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We learn from our presentation today, really important. Visual accessibility and different formats. And then language and cultural accessibility. I think somebody earlier mentioned that when you are accessing services you also need to have people who provide linguistically, culturally competent services. So people feel welcome and they feel included. This is just an outline of some of our accessibility priorities. We could definitely use your help in identifying any gaps or anything we have not thought of. With the Disability Council could help us with, we are currently in training and organiz...

I appreciate the limitations of what you can provide, and, there is a long way to go. I am concerned about those with disabilities who cannot meet the criteria. I mean, this would have a Chilling Effect on them, even seeking shelter. If they know they are not going to be accepted. If they know they cant do the care they have to, what happens . There has to be a whole population of people. I mean, there is a level of sophistication among people who are homeless. They know what they can access on what they cant access. It is a great question. It is something we also struggle with. Ive artie ment...

Is larger than in the nation as a whole and it is worse here in Santa Clara County where women earn just . 62 for every dollar that a man earns. The numbers become more distorted for workers in the tech industry. We are actively studying and trying to understand better. Reporter betty young as the manager of the newly formed county office of labor standards enforcement. She says the south bays largest county contracts about 2 billion in goods and services each year and vendors are required to heed equal pay laws and youngs office is the watchdog with the power to cancel contracts but ensure th...

I think someone else had a question about users. We did an analysis of compensation data for fiscal year 18. We found that a quarter of Police Officers make 50 of their salary or more in overtime. Which just another piece of evidence of the exhaustion and the expense of the overtime when its not properly manage and controlled. Supervisor fewer thank you very much. Before we break for little pause to give everyone a pause here. I know this is going to be a more lengthy conversation. I think we are will have Public Comment. I want to say quickly that the performance audit of the San Francisco Po...

We have, you know, reviewed evidence after evidence that shows because theres this myth that tasers are less than lethal, that they often are used more regularly than guns and, therefore, lead to more deaths. We, you know, just from statistics from 1983 to 2017, there are at least 155 People Killed by police where tasers are a primary or contributing cause of the death, and then what we also know, its not only dangerous for the person thats tased, its dangerous for the officers themselves. Because they are ineffective 45 of the time, and when you have to get close to tase someone, so if an off...