Mr. President , all members are present. Please place your right hand over your heart join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance. [pledge of allegiance] thank you. Behalf of the board, i like to acknowledge the staff of sfgov tv who record each of our meetings and make the transcripts available to the public online. Colleagues, i like to take a few meetings to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th amendment. The 19th amendment which guarantees and protect womens constitutional right to vote was ratified on august 18, 1920. Hundredth anniversary of this historic milestone is to reflect on incredible efforts to secure womens Voting Rights. It is a reminder of the unfinished work ahead of us to fulfill the promise of our democracy. For decades after the ratification of the 19th amendment, many women of color were prevented from casting ballots through poll taxes, literacy tests, violence, intimidation and racism. For many women of color, that didnt begin to c
Appreciate the slides showing the journey of someone who is receiving care and their experience and how we can provide services to them. It helps visualize and understand what the experiences from sort of a client perspective so thank you for that as well. Commissioner christian raised her hand after you began speaking. Thank you president bernal and thank you mark. I just want to say thank you and how grateful i am as a person who lives in San Francisco and someone who works in the criminaljustice system and has spent a number of years working with the population that people who need and and seeing up close and firsthand what a difference it makes to have these great emphasis on providing the care that the person needs and a coordinated way in a way that is collaborative with who do work closely with some people in the population and i wanted to know, i know there would be written 237 in the i dont know if you call it a pilot originning thor theinitiative what about bg in more people
Announcement . During the covid19 Health Emergency and given the Public Health recommendations issued by the San Francisco department of Public Health and mayor breed, have lifted the restrictions on teleconference. This meeting is held Via Teleconference and televised by sfgovtv. For those of you watching the live stream, please be aware there is a brief time lapse between what is being viewed. On behalf of the commission, i would like to extend our thanks to tv and puc i. T. Staff for their assistance during this meeting. If you wish to make two minutes of Public Comment on an item, dial 14156550001, meeting i. D. , 146 087 5808, pound, pound. And star 3 to speak. Im going to ask the commission and staff to mute their microphones to minimize background noise if they have not already done so. Madame president , the first order of business is item 3, approval of the minutes of august 25, 2020. President caen commissioners, before you you have the minutes of august 25, 2020. Are there a
We have a quorum. Very good. Secretary can you please make the announcement. Mayor breed and the governor looked at the restrictions and the meet is held the conference and televised by sfgov. Tv. For those watching the live stream be aware theres a brief time lag between the live meeting and what is being viewed on sfgtv. Id like to extend thanks to the staff and i. T. Staff for their assistance during the meeting. Id also like to note on the published agenda there was an incorrect dialin number for this meet. The correct dial in number is scrolling on the live feed. If you wish to make Public Comment on an item call the number. Before you have the minutes of july 28. Are there corrections or additions to these minutes. Seeing none id like to open it up to moller caen are there corrections or are there comments. Please press pound, pound to speak. Are there any callers. Theres one caller with their hand raised. Ill unmute them now. Speaker you have two minutes. Clerk this is regarding
Shelter, education and healthcare. Please invest in these resources by keeping us all safe and invest in the community. Thank you. Next speaker please. Im born and raised in the city. Calling in on behalf of my community. Im calling on behalf of the lives lost by sfpd. One of the things that need to change about the Police Department, i will echo the same thoughts about reduce running the Police Budget. We need higher budget cuts. Next speaker please. I live in district 4. Im calling to ask defund and disband sfpd and the Sheriffs Department. We need to cut the Police Department by at least 50 . We need a budget that fires sheriffs deputies and cut overtime. You take that money to invest in the community, police dont keep us safe. That was made apparent again. We need to make drastic changes nationwide and San Francisco can lead the way. Communities are those with better acts with housing and healthcare and education. Invest in people and communities, not cops. Thank you. Next speaker