More veterans last year to suicide. Every 24 hours 22 veterans will commit suicide. Women are 3 times more likely to commit suicide if they have served in the armed service. I apologize, this hit me very personal last year. There are a lot of issues hitting our veterans, including moving back into our Veterans Building to make sure our veterans have access to that building. Right now we are thrown to the winds and veterans are meeting various places so we look forward to moving back into that building that has been promised to us since world war i. We helpd with the creation of a Veterans Court which is meeting at 850 bryant and is considering whether or not to deal with veterans that committed crimes that are violent versus nonviolent crimes. Initially for the first two years the court only dealt with veterans that had nonviolent crimes so this is a move up and i think this is something our veterans need. Im very pleased to say i was at 150 otis with mayor lee during the Ground Breaki
Who would like to comment, please come forward and seeing no one come forward, we will close Public Comment and we have this before us. Supervisor cohen. Thank you, i just want to put forward Michael Seville, recommended for seat no. 2 and deanje brookdter for seat no. 3. I think they represent a deep commitment to the communities they will be representing, they have also demonstrated a proficient, even exceeding proficient role on this body. I agree with you, michael, i think it is exciting and extremely important. So i ask that we consider Michael Seville for seat no. 2 and michael brookter for seat no. 3. Both the remaining applicants are smart and connected. Im concerned mr. Townsend has only been in town for 2 1 2 years, i am looking for someone who has a deeper stronger root, connection with San Francisco. I was disappointed miss mcnulty was unfamiliar with the second role and responsibility of this body. However, i am going to ask that you consider miss mcnulty for seat no. 1. S
Applying for this position. I have encouraged him to do that and i wasnt aware he had. Kevin is very hardworking and very talented employee at swords to plow shares and knows a lot about what veterans need in this city. As for what i think the Veterans Commission should be doing in the next few years, i think homelessness is no. 1. The va, as we know, has messed up and the city has very little opportunity to do much about that, but the city has a great deal of influence over homelessness. Thank you. Thank you. Next speaker, please. Supervisor tang, supervisor cohen, supervisor avalos, thank you for the opportunity to speak in front of you. My name is eddie ramirez, i served 22 years in the air force, native to San Francisco, recently retired from the Va Medical Center as the Administrative Officer for mental health. I am currently the coowner of mama art cafe and i am founder of one vet, one voice, a nonprofit that focuses on health care, education, housing and employment for our veter
If i got you correctly, supervisor tang, you are aligned with that. You havent actually decided between townsend or. Through the chair, i had, because supervisor cohen had already put mr. Brookter forward, i think our difference was mr. Townsend, but as i express i am very thrilled with all four of the applicants here today. Id like to propose that we have a motion to support brenda Queen Mcnulty for seat no. 1, Michael Seville for seat no. 2 and michael brookter for seat no. 3. Second that. Take that, colleagues, without objection . Okay. Thank you. Thank you, everyone, for your application. Lets see, can we take a oneminute break before the next item . It will be very brief, i just need to run to my office. Be right back. brief recess . Item 5 is a hearing to consider the terms of members to the Veterans Affairs commission. There are 5 seats and 11 applicants. Very good that was a big item for today. 5 seats, 11 applicants and lets go on to, in order, the people who are on the list,
Student and to have so many obstacles. Its really hard and they are working very hard to be more i inclusive and i think miss vargas would be a great addition to the commission. Thank you very much. You are making our work very hard for us. Hello, i am here today in support of Brendan Rogers. I know Brendan Rogers is committed to helping end homelessness and working with the coalition on homelessness in the library to help policies and everything else, i just think that he would be a great applicant and im pretty sure that it will work. Thats all i have to say. Thank you. Thank you. Good afternoon again, supervisors, i am supporting two of the incumbents. One is commissioner john caldera, i found that he has been a compassionate leader and he has also worked well with a lot of people to include in the American Legion as well as the commission that i found theres been a lot of synergy. Every time ive gone to the meetings hes every time when theres something to be done, he does it. I mea