Good morning, everyone. Chair morris, supervisor haney, supervisor mandelman, thank you forgiving us the opportunity to speak with you today. My name is tom wolf, im a recovery advocate in San Francisco, im a native san franciscan. And three years ago today i was only three years ago today i was sleeping on a piece of cardboard in the doorway of golden gate and hyde in the tenderloin, severely addicted to heroin. I chose heroin and fentanyl over my wife and two kids, and that led me to the street, where for the next six months i engaged in various forms of activity to support my activity, which included holding drugs for the drug dealers, which eventually got me incarcerated. I was arrested six times, and five of the six time i was released back into homelessness. The sixth time i had an opportunity to go to a sixmonth inpatient Treatment Program. And the only reason i could go to that Treatment Program is because it was completely free. I was housed, clothed, fed, given 12step, faithb
Im supervisor gordon mar, the chair and im joined by catherine stefani. And matt haney. Well be joined by councilman mandelman. Id like to thank sfgov tv. Do you have any announcements . Clerk yes, thank you. The board of supervisors legislative chamber and Committee Room are closed due to covid. These are due to federal orders, declarations and directives. Committee members will attend during Video Conference and attend as if theyre physically present. Public comment will be available on this agenda. Cable channel 26 and www. Sfgov. Org are streaming. Public comments are available by calling 4156550001. Once connected and prompted enter the meeting i. D. For today, 1877819333. Press pound twice to be connected to the meeting. Once youre connected, you will hear the meeting discussions but your line will be muted and in listen mode only. When your item of interest comes up, dial star followed by 3 to be followed by the speaker line to speak. Alternatively you may submit written Public
Do you have any announcements . Clerk yes, thank you. The board of supervisors legislative chamber and Committee Room are closed due to covid. These are due to federal orders, declarations and directives. Committee members will attend during Video Conference and attend as if theyre physically present. Public comment will be available on this agenda. Cable channel 26 and www. Sfgov. Org are streaming. Public comments are available by calling 4156550001. Once connected and prompted enter the meeting i. D. For today, 1877819333. Press pound twice to be connected to the meeting. Once youre connected, you will hear the meeting discussions but your line will be muted and in listen mode only. When your item of interest comes up, dial star followed by 3 to be followed by the speaker line to speak. Alternatively you may submit written Public Comment to me by emailing me john. Carroll sfgov. Org. If you submit Public Comment by email it will be included in the legislative file as part of the mat
President ial election in which folks are voting in more than 40 states, millions of votes have already been cast, and just a week after that election, the Supreme Court is going to hear a case that could take away Health Care Protections for more than half of all americans. This is not an abstract, academic argument, this is one that will have reallife consequences. Destroying the essential protections of the Affordable Care act which was enacted just more than a decade ago would majorityal impact on a of all americans. It prevents Insurance Companies from discriminating against the more than 100 million americans with preexisting conditions like diabetes or heart disease. It dramatically expanded medicaid and it provides coverage to kids on their parents insurance up to the age of 26. I should say young adults. Perhaps more important like, since a lot of what we have been talking about is the legacy of Justice Ginsburg and the lifelong commitment to gender equity, it prevents Insuran
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