Welcome to stand together, uniting discrimination town hall by the Human Rights Commission. And im the host and i produce programs at the commonwealth click of california and kcew, San Francisco bay area. This is the first of many town hall decisions that discussions that we will do to discuss the discrimination. What we need to to do to come together as communities so well try to get to all of the major issues today but if we dont, dont worry, this is one of the many town hall discussions that well do. Before we begin our program, here are a couple of special leaders in the city who have remarkeds. And id like to introduce you to the executive director of the San Francisco Human Rights Commission. Director davis . Thank you so much, michelle, and i look forward to the conversation with our panelists. We are very grateful for this opportunity to have a conversation together. We will continue to have discussions. We are saddened by the increase in case incidents of hate crimes, but we a
With me on the Video Conference is Catherine Stefani and rules Committee Member supervisor gordon mar. Our id like to thank sfgov tv for staffing this meeting. Mr. Clerk, do you have any announcements . Clerk yes. Due to the covid19 health emergencier and to protect Board Members, City Employees and the public, the board of the supervisor legislative chamber are closed. Members will participate in the meeting remotely. Public comment will be available on each item on this agenda on both channel 26 and sfgovtv. Org. Theyre streaming the number across the screen. Comments are opportunities to speak are available via phone by calling 415 6550001. Again thats 415 6550001. The meeting i. D. Is 146 344 9722. Press pound and up and down again. When connected, you will hear the meeting discussions and in listening mode only. Best practices are to call prosecute a quiet location, speak clearly and slowly. And turn down your television or radio. Il you may send comments at victor. Young sfjgov.
Im chair of the committee and to my right and supervisor stephani and supervisor walton and were joined by supervisor hainey and i want to thank corwin coolee for staffing this meeting. Mr. Clerk, any announcements . Please make your you have silenced your stones and cell p. Items acted upon will appear on the march 10, 2020 agenda unless otherwise stated. Thank you, are clerk. Please all our first item. An ordinance to require the medical examiner to report information to the mayor, the board of supervisors and the director of health each month regarding deaths from Drug Overdoses. Thank you, supervisor hainey, this item is yours. Yes, thank you, chair. Im here, again, with you, committee to again discuss what we can t do to take action on te most deadly epidemic facing our city which is the Drug Overdose epidemic. Drug use and drug overuse deaths in San Francisco and across california, as we all know have been increasing at a terrifying rate and today, people in our cities are dying
Victims hand. His friends intervened only to be attacked by other assailants, the three victims all in their 60s. The four suspects jumped in their car and sped off. We know the action has been disturbing. Its been heart breaking to see whats been happening, the targeted violence on our elderly community. Reporter li is an organizer of todays gathering. The attacks were also captured on video. A chinatown leader, lying unconscious, just after he was beaten by assailants who stole his gold rolex watch. The second victim being punched as he ran to help his friend. In that case security video also captured the three suspects just moments before the assaults. One of them 19yearold Deshawn Pearson was arrested months later in oakland. Chief William Scott assured Residents Police are doing as much as they can. The board and the mayor have been gracious on providing us extra overtime funding. Were using that funding to enhance our deployment in this area. Reporter pastor norman fong heads the
Francisco committee for human rights in the philippines and i will be reading a statement from aaron lee, brandons brother. My name is aaron lee and i was born, raised and he educated in San Francisco. I want to thank the supervisors and president y for sponsoring this resolution for my brother. He helped others. His work began here in San Francisco where he used his Early Childhood Development Education from the city college of San Francisco to help elementary schoolchildren succeed in their academics in addiction to enjoying outdoor wreck rowation. For the past nine years, he was to protect land, water and air of the Indigenous People in the philippines in addition to documenting Human Rights Violations towards people who are working on various social issues. I am asking for your subpoena or thsupport tohelp brandon be evaa medical team back to San Francisco for his safety and access to specialized medical treatment and rehabilitation from his injuries. He was just transferred to ano