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 hisry given the high rates we have here in the united states. It doesnt make sense for individuals like donald fuller who was fired from his janitorial job for failing to remember to tell his employer about
System saving taxpayer dollars. The policies embodied by fair chance helped open the door of opportunity for all of us which make all of us safer, healthier and stronger. So, i want to go over the basic aspects of this legislation and i had mentioned that 25 of adults in the u. S. Have an arrest or conviction history. And that studies as many of you know show stable opportunity to housing and employment reduces recidivism thus increasing Public Safety and public dollars. There are racial [speaker not understood] resulting in devastating impacts in our communities of color and criminal records reduce the likelihood of job call backs and offer up to 50 just by checking that box on that first application before you even have an opportunity to prove that you are qualified for the job or come in for an interview and showcase your story. More than 90 of Companies Report using a criminal background check in their hiring. The reduced output of goods and services of people with felonies and pri
Creating safer communities, and helping communities thrive, and also by creating a sense of inclusion that will motivate people to give more meaningful [speaker not understood]. Thank you. Thank you, ms. Harper. Good afternoon, supervisors. My name is cynthia vasser and im in support of this legislate. Im a former journalist and i do want to [speaker not understood] with a mark. And i just want to remind the supervisors that San Francisco politicians have long been leaders in criminal justice reform. And if we really want to make honest reform to the criminal justice system, we have to think about what happens post conviction. So i appreciate your support for this current legislation. Thank you, ms. Foster. Good afternoon, my name is karen drucker. Im a Community Organizer with the central city sro collaborative. People across the political spectrum have started to realize that we need to rely less on the criminal legal system and this legislation is vital to making that successful. It
What do they try and do when they get out . Live their life a proper way. This has been a hindrance to the people of San Francisco as well as the rest of the country. Young mothers, young fathers, young adults, theyre trying to get their life back on track and because of one certain box on a housing application or job application is denying them a future, a positive future for their lives, for their childrens lives. If anybody actually wants to vote no on this, then you are publicly saying Rehabilitation Program doesnt work. So, im urging this to go to the full board and pass unanimously since eight supervisors actually supporting this, i believe its 8 or 7, supervisors supporting this. So, i please urge everyone to vote yes on this. Thank you. Thank you, mr. Hernandez. And i apologize i didnt call the next 10 speakers, but i believe we have one of our commissioners here, board of appeals director arsenio hurtado, [speaker not understood]. Julian harper. Jerry elsters. Marlene sanchez.
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.