Department<\/a> and members of the public with that, this public hearing is filed and madam clerk can you go back to roll call for introductions. Mr. President you asked to be heard. Thank you and ill give a sector the room to clear out. Skwlaegz unfortunately, today id like to adjourn in the memory of some exceptional extraordinary san franciscans starting are working together reroe ebike was referred to a rebike winning chinatown bernardo and enjoyed being grand daughter of the very First Chinese<\/a>american woman for a Civil Service<\/a> in 1908 if you can imagine that the very First Chinese<\/a> woman to vote after woman o women won the right to vote and the First Chinese<\/a>american woman to vote in the world additional friend saw the contributions to San Francisco<\/a> rich history and identity i made the decision to return to the board of supervisors at 9 years ago in 2015 rebecca was one of the first to push the support and faith in me was somethingcy cherished and tried to do right and had a conviction fighting for justice for the people of San Francisco<\/a> i was looking at an old arm when rebecca and i want to raise awareness about voting a privilege to make democratic process for accessible and joined me as possibly one of the first 5 people to let their vote know they convicted and a brother ted like to say rebike had quite a past and feel this is in her humor at north beach or the pet store or shopping and the sidewalk grocery and a real san franciscan character and proud product of that citys glories past loved pets and pin begin trainer a show in the late 1960s and posted a pause for peskin event if times square are working together a parade are working together dogs barking to get out and vote she was a buff person and a extension to her brother ted and also lost a telephone giraffe hill person that helped to shape the art and barbara had a live full as possibly her name is Graphic Designer<\/a> and landscape artist made a splash in the 1960s are working together the painting move to approve as possibly super graphics and passed at the age of 95 in 1962 bobby set up shop working for clients like San Francisco<\/a> modern art and fresh after the red and black graphics are working together light space and also was clean lined lettering and astonishing site in San Francisco<\/a> where most lettering was type like times roman or is on album covers she lived in francis and spain and new york and as far as was theyre home and for artist life they loves loved do interconnected communities of San Francisco<\/a> and was trained in to remake severability for better architecture that put her outlines national stage. Bobby what the graphic sdiernt sea rangers famous logo and more at sea ranch a sign patient spent three days creating outline departmental circle and bulls eye colors make that happy kid do contractor told her, she was an editor put her own the cover and a Ripple Effect<\/a> as possibly super graphics or paint as possibly addition for 9 months of this run the art direct or direct the monthly the radical that 1970 called the impeachment of richard nightclubs but was pushed to sell anything and the everything and uc berkley launched her career and clothed are working together dan solomon married and worked on labor projects for 2 mile park piece along embarcadero and gardens in spaniel and much as possibly they loved her work loved her family her daughters and her granddaughter. I want to extend my sincere condolences and wished i would have caught that exhibition and take advantage of i can see her work in San Francisco<\/a> the sf momma has her last commission are working together the stripes and you dont have to go to this rather than ranch and finally a man that is played. Tremendous roll in any live and many loosens and a friend and mentor and chinatown attachment Stephanie Chin<\/a> passed if cancer we wanted to give the communities time to practice this as possibly a diminished civil certainty and leader in my state and leadership roles and born on february 7th and attended jean parker infrastructure gail will high school and turmoil are working together the certificate voting in equal rights movements and the relationships in San Francisco<\/a> state in order or majored in social survives had a impact on him the first professional job as possibly assistant to architect and the blue cross Design Center<\/a> and enrolled as possibly blue Cross Department<\/a> of urban designs and all the siblings spent time in the program and the Presbyterian Church<\/a> was a certainty on the board of directors and social oich delivering nuns for the chinese times in Grocery Stores<\/a> and yes, sir. The post. He was a groshg direct the chinese and was joined by half a dozen of hi, friends for the injustice to chinatown and the Chinatown Community<\/a> center was born off hand in 1977 when that filling was the first chairman and our gordon was the First Executive<\/a> director. Phil lowest that while away from San Francisco<\/a> and reelected for the past years and much the count is 50 years as possibly a successful Public Housing<\/a> and establishing the Community Tennis<\/a> association and his or her over 5 thousand low income chineseamerican traced bag to phil leadership and invite to where a proposal for the asianamerican can cuss and moved to washington, d. C. And became the first director after several years phil returned to california and administrator assistant in sacramento and later the honorable jerry phils last job 90 in sacramento on aging and Long Term Care<\/a> and returned to San Francisco<\/a> when art agonize was mayor the San Francisco<\/a>, aye. Worked to the Human Rights Commission<\/a> and manager the foundation and between that it was state and city governments goal for the Harbor School<\/a> of government for graduate and the level of transportation has the great equalizer forever the Transportation Research<\/a> and Improvement Project<\/a> phone e money as possibly chinatown trip that is an incredible advocacy pawning any leaders under his mentorship. After serving many years as a bus driver ultimately came the deputy general manager and chief of staff at muni his final job before retirement was as possibly director of to Emergency Services<\/a> department and phil loved chinatown and community more than anything we will miss his jokes and commitment to bettership and social justice they dont make them like phil and go sitting are working together him in hong kong and other projects endeavors missing hem him as possibly chinese parade and rest in peace and power chin. Mr. President medical marijuana is on the roster. And about the passing of chin and so sad and i. Yes. I want to make that for the inspire board of supervisors. Rest in peace one of a kind. Committee and excluding items which have been considered by a board committee. Members of the public may address the board for up to three minutes. 22 through 27 not on todays agenda all other agenda comments consents will be afforded by the appropriate committee are working together time limits and Public Comment<\/a> requirement. First speaker please. I have a neighborhood ill double dip. First of all, 250i8d point that out most off 40 thousand people that live in my neighborhood love seeing the Deputy Sheriff<\/a>s i grew up under sing i know and the correction offices officer officers and like to get out. Ill leave it at that. About inmates not getting 15 minutes of sunshine the county supervisors should get 15 hours of sunshine. I dont know that city hall is sane. I want to say, you know, oftentimes when we are pushed up in the spotlighted were in trouble have trouble navigating and so i want to stay find out i guess any last time ill going away you wont see me ill not take up any more of your time just this is a state of our city the state of affairs and situation and i want to tell you guys always Work Together<\/a> and come together and i listened to so contention and it is all over the place come together and Work Together<\/a> it is here ive seen this city at its height and, you know, the way is use to be real and true was original and it is lost all of that few. Big money bought thank you all away and something that is come back to our roots what is our roots . It is here and any. That is our roots okay. And any great bodily harm i got to go bell ringing and my last time less come together and Work Together<\/a> and it is here and now am i right okay. Thank you guys. Bye. Seeing no other members general Public Comment<\/a> is closed gavel madam clerk read the adoption on the calendar. Yes. Item 22 through 24 the unanimous vote it required on the First Responder<\/a> and may have a First Reading<\/a> to committee. And motion to excuse supervisor engardio well take that out objection and serve any items. Item this and 25. 24 a 20th century calendars items 22, 26 and 27 a roll call please. On the four documentations supervisor safai, aye. Supervisor stafani, aye. Supervisor walton, aye. Commissioner walton, aye. Supervisor dorsey, aye. Supervisor engardio, aye. Supervisor mandelman, aye. President peskin, aye. Supervisor preston, aye. Supervisor ronen, aye. There are 10 is these regulations are adopts and read item 24. The resolution proclaiming may 13th guess or as a Awareness Week<\/a> in the city and county of San Francisco<\/a>. Supervisor preston thank you, president peskin and colleagues, im proud to partner are working together the bay area to announce the stewart week and to use the former to recognize and evaluate Stewart Community<\/a> and a proud to pass this resolution in 2022 are working together all our support thank you and our resolution makes San Francisco<\/a> the first city in california to do so for the elk echoed person that stutters signing a operation with with Awareness Week<\/a> our hope our resolution and advocacy will lead to many more and raise awareness as possibly destigmatize stewarts that effects over Million Dollars<\/a> of people worldwide. Thank you for the pod cast proud Stanford University<\/a> for her ongoing work to change the narrative anger strutting and focus on that a different way of spoke my cosponsored supervisor ronen and supervisor stefani and others. Thank you president peskin well take that. Same house, same call. The resolution is adopted madam clerk can you please read item 125 ports for closure housing preservation. Supervisor preston unfortunately, on friday governor gavin newsom chosen deeper cuts to the Prevention Program<\/a> in 500,000 in but in january governor gavin newsom proposed budget specified 200 plus Million Dollars<\/a> for the resolution to preserve the 200 and 37 million for this and may revised issue on friday maybe the worse reduction now proposing to completing eliminate the funds for the program and ill not do that again but say this program for acquisition of properties are at risk helps to preserve homes and keep them out of the hand of speculators and 200 and 37 million to religious the intervention provides crucial support including support for the local efforts i know this board supports and the small place acquisition a funding for that. We cant afford cuts to those programs and the resolution urge the legislature to restore those funds in the budget process i want to say a lot of talk what that means to be pro Affordable Housing<\/a> by talk it cheap and said repeatedly at last reverend cecil our mandate to walk the talk and that is stated before every speaker to celebration. Which was incredible of reverend williams walk the talk, walk the talk. And i asked any reader that talks about Affordable Housing<\/a> not to be i have and circulated an amendment updated to this governors latest action on the page 1 described by president peskin without objection and as possibly. Same house, same call. The resolution is adopted madam clerk read the in memoriam. Today is meeting will be adjourned in memory of the following on behalf of the of supervisor stefani my marlin and. On behalf of the president peskin for the last many barbara solomon and on behalf of the president peskin and commissioner walton for rebecca on the on behalf of president peskin for late chin. We aretelevision. music . My name is vet at a original artist based in San Francisco<\/a>. I love it i love it ive never seen Something Else<\/a> and we see how the people see which is happening and what is going on. Kind of cool i wanted to be part of that. I saw it 2, 3, 4, 5 minutes you yeah. So we have you yeah. I started going when i was young but not the type of kid would get food but this is something i really have been progressing on a talent from like other artists. This is amazing. This is so good yeah, it is so good like the artists. I love it. What a great project. Part of the part for have i grants. Yeah. I love it. I serve in for 2 two years now and i really am fortunate to live in a place for art. An effort creating places it serve San Francisco<\/a> soul and that makes them want to see this place; right . With the experience of art in san jose experience in from the getgo sometimes our environmentalist has created tests but we have an opportunity for that and have artists in the storefront part of project you can walk in and experience and hoping well be there for a long time. This is the first farther easy way of going to spaces i didnt know how it is really cool it would be and were forced to be in the moment when were test and creating something really cool. Makes us feel good. As far unintelligible done all temporary and took them down i like the temporary aspect base unintelligible microphone distorted not permanent can enjoy it. Good afternoon, everyone. Welcome to the San Francisco<\/a> Mayors Disability Council<\/a> mdc meeting this afternoon at 1 00 pm. , friday, may 17, 2024. And we are glad you are here today, is a inperson and hybrid meeting. 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