The first i would like to speak to. [indiscernable] the first is that the calls have not been from the 2024 reform. They have been for abolition. I understand for a lot of white people on the line that is scary. Replacing systems of punishment with systems of care. I want to speak to the person who said that they had their car stolen. I have no doubt that you have been harmed. The Police Department has been increased by several hundreds of millions of dollars. 100 million from 2018. What is targeting increase in Police Presence results in greater safety. Less harmed if that is feeling like i have lost the value of my car to feeling like what harm is done to me in violence be and Domestic Violence. The other thing is that we have the highest number of Police Officers per person. I wasnt going to call in. You might wonder why are you not calling in . Calling in here doesnt matter. Supervisor mandelman. [indiscernable] with people who are abolitionists. That is because we are organizing i
Chair of the committee. Im joined by supervisor ahsha safai, and we will be joined by supervisor gordon mar shortly. We are joined by clerk brent jalipa, and id like to thank matt at sfgovtv. Mr. Clerk, do you have any announcements . Clerk yes. The board of supervisors and its committees are convening hybrid meetings that will still allow Public Comment and participation both in person and via telephone. Public comment will be taken on each item on this agenda. Those speaking in person will be taken first, and then on the phone line. For those watching on channels 26, 78, or 99 or on sfgovtv, that number is streaming across the screen. That number is 4156550001, then enter the meeting i. D. Of 24886077768, then press pound and pound again. When you are connected, you will be in the meeting but in listening mode only. If youre on your telephone, please remember to turn down your t. V. Or any listening devices as i mentioned. Alternatively, you may submit Public Comment in writing in ei
Celebration in the country. We are excited. We have an in person celebration program. A lot from person we are excited to be able to come back to city hall for the events. The theme is forging community bondings. That is relevant to the times we live in when the aapi communities are confronting with and addressing antihate, antiasian hate and many communities are fighting for equality and fairness in our society. We see it as an opportunity that we see promote the awareness of aapi, history and culture and traditions. We want this month to be a time where we create programs and welcome everyone to learn more about not only aapi but about each other. Forging Community Bonds is a call to action. We feel that it is really important at this time that how do we address hate . How do we stop hate . I think one practical way is to have opportunity that people can come together and become friends and one thing leads to another. We are all more supportive of each other. This idea i also got fro
The next order of business is item two announcements. The next regular meeting is scheduled on tuesday, september 5th 2023 at one pm be announcement of prohibition of sound producing Electronic Devices during the meeting. Please be advised that the ringing of and use of cell phones, pagers and similar sound producing Electronic Devices are prohibited at this meeting. Please be advised that the chair may order the removal from the meeting room of any person responsible for the ringing of use of cell phone, pager or other similar sound producing electronic device. See announcement of Public Comment procedures. Please be advised a member of the public has up to three minutes to make pertinent Public Comment on each agenda item unless the Commission Adopts a shorter period on any item. During each Public Comment period. Members of the public attending the meeting in person will have an opportunity to provide their comments. It is strongly recommended that members of the public who wish to
This meeting of the refuse rate board for august 31st, 2023, into session. So i will turn it over to our team to read some announcements. Um please respond with hear or present at chair to hear board member herrera here with two Board Members present. We do have quorum for the refuse rate board and will move on to the land acknowledgment. Uh, we acknowledge that we are on the unceded ancestral homeland of the Ramaytush Ohlone who are the original inhabitants of the San Francisco peninsula as the indigenous stewards of this land and in accordance with their traditions, the Ramaytush Ohlone had never ceded lost nor forgotten their responsibilities as the caretakers of this place , as well as for all peoples who reside in their traditional territory. As guests, we recognize that we benefit from living and working on their traditional homeland. We wish to pay our respects by acknowledging the ancestors, elders and relatives of the Ramaytush Ohlone community and by affirming their sovereign