And the public, city hall is closed. This precaution is being taken pursuant to the local, state orders. Commission meetings will attend the meeting through Video Conference and participate in the same extent as they were physically present. Public comment will be available on each item on this agenda. Channel 26 and sfgov. Org are streaming the number across the screen. Comments or opportunities to speak during the Public Comment period are available via phone call by calling 4156550001. Again, its 4156550001, meeting id 146 7977410. Then press pound and pound again. Then you will hear the meeting discussions which will be muted and in listening mode only. When your item of interest comes up, dial star 3 to be added to the speaker line. Best practices are to call from a quiet location, speak clearly and slowly, and turn down your television or radio. Alternatively, you may submit Public Comment in either of the following ways, email myself, alisa. Somera sfgov. Com. Madam chair, that
Chair and directors, yes, i do. So if youre ready, ill begin with this. Meeting of the citizens im sorry, i think there seems to be a lag here. Chair borden its not the same as what youre seeing on tv. Your audio is a little bit labored. I dont know if your internet quality is well. Okay. Okay. See if that helps. If it gets really bad, just let me know and i can just submit my report as a written report. No problem, go ahead. Great. So at the last meeting of the Citizens Advisory Council, we met director lai and welcomed her to the board. Thank you, again, for stopping by. We always appreciate welcoming Board Directors at our meetings. Also at our september meeting, i expressed disappointment and dissatisfaction with the rollout and subsequent rollback of rail service. And i hope that, if nothing else, the problems with rail revealed opportunities to fix and strengthen our system starting with more support at central on that. At our september meeting we heard from operators and members
Thank you. Its my pleasure to be here, and i just want you to know that ill be here to support you in each and every neighborhood, in each of the districts, in each of the schools. So while im here, doing everything i can do to make the city better. Thank you. [applause] thank you so much, aleric. It will be a great pleasure, working with you in our streets and our communities. So now, in celebration of our communities, we want to welcome to the stage our come back neighborhood and Community Challenge grant winners. The come back neighborhood award is given to the neighborhood that has really turn things around for its residence through collective problem solving and leadership, and this years winner is bayview hillcandlestick point. The Bayview Neighborhood Association has their negotiations with lennar and five point have led to cleaner air and reduced Traffic Congestion in the neighborhood. And joining us today is their board of directors. All right. Fantastic. I wanted to ask you j
Since the death of george floyd in Police Custody last month, we have seen nationwide unrest and protests not only here in america, but internationally. And weve also seen a certain narrative take hold. It starts with the assumption that the only way to properly view george floyd staff is through a racial lens. In fact all encounters with police and black suspects are increasingly viewed this way. Its a narrative that assumes the behavior of typical Police Behavior towards black suspects and shows george floyd as a black family man in america that have happened and happens to black people all the time. That they leave the house each day parade about a violent encounter with police. The media has run with this narrative, which faces very little pushback and very little skepticism. And it leaves us with the impression that the biggest problem facing black America Today are in fact the police. About Law Enforcement i is at te root of social inequality in america. And so, we find ourselves
Good afternoon, everybody. Im cherie miller. Im located in district 5, and also, i am an originating member of the African American art and cultural district in district 10. The San Francisco board of supervisors historic use of laws and policies have targeted and harmed the African American community intentionally and the eventually, and its the cause of Police Brutality and the loss of black lives, and our health and wellness in our community. Defund sfpd. The Police Department has not used the public funding for all of the public good. Greater funding should be directed more intentionally to Community Programs and spaces to strengthen us. No more intentional racist laws and policies . Find subprime loan lenders. I want to thank all of the supervisors for their work. I look forward to meeting dean preston. I have not met him yet. Shamann supervisor shamann walton, thank you for your work and your excellence. We want to continue fighting for our health and wellness and our prosperity.