415 6550001 and entering access code 146 738 6789. When we reach your item, and you would like to submit your Public Comment, press star and 3 to be added to the queue. When i have 30 seconds remaining, youll hear a chime indicating your time is almost up. And we will be testing a new chime today. Ill take the next person queued to speak. Call from a quiet location, speak clearly and slowly, and please mute the volume on your television. Id like to take roll at this time. Commission president koppel . Here. Commissioner fung. Here. Commissioner imperial . Here. I do see one person requesting to speak. Well take that caller now. Caller, youll have two minutes. Caller, are you prepared to submit your testimony regarding the continuances . Okay. That caller has left. So, commissioners, that concludes Public Comment on matters proposed for continuance. The matters are now before you. Commissioner imperial. As noted. Second. Clerk thank you, commissioners. On the notion to continue matter a
31,000 as compared with 110,000 for white fames. As many as 19 of black children in San Francisco live in poverty. Black and African American individuals comprise 35 of the citys unhoused population, despite making up only around 5 of the population as a whole. We have been pushing for reparation for black people here in San Francisco for decades and we have continue to see our organizations disrecorded and left out of receipt of vital resources and in these times of continued system d systemic discrimination of black people, we have to be strong with our solutions. In other words to provide a real opportunity for equity, we need to repurpose resources and give them to the black community to tlefl Playing Field and achieve successful outcomes. Thises a concrete, bold and immediate step toward true reparations for black people and im urging all of my colleagues to support this redistribution of resources from the San Francisco Police Department to the black community. Also today, im sub
Charter amendment be continued. Supervisor yee ok. So the question is, should it be continued and id like to get a motion to continue this item. So moved. Moved by supervisor walton and seconded by mandelman. Go ahead and call the roll to continue this item. Clerk to continue item 16 to june 23th, supervisor mar aye. Peskin. Aye. Preston. Aye. Ronen. Aye. Safai. Aye. Supervisor stefani. Aye. Supervisor walton. Aye. Supervisor yee. Aye. Supervisor fewer. Aye. Supervisor haney. Aye. Supervisor mandelman. Aye. There are 11 ayes. Supervisor yee without objection it will continue to the meeting of tuesday, june 23th, 2020. Item 17 is a motion to appoint larry bush to the Ethics Commission term ending february 1th, 2023. Supervisor yee go ahead and call the roll. Clerk on item 17, supervisor mar aye. Supervisor peskin. Aye. Supervisor preston. Aye. Supervisor ronen. Aye. Supervisor safai. Aye. Supervisor stefani. Aye. Supervisor walton. Aye. Supervisor yee. Aye. Supervisor fewer. Aye. Superv
Good afternoon and welcome to the regular meeting of the san not frasanfrancisco board of su. Madam clerk, would you please call the roll. Clerk thank you, mr. President. [roll call] mr. President , you have a quorum. President fung thank you. Please praise your right hand over your heart and join me in reciting 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. I would like to acknowledge the staff at sfgtv, ka lena who recorded each of the meetings and make the transcripts available to the public online. Madam clerk, are there any communications. Clerk yes, mr. President , i want to thank the president and the members for the length of this communication. The minutes will reflect due to the covid19 pandemic, member of the boards of supervisors will participate remotely through video conference. To the same extent as though they were phys
Second doing their job and isolated from their families. Td isolated from their family. First responders, essential workers, d. C. F. Social workers, bus and train drivers, and many other public servants, who, as always, did what they had to do in order to serve us. But in some cases, suffered terrible loss as a result. Furloughed or laid off workers who despite coming in early and working extra shifts now, by no fault of their own, are left wondering when that job comes back. Everyone suffering under the fear of the unknown amid this pandemic. Everyone who sacrificed a wedding or major moment in life, went without holding their loved ones at the exact time they needed to be held the most. And everyone who lost a friend, brother, sister, a mom, or a dad, there are tens of thousands of you right now in the commonwealth who have grieved for are going through one of the hardest moments of your life. The told this virus takes and continues to take on many of us is staggering. But the respo