14,000 citations had been given affecting homelessness as defined by the budget legislative analysts office. By 2017, we were happy with the department and working with them and getting those numbers down. The last time we got those numbers it was at 9,000, still a huge number, and a huge cost, most of them unpaid. Since 2017 we have not seen that data. I have been on the phone with the Treasures Office who said the police are not collecting on the data. We should be tracking this. We should be able to see if we are giving more or less citations. These numbers are low. We have heard the citation of 647e mentioned. That is important. That is used to threaten people taking the tents away and taking it as evidence. When i was doing evidence in 2014 and 2015 this was not regularly used at all. This is something we are hearing on the streets and now in data and the prosecutor is not progresses cuting the cases because the threat carries a lot. We have heard, though, that they are using 647e
14,000 citations had been given affecting homelessness as defined by the budget legislative analysts office. By 2017, we were happy with the department and working with them and getting those numbers down. The last time we got those numbers it was at 9,000, still a huge number, and a huge cost, most of them unpaid. Since 2017 we have not seen that data. I have been on the phone with the Treasures Office who said the police are not collecting on the data. We should be tracking this. We should be able to see if we are giving more or less citations. These numbers are low. We have heard the citation of 647e mentioned. That is important. That is used to threaten people taking the tents away and taking it as evidence. When i was doing evidence in 2014 and 2015 this was not regularly used at all. This is something we are hearing on the streets and now in data and the prosecutor is not progresses cuting the cases because the threat carries a lot. We have heard, though, that they are using 647e
Has been looked at closely by the city attorney, several city attorneys, and we use that as our guide, the legal standard, to do all the work that were doing. And the last part of your question, its just like the great presentation by the deputy of Police Accountability that talked about the mediation process. Were going to take advantage of the mediation process in terms of some of this process that theyre not happy with with regard to police services. Commissioner dejesus i just have two more questions. Just bear with me. One of the things that weve learned from the homeless issues is there are people out there that have ptsd, people who cannot live in congreggate settings, who cannot be in close quarters with other people, so theres some people who have those issues. I guess i want to know what is being done for those that shelters are inappropriate, and how often does this alternative service occur in the field . Yeah. Thats a great question, because oftentimes, Public Health is at
Has been looked at closely by the city attorney, several city attorneys, and we use that as our guide, the legal standard, to do all the work that were doing. And the last part of your question, its just like the great presentation by the deputy of Police Accountability that talked about the mediation process. Were going to take advantage of the mediation process in terms of some of this process that theyre not happy with with regard to police services. Commissioner dejesus i just have two more questions. Just bear with me. One of the things that weve learned from the homeless issues is there are people out there that have ptsd, people who cannot live in congreggate settings, who cannot be in close quarters with other people, so theres some people who have those issues. I guess i want to know what is being done for those that shelters are inappropriate, and how often does this alternative service occur in the field . Yeah. Thats a great question, because oftentimes, Public Health is at
14,000 citations had been given affecting homelessness as defined by the budget legislative analysts office. By 2017, we were happy with the department and working with them and getting those numbers down. The last time we got those numbers it was at 9,000, still a huge number, and a huge cost, most of them unpaid. Since 2017 we have not seen that data. I have been on the phone with the Treasures Office who said the police are not collecting on the data. We should be tracking this. We should be able to see if we are giving more or less citations. These numbers are low. We have heard the citation of 647e mentioned. That is important. That is used to threaten people taking the tents away and taking it as evidence. When i was doing evidence in 2014 and 2015 this was not regularly used at all. This is something we are hearing on the streets and now in data and the prosecutor is not progresses cuting the cases because the threat carries a lot. We have heard, though, that they are using 647e