Good morning, im albert, im from born and raised in mission value, native san franciscan. Ive been over in the southeast district all my life. Im here to speak to the Public Safety and Neighborhood Committee regarding specifically jeff sheehy, i believe youre district 11 . What district are you . 8 . Mandel street is a death trap. This is Public Safety and Neighborhood Service committee issue. No, i understand, were now on item number 4. Which is no problem, we dont have general Public Comment at committee. We have it at the full board of supervisors on tuesdays. That way youll have an opportunity to speak to the entire board of supervisors. Someone was killed on mandel yesterday and i was [inaudible] if you could come back on tuesday to speak to the full board, that would be the appropriate trying to get it reconfigured. If youd like to talk to the office, you can do that, im hillary ronen, im district 9. District 9. My neighborhood. Supervisor ronen is there any other member of the public that would like to speak to item number 4 . Seeing none, Public Comment is closed. Any questions from my colleagues or comment . I would like to thank you for your work on this, supervisor fewer. I hope that you do additional work on this at the full board and i will be cosponsor of that when you do. On so many levels i feel very connected to this and have appreciated the comments of all of the members of the public today. I used to be the Worker Rights attorney and represented a lot of restaurant workers, so i wanted to thank rock bay area for coming out. I know the need for advocacy on workplace conditions and treatment of workers in the Restaurant Industry and the food industry. I want to say as a mother of ayearold in the Public Schools who eats the breakfast every morning, that is incredibly important to me to make sure she starts out the day in a healthy way. Its so refreshing to hear so many talk about the impact on the climate of Food Production in our country, because it is not something you hear regularly. You hear so much about fossil fuels and when you learn i learned recently what an impact Food Production has on climate. And it was shocking to me. I didnt know it because you dont hear it often. So hearing your voices talk about that today was hopeful for me. And hearing the impact on Mental Health and on the health of all of us that the importance of eating fresh antibioticfree, i know supervisor sheehy has done a ton of work on the issue. Im really just grateful to supervisor fewer for holding the hearing. All of you coming out today and im really excited about the next steps well work on collectively. Supervisor sheehy . Anything . No. I want to thank everybody for coming out today. I was a big fan of the program to begin with, but actually i really learned a lot today through all our testimony about the other benefits of it that i didnt even realize. I have a question for alexa. I noticed that what we received from los angeles was that they worked closely with the department of Public Health and we heard from the department of Public Health about challenges they may have in implementing the program, can you address those challenges and how maybe we can partner with Los Angeles City and county around the issues they had working with theyre Public Health department. Sure, we have worked closely for years with the Los Angeles County department of Public Health. They have a Wonderful Team that is focused on transforming their procurement policies within the counties. I know they would be more than happy to lend their perspective on the work theyve been doing over the years. I think one of the challenges that was mentioned was working with the Group Purchasing organization and some of the distributor existing distributors in the supply chain. The experience of l. A. County department of Public Health has been one in which they begin a conversation with their current vendors and find the vendors receptive to addressing the concerns of their client. And theyll do anything to keep that business. So often the vendors have never been asked for the type of information, or the type of changes before. And its just simply a matter of starting this conversation, seeing what is possible and recognizing that this is a journey, not a sprint. And change will take time. But youll never get nothing will ever change unless you start the process. And so i would be happy to connect to the appropriate people at l. A. County. Supervisor fewer thank you very much. So i think today weve seen that actually the power of our procurement dollars could really extend far beyond just the millions that we spend on the actual food. That it actually has an added benefit. Not only to the people that are eating the food, the people in custody, but also the deputy supervisors a sheriffs and th people who are in hospitals, but the people in Human Trafficking and i want to recognize the teamsters. Because its true the teamsters were the first people to come to me and say, we have a problem and wed like to work with you on this. Theyre the ones that connected me to the good Food Purchasing program. Im so happy to here that San Francisco unified is on its way and the hope San Francisco county can be the first county in the United States, as we lead the way on many things here, to be the first county to adopt this program for hospital and sheriff and maybe other cities and counties will follow suit. So thank you very much today to everyone who came out. And our office will be pursuing this and next steps to bring it to the full board. And thank you to my colleagues for listening to the public testimony and educating ourselves around this very important subject. Thank you very much. [applause] supervisor ronen this hearing has been held and filed. Are there any other items on the agenda . There is no further business. Supervisor ronen this meeting has been adjourned. Adjourned. Shop dine in the 49 promotes local businesses and challenges residents to do their shop dine in the 49 with within the 49 square miles of San Francisco by supporting local Services Within the neighborhood we help San Francisco remain unique successful and vibrant so where will you shop dine in the 49 my name is jim woods im the founder of Woods Beer Company and the proprietor of woods copy k open 2 henry adams what makes us unique is that were reintegrated brooeg the beer and serving that cross the table people are sitting next to the xurpz drinking alongside were having a lot of ingredient that get theres a lot to do the district of retail shop having that really close connection with the consumer allows us to do exciting things we decided to come to Treasure Island because we saw it as an amazing opportunity cant be beat the views and real estate that great county starting to develop on Treasure Island like minded Business Owners with last week products and want to get on the ground floor a nobrainer for us when you you, you buying local goods made locally our supporting Small Business those are not created an, an sprinkle scale with all the machines and one person procreating them people are making them by hand as a result more interesting and cant get that of minor or anywhere else and San Francisco a hot bed for local manufacturing in support that is what keeps your city vibrant well make a compelling place to live and visit i think that local business is the lifeblood of San Francisco and a vibrant community we think over 50 thousand permanent residents in San Francisco eligible for citizenship by lack information and resources so really the project is not about citizenship but really academy our immigrant community. Making sure theyre a part of what we do in San Francisco the San Francisco pathway to Citizenship Initiative a unique part of just between the city and then our 5 local foundations and Community Safe organizations and it really is an effort to get as many of the legal permanent residents in the San Francisco since 2013 we started reaching the San Francisco bay area residents and 10 thousand people into through 22 working groups and actually completed 5 thousand applications for citizenship our cause the real low income to moderate income resident in San Francisco and the bayview sometimes the workshops are said attend by poem if san mateo and from sacking. We think over restraining order thousand legal permanent residents in San Francisco that are eligible for citizenship but totally lack information and they dont have trained professionals culturally appropriate with an audience youre working with one time of providing services with pro bono lawyers and trained professionals to find out whether your eligible the first station and go through a purview list of questions to see if they have met the 56 year residents arrangement or theyre a u. S. Citizenship they once they get through the screening they go to legal communication to see lawyers to check am i eligible to be a citizen we send them to station 3 thats when they sit down with experienced advertising to fill out the 4 hundred naturalization form and then to final review and at the end he helps them with the check out station and send them a packet to fill and wait a month to 6 weeks to be invited in for an oral examine and if they pass two or three a months maximum get sworn in and become a citizen every single working groups we have a learning how to vote i mean there are tons of Community Resources we go for citizenship prep classes and have agencies it stays on site and this is filing out forms for people that are eligible so not just about your 22 page form but other Community Services and benefits theres an economic and safety Public Benefit if we nationalize all people to be a citizen with the network no objection over 3 million in income for those but more importantly the city saves money 86 million by reducing the benefit costs. Thank you. Ive been here a loventh i already feel like an american citizen not felt it motorbike that needs to happen for good. One day i pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america and to the republic for which it stands, for liberty and justice for all. Youre welcome. singing . clapping. introduce the San Francisco field officer director ribbon that will mirror the oath raise your hand and repeat the oath i hereby declare on oath repeating. Citizens cry when they become citizenship to study this difficult examine and after two trials they come back im an american now were proud of that purpose of evasion so help me god please help me welcome seven hundred and 50 americans. speaking foreign language. she wants to be part of the country and vote so much puppy. You know excited and as i said it is a long process i think that needs to be finally recognized to be integrated that is basically, the type of that i see myself being part of. Out of everybody on tv and the news he felt that is necessary to be part of community in that way i can do so many things but my voice wouldnt count as it counts now. Its everybody i hoped for a bunch of opportunities demographics and as you can see yourself theres a good life for everyone. Thats why. You have people from all the walks that life and theyre standing in water 8 hours to be an american citizen and contribute to the city and thats really what makes this worthwhile. Good evening. Today is january 25, 2018. And this is the regular meeting of the San Francisco human rights commission. Its 5 41 p. M. Madam secretary, will you please read the roll call . [roll call] you have a quorum. Thank you. Now well go to Public Comment on items not on the agenda. This is an opportunity for members of the public to address the commission on matters that are within the committees jurisdiction, but not on todays agenda. We would ask Public Comment to address any comments to the commission as a whole and not to individual commissioners or department personnel. Pursuant to the rules of government, the commissioners will not enter into debate or discussion with speakers on items related to Public Comment. Please note that a lack of response is not necessarily a sign of agreement or support with the statements made during Public Comment. With that, is there Public Comment on items not on the agenda . Seeing none, well move to the next item on the agenda. Number 2, adoption of minutes dated january 11, 2018. Colleagues, these minutes were circulated and i will entertain a motion. Motion to approve. Second that. Thank you. Is there any commissioner comment on this . Seeing none, is there any Public Comment on this item . Seeing none, madam secretary, would you please read the roll . [roll call] motion passes. Text item . Number 3. Presentations on Data Collection policies and practices. Exploring the strategic role that data and its collection play in creating a diverse, inclusive and Equitable Society for all. Burns institute. Department of health, unified school district. Public defenders office. San francis san francis San Francisco sheriffs department, police department, and coleman advocates. First, well welcome james bell, burns institute, who will discuss National Best practices. Welcome back, mr. Bell. Thank you for extending time for me for future remarks before we hear from people that are Decision Makers in the city and county of San Francisco. As resident of San Francisco for over 35 years. Ive never experienced this kind of conversation since the displacing of residents in what used to be called the fillmore and other neighborhoods during the urban renew alloy renewalphenomenon. We know that neighborhoods change, but now were called to monitor that change not withstanding market forces. Market forces care little about equity, but i believe that government should. So how do we apportion goods and services and maintain communities in this context . Obviously for me, i believe that equity is how any county must proceed. And in this gumbo of multiple interests, we must be informed of cross sectors by data so were not relying on what we see in our individual experiences but what we know across experiences. For example, in neighboring los angeles regarding the problem of homelessness, i want to read an excerpt from the New York Times yesterday, where it says, as the Homeless Population has grown, the old stereotypes of single men, mentally ill or addicted have been upended. Now the crisis not just in los angeles is connected with another of the states challenges an overheated housing market. Many of those falling into homelessness have jobs but pushed to the streets by skyrocketing rents. This, i ahmading, is data, that theyre using for tackling a problem by bringing new facts to light, this as they seek 8,000 volunteers to go out and count homeless people. Ucla has done a recent study of highly segregated schools by school district. You can go online and see this analysis they find that san franciscans are as separated in their schools as jackson, mississippi, and im sure many times san franciscans dont compare themselves to folks in jackson, mississippi. But once again, the data should inform how we engage Equitable Solutions to this problem, data done by the ucla study, has revealed. In rochester, minnesota, the board of supervisors is gathering data on the impacts of incarceration on the families left behind by assigning Health Workers to the families and children of the incarcerated parents. We know whos going off to do time. Why dont we give counseling to the families and children of the incarcerated parents. We all know nadine burkes book coming out this week, about trauma and how incarcerated parents can bring trauma. In kansas, officials are examining a 20year difference in the Life Expectancy for neighborhoods that are only two miles apart. Two miles apart, 20year difference between 63 and 83 in those neighborhoods. Yet data, yet again. We have commissioner carter here that will discuss what is happening in Ramsey County as a supervisor. There theyre called commissioners. We know that equity will not happen without common facts upon which we can rely upon to make difficult decisions. We cannot have uncommon facts about how were going to divvy up these resources. Were supposed to be the city thats forwardlooking, experimental, and innovative. Why on earth, i keep asking, 2 we not combine cross systems, indicators of wellbeing, to determine resource allocation . Why dont we have equity metrics in each department . Well hear more about that, i think, from commissioner carter. So before i take my seat, i want to read an excerpt, an oped from david brooks in this weeks New York Times that i considered to be earnestly naive, but something i hear in San Francisco all the time. But there are some of us im quoting that are uncomfortable with the whole identitypolitics drill. We believe that while racism is the central stain on american history, racial conflict is not inevitable. He goes on to say, so by reducing inequalities show me any place in america thats done that by integrating in daily life, San Francisco is one of the most segregated cities in terms of housing and schooling we can etch endly make our humanity more salient and differences less so. He continues, we believe that america has made strides in this direction. I dont know where. Thats my editorial comment. And its everyones responsibility to make racial diversity a Creative Spark and not hositility. Earnestly naive. San francisco is on the verge of permanent racial hositility. And without equity metrics, whats left of communities of color in this count yy will not believe any agenda conservative or progressive are in our interests because we dont know what the equity metrics are. And i hope that we can stop that from happening and i hope that tonig tonig tonights presentations to this body can make these words live in action. Thank you very much for your time. Thank you, mr. Bell. [applause] next, well invite commissioner toni carter, elected commissioner from Ramsey County, minnesota, to the podium. Welcome. Thank you. Let me see if i can get my bearings a little bit. Its wonderful to be here with you. Ive had the opportunity to come last night, to see the city, to feel the warmth of people. And many of whom are working together with a focus on escalating the work you are doing to make sure that San Francisco is a place where all can grow and thrive. And i say that knowing that that is not easy work. I come to speak with you about the work we do in Ramsey County minnesota, and see if i can figure out how the slides work. Okay, thank you. Great. I will come over here a little bit i dont have to do that. Mr. Miller will. So ill tell you a little bit about where i come from. It is my hope in sharing with you some of the characteristics of my county, whose central city is st. Paul, minnesota, Ramsey County, and sharing with you our motivation then to not only be a diverse community, but to being a community that works for all. Sharing with you that we have many of the same dilemmas that present here in San Francisco and that we are determined to move our work forward so that we can dispel the story that there will always be a bottom and so that we can ensure that all within our community can grow and thrive. St. Paul is the county seat and the capital of my county, Ramsey County. The population of Ramsey County is 540,000 people. Half of the countys residents actually reside in the city of st. Paul. And my work as a commissioner is elected out of a community of about 80,000 people in a diverse section of st. Paul. In 2013 in Ramsey County, we began to focus our deeper understanding of our characteristi characteristics, our strengths, our needs, our assets, and on population data as critical to informing the work that we do to ensure that we have a healthy and vibrant community. That would be in Public Safety. In employment. In health. In justice in housing. In all areas of life in our county. Our foundational document, which was called building our future, drew four simple, but pervasive conclusions. First is that our people are our future. The second is that we needed to employ intensity of land, that that would matter as we worked to serve our people. That new partnerships, different than the traditional partnerships weve held on to for a long time. And in addition to many of those partnerships would make a difference in our ability to change. And that we would build on the existing foundation of work and relationships, assets, needs, and understanding of our community. So amongst minnesota counties, Ramsey County, you should also know, is the very smallest in land mass. It has the capital city. It is the most densely populated. It has the greatest percentage of people of color. And we are also home to the regions most racially and ethnically diverse community, with the largest share of skilled workers who have languages that are other than english. We consider that an advantage. And are working toward ensuring that we utilize our diversity advantage in this global economy. The slide shows Ramsey County in 2016. Theres a much bigger regional picture that impacts us as well. The minneapolisst. Paul greater twin citys region population of color will more than double by 2040. Thats our projection, a little different than here. While the Nonhispanic White population will remain about the same, as it is depicted on the slide today. The region is depicted as an immigration gateway and its expected that we will grow by thousands of new residents through International Immigration through 2040. As i said, we welcome this growth, as we do believe that diversity is a strength in the global marketplace. I want to share just a few more statistics then about our demographics. Overall in Ramsey County, we are home to colleges and universities, more than any other county in minnesota. And Ramsey Countys Education Statistics look pretty good. Of residents 25 and over, 16 have a graduate or professional degree, as compared to 11. 2 nationally. 90 have completed high school. 40. 4 have a bachelors or higher degree. The National Averages are 86. 7 and 29. 8 respectfully. However, as the slide shows, significant Racial Disparities also exist in education. 95 of the white population has a high school diploma, only 82 of black or africanamericans in the population do and just 68 of the asian population has a high school diploma. Thats a difference of 13 and 27 respectively. And these disparities exist at the Higher Education level. With 47 of whites, 37 of asians. We recognize that our future Economic Growth will depend on an educated, highly skilled population. In income, 2016 median householdin come was 56,104, compared to the u. S. Median of 53,889. 11. 4 of families in Ramsey County live below the poverty level. And nationally, 11. 3 . So just about the same. With higher average incomes in Ramsey County and with poverty rates on par with the national level, significant racial and economic disparities also exist. You will see on this slide, or on this slide, okay, that Racial Disparities in income and poverty rates exist. So theres nearly a 23,000 annual difference in the average incomes earned by Nonhispanic Whites and people of color and 22 difference in the poverty rate of people of color versus Nonhispanic Whites. A recent report showed that employed blacks in Ramsey County actually earned just 39 cents on the 1 earned by whites. [please stand by ]