Period specifically to clarify that it only applies to candidates and the mayor and the board of supervisors. Some of the deadlines were changed in the [speaker not understood] of the committee to be considered. Upon further consideration in preparation for todays hearing, we noticed one of the relevant nomination periods, the e 171 through e 146 after we consult an election calendar, we found out that e 171 date are the 171st day before election day actually fell on a saturday. Obviously we didnt want to create a nomination time period where the first day on the option of the candidate filing on the first day when actually show up to city hall, the department of elections and find out its closed. We wanted to move it a day friday in which the candidate could actually file the required papers. So, we actually wanted to shift the nomination period by simply one day up, the same time frame, 25daytime frame and simply move it up so the first day of the time period would fall on a friday.
Francisco, helping youth out in bayview and Hunters Point area. People who are marginalized with a lot of disparity, helping them to get into different programs. From there, i worked with the adult populations here in San Francisco for over the past 10 years, helping people to get into Treatment Centers throughout the city of San Francisco. Most of my work is very much targeted here in San Francisco. I currently am a Program Manager here in San Francisco. I also am a certified treatment counselor and currently attending college out at San Francisco state university, applying for graduate school to become a social worker. I worked with the mayor with the court systems. Aye im more familiar with the probation department. I am familiar with the reentry and i am very familiar with incarceration. I served time both in state and federal facilities in the united states. For me, its been a life journey, but its everything thats allowed me to become who i am today, which is a person who loves t
Know, not having a strong mother or father in their household, and this is a good chance when i was benefiting back in the late 80s down in the tenderloin, that that child was being affected by my benefits. So, that aint nothing im really proud of. So, this is my way of trying to redeem myself, maam. Thank you. Yes, maam. Thank you. Stephen fields, are you here . Come on up. So, the reason im interested in becoming part of the Reentry Council, its something that ive always wanted to do, but i didnt really have the time for. Some of my successes here in San Francisco is that i piloted a program with the juvenile corrections programs at a youth guided center. Piloted a program called principle Collaborative Centers here for youth here in San Francisco, helping youth out in bayview and Hunters Point area. People who are marginalized with a lot of disparity, helping them to get into different programs. From there, i worked with the adult populations here in San Francisco for over the past
Come back the next day i was hired. When i walked out of there, i said i was going to find me some [speaker not understood] in this community and thats what i did. So, what i did, i developed a website, home boy hotline, i went and got the 501 c 3 and i found 20, i got 10 to 25 employers all over the bay area thats willing to hire people, to shelter, in the tenderloin, i got a couple telemarketing places. Also i deal with on the private Industry Council in oakland, i deal with western community center, i deal with hospitality house, downtown in San Francisco. These places help you get your resume together. And what i did also, i went and found all the websites that would offer job training. I just put everything on one website, any type of place that would help you with a legal resource and housing, i found a place in oakland, let you stay there for 18 months and you can get Truck Driving skills, construction trade. Upon release a lot of people dont want to go back to the same environm
U. K. And scotland, new york, and alaska. And then for some reason he he popped into San Francisco on a wild event and he stayed ever since. Hes made it his home. He married here, and he has a lovely daughter mariana who calls me uncle john. As youve heard so much, about his interest in the city. I am now interested how you are going to approach Going Forward today. And im in harmony with how youve been looking at others that we had earlier. So, i see your job as really three things. Can do, will do, and how fit. And the can do is absolutely no question that mel is highly qualified from his business and his real estate and development expertise. Will do is a lot tougher because its about motivation, but mel has demonstrated so strongly in his work with the bic and all the other things he does, that hes really highly motivated for this port commission. And how fit . Many of the people who have spoken today, in fact, all of them talk about how mel is as a person. As a charmer, but he suf