The u. S. Senate is about to gavel in. They are going to work on a judicial nomination with a confirmation vote scheduled for 5 30 for 5 30 p. M. Eastern. Republicans leader Mitch Mcconnell may introduce the republican covid19 recovery plan. Live now to the senate floor. The president pro tempore the senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Black, will open the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Eternal lord god, we again thank you for the life and legacy of representative john robert lewis. Lord, accept our gratitude for his ethical congruence that motivated him to find a moral way to get in the way. Were grateful that his passion for freedom summoned our nation to embrace our best hopes and not our worst fears. Inspired by his exemplary pilgrimage, may our lawmakers strive to live with such integrity that they will stand on the right side of history. Lord, help our senators to strive to see you more clearly, to love you more dearly, and to follow you more nearly day by d
Tony montoya says his officers are worried. I would say the biggest concern of all is people are honestly concerned about layoffs. That is what i have consistently had the past few days. I am doing all i can within my power to make sure that doesnt occur. If positions are left vacant that would leave about 121 positions unfilled. In a twitter thread, chief William Scott said while the cuts are significant they are cuts we cant absorb and it will not diminish the ability to provide essential services. It is important we not view this funding redirection as a zero fund game. Much like the 2008 recession, the recession is real. We are not exempt from it in San Francisco. It is not just Police Officers but a lot of City Employees are being asked to go forgo raises pics we make every City Employee in all of the unions are being asked to forgo their raises for the next two years. That would backfill about 270 million in the budget. If the raises do not go through whether or not that happens
Citys black community. I want black boys growing up today to drive because we chose to change how this city and how this country treats our young black men, not as a statistic or an inevitable tragedy but as an important part of our citys future. Reporter chief William Scott while the cuts are significant, they are cuts we can absorb. But the Police Officers Association Says Response Times could suffer if the department cant hire new officers. It could impact our ability to respond to emergency calls for service if we dont have the necessary staffing. Reporter the mayor says the city is also focused on Police Accountability and bias. The pandemic has made San Franciscos homeless crisis even more dire. The new budget includes an additional 1,500 units of supportive housing. Advocates say its definitely needed. I think especially during pandemic, people are just so distraught and just so disconnected without electricity. Reporter to save more money and avoid layoffs, mayor breed is now a
And bay area San Francisco city workers are in a tough spot. Delay their raises or risk a huge round of layoffs . Tonight, reaction to the mayors budget ultimatum is pouring in. We are live with how this ties into racially quality. Mac since the death of george floyd there has been talk about defunding the police. The city of San Francisco a few weeks ago promised to to re divert some funds from the to Police Department to communities of color to reinvest in those communities that may be defacing that may be facing racial inequalities. Today we got our first peek of what that might look like. As the first step in the effort we were redirect 120 million from Law Enforcement to support these priorities over the next two years. District 10 supervisor says the black community has made clear its priorities for the money. They identified education, economicjustice, homelessness, Mental Health. You will see us come up with programs and resources that are going to address those so specifically
Enforcement in creating systemic change toward that goal. However, to have full conversation about policing it is imperative to deeply understand the system of policing and its budget, and that brings us to our hearing today. My office worked to include questions in the report that would give this committee as much insent insight as possible into the Police Department inned a vance of the process in august. I anticipate there may be questions asked today that there arent immediate answers to. My staff will be tracking the inquiries and work on the followup report and that the board has the information it needs. I would like to remind the committee that the Police Department budget would come before this committee again and come before us two more times and in august and engaged in the full budget process. I want to turn over to the presentation today nick menard from the budget analyst and chief William Scott from the Police Department. The San Francisco Airport Authority is also here