And dont just say that is too much. And dont just say, status quo. Make some responses so that we get a feeling for where you folks really are, and we are ready to get to the point where we can actually have a contract that is signed, and sealed, and makes people comfortable about working in this district. And so that we dont have to have, the situation where there are 84 positions where we have not been able to reach out to people, who want to come here. To work. Thank you. Thank you. And good evening, superintendent and commissioners, i am amy ellis and thank you for hearing me today, on behalf of the Jewish Community Relations Council of San Francisco i am here to encourage you to do everything in your power to settle the labor dispute, could lead to the first teachers strike in decades, a long history of advocacy for the quality of Public School and the majority of the schools are enrolled in california Public Schools and we take great pride and we respect the professional and valu
8 megawatts over time. And with that im happy to take any questions you may have. We also have representatives from tjpa here if you have specific questions for them. Thank you. Thank you, ms. Hale. Actually, i have a few questions. Ill start with im very supportive of this and i want to thank the agency for working through tjpa as well, and also supervisor kim for sponsoring this. Thank you. So, my question isnt so much about this particular project, but i would like to see more like this. I think a lot of people dont realize that San Francisco Public Utilities commissions power enterprise generates an enormous potential to provide power for use in San Francisco. As you mention, it is clean power and it is generated by our municipal utility, the agency has served whether its muni or city hall or airport for many, many, many years. And i am interested in ways for the puc to do more of this. I was supportive of cca and im so disappointed that that did not move forward. And i guess two q
Very controversial legislation, but because of the time that was put into it, its great to have legislation thats being supported by all sides. I know that there are a lot of people here. I see maybe two empty chairs. If folks can squeeze in because i know a lot of people want to be here for this hearing. Please, if you can do that. So, the legislation before us today is one that we actually approved several years ago just for the city and county of San Francisco for employees of city and county of San Francisco. And what was behind it was removing the barriers resulting from the stigma associated with the conviction history, means more opportunity for work and [speaker not understood] for the 700,000 citizens who are released here every year and one in four adults every year who have conviction and histories. [speaker not understood], it may not be you personally, but you probably have a Family Member who has a conviction history given the high rates we have here in the united states.
Whether its cpmc or park merced. I know were going to have piers 30 and 32 coming forward. I would like it to always be part of the conversation whether the puc should be the power provider because if we are particularly where public land is involved or other public benefits, it would seem to me we should always be considering that. So, could you comment on that . Sure, sure. As you say, we have been providing electricity to essential City Services for decades. Weve been kind of the quiet utility here in town. With our, with our growing interest from residents, businesses, the supervisors, policy makers and having a stronger presence and providing more benefit to residences and benefits here in San Francisco, we are looking at more opportunities. And, in fact, the administrative code requires redevelopment projects to be studied for the feasibility for receiving service from the Public Utilities commission. As tjpa is under this agreement. You mentioned hunters point. Yes, phase 1, we
And they teach you at balboa high that you should go to Community College for the first two years of your college experience. And the reason they teach you that is that you save a lot of money and they give you a time to figure out where youre going next. So, i have a deep stake in whether this Community College lives or does not live. So, for me its really, really important that, a, we have a democracy and that we have the people back, restore the duly elected board of trustees, and b, im very, very happy and applaud mayor lee and senator leno for suggesting legislation Going Forward to make sure that there is enough money for city college. City college is a vital, vital part of our Public Education system. Its for all of the kids of San Francisco. Its for seniors, its for veterans, its for everybody else, but literally middle class or lowincome person in San Francisco today cannot afford a fouryear college. So, city college is absolutely vital as a piece of the puzzle so make sure pe